Call me gentle, not softspoken

It has come to my attention that I'm softspoken. I'm not softspoken *indignant* I'm gentle. GENTLE. GENTLE!

Ever notice your voice just sounds alot louder in your head? It is for me somehow or maybe I'm just not secure of my own voice (as in thoughts la). I remember explaining to my swedish friends that if you've been brought up never to question authority and speak out individually; it's hard to be accustomed to the almost foreign sound of your own voice.

Well...six months in China ought to do the trick. I'll come back as Comrade Lou D. Speaker.