diff --git a/compile_flags.txt b/compile_flags.txt
index ff52938..99658e2 100644
--- a/compile_flags.txt
+++ b/compile_flags.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
--I./src
--I./thirdparty/
--I./thirdparty/blocksruntime/BlocksRuntime/
--I./thirdparty/blocksruntime/
+-Isrc
+-Ithirdparty/
+-Ithirdparty/blocksruntime/BlocksRuntime/
+-Ithirdparty/blocksruntime/
 --std=c2x
 -fblocks
-
 -xobjective-c
 -DPLATFORM_MACOS -DCHANGE_THESE_LINES_IF_YOURE_ON_A_DIFFERENT_PLATFORM
diff --git a/src/arena.c b/src/arena.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..432a871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arena.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+typedef enum { arena__alloc, arena__reset, arena__release } arena__action;
+
+typedef void* (^Arena)(arena__action, usize, usize, usize*, const char*, sreg);
+
+#define arena_new(A, T)  cast(T*, A(arena__alloc, sizeof(T), alignof(T), 0, __FILE__, __LINE__))
+#define arena_reset(A)   A(arena__reset, 0, 0, 0, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+#define arena_release(A) A(arena__release, 0, 0, 0, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
+// just a nice macro to make these easier to write
+#define func(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6) ^void* (arena__action a1, usize a2, usize a3, usize* a4, const char* a5, sreg a6)
+
+static Arena
+Static(u8* data, usize count) {
+   memset(data, 0, count);
+
+   capture usize offset = 0;
+   return closure(func(action, size, align, _1, _2, _3) {
+      switch (action) {
+         default: {
+         } break;
+
+         case arena__alloc: {
+            offset = (offset + align - 1) & ~(align - 1);
+            if (offset + size > count) return 0;
+
+            void* ptr = data + offset;
+            offset += size;
+
+            return ptr;
+         } break;
+
+         case arena__reset: {
+            offset = 0;
+         } break;
+      }
+
+      return 0;
+   });
+}
+
+static Arena
+Linear(usize max_memory) {
+   void* ptr = malloc(max_memory);
+   Arena backing = Static(ptr, max_memory);
+   return closure(func(action, size, align, savepoint, file, line) {
+      if (action == arena__release) {
+         free(ptr);
+         return 0;
+      }
+
+      return backing(action, size, align, savepoint, file, line);
+   });
+}
+
+static Arena
+Logger(Arena arena) {
+   return closure(func(action, size, align, savepoint, file, line) {
+      char* action_str = "unknown";
+      switch (action) {
+         case arena__alloc:   action_str = "alloc";   break;
+         case arena__reset:   action_str = "reset";   break;
+         case arena__release: action_str = "release"; break;
+      }
+
+      printf("[ARENA] %s:%zd: %s (%zu, %zu)\n", file, line, action_str, size, align);
+      return arena(action, size, align, savepoint, file, line);
+   });
+}
+
+#undef func
diff --git a/src/base.c b/src/base.c
index 6fba0ea..3abdaf2 100644
--- a/src/base.c
+++ b/src/base.c
@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@ typedef int64_t s64;
 typedef float  f32;
 typedef double f64;
 
-typedef intptr_t  intptr;
-typedef uintptr_t uintptr;
+typedef uintptr_t uptr;
+typedef intptr_t  sptr;
+
+typedef uptr ureg;
+typedef sptr sreg;
+
 typedef size_t    usize;
 typedef ptrdiff_t ssize;
 
-typedef int64_t  sint;
-typedef uint64_t uint;
-
 
 // Thanks AZMR
 #define cast(to_type, expr) ((to_type)(expr))
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index b759910..8b5d6f2 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "base.c"
+#include "arena.c"
 
 #define SOKOL_IMPL
 
@@ -52,19 +53,36 @@ init(void) {
       x += 1;
    });
 
-   s32 i = -10243;
-   scope_exit {
-      printf("it works %d!\n", i);
-   };
+   printf("x = %d (before)\n", x);
+   for (ureg i = 0; i < 10; i += 1) {
+      inc();
+   }
+   printf("x = %d (after)\n", x);
 
-   printf("x = %d\n", x);
-   inc();
-   inc();
-   inc();
-   inc();
-   inc();
-   inc();
-   printf("x = %d\n", x);
+   auto arena = Logger(Linear(1024 * 1024));
+   scope_exit { arena_release(arena); };
+
+   sreg* a = arena_new(arena, sreg);
+   sreg* b = arena_new(arena, sreg);
+   sreg* c = arena_new(arena, sreg);
+
+   *a = 1024;
+   *b = 2048;
+   *c = 4096;
+
+   printf("%zu (%p)\n", *a, a);
+   printf("%zu (%p)\n", *b, b);
+   printf("%zu (%p)\n", *c, c);
+
+   arena_reset(arena);
+
+   c = arena_new(arena, sreg);
+   b = arena_new(arena, sreg);
+   a = arena_new(arena, sreg);
+
+   printf("%zu (%p)\n", *a, a);
+   printf("%zu (%p)\n", *b, b);
+   printf("%zu (%p)\n", *c, c);
 }
 
 static void