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May 19th, 2022 | 
Author: Date: May 19
Location: The landing of the stairway between floors at Broadfield
Far Sounds: Laughter by the back of the house, a glass clinking upstairs
Medium Sounds: Anna, Andrew, and Ben talking in the doorway of Anna’s room upstairs, the squeak of a water bottle closing
Close Sounds: Heavy footsteps against the wooden floor in the living room, a notification dinging on my phone
Sound Description/Level: In this environment, the sounds all feel a little bit muffled as I sit in between floors, it almost feels like a liminal space between two separate environments
One Word: Removed
Date: May 19
Location: Backyard of Broadfield
Far Sounds: Cars driving by the front of the house, wind rustling through the trees
Medium Sounds: Chill music playing from a bluetooth speaker, footsteps in the grass of our neighbor’s yard
Close Sounds: Nicole crinkling up papers, Nicole putting the paper into the fire pit, Nicole pouring a little lighter fluid onto the wood, the faint sound of the fire cracking
Sound Description/Level: This environment feels lively and continuous but the sounds are all generally a quiet volume
One Word: Peaceful
Most Important Sounds: The sound of the fire cracking, the music playing from the speaker
Date: May 19
Location: Couch in the basement of Broadfield
Far Sounds: Cars driving by in the distance, Michelle sniffling in the backyard, Michelle crunching the grass beneath her feet in the backyard
Medium Sounds: Water rushing from the kitchen sink faucet, someone putting a glass down in the kitchen, the sliding door to the backyard being opened
Close Sounds: Nicole scrolling through Tik Tok, Nicole singing along to a song on Tik Tok
Sound Description/Level: The sounds around me feel full of life, and almost nostalgic. It is not a very loud environment, but one brimming with somewhat contained liveliness.
One Word: Warm
Most Important Sounds: Nicole singing along to her Tik Tok, Michelle’s crunching the grass beneath her feet
Location and Time: My bedroom, 5:15 p.m
Far Sounds: Car being started outside, footsteps upstairs, ceiling creaking with the steps, bird chirping outside
Medium Sounds: Someone vacuuming upstairs, aluminum can being tossed into recycling bin, refrigerator being opened and closed
Close Sounds: Laundry machine clanging, side door opening and closing, side door being locked, metal water bottle being placed on kitchen table, computer whirring, laptop keys typing
Sound Description/Level: Moderate, not too loud but lively
One Word Description: Busy
Most Important Sounds: Laundry machine clanging, footsteps upstairs, computer whirring
Date: April 27, 2022
Location and Time: Upstairs living room of Broadfield, 10:48 pm
Far Sounds: Cars driving in the distance, faint electrical buzzing of lights
Medium Sounds: Gusts of wind, car door closing and locking outside, voices talking outside
Close Sounds: Anna picking her press on nails off, Andrew walking in the hallway, closing the bathroom door
Sound Description/Level: Low, relaxed
One Word Description: Composed
Most Important Sounds: Cars, wind, Anna picking her nails off
Date: April 30th, 2022
Location and Time: Blackbox Theater, 10:30am
Far Sounds: Door to the scene shop creaking, someone walking around backstage, audience platform creaking, AC going
Medium Sounds: Someone getting up from their chair, Tom typing on his computer, George walking down the stairs, someone walking across the audience platform, Ashley walking around on stage, moving lights moving to light up the tree
Close Sounds: Rych asking Mystery if lighting is okay, Royston talking to Mystery, the shaking of the platform, sounds playing in the speakers
Sound Description/Level: Chaotic, loud
One Word Description: Chaos
Most Important Sounds: AC blowing, the shaking of the audience platforms, door to the scene shop
Date: April 29th
Time: 3:49pm
Location: Student Center Starbucks
Far Sounds: Distant conversations, chairs scraping the floor
Medium Sounds: Baristas mixing drinks, oven timer going off
Close Sounds: Baristas calling out people’s orders, typing, music playing over loudspeakers
Sound Description/Level: Average, like you’d find in any coffeeshop
One Word: Retail
Most Important Sounds: Oven timers, baristas calling out orders, music over loud speakers
Date: April 15th
Time: 10:54 pm
Location: Downstairs living room of my house
Far Sounds: Joey and Ben laughing and talking upstairs, thudding from upstairs
Medium Sounds: Avery’s friend on the phone, rain, the washing machine
Close Sounds: Avery talking to her friend on the phone
Sound Description/Level: Low level, fairly quiet and casual
One Word: Gentle
Most Important Sounds: Avery talking on the phone and her friend responding, the rain, and washing machine
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Tags: Journal Entry, Michelle Pavloff, Phone Call, rain, Talking, Washing Machine | 
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Date: April 18th
Time: 2:15pm
Location: The Psibrary
Far Sounds: Doors opening and closing, distant conversations
Medium Sounds: Footsteps in the hallway
Close Sounds: People talking, chairs rolling across the rug, people eating/chewing
Sound Description/Level: Loud, very academic
One Word: Busy
Most Important Sounds: People talking, eating/chewing, doors opening and closing
Date: April 12th
Location: Backyard of Broadfield
Far Sounds: Crows crowing in the sky, cars revving their engines
Medium Sounds: Birds tweeting in a nearby tree, people talking loudly in the yard next door
Close Sounds: Anna watching videos on Tik Tok, Anna singing along to a song on her Tik Tok
Sound Description/Level: Louder sounds breaking the peaceful sounds of nature
One Word: Pleasant
Most Important Sounds: the sounds of Anna’s tik tok, the crow sounds in the background