6 jul 2014

Noises!

In my building, I don’t need to have an alarm clock. My neighbors wake me up. This building was constructed in 1963, and has been through a number of earthquakes, most notably the Northridge Earthquake of 1994.



The result is that there are lots of invisible cracks that make surprisingly good pathways for sound. I can also hear the trash collectors coming down the alley, which I am sure wakes everybody else up, too, including the ex-Marine downstairs and the lady behind us with the dog—and, of course, the dog. Plus, everybody around here talks with everybody else, and loudly, and then there are the babies.

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