1. Sure, but this just replaces the music with the sound of my breathing. There's always something in my brain. The only meditative peace I can get is in a flow state e.g. working out.
2. Yup, damn near always. Yak yak yak goes the brain.
3. Usually just vocals unless I focus on the music, or if it's instrumental then I hear everything.
4. Music that I can play in my brain on demand is usually music I listen to all the time already, with some exceptions. Don't have exact data on this, but it depends on context - if it's my favorite band then it'll stick around after 1 listen. If it's someone else or music I dislike it may take several listens.
5. I play The Axe by which I mean a ukulele. Not particularly well IMO but it's fun and relaxing.
6. I don't think so, but I can identify most songs I've heard before pretty quickly if I know the band or song name. It's like an involuntary Shazam.

Take it easy, Dude.

I mean it's alright I guess..... 😉

Just kidding. I love this album and all of KG's stuff, as some hardcore nerds might be able to tell by my username. Lol.

Great album. The art for the cover threw me off a bit when I saw it, but it's a stellar album from start to finish. On this album they leaned a bit more into psychedelic sounds, which I've always loved. Great music to trip balls to, or to have in the background while you're working, whatever your speed may be.

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To each their own. However, I've read all of Brandon Sanderson's books and I can definitively say that the writing style changes between Mistborn and other novels that are more recent are massive. Mistborn was good but it was his first published book. The more recent releases are a bit more easy to read. Tress even has a dragon in it. However if you're not interested at all, try reading the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. It's great magic fantasy set on Earth. However a similar warning applies - the first few books are a bit of a slog. If you read these, maybe start on book 3 - the first two aren't as story centric.

I'd say it counts, but only start that series if you both love LOTR-style epic fantasy and you're willing to wait for the other 6 books to come out. There's only 4 released now and while I love them to death, they're very story thick and not for everyone. I wouldn't recommend starting Brandon Sanderson with that series for that reason. Try Yumi and the Nightmare Painter or Tress and the Emerald Sea - both came out this year and they are a bit lighter reading, they're very good, and both are a great introduction to the way Brandon writes. If you liked either of those then you'd probably love Stormlight.

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Source: This art is of a character named Cheryl. She is featured in this artist's webcomic called I Want to be a Cute Anime Girl on Webtoons. It's very sweet and worth the read.

It's not the source of this comic, but the same artist that made it now makes a cute and fun to read college AU with the same characters that updates daily. It's been going for a decade now, so you'll have a lot of catching up to do, but if webcomics are your jam then I highly recommend. www.dumbingofage.com

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