Thursday, October 01, 2009

Pavlovian conditioning

Sounds I've gotten conditioned to recently include:

- The frantic peals of a train's sliding doors just before they close. Time to make a split-second decision--make a run for it and risk embarrassment if the doors slam in my face, or wait for the next train arriving two minutes later.

= The sputtering of the paper boy's scooter in the driveway. Time to wake up and start the day with the news... earthquake in Sumatra, soccer player exodus to Indonesia, world economy recovering, my USD to be worth less than the paper they're printed on soon.

- Maniacal laughter from the office next door. Time to take my earphones out and let iTunes drown the noise out. 'S great that they're having fun, but someone's trying to code here darn it. Would be better if they stay later into the night so this building won't resemble a haunted house though.

What sounds have you gotten conditioned to lately?

2 comments:

David said...

Sounds like you are in motion over there. For me, it is only the alarm of my phone and it means time to wake up and work on my endeavors.

Hope to talk to you soon.

Lingying said...

Halloween is coming up though .. maybe they're prepping for that