It's just so noisy out there.

In the late hours of the night I was thinking of things I wished I could put a mute switch on at the moment.  Just a few things that irritate me right now but don't always cause a shudder or gusty "UGH!"  And, as you have witnessed before, I like lists.

• cows
• frogs
• tv. Oh wait, they DO have a mute
• dishwashers
• ceiling fans
• phones ringing
• large groups of youths 
• men that talk really loudly in cafes
• people that yell into their phones on the train
• scratching from inside the bedroom walls (don't worry, it's birds and not a psychopath)
• my boss
• bats
• jack hammers
• burps
• sniffing
• clicking pens
• the keyboard in the office at work
• people on public transport that complain about how much better they can do things than others.  (apparently they can do everything better than everyone else but have no need to prove it because they just told you how good they are and you should believe them)

Needless to say, I'm a little sound sensitive at the moment.  This could be due to the fact that I haven't properly slept for nearly a year.

Interestingly enough, I like the sound of clocks ticking.   It gives me a sense of all is right with the world and everything is moving along as it should be.  Hearing birds issues the same feelings.  Completely unreasonable and nonsensical, I know.