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Moving Day

~overproof

Really enjoying the new feel and look of the site.

Something about the minimalism of a text-centric aesthetic just gives a website the feeling that there something substantial there. It’s not all just a bunch of shiny things, but you might actually find something interesting within all that text. Also, I like the idea of writing somewhere where there’s a built in readership, as well as a commenting system. While I love Write.as with all my heart, paying an additional $100 for Commento, when I’m already spending about that much to maintain Write.as Pro plus add-on’s each year.

All this shit adds up, but hey! That’s not rwally the point of why I’m writing tonight. Probably gonna read back over this and cringe, but even if I’m slopily spoken right now, it feels good writing here.

This fucking headache I’ve had just won’t seem to let up, but I feel as though it may be a signal to turn in early tonight, since I’ve gotta be up for an important day tomorrow. Given the bar I was managing and developing the cocktail program for has furloughed the majority of its staff, important days feel a bit far and few in between recently. Quick sidebar: confusingly, there are no cocktails on the to-go menu, which is an owner decision, and something I pushed to no avail, and at the expense of I have no idea the shitton of potential profit going out the window.

Anyways, after getting into a physical altercation with a manipulative and toxic now ex-roommate (I didn’t start the fight, but I did finish it), and this all on the same day as being laid off, it’s been a whirlwind these past few weeks. Scrambling to find a friends place to stay for the night, figuring out AirBnb reservations, or falling back on the more economic option of ‘urban camping’.

All of this has been made bearable, thanks to my best friend, who’s voluntarily opted to stay by my side throughout all of it. She’s also my girlfriend, and while I’m sure she’ll never read this, I just wanted to give a S/O to Elle, for being the most amazing companion and support system a boy could ever even dream to be lucky enough to have in their life. She’s also a major babe. Quick sidebar #2: Elle would definitely let me stay with her, but she stays in the guest room at her friends house as kind of an ‘honorary roommate’, and so adding yet another person would be overstepping and sadly isn’t an option.

Skipping through the boring parts, I’m set to move into a beautiful new place, right in the heart of downtown (technically Belltown, if any Seattle folk are reading) sometime tomorrow. There are still a couple hoops to jump through and errands to be run throughout the A.M., and I don’t even know when I’m supposed to be meeting them, however I’ll text as soon as the necessary funds are in my hand.

Not really sure what the point of writing all of this was, if not just to catch up, since last posting on Midnight’s former iteration. Additionally, to rant a little about what has turned out to be some of the more stressful weeks, in an already insanely stressful year (for most people, I’m sure). Anyways, happy I was able to get some words on the screen. Happy I’ll be able to finally let out this breath I’ve been holding through a low-level anxiety attack for the past week and change, while I’ve been trying to secure this space. Happy for this whole fucking year to be in our rear view mirrors. Happy that headache I’d mentioned earlier has since gone away.

Gonna call it a night, at least in terms of this post. Hope everyone is well out there! Until next time.

Cody out.

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~starbreaker wrote:

Glad you were able to get away from the asshole roommate. Good luck with the new living situation.

~overproof wrote:

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the update, as well. Things will work out, as they have a way of doing. At least in most cases. You’ve just gotta be open to the idea that they don’t always follow a linear path, and sometimes, ‘working out’ doesn’t always mean doing so in a way that you’ll (I’ll) immediately understand. Other times things just are totally fucked and don’t work out at all, but then, I’ve somehow managed to make it as far as standing here, writing this response.

Also, yes! As far as Midnight goes, the more I use the new interface, the more I am enjoying it. Excited to see where things go here!

~inquiry wrote:

Best of wishes and luck to you regarding work and/or the ex-roommate, overproof.

Also, I really enjoyed you post, so maybe the universe simply used you to benefit my online reading experience? :-)

So, best of wishes and hopes with respect to your newly found universe pawnhood status, as well. ;-)

And a zillion hurrah's for "Something about the minimalism of a text-centric aesthetic just gives a website the feeling that there something substantial there."