Daily Update, September 29, 2025

On Monday after breakfasting my relief nurse took me down to Aunty Sally's Luau Hale for the first "First Timer's Line Dancing" session of the fall session. We had some excitement in the middle of the class. One of the students fell, which stopped the dance while folks took care of her. Our main teacher told us later that she said she was okay but clearly wasn't. This led to a break before we continued. During a later break, we had a longer than usual talk about good and bad dance shoes. Our teacher wants no more falls. She said it was a first. Despite the break because of the fall, I think I got a good amount of exercise for Monday. After class, my relief nurse brought me home. {Smile}

I played some Cross Stitch World on the way down to my class and back. After we got home, I ate lunch. Then I got onto my computer and read articles on the web, and browse Amazon, too. I also played Cross Stitch World and found out a cousin had quite an accident. No, we're not close, and she personally is okay, but it still took time to process I tried to find out what I could about it, so I was late starting to write up Sunday's daily update and later going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I mainly checked the in-game auction house, storage and friends I play the game with before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I read articles and watched videos on the web. I also finished writing up Sunday's daily update before I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I got the mid-level character who's teaming with Dr. Faustus to work on some hunts by herself. This stopped when Dr. Faustus said hi. We started roleplaying and doing missions together until Phonso said hi. Then Dr. Faustus and I finished the mission we were in and joined him for two high-level taskforces that are usually quick and popular. However, we only got five members. We ran anyway, and it was surprisingly slow and difficult. Still, we stuck at it and finally got them done. Then Dr. Faustus and I did a few more missions, roleplaying our way through them like before. They ran late, but we found a good stopping place. Then I checked on my friends who play on City of Heroes: Homecoming too. I also made notes in this, then said a prayer and read Forward Day By Day's current entry. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 28. 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. He asked me on the way to sit further back, so I sat in Dad's parents' pew. It was a nice service - morning prayer because we had no priest, and that is easily led by deacons. At the end, they swore in three officers for our new chapter of the Daughters of the King. I took my own vows with them directly afterwards. 

A gal asked me about it after the service, and I tried to give her a quick answer while getting my lunch. After that, I went to the monthly meeting of the Daughters of the King in a room to the side. The meeting went well, though late. {Smile}

Afterwards, my main nurse dropped me off at Charlotte's and I went in to visit. It was a nice visit. My nurse actually joined us when he was done with a few errands. He eventually excused us and took me home. {Smile}

When we got home, I settled on my computer. I read articles and watched videos on the web and browsed books on Amazon before I began writing Saturday's daily update. Then I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Only after that did I go into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on friends and acquaintances who I've made contact with through the game. No one I usually team with was on, so I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting. Then I hunted by myself on a mid-level character until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I read articles and comics on the web. Then I wrote up my daily update. I also talked with Kitten on Discord. Then I joined them in City of Heroes: Homecoming. They didn't come to me, so I went them, and found them looking at a giant octopus in the game. Yes, one of our giant monsters is an oversized octopus. Kitten and I talked for a while. Then I recruited a group that Azurette and Dr. Faustus joined, and we fought the octopus. We went on to fight other giant monsters, and I handed the group to Azurette when I remembered I was only midlevel. When we ran out of giant monsters, we did a mission, then a midlevel trial, and then a low-level taskforce. After that, the team broke up, and we said goodnight. I talked with Kitten while doing auction house and storage in the game. I also watched a video and browsed books on Amazon before I finished making notes in this. I ended the evening with a prayer and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 27, 2025

On Saturday, a while after lunch, my main nurse and I went down to Liliu'okalani Gardens. We stopped first for a chocolate fudge popsicle, not because it's the most important part of the trip, but because, with their new, earlier closing time, it's suddenly the most time-critical part. Then we looped around the park. The first loop took only twenty minutes, so I made a second, smaller loop for a bit over half an hour total. After that, my main nurse did a few errands on the way home. That was my exercise for the day. {Smile}

After breakfast, I played Cross Stitch World and read articles on the web and web comics. Then I began notes in this. Next, I played more Cross Stitch World before I began writing up Friday's daily update. After that, I started looking at and deleting games on my phone that it had downloaded on its own. I got seriously distracted trying out a game and still ended up deleting it for being more frustrating yet less productive than Cross Stitch World. When that was done, I ate lunch while trying to write more of Friday's daily update. Then I made more notes in this before our trip out. After we got back, I read more articles on the web, and talked with Kitten on Discord, the chat server. I also read web comics and made more notes in this before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I worked on the game's auction house and crafting until Dennis and Kitten said hi. We talked for a bit. Dennis was busy, but Kitten was interested in teaming, so I got the mid-level character they designed. We teamed up and started a mission. Dennis joined us mid-mission, and we did one more mission before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I read articles on the web and chatted with Kitten and Dennis on Discord before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. However, I soon went back out to finish Friday's daily update. Then I went back to the game, where I teamed up with Dennis and Kitten. We finished a story arc we'd started a few days before. Dr. Faustus invited me to a taskforce, but we didn't finish the story arc in time to join. After the story arc, Dennis left for bed and Kitten went quiet. So, I worked on the auction house and storage int he game until I could join Dr. Faustus in a sequel taskforce when he was ready, after finding a character who needed it. That character still needs the one I missed, but that happens. We ran it with the full group he got together. Then the others left, and I got the character who we've been teaming to do story arcs together. We found a story arc we both need and did it together from start to finish. After that we said goodnight, and I worked on the in-game auction house and storage. I also began talking to Kitten on Discord. The auction house and storage got interrupted by Dragons and Star, a good friend of Dragons who I am also in contact with. I helped them finish a story arc they were doing. Then I worked on in-game auction house, storage, and crafting on the characters I'd played over the day. I also talked to Star, mainly to find out that they want me to call them Star here. After that I finished making notes in this before I said a prayer and read Forward Day by Day. I finished the evening with a little more chatting on Discord with friends. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 26, 2025

On Friday after breakfast, I took a nap. This ended when my cousin Kim called, though I didn't get up fast enough to answer immediately. When I was awake and settled enough, I called her back, and we had a nice long talk about all kinds of things. We did agree we should do this more often. {Smile}

Then a while after lunch, I called my financial adviser's office and got some information for Mom's lawyers from the secretary. I also arranged to talk to the financial adviser about more Monday afternoon. Then I worked a little more filling out stuff that was easier to answer than I realized the day before. {Smile}

After the phone call with Kim, I read articles on the web and played Cross Stitch World over lunch. Then I called my financial adviser's office and worked on filling out the form for Mom's lawyer. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and worked on the auction house on several characters until I went to the villain supergroup meeting arriving a little late. One member was already waiting. Then Dr. Faustus arrived even later than me, with news that the leader couldn't come because an accident disrupted his internet service, and that wouldn't get fixed until the next day. The three of us did a story arc together that got two of the three of us at least one badge. It took up pretty much up to my dinnertime. {Smile}

After dinner I tried to get into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did check on my friends, but then I tried to write up Thursday's daily update. I did start, but I kept getting distracted with article and videos on the web, as well as Cross Stitch World. I finally got the update done just after I noticed Dr. Faustus said hi in City of Heroes: Homecoming. Once the update was done, we teamed up on the mid-level characters who've been teaming recently, and did a story arc together. Then we talked a long time. Near the end, I squeezed in finishing my notes in this before saying a prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 25, 2025

On Thursday after breakfast, I had my online counselling appointment. It was a good session. We mostly talked about ways to strengthen different personal connections I have, since I'm feeling the absence of the closeness that I had with my parents more keenly. I think the numbness from losing Mom is wearing off. I even said as much when we started. {smile}

Then a while after lunch I sat down and went over a form from Mom's lawyer. In pencil on the home copy for easy correcting, I filled in what I knew off the top of my head or could easily look up on a form they gave me that Dad had filled out. Then I carefully noted on color-coded Post-it notes who to call about the stuff I don't know I thought that was pretty good progress for a first day's work on it. {Smile}

After counselling I played Cross Stitch World to wind down. Then I wrote up Wednesday's daily update, with breaks to play more Cross Stitch World and looking for the papers I need to fill out. then I had lunch while taking notes in this and reading a web comic. Then I tried to call a cousin and left a message. Next, I started filling out forms for Mom's lawyer. After that I played Cross Stitch World and made notes in this. Then I answered Dennis and Kitten in Discord, the chat server, before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends and found Dennis. We talked, and teamed up, doing a mission of mine before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I read articles on web before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends. Then I took a break to make more notes in this. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to work with the auction house, storage, and crafting. After that, I started chatting with Nox on Discord while I looked for something to get into on City of Heroes: Homecoming. Dr. Faustus said hi there, and we started chatting. I discovered that he'd just finished a story arc I needed to do on the mid-level character who's been teaming with one of his characters. We teamed up and did that story arc for my character. Then we did the sequel, with both of us getting full credit. We talked afterwards, planning what we'll do next. Then we said goodnight. I sorted out the auction house and storage, and made more notes in this, with breaks to play Cross Stitch World. Then I said a prayer and read Forward Day by Day before browsing books on Amazon. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 24, 2025

On Wednesday, over and after breakfast, I watched much of the most recent Star Wars movie with my relief nurse. Afterwards, we talked about it a bit - or maybe I should say I talked, and he listened - before I got ready for my day. {Smile}

Then, in the middle of the afternoon, the nursing company secretary, who does some nursing for them too, came to help me clean myself up. It went more smoothly than last week with the nursing company head, giving me hope future times with the nursing company will go better, since I now know what I need to tell her. 

After the movie, I settled onto my computer, reading articles and watching videos on the web until lunch. After lunch, I read more articles on the web, and played Cross Stitch World, too. Then I began writing Tuesday's daily update. I broke to begin making notes in this. Then I finished Tuesday's daily update, with a long pause to browse books on amazon before sharing it. Then I read and browsed webcomics until the nursing company secretary came. After she left, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends. Not seeing any really good chance to team, I got a moderately high-level character I haven't been playing much. I found she had a lot of hunts, so I did one. It was slow going because of the type of character, and my playstyle with it. As I was getting ready to start a second hunt on her, my relief nurse called me to dinner, So, I just did a little auction house and storage before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I looked at some web comics. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends, then began looking over characters, trying to choose what to do. That's when Dr. Faustus said hi. We talked for a while before we teamed up on the characters who'd just started a story arc together. Then we finished that story arc and did both of its two sequels in full. that was a full evening, so we parted. I worked on the auction house and storage. Next, I made more notes in this, with a brief pause to play Cross Stitch World. After that, I remembered some more auction house and storage in City of Heroes: Homecoming and worked on them. I finished my evening with Forward Day by Day and a prayer. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 23, 2025

On Tuesday after breakfast, my main nurse took me out, mainly to visit his new place. It's right above his old place but bigger and nicer. It is up a full flight of stairs, which made me realize I haven't been doing that many stairs at once. It was a bit of a challenge to get up and down them, but I think it was good practice for me, even beyond the little bit of exercise that it gave me. After that, we ran a second, shorter errand before he took me back home. {Smile}

After we got home from going out, I had lunch. Then I settled onto my computer. I started by reading articles and watching videos on the web. Next, I began writing up Monday's daily update. When I treated my blood sugar, my writing went better, though I still took a break or two for web comics before I finished Monday's daily update. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I began hunting on a mid-level character who belongs to the teen supergroup but isn't the one I've bene playing with them recently. I continued until it was close to the meeting time, when I switched my recent usual character and went to the meeting. We started by roleplaying until everyone expected arrived, along with one we didn't expect to make, who found a computer to borrow that could run the game. Wehn everyone was there, we ran two taskforces in a row since they are a series, and both have special rewards this week, though the first one we ran got a lot more than the second. When we finished, some left, and the rest settled into the base to roleplay just as I got called to dinner. So, I made my character lie down for a nap and went to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I went back to the meeting and had my character wake up. The others welcomed me, then promptly excused themselves one after another. I was so surprised, I barely managed to wish the slower to leave goodnight. I talked to the leader the next day, and she thinks it was just coincidence. They weren't trying to avoid me or anything' they just wanted to head out for personal reasons. Just as I was wondering what to do next, Dennis said hi, and invited me to team with him and Kitten, which I happily did. All three of us were delighted that the meeting let us team up. We did two missions of Dennis's. Then Dennis left, saying goodnight. After he left, I switched to the character Kitten designed and figured out she was three story arcs and a partial story arc from done, not one and a partial story arc done like I thought. We did the full story arc I'd known about for a while, though Kitten was tired by the second to the last mission. They took a break after that mission but soon came back and we did the last mission before they left for the evening. So now my character is only two story arcs and a partial one from ready to go up. After Kitten left, I worked on the auction house, storage, and crafting. Then I read articles and watched videos on the web until the relief nurse complained one of the videos was too loud for that late at night. I turned it down, but I also switched to making notes in this, with a break to play Cross Stitch World and more breaks to work on the auction house, storage, and crafting in City of Heroes Homecoming. I even fit in a prayer and Forward Day by Day as I finished up for the evening. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 22, 2025

On Monday, I had a quiet day. I neither went out nor got any particularly notable phone calls. I didn't even get much exercise done, but I certainly enjoyed the quiet day. {Smile}

After breakfast, I read Forward Day by Day's entry for Sunday and did a little shopping on Amazon before I took a nap. After the nap, I had lunch. Then I read articles and watched videos, both on the web. I also played Cross Stitch World. I tried to write up Sunday's daily update, but I kept getting distracted, especially by videos and articles. I finally finished and started notes in this before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends, and found Kitten, so I said hi. Then I started working on the auction house, storage and crafting, but before I got far, Kitten said hi, and we teamed up with me on a mid-level character. We started with a mission that ended a favorite story arc of mine. Then we started the next story arc with Chrome joining us. We ran a few missions right up to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went right back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Dennis and Kitten in much the same place. We ran a few more missions in that same story arc until Dennis stopped for bed. Then I switched to a mission in a story arc that is mostly talks. I ran the mission with Kitten, who admitted they were tired partway through. They somehow managed to finish the mission before going completely quiet and fading out. While they were fading out, I did a few talks to finish the story arc. Then I did a bunch more talks to start the next story arc.  I got to the first hunt, which was quick. Then I stopped before the first proper mission and worked on the storage and auction house and the play had produced. After that, I switched to a different character to do a few hunts, but I didn't get far before Azurette said hi and mentioned changes to her base. I went to look at them, and we talked a fair while. During my visit, Dr. Faustus said hi. I talked with them, too. I checked with Azurette about meeting Dr. Faustus for the villain supergroup, but they said not that day. Then Phonso come on and asked what I was doing. I said I was touring a base. I continued touring Azurette's base while we talked for a fair bit longer. Eventually, I excused myself to join Dr. Faustus. We did a few of my hunts, then a mission of mine. After that, we talked. Then we both got a new contact and did her first mission. Next, we said goodnight. I worked on the auction house and storage after that. Then I made notes in this, taking a brief break for crafting and auction house in City of Heroes: Homecoming, and a still not long break involving Cross Stitch World before I finished the notes. I ended the evening with a prayer and Forward Day by Day, followed by a few short web comics. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 21, 2025

On Sunday, I got up a little early. Then after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. We got there just in time for me to explain that I wanted to sit in one of my family pews. I showed my nurse Dad's parents' pew. Then I showed him Mom's parents' pew, and we sat in it just before the announcements began. Yes, we really got there in time. The service was nice, too. After the service, we had lunch on the lanai. I got to talk with BJ about the Sunday school, which she helps with. {Smile}

Afterwards, my main nurse took me to Charlotte's and dropped me off. He still refuses to go in. Anyway, Charlotte was watching Charlie Kirk's memorial, so, I watched it with her. I don't agree with the man, but I disagree with what happened to him much more. After a while, I texted my main nurse, and he came and took me home. 

After I got home, I paid some bills before I got onto my computer. Then I read articles on the web, and web comics, too, while treating my blood sugar. Then I wrote up Saturday's daily update and started notes in this. Next, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends, then settled into catching up with auction house and crafting. Not long after I was done, Dennis said hi. He was busy trying to fix up some of his characters. I got some spare stuff I had that he wanted, and gave him some game cash too, since I have more than I need. I also suggested ways to work the auction house to his advantage. That took us right up to dinner. 

After dinner, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming immediately. I found Dennis fighting a giant monster but didn't join him quite in time. After it was down, we teamed up. We talked, and I think we did a mission before he left. Then I worked with the auction house and storage before I began playing by myself on a mid-level character, ding a few hunts on them. I also began talking with Nox on Discord. Next, Dr. Faustus said hi. kept talking with Nox as I teamed up with Dr. Faustus. We did a mission of his, then the story arc he led the other night, this time doing it for my credit. We roleplayed more during it this time, since it was only us. After that, he left, and I made notes in this, pausing to work on auction house, storage, and crafting in city of Heroes: Homecoming, and also to read articles on the web before I went back to finish notes in this. Then I said a prayer, leaving Forward Day by Day to catch up with the next day, since it was late, and I'd heard the scripture in church already. {Smile}

Daily Update, September 20, 2025

On Saturday, a while after lunch, my main nurse took me to Liliu'okalani Gardens to walk around. We meant to stop for popsicles, but they were closed when we got there. I know they're closing earlier, but I didn't realize we'd get there that late. My main nurse and I plan to make sure we get there earlier in the future. We did enjoy walking back to the car. I noticed that a bridge that needed repair has gotten it. If I didn't remember when it didn't have a roof, I wouldn't have known it had been missing. After the walk, my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

After breakfast, I took a nap. Then, while waking up, I did a jigsaw puzzle on my phone, read an article on the web followed by a web comic, and played Cross Stitch World. finally feeling more awake, I began notes in this. Then I began writing up Friday's daily update. I switched to playing Cross Stitch World during lunch, when I realized that typing and eating weren't as compatible as mouse use and eating. After that, I made more notes in this and went back to writing up Friday's daily update when I reached a part of lunch more compatible with typing. I paused to check out a book on Amazon. Next, I went back to making notes in this and finishing up Friday's daily update. After that, we took our trip out. When we got back, I went back onto my computer and read web articles, then web comics until I felt up to going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends and found Dennis with his best friend. I joined them in hunting chests, a limited-time activity. When his friend left, Dennis and I continued hunting chests while I did some crafting. Dennis and I talked, too, right up to when we "parked" our characters so he could go to bed, and me to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I played Cross Stitch World and made notes in this. Then I browsed articles, and shopped on Amazon, where I browsed books. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. Dr. Faustus said hi, and we teamed up. Dragons said hi too and joined us. The three of us ran a mission and a story arc of Dr. Faustus, both moderately low-level but I used a mid-level character who has a nice friendship with Dr. Faustus's character going. My character got a badge, which told me she still needs to run the story arc herself, but by the time I realized that it felt too late for her to run it at the same time for full credit. After the story arc, Dr. Faustus left. Dragons and I did three more missions of mine, with a friend of theirs joining halfway through. The last mission was rough because Dragons and I needed breaks. The group fell apart after the third mission. So, I worked on the auction house, storage, and crafting, with a break for a jigsaw puzzle on my phone. Then I made notes in this before going back to City of Heroes: Homecoming for more crafting and auction house. I finished my day with a prayer and reading Forward Day by Day's entry of the day. {Smile}