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Long day yesterday but very rewarding. My company meeting went well. We set some new directions for 2022 that will have me doing a variety of things versus just sitting in the dark talking. Now I get to sit in the dark and talk to more people. Seriously though, it will expand what I do, add more skills to my resume, and give me more input into the business. I can handle that. We came up with some first quarter projects which will actually be exciting and keep my brain occupied. I didn't enjoy sitting in a room for 5 hours and for the first time notcied how much I can't sit still any more. I found myself pacing the room, just standing every so often, etc. That was interesting to me. My boss brought wine, chocolate, and cheese for me as a Christmas present. I accepted the chocolate and cheese. No wine for me thanks. Mostly because I didn't want to deal with bringing it on the plane. I appreciated the gesture, just wrong time and place. There were 5 of us in the room and 2 on the phone remote. We covered a lot of areas, I got to voice some of the things that I felt we've been doing poorly on, and we discussed how to improve on these things. All in all, a productive time.

From there I went to my artist's house. We were supposed to start at 2. Yeah right. This is what drives me nuts about people who are artists. Very talented in what they can do, horrible at time management skills. She even had booked a 5pm after me and when she told me that I just laughed. I said to her we won't finish until 7. At 6:59pm she wrapped me up. Do not doubt MY time management skills. I know exactly how long these kinds of things will take. We did touch up on my left leg first, then worked on my ankle. Some advice: never get an ankle tattoo. Ow. Ow. Ow. That shit hurts. A lot. I looks amazing but, ow. Finished up, headed back to the hotel. I bought a salad at the store on Wednesday in prep that I wouldn't feel up to going anywhere for dinner. That paid off. I sat in my room, ate my salad, caught up on emails, and went to bed.

Today plans changed and I am now having lunch with my friend. Oh well. It is what it is. At least I get to see him. I think there's some home strife he doesn't want to drag me into and I can respect that. I will find out at lunch. The downside is now I have something to do for like an hour today and that's it. The rest of the day is open. Oh well. Tomorrow is kid day and that will be fun.

Okay, only 4.5 hours to kill until I have to leave. Whee.