Blah, I'm not feeling too well. I've got a cold or something, in the middle of the summer! Well, that's what I think it is anyway. My nose is stopped up, my throat is sore, I'm sneezing and coughing a lot, not to mention my left ear is clogged or something, because I can't hear too well from it. It's not doing me much good at all, especially since I have to walk so much lately. But the walking is starting to pay off; I've already lost four pounds, can you believe that? Kim is also losing weight.

The heat has been near unbearable lately, with temperatures in the upper 90's. Most of my uncovered body is staying sunburnt, but I'm used to it, so it doesn't actually hurt too much. My feet are probably the worst part of me. My expensive shoes that I'm wearing right now, which Mom bought me a couple of months ago, are almost worthless. The soles in both shoes are rubbed out. Well, I put a pair of $16 shoes at Wal-Mart on layaway and I'm paying as much as I can afford every time we go to donate plasma. I only owe $10 now, so I'm looking forward to having them hopefully by the end of the week.

DCI isn't a very reliable source of income, though. Every time you get poked, you risk infiltrating a vein, and if you can't get your blood back, you are deferred from donating for 8 weeks. If we're not able to donate, we won't be able to ride the bus around town to look for jobs anymore, not to mention eat out every now and then, which is about the only thing we can ever look forward to anymore. The stress at the homeless shelter is pretty bad, so we look forward to every day that we can get away from it all.

Well, anyway, I hope this blog keeps some of you up to date on my happenings. I'll talk to you people later!