diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/GuiApi.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/GuiApi.cs
index 47ffcdbe0f..3a173faae0 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/GuiApi.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Api/Libraries/GuiApi.cs
@@ -491,7 +491,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				x -= Emulator.CoreComm.ScreenLogicalOffsetX;
 				y -= Emulator.CoreComm.ScreenLogicalOffsetY;
 			}
-			GlobalWin.OSD.AddGuiText(message, x, y, Color.Black, forecolor ?? Color.White, (MessagePosition.AnchorType)a);
+
+			var pos = new MessagePosition{ X = x, Y = y, Anchor = (MessagePosition.AnchorType)a };
+			GlobalWin.OSD.AddGuiText(message,  pos, Color.Black, forecolor ?? Color.White);
 		}
 
 		public void Dispose()
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
index d1d3be6fc1..2e091d5387 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 	class UIDisplay
 	{
 		public string Message;
-		public int X;
-		public int Y;
-		public MessagePosition.AnchorType Anchor;
+		public MessagePosition Position;
 		public Color ForeColor;
 		public Color BackGround;
 	}
@@ -108,16 +106,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			_messages.Add(new UIMessage { Message = message, ExpireAt = DateTime.Now + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) });
 		}
 
-		public void AddGuiText(string message, int x, int y, Color backGround, Color foreColor, MessagePosition.AnchorType anchor)
+		public void AddGuiText(string message, MessagePosition pos, Color backGround, Color foreColor)
 		{
 			_guiTextList.Add(new UIDisplay
 			{
 				Message = message,
-				X = x,
-				Y = y,
+				Position = pos,
 				BackGround = backGround,
-				ForeColor = foreColor,
-				Anchor = anchor
+				ForeColor = foreColor
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -177,7 +173,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				try
 				{
-					var point = GetCoordinates(g, new MessagePosition {X = text.X, Y = text.Y, Anchor = text.Anchor}, text.Message);
+					var point = GetCoordinates(g, text.Position, text.Message);
 					g.DrawString(text.Message, MessageFont, text.ForeColor, point.X, point.Y);
 				}
 				catch (Exception)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
index 9529edab2f..1e572eabbf 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
@@ -229,6 +229,27 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 		}
 
+		private void DisplayOnScreenWatches()
+		{
+			if (Global.Config.DisplayRamWatch)
+			{
+				for (var i = 0; i < _watches.Count; i++)
+				{
+					var frozen = !_watches[i].IsSeparator && Global.CheatList.IsActive(_watches[i].Domain, _watches[i].Address);
+					GlobalWin.OSD.AddGuiText(
+						_watches[i].ToDisplayString(),
+						new MessagePosition
+						{
+							X = Global.Config.RamWatches.X,
+							Y = Global.Config.RamWatches.Y + (i * 14),
+							Anchor = Global.Config.RamWatches.Anchor
+						},
+						Color.Black,
+						frozen ? Color.Cyan : Color.White);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		public void UpdateValues()
 		{
 			if (_paused)
@@ -245,21 +266,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			if (_watches.Any())
 			{
 				_watches.UpdateValues();
-
-				if (Global.Config.DisplayRamWatch)
-				{
-					for (var i = 0; i < _watches.Count; i++)
-					{
-						var frozen = !_watches[i].IsSeparator && Global.CheatList.IsActive(_watches[i].Domain, _watches[i].Address);
-						GlobalWin.OSD.AddGuiText(
-							_watches[i].ToDisplayString(),
-							Global.Config.RamWatches.X,
-							Global.Config.RamWatches.Y + (i * 14),
-							Color.Black,
-							frozen ? Color.Cyan : Color.White,
-							0);
-					}
-				}
+				DisplayOnScreenWatches();
 
 				if (!IsHandleCreated || IsDisposed)
 				{
@@ -285,21 +292,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			if (_watches.Any())
 			{
 				_watches.UpdateValues();
-
-				if (Global.Config.DisplayRamWatch)
-				{
-					for (var i = 0; i < _watches.Count; i++)
-					{
-						var frozen = !_watches[i].IsSeparator && Global.CheatList.IsActive(_watches[i].Domain, _watches[i].Address);
-						GlobalWin.OSD.AddGuiText(
-							_watches[i].ToDisplayString(),
-							Global.Config.RamWatches.X,
-							Global.Config.RamWatches.Y + (i * 14),
-							Color.Black,
-							frozen ? Color.Cyan : Color.White,
-							0);
-					}
-				}
+				DisplayOnScreenWatches();
 			}
 		}