Ali Rambles- chatting about youtube, work, and manga! :)

Yeahh I hate flying bugs and right now too the June bugs are flying around and they always crash into me or around me and I freak out one time actually one of then tried landing on me and I freaked out lol XD and there was another time where there was one in my mom's car and I hears its like buzzing wings and I had no idea where it was so we stopped and I lifted a sweater that in the back and it popped out and flew away but I of course freaked out lol

Crimson command

At this point I wouldn't be surprised with anything Youtube does haha! xD I wanted to give you all a heads up in case it goes into effect sometime soon. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll decide to go back on that decision, but I doubt it :/ Oh God, cockroaches are already bad much less a flying one! I'm sorry you had to deal with that. A bug that has the ability to fly at my face is automatically deemed 10x worse. Unless it's a butterfly or moth, they don't "bug" me as much xD

alichu

I personally think youtube is trying to push people to buy or get premium as I have it and you get no ads what's so ever so they are probably just making it more annoying for the user so that they can frustrated to the point where they get premium kinda like how I think it was Apple were making older phones slower or something like on purpose to incentives you to get the newest iPhone. As for the bug problem I totally get that they always bug me no pun intended lol but just a few days ago I was working on some late night homework and I had the light off so it was just my TV illuminating my room and outta the corner of my eye I see the biggest Cockroach I've ever seen with my own eyes moving around my couch and my heart dropped but I knew I had to kill it because it would come back later and the bugs in my house alway do and at the times where I least expect it too but I had to kill it so I swallowed my fear got my corc and beat it to death it tried flying away too which sacred the shit outta me but I made sure it was dead but I mean in a way it was better then those big spiders I get sorta since another time late at night I was playing and one popped up basically right next to me and I freaked out I was able to kill before it got away but man the bugs in my house are out to get me i swear 😭😭

Crimson command

It's honestly really awful lol, but thankfully there isn't like any special treatment. Just gotta drink a lotta water and wait it out.

JokermanTalon

Those types of ads would be nice. I doubt youtube would do something like that- if they did I would be really surprised. I find it strange they are forcing the ads though. Less ads means less money they have to pay to the creator so I'm not really sure what the point is lol. Either way, I plan to just keep doing what I'm doing! :) I really enjoy old Adam Sandler movies; they are so funny! I didn't know Static X had a song on a game, that's really cool! :) The only thing I remember them being featured on was the Queen of the Damned movie back in the day.

alichu

Oh no, I'm sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well :( I hope you get better soon! And thanks for that, I appreciate it <3

alichu

That's good, I'm glad you're enjoying it! :) I got to the party late too, I only just watched it this year myself. I instantly fell in love with it though, definitely a favorite of mine now ^_^

alichu

I'm hoping that youtube changes their mind about that decision. I really don't like the idea of someone listening to stuff to get relaxed and then getting disturbed by an advertisement. We'll see though, it won't be the first time youtube has done something silly, so we'll get through it :D I've always wanted to visit Oregon. I hear it rains a lot there, which is the type of weather I love most! I do like bugs that keep the others away- so long as the spiders stay outside, I'm cool with them lol. I wouldn't mind a pet praying mantis though, one of the few bugs I find cute, and they can keep the others out of my place hehe :P I hope you have a great day/week too! <3

alichu

We technically have vinegaroons in AZ but I have never seen one. I would probably be more fine with them since they are bigger and not aggressive towards humans for the most part. However I understand it being not good to find one on you. I don't even like flys landing on me lol. Yeah I imagine with people coming and going in retail it might be hard to remember names. I'm sure they can understand. I have been very sick the past few days, I think I have salmonella based on my symptoms, so I hadn't checked twitter in a bit. Congrats on the 1 millions views though!

JokermanTalon

There should be a category of ads that goes by "ASMR-friendly". Those can be soft, quiet ads with minimal or no talking - especially ones aimed for sleep products. Ain't gonna lie, they could be making some money from this idea. The uploader could select that only low-volume ads play - they could even be suitable as mid-rolls. I didn't recognise the name Anna Kendrick either - but she's good looking. I'd take it as a compliment (although, maybe it's because Kendrick is 5"2 hehe). My bestie once told me I look like Adam Sandler - he must've been high as a kite. There's literally no resemblance. lmao Damn bugs. I mentioned that big spider the other day. I really don't share the same respect for spiders that many others do. All bugs are the same. Spider: "But hooman, I eat pests for you!" Me: "YOU ARE THE PEST!" I've actually recently discovered that 'Skinnyman' by Static X was part of the tracklist for an old childhood game of mine (Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005). So, I've unknowingly been jamming to that band during when I was a near-toddler! Rest in Peace former singer.

Artilleries

I've never had youtube premium but I will say I've noticed a bunch more ads on stuff than usual lately. I don't mind some but I swear the past week or so it seems twice that. Not just with certain creators but everywhere, no matter the video. I wouldn't doubt if youtube was up to something. I'm sure it is a life saver for the gym though, I could see that for sure! I'm so sorry to hear about the scorpion, that really sucks x__x Worst I've gotten was a bad bee sting on the bottom of my foot. Definitely my fault though since I was running around bare foot as a kid lol. Ngl, I didn't know any of the people you listed other than Caledon because I love the Titanic movie. Even then I had to make sure because I'm so bad at names. Like dead to me said though, I'm sure most people mean it as a compliment, so I'll take it!

alichu

Ouch, hearing about any tailbone injury gives me shivers after my own pleasant experience years ago. Though, I've never encountered a scorpion in my life - other than a zoo or something. They don't inhabit where I live. For Friday's audio, we definitely ought to have some Gordon Ramsay quotes in there - would love to hear Ali with a British accent. lol

Artilleries

I'm really enjoying it, even if I'm about 15 years late to the party! Its one of those shows that's always been on my watch list but just never got around to it. I already had a general idea of the story through all the memes of the show but it's fun to see how they all link together

codytachi

I've seen more scorpions than I'd like to admit. At this point I'm just like, "Oh, hey little guy. Looks like you're trying to kill me again" :) The worst is when they are that translucent/sand color because they blend in with my carpet. I've seen Jeepers Creepers, but I can't remember any of the actors at all ; o ; I do remember liking the movie though! I've only ever seen one movie Anna was in, but I guess she's been in musicals. Too bad I haven't seen them then I could have busted out singing :P Funny enough I have a row on one of my bookshelves I've deemed "bad pr0n" where all the bad doujins go. What can I say, you win some you lose some.

alichu

You're probably right about youtube's decision making process. Their team seems to be about as competent as Blizzard lmao. I do appreciate you saying that though about my videos, thank you! :) Your bug rule is good, I can stand behind that. If it touches you or invades your home, then it deserves what happens. Or they could come to my place and have a little bug sleepover in their own personal room :P

alichu

I'm really not sure why Youtube is doing that, seems a little silly to force people to have ads xD Either way I'll keep doing what I'm doing, changes be damned lol. If you don't like scorpions, you wouldn't like vinegaroons either- they are basically the love child of a scorpion and a spider x__x The other bug story of mine is that one was crawling on me while laying in bed. I still shiver thinking about it lol. That's one thing about me I wish I was better at was remembering names. Even with 700 hours I would probably be the same haha! It sucks working retail though because I don't want to come off rude to new coworkers. It's not that I don't care I just have shit memory, so hopefully they understand! xD

alichu

It's funny you said that because I made sure to add a little something to the character's cooking apron hehe :P How are you enjoying Breaking Bad? :)

alichu

I do understand adds do break the immersion of a video and kinda ruins it in the long run. Especially with asmr since it's on a lower much more sensitive tone. And as ya stated people listen to it while they sleep or are relaxing. Or if your like me and need background noise to calm ya down after long into the night work shifts. Especially when something was supposed to be a simple fix turns into a multi day long project. On the contrary I live in Oregon in the middle of nowhere and particularly where I'm at were on fire so I have all sorts off bugs and critters interning my home one time even a deer and fawn. But I dont forget and let go I give them a warm welcome. I mean spiders are good in the summer for flys lizards are good for ants and so on and so forth. Though I understand people don't like bugs around them and I can respect that. But it's nice to see your doing good and I hope these fine days keep going good for everyone

Yaginsail

Damn, another in the list of poor decisions by YouTube. I actually do have premium though, the ability to play videos without the screen on is great for music and ASMR, and being able to download videos is great. There’s like no service in my gym and part of my workout involves a core workout I found on YouTube, and having that downloaded is a life saver. And ngl, no ads is the best, you don’t realize how great it is until you have premium for a while and then try to watch YouTube with somebody who doesn’t have premium. As for the scorpion thing, no I did not know that they can live underwater so long but I absolutely believe it. I was actually stung by a scorpion in the bath when I was a kid. Didn’t notice it until I got in the water and it stuck me right in the tailbone, shit sucked haha Man I can’t tell you the amount of times someone said I look like an actor I never heard of, mostly cause I’m also terrible at remembering actors. I’ve gotten young Rob Lowe a few times, Robbie Amell, one guy insisted I look like Caledon Hockley but with blue eyes and thicker eyebrows lol, and a bunch of others I can’t remember. What’s funny is I think all those guys don’t even look similar to each other, much less looking like me. There’s some features that sorta look similar I guess but I don’t think I really look like them. I think it’s just cause my only unique feature is that I’ve got light eyes with dark hair, other than that I’ve got very unremarkable and symmetrical facial features so I kinda look like most white guys with dark hair lol. Like you said with being compared to Anna Kendrick though, could have definitely been worse comparisons so I guess that’s a win. Anyway, looking forward to the upcoming audio! Shows like Hell’s Kitchen are ripe with quotes and memes to reference so I’m sure it’ll be a fun time haha

Secular Succotash

dead to me

Sometimes I think that all big youtube decisions are made by one person in a room by themselves and they never ask anyone else if it's a good idea or not. Either way I'll still watch your videos. I'll be honest when you said you had a way to deal with bugs, I never thought your solution was to just let them have a room, seems more like a sleepover to me. I have a rule about bugs, if it's inside or it touches me it dies. Outside and I'll leave them alone, especially spiders cuz they are neat and the kill other bugs.

Sir Skelington

It sucks to hear about the new YouTube changes but it should hopefully not affect me as I do have YouTube Premium. Although I don't have it for no ads, I have it so I can download videos like lets plays or ASMR to my phone to watch at work. For me most bugs are just little guys, other than scorpions, fuck scorpions, But most bugs I just use a cup and a plate to pick em up and move them outside. I wouldn't feel too bad about not knowing people. I am absolutely awful at names. Even in games like Legend of Heroes that I have put over 700 hours into across the whole series, I will still forget character names frequently lol, I also have not seen any doujins at actual books stores so that's pretty funny. Shame that it didn't seem all that goof tho.

JokermanTalon

"Ali, we need to cook." I've been watching breaking bad recently so first image in my head when I hear about a cooking audio was Ali dressed in a hazmat suit and some big drums of acid

codytachi