today

Today was a good day. Not because anything exciting happened (that's rare in my life) but because I had some things to do at work, no one bugged me (too much, at least), and i found my new favorite author's website and learned much about her series of books that I've recently fallen in love with. (Twilight) There were "outakes" of her books, mostly chapters or sections that she had written, but left out of the published book for one reason or another. I read those and fell even more in love with the stories. I'm glad she thought to post those for us avid readers to appreciate. That kept me busy for a good couple hours. In fact, when I looked at the clock, I realized it was almost 2 and I had yet to take a lunch break. I wasn't hungry for food though, I just wanted to satisfy my thirst for reading. Most grudgingly I left the comforts of my desk (which I spend most of my 8 hour day at) and went across the street to get something to eat/drink. It's a nice warm day, warmer than yesterday, so I ventured to the back patio of my building to read more of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (even though I read it in the 10 hours after I had purchased it, on the night of the release). How comforting it was to sit in the sunshine, drinking my mahalo mango robeks and read Harry Potter.
Now, I'm debating whether I want to stay for happy hour at work, considering the friend that was going to stay and then take me home isn't going at all anymore in order to get home to Santa Barbara earlier. My only motivation to going is to hang out with AJ one last time before he's gone from OMM forever. (morbid, but it shouldn't be. Today is his last day of work) However, if I do plan on staying, I could only stay for 15 minutes before having to leave to catch my train, which would get me home later than I would like. What a dilemma. I really like the idea of leaving early, vegging on the couch and falling asleep. I'm in desperate need of sleep.

On another note, I've recently discovered that billboard.com has a radio section that allows one to type in a favorite artist or band and then it will find (according to it's music genome project) other bands that are similar in musical tones, instruments, sound and then playing it for you. You can then state whether you like it or not and from that it can recommend other bands for you to listen to. It's quite enjoyable, plus it opens me up to new music, according to my preferences. Quite the project.
I also found project playlist which my younger sister has been using for a while. It lets you search for and add music to your own playlist which you can post on myspace, facebook, anything. I took some time out of work to perfect mine, only to find that it's all the same stuff I listen to regularly on my iPod. I tried to post it here earlier but it didn't work, so maybe I'll try later when I'm not being watched from behind.
With that said, I'd like to get your suggestions to new bands/artists/genres/albums. Anything you enjoy. I want to hear about it. I'm getting semi-bored of the music I have right now and would like to open my ears to new sounds.