October 11, 2023, Wednesday night, 7:29pm, pacific standard time, hotel room in Palm Desert, California, USA. The new Administrator in Palm Desert seems like a good fit. She should ramp up quickly and be able to run things before long. Similarly, the Bakersfield administrator is doing well. Both are eager to lead and not afraid of accountability. It is so refreshing after the mis-hire with the previous Palm Desert administrator. On another note, I talked with my supervisor today. She is taking thanksgiving week off so I will take Christmas week off. That works great. My mom will be visiting so not having to travel will be nice. I also arranged to be in Orange County for Halloween. Now I have two things to look forward to.