Now, I know I'm not a student anymore, so you would think that (other than hearing all about the back-to-school sales) the start of classes wouldn't really affect me.  Wrong.  Yesterday was the first day of school for a lot of kids.  When I was driving home from work, it took me a long longer than usual.  Two words:  school buses.  I happened to be on the road around the time school was letting out...and I got stuck behind the big yellow cheese.  All.  The.  Way.  Home.  Grrr.  Now, I know a lot of schools have been trying to reduce congestion on the roads (or, primarily, to save money on fuel) by making kids of every age ride the same bus.  Bus still.  Driving behind a school bus is excruciatingly annoying.  They stop every five seconds to drop off some kids, and you can't pass them.  Don't get me wrong.  I'm all for learning...by no means am I belittling education.  All I'm saying is that it's going to take a few weeks for me to get used to following huge vehicles filled with screaming children on my way home from work.  Or I'll have to start leaving a little earlier. 

It's Fall TV time.  My favorite TV show starts again tonight - America's Next Top Model (I KNOW I can't believe I like it either, but I do so deal with it).  But that's not the only show starting this week - there are lots of new shows starting, and plenty of old ones returning for another season.  One of my old favorites, E.R., is returning in a few weeks for its 15th and final season.  (It's about time they end it - they should have stopped while it was still good.)  In case you weren't sure when your fave TV show was coming back - here's AOL's Guide to Fall TV.  Happy watching!

I think that's kinda all I need to say.  I'm not going to totally go off on this...but I just want you to know...if I'm driving on the thruway or an expressway, and there is a car moving relatively slowly in the left lane...I expect that car to get into the right lane to let me pass.  PASSing lane.  I was doing a lot of driving for the hoilday this past weekend...and I encountered a lot of drivers who are not aware of how the lanes work.  So if there was any confusion before...I hope I've cleared it up.

I just discovered something last night.  I got my new ((huge)) HDTV a few days ago, so yesterday I needed to call the cable company to arrange to switch my box for an HD one.  Now, I've had Showtime for about a year, and I pay ten bucks a month for it.  I've watched maybe two movies on it since I've had it.  Total waste of money.  So while I was on the phone with the customer service chick, I asked her if I could cancel my Showtime, and get HBO instead.  Wow.  What a worthwhile move.  I never knew what I was missing out on by not having HBO.  If you don't have it already, I can tell you that I've already gotten my money's worth for the month.  Not only does HBO have the best shows, (Sex & the City or Sopranos, anyone?) but it's got great movies.  Yesterday I watched Office Space and No Reservations.  On demand is my new favorite feature.  Seriously...someone is going to need to hold an intervention to stop me from watching TV all day every day.  This is getting serious.  Pretty soon I'm going to just move my bed and the fridge into my living room, so I can stay there all day.  I think I've got a problem...rehab might be in my future.