Two optimistic pieces of news:
I was able to twist some people's arms to get gas money and it's good I did as one interview became two interviews with two more in the process of being scheduled!

The airline sadly looks to be a no go, but the other one gives me cautious hope. It's a small warehouse that focuses on shipping specialty, high maintenance products for around a dozen companies. The company is small enough I interviewed with their Chief Operations Officer. The two of us talked business and non-business topics for about an hour before I went on my way. He's supposed to get back to me by this time next week at the latest. Here's hoping!

A mixed bag kind of news:
My cousin forced the issue on me not getting his food by coming to my house, at (I later found out) my father's encouragement. Why they were so dead set on me getting that food, whether I wanted it or not, is baffling. So, I humored them and went by. There were some genuinely surprising frozen foods he had. Among other things, I now have salmon fillets for days. So, I sincerely appreciate the food my cousin gave me. A very generous gift. What I didn't appreciate was the immediate phone call he made to my father telling him I showed up. And there, the crux of the matter. The reason I didn't want to bother with it. They'll now feel I owe them because they badgered me into accepting their offer.

Good food. Everything else about the situation is just crap!!!