Cacophony

Living surrounded by other people constantly is sometimes a challenge for me. As much as I try, I sincerely don't understand people who can't go ten minutes without some sort of noise in the background. I wonder if it's because they are constantly trying to escape their own heads or can't stand to think for too long. For example, people who bring music players to the shower with them. I know music can help some people focus when they are concentrating, but how much focus do you need to take a shower? Now, I love music more than almost anything else, but the shower is often the only quiet 15 minutes in my day without someone talking or something playing in the background. It is my quiet time to wash away the cares of the day and listen to nothing but the water running. I don't really want to listen to your Indie pop for ten minutes of that. I realize it's just a difference of opinion, but I'll be honest - I got cranky. That is probably only a sad commentary on my character. But in either case, I made sure to hurry out of the shower and turn on my hair dryer full blast. I hope she appreciated the 'background noise.'