I have to admit, I've been enjoying the silence - days free from asinine small talk and pretending to be interested in my coworkers' misogynist observations on the world at large. But I guess it's true that people ought to have a choice in the matter. Just ... I guess the best I can describe it is that my head is so busy and loud all the time, that sometimes I wish I could press a big mute button. It's debilitating. And for the past few days, I haven't felt debilitated at all.