another year

well, i'm officially back in the states after spending my holidays in hungary, and it's been a bittersweet return. our family dog bandit has cancer, and i'm facing the knowledge that i have to go back to indiana to start working two jobs, get some kind of health insurance, and figure out how to sell my apartment, along with find some kind of real full time job/place to live in another state. i don't regret leaving my program because i know i couldn't stay and be happy with what i was doing, but it sure would have made life a lot easier. in the meantime i'll just dwell on the good time i had in budapest and start planning my mardi gras party, which is going to be sweet. also, expect plenty of pictures of various things, because i'm breaking out my assortment of cameras (yes, stephen, even the lomo!) and putting together a real portfolio finally. it's about damn time i got my life together, and that's as good a resolution as any.