Comments on: iSolated

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:50:07 +0000

Haha, I hope not. I was going to say, “Well, I’ll try it and let you know,” but luckily some common sense stopped by and said that the experiment is better left in the imagination. I don’t think there’s enough power in either my razor (battery-operated) or my iPod headphones to do much damage, though. Maybe it’d make my stubble fall out. That’d be cool.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:34:54 +0000

Haha, I have this great image in my head of you listening to your iPod while shaving and somehow getting electrocuted. So new question: assuming you have an electric razor, is it possible to electrocute yourself by actually cutting your headphones? Probably not, huh/

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:23:55 +0000

Connor: Amen. :)

Bart: Fascinating. I can see that, actually. (I don’t wear baseball caps either, and I’m not sure why, now that I think about it.)

Ali: All too true — people are awesome. Which is why I eventually want to become a full-time writer, so I can spend my days writing about them.

Haley: It really is nice to have some quiet from time to time. I mean, I love music and really could listen to it all day long, but quiet’s nice.

Hil: Okay, in your circumstances, I can see why it’d be nice to get some peace. :) For those of us who don’t have 13 roommates at the moment, though… :P No, really, I don’t feel guilty all the time — just in the situations where I really ought to be connecting instead of ignoring. But when I’m working or shaving or whatever, I’m fine with listening away.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:36:35 +0000

I currently share a bedroom with 13 other people. I get along with everyone in said room, but sometimes I just don’t want to talk to them or be forced to listen to conversations I’d rather not hear. I love my iPod because it gives me some peace. More specifically, it cuts me off from other people. Alleluia.

Also, I love music. I like pretending there’s a soundtrack to my life. I have walk-down-the-street music, running music, reading music, homework music, workout music, museum music, etc.

Of course, my dear friend, I understand what you’re saying. But being disconnected from people is sometimes good for you. Don’t stress too much about it, and don’t feel guilty if you sometimes ignore other people because of your iPod. Just some thoughts.

By: Haley

Haley — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:13:31 +0000

I don’t listen to earphones when I walk from place to place as a matter of principle. My earphones are mostly for when I’m working on something and don’t want to be disturbed (like at work). At home, when I just listen to music around the house, I usually just play stuff on my computer so I can hear it AND the people around me. Lately, too, I’ve been turning off the music a lot more. I think in today’s world we’re bombarded with a lot of noise, when we could be thinking or meditating or feeling important promptings that we just don’t hear when we have little (as Ray Bradbury would call them) seashells in our ears.

By: Ali

Ali — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:58:54 +0000

I read somewhere that human interaction is just as stimulating as any other brain exercise. I’d agree. It would explain why I never get bored at work anymore since I started working a public service desk. People are crazy fascinating.

By: Bart

Bart — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:12:42 +0000

I agree. Oddly enough (and this is totally my own quirk), that’s the same feeling I get when I wear a baseball cap, so I never wear them anymore.

By: Connor

Connor — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:08:00 +0000

Reminds me of the seashells in Fahrenheit 451...