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Day 8 - The reason I love bands

I've been officially living in London a week now! I can't say i've been overly productive... but a few lucky moments have come my way, and I'm really looking forward to the next few days.
Earlier today, I was offered a job trial for Saturday night, working as a bar-maid in Camberwell Church street, this is of course, very daunting, but i'm relatively well prepared mentally at the moment, what i'll be like on the day is a different worry. I'm intrigued and excited at the prospect of starting work again, my last job didn't last for very long and aside from that I work for Age UK back home, distributing charity bags. So bar-tending and other such duties will be a hell of a lot different, and will also fulfil many a teenage-cliché at the same time (all the more reason to go for it, I guess.)

Some days, I have thought about what I want to write about before I come on and write it, different topics come to mind, but something I have really wanted to write about is music, as I think now more than ever, it has become particularly stabilising and comforting, especially on my walks and explorations around the local area, Snow Patrol remixes, whimsical and nostalgic Noah and the Whale compositions and The 1975 have all been appropriate on my day-trips job hunting and generally starting my new life. I am greatly fond of these genuine and organic bands for a lot of reasons, as well as many others, because not only does each song spur many different feelings and emotions, but they help me re-collect myself, or even cry when I am feeling home sick or frightened. The works of my favourite band Snow Patrol and Fleetwood Mac make me both happy, sad and nostalgic for many different reasons. You may be wondering what this has to do with anything. Quite frankly, it doesn't, but what I will say is, at this time in particular, this music is effecting me greatly, bringing me bursts of joy or helping me cope when I'm upset, my emotions are so easily swayed and controlled/managed when special voices and melodies from these amazing people are played, so this is really a tribute to them, I know they are going to steady my hectic mind over the next few weeks, as I can connect with music so much, especially now. I'll be indebted to these bands forever, that's the reason I love them.

Aside from that, there isn't much to say, today has been much like any other lately, except I got soaked on the way home from the interview at Storm Bird. I'm feeling a little apprehensive today, but a whole lot more hopeful for the near future at the same time.

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