So why are you alone wasting your time when you could be with me wasting your time?

Have I mentioned that I absolutely love the new Death Cab for Cutie CD? Good on them for making me happy after Transatlanticsm. I was in love with that CD and I was totally expecting their follow up to most likely disappoint me. But it hasn't! It's not as grand nor as sweeping as Transatlanticsm, but it's a fun little disc.

Anyway, I have been spending far too much time today reading articles about the situation in New Orleans. This one made me sad that I've never visited New Orleans (make sure you read reason #15). I read another article that described how so many people couldn't leave the city because they were living paycheque to paycheque and couldn't afford a way to get out. I wish I could remember where I read this article since it was very well done.

Make sure you read Michael Moore's letter to Bush if you haven't.

Well, this afternoon I went and got myself a new pair of shoes for school. I can't believe it starts on Tuesday. I really wanted to get a new pair of running shoes, but I figured since the kids have to wear black dress shoes with their uniforms, then maybe I should too. Then, when they try to get away with wearing running shoes, I can tell them that I'd like to wear running shoes too but out respect for them, I am not, so they'd better go get their proper shoes on their feet. So instead of getting fun black comfy runners, I got this fun chunky pair of black dress shoes. Here they are in all of their dress code glory.