Daily Update, May 12. 2025

On Monday in the morning, my relief nurse took me to my line dancing class and dropped me off. We had a nice session. I made my first adaptation to the steps on my own because one turn required a pivot, which I can't do in those shoes, or with my severe permanent vertigo. However, the next two steps went together, and if I took both of them to turn, too, I was ready for the rest of the dance. So that's what I did. I made similar adaptations in a later dance or two, also. {Smile}

I'm making friends with some of the other dancers or at least getting friendlier with my acquaintances in class. That is really nice, since I feel a lack in real life relationships. After class, my relief nurse took me home. {Smile}

Dance class was my exercise. It was an hour and a half of line dancing, with only the breaks between songs. I didn't sit out even one. {Smile}

After we got home, I had lunch. Then I played some Cross Stitch World. I also browsed on the web, especially reading web comics. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. Next, I got distracted with more web browsing and Cross Stitch World. After that, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming for more paperwork. Then I spotted the later long, large-group event, and joined it. Just after that, I talked briefly with Dennis and Rav before I ran the later long, large-group event. After that, I didn't find either Dennis or Rav around, so I did paperwork until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I played Cross Stitch World and wrote up Sunday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. Next, I browsed on the web. Then I went back to city of Heroes: Homecoming. I talked with Rav, who wanted to make a new character. I said go ahead. Not long after they left, Phonso invited me to a strike force. We waited a while, but Rav was taking their time making the new character. I told Phonso to go ahead and recruit, which he did. I joined at the last moment and ran it. Rav came back during the last mission. They asked if we could add them, but I explained the game won't let you. We finished the strike force. The group disbanded, and Phonso said goodnight. Rav wasn't there right then, so I started on paperwork. Then Rav came back. I got a low-level character, and we hunted together. Then I talked them into doing a story arc, since they're usually quicker at low levels. They liked it so much, they did a second and part of third before we said goodnight. Then I did some paperwork. Next, I made notes in this, with breaks to play Cross Stitch World, read web comics, and browse on the web before I finished making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 11, 2025

On Sunday, after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. We got there during the announcements It looks like we'll have one service at 9 o'clock for most of the summer. We often do, with folks saying vacation meaning fewer people coming justifies this somehow. We also tend to if we don't have a regular priest, which we won't after next Sunday. With our priest moving on, we'll have to search for a main priest. This will take time, during which we'll have to get supply priests, who get paid by the service. One service is significantly cheaper than two when supply priests are involved, whether for interims like this, or priest vacations. {smile}

Anyway, the service was nice. I sat with Michelle; Auntie Barbra was busy teaching Sunday School, so she was elsewhere. It's nice going up to the communion rail again. We've just kept doing that since Easter. {Smile}

After the service, I had lunch on the lanai. I sat with some of the parishioners. I talked to the organizer of the new Daughters of the King chapter about starting discernment sooner than mid-summer. I told her I think I need a lot of discernment in my life now. With losing mom as well as Dad, much of my purpose and direction in life in general has been lost. I feel like a need to do something, and this looks more helpful there than most things now. {smile}

I didn't do any exercise. The walk was a fair bit the day before, and I expect to get a good amount of exercise at line dancing class on Monday. {Smile}

After lunch, my main nurse took me home. After I got home, I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. I found Jenny's player happy to talk and joined her in a taskforce a friend of hers ran. After the taskforce, I did more paperwork. Then I played by myself until the new villain supergroup member said hi. They say to call them Rav. We talked while I finished up what I was doing playing by myself. Then I offered to join them, but they'd just joined a team which was full. However, a space soon opened, and I got it. We finished someone's story arc, and I got a badge. Then the team broke up. I decided with Rav to work on that badge they want. Pierogies, Kitten, and Dennis joined us in short order, and we worked on that until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World, then went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten and Rav working on the part of that same badge that the character that I'd been using still needed. I joined them happily. My other new friend, Naruto, joined us. We finished that badge for Rav and my character. Then we did a mission of mine, and just continued, finishing a story arc I'd started. Next, we did a hunt and a mission from another contact. After that, Rav and Naruto left for bed, talking about coming back soon. Kitten warned us she works the next two days. Then I switched characters, and levels. Then I did paperwork before I left the game to make notes in this. I broke to play Cross Stitch World and read a web comic before I finished making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 10, 2025

On Saturday, after lunch, my main nurse took me to Liliu'okalani Gardens again. We started walking through the park. Then we realized we needed my purse because my nurse wanted me to pay for the popsicles this time. I was happy to do that. Fair is fair; he'd treated me before. He went back for my purse. Then we walked across the park to the "Ice cream parlor" that's still got its best variety in the little Mexican-style popsicles called paletas. I got chocolate fudge. i didn't notice what my main nurse chose. I got them to cut each open so we could pull the plastic back slowly, eating the part sticking out before pulling it back more. This catches the liquid as it melts, which really limits the mess. When I was done, I sucked the melted popsicle that wanted to come out of the bag before tossing it. When we got back to the car, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

That walk was my exercise for the day. It was almost forty minutes of walking, including the trip back to the car and restart because of leaving my purse behind. {Smile}

After breakfast, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web. Then I began writing up Friday's daily update/ This started before lunch and ran right through it. After the trip, I finished writing up Friday's daily update. I also played Cross Stitch World. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. I tried to get kitten's attention, but they were busy. I then tried to find someone else to team with, but I ended up giving up. I broke to take a bath with my main nurse's help. Next, I played more Cross Stitch World before I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. This time I found Kitten and we teamed up. I chose the character they're designing for me, and we did the last mission of a story arc that character had started. We followed that with much of the next story arc before my main nurse called me to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch world and made some notes in this before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I said hi to Kitten and started on paperwork. Then Kitten responded. We teamed up and started to finish the story arc we hadn't quite finished before dinner. Then the new villain supergroup member said hi and joined us. She helped us finish that story arc. Next, I switched characters for one closer to her level. While I was switching, I thought of the stat improving badges. She really wanted one of the more difficult ones to get, but Kitten and I each know one we can get for folks relatively quickly, so we did those two. Dennis joined us in the middle and got them for a character too. My new friend wants the others, too, but agrees that will be another night. All three of the others left after those two badges. After that, I did a mix of paperwork, Cross Stitch World, and notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 9, 2025

On Friday, my main nurse took me to Safeway to pick up a prescription. He got some sale items at the same time because he like's Safeway's Five Dollar Friday specials. I do agree that they're often quite good cost saving. After that, we stopped by my bank to deposit two checks. Then he took me home. {Smile}

I didn't do any exercise. After three hours of dancing minus rests, my home nurse thought I'd earned a day's rest. I felt he was right. {Smile}

After the trip out, I had lunch while I began browsing on the web and playing Cross Stitch World. Those activities ran right into the afternoon. Then I wrote up much of Thursday's daily update but not all before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I teamed up with Kitten and Pierogies. We did a mission together, during which Dr. Faustus reminded me of the villain supergroup meeting which I'd been planning to attend. I left for villain supergroup meeting after the mission. I got there on time, though I was the last of four members to arrive. That doesn't include Dr. Faustus's new friend, who he invited to join us after checking with us. She came quickly, clearly excited to join an established group. The five of us ran a strike force together. Then we talked a fair bit gradually winding down and breaking up. After the last of the others left, I did paperwork. I started talking with Nyxy a bit, then stopped the paperwork to show her the character who belongs to the villain supergroup. I'm wondering if that character might get along with one or two of hers for roleplaying. We filled the short time until dinner with more talk. {Smile}

After dinner I played some Cross Stitch World. Then I finished Thursday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. I said hi to Kitten, Jenny's Player, and a new friend. Kitten didn't respond. Jenny's player responded a little, but she was clearly distracted. However, my new friend quickly teamed up with me, leaving the pick-up-group he'd been playing with. We ran the last mission of the arc we'd started the other days, chatting a lot. Then we chatted even more before we started the next arc. Not that we stopped chatting while playing. He left after the first mission, but not before making plans to get together again the next day and finish. After he left, I did some paperwork. then I played by myself on my third best badge collector to get a couple of badges and a power I thought I already had when the paperwork revealed I didn't have them yet. After that, I started making notes in this. I took a break to respond to Nox on the chat server long after they'd gone to bed. They'll find it when they check the next day. Then I finished the notes and went to bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 8, 2025

On Thursday, late in the morning, my main nurse took me to the building where I've done the last couple of line dancing classes. They had a gathering of folks from beginning line dance classes from all over the island. We danced for three hours, though I sat out a couple because my body wanted a break, and several more because there is only so much turning my severe permanent vertigo will allow. Still, most of the three hours it lasted was dancing for me. {Smile}

I also met some new people and maybe began to make and firm up friendships. I also met a librarian from when I was volunteering at the university library. She remembered me making her a lei for her retirement. Yes, I'm in the window where I can meet school employees from when I was a student at senior-only events. {Smile}

I'm pretty happy with how much dancing I did, and the socializing, too. My main nurse is over the moon about how much dancing I did. He says the nursing company owner is, too. He was crowing as we started home... and no, I'm not sore. Yes, my main nurse asked. I'm fairly good at avoiding stuff that will make me sore. {Smile}

That was my exercise for the day, and probably the next day, too. {Smile}

After I got back, I browsed the web before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I teamed up with Pierogies. We did a couple of missions. Dennis joined us in the last one. Then I had to leave for dinner already, since the dancing made me start much later than usual. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web. Then I wrote up Wednesday's daily update and started making notes and writing in this before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I said hi to Dr. Faustus and joined him in a group of four where a new player was working through a low-level story arc. We did a couple of missions. Then Phonso said hi, and invited me to a taskforce. I consulted group and left them to join Phonso after the mission. They finished the story arc while I joined the taskforce with their blessings. I ran the taskforce with Phonso. Next, I chatted with Divi afterwards, learning they had been in the group. I said goodnight to Nox, having missed a chance to chat. Then I did some paperwork followed by doing some missions and hunts by myself. Next, I played Cross Stitch World and made notes in this. I also read a web comic. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 7, 2025

On Wednesday, late in the afternoon, my main nurse took me to my Zumba Gold class. We arrived late, but I kept up with the class once I got there. I let the instructor know I hoped she was feeling better after calling it off for a week. Then my main nurse took me home afterwards, with an errand along the way. {Smile]

I think I got a good bit of exercise at my Zumba Gold class, enough I shouldn't need more. Especially since I have a particularly large dance event the next day. {Smile}

In the late morning, my main nurse helped me clean myself up. then I had lunch, through it and after it, I browsed the web, read web comics, and played Cross Stitch World. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I said hi to Pierogies, Ulty, and Jenny's player. I chatted with Ulty, apologizing for forgetting yesterday's teen supergroup meeting. i found out what they did, and let her know she can always remind her, and I'll usually come, giving it priority. Then I started to play by myself on the teen supergroup member. I noticed a fellow asking to team around my own level. I switched to a character I'd like to get more done on who's the same level. We got together and did two-thirds of a favorite story arc of mine before I left for class. We also established longer term connections before I left. {Smile}

After class came dinner. After dinner, I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World. Then I made notes in this. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. Then Dennis said hi. We teamed up and did a mission of his, and a hunt and a mission of mine. Next, he went off to bed, tired, but happy we got together. I was so happy we got together too. I continued with more paperwork. I said hi to Dr. Faustus, who suggested we do a mission he has that can help improve a character. It took me longer than I expected to find a character who needed it, but I eventually found one, as I knew I would. We did the mission. After that, he helped me start a story arc. Then he left, and I did a mix of more paperwork, Cross Stitch World, and making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 6, 2025

On Tuesday, the relief nurse and I went out to run a couple of errands before lunch. I enjoyed talking on the way. We went back home afterwards. {Smile}

Before that, the housekeeper came. She stayed until we'd been home a fair while after our trip out. At the end of her visit, I tentatively broached the idea of going from every week to every other week. She was actually relieved, since she lives far enough out of town, and I live on the far side of town from her at that, so it's hard to get here every week. We're both happy with every other week, and my budget should be a little happier too. {Smile}

I also read a lot of a manga- about three quarters of it, I think. That's a lot in one day for me. It's about an invisible man and his girlfriend, who's blind. it's fascinating to see how this fits together. {Smile}

I didn't do any exercise. After an hour and a half of line dancing the day before, I felt a break should be okay. {Smile}

After breakfast, the housekeeper showed up. then I browsed the web and played Cross Stitch World until we ran the errands. After the errands, I had lunch. Next, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then Kitten and I got together and started to do some of my moderately low-level hunts and missions on the character they designed. Then Pierogies joined us, followed by Dennis. The four of us ran right up to dinnertime. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Monday's daily update. Then I played Cross Stitch World and read web comics before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. Then Phonso invited me to a strike force. I joined it, and we ran it. I also talked with Nox on the chat server. After the strike force, Phonso and I joined a taskforce someone else was advertising and ran it. Then Phonso left, and I settled into paperwork, followed by a little Cross Stitch World and some web browsing. After that, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming for more paperwork. I started talking to Dr. Faustus, who invited me to a themed taskforce. They even restarted for me It ran late, but I finished it. Then I made note in this with breaks to read two short web comics. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 5, 2025

If you celebrated Boys' Day on the fifth of May, happy Boys' Day! Or if you call it Children's Day, happy Children's Day. If instead you celebrated Cinco de Mayo instead, then happy Cinco De Mayo. If none apply, I hope you had a nice day. {Smile}

On Monday after breakfast, my relief nurse took me to line dancing and dropped me off. He didn't come in - not at the beginning, nor later. Okay, it he wants to wait in the car, I guess that's his choice. He took me straight home afterwards. {Smile}

That was my exercise for the day. {Smile}

After we got home from line dancing, we had lunch. Then I did some web browsing and played Cross Stitch World before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then took a break to read some web comics. Next, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. to find that Kitten had said hi not long before. I got their attention, and we teamed up. We began to work on my stuff. Dennis said hi and joined us. Then Ulty invited us to a taskforce. all three of us joined, and we ran it with a full team that broke up just before dinner. So, I said goodbye and squeezed in a little paperwork before I left. {Smile}

After dinner, I played a fair bit of Cross Stitch World, then wrote up Sunday's daily update. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. I tried to get Kitten's attention, but didn't have any luck. So, I talked with Divi and Ulty. In the middle of that, Phonso invited to the same taskforce I ran that afternoon, but this time the same character could start getting the reward I really want, though the other rewards would be small because of doing them so close together. So, I joined it on the same character. Divi and Ulty both declined to join, but Dr. Faustus joined on his own. We ran with a barely over half full team but did fine. After that, both Phonso and Dr. Faustus left. I did paperwork, then played Cross Stitch World. Next, I did some tests for my counselor. After that, I made notes in this with a break or two for more Cross Stitch World. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 4, 2025

Sunday was Star Wars Day, because "May the fourth be with you." If you celebrated it, I hope you had a good one. If not, I hope you had a nice day. {SMILE}

After breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. while there, we had an investiture for The Daughters of the King, whish our congregation is starting a local chapter of. I went up and swore in with the others. I still need to do the introductive study, but I felt quite certain this was the right step for me, so I did, and I stand by it. Though that surprised the organizer, but she said it lifted her spirits after another gal bowed out at the last minute. The rest of the service was nice too. {Smile}

Lunch on the lanai afterwards was nice too. I sat with some gals and the main nurse, and we got to talk a fair bit, including our priest, the leader of the local chapter of Daughter of the Kings, and the gal who's joining later, when life gives her more time. the food was good, too. Then my main nurse took me home afterwards. {Smile}

I didn't do any exercise on Sunday. I just hope that between that 40-minute walk Saturday and an hour and a half line dancing class the next day, maybe a day off isn't too bad. {Smile}

When I got back from church, I played a lot of Cross Stich World before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did paperwork until Pierogies said hi. He wasn't feeling great, so he wanted to watch a video at first. So, we did that together. Then we ran a story arc of mine on a moderately low-level character. I also talked with Nyxy. After the story arc, Pierogies and I watched another video. Then he left, saying goodnight. Next, I did paperwork and talked with Nyxy until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played a fair bit of Cross Stitch world before I checked City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with a little paperwork and looked around. Not much was going on, so I wrote up my daily update. Then I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming and ran a solo mission on the same character as before dinner. Next, I said hi to Divi and Dr. Faustus. I joined Dr. Faustus and the same friend he was with the last time I joined him in the last mission of the story arc before the story arc that Pierogies and I ran this afternoon. Then we ran the same story arc, with Dr. Faustus's friend recasting the events to fit her character. They both left afterwards, and I did more paperwork. Next, I played a lot of Cross Stitch World around making notes in this When the notes were mostly done, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to work on paperwork. Kitten found me, and showed me their new, kitten-sized character costume. Then I finished my notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, May 3, 2025

On Saturday, my main nurse took me to Liliu'okalani Gardens. We walked down by the small boat dock then back. Next, we went, through part of the park to the popsicle stand. My main nurse had to look over the popsicle stand, but he didn't stop to buy anything. So, we continued on back to the car. {Smile}

Next, we picked up his wife at the airport. Then we went back to the popsicle stand to get stuff this time. I picked a Haupia popsicle. I do love Haupia, remembering how Mom and Dad would get excited and usually pick Haupia if it was available. Now I think of it as a special treat too. After that, we went home, dropping his wife off on the way. {Smile}

I got a phone call from Auntie Barbara after dinner. She wasn't feeling well enough for church the next morning and wanted to warn me about that. {Smile}

I also got a phone call from my relief nurse after I cleaned myself up after dinner. He just wanted to talk as friends, which doesn't happen as much when he's being my nurse somehow. It was good to hear from him in another context. {Smile}

Walking around the gardens was my exercise Saturday. That was forty minutes worth of exercise, too. My main nurse is impressed, though he assures me we don't have to do forty minutes every time. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed the web right through lunch. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming but only worked on paperwork until our trip out. There was a fair bit, and I didn't want to start chatting, only to have to bow out when we left. After the trip out, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork again but was happy to get together with Pierogies when he said hi. We worked on the same badges for lower-level characters until Pierogies left a little before dinner. I did some more paperwork, then started getting ready for dinner slightly early. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and chatted with Kitten on the chat server. Then came my phone call from Auntie Barbara. After that, I cleaned myself up with main nurse's help. Then came my phone call from my relief nurse as friend to friend. After that, I chatted on the chat server and read web comics before I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then played by myself on a moderately low-level character. Then I said hi to Dr. Faustus, Divi, Ulty, Jenny's Player, and Nyxy. I talked particularly with Dr. Faustus and Nyxy. I joined Dr. Faustus and a friend of his in doing moderately low-level villain missions. Then Dragons said hi, and joined us. When the moderately low-level mission was done, Dragons offered their moderately high-level villain missions. We ran a few until we finished that line of missions. That's when Dr. Faustus and his friend left. Next, Dragons joined another friend, and I joined them, too. We ran a few moderately high-level hero missions. Another person joined us along the way. Then I left and did paperwork. After that, I made notes in this, pausing to play Cross Stitch World before I finished notes in this. {Smile}