This is something I've been thinking about lately and, in my efforts to break my terrible habit of blogging about once a month, I decided to jot it down here.
I've got two younger brothers that I have quite successfully learned to completely tune out over the years, and I've noticed that I apply this skill to other unnecessary background noise as well. There have been many times when someone has complained about a noise that's bothering them or keeping them from concentrating or something and I'm almost embarrassed that I hadn't noticed the noise until their complaint. It makes me feel extremely unobservant.
And it's not just me. A couple friends who also have younger siblings, and in one case a particularly loud and obnoxious stepfather, have found themsleves doing the same thing. Where they block out whatever noise they're not concentrating on, I mean.
And have you ever heard the expression "the buzzing silence" before? (I have a point to this, I swear) Maybe this is just me, but whenever I'm sitting in complete silence, it's like my ears decide to go haywire on me and blott out the silence with this low buzz that gradually builds as I concentrate on it. It's like true silence is unattainable.
So this is where we get to that idea that I've been rolling around in brain for the past couple days. Could it be possible that there is actually a sound wave or pulse or something (if it sounds like I have no idea what I'm talking about, it's probably because I don't) that comes from some unknown source and that we hear all around us without realizing it? I mean, if we've become so accustomed to tuning it out basically since birth, then it makes sence that no one would realize it's there.
The same can be said for the other senses too. Smells and tastes that are in the air that we've ignored for so long we can no longer distinguish them from anything else. It makes you wonder just how much of this world we've lost purely in our efforts to bypass what's unnecessary and only use our senses for the new and exciting.
It's kind of depressing. And now I really want to know what air tastes like...
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Well ok...maybe it doesn't beat ALL...
Since the last post was all about how fabulous Colorado is, this one shall be about how unfabulous it can be sometimes. Because, after all, no place is perfect.
The first unpleasant thing about Colorado that always comes to mind is our drivers. Most drivers in Colorado are horrible. Blinkers are unheard of and stop signs and speed limits are considered mere suggestions. But of course, none of these are problems for such angel drivers like myself... yeah, ok, I rolled my eyes at that one too.
The number of homeless people that wander the streets is also kind of a flaw. Not that homeless poeple themselves are a flaw, just that you would think the state would see how bad of a problem it's becoming and would do a little more to house and feed them or something. Granted, with the economy down the drain I guesss there's only so much you can do, but still...
As was pointed out to me after the last post, Colorado is incredibly boring. I make no effort to deny this because, except for the mountains and maybe the Cone Zone*, Colorado has very little to offer that you couldn't find just about anywhere else.
Flaws are, however, what make a place realistic as well as keep things interesting. They give a place a little personality. So I guess they're not all that bad.
*A small ice cream joint that makes what is quite possibly the most amazing blueberry cheescake ice cream known to man.
The first unpleasant thing about Colorado that always comes to mind is our drivers. Most drivers in Colorado are horrible. Blinkers are unheard of and stop signs and speed limits are considered mere suggestions. But of course, none of these are problems for such angel drivers like myself... yeah, ok, I rolled my eyes at that one too.
The number of homeless people that wander the streets is also kind of a flaw. Not that homeless poeple themselves are a flaw, just that you would think the state would see how bad of a problem it's becoming and would do a little more to house and feed them or something. Granted, with the economy down the drain I guesss there's only so much you can do, but still...
As was pointed out to me after the last post, Colorado is incredibly boring. I make no effort to deny this because, except for the mountains and maybe the Cone Zone*, Colorado has very little to offer that you couldn't find just about anywhere else.
Flaws are, however, what make a place realistic as well as keep things interesting. They give a place a little personality. So I guess they're not all that bad.
*A small ice cream joint that makes what is quite possibly the most amazing blueberry cheescake ice cream known to man.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Colorado beats all
I was reading some of the older posts over at b. and Reese's blog for their arguements and they were each giving their own spiel about their own state being the better. It got me thinking about what made Colorado so great. So, naturally, I decided to lay down my own spiel here on my blog.
Well, there are the obvious things about Colorado like the mountains. Not only are they gorgeous to look at while walking to school in the mornings, they also provide a very handy little compass because the mountains are always to the west. An important detail for someone who gets lost as often as I do. They're also great for skiing and camping, though a pain to drive through when it's snowing. Which, since it's the mountains, happens a lot.
We have the Denver Mint, one of two in the nation. Not much else to say about that one.
The people here are fairly environmentally friendly, except maybe in downtown Denver where the brown haze of pollution can sometimes get so think you can't see the tops of buildings from a distance. The poeple here are also a very courteous bunch and most would lend a hand at the first sign of need.
Hmm... I can't really think of much else off the top of my head and I'm feeling too lazy to actually go research or something. So I guess that's it for now.
Well, there are the obvious things about Colorado like the mountains. Not only are they gorgeous to look at while walking to school in the mornings, they also provide a very handy little compass because the mountains are always to the west. An important detail for someone who gets lost as often as I do. They're also great for skiing and camping, though a pain to drive through when it's snowing. Which, since it's the mountains, happens a lot.
We have the Denver Mint, one of two in the nation. Not much else to say about that one.
The people here are fairly environmentally friendly, except maybe in downtown Denver where the brown haze of pollution can sometimes get so think you can't see the tops of buildings from a distance. The poeple here are also a very courteous bunch and most would lend a hand at the first sign of need.
Hmm... I can't really think of much else off the top of my head and I'm feeling too lazy to actually go research or something. So I guess that's it for now.
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