Now I can fully understand the meaning of the above title.

As usual, I turned full geek mode today and began working on 19thsc.com and tinkering with my linux box aka Tombstone since I got back early afternoon.

Then, as I worked from 1pm to 4+pm, I felt mroe and more restless. More uncomfortable. Irritated. No idea where this source of uneasiness came from, I decided to go take a short break outside, drinking some water, nibbling on some tidbits.

At that moment, it hit me. It was the total silence.

My mom went out for her appointment, the two small kids were at school, my bro is in camp, my sis is in school.

Even the pets (Wyr the guinea pig, Titan the parrotlet and Birdy the budgie) were unusually silent. Damnit, even the neighbour's new puppy was silent.

No cars revving, no motorbikes screeching.

Nothing.

The silence was jamming its way right into all my senses, making my skin crawl and head spin aimlessly. I couldn't continue working. This was different from working at 2AM in the morning, where the silence is peaceful and conducive for work. This silence was intrusive and disturbing.

Once I got hold of the problem to the crappy feeling, I turned on the TV and the voice of the Channel 8 newscaster reporting on Thaksin just made everything so much better.

How interesting the same thing can have totally oppposite effects at different times.


Work Completed today:
- 19thsc.com Development Plan
- Walls of the room site
- and finally.. I got Tombstone onto the WWW!
(thx to emma, mz, ben for the countless "can you help me try this?")
(and to daphne for being the only one online and available at 3:30am to help me test this!)