i've just turned the tv on. no, there's nothing good on tv. nor am i watching it to pass time. i'm not even laying my eyes on the tube. i'm just turning it on to provide atmosphere, compared to the sterility of silence where atmosphere is the lack of one. music doesn't do the same thing. it provides aura. not atmosphere.
i'm home alone.
even though the tv is in the other room, i can still hear the faint high frequency mechanical buzz of the tv, which is enough to keep my sane for the next hours before i leave this dungeon i call home.