Five INTERESTING/IMPORTANT Sounds

Five most interesting, and/or important sounds in my daily routine:

Firstly, I would like to think beyond my alarm clock, by all means. However, as I am living in a student residence, my own alarm clock has not become “important” to me. But nonetheless, my NEIGHBOR’S alarm clock, bless their heart, has become more of an annoyance than an engaging sound. Every day at 7 A.M., the alarm comes alive. The alarm is a song from my un-named neighbors list. The only reason I appreciate the alarm, to some extent, is that I’ve been hearing some really great music every morning. I find myself running to my laptop to type in the lyrics on Google.ca.

 Is that creepy?

 I certainly hope not. 

Regardless, the song replays three or four times until my lazy neighbor turns it off. Most of the days that it wakes me up early, I consider pounding on their door in vexation. “WAKE UP!, for Pete’s sake”! The sounds have become part of my daily routine...not by will of course.

(This was yesterday’s song! I couldn’t figure out the lyrics, so I asked him when we bumped into the hall this morning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1FHIP4mLxQ)

I have become a “Crackberry” addict! The sound of my phone vibrating is very important to me. Since I am no longer living in my hometown, I rely on my newly purchased Blackberry to keep me connected with family members and friends all over Canada and the U.S. When my phone vibrates, I know that I have received a new e-mail, text message, BBM, or notification from Facebook or twitter. It will itch away, and continue to vibrate until I peep at what is waiting for me on my screen. The sense of urgency from that little red light that flashes drives me crazy!

I use my camera every day. I have a Canon SLR XSi. My camera is my pride and joy because I enjoy capturing the way I see things and sharing them with other people. I love the noise that my camera makes when I take a picture. I love the sound of the beep when I use auto focus. Photography is one of my favourite mediums of media and the sound of my camera flashing, or the click when a photo is taken, is a significant sound in my daily routine.

Similar sound ----> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TfxYwo0zW8)

One sound that I suppose I hardly ever noticed was my keyboard.   I’ve been sitting here for a long time to think of another sound that was important to me. I know it may seem like a cop out, but the typing sound on a keyboard is a very, very, very familiar and reoccurring sound throughout my entire day.

 I wake up, check my e-mail, news sites, Facebook, twitter, etc. I go to class, type my notes, go home, write my essay, write this blog. 

*Click click click click click click* 

It’s sort of sad that I can type four times faster than I can hand write. I can probably type as fast as I can talk. Sometimes the sounds we hardly notice are the sounds that are most important in our lives...

The last and most important sound I hear every day, wherever I go, is probably most endearing one to me. It is benign to my happiness, and reminds me of the bare necessities to survival. My growling stomach!

When my stomach growls, I know I’m hungry. 

I’m a very busy person. Busy in the sense that I am always doing something to occupy myself. I was never the type of child to whine about being bored. 

When my stomach growls, a world of opportunities burst. What will I eat today? I love food, and there are plenty of studies that show endorphins are released when you eat. Yum!

Until next time,

Philly :)!