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I’m an insomniac, and when it gets really bad I put on nature programs and just let them lull me into a state of (if not rest) relaxation. Something about quiet narration and beauty shots of nature and animals just lowers my heart rate and slows down my brain.
Especially the snowy forest and deep sea episodes. Dunno why those ones specifically, but goddamn are those great.
Mar 23, 2025
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loveee love this genre called "slowcore", it's a genre of indie rock that sounds really quiet and melancholic and just overall feels like lullaby, if that's what you're into :] never fails w me, i love feeling like i'm being sung to sleep lol, also focusing on all the sounds and lyrics can help with falling asleep for me!
bands like red house painters, duster, galaxie 500, eiafuawn, tram... i have many
also ambient music! i love the band grouper, there's this song "litte gray cat" and i think it did its job even when i wasn't feeling tired at all haha
Buut if you don't want music, you can watch interesting livestreams on twitch or letsplays, a true crime documentary(if not disturbing while trying to sleep haha), any other documentary or commentary video, whatever's long enough !
Apr 18, 2024
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in the depths of winter, this does something for my brain chemistry that SSRIs never could
Feb 5, 2024
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White noise is stress inducing to me rather than calming, so this eight hour long sound of forest creek water peacefully running has been my thing for the past month. I always have this on when I’m working or when I can’t sleep. It’s super relaxing and it’s definitely gonna be my number one “track” for 2022.
Mar 1, 2022
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A website with a collection of screengrabs from nearly every movie you could think of, and you can sort by film title, director, cinematographer, year, genre, country, etc. Great for visual references for lookbooks, or just to discover a new film you might be interested in seeing!
I've attached one of my favorite stills, a great moment from Chungking Express (Dir. Wong Kar-Wai, 1994).
Dec 30, 2024
Just going out and picking up any kind of used physical media (books, CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes) makes the archivist in me happy, like I’m preserving somebody else’s story/ enjoyment of something
My personal favorite thing is VHS tapes, I’ve got a decent collection (all thrifted) and they’re usually the cheapest things offered
Jan 3, 2025
At my local indie cinema for a projection of the new Nosferatu, infinitely grateful I have a place like this I can go to see new stuff and incredible programming!
Dec 25, 2024