a fashion interlude

i sink to a new low with the following poll:

as between the following two shoes, which is more "professional" (in the most conservative sense of the word)? how much more? (B comes in my size, A comes in a size i can wear but that's not my size... B would be black, not the other colors shown)
A or B

i asked oren but, well, he's not exactly an expert on women's shoes.

on the topic of shoe shopping:

ladybug, ladybug

Some weeks ago (I'm guessing late June) I noticed one ladybug hanging out in our bathroom, usually right where the wall hits the ceiling. Cute.
A few weeks later there was a second. I had visions of exponentially growing ladybug populations. Memories of the ladybug invasion of Chicago my second year of college. I mean, ladybugs are cute, but not when they're everywhere (alive and dead).
Maybe my ladybugs were both the same sex, or otherwise incompatible, but after a few weeks the population had grown to just three. Today I noticed a fourth.
It looks like the rate of growth is linear, and slow. And they may fly away home come winter, though perhaps the opposite, who knows.
When they crawl on my stuff I try depositing them out the window, but they seem to come back. I'm really just concerned that they are going to establish a large, permanent settlement. I guess it's wait and see.

(In case you can't tell, I am on vacation between work and school and find boring things amusing, and blog-worthy).

In honor of ladybugs:


(perhaps to much levity, or at least music, for the nine days, :) but watch it at some point.)

My favorite line:
"They talked about the high price of furniture and rugs/
And fire insurance for lady bugs."