Category Archives: Journal Entry

The city that never sleeps, even when we sure as hell wish WE could.
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1. 2/8/15, 9:50am: On our way to city class, the corner of 29th Street & 6th Ave

Farthest Sounds: Cars honking way down the street, muffled music from inside the venues we pass. A woman way ahead scolding her dog for taking the liberty of pooping on the sidewalk.

Medium Sounds: A crazy (homeless?) man shouting about (what, to his mind, was) social justice. His voice is hoarse and pitched much higher than his optimal range because he is so furious and intent on expressing it. My classmates who have fallen a bit behind are giggling about some gossip they don’t want the rest of the group to hear.

Closest Sounds: My, and my other classmates’, hurried footsteps on the sidewalk, with occasional crunching on ice/snow that isn’t yet melted. (The ones who, like me, desperately need Starbucks before class are making a pointed attempt at picking up our feet so we can get there on time). Jack talking about hypochondria and laughing.

Sound Level: Not nearly as loud as NYC gets, but we defy decibel expectations for a group of students heading to class on a Saturday morning.

One-Word Description: Bustling

Three essential sounds: Homeless man shouting, cars honking, footsteps.

Journal Entry Number 2
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1. 2/11/15 8:12 Pm, Vander Poel Dorm

2. Farthest-airplane passing above, elevator creaking open

3. Medium-refrigerator running, door slamming outside my room, something possibly falling on the floor in the room above mine, weird whoosh noise coming from unknown location.

4. Closest-the hum of fish tanks filter, phone vibrating on the desk

5. Sound levels that are the farthest away are not constant, the ones nearer are pretty consistent and at medium levels of loudness. Overall though its a pretty quiet time.

6. One Word-Peaceful

7. Three essential sounds-hum of fish tank, weird whoosh noise, airplane passing above.

Max’s Journal Entry #2
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1- Feb. 12. 11:33am – Bernard Hall

2- There are thumping sounds coming from upstairs. People moving their desks and opening and closing doors.
3- My professor is speaking about Intellectual Property Rights.
4- The two kids on either side of me are typing. A cough or sniffle from people in the classroom is heard every now and then.
5- Sound level is relatively tame- My professor is lecturing and has been talking for some time now making the sound of her voice the constant in the room.
6- Soft.
7- My professor talking – The sound of people’s keyboards, the constant thumping from upstairs.

 

 

 

A Drive To Work
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Thursday 2/12/15 LIE (note: I didn’t close my eyes during this observation as I was driving)

Farthest sounds: Diesel engine noise of Tractor Trailer next to me, general highway hum.

Medium sounds: Engine hum of my new Fiat 500, Rrrrrrr of tires rolling on the pavement, Wind passing over the car.

Closest Sounds: “Walk on the Wild Side” blasting from my radio and the faint voice of the “Waze” app woman telling how miles to my exit coming from my phone.

Sound Level: LOUD. I enjoy blasting my stereo in the car.

One Word Description: Driving

Three essential sounds: Radio, Tire noise, and Traffic noise.

Sound Journal #1
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1. 2/5/15, 11:11pm, Nassau Hall Dorm

2. Farthest: A few solid knocks on the door across from my dorm accompanied by a brief conversation between two deep voices.

3. Medium: Water smacking against shower floor in bathroom. Blurred high pitched exaggerated laughter coming from my suite mate on the other side of the wall.

4. Nearest: Humming of my refrigerator and steady air flowing from the vents, as well as the gentle snoring of my roommate.

5. Sound levels are quiet and constant. Although there several simultaneous sounds, they are all very low volume.

6. One word: Tranquil

7. 3 Sounds:

  •  Humming of refrigerator
  • Air blowing through vents
  • Gentle snoring

Journal Entry Number 1
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1. February 1st, 1:40 PM, Vander Poel Floor 2 Hallway

2. Farthest- a door is slamming, toilet is flushing

3. Medium- the elevator ding, and a shower is running

4. Closest- voices, air running

5. Sound Level- pretty low sound level, sounds were consistent except for certain sounds such as door and toilet that broke the peaceful hum.

6. One word- soothing

7. Three essential sounds- air running, shower and elevator ding

Journal Entry #1:
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1) 2/5/15, 9:50pm, study session in Michael Caizzi’s room

2) Farthest: Cars driving (inappropriately fast) in the Colonial Square parking lot, someone upstairs dropping things on the floor.

3) Medium: Clock ticking in the suite, quiet chat in the neighboring room

4) Closest: Michael talking and typing on his keyboard, the HVAC blowing cool air, Judy Garland on vinyl.

5) The sound level and activity is pretty low. No sudden fluctuations in the kinds of sounds, or the volumes of them.

6) One-Word Description: Homey.

7) Three Sounds Essential to the Environment: The “buhhhhhhhhhhh” of the HVAC (it is relaxing and makes a steady background noise). The typing on both of our keyboards (sounds like productivity in tandem). Judy Garland singing “The Trolley Song” (warm, familiar).

Journal Entry #1
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1) 2/3/15 – 8:07pm – dorm room

2) Farthest: cars accelerating, wind brushing against the building from outside, car doors being shut from the parking lot, airplanes

3) Medium: shower running, banging on the ceiling from people on the above floor, thumping sounds vibrate through the walls from pipes in the walls and suite mates moving around in their rooms, doors opening and closing

4) Closest: faint and high-pitched buzz from ceiling light, air passing through my nostrils, medium pitched ring from refrigerator

5) Sound Level & Activity: general sound level was low and the sound activity remained consistent and neutral

6) One Word Description: eerie

7) Three Sounds: wind brushing against the building, noises from the walls, buzz from ceiling light

Home Alone
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7/5/15, 8pm, My apartment NYC

Farthest: Faint steady sound of jet engines

Medium: Low hum of wind

Closest: erratic rattle of storm windows as wind hits them

Sound level is mostly soft, almost quiet broken up by sharp crescendos of the rattling storm windows

One word description: erratic

3 sounds: jet engine, wind, rattling windows

Max’s Journal Entry Post #1
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1- 2/3/15-1:10pm-L216

2- There is a tracker-like sound coming from outside. I have to assume it’s a snow plow from the bang I hear every now and then.
3- The steady yet calm wind as well as people outside talking. I also heard someone open and close the conference door. I can tell that it is the conference door from the vibration of the wall.
4- I can hear my own typing as well as the clock. Other than that, it is relatively silent in the room.
5- Eerily quiet.
6- Calm
7- The clock is the most important sound. Because if we couldn’t hear the clock running than it wouldn’t be quiet/calm, there would be something drowning it out. The calming steady sound of the wind because this acts as a sort of background white noise sound. The small, low chatter of students outside.