tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11113593.post1058469806887388433..comments2008-01-02T15:42:12.282-06:00Comments on Life, Writing, and Other Things: Sensory OverloadTori O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16399396713107846289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11113593.post-60250653285650276822007-10-30T05:42:00.000-05:002007-10-30T05:42:00.000-05:00I'm very eclectic in my music preferences, too, Pe...I'm very eclectic in my music preferences, too, Pete. And, as MM noted the same issue, I don't deal with silence very well. Whereas my husband loves it, but that's another story.<BR/><BR/>I'll turn the TV on and ignore it just for the sake of noise. I think all that stems from childhood trauma, and it's creepy for it to be very quiet.<BR/><BR/>And I was wrong. On lucky 7 radio, I listen to the meditation channel, which is often nature or ocean sounds in addition to whatever else they play. It's soothing and not distracting.<BR/><BR/>Where music helps my writing is when a song moves me enough that I can tap into that emotion and energy and use it to put words down on the page. That's the fun part of listening to music while writing.Tori O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16399396713107846289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11113593.post-44048766072760659392007-10-29T12:50:00.000-05:002007-10-29T12:50:00.000-05:00When I'm in the mood to truly relax, I find Chant ...When I'm in the mood to truly relax, I find Chant by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo Del Silos the perfect CD.<BR/><BR/>Or anything by the Trans Siberian Orchestra.<BR/><BR/>I'm so used to having that constant white noise (I have timpania) that I use the sound of music in the background to actually give me the silence I can't get with, well, silence. I can turn on a radio or put in a CD and ignore it - where silence gives me a static sound that gets pretty friggin' loud.<BR/><BR/>Unless I'm outside and the birds are providing the background. That, I love!Midnight Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562807876184858761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11113593.post-20215353081349759862007-10-27T12:48:00.000-05:002007-10-27T12:48:00.000-05:00My problem with music (which is an off-and-on prob...My problem with music (which is an off-and-on problem, and mostly not connected to technology) is that it almost becomes white noise, sometimes. It's like leaving your TV on a static channel (not that those particularly exist anymore) and then bringing it with you everywhere.<BR/><BR/>At home, nearly any song I want is available to me at a moment's notice through Napster. In the car, my wife has all sorts of radio presets.<BR/><BR/>And yet, sometimes, I find that I want to listen to Beethoven (Moonlight Sonata is beautiful), or listen to nothing but the wind blow.<BR/><BR/>A'course, then I have days like today when I'm jamming to the blues while I work, so I hope no one thinks I'm vilifying music or anything. :)Peter Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17450924500401351569noreply@blogger.com