Posts tagged "noise"

July 12, 2015 12 Comments

Sex and power saws

I can hear my downstairs neighbors having sex. At first it was funny. The short grunts and the screams of "Yes! Yes!" sounded like a parody of people having sex. It was Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally. One time the woman shouted, "Come inside me!" and I couldn't stop laughing. When I saw... [Read More]

July 30, 2014 12 Comments

Get off my lawn!

I'm not sure when I entered the get-off-my-lawn stage of aging, but I'm definitely there. I've never owned a lawn, but five years ago my apartment backed up to a grassy drainage area that kids liked to play in. Loudly. While I was trying to work from my home office. It was like living on... [Read More]

September 3, 2013 11 Comments

Who needs sleep? I do. And on a regular schedule a.k.a. Operation: GeMSToNE, Phase 1

I have a new neighbor in the apartment above me. I know this because it was 5:30 in the morning and I wanted to kill him. Let me explain. Lately I have been working hard to maintain a regular sleeping schedule. This is one of the many things I've developed a new appreciation for as... [Read More]