I’m getting a tattoo of the following song lyrics:
Never be so kind, you forget to be clever
Never be so clever, you forget to be kind
I want to punctuate it properly, and I think it should be:
Never be so kind, you forget to be clever;
Never be so clever, you forget to be kind.
Is this correct, please?
I currently have a membership with another AI music generation platform. A while back I wrote lyrics and generated a track. Parts of it weren’t quite right but I just adored the overall effect so I’ve kept it, but it always bugs me listening to it that it isn’t perfect. For example, it messed up the pronunciation of one or two words and included what was meant to be a prompt in the actual vocals.
This particular platform is meant to have a section replacement function, but it doesn’t work.
If I registered for a Pro Suno membership, would I be able to use it to correct parts of the track I generated with this other platform? Or does it not work like that?
I’ve been a fan since I was 9, in 2005 with ebs and flows in how active/obsessive I am, but it’s always all love. I’ve definitely found myself consuming more MJ content since the noise around the biopic has meant he’s everywhere.
I was watching the iconic Motown 25 performance on TV the other day and my 3 year old son was spellbound by it. He said “Mama… who is dat???” I told him it’s Michael Jackson, showed him a couple of videos and played some songs. He was dancing like a madman.
I also realised today that he can identify every era of MJ from a photo, which for a 3yo without knowledge of how his appearance changed over the decades, is pretty cool. He also saw a photo of Paris on my phone whilst I was scrolling through Instagram and said “Is that Michael Jackson?” Which is so interesting, because I have always thought she looks like him (especially Bad era) and clearly he picked up on that too!
It really makes me smile. In a weird way, it feels like I’ve introduced him to an old friend and watched him click with them the same way I did. I like to think Michael would be really happy that he’s still gaining new fans and inspiring people - I also think he would have gotten a real giggle out of watching my boy flinging himself around to Beat It 😂
We’ve been together for 6 years, living together for 5, married for 2. We have a 3 year old son and he has 3 older kids from his previous relationship.
Our family is in general very happy. All the relationships between everyone work well. My husband is great in many important ways.
However, I’m a bit bummed out at the moment. Our life is classic ‘work, house and kids’. And that’s absolutely fine, but since we had our son I have experienced the very normal phenomenon of feeling like I lost my identity a little.
I’ve always enjoyed writing creatively. Stories, poems, song lyrics - ever since I was a young kid, it’s been my ‘thing’, and people have always been complimentary about my abilities in this area, even suggesting I could have a career in it. Problem is I’m shy about it, so sharing things I’ve written isn’t something I find easy - only a handful of close people I’m comfortable with see my writing these days.
My husband has always known all this about me, but during the first couple of years of our relationship I wasn’t writing a lot because I had a bereavement that basically flipped my life upside-down, and was extremely depressed.
However, earlier this year, I started getting the urge to write again and I resumed work on a book I had been tinkering with before. I set aside some time where I could, usually during my work breaks, late at night when my son was asleep or on days off from work when I had the house to myself, and suddenly the 20 pages I had been stuck on for ages turned into over 100 pages that I genuinely think are good. I’m really proud of it so far. Out of that also came several poems, which felt great too because they’re one of my favourite things to write, and I’m slotting them into the book at points where they fit the narrative.
I’ve shared the book with a couple of friends and they love it - and these are friends I trust to tell me if it’s not good. They’ve made suggestions which I took on, but on the whole, they’re really into it and even keep messaging me to ask if I have more.
After my first session ‘back at it’ where I was really excited, I told my husband about it and his reaction was… meh. Basically ‘Oh, that’s nice’ whilst not even looking up from his phone. I was a bit taken aback because I had hoped he would at least be a little more interested or pleased for me, especially as he knew how badly I wanted to get back into it and how frustrating I had found it when I had a complete block on it.
He didn’t ask to read any of it either, even after I mentioned sending it to a friend of mine who is also writing her own book.
Eventually I asked him if he would be interested in reading any of it. I thought maybe if he saw what I had written, he would be a bit less dismissive. And he basically said nah, I’m not much of a reader. I asked if he wanted me to read some excerpts to him, and he said yes but didn’t actually seem to want me to, and I felt like I was forcing it on him.
I’m a bit upset about it. I promise I’m not some poncey pretentious ‘artiste’ who thinks it’s the best and most important thing anyone has ever done, and I’m trying not to be a bore about it - in fact, I don’t talk about it much since I realised he doesn’t seem into it. But I’m just really excited about it and so pleased to have my groove back. Even if it isn’t his type of thing, a bit of support from my husband would be really nice - especially as he was one of very few people I initially felt comfortable sharing it with.
I don’t even want to share it with him anymore, because the fact he seems so unbothered about something that really matters to me makes me feel a bit hurt.
It also makes me think back to him mentioning his ex wrote and published a book when they were together, and when I asked if it was good, he said something along the lines of ‘I don’t know - I never read it’. At the time I didn’t think much of it, because I knew the last few years of their marriage were not happy at all - they basically just coparented and barely had a relationship by the end, and I assumed it was written during that time and she didn’t share it with him. But no, apparently she wrote it in the early stages of their marriage when things were good. So why wouldn’t he have read his wife’s book? Been proud of her for doing that?
I guess it could just be as simple as he isn’t into reading or the subject matter, but in my head, if your partner is really excited about something and/or proud of it, you’d be interested because it’s them and they’re happy? Or am I weird?
This routine is the closest I’ve been to feeling like it’s helping my skin, mainly the breakouts, but I’m still struggling with them and I just hate it. I hate the way it looks, they’re painful, and even with makeup on you can see them because of the bumps. Am I missing something with my skincare?
Skin background:
- 30F
- Caucasian
- Combo/oily but mostly oily
- Acne-prone skin especially around cheeks/jaw
- Generally uneven texture - pores, blackheads, spots etc
- Slight sensitivity but mainly just freaks out initially if I change products
- Lines on forehead (recent) and fine lines around/under eyes
Current daytime routine:
- Cosrx Salicylic acid daily gentle cleanser
- Cosrx AHA/BHA clarifying toner
- Cosrx centella blemish cream
- elf skin bright & brew-tiful eye cream
- Cosrx green tea aqua soothing gel cream
- Cosrx ultra-light invisible sunscreen (SPF50)
- Twice per week in the morning I use the St Ives blemish scrub, I know a lot of people hate this stuff but I do notice my skin is clearer when I use it vs when I don’t.
I then apply makeup over the top, I use non-comedogenic products, clean my brushes regularly, etc. If I’m not wearing makeup and having a breakout (which is most of the time) I apply Cosrx ultimate spot cream after toner and before the blemish cream.
Current nighttime routine:
- Beauty Bay camomile & oat lipid cleansing balm (to remove makeup or daytime skin products) with W7 face cookie pad (washed regularly)
- Cosrx centella water alcohol-free toner
- Cosrx centella blemish cream
- Seoul 1988 retinal liposome 4% & fermented bean eye cream
- Seoul 1988 retinal liposome 2% & black ginseng serum (forehead & temples only)
- Cosrx green tea aqua soothing gel cream
Again, using the Cosrx ultimate spot cream between the toner and blemish cream if I’m having a breakout.
I incorporated the retinal products gradually, starting with less concentrated formulas used only a couple of times a week in January and have built up to this usage since then.
I was using the retinol/retinal products on my whole face, but stopped because I wondered if that was making my spots worse on my cheeks and jaw - but I never get spots on my forehead despite every day usage so now I’m thinking it didn’t make a difference.
I also tried using the Inkey List bio-active ceramide repairing and plumping moisturiser because I was advised it can help with skin sensitivity especially with the retinal, but it breaks me out and makes my skin greasy - I think it’s too heavy for my skin. I stuck with it for a few weeks but it definitely just seemed to make things worse so stopped using it.
My forehead, around my eyes, nose and upper cheeks my skin texture is fine other than the lines and the fact my pores are quite big, but I think that’s just my skin and I can live with it. But I get to mid-cheek downwards and it’s just a disaster!
Where am I going wrong? Thank you so much if you read all this 👏🏻