Dream all you like 'cause when it's lights up, you're alone.

I need to clean my apartment, hence I am doing everything in my power to put off that chore. Yeesh. Thank goodness for blogs to blog on.

Tomorrow my pal Heather is coming to visit me for a couple of days. We're going to catch a Ben Lee concert, perhaps go out for martinis, and make a trip to Ikea. I can't believe I've seen Ben Lee four times in the space of slightly over a year. It's just that he plays Toronto a lot at small-ish affordable venues. Why can't other artists/bands play Toronto enough that I can catch them four times in a year? (Cough, cough Weakerthans.)

Yesterday Season 8 of the Simpsons came out on DVD. You know I was all over that.

Also, I discovered that Torquil Campbell of the band Stars has a side project called Memphis whose CD "A Little Place in The Wilderness" was released yesterday. I wasn't sure if I was going to get it, but they had the CD available on a listening booth at HMV. I randomly listened to track 2 and as soon I heard the line "I guess that we've been friends for a while now baby... Yeah, I would even ask you to my wedding day," I knew then that I must own the CD. It's fabulous. Pop noir suits me. Oh and if you're the type to download just one song, get the song "Incredibly Drunk on Whiskey". Love it.

Oh, birthday shout out to my dear friend Jo who turns 27 today. I'm such a good friend that I won't point out that she's older than I am. Cue evil grin now.

Come to think of it, most of my friends are older than I am. This sucked when they were all 19 before I was, but now it's all good. I'll be able watch them each turn 30. Oh, I'm horrid. However, my roommate is 2 years younger than I am. Oh, to be 24 again. Those were the days...

Before I undertake the vile task of cleaning, I do get to procrastinate a bit more by running to get a stamp for a letter. I will also check my own mail on my way, which I've been doing with trepidation this week because I'm anticipating the arrival of the letter. The letter comes every year in the middle of August to remind us teachers that we will have to be getting back to work soon. Gah.

Update: Cleaning not complete, but I did get a lot done. The letter did not arrive today. It's still summer! Woo!

I was just doing my daily reading of music news, and I came across this interesting article. New Sloan album in September! 30 songs! 76 minutes! I am beyond intrigued. I am currently listening to the single on their myspace page and I'm loving it. It's a Jay song. Jay songs are my faves... (I think... depending on the day...) Can I get a Slooooooooo-ooooooooooan?

Argh. Oh no. It seems like that at the end of July, you could download the new single for free on iTunes... Sniffle. This must have occured when I was computer-less. Gah. Well, on the bright side, at least that means I won't make myself sick of it before the album is actually out. I tend to do that sometimes with new singles.