Maybe just not audio fan

[lph]

Audio preference is funny, and very individual. Like I've mentioned before, I love listening to music when I bike. I've always been very driven by a beat, I love dancing, I've been to aerobics classes where I've almost tripped and fallen over because a nervous new instructor hadn't matched her choregraphy to the music So I really enjoy fast music when exercising, I feel so much stronger and more motivated. I listen to music for weight training or skiing for exercise too, anytime I need to feel energetic and carried away.

Conversely, I very rarely play music otherwise. Hiking or recreational skiing never. I've taken my mp3 player with me on the bus loads of times and ended up not using it at all. At home there's always someone talking and when not the silence is so blessed. If I happen to be so lucky that I'm home alone for any period of time I may put on some music after a while, but it takes a couple of days.. Even then it's usually classical, relaxed jazz or something like that.

I just have great trouble filtering music out. It distracts me so that I can't use it as a pleasant background. And I go nuts in homes where the tv is on, because I'm incapable of not watching it. One thing I can do - when working with numbers at work, routine stuff creating spreadsheets, I can listen to music. But not while writing, it interferes completely with those thought processes. Funny.

The only time I really listen to the radio is when driving a car. Never caught onto audio books, I have trouble picking up on meaning when I can only hear someone, not see them. So I dislike talking on the phone except for practical purposes.

[Crankin]

I am like you, Shootingstar. I *never* watch the movie on a plane. I read. Even on trips to Europe. I hate audio stimulation. I quit using my I Pod when running or walking, to focus on the environment. I couldn't do work with any music or other outside stimulation.
Not much of a music person, movie person, concerts, etc. I do play the radio in the car. That's it. Never put music on at home, unless I am on the trainer, but even then, I usually watch the news on TV.
I know I am different than most, but, who cares? I liked all of the above when I was a teen, into my twenties, but then I sort of lost interest. It seems like if I am not outdoors riding, hiking, x country skiing, etc,. then I am eating, just hanging out with friends or family, reading, or doing something work related. I do have a theatre subscription, which is 7 plays a year and while I love the plays mostly, sometimes I get irritated at the people in the audience, as in it's just all too much over stimulation for me. I always can't wait getting back to my nice quiet house in the woods.