Showing posts with label noises. Show all posts
Showing posts with label noises. Show all posts

On strange sounding sounds in the night and trying to get to sleep

03 February, 2009

1. I'm brushing my teeth. Outside, all is dark--even the sliver of moon is not in view.

Kr. Krah. K-k-k-kr-raaaah.

I tense. A cold sweat breaks out. There's something primordial about hearing sounds you cannot identify (this is a noise that sounds like it's made by something crossed between a bird and a reptile) in the pitch dark.

I get out of there double time.

2. I'm in bed with the Godfather (read that how you will ;D)

Don-don-don.

Someone's walking up the stairs to our front porch!!

Don-don-don-don-don.

What. The. Hell.

3. A strong believer in the if-my-eyes-are-shut-it's-not-there philosophy, I turn my light off and try to go to sleep.

Roll roll roll roll. (sorry, I don't know how to make rolling sounds, whut)

Roll roll roll roll. (in the other direction now)

Roll roll roll roll. (past my window again)

Roll roll thump rahr! --scrambling noises-- (hah, rolled off the porch and onto the cactus, huh?)

Don-don-don. (up the stairs again for another go)

4. At least, unlike when I lived in the inner suburbs, it's not my neighbours having sex.

Fucking animals. (take that how you will)