a sound bite for the ages
riding the stationary bike this morning at the gym, listening to all things considered.
they’re doing a piece on buddhist pilgrimages. they have a guy trekking into Tibet and he’s reporting in for the day.
they wrap up, switch back to the studio, and nina totenberg says:
“Buddhists believe in a progression through six spheres of consciousness.
[beat]
For a multimedia exploration of these spheres, visit npr.com.”
meanwhile, in bloomington, indiana, kynthia nearly falls off the bike, has to stop pedaling for a second, and makes a rather uncomely noise that is some combination of a snicker and a guffaw. the one person in the room who is not wearing headphones of her own tries to pretend that she doesn’t notice, but does not completely succeed.
January 23rd, 2006 at 4:39 pm
I nearly fell off my web browser when I read this.
That was until I realized it was only a multimedia web browser.