The Fab on Memory and how it works

 The Fab did some reading Darlings, on Memory and how memory works. She created a video, ok, Mary created a video. Enjoy.

The Fab spent a few moments today figuring out how to reduce the size of the video to be able to post it here. So she did.

If you want to see the full size video on the YouTubes.

The Fab on Memory

Bonus Content: Fab and Her Many Arms ... and Coffee Cups

 

“One Video, Three Platforms, and Two Views (Thanks, Sis!)”

Well hello there, darlings.
Come on in, kick off your shoes, and don’t mind the sunflower dancing in the corner—I gave her a harmonica break, and now she’s full of opinions.

Today’s blog post is brought to you by mild confusion, questionable algorithms, and my innate desire to outwit machines with kitchen table wisdom and personality.

I posted a video yesterday. A monologue. A rant, really.
About YouTube.
And her moody little frenemy, the Algorhythm (that’s with a y and sass, thank you).

I posted it on YouTube, Rumble, and Blogger—all within an hour of each other.
After 24 hours, the results rolled in:

• YouTube: 2 views

• Rumble: 5 views

• Blogger: 6 views

Now listen. I’m not sayin’ I broke the internet, but clearly Blogger and Rumble nodded politely and said, “I’ll tell a few people.” YouTube commented with the usual "Meh".

But this isn’t about the numbers. This post is really about how I made the thing—from sparkly script to Hedra hijinks—and how you can too, if you’ve got something to say and a mischievous glimmer in your eye.

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✍️ Step 1: Write the Script (With a Dash of Fab Attitude)

I started with a simple idea:
“What if YouTube’s algorithm was like a bad ex?”

Once the bones were down, I seasoned it with my favorite secret ingredient: prosey tags for ElevenLabs.

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🔮 Step 2: Add the Prosey Magic

Here’s a snippet from my SSML script:

xml
<speak>
  <voice name="TheFab">
    <prosody rate="medium" volume="medium">
      You know what I realized? 
      <break time="500ms"/>
      I've been in a <emphasis level="strong">toxic relationship</emphasis>.
      <break time="500ms"/>
      Not with a person, no.  
      <break time="300ms"/>
      <emphasis level="moderate">Worse.</emphasis>  
      <break time="300ms"/>
      With... the <emphasis level="strong">YouTube Algorhythm.</emphasis>
    </prosody>
  </voice>
</speak>

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🎭 Step 3: Animate with Hedra

Once the voice was baked and golden, I animated it using Hedra.

Here’s the prompt I used for a full-scene animation in one shot:

Hedra Prompt – Full Scene (One Shot):

The Fab sits on a porch in the golden light of late afternoon, holding a coffee mug. She speaks directly to the viewer, starting with a thoughtful tone and slowly building into playful exasperation. She uses expressive eyebrows, subtle head tilts, and natural hand gestures to emphasize her points—raising her brows when surprised, shaking her head when disappointed, and smiling slyly when making a point. She occasionally shrugs or sips her coffee, letting her eyes roll gently for comedic timing. Her energy is calm but full of character, with the timing and rhythm of someone who’s had just enough of nonsense—but is still laughing through it.

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🎬 Bonus Content: The Extra Arm Edition

Now, bless it, Hedra got a little overexcited during an early render.
She saw the words "coffee cup" and said, “Say less. How about TWO?”

Thus was born:
The Extra Arm & Coffee Cup Edition

Complete with bonus voiceover commentary:

“That arm doesn’t even know what it’s doing.
It’s just… free-range. Floating about like it paid rent.”

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💭 What Did I Learn?

• Blogger is still alive.

• Rumble has polite strangers.

• YouTube may have ghosted me.

• And showing up + having fun = the real win.

Moral of the story:
Sometimes you’ve just gotta save the world with a harmonica.

Fab's thoughts on YouTube's Algorithm

 

The Fab was all set to pivot and try something else on the Tubes, then she realized ...

Dressing in Layers for work out in the cold.

Gentlemen, please avert your eyes, the animation at the bottom of this page is intended as educational material for the Ladies. If you are thinking Victoria's Secret model in oh so sexy underwear, wow are you in for a surprise.  And don't come crying to Fabiola if after this warning, you scroll down and the image of the Fab in her danties is burned onto your retinas for all time. 

Ladies! I don't know what the temperature has been like 'round your part of the world, but here in Fabiola Land, this morning, the thermometer read 18 degrees, with wind. What does a gal do on days like this, when she has to spend some time outside working? (Actually, Mary had to go out and horrible creature that she is, she dragged the Fab with her.) To battle cold temperatures, a gal dresses in layers!

No, not one cute contrasting T-shirt over another layers; layers designed to prevent frostbite layers. As much as the Fab hates to admit it, this is something that Mary knows a little bit about. Back to the layers ...  this instructional is for serious killer cold, below zero cold, for winter warm days like today, omit a layer or two.

1. Basics - unmentionables of your choice plus 2 pair of cotton or silk knit socks. Yes, two.

2. Bright Red Wool long johns, or similar garmet. Wool is best, yes it can be scratchy, so what? It is warm. And a thick pair of wool knit socks. The ones with the bright red dot on the toe are great for wearing and for turning into sock monkeys.

3. Loose jeans and a heavy wool or cotton sweater, natural fabrics only gals, fake-a-roo's don't insulate as well. They don't.  Unless you buy the special made for cold insulation fake a roo materials.  Here the Fab is talking about acrylics, and our friends poly and ester.

4. Snow boots, the ones with the insulated take out liner, yes they will make your feet look big, but compared to what the next layer is going to do to the look of your behind, your feet will seem downright dainty.

5. Insulated coveralls. The kind with the quilted lining and the legs that zip open at the bottom so that you can get them over your gigantic booted feet.

6. Polar Fleece jacket and earband. Don't skip the earband, it will keep the next step from leaving knit cap dents in your forehead.

7. Insulated vest (keeping your core warm is very important). Two thick knit watch caps, one over the other. The Fab prefers blaze orange (it isn't like a gal is going to go unnoticed in this get-up so why not make sure that you can be spotted from the space shuttle?)

8. Down Jacket, then gloves in multiple layers. The Fab wears two pair of cotton string knit gloves with winter jersey work gloves over them (at least).

Yes, this outfit will make you look fat. Fortunately in the Fab's case she started out that way, so that isn't such the issue. When working out in the cold, warm is better than waffer thin regardless.

Darlings.  You looked didn't you.  Told ya.

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