Silence

There's all sorts of silence. 

The kind that you have with your partner when you are both lost in your own thoughts; its soothing and comforting, being together but alone at the same time. 

Then there is the silence that occurs when everyone is jointly watching something that requires their full attention and respect.

And then there is the awkward silence that happens when you are in a classroom with only a few people that you don't know, have never met before, and will probably never hang out together outside of the class. That's the kind of silence that makes me feel uncomfortable. I usually listen to my music and play on my blackberry or play sudoku until the class starts. But while waiting for swimming I can't do these things. So I do what I usually do...I start telling random things and babble on until the person leaves or starts talking to someone else, or the class starts. My dance instructor went on for 10 minutes about how someone has to break the ice to get to know another person so things aren't awkward. I think that's what I'm trying to do. Or perhaps its the fact that I have nothing to occupy myself for 10 minutes before I have to start swimming and I have to stay awake enough to be able to swim for 50 minutes straight. The other time that I end up being loud is when teachers give instructions and then say "ok?" or "sound good?" or "how is everyone doing?" and no one answers. The louder the better ; ) It's probably not a good thing but I've stopped becoming embarrassed in these situations. My poor friends...they still do : )