[captainredbeard]

"im essentially going to lose my place to live at the end of the year so I really need to make sure I figure out a healthy way to maintain if I get the job"

Start with finding a healthy way to maintain even if you don't get the job. That will put you in a place where you'll be able to find and retain one.

[ozzmotik]

you know, i think that's what I meant to type because that makes a lot more sense to me now that i think about it. evidently sitting in a hot bath makes me lazier about my typing. who would have guessed