Daily Update, August 28, 2025

On Thursday after breakfast I had an online appointment with my counselor. I thought it went pretty well. We covered some good ground. {Smile}

Then a while after lunch I had another video appointment online. This one was with my nutritionist. We talked the full time, largely about my classes, especially the dance classes. She is concerned not just with what I eat but how much exercise I get, and those are good exercise. {Smile}

After dinner I got a call from Auntie Barbara. I enjoyed talking with her, and it sounded like she enjoyed talking with me too. {Smile}

I didn't do any exercise, but between Zumba Gold the day before and ballroom dance cha-cha expected the day after, I hope I'm good. {Smile}

After the counselling appointment, my relief nurse and I ran an errand before lunch. It was nice to get out of the house on a day when even my appointments were at home. When we came back home, I ate lunch. Then I browsed the web until my appointment with my nutritionist. After that appointment I watched a video. Then I wrote up my daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends and the auction house. Mysty responded to my wave hello with an invitation to a taskforce. I was on the character Kitten designed and went on that character. We ran with a team over half full. My relief nurse called me to dinner at the beginning of the last mission, but I explained I would come after the mission. Afterwards, when I joined him for dinner, I explained I'd both leave them a man down and botch my own rewards if I pulled out early. {smile}

After dinner, I said hi to Dennis on Discord, the chat server. Then I browsed on the web before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends, the auction house and storage, and said hi to my friends. Mysty was already in a taskforce this time, but Azurette was in a giant monster league that I could and did join. I got a few giant monsters with them. Then they broke up and Azurette left, so I worked on sorting out storage and the auction house. I also talked with Nox on Discord. I worked on badges a bit, then browsed the web, especially about books. Then I noticed a message from Dr. Faustus saying they'd had their internet access disrupted, and it was good again, but it was too late. Except I had over an hour, so we teamed up, and did two badge missions, the first a long, low-level one my second-best badge collector had missed, so I did it on her. Then I had trouble finding someone who didn't have it, but I finally did, and we ran it. Next, we said goodnight. Right after that Pierogies said hi. I joined him in a farm, and we chatted I also made more notes in this and browsed the web and read web comics. Then Kitten joined us in the farm. Eventually, I finished notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 27, 2025

On Wednesday, I was quite tired, but before I took a nap, I tried to download something I'd been debating about getting, not that it worked. When I got up, I discovered a fraudulent site was involved. So over lunch and afterwards I tried to contact my bank. I discovered one number I had labelled as that bank was actually for a credit union I do use. I labelled it correctly. Then I called my bank for real I got disconnected a couple of times, but I finally got through on my third serious try. I cancelled my credit card. I also learned that to cancel that debit, I will have to dispute the charge after it passes processing. I'm debating whether that's worth the bother. At least cancelling my card at least prevents more charges, though I'll have to wait 7-10 days to get a new card. {smile}

Not long after, I discovered I had a cardiology appointment in 8 minutes. Thankfully, it was at the hospital, which is less than 5 minutes away and has moved right next to the entrance from distinctly further inside. So, my main nurse got me there in good time. I had a nice, uneventful appointment. I did not meet my new cardiologist like I thought I would. The cardiologist I saw is moving to Kaua'i soon. He referred me to someone else. My first appointment with them is a year away. We'll see what happens in a year. Afterwards, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

A while later, my main nurse took me to Zumba Gold. It was the new fellow who will be taking over that time slot. He did do easier dances than the last time, so he wasn't quite as hard to keep up with. I still plan to look for something else. Afterwards, my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

I played Cross Stitch world on the trip to the cardiologist, both int he car and waiting inside, which wasn't long. When I got home, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked by the auction house and friends. When I spotted Pierogies on, I said hi. We talked. He didn't feel like regular teaming, but he let me sit in a farm I gained a couple of levels on the lower-level villain supergroup member who needed at least one more by Friday. Then I went to Zumba Gold, reading on the trips down and back. {Smile}

When I got home, I had dinner. Then I browsed on the web before making notes in this. Next, I wrote up Tuesday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I checked the auction house and friends. I talked with Ulty. Then I trained up my lower-level villain supergroup member, who's more mid-level now. Then I hunted on her a bit. I also started talking with Nox on the chat server. after a bit of hunting, I switched to the character Kitten is designing, who is now the same level as the lower-level villain supergroup member. I also remembered Forward Day by Day and read it twice through. I'm always doing that since I started reading it again. It's too distilled to make as much sense the first time as on subsequent read-throughs. Then I did a mission on the character Kitten designed. During it, I began talking to Azurette. When I finished the mission, I toured the new part of her base. We also talked a fair bit. I read some web comics and browsed on the web. Then I checked the auction house and storage and did a tiny bit of crafting in City of Heroes: Homecoming during breaks from making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 26, 2025

On Tuesday after breakfast, the secretary of the nursing company, who is filling in for my relief nurse, took me to Kamana Senior Center for my creative writing class. It was a good class. We listened to the teacher. Then we did some directed writing. Next, we read a little we'd worked on during the week in small groups. After class, I caught a short conversation between a couple of other students and our teacher. Then the secretary of the nursing company took me home. {Smile}

When I got home the secretary wanted to paint my nails, which was very sweet of her. She'd gotten some light purple nail polish which she used, then gave to me. {Smile}

I didn't do any exercise. Between line dancing Monday and Zumba Gold Wednesday, I hope a day off is okay. {Smile}

After the nails, I got online and collected badges on my slightly higher-level teen supergroup member until close to time for the supergroup meeting to start. I went to the base and found two guys already roleplaying. I joined them and two gals joined us shortly. We kept roleplaying a while longer. Then we ran a taskforce which we could all do that has better than usual rewards the first time a character does it this week. Afterwards, the guys left, and the gals and I started to roleplay. I soon got called to dinner, so I had my character fall asleep. {Smile}

After dinner, I took time settling down before having my character wake up and start roleplaying with them again. I made a point to keep engaged more and really enjoyed myself. It was nice when my old friend from Paragon Chat, the chat world that led me to City of Heroes, came in and joined us. He'd gotten free particularly late but still managed to catch us. After a while, the other gals left, and my friend and I kept roleplaying a fair while longer. I wrote up my daily update and started notes in this. By the time I was done, Kitten - who'd said hi a couple of times - had gone quiet. So, I got my moderately low-level villain supergroup member, who was only two levels low for the taskforce I'd just done, and started badge collecting and playing. I got one level and ran her through a tutorial story arc while she's visiting the heroes, since I find the hero version less annoying than the villain version. Then I did more badge hunting and a little auction house and storage before I finished notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 25, 2025

On Monday after breakfast, my main nurse took me down to Auntie Sally's Luau Hale for my line dancing class. I got there before they started and enjoyed talking with one gal I hadn't seen for a while. Then class started, and boy, do I enjoy dancing! It's such a gift after I couldn't for a few decades because of my vertigo. Line dancing was my exercise for the day, and pretty good exercise, I think. After class, my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

Then in the evening, I got six copies printed out of the story I've been working on for my creative writing class. I had some trouble at first. Tuns out that if I'm printing from my phone, I need to leave it by the printer. I can't walk off with it to fetch something from another room and expect it to keep printing. Well, now I know. {chuckles}

In the car down to class and back, I read a book that I also read at some meals. I'm enjoying that more than playing Cross Stitch World. When I got back, I browsed the web over lunch. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked my friends, worked with the auction house, and also worked on some badges. Kitten said hi, but couldn't play immediately. So, I kept working on the auction house and badge collecting until I tried to start playing by myself. About then, Pierogies said hi. So did Kitten again. I talked with each. Then we teamed up. We did a couple of individual high-level missions. Then Pierogies left. Kitten and I tried to do another mission but first they were slow moving, and then I didn't realize when they did go into my mission, so I waited a bit long. We were just getting together again when they got called away, but they left directions for me to finish the mission. I did as it sank in that they were unlikely to come back soon. Then I worked with the auction house and talked a bit with Mysty, one of my friends from Paragon Chat, the chat server that led me to City of Heroes and Homecoming. That took me right up to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I read web comics and continued my conversation with Mysty. The conversation prompted going into City of Heroes: Homecoming to look things up. Then, since I was there, I worked with the auction house, and storage, and checked on friends. Then I remembered to finish my daily update. I went back into the game to discover I'd missed talking with Azurette. So, I checked on my friends again and looked for something to do. Then I chatted with Nox on Discord, the chat server, and played only a little Cross Stitch World. Then I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming and actually started talking with Azurette this time. I toured her base to see recent changes. Then we just talked for quite a while. I also briefly checking web comics before making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update August 24, 2025

On Sunday, after breakfast, my main nurse took me down to church. I half-napped on the way to church because I'd gotten to bed late, yet gotten up extra early for church, so I really shorted myself on sleep. I arrived at church feeling a bit better. We got there during the sermon. I enjoyed sitting with Auntie Barbara and near Peg, who started our chapter of Daughters of the King.  After the service I had brunch while attending the monthly Daughters of the King meeting. After it was over I went with Auntie Barbara and another friend for a short visit with Charlotte before they took me home {Smile}

I didn't exercise on Sunday. Between walking the day before and the line dancing class I expect to attend the next day, I hope a break is okay. {Smile}

When I got home, I took a nap because I was feeling "tired around the edges," which is terrible for getting much done. Then I hopped onto my computer, I browsed the web and peeked at web comics while I woke up. As I felt more awake, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with badging and checking the auction house. When I felt even more awake, I checked on my friends, and chatted with Ulty, Jenny's Player, and Nyxy. I learned Nyxy has a club. I very much enjoyed exploring it quietly. However, when I got by other people, I ordered a drink and tried to get into the conversation only to clam up as I tried to keep up with the conversations, even though I was in the quietest place with people that I could find.  I was just too busy reading to say anything. Eventually I let Nyxy know and left. They were both understanding and reassuring about it not being for everyone. I was barely out when Pierogies said hi. We teamed up, and did two high level individual missions, followed by a low-level story arc. That was quite a contrast, but fun, and took us right up to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I started writing my daily update, switching to making notes when I got tired. That got more done in a shorter time than browsing the web during breaks but not like when I switched to fiction. I still ended up browsing the web and reading a web comic in one of my breaks. When I got done, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends first, and said hi to some, talking to Ulty and Jenny's player a little more. Then said hi to Dr. Faustus, who invited me to a taskforce that the character I was on - the one Kitten designed - had never done. So, I did it on her with that team. Dr. Faustus left after that, and I worked on the auction house, storage and badges until Pierogies said hi. He was up early, so we teamed up. He wanted to hunt because he didn't feel up to much. Well, our next contact has a small hunt at the beginning, so we started there. When it was done, Pierogies felt up to a mission, then a second mission before saying goodbye. After that, I worked on storage, crafting and the auction house. Then I made notes in this with minimal breaks for web browsing and such. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 23, 2025

On Saturday in the morning, I started writing not long after breakfast. I think I wrote for over an hour, switching back and forth between my daily update and the story I'm revising for my creative writing class. When I'm just writing my daily update, I can't write nearly as long before I get distracted and find myself taking a break. However, with two different writing tasks, I could switch back and forth. I didn't tire nearly as quickly when working on the story anyway, even though it was slow going. I kept needing to compose stuff before writing it. {Smile}

Then in the middle of the afternoon my main nurse took me out. Our first stop was Liliu'okalani Gardens. We parked near the fishing pier and walked through the park to the ice cream parlor for a popsicle. I got a liliko'i cream (passionfruit cream). Then we walked through the park by a different route while I ate my popsicle. Next, we stopped by Safeway and picked up some prescriptions and a few more things. Then we ran another errand before my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

The writing took most of my morning until I stopped to clean myself up with the help of my main nurse. After that, I had lunch while finishing my daily update. Then I browsed on the web a bit before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked the auction house and storage and worked on some badges until I went out with my main nurse. After I got back, I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I worked on the auction house and badges until Pierogies said hi. We talked, then did an individual mission. After that, we just hunted, so we could drop it when I was called to dinner.  I think we were both surprised how long the hunting lasted. {Smile}

After dinner I read from Forward Day by Day. Then I browsed on the web a bit before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on the auction house and my friends, chatting with Ulty in the game and Nox on Discord, the chat server. Then I spotted Dr. Faustus and said hi. They were in a taskforce, so I fiddled around with a character. They he told me his taskforce had found a giant monster at the end. I joined the league they were forming to help fight the giant monster. Then we left, only for Dr. Faustus to find another group working on a different giant monster. I got in on the tail end of that one, too. After that, we did much of a story arc nearby and squeezed in a badge mission before Dr. Faustus had to leave. Before long, Azurette said hi. They showed me a new part of the base, and I told her about the villain supergroup I belong to, and that they're looking for role players who'd like to join. They showed me a character that they think could work. I later remembered that it sort of almost fits character type from the game that the supergroup draws from. Afterwards, I made notes in this, with only a break to check with Azurette about the character. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 22, 2025

On Friday after breakfast, my main nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my Ballroom Dancing Cha-Cha class. Not as many came, but the ones who did were enthusiastic. I started dancing with one gal. It's a little tricky for two follows to dance together, but we made it work. Then the gal who wants to learn to lead came late. We got a laugh, as usual, because she was helping me learn the cha-cha, while I was teaching her how to lead some of the steps, but it worked for us. This was my exercise for the day. After class, I sat and waited for my main nurse to pick me up, first in the padded chair where he usually sits while I finished my water, then on a bench where I could see the cars come into the parking lot. He came and took me home after a bit. {Smile}

After I got home, I browsed the web over lunch and read web comics. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends, then worked on the auction house on a few different characters, finishing just as it was time to start the villain supergroup meeting. I went to the meeting on my moderately high-level member. We first talked about how we want more members, but aren't sure how to find folks who would fit in. We hoped four were coming but one got confused. He thought it was cancelled, so he didn't come. Not having enough for the 4-person trial, we did a story arc my character had instead. We finished up and disbanded in time for me to do storage, auction house, and crafting before dinner. {Smile}

I tried to read Forward Day by Day during dinner, but the TV distracted me too much again. Reading it right after dinner went beautifully again. Then I browsed on the web, especially reading web comics, around writing up my daily update. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked the auction house. Then I checked on my friends in City of Heroes: Homecoming. I chatted with Ulty and talked with Nox on Discord, the chat server. I mentioned the villain supergroup to Nox, but they have a conflict at the time we meet. I went back to the game and started thinking about playing by myself when Azurette said hi, and that they wanted to play. They mentioned a taskforce and a type of individual mission. I picked the taskforce. We ran it with half a team and finished earlier than I expected. Then I talked with Azurette until they left. After that, I made notes in this, with a little web browsing and some checking characters and storage in City of Heroes: Homecoming. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 22, 2025

On Thursday, a while after lunch, my main nurse and I looked over the forms Mom's attorney had me print out. I set one aside as something to be dealt with at the office and started filling out the next for me. Then I realized they wanted Mom's information instead of mine. "Decedant" made me think of "descendant," but when I hit the part of "date of death," I realized they must mean "deceased." So, we decided to go down to the office to get them to help me. I expect this will involve making an appointment/ Hopefully they'll replace the two ruined pages and catch me before I make similar mistakes. {smile}

I didn't do any exercise, but between Zumba Gold the day before, and ballroom dancing expected the day after, I hope a day off isn't bad. {Smile}

In the morning, I browsed the web before I cleaned myself up with my main nurse's help. I showed him a little infection I'd found. We'll keep an eye on it, and dose it with topical antibiotics, and hope that fixes it. After that, I wrote up my daily update over lunch. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming unusually early for me. I worked on badges and the auction house and checked on friends. Then I broke to tackle the paperwork for Mom's lawyer, though that didn't work out. I went back to the game and checked my friends. Then I spotted a taskforce I knew a particular character needed. I joined it, and the group ran it particularly quickly, or so it felt to me. I got a few badges for doing it and picked up a couple more that were quick and easy. Then I worked on auction house and storage. Next, I switched to the character Kitten designed and started to hunt. Pierogies came on and said hi. He helped a little with the hunt, but I suggested doing a mission. It was set too difficult for just us at first. I cut back... I don't think quite enough, since Pierogies switched to a better character to finish. The mission ended right before dinner, so we said goodnight, and I squeezed in a bit of crafting right at the end. {Smile}

I tried to read Forward Day by Day over dinner, but it really helped to read it again afterwards, when I wasn't near the TV, which kept distracting me from my reading. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked my friends and chatted briefly with Ulty. I also did auction house, storage, and crafting. Then I finished up the hunts I found on the character Kitten designed. I'll get more when they go up in level, but it's all missions that I see for now. After that, I browsed the web and began chatting with Nox. Back in the game, I began chatting with Azurette. I toured the base she's still building. It's coming along nicely but has a way to go still. Eventually, she left. I noticed a badge I could work on a little and got back barely in time. I didn't finish it, but it's well started now. Then I checked a few characters. I remembered and ran a mostly-talk tutorial story arc on the character Kitten designed. Then I did more auction house, storage and crafting. I did a little editing on the story I share in my Creative Writing class. Then I made notes in this with a little checking on City of Heroes: Homecoming, Cross Stitch World, and Amazon. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 20, 2025

On Wednesday, I spent most of the morning setting up automatic payment with my cell phone provider. I had to pay this month separate, but future months will get paid automatically. I'd had this all set up for years, but that stopped when the card accidentally got drained. {smile}

I myself really felt drained afterwards, enough so I only texted the gal who has been guiding me through discernment. She called me that afternoon, actually while my main nurse was taking me down to Auntie Sally's Luau Hale for my Zumba Gold. She suggested starting with _Forward Day by Day_, which is the "scripture and thoughts about it" that I used to read to Mom daily. I never thought that counted as prayer. It's a scripture reading with a short homily on it, which isn't what I think of as a prayer. If that counts, that's a tremendous weight off my mind. It's the one daily religious practice I kept up for years. I stopped when Mom died, and honestly, I've missed it. So, before dinner, I took it up again. I read the day's entry twice before dinner and really enjoyed returning to it. I realized I have more time to think about it now that it doesn't need to be followed immediately with other readings. {Smile}

As I mentioned, in the late afternoon, my main nurse took me down to Auntie Sally's Luau Hale for my Zumba Gold class. I talked before, after, and during the breaks with two other women. I hope I'm making friends, though this class is not continuing next quarter, so I'm not sure we'll stay in touch. I also talked with my teacher before class and confirmed that the guy who will be teaching a class overlapping with our current time slot is the one I struggled to keep up with when my teacher was sick. My teacher will have another class instead, but unfortunately, it's too early int he morning to be easy to start attending. I think I'll look for another mid-week dance class, possibly hosted elsewhere. After class, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

Over lunch, I browsed the web and read web comics. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked my friends, then the auction house and storage while working on some badges until I got ready to go down to Zumba Gold. I got the phone call at the beginning of my ride down to Zumba Gold, then played Cross Stitch World the rest of the way over. On the way back, I watched scenery for a while, then played Cross Stitch World again. After I got home, I fit in Forward Day by Day before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I wrote up Tuesday's daily update, with web browsing and web comics in the breaks. Then I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I worked on badges and the auction house. then I checked friends and talked with Ulty and Azurette. I also chatted with Nox on Discord, the chat server. Then I got the character Kitten designed for me and reinstalled the program she set them up on. I made sure she had as much of the design as I could implement at this level. Then I ran a few hunts on that character when I realized they had some. It's good to get back to that character. I feel bad about neglecting them, even accidentally, especially when I think of how much work Kitten put into designing them. When I was done hunting, I worked on storage, auction house, and crafting that it had produced. Then I made notes in this, with breaks to play Cross Stitch World and browse on the web before I finished the notes. {Smile}

Daily Update, August 19, 2025

On Tuesday, I was reminded about the monthly meeting right before breakfast. So, after breakfast, my relief nurse took me down to park where the meeting was held. We visited while eating brunch, then played word games. They were deciding whether to switch to Bingo or Yahtzee when I had to leave.

 

My relief nurse took me to my creative writing class next. We told what we'd written during the week. In my case, that was little but included significant fact-checking while writing. Then we read a piece and went around the class, hearing folk's responses to it. After that came a freewriting exercise, followed by reading what we wrote, and responding a bit to each other's writing. After class, I got into a long discussion with a couple of other students and only left when they did. I did leave with an invitation to the tsunami museum downtown, and the promise that as a relative of a survivor of a tsunami, admission will be free. {Smile}

I ate brunch at the picnic, and lunch near the end of my writing class. I played Cross Stitch World in the car between stops. When I got home, I found the housekeeper hard at work. The house is definitely better for her attentions. After getting home, I settled in online, quickly going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked a few characters and my friends before going to the teen supergroup meeting. We started with roleplaying. Then we ran a taskforce with light roleplaying, meaning we talked in character while playing. An old friend of mine joined us for the taskforce. They invited him many months ago without my knowledge. We only discovered we were both in the group a few months later. He didn't feel his character was ready to go to the base, where we started the roleplaying, so we met him at the taskforce contact. The taskforce ran into dinner, so I left right after it was done. {Smile}

When I got back, the meeting had adjourned. I was quite surprised, since they usually go for over an hour after I return from dinner. I talked to Ulty, who leads the group, and my old friend. Between them I learned that Ulty and Jenny's Player, her very good friend, and assistant leader of the group, had another roleplaying engagement with a limited window of opportunity. My old friend had gotten busy talking with other friends, so I worked with the auction house storage and a few badges. Then I began writing Monday's daily update but spent more time browsing the web and reading web comics until I treated my blood sugar. Then I concentrated on finishing my daily update before I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I spotted Dr. Faustus while checking my friends. So, I said hi and we teamed up with me on my moderately low-level villain supergroup member. We did one short story arc where I gained a level and started a longer story arc before Dr. Faustus had to leave. Then I worked on storage, the auction house, crafting, and badges. Next, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed on the web, especially reading web comics. I finished my evening. by making notes in this. {Smile}