Stacey

I live in Tampa but I'm going to Orlando in August for my 21st birthday. I'll be there with a few friends and my mother (who's a partier so I'm not concerned about having to make sure everything's 'appropriate' for her). We'll be there for three days and staying on I-Drive. We're all going to be over 21, so we want something that's fun (but not clubby) that has good drinks. I was thinking Taverna Opa for dinner one night since I've been there before and it was fun. Also, we don't want to spend TONS of money (I'm shooting for about $15-20 per meal/person, excluding drinks of course).

Any thoughts? Thanks!! :)

My cat (he's about 20 years old) has been having some problems the past few months. First of all, as the topic suggests, he's been peeing and pooping in the carpeted living room, causing odors and lots of problems, such as a horrible outbreak of fruit flies in my house from the feces. I've tried all sorts of things, from putting him in the litter box after doing the action, I bought expensive spray that was supposed to repel him from that area, etc. None of it has worked! And if I catch him in the middle of the act, he just looks at me like he's not doing anything wrong.

He's also lost weight in the last few months and I feed him constantly: dry food, canned food, milk, deli meat which he loves. He has a good appetite but you can still see and feel all the bones in his body.

Lastly, he's been crying a lot. And I mean a lot. He's hard to read so I have no idea if he's in pain, or if he's hungry, etc.

Is it senility? Does he have something wrong with him? I'm at my wit's end and my family and I are exploring the option of euthanasia, although it's an obviously tough decision. Please, please help if you may have an idea of what's going on.

I'm 18 years old and finished my first semester at a private college a few weeks ago. I always thought that the traditional college route was right for me, but I no longer believe that. I've been reading 'Eat, Pray, Love' and have discovered that traveling would perhaps help me discover myself. I've battled depression for many years and have led a very sheltered life (and I'm not at all accustomed to taking risks such as this); I feel as though I haven't yet started my life. Maybe traveling and experiencing new things would help me become more aware of what I am meant to be.

Oh, and I have about $16,000 from a lawsuit, so although my family wouldn't be too pleased that I would be spending it on travel rather than tuition, I can kind of do whatever I want with it.

I realize that not everyone will understand where I'm coming from, but I feel strongly in my heart that being independent and traveling could help me sort my life out.