Some thoughts on music

 It is very unfair of me, but I have a great hatred of country music.  Ron listened to it a lot, he would drink and act terrible.  

In the late 90's housing was at a premium in Silicon Valley.  I wanted to leave Ron, and found a roommate matching service run free by the County, applied.  I was making about $1.500 a month.  They found two matches for me, a room in a houseful of pagans "We do rituals here, is that a problem?"  and sharing a one bedroom apartment with a couple, their toddler, and their baby.  

So I (mentally) went back to Ron, who had decided he was going on an open marriage kick.  "If you don't like it" he said smugly "You can leave".  He knew I couldn't.  

I knew my parents did not want me back.  

As I saw it, I had no choice.  I told him I was not OK with him cheating, if he did I didn't want to hear about it.  And he cheated, a lot (he had already cheated on me 2 times before).  

Side note, after he followed me to Houston I told him I would only stay with him if he was monogamous, he swore he would but he cheated 2 more times that I know of.  

Anyway, after we got married he would get drunk, draw himself a bath (he only liked the water up about 1/3 or so) sit in it shouting all his indescretions at me.  Listening to country music.  

He would also listen to country music when he was being hateful, etc.  Basically every time he attacked me verbally and/or physically what was he playing in the background?  It wasn't Journey!  

I volunteered to work on a holiday eve recently, the day before Mother's Day.  And they had a "Country Music takeover" on the overhead radio system I had to listen to it my entire 9 hour shift.  The job itself was stressful but I found that worse.  I had actually volunteered to work that day, I wouldn't have been so eager if I knew.  

There's a song they play on the overhead.  I have been listening to "my" style music as I've been typing but it escapes me.  But I hate that song so much when it comes on.  

I want to work in a place with music but sometimes I don't.  

With my job I cannot wear earbudds.