I've been listening to quiet things and when I can't find anything quiet I listen to loud things quietly. It's a nice change. Oddly enough, sometimes the nuances become more obvious when things are quiet. I'm speaking of music but now that I think about it, I've been turning the volume down on movies as well and reading the body language and the language of the camera more. It's because I'm a severely aural person and I tend to rely most on what I hear, and lose sight of the visual aspect of every single thing. Dangerous habit, that.

Plus, I think I might be slowly and inevitably losing my hearing. So I need to learn other manners of soaking up information.

I like to watch people anyway. Spot their habitual mannerisms and twitches and try to break down the whys of those things - or at least make up a reason for them so I can use them in my writing.

I've been experimenting with my own body language as well, to see how others respond to me. It's frightening, almost, the reactions I get when I hold my head up and maintain eye contact. Confident men take it as an unequivocal sex invite, and not-so-confident women hide from me. Not-so-confident men look back for a moment and then shy away. You can totally tell who's alpha in this world by eye contact.

Anyway, here are a few nice, quiet things: Pink Moon, The Small One, and a quietly beautiful film.