#the contract runs till like june 20th or something

[existentialintrovert]

can someone just make my decisions for me please and thank you that would be great

#do i stay at uni or do i go home #if i stay it could get better. and i could get to know this guy ive been talking to who seems nice. and could get to know the person #im sharing a flat with next year better cause we didnt talk much while we were home since christmas #and maybe get in some good parties #but if i go home i can save the money i would have put towards this terms accommodation because my uni is offering refunds if people stay ho #*home #and i can avoid the drama thats happening in the flat that i can feel brewing #and the friend who i like but know is awful for m mental health and know i should stay away from because i've been here before #and she acts exactly the same towards me as the 'friend' in school/sixth form who purposefully put others down constantly #not to mention less than half my flat are actually here because everyone else decided to just stay home instead #and im fucking fuming that i didnt get the email before i set off moving back in cause wtf i couldve avoided this predicament altogether #also ik my eating habits here are fucked up and the room feels a little suffocating cause it just reminds me of how i felt in first term #like the meals are healthy but i will often just/ forget #idk #i cant tell if im just homesick #or if i want to go hom #e #ive got till tomorrow to decide #if i want my parents help to move #the contract runs till like june 20th or something #but my course only goes to may 20th and i dont have exams cause mine is assignment based entirely #like i dont know what to do for the best yknow #basically i get really bad fomo #like really bad. and it just combines with my anxiety tofuck me up on the regular #fuck it im staying #ill only wanna know what could've happened if i;d stayed #even if i hate it i can get a train #the money is so tempting but ive got the student loan from last term luckily so i should be able touse that to cover my deposit for #next year #and like the rent cause i have no money or student loan compared to the 2 i share with

[maximumbob-universe]

No one epitomized the swing era like Glenn Miller.  His run was short, lasting only from 1939 till the outbreak of World War II, but during those years he was easily the most popular dance orchestra in the country, scoring an unbelievable 31 top hits in 1940 alone.  Although the public loved the Miller sound, jazz fans and musicians were far less kind.  Fellow band leader Artie Shaw called his music "ground out, like so many sausages" and once quipped "Glenn shouldn't have died, but "Chattanooga Choo Choo" should have."  Miller came to the band business as a leader after working as a session musician, then as an arranger for the Dorsey Brothers.  At first his band struggled, but a contract with Bluebird in 1939 opened new doors, as did a new style. Glenn used a clarinet lead in his orchestra, with saxophones playing an octave below. This gave his  band a unique, instantly recognizable sound.  A gig at the Glen Island Casino boosted his popularity......his theme "Moonlight Serenade" became one of the era's iconic performances.  Miller worked his band relentlessly, favoring a well rehearsed, highly disciplined unit. This caused consternation among jazz aficionados, who felt his lack of improvisation proved his band was not a jazz group.  While that may have been true, his swing hits were numerous, and the solos, while never spontaneous, were often exciting.  "In The Mood" is often used today when someone wants to evoke nostalgia for the Swing Era.  

At the end of the day, Miller simply found a way to merge swing and commercial pop into a unique blend that hit just the right chord with the public. People who liked hot or sweet music found something in Glenn's band that they liked, giving him almost universal acceptance.  Many of his recordings helped define the music of his day:  "Elmer's Tune", "Jukebox Saturday Night", "A String of Pearls", "Moonlight Cocktail", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", "American Patrol" and "Pennsylvania 6-5000" were all huge hits, and remained popular among fans for years to come. Glenn joined the service during the war, leading a well trained group for the Army Air Force. During the war, his string of hits reminded the soldiers of happier times, which only solidified his stature with the public. In June 1940, a transport plane he was riding in disappeared over the English Channel, making Major Glenn Miller a casualty of the war effort.  All of this made his image become almost religious in nature, as the public saw him as much as an emblem of America as they did a bandleader.  As jazz moved on into bop, and singers replaced bands as the nation's musical stars, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra became something of symbol of a lost and romanticized time, lifting his to a status that was even greater than the one he achieved in life. His merits as a jazz era musician or leader may still be questioned, but his place among the 20th century's most loved figures remains secure  It's simply impossible to imagine the big band era ,or American music in general, without him.