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Building a boulder

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pile of rocks and swans
Photo: Taken by me in 2022

Building a boulder is like life. You start with one rock, and as you get older, it gets bigger. But if you put too much at once, it might collapse. Then you sometimes want to take one of those rocks and throw it at someone. But you don’t throw it because you’re not a barbarian, and you don’t want to go to prison because of some idiot you can’t stand. The anger is temporary, after all, and you move on. If something doesn’t work, you do something else.

I’ve built many metaphoric boulders in my life, but I’ve always been careful that they don’t collapse. You cannot manage life if you only have good things. It’s better to be cautious than sorry, though. You live longer, too. Many do stupid things when they’re young and regret it later. There is nothing wrong with living an eventless life, but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experience things. I have never had a list of what to do before turning a certain age because of what you wanted to do before 30, you can do when you’re 40, and so on. It’s not the end of the world if you don’t experience things. Maybe it wasn’t meant to be. You can’t regret things you have never done. Life hasn’t been worthless even if you haven’t done anything special. Everybody doesn’t want to do things other people do. Life can still be fulfilling if you haven’t travelled, got married, or had any other experiences. If you lived your life without leaving your house, that’s another story. That’s not living, that’s wasting life.

No matter what has happened in my life, I’ve stayed above water. It seems young people today haven’t had a bad experience to handle life, so they get depressed or aggressive because things don’t go their way immediately. Life isn’t about having fun all the time. You need to do boring stuff and have adversity, or you don’t learn and become a stronger person mentally. Building a strong boulder of life will make it more bearable and make the most of it.

Checks using AI tools

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Note: This entire post is written in AI with the word Checks. Using Gemini and WP AI Assistant block (except these sentences, of course)

With the AI Assistant

The word “checks” has multiple meanings depending on the context:

  1. Verb (1): To verify or examine something, as in “She checks her email every hour.”
  2. Noun (1): A written order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawer’s account, as in “She wrote a check to pay the rent.”
  3. Noun (2): A pattern of small squares, as in “She wore a skirt with a check pattern.”

With Gemini

The word “checks” can have many different meanings depending on the context. Here are some of the most common:

Financial:

  • Checks: Paper slips used to pay for goods or services by withdrawing money from your checking account.
  • Checking account: A type of bank account that allows you to withdraw money using checks or debit cards.
  • Check register: A record of all the checks you have written and deposited into your checking account.

Health:

  • Check-up: A medical examination to assess your overall health and identify any potential problems.
  • Health check: A brief assessment of your health, often used as part of a job application or life insurance policy.
  • Double-check: To verify something by examining it twice.

Other:

  • Check mark: A mark (✓) indicating that something has been completed or verified.
  • Security check: A procedure used to verify someone’s identity or ensure their safety in a particular area.
  • To check on someone: To inquire about their well-being or progress.
  • Verification check: A process to confirm the accuracy or legitimacy of information.
  • Check (chess): A situation in chess where the king is under immediate threat of capture.

Beyond these common meanings, “checks” can also be used in more specialized contexts, such as:

  • Inventory control: Check stock levels and verify their accuracy.
  • Software development: Running tests to identify errors in code.
  • Research: Verifying the accuracy and validity of data.
  • Fashion: Checks can refer to a specific type of plaid pattern.

End note: Maybe writing things from your own head is better. AI is a good tool, but it won’t replace people.

Bloganuary: Top 5 things I do for fun

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List five things you do for fun.

Bloganuary 2024

Always enjoy the things you do. It can be for fun, or it can be a job you do. Even if your friends and family don’t like the same things, don’t let your fun time fall into a black hole. It can sometimes be annoying that no one else likes the same things as you do. That’s how I feel when I meet new people. They never seem to have anything in common with me. But I enjoy doing things alone anyway. Here are my Top 5 fun things I like to do.

  1. Blogging
    • I blog for fun. I also want to become better at writing in English. Blogging is like having a diary; others can read it, too.
  2. Watching movies and TV series
    • I watched movies on TV, but there were too many commercials. I have Disney Plus, so I watch movies from there. I also go to the movies. The last time I went was last week. It was a preview for a Finnish movie. I mostly like watching old TV shows; it was when TV was good. I’m not fond of what is being shown on television today. I love comedies the most.
  3. Cycling
    • When my mother was alive, we used to take bike trips to different places, but now I do it alone. I only cycle 3 seasons (Spring, Summer, and Autumn). I also take the bike when I go to the grocery store or the centre. Even if I have a driver’s license, I still cycle. It’s good exercise.
  4. Writing fan fiction
    • I write Real Person fiction in English. I haven’t done it in a while. I have them on AO3 (Archive of Our Own). It’s a good exercise for storytelling and also for getting better at English. I’ve always had a good imagination.
  5. Surfing the Internet
    • Sometimes, I’m not looking for anything special. When I have a lot of time on my hands, I search for whatever pops into my head while surfing the Internet. Sometimes, I find things I can learn something from and find something I haven’t even thought of. The Internet can be exciting; you never know what you can find.

So that was my Top Five things I do for fun. I hope this post doesn’t fall into a black hole.