Not entirely unrelatedly, the editorial assistant position I applied for last June was just posted on the uni website--I have no idea if the person who got it flaked or got a better offer or what, but I just applied, again.

Oh I hope this works out!! That sounds like a great fit for you.

Thanks, flea and omnis. I'll check them out.

Nora, I'm sorry the nun thing didn't work out.

I hope one of your competitors finds the perfect job elsewhere, Hil.

I now have a bunch of hole saws, since the one I needed was $6, but there was a package of five different sizes for $15. It is this type of high finance that keeps me the pauper that I am. That and the fact that, despite trying desperately to resist, I was forced to buy a huge four-gallon rosemary bush on sale for $10. (Do you want one, flea? I could go back tomorrow and we could actually manage to get together.)

I love rosemary and use it so much that the three rosemary plants I have are almost bare. It is used as the shrub in some local parking lots though; would it be disgusting to go pick some off, wash it and use it?

And speaking of disgusting; my boyfriend's sense of humor: [link]

Book rec for people wanting to get their offices organized: How to Get Organized Without Resorting to Arson, by Liz Franklin. I got a lot of really good ideas, and more importantly, perspective out of that book.

There was ornamental rosemary at the vacation rental I stayed at with friends this spring. We trimmed some to season shish kebabs and it was wonderful. I have heard that it's not a good idea to eat plants that grow in places with a lot of traffic.

pick above dog height , Javachick

pick above dog height , Javachick

Excellent words to live by, in general.

I have two small rosemary plants, but these are ginormous and are supposed to be relatively cold hardy. The more established a plant is, the more chance it has of surviving in zone 7b.

Usually a good way for my to destress and get calmer is to do something like an exercise video with tricky steps, or Dance Dance Revolution, or something like that where I'm using my whole body and I need to concentrate on how I'm moving so I don't have brain space left for stress. Everything that I can think of that usually works for that is something that will just kill my ankle. I need to find new ways to destress, and I don't know where to start. The only way I can think of that I've ever been able to calm down while sitting still is either going to a beach or climbing a tree and sitting there for a while, and neither is really practical right now.