Hearing Problems: Suddenly I See
Happens to me all the time.
The problem is compounded by my hearing problem. You think I joke about this hearing problem don't you?
Example: We were sitting at dinner at a very busy Red Robin last week. The waitress asks my daughter what she wants on her kid burger since it comes plain. She then turns to me and says:
"And you? More p....? Or l.... p....k..?"
All those dots were the missed vowels and sounds. I asked her again and it sounded the same.
Trying to work off the context and not look foolish, I responded:
"Yes, pickles."
She looked at me quizzically and then gave up on me like I was my eight year old daughter and turned to my husband. She literally asked him, "What did she say?"
Yep, still sitting here. Two feet away from you.
CG, in the most exaggerated fashion yelled, "She asked MORE pink or LESS pink?"
Hello! It's not volume, but enunciating all sounds. Arrrgh!
Afterwards, I'm still curious why the stunted waitress used those words rather than the standards of rare, med. rare, or well done, but why make it that simple, I guess. Whatever.
Anyway, let's just agree my hearing is not the best, especially around stupid people.
At the table and on the way home, I had this song swirling in my head.
So, when I try to sing it to my musically knowledgeable in-the-know husband, it's more like a word or two there thrown in betwixt humming, hawing, and tone-death caterwauling.
Then there's the fact I don't listen to music on my iPOD or in the car. Nope, music's got to have pictures. So, if it's MTV, it's cool. I figure out who the artist is quickly. However, lately, I've been liking a lot of music from commercials.
I know. I feel your judgment. I am the ultimate caricature of commercialism and musical sell outs. So don't care.
The problem then is finding the artist. Again, I try to sing it with feeling to CG. Nothing. Frustration ensues.
That night, I sang, hummed, did everything humanly possible to get CG to name that tune.
Nothing. Kaput.
"But it's from the commercial. You know, that commercial. That laptop ad. It goes ... um .... lalalalalalalalala....mutter...something...give or take. Yeah. That's it. "
You see, the real problem is that CG doesn't watch TV. He only listens to music. All the time. No pictures.
In comes my saviour. Yep, you know it. Google is my lord and marriage saviour. Google is the greatest ever.
I got home and literally typed in "laptop commercial give and take." There it was:
And here's the original music video:
Suddenly, I get music hungry.
OOOOh. Oh. I think of another. Oh. Oh. I love that one too. You know. The one with the girl. It starts 'Suddenly I see...mutter...lalaal...hmhmhmmm...'"
I typed in "suddenly I see" and "youtube."
Done. That easy. A song that's been in my head for two years. Solved:
Can you tell I watch too much TV and Google is my religion?
Sigh, So pathetic, I know.
But all I can say is that with my hearing loss, youtube, and Google, yes, my friends, suddenly I see.
6 Witty Comments For Me:
Omg, you are cracking me up.
That song gets stuck in my head too and I will forever ponder why the people at Red Robin can't just say rare or medium rare. It baffles me to no end.
I kinda envy your hearing loss. I would give anything not to hear the boys bicker! :)
Carrie,
Ok, so it's Red Robin that does the more pink. less pink? Arrrgh. I thought she was just annoying.
Yep, my husband been singing it all afternoon. Hehehe.
Ah, again volume. Unfortunately, I can hear them. I just can't understand them. Wah! Wah! Wah Wah! Just like Charlie Brown in reverse. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :)
Regards,
Scout
I was laughing so hard I was crying. I have the same problem. If the person has an accent? I need an effin translator.
You have spawned a new catch phrase in our house. Three times last night Steve said something and I said " Yes, Pickles." LOL!
I came over here by way of Helen's post about hearing, and have been nodding in agreement throughout your entire post! I have so many issues with people and they're lack of enunciation or people that tend to talk to me as they're walking away from me into another room, it's not even funny.
And the whole music thing? I totally get that! :-)
Thanks for making my day that much brighter, and on a Monday nonetheless!
Hey Helen,
As always glad to provide a laugh. I know you're laughing with me and not at me, right? Right?!
Zuper Zee,
Thanks for visiting. Yep, hate it when people are talking and walking away. I used to be embarassed by my hearing issues, but now I'm a bit idignant. It's just polite to look at someone when you are talking to them. And, I'm not afraid of my husband's huge sigh everytime I ask for subtitles to be put on during a movie--especially if there are accents involved. I guess I've learned to stand up for me rather than fake a response. Glad to hear there are others like me. Have a zuper day!
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