Well, just over a hundred hours, but all my comfort zone stuff is still in place, and most everything's boxed up for local storage, or storage in containers... which I have no idea where they will be stored O_O Same with the 10 or so farm cats; all the local shelters are booked solid, animal control would gas them within a week... guess I better pay off the neighbors, have them feed and water the poor things.
A close friend here asked me how house hunting is going. It's not at all, same with a temporary rental (don't like apartments, but may try it). I've been so busy sorting and storing... it's all gotta get reduced down to an extended vacation, with access to limited amounts of stuff for a rental.
Roughly speaking, I have to be suitcase-ready by noon Tuesday the 22nd of September, or face a 200$ a day penalty, for overstaying my welcome, in the only home I've ever really known. I guess I have to cancel the utilities, ostensibly, permanently. Take down the bell, pull the mailbox, board the housecat, woof.
On a happier note, next week I plan on staying in north Philly for a week or so, visit with as many Newgrounds-pounders as possible while I'm looking for a rental during the day. Talk about being ungrounded, still need to put a hold on my mail!
I'm hoping maybe Tom can hook me up with the Sleepycabin cast, maybe sit in on a Sleepycast. My life's been so out of sorts since my father died (almost 3 years ago), I haven't had the time to split my interests here on Newgrounds. I've met Ricepirate and Stamper briefly at the past 3 Pico Days, mostly under awkward circumstances. It's a shame they're living the life I did 15 years ago, a life that pretty much died the day I picked up Tom's digital torch of a website, soon to be breakout success.
I leave my old world behind, and hope the new one is full of friends and, well, personal stability. Thank you all for your kind attention. Anyone in Newgrounds City fancy a visit from VicariousE.. I mean Steven? I'll spring for lunch!
EDIT 21 September: The new owner and his extended family came over Saturday evening, and reassured me, I have another week or two to consolidate and leave (verbally, not on paper, eek), hopefully without being penalized 200$ a day! They could care less about me, but would like the farm worked, right up until they break ground... getting me out is a necessary evil.
FGIJonC
Damn dude. Have you thought about checking out their twitters if you have one? Mick (ricepirate im sure you know) responds regularly and im sure he'll know who you are so maybe he can help you our or something in some way.
VicariousE
You know? You have a point there! I don't have a twitter thing, suppose I could make one and stuff.... might not look legit being a new account and all, hmm... Could just send him a PM and take my chances.
The fun thing is, I don't know the other guys at Sleepy Cabin, so maybe it'll be more fun? All I know is, if we get into old sordid stories, I can beat anything they throw at me >:3 Old men have their tales yo.