Just a small town girl, livin’ in a lonelyyyyy worldddd. I can’t help but sing that song every time I hear it, which is sad news for my chemistry test. Recently, it seems that the music that plays in the halls during class has gotten louder and louder. For most of the year, my classes have been bombarded with hits from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and more. Admittedly, it is really funny watching a teacher try and give a serious lesson while smooth jazz is blaring; but at the same time, it is super distracting. I can’t even take a power nap in the nurse’s office anymore. Okay, I’ve never tried to take a power nap in the nurse’s office, but I do send my regards to any ill students that had to put up with the loud tunes while trying to rest. I guess what’s grinding my gears most about the hallway tunes is that I don’t understand it. The music gets loud at such random times that I often think someone has to be messing with the volume. Even the fact that it’s playing during class in the first place is confusing. I miss the good old days when songs like Ring of Fire would play on your way to class and it wasn’t such a big deal to make a scene belting out the words with your friends. If I try and do that when the music plays now, I’d probably look crazy, due to the fact that the only time I hear music at all is during classes. Not to mention my teachers would yell at me. I definitely wouldn’t mind the distraction in class so much if I could at least hear the music during the 10 minutes in between classes.