I was on the 7th floor of the library, where I usually go to study between 11am and 12:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
This girl, whom I had never seen before, and who was in some drug-induced state, came and sat in the desk right beside me. She was on the phone with a friend and was talking loudly about how she needed a sexual release. Note the audible shifting in seats as nearby people struggled with how to react to this. (Eventually I called public safety because she seemed a tad unwell, but I needed a recording because it was hard to believe).
Daily Archives: April 16, 2015
Kristin Chenoweth Interview!
4/12/15, 7pm, Theresa Lang Center, Richie Ridge interviewing Kristin Chenoweth as hosted by the SAG Foundation
Farthest: Cars outside, ushers talking outside the room, glasses clinking as wine is poured
Medium: Baby crying a few rows back (ugh), overenthusiastic fan-girls talking about how they’re going to “lose it” when Kristin walks into the room, jazz music playing
Closest: Discussion of the various things my aunt and her friends have seen onstage lately, inept sound operator testing the microphones right in front of us.
Sound remains consistent, no one wants to be perceived as less than polite and cultured (except for that damn crying baby).
One word description: Sophisticated
Three sounds: Jazz music, wine glasses, excited chatter
The Roar of the Sea Lion in the City
Queens Zoo, NYC
We hear sirens, traffic, wind, the sound of falling water, people talking and the call of a talkative sea lion.