Audibles (T.G.E. - Part 31 of 40)
February 11th, 2006 · Posted in Adultitis Escape Plan ·
I have been asked by Kim and Jason to take part in their Adultitis Escape Plan, a 40-day plan to become more childlike (not childish)
and to reduce stress and prevent dullness, depression and [insert
another word beginning with ‘d’ here]. Of course I’m gonna do it.
Dreary-ness, that begins with ‘D’.
The thirty-first task: Find a place to sit quietly for ten minutes. Listen for at least one sound
that you would not have normally noticed.
I sat at my computer in my little office space at home and just listened.
I can hear the dishwasher engine, and the occasional quiet ‘clink’ as things get moved around in it.
Whoa - I just heard a series of loud bangs… bang. bang-bang. bang-bang-bang-bang. Gun? Fireworks? Gone now, but it was definitely unexpected.
I can hear the fan in the bathroom whirring as it sucks the moisture out of the air in there (there’s a fair bit as I slipped getting in the bath and created my own little tsunami…).
I can hear my computer occasionally spin up the hard drive as it writes something, and then spin back down when it is done (this is very quick).
I can hear the occasional gumnut drop onto the roof (which is tin, so it’s very loud).
I can hear cars on the highway, and another going past our house.
I can hear the clock just outside the door ticking (very quietly).
I can hear a truck braking as it comes down the hill on the highway. And another.
I can hear a freight train pushing as hard as it can to go up the hill. It’s drowning out pretty much everything else. It has a low noise of the engine, but also a loud squealing of the wheels. Actually, it could be coming down the hill.
I can hear the toilet cistern open up and start refilling (we have a small leak that I need to try and fix again).
I can hear the water in the dishwasher swishing around.
I can hear some small insect outside.
RodeoClown: quiet.
