It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve been through virtually every blogging platform there’s ever been... and since I’m a simpleton, time to add another notch to my bedpost with Tumblr. This isn’t my only Tumblr - my main one is primarily for following, loving and reblogging other’s content.
To start off with, I’ve officially moved to PDX (Portland, OR) to move in with my boyfriend, N. We’ve survived the LDR of a year and a half and have closed to distance. It was still about 9 days from the day I parked myself in PDX before we actually moved in together, as we were waiting for our apartment to be ready. In the meantime, my great friends V1, V2 and R housed me. I got to spend time with them, their kitties and a chatty African Gray parrot. V2 turned me on to The Walking Dead, so I’ve been undertaking watching all of that now - I’m a few episodes in on season 2 now.
This move has been really stressful for me. Trying to make sure there’s enough money, not being able to move in right away and living out of suitcases, having not only past financial & legal issues haunt me from when I was with my ex, but also from when I was quickly separated from the Air Force and couldn’t pay off a couple of credit cards due to my severely cut income and new ones stemming from when BFFL and I were burglarized in Vegas and they made off with a book of my checks. It’s all a hot mess. Oh, and did I mention, I’ve been non-stop job hunting since before I got here? I haven’t gotten any bites except from hiring scams that are disguising check fraud and start-up marketing firms that I’m staying far away from. At least hiring firms are hitting me up to try and help. I haven’t been unemployed for so long since the end of 2008 after my grandfather passed away and I moved back to CA from SC. I tweeted this yesterday, but job hunting is so exhausting and yet leaves me feeling like I did shit with my time! How fucked up is that?! Like a certain uggo on a diet, I need to see results, like, right meow.
The shit I do for love... N has been pretty wonderful. Constantly trying to keep my spirits up with his positivity, even if it’s a bit naive and sheltered. BTW, since when is “positivity” not recognized as a word during spell-check? He has all the upbeat attitude that I don’t have and he’s not afraid to tackle the hard stuff, especially with me. I do have to admit, it’s weird living with a significant other I’m not married to. The ex and I were married for 5 months before we finally lived together as husband & wife (thanks Hurricane Katrina & lack of housing for married tech schoolers).
I’ve downsized significantly through my moves between home, FH in Vegas, to my and BFFL’s apartment in Vegas, now to here. I almost didn’t bring my queen-sized bed as I wanted to take the smallest possible moving van/truck - which ended up being a 12ft box truck, so in goes the queen! I’m really discovering how many things have a high up-front cost and virtually zilch resale value. Who knew a diamond pendant is only worth as much as the gold surrounding it? Pfft. The apartment itself is the smallest place I’ve rented ever. I’m used to 2+2 (or larger) bed/bath places... and this is a modest 1+1 bed/bath. The kitchen is ridiculously lacking in cabinet and counter space. Thankfully I’ve invested in quite a few storage-type items and I’m finding places for everything... gradually. This place is SO beige, too. Lots of work to be done.
I miss my Vegas friends something fierce, I’ll tell you that. It’s really weird to not have constant contact with my BFFL :( I’ve gone from a romantic LDR to a platonic/BFFL LDR. I’m glad they remembered to have me over via FaceTime to watch the new Iliza Shlesinger stand-up special on Netflix. I only wish I could’ve been there in person getting blitzed with them <3 Even the one that thinks I’m evil.
Until I’m hired somewhere, I’ll be setting-up house as best as I can. I’ll attempt to share my adventures and mistrials of settling here in PDX to the best of my ability.
