i love that i'm able to meet (or beat) deadlines. it makes me far less stressed out than, well, everyone else in my office. i've been offering to help, and have been helping to some degree, but people are trying to be responsible for their own work. tomorrow, once the deadline has passed (and i'm not sure we'll all meet it), i think my services will be more sought after. but for now, i can blog.

went to see josh groban at shoreline last night with my dad, which was fun. :) apu hasn't been to a large-venue concert like that since the 1960's, so i think he enjoyed it. josh groban is pretty mellow music, so people were lounging rather than rocking out, but it was still pretty good. he did a couple of covers (including paul simon's america and linkin park's my december) as well as a few bigger name numbers (you raise me up, caruso, and alejate) and one of my favorites, vincent. he had a funny pianist open for him, a young guy named william joseph who was able to work the crowd both with his stories and his music. i'm tempted to pick up his album, too, although that's not music i would normally buy.

another interesting thing last night-- i talked to the boy who broke my heart, and he's starting to date someone new. i wasn't sure how i would feel or react when i found out he started doing that, but i'm surprisingly okay with it. not to say i loved him any less, but i think i'm finally past it. that's extremely nice to know because now i can enjoy the friendship again for what is it (even if it never goes back to what it once was), and i wasn't sure if i would ever get to that point. i have people in my life now who are much to thank for that, because they make me happy... such that i don't need to rely on things in the past to make me feel anything in my life. time, as they say, heals all...