Journal One: Sitting in Silence

On Saturday, August 29 2009 from 6pm until 6:30pm, I sat in my room in silence listening to everything around me. There were many different sounds coming from inside and outside my house. Inside my house, I heard the clinking and banging of pots and pans of my housemate cooking dinner. She also had on some Taylor Swift music playing in the background. There were people talking while passing my room. I heard the fan on my computer humming, which actually got a little annoying after listening to it for a full half hour because it never turned off. I also heard my AC fan kick on and off periodically in the half hour. My phone kept beeping and played Kellie Pickler song, which is my ringtone. There was also beeping coming from my computer saying that I had an instant message. I also heard the water running in the shower and the toilet flushing, while my housemates started getting ready for the night. I listened to the noise that my pencil made on my paper while I took notes and the noise I made fidgeting on my bed. There was a lot of noise coming from outside. There were cars and motorcycles going down the street. Air planes flying over my house. There were kids screaming and playing while their parents were talking about what their plans were for the weekend. My neighbor’s dog was barking and birds chirping. The birds’ chirping was very peaceful and a lovely sound. The bird was singing a nice little tune. Overall, there is a lot of noise that can happen in a half hour if one would just listen. I did not expect to hear as much as I did in a half hour.