Sorry? I can't understand what you're saying
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Mar. 28th, 2011 | 10:18 pm
I can't hear shit. It's really getting aggravating. I don't know whether I can't hear anything or whether I just can't understand, but either way I'm that person going "Huh? HUH?"
So apparently, the noise threshold of where I work is above 85 dB SPL, which means that OSHA requires us to get yearly hearing tests and we're supposed to wear hearing protection. I just got my hearing checked so I know I'm not losing too much hearing, but the results were weird. I did better on the high frequencies than the mid-range frequencies, the ones that people talk at (people with deeper voices anyway, like men). And at one particular high frequency, I did perfect in one ear and borderline mild loss in the other ear, which the guy said shouldn't even be possible. My ears, they are impossible!
So I know my hearing is "normal," but I still can't hear shit, and I can't comprehend anything.
This guy stops by where I'm working, sticks his head in and says "Party!" And I'm like "What?" And he says "Party!" again. And I'm thinking, but ... it's 6 a.m. It's a little early to be partying. It is Friday, though. And I play it say and go "Huh?" again and he says "Party!" again only this time, even though I still hear him say it, after he says it the syllables resolve differently in my mind and I realize he was actually saying "Mornin'!"
And no, he didn't have some strange accent that makes party sound like morning. I just can't hear people in noisy places. Someone will come up to me and I'll hear them say "Execute grey elephants in Nova Scotia," and I'll have to make a choice - go "Huh?" and make them repeat "Execute grey elephants in Nova Scotia!" or I just sort of smile and nod and hope that it isn't important.
It would help if people wouldn't say random things to me. One cook stopped by my dishwashing station, shook my hand and said hi, and then after a few minutes came back, gave me a pot to wash and said "You are a cutie!" Of course, I had him repeat that, because ... like, what? And as soon as I understood, I dissolved into embarrassed giggles and blushed. Because, sadly, it's true. I am a cutie.
What's with the drive-by flirting anyway? I was leaving work and some guy sitting on the bench was like "Watchoo name? Watchoo number?" Dude, I don't even - I've never seen you before in my life and my hair is greasy and I was washing dishes for the past 8 hours and I'm sure I smell like dishwater and I'm wearing blue jeans that don't fit and you're hitting on me? Does this approach actually work? Does it? Maybe I should have given him my number just to see what would have happened. But I couldn't quite hear what he was saying and I was embarrassed and I kind of walked away waving my hands like "I can't even ..."
I should probably wear the ear plugs at work like OSHA requires, but they're too big and they poke in my ear canal and hurt me. I don't think it's health to shove things against my ear drum, so screw that. I guess I'll have to either buy my own or take it up with management (bleh). Besides, no one else wears them and I feel stupid doing so.
So apparently, the noise threshold of where I work is above 85 dB SPL, which means that OSHA requires us to get yearly hearing tests and we're supposed to wear hearing protection. I just got my hearing checked so I know I'm not losing too much hearing, but the results were weird. I did better on the high frequencies than the mid-range frequencies, the ones that people talk at (people with deeper voices anyway, like men). And at one particular high frequency, I did perfect in one ear and borderline mild loss in the other ear, which the guy said shouldn't even be possible. My ears, they are impossible!
So I know my hearing is "normal," but I still can't hear shit, and I can't comprehend anything.
This guy stops by where I'm working, sticks his head in and says "Party!" And I'm like "What?" And he says "Party!" again. And I'm thinking, but ... it's 6 a.m. It's a little early to be partying. It is Friday, though. And I play it say and go "Huh?" again and he says "Party!" again only this time, even though I still hear him say it, after he says it the syllables resolve differently in my mind and I realize he was actually saying "Mornin'!"
And no, he didn't have some strange accent that makes party sound like morning. I just can't hear people in noisy places. Someone will come up to me and I'll hear them say "Execute grey elephants in Nova Scotia," and I'll have to make a choice - go "Huh?" and make them repeat "Execute grey elephants in Nova Scotia!" or I just sort of smile and nod and hope that it isn't important.
It would help if people wouldn't say random things to me. One cook stopped by my dishwashing station, shook my hand and said hi, and then after a few minutes came back, gave me a pot to wash and said "You are a cutie!" Of course, I had him repeat that, because ... like, what? And as soon as I understood, I dissolved into embarrassed giggles and blushed. Because, sadly, it's true. I am a cutie.
What's with the drive-by flirting anyway? I was leaving work and some guy sitting on the bench was like "Watchoo name? Watchoo number?" Dude, I don't even - I've never seen you before in my life and my hair is greasy and I was washing dishes for the past 8 hours and I'm sure I smell like dishwater and I'm wearing blue jeans that don't fit and you're hitting on me? Does this approach actually work? Does it? Maybe I should have given him my number just to see what would have happened. But I couldn't quite hear what he was saying and I was embarrassed and I kind of walked away waving my hands like "I can't even ..."
I should probably wear the ear plugs at work like OSHA requires, but they're too big and they poke in my ear canal and hurt me. I don't think it's health to shove things against my ear drum, so screw that. I guess I'll have to either buy my own or take it up with management (bleh). Besides, no one else wears them and I feel stupid doing so.
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date: Mar. 29th, 2011 12:10 pm (UTC)
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date: Mar. 29th, 2011 12:14 pm (UTC)
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asakiyume
date: Mar. 29th, 2011 03:24 pm (UTC)
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And I like the idea of getting people to repeat compliments :D
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date: Mar. 29th, 2011 06:32 pm (UTC)
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more true?
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asakiyume
date: Mar. 29th, 2011 06:37 pm (UTC)
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... I don't think in either case they're necessarily true. (Though I'd agree that you're definitely a cutie)
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date: Mar. 29th, 2011 06:39 pm (UTC)
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asakiyume
date: Mar. 29th, 2011 06:40 pm (UTC)
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Now I'm going to make people repeat things three times.
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date: Mar. 29th, 2011 06:45 pm (UTC)
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As he landed his crew with care;
Supporting each man on the top of the tide
By a finger entwined in his hair.
"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
That alone should encourage the crew.
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
What i tell you three times is true."
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a_neonta
date: Mar. 29th, 2011 04:20 pm (UTC)
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I am also incapable of understanding men with deep voices over the phone, which is troublesome because my husband's voice gets deeper when he's tired, and we usually only talk on the phone when he's away doing something tiring.
We should learn to read lips.
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date: Mar. 30th, 2011 12:48 am (UTC)
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I also had an exceptionally hard time with Vince's mom. I just say "yeah" a lot and hope you don't notice, or I'm not agreeing that I eat boogers, or something.
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date: Mar. 30th, 2011 12:50 am (UTC)
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date: Mar. 30th, 2011 09:52 pm (UTC)
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Rebecca, you mumble like a mumbling mumbler. :P <3
mumblemumblemumble
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date: Mar. 31st, 2011 03:07 am (UTC)
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Arrgh yes. Fuckity fuck.
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date: Mar. 30th, 2011 09:49 pm (UTC)
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"Wait what?"
"Lady Gaga is in the next room jamming."
"Someone's jamming?"
"Yes, Lady Gaga."
"Did you just say Lady Gaga?"
"Yes."
It took me that long to wrap my mind around the fact that he was talking about Lady Gaga at all. I didn't even get a chance to figure out if he was shitting me. D:
Thankfully people seem to be used to my speech comprehension errors. Like misinterpreting someone asking me if I wanted some nibbles. *facepalm*
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date: Mar. 31st, 2011 06:11 pm (UTC)
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And, this sounds like me. I have an issue with what I call, "aural comprehension." Which is to say, I can hear what people are saying to me, but it makes no sense. I have to have them repeat it three or four times before I can understand what they're telling me. They might as well be speaking Greek.
Have you always had this problem? Because it's one of those "Asperger's things" that I thought was something only I had a problem with. Have you ever been tested for Asperger's? (I'm serious, have you?)
Random dude hitting on you happened to me once, in the Wal-Mart parking lot--random black dude pulled up to me in his car and asked if I had a boyfriend, because he liked the way I looked. My hair was all standing on end from the wind, and I was wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Talk about a "huh?" moment. (My mom freaked out when I told her about that.)
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date: Mar. 31st, 2011 08:49 pm (UTC)
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No. I don't think I have it, though. I suspect it's an ADHD thing.
Random dude hitting on you happened to me once, in the Wal-Mart parking lot--random black dude pulled up to me in his car and asked if I had a boyfriend, because he liked the way I looked. My hair was all standing on end from the wind, and I was wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Talk about a "huh?" moment. (My mom freaked out when I told her about that.)
You probably have a nice ass or something.
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ardys_the_ghoul
date: Apr. 1st, 2011 10:28 pm (UTC)
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And I have a large ass, I wouldn't necessarily say it's nice. Maybe he was turned on by my super-cute Happy Bunny t-shirt?
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