I would also recommend Doctor Sleep if you haven’t seen it. It’s a wonderful sequel/tribute to the Shining and so, so dark.

Thanks, I ended up going with “wealthy overseas relative who I have to report to”

This is roughly what I went with. I also kept it vague

That’s how it felt the entire visit

Thanks for the suggestions, I did ask about those. The agent had no idea but it made me sound more legit. Also, I posted an update!

Just posted a update!

Thanks for your advice. This helped me feel less nervous about the visit. I did stay vague but friendly when he asked me personal questions.

Thanks, I wrote down all your questions in my notebook. Turns out everything has to be redone so that was easy. This house is definitely a money pit. But if I had infinite money, I would totally restore it.

Just posted a update (no video though)!

Yes, overseas relative was the story I went with. It also allowed me to justify taking a bunch of photos.

Thanks, I tried to focus my questions on renovation during the visit. But it was actually pretty obvious, everything has to be redone.

Just posted a update!

Thanks for the advice, which made me less nervous to meet with the real estate person, especially because they had a visit just before me

Just posted a update!

Drawing. It’s seen as a skill reserved for an elite few, but in reality anyone can develop it. I learned it at school from lessons very similar to how Peter Gray teaches it (see this book for example on the Internet Archive).

All you need is a pad of paper, a few pencils and an eraser. And then sketch away, plants, people, landscapes, characters, whatever you want to explore.

My first thought is going for walks around where you live. If there are green spaces along the way that’s even better. You can turn it into kind of a workout where you do longer and longer walks, or the same length but a little faster each time.

It’s a good way to clear your mind, it also never hurts to be active.

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There’s “Well there’s your problem”. In each episode, the hosts break down an engineering disaster. The episodes are one to several hours long each, and they are thorough, entertaining, and you learn a ton.

There’s also a video version that contains slides with pictures and graphs.

I would suggest as a starter episode 139, The impossible railroad, which I thought was a fun one. Or 146 on the Mount Everest, that was eye-opening. Those are the recent ones that stand out to me.