I spent Singles Awareness Day in the car shop, hoping my car passes NYS inspection. Turns out that no, it won't pass. All the safety things pass but the emissions do not. The shop finally pinpointed the last few problems and next week, when I take it in, it'll pass(pray!). "But JR! Haven't you spent enough on that lemon?!" In hindsight, probably. Thing is, I still haven't spent enough on parts in order to waive the emissions, and I still need a car. The only solace I have in all this is that I haven't used any credit to pay for it, and I'll have a care with nearly all new parts in it.

One of the steps to keeping a budget is finding out just how much I actually spend on necessities. I've never kept track before and so the budget for January has failed. The budget for February has failed too. However, I've been keeping track of my expenses since the start of February so this will help me shape the budget for March, and hopefully that will work, or at least come close.

I took Miu Miu to the vet on February 15th. Turns out she has some fleas and has developed an allergic reaction to the bites. This caused her to nip at some of her fur, causing bald spots. The vet said this was a common thing, and gave me some flea medicine that'll fix my kitty up for the next three months. I just have to vacuum the apartment regularly(good luck) and administer the medicine once a month. I wish I had a calendar.

I visited Dave. He is in that special section of the hospital until the lung surgery. He talked to someone about his depression and they felt it was necessary to move him to a place where he could be monitored. He's not comfortable there but I think he'll do fine. They are going to remove the lower lobe of his left lung because it is no longer living tissue. It fills up with fluid and could be the cause of more problems down the line. Keep him in your prayers.

I have my nephew over this weekend! What an awesome thing to happen. He's helping me clean up the apartment(again!). I swear I put him to work every time he visits. I did treat him to breakfast at Denny's at 3am on the way home, and we're going to see Dave Sunday afternoon for a nice game of Risk.

It's a little cramped in the apartment right now with my nephew and my sister staying here. My sister says she's going to have the electricity back in her apartment on Tuesday. We did get into an argument Friday. I don't mind helping people out but I feel like I'm being used. I finally get some privacy back and my sister screws up and needs a place to stay again. I really hopes she learns to pay her electric bill(or at least call them if she can't) so this doesn't happen again. I love her to pieces but I'm not always going to be here to catch her when she falls. She needs to learn how to make due with what she's got.

I visited the local hospital to weigh myself. I figured I lost a bunch of weight but it wasn't as much as I expected and I'm still (slightly) above 400lbs. I've figured out what I'm doing wrong. I'm also looking at getting that YMCA membership in a month or so. My insurance will reimburse me but I'll need to pay for it up front first. I also have my dental problem to deal with as well, but I feel that's covered.

I thought this was going to be a fast update but so much is happening lately, I had to spill about it all! I'll be back with more soon, if not tomorrow then Tuesday.