Journal Entry#6

4/25/24- Roosevelt Field Mall food court

Far Sounds: Deep Fryer, Grill Sizzling, Feet Shuffling

Medium Sounds: People talking and laughing, chairs being pushed in, conversations, people walking in groups

Close Sounds: Laughter, bags openings, eating noises, chairs being pushed in and out

The general sound level is High.

The sound environment is noisy

Three essential sounds: Talking, chairs, Grills

Journal Entry #2

  1. 02/20 – 4:00 – Student Center
  2. Farthest: Music on speakers, food being made and students ordering
  3. Medium: People talking at tables, chairs/tables being shifted or moved and crinkling of food wrappers
  4. Closet: Friends talking at my table, people eating and food being moved around the table
  5. General sound level: Very loud
  6. Buzzing
  7. People ordering food, chairs/tables being shifted and music on speaker

Journal Entry #9 – Michael DeRosa

  1. Location: 4/11/18, 7:15pm, Witches’ Brew
  2. Farthest sounds: workers cooking in the kitchen, distant conversations
  3. Medium sounds: clink of coffee mugs, footsteps
  4. Closest sounds: indie music playing from speakers, waitress taking orders
  5. Sound level is medium
  6. One word description: relaxed
  7. Three essential sounds: indie music, coffee mugs, waitress

Journal Entry #6 – Michael DeRosa

  1. Location: 3/7/19, 6:26pm, Kitchen of my house
  2. Farthest sounds: rumbling of cars outside the window, wind against the window
  3. Medium sounds: floorboards creaking in living room, door to bedroom being closed
  4. Closest sounds: stove top sizzle, conversation, fridge door opening/closing, seltzer can
  5. Sound level is low, it’s very relaxed
  6. One word description: homey
  7. Three essential sounds: stove top, fridge door, my housemates’ voices

Journal Entry #4 – Michael DeRosa

  1. Location: 2/21/19, 3:45pm, Bits n’ Bytes
  2. Farthest sounds: door opening, wet footsteps, plastic fork/knife dispensers
  3. Medium sounds: chairs scraping against the floor, keys rustling, coats unzipping
  4. Closest sounds: conversation about zodiac signs at the table next to me, crunch of french fries, sounds of videos playing from phones/laptops
  5. Sound level is high, it’s crowded and there are a lot of people taking a break between classes
  6. One word description: lunch
  7. Three essential sounds: fork/knife dispensers, zodiac conversation, and crunch of fries

Journal entry

4/12/2018 Moes 7:55pm

the shaking of the chips being shoveled, the chatter of the customers,the doors opening and closing

the man shouting “welcome to moes”, the wild conversations from the people in line, the baby in the windowsill yelling at the phone

my tapping foot, the sizzle of the grill, the chime of my phone

hectic

loud

chips, welcome to moes, the sizzle of the grill

 

Journal Entry

1- 3/28/18 – 8pm- Dutch Treats

2- Farthest- A car driving down the street, people walking out of smash burger, a shuttle driving by, people yelling outside

3- Medium- A door closing, timers going off, people talking at the register, register beeps, a clock ticking, the tv playing

4- Closest- My friends talking next to me, my breathing, grabbing food that I will eat

5- There is not much going on so its pretty tame and quiet

6- Tired

7- The tv playing, doors opening and closing, me grabbing food

Journal Entry

1- March 15th-8pm-Mac&Melts

2- Farthest- The cook making food, timers going off, cars driving by outside

3- Medium- music playing, people ordering food, plates being piled and cleaned, a door closing

4- Closest- Lyndsey talking to me, chairs being puches in, my coughing, food being packaged at my table

5- Sound level- very low, there are only a couple people in the resaurant

6- Full

7-music playing, people ordering food, timers going off

Journal Entry

1- March 1st – 1:24pm – The pasta station in the student center
2- Farthest- People talking in the sitting area, Beeps at the checkout station, numbers of orders being called
3- Medium- Music, the sizzle of pasta being cooked, someone ordering food, beeps of timers, workers restocking food
4- Closest- Me drinking coffee, someone searching through their keys, friends talking, my pasta being handed to me
5- Sound level- loud    Activity- there is a lot going on, lots of movement
6- Hungry                                                                                                                                                      7- Music playing, beeps of machines, talking