Where's my gentleman's magazine?

Crazy thing about moving: your mail doesn't come with you. I got a call from the manager of my old apartment in Oakland telling me "Uh... could you please call someone and make them stop sending your produce to us?" So I got on the horn with the hippies, and I said I didn't want any more organic produce delivered to me (I've been eating mac n' cheese, cereal, and rice non-stop).

And then I thought: Oh no, if the hippies can't find me, how am I going to get my comics and playboy?!

Well the US Postal Service now let's you apply for a change of address online.

But eventually, you're going to need to contact everyone and let them know that you now live elsewhere (I doubt the Penny Saver will have any trouble finding me).

Here's a checklist of places to update your info:

• Utilities
• Gas: close your account and setup locally.
• Electric: see Gas.
• Phone: you'll probably be able to transfer this.
• DSL/Cable: contact them ahead of time and they'll have your service ready.
• Cell Phone: give 'em your new address, and bump up your minutes. You'll be making a lot of calls to friends who you no longer see in person. Remember, texts aren't free, so be careful w/ 'em.
  
• Banks
• Checking
• Savings
• Credit Cards
  
• Websites
• Amazon.com
• Netflix.com
• g-mart.com: Online comic book supplier.
  
• Periodicals
• Backstage West
• American Theater
• Playboy
• Interview
• Variety (you get Variety?! How can you afford it? I sure as heck can't)
  
• Government Agencies
• DMV
• Voter Registration
  
• Newspapers
• NY Times
• Wall Street Journal (now owned by J.P. Murdock)

You thought you were done, didn't you? Nope, now you've got to update all of your acting-related contacts:

• Agent: This person should know you're moving, really.
• Websites
• Casting Networks: you'll have to open a new account in the LA market. It costs about $90/yr.
• SAG iActor
• The Actor's Network

Oh and at some point you should tell your family and friends. I'd say a postcard would be the best route, but it probably isn't - seeing as how you probably don't have anyone's mailing address. So just update your profiles on MySpace, Facebook, LJ, and email all of your contacts (twice, about a week apart, include a career update).

If you can think of anything I've missed, post a comment and let me know. I want to make sure all of my stuff gets here.