BTW, in case anyone is worried the Making Light piece is definitely not anti-Christian. Just using an funny analogy to explain a fascinating and underdiscussed bit of history. One side note: this piece reveals that the actual Saint Nicholas is MUCH more interesting than Santa Claus/Father Christmas. (Of course a lot of the stuff from his lifetime may be no truer - but still, even if just as false a much more interesting tale.) A Bishop who patrolled the docks with the time's equivalent of brass knuckles to take down thieves, who carried gold with him to redeem women from debt, and whose powers of deduction were so great that people came to him to find solutions to crimes nobody else could solve. St Nicholas was not Santa Claus - he was freaking Batman!

I hate moving. That said I'm done. Well done ish. In trying to find a screwdriver last night I realized I left my "junk drawer" stuff and stuff under the sink.

And I probably lost the security deposit because there was 1 mystery problem with the floor and then while cleaning out the stove/tray thing and fridge I managed to gouge 4 more holes in there. You can't really see unless you look but they are there. I emailed ex landlady about my stuff and that I couldn't get up there until Thursday. Well, I could go up today but I'm not, Thursday I have off and I'm going to the yarn shop and I'll get the stuff then.

I was so mad at myself but I've been stressed out and tired and working a lot of hours (for me) plus learning a new position.

askye, is your new place closer to work?

Non-vitations piss me off, sj.

I need to ask my supervisor for a letter of recommendation for applying for a new job for next year. Any suggestions on how I should phrase my email asking her?

Any suggestions on how I should phrase my email asking her?

You should be very menacing and quote tv villains liberally but in a slightly demented way: "I am the one who knocks" should probably secure the job for next year.

Hil, do you have to let your boss know you're looking? That would make me very uncomfortable.

Hil, you can talk about looking for new challenges academically/professionally, and personally wanting to explore other areas before settling down to a "forever" place (or something like that).

Hil, do you have to let your boss know you're looking? That would make me very uncomfortable.

All the jobs I'm applying for require several letters of recommendation.

Hil, you can talk about looking for new challenges academically/professionally, and personally wanting to explore other areas before settling down to a "forever" place (or something like that).

Hmm. I can try something like that.

Also, you could bring up proximity to medical facilities.