Talk, Talk, Talk..

[susandennis]

On most days, if I utter a word out loud it's usually STOP! or Get Down or Leave your sister alone. On gym days, I say hi and bye to the front desk person but seriously if 20 words come out of my mouth, it's an unusually chatty day for me.

Today I had to run a training session. 2 hours worth. I talked and talked and talked and talked and pretty soon I was running out of voice... and I looked at the clock and I had only been talking about an hour.

I am not a great trainer and I did a really mediocre job today but I did get a good feeling about the 3 people on my team. I've worked with one of them before and but the other two were unknown quantities. None of them asked any silly or unnecessary questions or even any questions that indicated anything other than they were paying attention and 'got it' as much as anyone could expect given the complexity of the material and the mediocrity of the presenter. I'm really encouraged.

Tonight I bought pizza for dinner. I ordered a togo from across the street (King St. Bar). It was really very mediocre but I ate the whole damn thing. 10" pie. I do not love being fat but I refuse to change my eating habits and so remain fat but really a 10" mediocre pizza? Do I really need to do that? Apparently I do.

Travis and Betty are just loving the new Bolt. Since they don't hear the noise, they are generally surprised when I turn it on and get very exited. I've had it on several times today and they are getting in some good cardio.

Tomorrow is lunch and a chorus concert with machupicchu. I'll get my walk in getting there and back. Sunday, I'll probably walk up to the market and try Seatown again - run out the last of my gift card - for brunch then home for the baseball game. And there will be TV and bears. Nice.

Comments

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

On the days you don't talk out loud much, do you carry on an internal dialogue?

[susandennis]

What an interesting question. And, yes, sometimes.

I make mental lists and silently curse up a blue streak at computer hardware and software problems nearly every day.

One thing I do do is comment silently on journals and blogs I read. Sometimes I type in real comments but always, always, I do silent comments.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

At one point in my life I was thinking about becoming a Catholic priest, and did an extended silent retreat--no talking for 8 days. I became aware of my own internal dialogue, and found it very interesting. I still do it, and am more aware of it now.

Internal dialogs

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

There have been a number of times driving alone when I realized that the radio was not on but there was a lot of talk and or music in the car. And at least once when Dana asked if I minded if she turned on the radio and I realized that I had thought it was on.

In meditation it is sometimes referred to as monkey brain. So many levels of that hit my funny bone.

I envy the opportunity to be silent. When I'm alone I typically find it enjoyable not to talk. With others, I mean. We're all busy and having a good time inside here.

Re: Internal dialogs

[susandennis]

Wow. I don't have that going on at all. Wild. I listen to the silence a lot and enjoy that. I think I just don't think as much as you internal talkers.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised at the implication that you don't talk aloud to yourself when nobody else is around. I know I do.

[susandennis]

I do curse outloud at the computer mostly. But, otherwise, nope.