I just had a huge update written and the power blinked before i finished. I'm not rewriting the whole thing so here is the quickie

the holiday party was amazing
fire out front, fire out back, liquor like water
awesome people and awesome food

it's exam season
3 down 3 to go
if i passed the spanish final, i win a degree

while work at the mall during the holidays blows, it will be worse when the hours disappear
i need a new job

my dog is really old, atleast 100 in dog years
he is in decent health but today he didn't want to stand up much
he didn't seem to be in pain or anything, just old and weary
it's hard watching the energetic pup from my youth as a lazy old porch dog

i must now go write a 4 page paper on Hemingway's "Hills Like Whie Elephants" before working a 400 box truck at 6am, then preparing three essays for my literature final at 5pm, then sleeping and studying before my back to back geology and biology finals at 8am thursday
then school is over for a few months