:)

my landlord and i finally talked. we're both really bad at the "tag, you're it" game. and i feel a ton better. i said i was getting laid off (which is close enough to being true for me to not feel too, too guilty) and he offered to let me not pay rent for a month. i mentioned i may have to relocate to find work, which he sorta expected me to say, and he said he would let me out of the lease.

i knew he was a nice guy and wouldn't be a jerk, but suffice it to say, i am most relieved.