Posts tagged Jane Austen
Top 10 Dating Mistakes as Told By Jane Austen and A.I's Newest Love Child...ChatGPT

I am a cheater. A curious, cheating creature. I did not write the blog on dating you are about to read, Jane Austen did. Well, IA did, in the style of Jane Austen.

For those who know me, you know I am a lover of tech. I’ve been talking to Alexa for years, Google Maps is telling me how to get there, Calm lulling me to sleep, Suri answering my questions, and Find My Phone will let me know when my phone is stuck between two sofa cushions.

So when I was told about ChatGPT, I had to give it a try. And you know what, I was equal parts blown away and terrified. For those who aren’t up on the latest technology, let me explain. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot that allows you to have human-like conversations. Think of it as if Google and Suri had a love child.

It can answer questions, write and fix code, translate, and generate content like emails, essays,…and blogs.

My first experiment with the IA master was to have it write me a complaint letter to my water company, which I believe is overcharging me. In approximately ten seconds, I had a brilliant letter with not a single word I’d have to change. No creative punctuation or spelling, which I have a propensity for.

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Life Lessons, Things I LoveChristina FordJane Austen, In Search of Mr Dacry, Grammarly, ChatGPT, I.A., Dating, Dating Tips, Dating Mistakes Comments
The Unusual Path Of A First Time Author

It's interesting in life how many times we reinvent. Our bodies are cellular different every seven years, so science tells us. So, in essence, a brand new you. We've often had several careers, and don't get me started on the vast array of "loves of my life" I have fallen in and out of love with. I have had many, many lives, and every one of them was extraordinary, varied and ripe with lessons.

In my early twenties, I had a career in the glitzy cosmetic retail industry, and then I spent over a quarter century deep in the world of advertising and production. Hell, I even produced a feature film that opened TIFF. I moved countries and pretty much shed most of the labels that defined who I was to the world and, truthfully, to me as well. This isn't some sort of right-to-brag CV but rather an introduction to my thinking that anything is possible when no one tells you no.

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Life LessonsChristina FordIn Search of Mr Dacry, Author, Jane Austen, Nora Ephron, David Sedaris, Oscar WIlde, Writer, Gratitude, TIFF Comments
LONDON'S 12 OLDEST BUSINESSES YOU WON'T BELIEVE ARE STILL RUNNING TODAY

As a North American living in London you have a certain vantage point, you're able to see what is uniquely British AND what is not. While the Americans or Canadian's tend to look for the newest, biggest and shiniest next thing the British celebrate the oldest, dustiest and longest standing.  It is proudly written in gold glided letters outside store fronts "established in"  or on a historical plaque telling you who was "nearly done in" at this place hundreds of years before you were even born. 

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ExploreChristina FordBerry Bros & Rudd, Wine Merchant, St James, Brown's Hotel, Mayfair, Alexander Graham Bell, Oscar WIlde, Bram Stoker, Queen Victoria, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, White's, Prince Charles, Prince WIlliam, Queen Elizabeth, Old Farts Club, Smuggler Tunnel, Ye Olde Wine Shades, Rules, Charles Dickens, Graham Greene, Downton Abbey, Lady Edith Crawley, Edward V, Lillie Langtry, Lock & Co., Winston Churchhil, Royal Warrents, Tea House, Twinings, Thomas Twining, Fortnum and Mason, William Fortnum, Huge Mason, Scotch Egg, Piccadilly, Hatchard's Book Store, Mayflower, Jane Austen, Lord Byron, Winston Churchill, Cambridge Spies, Oldest Businesses, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Beefeater, Josef Jakobs, Oldest London House, 41 Cloth Fair, Widow Bourne, King George II, Titanic, Beau Brummel Comments