not even a footstep heard

OK so since i listened to the Phi kappa Psi house the last time I decided to take a different approach for this weeks blog. I just decided to listen from my dorm room in Jacobs with my door open and windows open as well to see how loud my dorm can be. The truth is it isn't like a college dorm should be. Every one has their door shut and now and then you can hear one open. The only thing i heard was my fan blowing in my room and the sounds of the quad outside my window as people moved about them. there was nothing going on at all. No sounds of people running in and out of dorm rooms or playing stupid jokes on each other. Either i have the calmest dorm ever or its just my floor you be the judge because honestly i do not know at all.

I had the opportunity this morning to listen to the sounds of the river. Some of my buddies and I went fishing and one of my buddies and I took the canoe out. The fish weren't biting too much so I had plenty of time to just listen. The sound of plopping lures entering the water, trains going by every now and then, and of course, the beautiful sounds of nature and all its creatures. I do remember this one bird that had a very annoying cry. I cannot describe the sound well, but it reminded me of a very pitiful cheer. Something like that.
The river we were on was in the middle of no where basically and there were several families who lived on it. We began fishing at around 7 and there was complete silence. Once 9 o'clock or so rolled around the families woke up and polluted the silence with yelling and bickering. So then i stopped listening.

Listening

Alirght so this weekend I went home to return to my summer job for labor day weekend. I didn't really plan on doing my listening expirenment at work but as I was sitting inside with the door open I started listening to the people outside discussing their golf rounds and the caddies sitting around talking about how much money they made or how made at me they were for not getting to go out on the course and caddy. It was interesting to hear people talk about their golf game esspically when I know for a fact that most of them are lieing about the shots they claimed to have hit. I caddied for 5 years before I got promoted and I know most of the guys golf games well enough to know when someone it lieing about breaking 80 when I would bet money on him not being able to break 100. The caddies are also fun to listen to because three of them were having a conversation about me and my boss and it was kinda cool to hear what they really think of you. One called me some R rated names because I guess I'm on a power trip and forgot where I came from but, that was easily the most fun part of the expirence.

A question

I happen to have a couple of dozen pictures of movie stars when they were in school. Since I noticed I can insert a picture into my comments, would it be okay to play a "guess who this is" game? Would anyone be interested?

Listening is hard

Yep, that's right, listening is hard. The first time I tried it, I woke up an hour later with my head hanging low and slobber drooling from my mouth. I can only imagine the laughs this produced in anyone who saw me.

The second time was in my front yard, I lay on the grass and closed my eyes to listen to the crickets, frogs and other woodsy sounds. This time I was my dog licking my face that awoke me...

Seriously though, being "in tune" with my surroundings has been one of my goals for a very long time. I just had no idea how important it would be in acting. I always thought all you had to do was learn your script and move around on stage. Being a little quick witted was helpful for the times when someone forgot their lines, but basically, that what I thought. No wonder I sucked at it.

We've only had two classes so far, and I have already thrown out the old addage "You can't teach an old dog new tricks"...

Listening

So I had to take my roommate to the hospital last night for a concussion, and while he was in the emergency room geting examined i had to wait in the waiting room. Sitting there I listened and heard at first it was pretty quiet just heard footsteps walking by, but then all of the sudden I heard sirens and big clanging noises, a stretcher being brought in. Then it got quiet all again, then I heard a shrieking noise, breaking the silence. Then i realized it was a little kid crying. Then when i finally left the hospital i realized how quickly sounds can change at that place

listening

so for the days assignment, we had to listen to things around us. in class on Thursday i heard a lot of different noises when we had to close our eyes for five minutes. some of the things i heard was a lawn mower outside. I also heard shuffling of feet from in front of me, which i think was just people who couldn't keep still! :)
But I also heard the door open and slam, which was Mr. S walking in the door to tell us to open our eyes for discussion. I also heard someone sneeze and cough. Because I was sitting close to people, if you listened carefully you could also hear them breath, which was pretty weird actually!