earworms

i often wonder how i get songs stuck in my head. according to one study on so-called earworms, if you hear a scrap of a song, but not the entirety, there's a terrifyingly high chance that it will haunt you for the rest of the day. which does nothing to explain why i've had "girl, you'll be a woman soon" in my head all day. looked up the lyrics . . . and, i'm really not sure what that's about.

lent: giving up white noise. putting away movies and cds - they're only for social time, working out, or those special moments when i need entertainment. i mean, not just to fill up time or distract me from work. and, more importantly, not just to drown out the silence. i want to learn to be comfortable with silence. ack!

nav reminded me of this beautiful description of love:
"when someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. you just know that your name is safe in their mouth." ~billy, age 4