Advice from one who went before

At the ripe old age of 4-, I am finally making the leap into adulthood by moving in with my boyfriend slash partner. And that move of course involves many little administrative duties like changing the address on your Netflix account, and making sure your name is on the buzzer. But there are other tasks, little mine fields -- really odd things you may not have thought of before -- especially if you've lived alone for most of those previous 4- years. Here's a short list of the things I now know, and my advice to you on how to tackle them.

1. The first time you write the new address
   It's going to shock you how this will affect you, as if all of your life has come to this one moment of success. My first time was on a photo release in an Agent's office.
   Advice: No one cares, so don't bother telling them why you're smiling and also crying real tears on to the legal documentation.
2. Emergency Contact
   When you have to look up the phone number in your phone you will feel like a schmuck.
   Advice: This is not your fault, modern technology is the culprit. No need for the mea culpas.
3. The forgotten space
   There will be a space -- whether it be a closet, drawer or gap behind a chair -- that will shock you by the usage. Your jaw may drop by what you find. Mine was an upper cabinet in the kitchen which contained a collection of paper bags from the ages.
   Advice: Ask before pitching, because you won't believe how much he may have wanted to keep that vintage Macy's bag that apparantly he was birthed in, based on the level of response.
4. The bathroom closet
   If #3 didn't get you, this one will do you in. Resist the urge to discuss whatever it is you find in there. There will be something, I assure you. My boyfriend reads this, so I'm not listing the found items here, but...just...wow!
   Advice: Do not engage.
5. Why is this here?
   The dining room table is set for 10, and on no occasion in the last year has there been a dinner party for that size. And boy a comfy chair would be awesome in that window at seat #8.
   Advice: Plan your strategy wisely. This will be a multi-month conversation and you aren't going to win most of those conversations, even for a minute. But sometime in the future you will catch him with just enough sleep deprivation, and intoxication, that this dining room table will be set for 4 and we will get that comfy chair. As God is my witness...we will get that comfy chair in the sun!

Oh Apple!

Just got home and Rob, the BF, queued up the Apple TV announcement from today. Oh the marketing. The glorious marketing. I didn't see much difference frankly, mostly aesthetic, but whatevs.