>>/4433/
> 30 miles of walking
> gained 10 lbs
How do you do that??

> bed too hard
> pillow too thick
You sound like a German. Whenever we read reviews of some places I want to rent for holidays there's always some German coomplaining about the pillows and beds. Some complain it's too hard, others it's too soft. But they must complain. Host never minded but then again he's half your weight.

> 5000K for a few days
Why do Americans always have to spend so much money on entertainment? That's insane. Well, tbh I'd be bored too. I don't like hanging out with other filthy humans for prolonged times, meeting with host's crazy friends or family for a few hours is fine but spending holidays together? I'd also think about the countless wörk we could do on our own.

> had a little fun in a heated pool, still a little cold though. I'm too thin now apparently, no blubber to stand even 83F water for long. Bestie and I played in the pool two of the days for like 4 hours total
Children are insanely tough. And hyperactive. They can spend hours playing in ice-cold water that would make host body faint in a few minutes. Well he has no insulation whatsoever. Bad surface-volume ratio. Froze to death even with a neoprene suit while scuba diving.

Well anyway cherish it, Bestie will soon hit puberty and stop playing with Uncle Bear. Because you're old. And boring.

 >>/4441/
Frieren was never bored. Looking for some flower for months, learning a spell for years, you gotta make your own fun. But I don't like this obsessive restlessness. Host had one professor who was like that. Always on the run collecting samples, yelling at students to be faster, work faster, think faster. He'd never sit still for a minute to enjoy the view of the beautiful and remote places we visited. Only wörk, no fun allowed. He never managed to analyze most of the samples he took, he just amassed  and hoarded samples, most of which were worthless because he didn't care about proper documentation. So most of his work was pointless in the end. Did he have fun? Maybe in his twisted mind. He was pretty nuts and not a pleasant person.
Sometimes it's good to take a step back and just look at the leaves dancing in the wind and the clouds pass. I sometimes have to remind host of that. Just stay still and listen to your senses. Otherwise he'd annoy me with some theoretical musings about whatever even while we're hiking in nature. And that's - boring!

So anyway, what's wrong with retirement? Nobody prohibits you from continuing to do your own work. Host's father is retired for over 25 years now. He's certainly never bored and constantly working. He's happy because he can now do whatever he wants without the limitations of a job that has to be profitable. No superiors, no clients you have to please. Isn't this the best?