Prompt #2

Alone in my living room. It’s quiet as I do my homework. Is it actually quiet? What can I hear? When I close my eyes, noises I don’t usually pay attention to fill my ears. In front of me my laptop hums as it is left on. Beside me my cat purrs happily in his sleep on the couch. Across the room, a wall clock ticks as time passes by. A family heirloom that will most likely be mine one day. Melting snow drips periodically on the closest window. It sounds as if a faucet was left on at a drip. A movie spins continuously in the DVD player. A reminder that I forgot to turn the player off. Both of the vents in the room rattle as the heat flows out of them. Overhead a light bulb slightly buzzes. A sign that I will need to change it soon. It surprises me the amount of noise that I block out when I’m focused. However, that is probably a good thing because then I would never be able to focus on anything. I would constantly be thinking about things. I hate winter because of the cold weather and snow. I need to turn off the DVD player. That movie “Pitch Perfect” was pretty funny. I wonder how high the heat is up? It’s nice and warm in here which is a lot better than outside. I really hate winter. That light bulb is going to have to be changed as soon as possible. Now that I’ve noticed the buzzing sound it’s driving me crazy. Now that I’ve tuned in these sounds I can’t focus on my homework.