Archive - Earsdropping

May 2025

Earsdropping: on brewing bewilderment

In the French Riviera: Double espresso avec de la glace.

May 30 •

Earsdropping: on the perfect selfie angle

While at my university gym, I overheard a conversation between two meticulous muscled men about the best mirror to take a photo of themselves in.

May 23 •

Earsdropping: on a break(ing point)

With the academic year coming to a close, the dreaded — yet alluring — limbo lurks.

May 16 •

Earsdropping: on a meta musing moment

I’ve always had a hang-up on songs or stories that are too self-referential.

May 9 •

Earsdropping: on role/roll players

I’m doing my usual loop around Laurelhurst Park — a meeting ground for many micro-communities — when I spot a parade of people across the way.

May 2 •

April 2025

Earsdropping: on some free tunes

Imagine a futuristic technology where music is not streamed from earbuds, speakers, or other electronic devices but rather an implant in our brain that…

Apr 25 •

Earsdropping: on (and participating in) a megalodon shark attack

My niece is obsessed with dinosaurs.

Apr 18 •

Earsdropping: on chatty spring birds

This time of year the weather is swinging: the rain comes hurling in and then the striking sun strides forth.

Apr 11 •

Earsdropping: on the woman on the phone walking her two dogs with burrito in hand

First of all, might I say: I am very impressed.

Apr 4 •

Earsdropping: on an introduction

I am always immersed in sound, whether music, podcasts, or any other distracting form of noise.

Apr 4 •

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