Journal Entry 3/27/26

My room, 5:52pm, 3/27/26

  • A distant plane flying overhead, birds chirping, a car’s engine revving, voices coming from the backyard (or a neighbor’s backyard).
  • The dog barking, my mother typing on her computer in another room, my brother walking down the stairs.
  • The hum of my computer’s fans, my phone buzzing, my chair creaking as I lean back.
  • Everything is either very muted or just very quiet.
  • Peaceful, calm.
  • My computer’s fans humming, the birds chirping.

Journal Entry #4

1- 3/26/26, 4:46 pm, Bits N’ Btyes outdoor seating

2- Plane flying across the sky(engine rumbling), Hempstead Turnpike traffic

3- People laughing, people talking, metal clattering from tables, Sneakers against the concrete, racquets coming in contact with shuttlecock(people playing badminton)

4- People talking, Podcast from an outdoor speaker, table clanking against elbow, jangling of the insides of a mechanical pencil

5- Sound Level: Medium – almost loud, Amount of Sound Activity: Constant sound

6- Spirited

7- Plane flying across the sky, podcast from an outdoor speaker, people laughing

Journal Entry #4

 

1- 4/10/24 – 12:35 – Tables outside of Bits ‘n’ Bytes

2- People talking on the other side of the quad, cars driving down the turnpike, shuffled steps on the concrete.
3- Birds chirping, someone’s heels clacking on the cement as they walk, leaves rustling in the wind, someone’s keys jangling as they walk.
4- My friend typing at the computer next to me, an airplane flying overhead, someone laughing at the table next to me, the ice in my drink shifting as I pick it up and take a sip, the sound of someone’s skateboard as they skate by my table.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity – Sound level: low and quiet; Sound activity: relatively high, there are a lot of different noises and sounds outside.
6- Peaceful.
7- The birds, the ambience voices throughout the quad, and the steps and general movement of the people passing by.

Floor 7 Lounge

  1. January 31st, 2018, 2:45 pm, Vander Poel Floor 7 Lounge
  2. Farthest: Airplane outside
  3. Medium: People talking in the hall, women’s bathroom door closing
  4. Closest: Radiator whirring next to me, my own breathing, my fingers moving over pages
  5. Level: Quiet; very little sound
  6. Description: Relaxing
  7. Important sounds: Radiator whirring, the bathroom door closing, and my fingers moving over pages of a book