Observations

I found a great reason to have an MP3 player with you when flying: you can't hear unwanted conversations.

The fellow I was sitting next to on the plane had a set of Bose Sound Cancelling headphones with him. After the in-flight movie (which was awful), I asked him about them. He even let me try them on. It was amazing! Suddenly all I could hear were my own thoughts. The persistene drone of the cabin pressure system was gone! Then he plugged them into the armrest headphone jack. I'd swear I was suddenly listening to premium quality sound system. I'd been using my cheap airline-furnished earphones just before this, and it didn't sound anything like what I was listening to then. Simply amazing.

Note to self: Add noise-cancelling headphones to Want List.

Comments

funai said…
Dude... I love those headphones. I travel a great deal for work, and they have made my life so much nicer. No more crying babies, no more annoying conversations, no more anything! Just me and my tunes.
9:53 PM, March 20, 2006
Maren said…
Why do you think I live with my headphones on? :)
12:05 PM, March 21, 2006
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