1. Friday, February 7, 9:56 am. Bits N Bytes.

2. The sounds farthest from me:  The clamor of dishes in the kitchen as they’re being washed. There is also the high-pitched squeaking of the toaster, continuously rotating, without any bagels to heat.

3. The sounds at medium range: I can hear the faint murmur of people talking over breakfast. Behind me, the TV is playing an infomercial about the government.

4. Closest to me, a person beside me flips through their notebook, I can hear the pages turning as they study their notes. They open and close the rings of their binder, getting themselves organized for the day. The whirring of the fans spinning above me is the most soothing of all the sounds I hear.

5. Sound activity: The combination of the TV, which is actually turned up quite loud, in comparison to the lack of human activity in Bits currently is a little overwhelming. The constant squeak of the toaster seems to drown out any hope of concentration.

6. Word for the sound environment: Inactive.

7. Sounds essential to environment:

– Soft talking of colleagues
– High-pitched squeal of the toaster behind me.
– Loud, opinionated television.

My field recording is of the sink on the second floor of my house, I am in the downstairs bathroom when I record the sound. It is to reiterate the distraction that is the everyday noises of my house on Front Street from last week.