93 million miles from the sun.

Velocity is 67,062 MPH.

Spinning velocity 1,000 MPH.

It takes one year to travel around the sun.

Light travels at 671 MPH.

Takes 8 minutes to travel to the earth.

I bike 12 miles over the course of an hour.

You know, J.R.R. Tolkien is considered, by many of my friends, a boring writer. They've even called him 'a real snore' at times. But I have to think that the view is being made wrong. Tolkien wanted you to fall in love with his story as much as he had. And he had spent way too much time turning the whole thing over in his head. But I think he presented himself very well. I think he accomplished his goal, absolutely.

Tolkien didn't want to whisk you away into some summer crush, his intent was to walk you through the streets of his neighborhood and woo you until you were simply smitten.

aha, to hear again.

You can probably surmise my ear can receive sound properly now. It is such a relief! I can hear myself bouncing off walls when yelling, it's nice. haha.

I was in the store, (pre-'new-found-sound') getting a couple things for lunch; sweet potato chips and apple cider to compliment some noodles. Very hungry and feeling anxious enough about eating, and then as I was approaching the smallest check out line I yawned, and it popped. The sound was like bubble wrap being twisted into an indian burn. (I might have looked like one of the guys grabbing his ear in Saving Private Ryan after a bomb went off. Now cut to first person blurry shaky view of the ground as they take in the silence storm.) Suddenly my hearing was hypersensitive and thriving, I was alive! My right brain was sucking on sound with a straw.

Of course I grinned, why not, I was so happy. I probably looked like I had just become a father. Admittedly at this point I was smiling far too much at the cashier and she was staring at me all through scanning my two items. I leaned in to her after swiping my card to tell her the news.

"My hearing just came back. I haven't heard out of my left ear for 3 weeks, and it just came back as I was entering your line!"

She thought I was bonkers. Mouth ear to ear and after experiencing a "wonder" in her line. She rolled her eyes with a polite grin and mouthed very clearly towards her register "riiight".

I didn't care that she wasn't amazed.

Beyond thrilled I almost skipped out the doors, but quickly decided no. I got in my car and heard the loud slam of the door next to me again. I was home in my world of sound. At last.

Spin radio dial, consume sound, radiant feeling.

My left ear has been stuffed up for some reason for the past week or so. I have realized exactly how much I value hearing things. Music isn't as great to listen to, and playing music is much worse. Maybe having something to do with the 'Left side of the body controlled by the right side of the brain'. I've extremely right brained. It would make sense, because i feel extremely out of touch via my ear.

I have to focus very hard on sounds to really take them in. haha, i've never had to live like this. I'm far too blessed with what i have.