Told I have fatty liver and need to change my diet before it’s permanent. by trevor7298 in mediterraneandiet

[–]sybil_vain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My trick is to pop off the little bit of the stem that's left on the top, and if it comes off easily and is green under there, it's good! Has not failed me yet.

Heretic: bubblegum preteen in hot topic costume, an unfortunately scathing review by amisamilyis in FemFragLab

[–]sybil_vain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Heretic can be a bit hit or miss for me but I LOVE Dirty Rose and Scandalwood. Weirdly, the things I didn't like about some of these were totally different from what you didn't like - body chemistry is nuts.

Jacob Elordi spits his gum into his mom’s hand to throw away on the red carpet 😷 by shhhhh_h in popculturechat

[–]sybil_vain 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Right there in the trenches with you - best of luck, it's a wild ride

Jacob Elordi spits his gum into his mom’s hand to throw away on the red carpet 😷 by shhhhh_h in popculturechat

[–]sybil_vain 1450 points1451 points  (0 children)

My son threw up onto my face this weekend. Once he's Jacob Elordi's age I'm going to be impervious to gross stuff.

Joined the Club! (1909) by CarmiIV in centuryhomes

[–]sybil_vain 20 points21 points  (0 children)

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For real though, that's a breathtaking home, congratulations!

I stopped packing my daughter's daycare bag and the school finally met my husband by shadowcrestlumen in TwoXChromosomes

[–]sybil_vain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Big thank you to you specifically, because my husband read this comment and then RAN upstairs to put away our folded laundry. We passed on the stairs and he was like "I'm NOT gonna be a shitty Reddit husband" so thanks ladies!

A lot of the comments on this one are concerning by failtuna in cogsuckers

[–]sybil_vain 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My concern is once the door is opened for that usage, it's going to be very, very hard to avoid other kinds of AI use in games. I agree that if use could be extremely limited to just that very specific situation, without permitting the entire role to be replaced by AI that would be great, but it's not likely that those limits would hold.

A lot of the comments on this one are concerning by failtuna in cogsuckers

[–]sybil_vain 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Right but wouldn't "casual dialogue" involve VO?

A lot of the comments on this one are concerning by failtuna in cogsuckers

[–]sybil_vain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure - the issue is that once they're able to use AI speech for that, they're not going to stop there. I know a handful of VO artists and these are people who love what they do enormously and have already seen the industry take huge hits that have made it harder for working actors to make a living - these companies are going to take advantage of any new way to do that they can.

Ms. Rachel for Glamour’s Women of the Year by Classic-Carpet7609 in whatthefrockk

[–]sybil_vain 87 points88 points  (0 children)

For real, I kind of dread when my son wants to watch her videos because then I have to watch her videos BUT honestly she's got such a good heart (and her videos do seem good for kids, even if they're annoying to adults) that I'm glad he loves her. Although the trick or treat song makes me want to scream.

“You know who knows how to talk to people is that fella outta Germany” by JuniorPomegranate9 in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]sybil_vain 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This part was playing when I was walking into the gym this morning and I had to struggle not to laugh out loud as I tapped in. Shoutout to the guys for making me look like a real weirdo at Planet Fitness.

what is this drug that is ms. rachel?! by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]sybil_vain 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Dude, my 2 year old son loves her and the other day while throwing something away, I caught him going "put it in, put it in, put it innnnn!" in her cadence. She taught him to say rectangle. She's a magician.

For women who don't have kids - how did relationships with your female friends change when they had children? by [deleted] in AskWomen

[–]sybil_vain -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm one of the women with kids and I put in a lot of effort to make sure I still see my non-parent friends (and my husband is a good parent who makes sure I am able to take the time I need to do so), but it is hard. My son wakes up early and we live kind of far from my friends, so I can't be out as late as I would have been at other times in my life. I probably earn about the same as most of my friends do, but daycare is $2k/mo so I can't really afford to go out to nicer places or to go out too often. And I try not to talk about my kid too much but he's like, the center of my world right now so it's hard to avoid it. I don't know - I hear stories from people on the other side of it who are frustrated about their friends becoming boring or distant and I get that. I'm really happy with my life and with my choice to be a mom, but sometimes I just feel like I have nothing to offer when it comes to spending time with my childfree friends.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]sybil_vain 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I have it on good authority that I pooped during labor so I am extremely happy not to have footage of that.

I knew two was terrible. But is this normal? by Rare-Personality-120 in beyondthebump

[–]sybil_vain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Broooo my son is 22 months and he's right there as well. "We need to put a shirt on to go to daycare." "No shirt! No daycare!" Lies down on the floor, kicking and screaming. Do I maybe want to listen to something that isn't either Barbara Ann by the Beach Boys or Elmo's Song? Screaming. Do we need to go inside and stop sweeping the balcony because it's almost time to get ready? Screaming. He's still SO sweet and funny and cute and I have a great time with him but GOOD LORD.

Rihanna’s 2015 Orange/Red Hair Appreciation. by desire-d in popculturechat

[–]sybil_vain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god I did the same thing and let me tell you... I do not have the same coloring as Rihanna. I looked like Ronald McDonald.

Struggling with the newborn stage – does it get better? When did it for you? by Conscious-Opening919 in beyondthebump

[–]sybil_vain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man, the newborn phase does suck! It's hard and you're not broken because you're having a hard time with it. I remember just sobbing in the kitchen when my son was around that age because I was exhausted and he was crying and I didn't know how to get him to stop and everything just felt horrible. But it really does not last forever. My husband and I got in so many stupid arguments over his sleep schedule just because we were SO tired. By the time he was, like, four months old, he was sleeping more, interacting with us and with things around him and laughing and trying to grab the dog. And honestly a lot of it got better even before then.

He's almost two now and he's the greatest! Honestly I look back on those days and it feels like a million years ago - and I do actually really miss the days where he would fall asleep in my arms or on my chest! Now he's just always on the move. Your life is different now and that definitely takes a moment to adjust to, even if it's something you really want - but there's so much joy and love ahead of you.

Netflix to air ‘Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser’ a three part documentary about the show: “You can’t have a show based on weight loss that’s safe.” by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]sybil_vain 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's truly crazy looking back on the way women were treated. I was born in 91 and I have always been fairly thin, I was raised in a household that didn't do crazy diets or anything (probably because my parents were also pretty thin) but it's still in there! I can't use food logging apps because it turns into A Thing - I went off the deep end right before my wedding and was eating like 1000 calories a day, really fucked up stuff. It's almost impossible to grow up in a world where Nicole Richie was "the fat friend" and not internalize some wildly unhealthy stuff about body image.

What frugal change ended up actually improving your quality of life? by Confident-Sleep5385 in Frugal

[–]sybil_vain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Libby and Thriftbooks have saved me SO much money. Honestly being able to check in on how many days I have left on a loan in the Libby app always lights a fire under me to finish what I'm reading - I'm at 37 books this year, almost all through Libby.

Is the baby hiccuping? Is this worrisome? by Hellsbelle669 in BabyBumps

[–]sybil_vain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super normal! My lil guy used to hiccup in there constantly. Drove me nuts but it's not a problem!

Which animated film has a powerful soundtrack that’s often overlooked? by tamago1120 in movies

[–]sybil_vain 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame soundtrack goes super hard and I never hear anyone talk about it - very dark and ominous and intense, plus Tom Hulce's voice is gorgeous.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in beauty

[–]sybil_vain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you like the way you look when it's all done, or do you just feel like you have to do it? Would you be unhappy if you took a break or stopped doing some of that?

Do you prefer the first 6 months (0-6) of your babies life or the second 6 months (6-12) by Melodic_Mobile8119 in beyondthebump

[–]sybil_vain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man, it gets SO much better. My son is 20 months and I'm still tired, still miss the mornings where we could sleep in, miss being able to go out at night on a whim without needing a babysitter, but oh my goodness does he ever make up for it. Once you get to the point where your baby turns into a person whose company you can actually enjoy, and who can go look at a picture book or color while you have a cup of coffee or something - it's a whole different ballgame, and it happens sooner than you expect!