What Do You Do With A BA In Modern History and Politics?

I went to see Avenue Q at the Gielgud Theatre in London's famous West End the other week. For the uninitiated, it's basically a Sesame Street style puppet show that presents adult themes in a children's television type of style. It sounds like quite a simplistic premise but it's executed really well and has some great songs in it. The highlights are the brilliantly awkward 'Everyone's A Little Bit Racist' and 'The Internet Is For Porn'. I had seen the show before at the back end of 2008 and the performance lacked a certain amount of energy the second time around. It's still a great show though and well worth seeing (it's about to move to the Wyndhams Theatre, booking until late September). I have to say though that watching a show where the main character is a 22 year old jobless graduate who 'can't pay the bills yet, cause I have no skills yet' has a frankly depressing amount of resonance.

Last weekend saw another trip to Royal Holloway and another doomed attempt to recapture the magic (and a considerably more successful attempt to get smashed). It's starting to feel really weird going back there. I know the streets around Egham and Englefield Green like the back of my hand but it always seems to me like I'm trespassing. Like it's a part of my life I should leave behind, but am yet to. It was lovely to get to see loads of people I haven't seen in a while though and to attend the Easter concert of the university's acapella choir, Absolute Harmony. It was a great show and a pleasant surprise to discover that a lot of the guys I drink with have excellent singing voices. A hugely impressive rendition of 'December 1963, (Oh What A Night)' and their version of The Killers song 'All These Things That Have Done' were my favourite moments.

It was good to see that all the members of the choir had a great sense of cameradie and were clearly enjoying showing off their talents to a large crowd. The buzz you get from performing is a truly unique one and it was one of the things I really enjoyed when I used to act in school plays. It's not something I want to give up any time soon, even if I'm now up there on my own.

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