Before I begin, here is one sound that I well and truly… hate. But at the same time, I absolutely love it.

Anyway, one of the blog post topics suggested by Rachel in the lectorial was about sounds that we either love, or hate. And so, I’ve thrown together a list of sounds that I absolutely hate:

• A metal fork scratching against a metal surface
• Children screaming
• Adults screaming
• That high pitched squeak some cars make when they brake (hey, that rhymes)
• Rhyming (not really, I love rhyming)
• Repetitive kick drums
• Chewing noises
• The sound of the word ‘moist’
• Blood on the Dance Floor’s music
• A constant humming noise
• Morning alarms

Okay while some of those weren’t as serious, most of those sounds I absolutely can’t stand.

On a more serious note, here are some sounds that I actually really like:

• Silence
• Wind
• Acoustic guitars
• Electric guitars
• Ellen Page’s voice
• Violins
• Pianos
• Skateboards rolling on the ground
• City ambience
• Lightsabers
• Laughter

I found it pretty difficult writing these lists (especially the list of sounds I hate), because I never really thought about sound being the reason I love different atmospheres. Whenever I step outside and I’m generally just feeling good, I just assume that it’s because it’s a bright and sunny day. But reflecting on those previous situations, a lot of it was influenced by the sound of the wind blowing through the trees.

I guess what I took out of writing this post is that while I understand that sound is an important factor in our lives, it is much more influential than I originally thought.