It’s Quiet in Here
Not being alone very often, let alone for a few days I noticed something. It’s very quiet in my house. Wife even took the dog with her, so it’s really, really quiet. I found that I’ve had the TV on all evening just so I can have some noise and break up the silence. Not only that, but I found that I even talked back to the TV in response to what I was watching. I sure as heck never do that… ever. I remember a friend of mine commenting on his house being super quiet after he moved in to his own place. I’m sure that I would get used to it if I didn’t live with anyone, but for the moment… I find it unsettling. My family returns tomorrow and the crazy thing is… I’m sure I’ll be wishing for the quiet then. ^_^
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December 7th, 2012 at 10:59 pm
I can’t stand things being too quiet either, especially at night. Having a fan on helps me to sleep, otherwise all I do is stare at the ceiling.
December 8th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
I find that a radio works better as noise than the TV. Most radio programming is produced under the assumption that ‘listening to the radio’ is going to be a secondary activity.
December 12th, 2012 at 10:15 pm
I love solitude and quite. When I was younger and able to stay up later without nodding off, I used to just lay on my couch and stare into the dark of the night, thinking. Nowadays when I try that I usually fall asleep. I’m suddenly feeling old.