[Marta Prime]

I like NPR too, but I usually listen to it in my office at work. They switch between the news and classical music on the same station here. At night when I am painting, I don't really care what is on. Sometimes I play CD's, sometimes I listen to a radio program, sometimes I have the TV on, but that can be distracting. If I choose TV it's usually because I feel lonesome, and I put on some old movie I've seen oodles of times (like Jane Eyre) so I don't have to take my eyes off what I am doing to watch. It goes through my head as I listen. But to tell the truth, there are times I start painting and get so involved, I don't even realize nothing is on. It's like coming out of a coma when you've been painting awhile. Oh, gee, what time is it? I block everything out if I really get into it.