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+ Took mom to the local pottery guild sale. I bought a sandwich plate that she thinks is hideous but I think is adorable.

+ Signed up for a quickbooks course that starts next week. I don't want to be doing homework at Christmas but I do want to get this last course for the certificate over with.

+ Had a video call with one of the people on my team. None of us are in the same city, which is a bummer. Anyway it was just a "get to know you" thing. She's very nice.

+ Work continues to be slow. I've read so many books. My boss should be coming back some time this week and my job is scheduled to pick up in January; in the meantime there isn't much for us to be trained on.

+ Had Bea over for coffee and told her all about the drama that's been going down with the judo club. Her kids used to be in judo so she's familiar with some of our senseis. And she's been involved in various orgs so she knows how things can get challenging when nobody wants to be on the board but the board is required to keep things functioning.

+ My brother's dog is finally fixed. He's on pain pills at the moment and kind of stoned and tired, which results in him being better behaved than I've ever seen him in his life.

+ Someone found a lost dog across the street from my parents. Golden retriever, well-trained, looks recently groomed. And it was super cold that day. And we're all like, "Who the hell does this dog belong to and why can't we find the owners?" There have been people posting all over trying to find out who this dog belongs to. The situation is weird! It's not the kind of dog that one would expect to escape unnoticed with nobody caring that it's gone; somebody must be missing this baby.

+ I haven't written in weeks, and I miss it. But I just don't have time. Maybe when the course is done.