forgien languages seem to do it for me. I did not like the woman petting the camera

But I have used the bob the painter guy to relax.

not tingley , but trance is a good word

Is that what y'all mean by a trance?

Well, for me, it is a tingling sensation, but one kind of inside my brain. It very relaxing and pleasant. The camera-lady video weirds me out. I respond to quiet accents or whispering, but the role-play does nothing for me.

Yeah, it's like the slow spreading feeling of a strong drink. Less so loss of time.

-t, I understand what you're talking about. I remember a Momix dance piece that did that for me. Time did not exist during that dance. The tingly brain thing sounds very odd.

I no longer smell like burning, but I am officially up too late after showering. I hope my coat doesn't still smell in the morning.

Aimee!! Are you aware there are THERAPY LLAMAS?!??!

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Aimee!! Are you aware there are THERAPY LLAMAS?!??!

I have a picture of a llama clutching a pen and notebook and asking, "And how did that make you feel? BRAAAAAP!"

I think we need to make sure that we have therapy llamas and calming manatees on Buffista Island.

Admin lunch today, a mini celebration of my new job. whee. 4 of my 6 bosses are out of the office today, so my goal is to clean off my desk and maybe type up a few more process documents.

The story about the woman who ended up singing "We Are The World" reminded me of a time at a previous job.

They'd installed a "panic button" at the receptionist desk. It was located under the desktop so, in the event of a problem visitor, she could press it with her knee. Nice concept, but - bet you can see this coming - anyone sitting at the desk would it it by accident. After a bunch of false alarms, with people running out to rescue the receptionist who was just find thank you very much, when we DID have someone alarming (yes, you can see this one coming) she pressed it on purpose ... and no one came.

I'm pretty sure I've triggered ASMR with my knitting -- not the finished knit pieces, but the act of knitting itself. In group situations where a bunch of people are talking, and I'm knitting along, I've found someone falling silent, somewhat hypnotized as they stare at my working.

FWIW, I'm considered quite fast for a knitter, hold my needles loosely and maintain a very even tension in the yarn. I use English-style, so I feed the yarn from the left and do not have to take my hands off the needles until I reach the end of the row.

I listened to that ASMR podcast, too -- it was really cool and not something I'd heard of before. Will bookmark the Slate article for later. When I first learned about synesthesia, I wished there were a way to dial in to someone's brain to experience it. Now I feel that way about ASMR.