So you probably remember the stuff I mentioned before that's already screwing up our finances this month and next month... well, when it rains it pours. My mom's car is a Saturn, and they're known for having a lot of issues, but great gas mileage. The stick shift started sticking a couple weeks ago, and wouldn't change gears except first and second, so she started driving my truck to work instead. Yesterday we went to the post office to get our mail, and I noticed a huge green puddle under the front end in our parking lot. Sure enough, the radiator fluid tank was dry as a bone. Firestone was too busy to help us yesterday, so we made an appointment today and she took it in this morning (I was up sick all night, so i stayed home to rest). Turns out the water pump had broke, and was leaking fluid. While they were fixing that, they found out the manifold is leaking oil. The pump was $350, which we maxed out my credit card to pay for, but the manifold is going to be $500+, and we can't afford it, so the guy told us to just keep an eye on it for now and bring it in when it gets worse.

So now not only are we short on the bills til probably april, both cars are in bad shape, and I'm really worried that whichever one we drive will just get worse, and we'll have to junk it. I seriously wish we had some work coming in soon, but they just keep giving us the run-around.

Due to this, I'm debating opening commissions for art and stories. Both will have restrictions for things i'm not comfortable drawing/writing, so I probably won't get many takers, but I have to do something, right?