Thanks to everybody who responded to my previous post.

It turns out that my vehicle has a blown head gasket.  When I called the
mechanic on Monday, they said that they couldn't seem to locate the problem.
I waited a day, and they called me today, Wednesday, to tell me about the
head gasket.

I won't be able to get this fixed any time soon.

I guess I'm gonna miss Burning Van and Buses by the Bridge.  Doh!  :(
Unless you guys don't mind that I show up in my always-dependable-
never-let-me-down '91 Honda Accord with over 185 K on it. Seriously.  It'll
take 'til spring to fix my bus.

Thanks for sharing everyone.

Love and Rockets,
DaBomb