Daily Update, December 31, 2025

Happy New Year! It is the new year, and most do celebrate that holiday, whatever other holidays the celebrate. however, if you don't really celebrate it -- like one friend who adamantly doesn't celebrate any holidays -- I hope you have a nice day. {SMILE}

On Wednesday I didn't actually write anything beyond Tuesday's daily update. However, I read through the story so far, to start planning what else to write. What's there could be a complete story, but I do think there are at least a few additions I could make which wouldn't just lengthen it but add substance. It's been feeling stuck, but I'm hoping that will change, especially when I learn how well the parts that I finally finished writing work.  {Smile}

After breakfast, I got onto my computer. I watched videos and read articles and comics through the morning. Then I read my own story through lunch while reading my own story. After lunch, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, then started hunting for seasonal badges. I didn't get far before that part of the event suddenly stopped. I thought I had a few more days, but apparently not for that part. I'll just have to wait until next time we have this event. While I was figuring out what to do next, Kitten said hi. We talked and teamed up. Kitten helped my third best badger get a couple of badges while working on a long-term project of their own. Pierogies said hi before got further. He joined us, and they helped me finish a story arc on my best badger, getting a badge for it. Then we went to work on the passive badge while I ate dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. Pierogies had left. I believe from the way he wished me goodnight before dinner that he left for bed not long after that. I checked on my friends who play the game. After that, I tried to get Kitten to respond. They weren't in the best place for me to just leave them, so I waited at first. Then I realized my character could teleport them to safety, so I did. I felt better about starting to work on other characters after that. A while later, Kitten said hi. We teamed up. After a couple of false starts, they helped me do a villain story arc that got a badge on my best badge collector. Divi started talking to me partway through the story arc. They asked me when I was done. When I told them we were, they invited us to a strike force, seeming particularly in Kitten coming. Well, they are an uncommonly good player, after all. We joined the strike force and ran it. Then it was late enough, I worked on the in-game auction house and storage to begin to wind down. Next, I made notes in this. I took a couple of short breaks to answer Nox on Discord, and more to check and update badge records. I also watched a short video before I finished this. Lastly, I said the Lord's Prayer and read Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 30, 2025

Tuesday was a mostly quiet day. I mainly stayed home. However, my housekeeper called. The last check I gave her was cancelled -- they claim by me, though I didn't -- and accrued a few charges for that. She called again to make sure it would be ready because she was running late. Then I called back to check some details. I made out a check to cover everything and gave it to her when she swung by for it. I will have to pursue this... hopefully Friday, but possibly next week will work better. {smile}

Late in the morning I got my story out, and started, reading, revising, and writing it. that carried me right through lunch and into the afternoon. I connected the next scene to the last one I finished and made mostly minor revisions throughout. This took longer than I'd think it ought to, but writing often does. I think it's more work than we give it credit for. {smile}

After breakfast, I read a few articles and watched a few videos on the web. Then I worked on my story through lunch. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I checked on my friends who play the game. After that, I began playing by myself on my higher-level teen supergroup member for well over an hour, with a break for the first phone call from my housekeeper. Then I went to my teen supergroup meeting a little early. Two were already there ahead of me, so I immediately started roleplaying with them. Another came soon, and the leader came a bit later. We soon started a taskforce that my character recently became eligible to run when she gained a few levels. The taskforce went slowly and ran right through dinner. It was over an hour longer than usual. {smile}

When we finished, the supergroup meeting broke up with none of the roleplaying to wind down afterwards that we usually do. Two were ready for bed, and the other two and I were each ready for a break. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I started working on the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting. Next, I took a break. I read comics on the web. Then I wrote up Monday's daily update before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and talked with Dennis. He was teaming with Dr. Faustus and another. I joined them, and the third teammate brought a friend after a mission. Then the two I didn't really know left after another mission. Dennis stayed for two more missions, then left for bed. Dr. Faustus did one more mission, then left, saying they had to leave early. So, I began to work on collecting badges on a few characters. Next, I made notes in this, taking short breaks for more badging before I finished the notes. I finished my day with saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 29, 2025

On Monday, in the morning, I took out a story I've taken short revisions of to my creative writing class a few times. I did a lot of formatting and a little editing. Then I wrote then wrote several lines to complete the scene I'd been working on last. That should complete a new introduction to the work. I hope the new beginning is a good rough draft that introduces the characters reasonably well. I am looking for one or more readers willing to take a look and tell me their opinion(s). {Smile}

Then in the afternoon, my relief nurse and I went out. First, we stopped by the ice cream parlor in Liliu'okalani Gardens to get popsicles. I chose peppermint. I also finished off her... they call it haupia, but there's too much grated coconut for haupia. haupia is specifically made of coconut milk. This is just coconut. Anyway, after that we did a few errands. I rested in the car, especially during the longest errand. After the errands we went home. {Smile}

After breakfast, I went onto my computer and watched a few videos on the web before I started working on the story. Working on that took me right through lunch. After that, I read some comics on the web before our trip out. After the trip, I watched videos and read articles on the web before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game.  Then I worked on the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting. Next, I had enough time to do a few hunts on my own before I had dinner with my relief nurse. {Smile}

After dinner, I began writing up Sunday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I checked on my friends who play the game. I talked to Dennis, who was preparing for an old, rarely run strike force. He tried to get me into it, but it filled on us twice. So, I finished writing up Sunday's daily update. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I talked with Dennis, who was still in the strike force. I also talked with Phonso, who was working on a seasonal badge. I've been mostly neglecting that badge this season, so I worked on it too, after confirming we weren't competing with each other. I kept at it until Kitten said mew. Next, I switched to the character they made. I tried to rejuvenate some old missions while we got together and teamed up. We did a magic themed mission before Kitten got tired. I discovered that contact was done, so I started the next contact, including a short hunt. After that, I worked on a bunch of talks that rejuvenating a mission had given me, followed by a short hunt to actually reach the mission that had been old. Then I started to work on the seasonal badge. I realized I could get three newer seasonal badges and maybe make it easier to do to the other, but after getting those three, I started notes in this. I broke for Cross Stitch World, watching videos on the web, and only a brief return to City of Heroes: Homecoming before I finished notes in this. then I ended the evening with saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 28, 2025

On Sunday, I rested a little longer because I got to bed particularly late the night before. Then after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. We got there during the processional, which is the official opening to the service itself, and right after the announcements. So, I was a little late, but I've been worse. It was a nice service, though I had to scare up hymnals for my nurse and me before I could settle in properly. I just sat with him since Auntie Barbara stayed home, since her car being in the shop makes transportation tricky. During the service, I went up to commemorate my parents' anniversary, which was the day before. {Smile}

After the service, I had lunch on the Lanai with my nurse and several other parishioners. Then my main nurse dropped me off to visit Charlotte. She was getting mentally ready to move into Life Care Center, hopefully the next day, though they haven't been able to make all the arrangements yet. Eventually, my main nurse joined us. We all visited for a while. Then my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

At home, I got onto my computer. I started out reading articles and comics on the web. Then I began writing up Saturday's daily update. That started with a few words about my parents' wedding anniversary, which lowered my mood enough to break by going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Next, I did some in-game auction house, storage and crafting. This improved my mood a little, but not as much as I hoped. So, I broke from that to clean up with the help of my main nurse. After that, I went back to my computer, where I read comics on the web before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I just checked on my friends who play the game and worked on the in-game auction house before I broke to have dinner with my main nurse. {Smile}

After dinner, I checked Discord. I found out that Pierogies wanted to team in City of Heroes: Homecoming, so I went into that game, and found him. We teamed up on moderately low-level characters and started a story arc we could do together. We did the first few missions before he left for bed. Then I wrote up Saturday's daily update. Next, I read some comics on the web before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I teamed up with Dr. Faustus, and we did a few of his missions until he left. I worked on a fair bit of the in-game auction house, storage and crafting before making notes in this. Then I ended my evening by saying the Lord's Prayer and reading forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 27, 2025

Saturday was my parents' wedding anniversary. I wasn't sure how to mark it, but that's not a new problem. Once Dad went, it was better not to mention it to Mom. If you mentioned her parents or husband, she wanted to go to them. It was no good making her lose them all over again by trying to explain why she couldn't. However, it was a very nice day. {Smile}

After lunch, I took a trip out with my main nurse. First, we stopped at the ice cream parlor, where I picked out a calamansi flavored popsicle. Sure enough, an entire popsicle wasn't too much tart for me. Everyone hears about how only come people can handle hot food... but only some can handle very sour or very salty in the same way, and Hawai'i's learned about both of those. The popsicle was followed by a walk around Prince Kuhio Plaza. Much of the Christmas decorations are still up, though Santa seems to have left the premises. Enjoy Comics is still closed, but they're still clearing it out. My main nurse wondered if they only work on Saturdays. I'm just wondering how they can afford to rent a store that's never open. Anyway, after our walk, my main nurse took me back home. 

When we got back home, I called My cousin Kim and left a message on her answering machine. She called back, and I had a nice talk with her and Aunt Valerie. A while after they hung up, Auntie Barbara called, so I had a nice though shorter talk with her. It was wonderful to hear from all of them. {SMILE}

After breakfast, I tried to find some capris I like on Amazon. It was surprisingly hard to find ones that were what I really wanted. I finally finished shopping after lunch. Then came our trip out. When we came back, I settled in by reading articles on the web. Then I called my cousin Kim and left a message. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting until the phone rang. Yes, it was my phone call with my Kim. Not long after we finally hung up, I got the phone call from Auntie Barbara. After that, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I set my best badge collector to working on the badge that can be worked on passively as I began writing up Friday's daily update. I broke to have dinner with my main nurse. 

Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I started talking with Michiel while I finished writing up Friday's daily update. When I was done, I teamed up with Michiel, and we did some of his missions. Dr. Faustus joined us after a few missions, then Dennis joined us after one or two more. After a few more with all four of us, Michiel left. We did one or two of Dennis's, then Dr. Faustus and Dennis left, too. I worked on auction house, storage and crafting on a few characters, and talked with Azurette while doing that towards the end. Then I made notes in this while talking with Kitten on Discord. Next, I checked on my friends who play City of Heroes: Homecoming before I said goodnight to Kitten and finished making notes in this. I finished my evening with the Lord's Prayer and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 26, 2025

Friday was a quiet day. I didn't contact my cousin Kim like I meant to. I just stayed home and took things easy. {Smile}

After breakfast, I had a nap before I got onto my computer Then I read comics and watched videos on the web right over lunch. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I checked on my friends who play the game. After that, I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting. Then I got the same badge on each of my top three badge collectors, one after another. Next, Kitten said hi. We talked and teamed up to do more of that passive badge while I cleaned up with the help of my main nurse. Then I went back to City of heroes: Homecoming and Kitten, who I did a few high-level missions with that were part of a story arc my best badge collector had. We continued until Dr. Faustus asked if I was coming to the villain supergroup meeting. I said goodbye to Kitten and joined the supergroup meeting. Dr. Faustus and one other regular were already there. Our leader joined soon. They started wondering what to do, and I mentioned that I have a few contacts I'm working on. They chose one in a post-apocalyptic dimension. Our leader switched to a character who's also doing something in that area. First, we helped the leader finish the last story arc in that series. Then they helped me finish the story arc I'd started and start the next in the series before the group broke up. I stopped to have dinner with my main nurse. {Smile}

When I got back to my computer, I started writing up Thursday's daily update. I broke to look into City of Heroes: Homecoming, and immediately started talking with Dennis, who was busy improving his character. So, I finished daily update, then waited a little more before he was free to team up. We did a few of his missions, getting his character ready to start the endgame. Then we said goodnight. Next, Kitten said hi. We teamed up, and they showed me the mystery they finally solved, well, as far as they solved it, at least. They think there's more, but they're not sure if the next part has been written yet. After that, we worked on the passive badges while watching a My Little Pony episode. Kitten really loves that show, and I can understand why. It's well-written, and more exciting and engaging than most of the "shows for girls" I've encountered. When it was done, we went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and finished the story arc we'd worked on earlier that my best badge collector had, which is why I use past tense. I got a badge for finishing it, so I updated that character's badge record. Then I made notes in this, taking a break to read two comics on the web before I finished my notes in this. I finished my evening by saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 25, 2025

Thursday was Christmas Day, so Merry Christmas if you celebrated it. If not, I hope you had a nice day. {Smile}

Early in the afternoon, I texted two cousins, Kim and Nancy, one on each side of my family, and the two cousins I have the most contact information for. Nancy is still visiting an area with poor cellphone reception for her. Somehow, I neglected to get back for a phone call with Kim, but I hope to soon. {Smile}

After breakfast, I opened the few presents I had. Then I got onto my computer. I read comics on the web right through lunch. Then I texted my cousins. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I worked on the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting until Kitten said hi. We got together for a couple of missions with me on a low-level character before Kitten went quiet and faded out. I did a few more missions on the same character by myself. The character is so low, the missions are quite short -- short enough I don't get bored and frustrated before they're over. Next, I set my best badge collector to working on one of a series of badges that can be worked on passively while I wrote up my daily update and read comics until it was time for dinner with my main nurse. It was a somewhat festive Christmas dinner, despite it just being us. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my character in City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten, and we did a few high-level missions on my second-best badge collector. That got interrupted when a friend invited us to a Halloween-themed mission they'd saved. We ran it and stayed with a friend of theirs for two or three missions before Kitten and I left. We resumed the high-level missions until I realized my second-best badge collector had gained three badges. Then I got my best badge collector, and Kitten joined me, and we set both of ours to working on the passive badges while we watched a My Little Pony Christmas episode. Next, we moved the characters to a location that worked better for that passive badge and left them there while we watched two more My Little Pony episodes. After that, I made most of my notes in this while our characters still passively worked on the badges. Then I got Kitten's attention and read a web comic while waiting for them to respond. We stopped working on the badge so I could update my badge records for my top two badge collectors. Next, I said goodnight to Kitten and read one more comic on the web. After that, I finished making notes in this. I finished my evening by saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 24, 2025

Today is Christmas, so if you celebrate - whether secularly or religiously- I hope you have a Merry Christmas! If you don't celebrate either way, I hope you have a nice day. {SMILE}

Yesterday was Wednesday, and Christmas Eve. So, in the late afternoon, my main nurse took me down to church. Then he left to get his family. They brought two cars because this included not only my nurse, his wife and two daughters, but son and son's girlfriend, who are here from college. It was a nice service, though we had no priest, but we didn't need one for a service of readings alternating with carols. Yes, that was the whole thing. It was lovely, especially the music. I said goodbye to my nurse's family in the parking lot, as did my nurse. Then my main nurse brought me home. {SMILE}

After breakfast, I read comics on the web, even catching up partway on one that I've been reading more slowly. I continued over lunch. After lunch, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting until Kitten said mew. We got together and started a story arc my best badge collector never got around to for a badge. I set the difficulty too high, so we restarted. Pierogies said hi at a great time to get invited to the team then. We did okay with more help until Kitten had to leave. It was slow, but manageable. I discovered a second badge you can get from the story arc, but I didn't get it then. We did get me the main badge. After that, I went to church. {Smile}

When I came back, I ate dinner with my main nurse before going back to my computer. I began writing up Tuesday's daily update. then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, and did a little in-game auction house, storage and crafting. Then Kitten said hi. We talked about the story arc from the afternoon. Kitten suggested something I'd begun to realize might be better: run it at minimal difficulty. We did and quit and restarted when we didn't get the badge in the middle mission. We went over strategy and tried again. This time I got it! I didn't fully rescue one character, but the badge was for rescuing everyone else in there, and I did do that. Getting the badge was the main thing for me. Next, Kitten wanted to watch a holiday episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. I'm afraid I did some in-game auction house and storage first, but after that, we watched it together. Then we talked some more while I did more in-game auction house, storage and crafting before I began making notes in this. I took a break to play Cross Stitch World, and also did some more auction house, storage and crafting in City of Heroes: Homecoming. I researched something in My Little Pony that Kitten mentioned, as well, before I finished making notes in this. I finished my evening by saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 23, 2025

Tuesday afternoon, I took a trip out with my substitute relief nurse to do a few errands. The biggest errand was a stop at Walmart, but I didn't go in. Not when it was my nurse's errand, and it was raining a fair bit. They have no covered drop off. We did a couple shorter errands, too, before going back home. {Smile}

Also, my housekeeper came, and the house cleaner for her attentions. She's started to treat the black mold my main nurse has been complaining about. She also found some termites, and started to treat them, too. I love that she'll do all this. {Smile}

After breakfast, I got onto my computer to watch videos and read comics on the web. While I was doing that, my housekeeper showed up. A little while later, I had lunch while watching more videos and reading articles on the web, too. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I tried working on the badges I'd worked on last night and got two more. I now have four out of six, and the last two are the hardest. Then I talked with Pierogies, who admitted to being tired, until he disappeared. I decided that was a good time for our errand trip. After we got back, I got into the teen supergroup meeting a little late for me, but the others were still getting into roleplaying, so they didn't really count it as late. I roleplayed with them and snuck in checking on my friends who play the game. Then the group ran two taskforces with just us right through dinner. followed by more roleplaying while the meeting gradually broke up. {Smile}

I checked on my friends who play the game again. Then I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on my teen supergroup member, since I had a bunch from running the two taskforces on her. Next, I hunted on my teen supergroup member until Michiel said hi. We teamed up and did two missions before he left, heading out. I went back to first hunting then the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on my teen supergroup member. After that, I read comics on the web. Then I started making notes in this, breaking for in-game auction house, storage and crafting in City of Heroes: Homecoming on my fifth-best badge collector because some badges she's working on could advance a little after the teen supergroup member's playing earlier. I also read some more comics on the web before I finished notes in this. I finished my evening with saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, December 22, 2025

On Monday before lunch, I went out with my substitute relief nurse. Our first stop was Island Naturals for lunch. I watched the sugar in my drink and carb in my choices better. Our next stop was Prince Kuhio Plaza, where my substitute relief nurse did some last-minute Christmas shopping. After that, we went to the ice cream parlor in Liliu'okalani Gardens We split an ice cream - they're bigger than popsicles - and I finished a popsicle my substitute relief nurse didn't want to finish. Calamansi was a bit tart for her, but I'm a Hilo girl. I handle tart like a Sri Lankan handles heat. We ate on the way back to my home. {Smile}

Before our trip out, I read comics and articles on the web. After our trip out, I got back onto my computer and went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with the in-game auction house, storage and crafting, and started talking with Kitten. I also tried working on a badge on my best badge collector until dinner with my substitute relief nurse. {Smile}

After dinner, I read articles on the web and wrote up Sunday's daily update, taking breaks to talk with Kitten, then Dennis on Discord. I joined Dennis on Discord while sharing Sunday's daily update. We did two of my missions and one of his, alternating. Then we said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting until Dr. Faustus and a friend I less commonly talk with said hi. I talked with both, then teamed up with Dr. Faustus. We started a story arc, then parted a bit early because they had things to do. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting. then I watched some videos on the web before starting notes in this. I took two breaks to work on badges in City of Heroes: Homecoming for my best badge collector. I got one more badge at the end and updated her badge record before I said the Lord's Prayer and read Forward Day by Day. {Smile}