Borneo in the background
By AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
Boston, Massachusetts
November 5, 2015 8:46am CST
It's 9 :30 and even though I have been up since 5:30, I am just now getting on myLot.
I have to be quiet, so as not to startle the gibbons.
Behind me, voices whisper amid the incessant hum of a zillion insects. Even the narrator - whose voice was added in the studio after the filming - speaks in hushed tones, his voice radiating calm as in the distance, an elephant trumpets a warning.
Yes, I am sitting at my computer in the middle of cold, Autumnal New England, but in the background is Borneo and the sounds of the rain forest.
I am actually glad that The Man is so interested in watching documentaries. Honestly, when I sit down during the day to watch television, I generally choose something that is mind-numbingly stupid. I do that on purpose. I want my couch vegetable time to extend to my brain.
But when he is watching television, I learn things. I can't see the TV, but I can hear it and I sort of absorb the information through the back of my head or something. So, today I am learning about the rainforest without ever having to step foot in it, without ever being soaked to the skin in the 100% humidity, without being bitten by insects that could swallow a chihuahua whole, and without even having a bad hair day.
What's in the background while you myLot? Are you in a quiet corner by yourself? Sitting out in the garden listening to nature? Playing heavy metal music and headbanging?
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@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
5 Nov 15
I tend to listen to the radio when I am on the PC or listening to music.
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@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
5 Nov 15
@Rollo1 Yes you tube is nice to play some music on at elast you can chose what you want to listen too!
@LadyDuck (502189)
• Italy
5 Nov 15
I am in a quiet corner by myself, hubby has moved to work to the library with his new All in One computer. I do not play music or videos because the two rooms are close and I do not want to disturb him. I love to watch documentaries, I do in the evening.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
5 Nov 15
That's a nice bonus -- to learn something while writing here. At least it'll give you ideas on things to write about.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
5 Nov 15
I'm sitting on my couch with nothing going except the space heater. Sometimes I have the radio on, playing classical music. I live alone and I enjoy the quiet. The title of your post reminded me of a song, The Wild Man of Borneo. I love the line "We come to see, but we never come to know."
Written by Kinky Friedman, recorded by Guy Clark on teh album "Pearls In The Snow: THe Songs of Kinky Friedman"
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
8 Nov 15
@Rollo1 Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys were among my favorites in my college days. He eventually attempted to write mystery novels, then ran for governor (as a spoof, I think). He was very good at writing songs that made fun of rednecks.
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
5 Nov 15
I am in my office. There is a large window and I can see sunshine, roses and geraniums. Usually it is quiet, but my neighbor is having renovations done, so I hear jackhammers. This too shall pass, and my early morning serenity will return.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
5 Nov 15
@Rollo1 That's funny. No, and since part of my house is between the noise and where I sit, it doesn't even give me a headache.
@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
5 Nov 15
It's nice to be occupied with something else so you don't have to worry about what's on the TV, otherwise you might argue over the remote. 
We sort of exchnge. When he's on the tv, I am on the computer and when he's at his computer, it's a good time to watch television.
We sort of exchnge. When he's on the tv, I am on the computer and when he's at his computer, it's a good time to watch television.1 person likes this
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
6 Nov 15
It depends. If I myLot at night, it's usually pretty quiet. During the day, it's either kids' voices or some kids' character talking on TV.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 Nov 15
I like the mind numbing tv as well, along with some bad natural disasters and silly shows, just finished season 1 of The Librarian's and loved it.
@Auntylou (4262)
• Oxford, England
6 Nov 15
I do like a good nature programme and David Attenborough is wonderful
