Journal Entry 1

Floating Around(JE1)

February 2, 16:30, Hague house lounge
Farthest: The radiator, wind from the windows, talking upstairs echoing down the halls
Medium: Keyboard clicking from friends’ computers, front door opening, footsteps of people approaching
Closest: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 soundtrack playing on Emily’s computer, flipping of pages of the Drama 009 textbook, laughing between Emily and Jess
Sound level- Soft
Environment: Calm
Essential sounds: wind, footsteps, music

2/2/17 5:19 pm Stuyvesant Hall
farthest away: traffic from Hempstead turnpike
medium range: car outside playing music
closest: the heating system, my roommate sketching, my keyboard clicking
The more I listen for sounds the more annoying they get. I am in my dorm typing this and listening to the clicking keys. A car is stopped at the intersection and blaring bass-heavy music. My window is closed, but I can feel the music vibrating in my chest and on my desk. My roommate sits on her bed sketching; the pencil is scratching along her paper. There is other traffic noise from the Hempstead turnpike. The wind could be hear whooshing through the bare trees, until my heating system came to life. Strangely, the music from the car can still be heard and felt from my 4th floor dormitory. Why are they still there? Has the light not yet turned green? Maybe they are parked along the side of the road.
weeknight
car music, heating system, keyboard clicking

NYC Subway, A-train, February 1st, 2017
the doors rattling, the echo of other trains, the wind moving past the car
the voice of the engineer announcing the stops, the conversations from the other end of the car, the rattling of the wheels underneath my feet, the sounds of the mechanics propelling the train forward.
my racing heartbeat, my rapid breathing, the bass from the headphones of the guy next to me who is clearly playing his music too loud.
the general sound level is loud
Bumpy
The engineer announcing the stops, the rattling of the train car, the wind moving past the car.

2/1/17 12:58 PM Hauge House, Netherlands
Humming of a radiator, someone stomping around upstairs
People screaming over a game in their rooms, Super Smash Bros sound effects, various youtube videos being played
Coughing, the clicks of typing on a computer, Ru Paul’s Drag Race blasting on the TV
Loud
Crowded
The stomping upstairs, the excited screaming of other students, the various videos being played

1- 1/1/17. 11:59 AM. Drounge

2- The humming of a radiator somewhere . Someone’s phone in the psibrary vibrating

3-Singing in the hallway, Justin Valentino being his comedic self, David Bowie music

4-Sniffling. Bags ruffling. Crunching of food.

5- Medium

6- Entertaining

7-Singing in the hallway, crunching of food, Justin Valentino’s comedy