I've been super stressed by everything (young family living in NYC, no childcare). I've been working on an app in Flutter in the evenings, and it's been really cathartic just building something for the sake of building it.
NYC itself is great. Parks are open and less crowded, subway is super clean, and some street parking space has been reclaimed for outdoor dining. Almost everyone is wearing a mask, and things are slowly opening up. It feels like the recovery will be slow, but the city will come out of it stronger.
I'm learning bass guitar. So I'm learning the basics and playing easy songs like 7 Nation Army. I also have the Rocksmith game to help me.
I'm also culturing mushroom spawn to grow shiitake and lions mane. This involves learning about mushrooms, lab equiptment, and sterile techniques. Of course I dont want to buy expensive equipment so I'm homebrewing a lot of equipment like a substitute for a laminar flow hood, or using 4oz mason jars instead of petri dishes.
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[ 5.6 ms ] story [ 21.6 ms ] threadBut seriously, I am just commenting to remind people that we're in a pandemic. It's okay not to come out of this with new skills.
How is live in NY? I was there in Dec before this whole thing broke out and returned to CA in mid-Jan 2020; mini vacation.
I'm also culturing mushroom spawn to grow shiitake and lions mane. This involves learning about mushrooms, lab equiptment, and sterile techniques. Of course I dont want to buy expensive equipment so I'm homebrewing a lot of equipment like a substitute for a laminar flow hood, or using 4oz mason jars instead of petri dishes.
Making homemade bread, Italian food, various other meals from different cultures etc.