Today it all started. I woke up to an alarm of music, showered to music and then in went the headphones. I lost a bit of sleep last night over which song to start this process with, but ended up just pulling a banger out the hat this morning. Love on the Rocks with No Ice by The Darkness, pretty timeless.
I spent the first couple of hours cleaning up around the house, which in fact made this arduous task slightly more bearable. But then came my first society integrated event of the intervention; shopping. Perfect. Of the people who noticed the noise blaring from under my hair, I’d say about 90% percent of them gave me a little stare. Which is more than bearable. The trouble started when actual human interaction is required. Because I’m inadvertently trying to remove myself from everything around me, becoming once again part of it is proving quite the task. I think it may be slightly more logical for me to take an earphone out when it’s time to make a little conversation. Not knowing if someone’s trying to say something to you or not makes me feel pretty uneasy, but all part of the process I guess. You could say it was uncomfortable, yeah.
My Seven Commandments:
1. Listen at any possible point, whilst awake
2. Remove myself from what's around me
3. Avoid conversations
4. Don't turn the music too loud, deafness may incur
5. Avoid trying to make contact with surroundings
6. Don't put in earphones while driving
7. Being friendly isn't your friend
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