@spikes: So sorry about your cat. They are like part of the family.

My news is all good! I took a long journey to the West part of the city, an hour each way on public transit and it went super! I went to an Overeaters Anonymous (OA) meeting that i haven't been to before and ran into a nice woman i've met once before and we had a great chat. I think she is a possible friend! She's a writer too so she's probably got a good vocabulary and reads also. Here's hoping!