Pearls of Wisdom: Lessons from a Life Well-Lived

As I sit here surrounded by my tools and half-finished projects, I am reminded of the importance of trying new things and learning from our mistakes. I had meant to name this latest 3D printed Imperial Gunner figure "Olives," but unfortunately, it slipped right out of my hand. Instead, I'll just have to call it what it is - a testament to the fact that sometimes, even with the best intentions, we can't quite get things right.

One of the biggest regrets I've had in life is not taking more risks and trying new things when I was younger. As someone who has always been a bit of a perfectionist, I often found myself stuck in a cycle of fear and hesitation. "What if I fail?" or "Is this really worth it?" were constant questions that kept me up at night, wondering what could have been if only I had taken the leap. But as I've grown older, I've come to realize that regret is not only inevitable but also paralyzing. As the saying goes, "you can't go through life regretting the things you didn't do." So, I've made a conscious effort to shift my mindset and focus on trying new things, even if they don't always work out as planned.

This approach has served me well in many areas of my life. For example, when it came to printing a series of Imperial Gunner figures, I could have easily stuck with what I knew was working - the initial batch was perfectly fine after all. But no, I had to go and try to do better. And while I didn't exactly achieve greatness, at least I can say that I tried. It's amazing how much of a difference trying something new can make in terms of personal growth and satisfaction.

Of course, not every attempt is successful. There was the time I tried to add finer details to my Lego Kylo Ren figure with some paint, only to end up with a messy, fudged mess that still haunts me today. But even in failure, there's often a valuable lesson to be learned. In this case, it taught me the importance of patience and attention to detail. Sometimes, it's not about being perfect but about being good enough.

Life can be hairy at times - literally. Like when I'm working on a project that requires some delicate touch, only to have my finger slip and knock something over (or, in this case, a giant Lego Wook made entirely of plastic). But even in the midst of chaos, there's always hope for a solution. As someone who has faced their fair share of challenges, I've learned to take a step back, breathe, and trust that everything will work out.

One thing that's often overlooked is the importance of self-belief. When we expect others to believe in us, but don't take the time to believe in ourselves first, we're putting ourselves at a disadvantage. It's like trying to build a Lego castle without a solid foundation - it may look impressive on the outside, but it's bound to come crashing down eventually. So, I've made a point to cultivate self-confidence and trust my instincts, even when things get tough.

And speaking of being tough, sometimes life can be downright frustrating. Like when I misplace something (I've lost count of how many times I've misplaced that same stocking cap), or when the universe seems to conspire against me. But as they say, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." In my case, it's more like "when life gives you a missing sock, find another one and move on."

It's also worth noting that we often become experts in our own struggles. Rocket, for example, is going to zoom off into the distance right now (sorry, I couldn't resist). But seriously, when we're faced with challenges, it's easy to get stuck in a rut of complaining about how things are never going to work out. Instead, try taking a step back and celebrating what you've accomplished so far. In my case, finishing a 3D printed Clone Trooper may seem like a small victory, but it's something to be proud of.

All work and no play is not a good idea. We need time to relax, unwind, and recharge. And that's exactly what I'm doing right now - sipping on a fresh hop IPA (or at least enjoying the thought of it) and reflecting on all that I've accomplished this week. It's amazing how much of a difference taking a break can make in terms of perspective and focus.

So, there you have it - my pearls of wisdom for living life to the fullest. It's not always easy, but with a little bit of courage, perseverance, and self-belief, I'm confident that we can overcome even the most daunting challenges. And who knows? Maybe one day, I'll even figure out where I lost that missing sock...

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enGH it's so nasty out today you can almost see the sun no wait yep I'm pretty sure you can see the sun if you look that direction but I'm not going to do that I'm going to continue to avert my eyes look at all that blue I swear the smarter these cars get the Dumber these drivers become not once but twice did I almost get in an accident within the span of a minute pull into the parking lot right so I've got you know the the the ability to turn because I don't have any kind of indicator that I need to stop and there's a white line on the ground and when a white line is on the ground that indicates that you have to stop well the Tesla driver didn't understand that she was clueless blew right through that and luckily I was paying attention let her blow through it as I continued to turn left find a row I wanted to turn into turned into it and I'm indicating with my turn signal that I want to go into a spot as I begin to turn into a spot a car from the Right comes through and I mean comes through an empty spot because she was parked or coming through an empty spot on the other side so she parked and then went through an empty spot coming out the other side so I didn't see her at all when I was going to turn so then she basically Cuts me off she cuts me off I'm like I'm mid turn and she's it was just it was baffling and I I let her do it I let her do it I I'm just I'm Blown Away techn ology in so many ways has made us so lazy we just count on it to tell us we need to stop count on it to tell us oh there's a car in front of you and even if even if you have that technology do you pay attention do you ignore it like does it work all the time are you paying attention to what you need to do you're driving unless of course it's a self-driving car that's another problem entirely okay okay 6 lb of strawberries for $6 total unbelievable woo now I need to find some vegan Shortcake or you know we could just eat him plain do people do that use the false Luke although looking at the size of that training ball you're going to need a lot more Force than you probably have right now what do you mean nothing just go ahead and take a swing or two I don't know if I can this is kind of heavy hord 72 over there on live. pill.com the 247 twitch stream as of right now asked if I had any thoughts on the doj suing Apple over the iPhone and the whole Monopoly thing not the fun board game Monopoly I don't even know if I have all the Star Wars Monopoly board games I'd like all of them if only because of the collectible tokens anyway uh I do have my thoughts the one thing that I hear over and over and over again is that people users regular users don't want to leave the iPhone because of one reason one stands out above all others and that's specifically iMessage or messages or whatever Apple's calling it on whatever platform uh they don't want to lose compatibility with features with other people who use iMessages or I me me are they calling it message messages I me their you know end to end encrypted messaging system now they've opened FaceTime although the process by which one can join a FaceTime call is a bit convoluted I was able to do that the other week with my mom uh she much like my dad still uses an iPhone and I'm fine with that I'm like no no no I'm telling my parents stick with the iPhone for sure but for those of us who would want more choice I feel we are impeded by certain things that don't have to be uni platforming you might argue well it's a Services it's Apple Services well okay Google has services and they make those Services crossplatform Microsoft has Services they make their services crossplatform let Apple's iPhone stand on its own merits not tied to to messaging which is nerfed when you're interacting with people who aren't on an Apple device not even those who don't use Apple's products cuz I use the Mac I could use messages but the problem is is that conversations would be bifurcated that would just be an absolute nightmare to manage people would think that they were texting me on my mobile device when they wouldn't be the big thing that I would want to see come out of this is basically making the messaging from Apple crossplatform and there's no reason it couldn't be I'm not saying Apple has to release apps you know crossplatform I don't think they have well they've got the budget for it Lord knows uh and I'm sure they could find the talent to make it happen but I think messaging is critical for intercommunication and also the Lynch pin keeping people from being able to or feeling like they would be able to move crossplatform specifically because of the social pressure of of being the quote unquote green bubble in a I'm sorry green bubble um that to me is the only reason that I I really want to have this discussion in fact Tim Apple if you're listening right now I would be willing to spend money just to get access to messages crossplatform it's a cash cow potentially just think about it they won't if it wasn't already a parent I just completed a new Luke Skywalker figure the model is made by play action toys and this one has the blast helmet that he used in A New Hope with the big training Ball but if you take the helmet off obviously it's a farm boy Luke and I didn't have the farm boy Luke oh I'm sorry did I break your face no it's plastic right now I'm printing some Jawa just released by wexter I usually do his figurines in bronze if I don't print them at 50% size o there's a lens flare is JJ Abrams here if I step into the light is it better oh yeah it's better way better no it's not yeah maybe it is I'm really bad at this since I'm a polymaker partner I've offered to set aside one of each of the figures that I print with the polymaker filament and I'm about ready to send off this box which is a polymaker poool box uh upcycling really and I'm sending it to the polymaker folks so that they can showcase these figures at any of the 3D printing events that they happen to be part of like their their Booth will have my figures how come this looks so big what do you have in here nothing nothing feels heavier than nothing this is a Perpetual marble machine that I 3D printed it took about 5 hours or so it looks like it would take longer I got like a 100 of these ball bearings to go in it uhoh dang it I'm dropping my balls finally my balls are dropping I had a friend make me some blueberry cheesecake that's vegan what do you think delicioso mhm so we split it M it's been so long since I had cheesecake I don't know when I had cheesecake I need to change into another long sleeve shirt something substantially warmer than what I've got on now this might do pig this might do why are you fidgety oh is it because I'm playing Team Wolf cartoons in the background H even though it's not Saturday morning don't tell anybody over here does Rocket need a book too yeah I got you your book yeah that'll work now we all have something to do so I think I may be getting sick my sense of taste seems to be fading normally when I have decaf without cream it's really not great but you know you just get accustomed to the taste well it seems that my taste seems to be disappearing not that I had you know much taste in clothing or lifestyle but you know I'm talking specifically The Taste buts those are not really firing the way they should be firing so the only way to test it according to the internet since it's Whopper Wednesday is to go get a $3 impossible Whopper do you remember Comp USA or Circuit City they're gone you know pretty much wiped off off the face of the Earth Best Buy is still around but I remember going into Best Buy when I was younger was a different experience than it is today I don't really look forward to going to Best Buy or let me say it this way I only go to Best Buy not for electronics not to see what's new um not to play with things but to look for toys so I look for toy deals clearance items it's it's different today than it used to be but Comp USA I remember being very excited about I can't even remember if we had a Circuit City if we did I never really went in CU I was never attracted to like new TVs or anything but like new computers that was exciting and Comp USA was just amazing like you'd walk in and every aisle was tech tech tech tech tech and it used to be so much fun but I don't do that anymore it's not fun for me because I've I've got the technology I've selected it's no longer new right it's no longer novel it's it's a given we can't say have had a fries up here but every time I went it would only be for like specialty equipment that I couldn't wait to get you know I couldn't order it online I needed it like now uh they would sometimes have it um but it was just overpriced very expensive and it was more just going to the idea of fries that was fun but I just didn't go all that often when it was here but I do remember the first time I went I better eat this before it before it uh I I don't I want to eat it but I also don't want to eat it because I don't want to confirm that I'm getting sick you know what I'm saying I mean I'm I'm sick but like you know real sick I'm not sure I'm getting a lot of flavor this is bad news oh as long as I don't get postnasal drip that's all I ask for please that's all I ask for talking to the man in the tree yeah uh Comp USA was fun back then way back when if there is a man in the tree please don't let this impossible Whopper be the last thing that I taste m at least partially with prices being what they are I usually have to wait until Star Wars items go on clearance glad I was able to pick up another one of the Tuscan Warriors she was awesome in the book of Boba Fett the one store that I can't get to because it's not around here but I would like to get there even though I'm kind of glad it's not here because I would get there often is the one everyone talks about these days Micro Center because they have 3D printing filament and I would go nuts absolutely I don't think there's an easy way of picking up filament locally in the Seattle area unless you know of a place okay looks like I've got to find a better place to set this camera here we go come on steering wheel cooperate you going to do it because I got a package and I don't remember getting something that feels like what's in the package look at this we've got a doggy dish hey what are you doing I'm opening a package here here okay fine I I'll do it over here looks like oh come on really really hello Chris been following your Vlogs for a long time now wanted to get this for Rocket Love Adam from the United Kingdom thank you Adam rocket will love it assuming I don't use this as a serial dish because I might they're fun cereal dishes or bowls are bowls dishes I was just talking to someone about task management and how I handle things I I'm not motivated by fear so much as knowing full well that tomorrow's day maybe packed with denser tasks so I try to take care of what I can take care of today so that my load is lighter tomorrow because you don't know what's going to happen tomorrow and that I guess logically kind of gets me through I mean I may fail to do something today but that does not make me a failure I really needed to taste my test buds sorry test my taste buds and I found on sale today some extreme heat chips pickles I assume Dill Dill oh no it says sweet and extra hot sweet well I only spend a dollar on those and if I don't taste anything great cuz I hate sweet pickles who likes sweet pickles apart from the books remember the books way back in the day I wish I had that collection of sweet pickles books I also got cazel where you going why what why are you I'm right here why you I'm I got these olives for $211 for 80 some jalapeno stuffed olives rocket we're going to get Jedi from the bus stop in like 5 minutes can I at least try some of these snacks first and I'm going to use one of my favorite kitchen gadgets of all time it's a lid opener so long as I can get the lid opener on the lid there we go okay got to be smarter than the gadget come on it helps this simple Gadget works wonders it's called the safety jar you can jar if you want to you can leave your friends behind cuz your friends don't dance and if they don't dance well they're no friends of mine oh they're definitely sweet pickles ooh sweet pickle I'm getting the spice though that's good but it's sweet pickle so it's bad why am I continuing to eat these how about I stuff my mouth with garlic stuffed olives next M mhm M I don't think I've ever met an olive I didn't like you might tune in to me for Pearls of Wisdom but did you ever imagine you'd tune in to me for Pearls of Olives is that what well that's the brand name HOH slipped right out of my hand sounds like you said you can't go through life regretting the things you didn't do you got to do them and I would much rather try and fail than to stay awake at night ruminating thinking man I should have taken that shot and and that's true across the board with darn near everything I've done in life including these Imperial Gunner figures I printed a series of them a while ago and there was nothing wrong with them it's just I thought well I might be able to do better and I can't say that I did that much better but at least I tried and now I have more Imperial Gunner figures but just take that advice and apply it to so many aspects of your life and you'd be surprised at how well you'd live try try again I don't have many Tools in my tool boxes and yes I have more than one tool box who doesn't it is a what is it again a deburring tool it helps a lot and not just with 3D printing but anytime you want to smooth out an edge that would otherwise be rough use a de boring tool did I say it right that time deing deuring you know burs bur not cold not the comedian but the snags you use it kind of like a w knife it's specialized specifically for eliminating Jagged edges o maybe I could try it on my yeah that could work it would just take a while it's a teeny UI you have to live to learn with imperfections I really did not mean to mess that up for real nor did I mean to mess this up you probably can't tell where I messed up the Lego kylo Ren figure took about a day to make but I had to paint on the silver uh with some finer details that unfortunately I kind of fudged and if you can't see where I messed up that's great the problem is I know where I messed up and that's frustrating to me but sometimes in life you have to learn to look past snags hiccups problems that in the grand scheme of things only you can see everybody else likes what they see life's been a bit hairy for me lately not as hairy as this giant Lego wook which is made of plastic there is no hair I'm saying that as hairy as life may get for you it's never something that is insurmountable if you believe in yourself heaven knows I've faced my fair share of challenges that needed to be surmounted and I did I figured it out but I I figured it out because I kept at it even when things weren't easy even when they weren't simple even when nobody else believed in me I believed in myself and you know here's the thing if you expect others to believe in you you have to believe in yourself first you've got to take those steps so I know even though right now those steps are difficult to take I still have to take them and I still have to make the best out of Harry situations even when the hair is made out of plastic it's not exactly cap wearing weather yet but I can't find my stocking cap I don't know where I put it hopefully I didn't lose it that would be the second one of the same stocking cap that I've potentially misplaced but that's the thing sometimes in life you lose things and sometimes it's difficult to accept things and move on so I've learned to make do you could look back but ain't going to do you much good that won't change the future you only have the present to deal with it is so so so sad unlike rocket who is going to zoom off any second now there she goes yep right out of frame started this 3D printed Clone Trooper last night and finished it today obviously but you know what don't try to copy somebody else don't become a clone of someone that you're not just be yourself we don't need another U the world can only handle one U and if you're having trouble finding yourself keep exploring I mean it's good to get inspiration from others but don't try to be them just be you all work and no play is not a good idea it's good to celebrate every so often and given that I've made it through another week I'm rewarding myself with a celebration fresh hop IPA or at least a second one because the first one was good I have not been uh drinking alcohol but once a week as a treat because if all you do is do without rewarding yourself you're missing out sometimes it's good to stop and smell the Hops I'd say flowers but all I have are the Lego ones start of the week complaining about drivers ending the week complaining about drivers yeah this goty crunched woman backed into me in a parking lot serves me right for leaving the houseGH it's so nasty out today you can almost see the sun no wait yep I'm pretty sure you can see the sun if you look that direction but I'm not going to do that I'm going to continue to avert my eyes look at all that blue I swear the smarter these cars get the Dumber these drivers become not once but twice did I almost get in an accident within the span of a minute pull into the parking lot right so I've got you know the the the ability to turn because I don't have any kind of indicator that I need to stop and there's a white line on the ground and when a white line is on the ground that indicates that you have to stop well the Tesla driver didn't understand that she was clueless blew right through that and luckily I was paying attention let her blow through it as I continued to turn left find a row I wanted to turn into turned into it and I'm indicating with my turn signal that I want to go into a spot as I begin to turn into a spot a car from the Right comes through and I mean comes through an empty spot because she was parked or coming through an empty spot on the other side so she parked and then went through an empty spot coming out the other side so I didn't see her at all when I was going to turn so then she basically Cuts me off she cuts me off I'm like I'm mid turn and she's it was just it was baffling and I I let her do it I let her do it I I'm just I'm Blown Away techn ology in so many ways has made us so lazy we just count on it to tell us we need to stop count on it to tell us oh there's a car in front of you and even if even if you have that technology do you pay attention do you ignore it like does it work all the time are you paying attention to what you need to do you're driving unless of course it's a self-driving car that's another problem entirely okay okay 6 lb of strawberries for $6 total unbelievable woo now I need to find some vegan Shortcake or you know we could just eat him plain do people do that use the false Luke although looking at the size of that training ball you're going to need a lot more Force than you probably have right now what do you mean nothing just go ahead and take a swing or two I don't know if I can this is kind of heavy hord 72 over there on live. pill.com the 247 twitch stream as of right now asked if I had any thoughts on the doj suing Apple over the iPhone and the whole Monopoly thing not the fun board game Monopoly I don't even know if I have all the Star Wars Monopoly board games I'd like all of them if only because of the collectible tokens anyway uh I do have my thoughts the one thing that I hear over and over and over again is that people users regular users don't want to leave the iPhone because of one reason one stands out above all others and that's specifically iMessage or messages or whatever Apple's calling it on whatever platform uh they don't want to lose compatibility with features with other people who use iMessages or I me me are they calling it message messages I me their you know end to end encrypted messaging system now they've opened FaceTime although the process by which one can join a FaceTime call is a bit convoluted I was able to do that the other week with my mom uh she much like my dad still uses an iPhone and I'm fine with that I'm like no no no I'm telling my parents stick with the iPhone for sure but for those of us who would want more choice I feel we are impeded by certain things that don't have to be uni platforming you might argue well it's a Services it's Apple Services well okay Google has services and they make those Services crossplatform Microsoft has Services they make their services crossplatform let Apple's iPhone stand on its own merits not tied to to messaging which is nerfed when you're interacting with people who aren't on an Apple device not even those who don't use Apple's products cuz I use the Mac I could use messages but the problem is is that conversations would be bifurcated that would just be an absolute nightmare to manage people would think that they were texting me on my mobile device when they wouldn't be the big thing that I would want to see come out of this is basically making the messaging from Apple crossplatform and there's no reason it couldn't be I'm not saying Apple has to release apps you know crossplatform I don't think they have well they've got the budget for it Lord knows uh and I'm sure they could find the talent to make it happen but I think messaging is critical for intercommunication and also the Lynch pin keeping people from being able to or feeling like they would be able to move crossplatform specifically because of the social pressure of of being the quote unquote green bubble in a I'm sorry green bubble um that to me is the only reason that I I really want to have this discussion in fact Tim Apple if you're listening right now I would be willing to spend money just to get access to messages crossplatform it's a cash cow potentially just think about it they won't if it wasn't already a parent I just completed a new Luke Skywalker figure the model is made by play action toys and this one has the blast helmet that he used in A New Hope with the big training Ball but if you take the helmet off obviously it's a farm boy Luke and I didn't have the farm boy Luke oh I'm sorry did I break your face no it's plastic right now I'm printing some Jawa just released by wexter I usually do his figurines in bronze if I don't print them at 50% size o there's a lens flare is JJ Abrams here if I step into the light is it better oh yeah it's better way better no it's not yeah maybe it is I'm really bad at this since I'm a polymaker partner I've offered to set aside one of each of the figures that I print with the polymaker filament and I'm about ready to send off this box which is a polymaker poool box uh upcycling really and I'm sending it to the polymaker folks so that they can showcase these figures at any of the 3D printing events that they happen to be part of like their their Booth will have my figures how come this looks so big what do you have in here nothing nothing feels heavier than nothing this is a Perpetual marble machine that I 3D printed it took about 5 hours or so it looks like it would take longer I got like a 100 of these ball bearings to go in it uhoh dang it I'm dropping my balls finally my balls are dropping I had a friend make me some blueberry cheesecake that's vegan what do you think delicioso mhm so we split it M it's been so long since I had cheesecake I don't know when I had cheesecake I need to change into another long sleeve shirt something substantially warmer than what I've got on now this might do pig this might do why are you fidgety oh is it because I'm playing Team Wolf cartoons in the background H even though it's not Saturday morning don't tell anybody over here does Rocket need a book too yeah I got you your book yeah that'll work now we all have something to do so I think I may be getting sick my sense of taste seems to be fading normally when I have decaf without cream it's really not great but you know you just get accustomed to the taste well it seems that my taste seems to be disappearing not that I had you know much taste in clothing or lifestyle but you know I'm talking specifically The Taste buts those are not really firing the way they should be firing so the only way to test it according to the internet since it's Whopper Wednesday is to go get a $3 impossible Whopper do you remember Comp USA or Circuit City they're gone you know pretty much wiped off off the face of the Earth Best Buy is still around but I remember going into Best Buy when I was younger was a different experience than it is today I don't really look forward to going to Best Buy or let me say it this way I only go to Best Buy not for electronics not to see what's new um not to play with things but to look for toys so I look for toy deals clearance items it's it's different today than it used to be but Comp USA I remember being very excited about I can't even remember if we had a Circuit City if we did I never really went in CU I was never attracted to like new TVs or anything but like new computers that was exciting and Comp USA was just amazing like you'd walk in and every aisle was tech tech tech tech tech and it used to be so much fun but I don't do that anymore it's not fun for me because I've I've got the technology I've selected it's no longer new right it's no longer novel it's it's a given we can't say have had a fries up here but every time I went it would only be for like specialty equipment that I couldn't wait to get you know I couldn't order it online I needed it like now uh they would sometimes have it um but it was just overpriced very expensive and it was more just going to the idea of fries that was fun but I just didn't go all that often when it was here but I do remember the first time I went I better eat this before it before it uh I I don't I want to eat it but I also don't want to eat it because I don't want to confirm that I'm getting sick you know what I'm saying I mean I'm I'm sick but like you know real sick I'm not sure I'm getting a lot of flavor this is bad news oh as long as I don't get postnasal drip that's all I ask for please that's all I ask for talking to the man in the tree yeah uh Comp USA was fun back then way back when if there is a man in the tree please don't let this impossible Whopper be the last thing that I taste m at least partially with prices being what they are I usually have to wait until Star Wars items go on clearance glad I was able to pick up another one of the Tuscan Warriors she was awesome in the book of Boba Fett the one store that I can't get to because it's not around here but I would like to get there even though I'm kind of glad it's not here because I would get there often is the one everyone talks about these days Micro Center because they have 3D printing filament and I would go nuts absolutely I don't think there's an easy way of picking up filament locally in the Seattle area unless you know of a place okay looks like I've got to find a better place to set this camera here we go come on steering wheel cooperate you going to do it because I got a package and I don't remember getting something that feels like what's in the package look at this we've got a doggy dish hey what are you doing I'm opening a package here here okay fine I I'll do it over here looks like oh come on really really hello Chris been following your Vlogs for a long time now wanted to get this for Rocket Love Adam from the United Kingdom thank you Adam rocket will love it assuming I don't use this as a serial dish because I might they're fun cereal dishes or bowls are bowls dishes I was just talking to someone about task management and how I handle things I I'm not motivated by fear so much as knowing full well that tomorrow's day maybe packed with denser tasks so I try to take care of what I can take care of today so that my load is lighter tomorrow because you don't know what's going to happen tomorrow and that I guess logically kind of gets me through I mean I may fail to do something today but that does not make me a failure I really needed to taste my test buds sorry test my taste buds and I found on sale today some extreme heat chips pickles I assume Dill Dill oh no it says sweet and extra hot sweet well I only spend a dollar on those and if I don't taste anything great cuz I hate sweet pickles who likes sweet pickles apart from the books remember the books way back in the day I wish I had that collection of sweet pickles books I also got cazel where you going why what why are you I'm right here why you I'm I got these olives for $211 for 80 some jalapeno stuffed olives rocket we're going to get Jedi from the bus stop in like 5 minutes can I at least try some of these snacks first and I'm going to use one of my favorite kitchen gadgets of all time it's a lid opener so long as I can get the lid opener on the lid there we go okay got to be smarter than the gadget come on it helps this simple Gadget works wonders it's called the safety jar you can jar if you want to you can leave your friends behind cuz your friends don't dance and if they don't dance well they're no friends of mine oh they're definitely sweet pickles ooh sweet pickle I'm getting the spice though that's good but it's sweet pickle so it's bad why am I continuing to eat these how about I stuff my mouth with garlic stuffed olives next M mhm M I don't think I've ever met an olive I didn't like you might tune in to me for Pearls of Wisdom but did you ever imagine you'd tune in to me for Pearls of Olives is that what well that's the brand name HOH slipped right out of my hand sounds like you said you can't go through life regretting the things you didn't do you got to do them and I would much rather try and fail than to stay awake at night ruminating thinking man I should have taken that shot and and that's true across the board with darn near everything I've done in life including these Imperial Gunner figures I printed a series of them a while ago and there was nothing wrong with them it's just I thought well I might be able to do better and I can't say that I did that much better but at least I tried and now I have more Imperial Gunner figures but just take that advice and apply it to so many aspects of your life and you'd be surprised at how well you'd live try try again I don't have many Tools in my tool boxes and yes I have more than one tool box who doesn't it is a what is it again a deburring tool it helps a lot and not just with 3D printing but anytime you want to smooth out an edge that would otherwise be rough use a de boring tool did I say it right that time deing deuring you know burs bur not cold not the comedian but the snags you use it kind of like a w knife it's specialized specifically for eliminating Jagged edges o maybe I could try it on my yeah that could work it would just take a while it's a teeny UI you have to live to learn with imperfections I really did not mean to mess that up for real nor did I mean to mess this up you probably can't tell where I messed up the Lego kylo Ren figure took about a day to make but I had to paint on the silver uh with some finer details that unfortunately I kind of fudged and if you can't see where I messed up that's great the problem is I know where I messed up and that's frustrating to me but sometimes in life you have to learn to look past snags hiccups problems that in the grand scheme of things only you can see everybody else likes what they see life's been a bit hairy for me lately not as hairy as this giant Lego wook which is made of plastic there is no hair I'm saying that as hairy as life may get for you it's never something that is insurmountable if you believe in yourself heaven knows I've faced my fair share of challenges that needed to be surmounted and I did I figured it out but I I figured it out because I kept at it even when things weren't easy even when they weren't simple even when nobody else believed in me I believed in myself and you know here's the thing if you expect others to believe in you you have to believe in yourself first you've got to take those steps so I know even though right now those steps are difficult to take I still have to take them and I still have to make the best out of Harry situations even when the hair is made out of plastic it's not exactly cap wearing weather yet but I can't find my stocking cap I don't know where I put it hopefully I didn't lose it that would be the second one of the same stocking cap that I've potentially misplaced but that's the thing sometimes in life you lose things and sometimes it's difficult to accept things and move on so I've learned to make do you could look back but ain't going to do you much good that won't change the future you only have the present to deal with it is so so so sad unlike rocket who is going to zoom off any second now there she goes yep right out of frame started this 3D printed Clone Trooper last night and finished it today obviously but you know what don't try to copy somebody else don't become a clone of someone that you're not just be yourself we don't need another U the world can only handle one U and if you're having trouble finding yourself keep exploring I mean it's good to get inspiration from others but don't try to be them just be you all work and no play is not a good idea it's good to celebrate every so often and given that I've made it through another week I'm rewarding myself with a celebration fresh hop IPA or at least a second one because the first one was good I have not been uh drinking alcohol but once a week as a treat because if all you do is do without rewarding yourself you're missing out sometimes it's good to stop and smell the Hops I'd say flowers but all I have are the Lego ones start of the week complaining about drivers ending the week complaining about drivers yeah this goty crunched woman backed into me in a parking lot serves me right for leaving the house\n"