Sounds of the Season
[ring]
[ring]
[beep] I’m not here right now. Please leave your name and number… [beep beep]
[from the bedroom] Mrawwwh-hrumph-huh? Whazzat?
[On the answering machine: Muzak masquerading as Christmas tunes]
[More Muzak masquerading as Christmas tunes]
Who puts people on hold before they even pick up, anyway?
[More Muzak]
And who would stay on hold without even hearing a ‘hello’ first?
[Human voice replacing Muzak on the answering machine] Hello? Hello?
Actually, it’s quite funny listening to telemarketers who can’t figure out the answering machine has picked up the call.
[Click]
[In the living room: Swish swash]
[Thud]
[Tingaling tink ping]
[ting ting]
[tink-taling]
[From the bedroom] Jasper get away from the Christmas tree!
[From the living room: gallump-gallump-da-na-da-da! gallump-gallump-da-na-dada!]
[Suddenly in the bedroom: swush THUMP!] Mraaaow?
[From under the covers] Ffffrah-huh? Jasper? Go play with the Christmas tree and leave me alone.
[Zzzz *honk* zzzz zzz *snort*]
[ring]
[ring]
[beep] I’m not here right now. Please leave…