Crunch time

I've already eaten the 24 delicious chocolate days til Christmas from my advent calendar and it's only December 1st. I can't have chocolate lying around and not eat it!

The newlyweds stopped by to visit me at Wal-mart to gloat about their Caribbean cruise. They promised me a souvenir. I hope it's a cabana boy.

I spoke too soon about doing really well in school. That project (a presentation) I was supposed to do that required real work was really boring and time-consuming so I decided not to do it. To keep up appearances, I asked the teacher if I would be able to present my (non-existent) project later on. She said no and looked like she was ready to argue her position but I just nodded and tried not to reveal that this was the best news I'd heard all day. I wondered how long it would be before I resorted back to my old slacker ways. I held out for three months; that's pretty good. Just scraping by is my specialty. The next two weeks are going to be hellish.