I am somewhat obsessed with music. Anyone who knows me would nod thier head in agreement, and then hope I would not launch into an overzealous review of some artist they have likely never heard of. But music is not just something to listen to when I am bored, or something I enjoy every so often. There are few moments in my life when I am not listening to music, and as I look back on my life, even as a child, I can put almost any moment to a song. It sound cliche to say that music has gotten me through so much, or that I find an intense amount of comfort in it, but I have. Last night, as I was attempting to fall asleep, I was trying to endure an intense amount of emotional pain, but I could not put it out of head. I started to listen to Brand New and slowly, I was able to cry, I was able to let everything out. There is such intensity, and so much raw emotion in their music that I was able to finally feel. They, in particular have gotten me through more than I could possibly express. I honestly feel like I owe them so much.

I am also a realatively shy person, and I never know what to talk to people about, but when I meet someone who likes one of my favorite bands, I automatically lose all of my shyness and am able to have a real conversation. Just last week, I had a conversation about indie rock with the barista at Starbucks.

I'm not sure exactly why I felt like writing this, because I know it's not even realatively interesting, but truthfully, I don't care. It may be that my brother just put an MxPx album on, and I was flooded with memories, and I realized that there are so many other albums out there that remind me of different memories. This one has it's own memories just like hundreds of other songs and albums. I love MxPx by the way. Just thought I'd throw that in there.