last.fm guesses right

because i don't hear particularly well, my musical taste leans in three directions: the music of my teenage years, metal, played at volumes that deafen people with normal hearing electronica/trance, played at volumes, etc. etc. classical music, baroque in particular, played… okay, you get the idea.... i picked up this habit in college, when the sheer amount of books i had to read and papers i had to write (a novel a night, pretty much), would overload my brain if i had to also try to parse lyrics at the same time.... i didn't ever think much of this until a few years ago, when i completely misheard a coworker's sentence, much to my embarrassment, and promptly saw an audiologist and an otolaryngologist, and was diagnosed with central auditory processing disorder, which is technically a learning disabilty.

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top 10 ways to be That Guy in art class

the one who you see walk in, and you inwardly cringe and slump a bit, hoping that your dread and resignation aren't visible on your face.... habitually show up late, forcing everyone to rearrange themselves, their easels, and their materials to accommodate you.... never speak to any of the other students in a friendly way, but instead be aloof and keep everyone at a distance.

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twitter

check out twitter -- i've installed it on my blog to have a place for all the small updates that don't really warrant full-blown posts. is anyone else using this service? if so, let me know!

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