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I've not usually a fan of eating sound videos, but you've piqued my curiosity. The Harry Potter ambiance ones sound unique, can't wait to check them out

I'm sometimes into ear eating. I think like 90% of those videos are a bit extra, but there's like 1 or 2 I actually like and find relaxing. I'm indifferent about camgirl asmr, but a majority of them are boring and I don't think they make good ASMR, so I ignore those videos. Yooo I love Hatomugi. I love that she's more sound focused rather than role plays. Ppomo is great too. It's crazy how so many ASMRtists are producing such high quality videos. Like, Latte's last video: daaaaaamn. She apparently filmed it with some studio or something.

This is weirdly relaxing. Shrek is love, Shrek is life. I love joke ASMR videos

So I noticed there wasn't a thread for this yet and I thought, "I can't be the only person that listens to ASMR". I doubt there's anyone that doesn't know what this is anymore, but in case there's someone out there that has never heard of ASMR, it stands for "Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response", or basically a tingly sensation you get in response to audio or visual stimulation. I started watching ASMR videos around 2015 when they were still relatively new and there weren't a ton of youtubers doing it. But now there's a huge influx of ASMR artists and all kinds of categories. It seems like a lot of early ASMR-tists focused a lot on role plays like "a day at the spa" or "visiting a doctor", but nowadays I've seen a lot more channels of people just experimenting with sounds. Here's a list of some of my favorites: 【希乃】のんちゃんねる Latte Puffin I've seen a lot of people dismiss ASMR as some weird fetish or creepy interest, but a lot of the appeal for me IS in the fact that it's relaxing, good for falling asleep to, and seeing people do some pretty creative things. What are some of your favorite ASMR-tists and triggers?

I'm not always into albums full of 13+ minute post rock/black metal songs, but 10:30 is such a good moment:

"It's not summer if your tongue isn't blue"

I'd actually like to see more vkei bands do something with shoegaze, postrock, or melancholy rock. There's been a gaping hole where 9goats black out used to be and I don't think anyone else has done it quite like them. Or something that's a mix between genres like death metal/black metal and traditional Japanese folk music I think would be very interesting. I'm really into the sound aesthetics of Japanese folk horror (not sure what to call the use of instruments like flutes, traditional drums, and shamisen, so I just made up a name) so mixing that with some catchy metal riffs and some death metal screams sounds like a match made in heaven.

FLCL fans be excited for this one (@YuyoDrift). I know I am! Pre-orders are open tomorrow for UK and North America: https://blog.alltheanime.com/flcl-vinyl/

Had another half asleep, half awake dream last night. I was lying on my bed with my face turned towards my bedroom door. I sleep with the door open in the summer time because it gets really stuffy in my room. I thought I sensed something moving around outside so I opened my eyes. I saw this tall, thin, silhouette walking past the door, left to right, right to left. It resembled the creature in Insidious when it's standing in the shadow. I was scared, but I couldn't move. It's then I realized I was half asleep, half awake and my body was in sleep paralysis. Anytime I looked away and looked back at the doorway, it got closer still pacing left to right, right to left. I was sweating profusely, trying desperately to get up, but my body refused to move from its rigid catatonic state. I couldn't take seeing what it was so I just closed my eyes hoping it would either go away or do what it came to do quickly. But I soon fell back asleep and everything was fine.

Not at all. But I think some of what I said might've given you the wrong impression. I don't think people should be taught the idea that sex is integral in a relationship. I know many happy couples that get by without had having sex. I got kind of fixated on the friends with benefits scenario and just meant to say I think it's tough to do something like that and separate yourself emotionally (from my perspective anyways). Anyways, I thought I kind of made my stance clear in my first paragraph that your love for someone should trumph over your lust for them. No one should ever demand sex and make you feel bad for not giving it to them. In my eyes, it's more like they're using you then since they're judging your worth based on how good you make them feel. And that's just shitty. And about all the different voices saying different things about sex and intimacy, fuck it all. Obviously, yeah it's good to hear it all out but, in the end, you gotta do what you're comfortable with right? I empathize with you on that because I'm experiencing that right now. I've got so many different people telling me to do different things with love and relationships, but no one's bothered to ask me what I actually want to do. And a lot of what they tell me doesn't resonate with me because it's a lot of "just go have sex with a girl" or "yeah, find a lovely girl you can just bang and don't think too much about it". I think what's most important is communication between you and your significant other anyways. Whatever you two deem comfortable is fine because it works for you two and no one should be judging you because we're not the same people. Ditto on sorry for getting rambly, but just wanted to make it clear that I'm actually in agreement with you.

That'd be pretty lame. I don't think anyone should ever leave someone for lack of sex if they really love them, but I can also understand that sex is a really important part of a relationship. And if watching porn together is also a part of that for some people, as long as both people are comfortable with it I don't see any issues with it. Although, porn in itself is an unnatural thing. Whatever the circumstances of the relationship are though, I think communication is key. I can see your point on illustrating different relationship scenarios, but I don't think it's as simple as that. I'm not so sure that it's really possible to separate romance and sex because both compliment the other, and one will (most likely) lead to the other. It's one thing for people to agree on certain terms and another to be able to emotionally detach yourself from it (i'm talking more about the friends with benefits situation). Humans are relational creatures and we grow closer through spending time together and physical interactions. People can do it, sure, but it's a dangerous game to play.

I've just been feeling too glued to technology lately. Maybe I should just go on a hike or something, but life is just too loud for me right now.

You ever just feel sick of looking at your computer or phone screen, wanna just leave it all and live it out in some cabin in the woods near a town and just garden, work on personal projects, and grow old with a pet? Yeah, me too.

Thank you! I'm so glad it makes you think that. I do take that as a compliment!

We all know that the king of long Deg songs is the Osaka-Jo live version of Aoi Tsuki.

Oh dope. Gotcha. Just goes to show how much ass this band kicks.