Journal Entry 1

1. January 31, 7:10 pm, Dorm room
2. Farthest: Turnpike traffic, trees blowing, cars in the parking lot
3. Medium: Voices from down the hall, doors opening and closing, wind outside building
4. Closest: Hum from refrigerator, creak of chair back, chewing
5. Not much activity, low level
6. Stillness
7. Wind, traffic, refrigerator

Journal Entry 5

1- 3/3/11 12 pm, Quad in front on Adams Playhouse

2- Cars on Hempstead Turnpike, someone yelling.

3- Doors opening, birds chirping.

4- The wind, my own breathing, closer talking.

5- Surprisingly peaceful.

6- Easygoing.

7- The wind, people talking at a distance, my breathing.

Journal Entry 2

1) 2/7/2011 – about 10:30 – 13th floor of dorm

2)  Cars driving by down below, airplane flying by, very faint talking and a little bit of TV noise.

3) The air conditioner/ heater, the elevator doors, regular doors opening and closing, people walking by and the wind blowing against the windows.

4) The undoing of a wrapper, foot tapping, chair squeaking, my coughing, my typing, my breathing (a little raspy) and clothes rubbing together.

5) The general sound level is low and peaceful and there isn’t a lot of sound activity around.

6) Tranquil

7)  This sound environment needs the low hum of the heating and air conditioning system, the wind blowing against the windows and light noises in the background (plane, talking)