Plus Glenn Quinn doing the American accent.

Are any Buffistas available to give me suggestions on a letter I'm writing to the owner of my property in order to get out of my lease since I'm moving?

Am very jealous of vw and Nora.

It has been a hell day at work. WHY oh WHY can't folks follow instructions. WHY is it more effort to get someone to help than to do it myself.

Oh yeah, delegating works. NOT.

so Aimee ... the earth didn't move for you?

Not this morning it didn't......

...actually, I am rather loving the notion of the British Rodeo Clown. So long as he isn't Pete, because I don't think that Pete should have to have anything to do with irate bulls trying to gore Marlboro-chomping gay men. Other than in a strictly observational capacity, from a very safe distance, and with a nice cup of tea to hand. Perhaps with a chocolate digestive or two.

I'll be over in the corner with Fay, and chocolate digestives. *Sigh* I had a craving for those very same biscuits only a few days ago and my local Larry's (which has a British section) had no digestives. Just a big empty shelf where they, and the hob-nobs, should have been.

Dear Landlord: EAT IT!!!! Mwahahaha! Love, Polter "see ya!" Cow.

Um, OK, I know that's not helpful. But, in my defense, I am SO FULL of woton soup and spicy pork, I can't think straight.

Dear Landlord: EAT IT!!!! Mwahahaha! Love, Polter "see ya!" Cow.

That's pretty much what my uncle is suggesting I do, but I can't make myself do it. I'm not that kind of person. And I would hate to have something like that hanging over me forever, like I could never tell anyone I lived at that address because they might find out.

Here's what I have:

I have been a tenant with [realtor] for nearly two years. Recently, however, I had the good fortune to be offered an out-of-state position in my chosen field.

On February 27, I notified Deb of my need to move by mid-April, as my employers required me on urgent business. She suggested I advertise for a sublettor, and I did so, both on the UM housing site and Craigslist. While I received some initial interest, all parties chose other opportunities instead. Deb spoke to the future fall tenants, who did not express interest in moving in early.

I believe I gave sufficient notice of my situation, and I believe both Deb and I have done our best to secure a tenant for the four months remaining on my lease. I cannot afford to pay rent both here and in my new location, however. I am requesting that I be let out of my lease early, and I am willing to forfeit my security deposit for this privilege. Thank you.

That sounds very reasonable P-C.

(FTR, I would never tell my landlord to EAT IT either. Well, unless they were total bastiges.)

I believe I gave sufficient notice of my situation

Sufficient notice for what? If you signed a lease which means you have to pay until the end of the lease, there's no official definition of "sufficient." In that absence, you should define it in the letter.