Monday, September 08, 2008
some kind of weird stuff
1. the sound that our buzzer makes in our apartment is a long, high pitched sound that's really loud. the sound of our buzzer always makes me have a little tiny anxiety attack, because i'm always afraid it is our landlady and we don't really follow the terms of our lease. we're not really supposed to have people living in the closet and we're really not supposed to have a pet. nor should we probably be letting people draw on the wall on the porch (i'll paint over it before we move, and i like what my friends have done with the place to be honest). so anyway whenever the buzzer rings, unless someone has said i'll be over in like ten seconds and i'll ring the buzzer, i freak out a little bit. ups man, you scared me. religious people, you scared me. friend who stopped by without calling, hey why didn't you call first? also you scared me.
that also has been translated to any sound that is in the same key as the buzzer. i'll hear that goddamned buzzer and get a little freaked out even when i'm not at home. i could be in a completely different city and someone's cell phone can ring or a trumpet can be playing or something and as soon as it hits the note of the buzzer, totally freaks me out. i can't even be around axl rose's voice. which is too bad because i actually like his voice. but it sounds too much like our buzzer.
the worst that can happen is she will evict us. and then we'll just have to find somewhere else to live. not really worth getting all worked up about...
maybe i need to have someone systematically desensitize me to the sound of the buzzer. like hold me down and just buzz for an hour or something.
2. i feel my cellphone vibrate even when it's not vibrating. i try to answer it when no one is calling all the time. apparently this is referred to as "phantom vibrations" or "vibranxiety", and it is fairly common among people who use vibrating phones. and since my phone won't, ya know, ring, i have to have it on vibrate. my vibranxiety is out of control. maybe i should get onto some kind of anti-vibranxiety medication...
that also has been translated to any sound that is in the same key as the buzzer. i'll hear that goddamned buzzer and get a little freaked out even when i'm not at home. i could be in a completely different city and someone's cell phone can ring or a trumpet can be playing or something and as soon as it hits the note of the buzzer, totally freaks me out. i can't even be around axl rose's voice. which is too bad because i actually like his voice. but it sounds too much like our buzzer.
the worst that can happen is she will evict us. and then we'll just have to find somewhere else to live. not really worth getting all worked up about...
maybe i need to have someone systematically desensitize me to the sound of the buzzer. like hold me down and just buzz for an hour or something.
2. i feel my cellphone vibrate even when it's not vibrating. i try to answer it when no one is calling all the time. apparently this is referred to as "phantom vibrations" or "vibranxiety", and it is fairly common among people who use vibrating phones. and since my phone won't, ya know, ring, i have to have it on vibrate. my vibranxiety is out of control. maybe i should get onto some kind of anti-vibranxiety medication...
