I know I have complained a lot about my move to my new apartment but it's had also had so many positive aspects. Take last night for example...

As a part of condensing my life down to a managable level for my move to my new apartment, I had my friend Kelley and her husband Rob over to go through my CD collection to see what they wanted and what I wanted to give away. I had already given Rob a load of books and plays and sheet music so I could condense down the number of books I was taking over to the new apartment. I met Kelley when we both worked for a Broadway producer and we became very good friends and we even lived in the same part of town so we would leave work together and such. However, I hadn't seen Kelley in over a year. We had swapped a few emails, talked on the phone, but not had the time to see each other.

So last night they came over and starting sorting through my CDs. Most of these I collected when I was working for Barnes and Noble's music department when I lived in Florida and I haven't really bought any new CDs in ages but for the most part I hadn't listened to the majority of them and was more than willing to part with them. We spent about four hours talking about music and our lives and shows and things and it was one of those nights that when it's over you realize how much you needed that time to decompress and spend it with friends.

We laughed, we drank champagne, we insulted each other, we talked about sex acts, it was a great night. It was one of those nights that made you forget that your apartment looks like war-torn Bosnia and that there are things outside of the four walls of the apartment that are just as important in my life. I walked them up to the subway because I had to run to the ATM anyway and when I got home I no longer dreaded going there as I had in past days when I knew what a daunting task I had ahead of me. But when I got home, I was ready to tackle the boxes and the few remaining items and move on.

It's amazing what four hours and two great friends can do to change your mood and attitude.