Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Music in 24 hours

In the past 24 hours that I have been aware of the music around me, I have heard a variety of music in a variety of places. My day starts out with my alarm clock, my phone, my roommate's alarm radio, and his phone all going off starting at 8 a.m. and going until 8:05 a.m. Then, after the 4 different songs ranging from "Crazy Train" by Ozzie Osbourne to Garth Brooks' "Friends in Low Places" stop playing, I get ready for my day and have a relatively music free morning up until after my first class when my phone rings and "Fred Astaire" by Lucky Boys Confusion starts playing and my friend is on the other line asking if I've eaten. I meet him at KU and over the speakers, an artist unknown to me is singing a song that I've never heard. I tend to block it out as the opening music for Sportscenter begins to play and I turn my attention to the TV in the corner. I'll watch until after the top 10 plays segment at which point I have to get to class. I pay attention for the first 30 minutes of class, but my mind starts to wander and I start to sing the nameless song from KU. That doesn't last long considering I don't know the words and I realize that I have no idea what is going on. From the time my class is over to the time I get back to Campus South, 10 minutes has passed of not hearing any music which I don't notice when I am talking to people around me. Back in my room, I listen to some Eric Clapton and fall asleep as I become very calm and relaxed. I wake up an hour later not to a song but my roommates telling me to do something with my life and get some food with them, so it's back to KU where I don't know the songs and the artists are just as unknown. After getting some food I go and work out where I hear whatever songs come on my iPod at that point, usually consisting of rock or rap. I get back to my room around 10 and watch TV until 11:30 when I start to fall asleep and make myself go to bed. I don't need anything to put me asleep, but when it comes time to wake up, those 4 alarms do the trick.

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