Since the inauguration, a couple new things have happened in my life here in London. First off, no I don't have a job yet. The agency that is trying to find me work is having a hard time, because the economy here is no different than that in the US, everyone is falling on hard times. A lot of businesses have gone down here in London causing for a lot of unemployed people. So, I'm still trying. I might take a waitress job/catering job until I find something different. But, anything at this point is good because I have to pay rent in two weeks!
Last Thursday my friend Jamie asked Brendan and I to come to this pub called The Metropolitan where they were having live music. She found it on TimeOut London which is a website that reviews bars and restaurants and any other events going on in London. The pub has their "Portabello Acoustic Sessions" every Thursday where only local London acoustic artists that are hand picked by the promoters of the event play. So, every artist is a TRUE artist and not just some person playing on an open mic night. The setting made it though. The live music was playing on the top level of the pub, where it was kind of secluded from the bustle of the actual bar area. It was in a separate room with small round tables, a dim light with candles everywhere, chandeliers on the ceiling, with a modern flair that made you feel like you were sitting in a classy lounge area in some swanky coffee shop or something (except for the bar at the back of the room). The room made for more of an intimate setting so people were actually listening to the artists without all the noise of chattering bar people. There were four artists all together, a folkish type singer named Saul, a girl vocalist named Nathalie Miranda, two guys who were quite comical called the Fancy Toys, and my favorite David Liddell. All had their own unique talents that made up a really good show. I think what got me the most was the fact that we found something unique and different in the midst of all the regular pubs or club scene. In a sense, the setting was very therapeutic, a chance for anyone to come and listen to real artists (for free by the way) and sort of forget about everything else. It wasn't crowded or in a huge room full of bustle, but in a behind the scenes type of place full of people just trying to find something different or calmer outside the craziness of the city. So, we've declared these Thursday nights our new haven...our hidden jewel in London. It feels like we have a little secret that no one else knows about (except for all of you that reads this blog). I recorded a video of David Liddell..it'll be in the "my videos" section of my website, so definitely check it out so you can see what I'm talking about.
Besides Thursday, the weekend went as usual. Nothing too eventful until Sunday, which was Australia Day aka the Aussies version of the 4th of July. All of our housemates wanted to have a party for it, so we did, and the requirements were to wear green and gold, the Australian colors. It was a fun party, where for the first time we were labeled as Americans for everything we did. We did teach the Aussies some of our drinking games from back home like flip cup and beer pong, which they had never played and absolutely loved. Flip cup was hard for them to get used to, at first we played the Americans vs Aussies and just dominated so we had to mix up the teams. But, pong they got pretty quickly and they really just loved both. We all had a good time (even our fake cow in the backyard Bessie was ridden a couple of times) and I really got to know some of my housemates better which was probably best part of the whole thing. I think Australia day will have to be a new tradition I bring back to the States...
Thanks again for the emails and wall posts! Miss everyone...and my parents birthdays were this past week and half so Happy Birthday Mom and Dad!
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