JasonUnbound

Earplugs

I've been asked why I haven't been writing here as frequently, and whether it's because my life is so boring. This comes fresh on the heels of an interesting thought that crossed my mind. It was: 'When was the last time I did something that wasn't fun?'

I had to really think about it, and decided it must've been ten days ago, when I had a job interview...though even that had its moments. [no result yet, by the way]

My main weekday activities are practicing massage and doing yoga. Weekends mostly dancing and assorted whooping it up. This past Friday and Saturday I went to raging dance parties in San Francisco, and listened to NPR morning programs on the way home. On Sunday night, after hula hooping in the park, I went to a concert at the Warfield.

I took Josie on Saturday night, and it was her first time at such an event. Yesterday I asked for her assessment: She loved the (electronic) music and enjoyed the scene, but felt that it was really loud in there. I told her that it was, in fact, the least loud of my three nights out, but that, then again, I arrived home after each with ringing ears.

Well, you can't say somethin' like that to a PhD in public health and expect to get away with it: I've promised to give earplugs a try, particularly when I feel the need to press myself up against the speakers and let the bass vibrate me. And yes, I really am moved to do this sometimes. What can I say?