Sometimes its the little things

[threemonkeys]

I have music in my car again. It was just plain weird being without it - driving just isn't right without a backing track. Interesting that, because I don't seek music so much elsewhere - no mp3 player headphones on my head all the time. In fact no headphones ever - they cut me off from the world and I don't like that. Beside, they are uncomfortable and the wires get in the way. Yes I know you can get wireless ones but it doesn't get past the cutting off factor.

When I'm alone in the house I may have music playing or some other background noise. But not all the time. However, in the car I need it. One of my colleagues is having car sound problems too. Her comment was that without it, it seems lonely in the car. Perhaps that's it, but I'm not so sure. Still it was nice to come home with Sarah McLachlan today.

Comments

[lobelet.livejournal.com]

Music is very important to me -- I have it playing a lot, sometimes just as background, but often as something I listen to (and when I'm listening it precludes doing other things like reading, of course). However I'm utterly indifferent to the TV. I'll happily read if the TV is on; it's always just background and I can always tune it out. Strange, eh?

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

We have discussed before the best TV channel for reading - I'm still using the Living Channel for that purpose. Otherwise I put music on to read. Other activities don't need background, but reading does.

Actually there is an exception - if I get up early on a calm sunny non-work day, everything is perfectly quiet - no road noise, no birds, no wind. In that case it just seems wrong to put on music or do anything noisy, so I read in perfect silence.