Help me replace my stolen laptop

Hello friends, family, and fellow community members. My name is Cody Hiestand and I am here to humble myself, swallow my pride and lean on my community. I am asking for your help. This last Saturday night I made a stupid mistake. I left my backpack with my laptop in the front seat floor area of my Jeep while I was out at The North Warehouse supporting some friends that were performing. I returned to my car at about 2am to find two of my windows smashed in, everything ripped out of the center console, but thankfully they left the registration. However, my backpack and laptop we taken from the vehicle.

A handful of people have voiced that I should have known better. Trust me, I know that. I made a genuine mistake. I wish so badly that I could take back that choice, but that's just not how things work. To those of you that have encouraged me to not give up and shown me love when I felt like I was spiraling, you mean so much to me.

Thankfully I had comprehensive insurance on my Jeep so the windows are covered. Unfortunately my renters insurance policy lapsed and I made yet another mistake by forgetting to renew that policy during a major transitionary phase of my life.

I have been having one hell of a mental battle with the decision of whether or not to start this campaign. I made a fool's mistake after all, so why should I deserve help? Many friends I have spoken to have told me with regards to starting this campaign that 'It's a shitty situation, but you have a large community of people that care about you.", "It's ultimately up to your level of comfort", "I know you have friends that will help because of the amount of time you spend helping others." The last bit really resonated with me because the work I do has never been about the money. I do it for the very same reason as when I started back almost an entire decade ago... because I love the music, I love the culture, I love the community, and I want to use my time, knowledge, and skills to advocate for artists (both within my roster and those in my immediate community). I want to continue to foster authentic, and meaningful relationships between promoters and do what I can do dismantle some of the toxic existing paradigms within this industry.

I'm certainly not wealthy or I wouldn't be here in the first place. This has been a particularly slow month for work so I am struggling to hit what I need to pay rent in the first place before this whole situation occurred. The fact of the matter is that while I still have a desktop to work from, my various roles within the music industry require me to travel and with that, I need to be able to address work responsibilities when I am not home.

The funds raised through this campaign will be used to acquire a refurbished Macbook from a recent year and any accessories that Apple requires me to have for my machine to function properly. I will happily post all receipts.

I will think of something nice to do for each and every person that donates to this cause. It was incredibly difficult to come to my community asking for help in this way... If you are unable to donate, know that I will love you no less than before.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.