The woman sitting across from me on the train tapped my shoulder to tell me she could hear the music from my headphones. To be polite, I turned down the volume. Then, she said she wasn’t bothered by the noise but I should be concerned about hearing loss. I did have the volume turned all the way up; but, I still couldn’t drowned out the other CTA noises. Just how damaging can the second loudest sound be?
My bass and amp came out of the closet for the first time in a while. I was suddenly struck with the need to learn a new song. Well, an old song that’s new to me. I wonder if I could start a punk cover band at 29? What would we call ourselves? The Elderly, Hospice, I wear Depends
I’m having a good weekend. Wicker Park fest had some good music. Also, Revolution Brewing has a mean duck pizza. The beer there speaks for itself.
I’m working on some travel websites. Looking at hotels all day makes me think about putting a few more stamps on my passport. Portland and, hopefully, Boston are in my immediate future but Merrie is looking into Europe and the Caribbean. Once I make some substantial changes I will put a screen shot up in my portfolio.
I haven’t returned to IIT. My graduate experience has been huge disappointment. I don’t know what my future holds academically.