I am being forced to move next month, so I got to save up some money to pay for first/last/deposit on new place. I already found one and it's realitively inexpensive with some cool people so that's good. Over the next 6 + weeks I won't be able to do much of anything as I wont have the meager funds that I normally would. So I'm thinking about learning or building the foundation of learning something new. Second language maybe? Any suggestions?
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Cheeks OP wrote
As a former organic farmer and naturalist for the area I live in, covered that.
Catsforfun wrote (edited )
paper mache sculptures!!
& post pictures please!
mofongo wrote
Spanish
throwaway wrote
Programming is fun and useful, if that's your thing. Python is a nice entry level language, and is used in many major projects in the real world, so to speak.
I also love archery, but that requires you to invest in a bow. It's an awesome way to get in touch with your intuition and focus, and get out in nature. Maybe combine it with some camping trips, or as /u/catsforfun suggested, learning to identify plants, trees and mushrooms.
You could give writing a try. It helps me a whole lot in stressful stretches of my life (especially when combined with psychedelics, but that's another story). The same goes for drawing, painting and whittling.
Chess is fun too, if you have some friends who's up to a challenge.
Cheeks OP wrote
I've been a mediocre programmer for over a decade. Most of my experience is in web dev but I did always want to get into hardware hacking and play with servos and soc programming.
I consider myself a naturalist of the ecology of North Florida though my knowledge of indigenous wild edibles could be expanded.
I'm a writer already. At this point in my life it's more stress inducing than relieveing. I started a collection of radical poetry lats year that I've been working on the better part of my life. It's about halfway done and after finding a publisher it somehow morphed into a mutual aid primer that has relative poetry at the beginning of each topic/project/chapter. I think I need to open this up to make it collaborative in order to make it what it really needs to be. I don't draw or paint, not for me. I used to do wood block prints.
GaldraChevaliere wrote
Underwater basket weaving
An_Old_Big_Tree wrote
You could learn how to use InDesign and and how to design pretty books / zines. Learn all the skills for a sleek propaganda project.
You could also read a bunch of theory you wouldn't otherwise have time to engage.
mofongo wrote
I second this but with Scribus, as an open source alternative.
Cheeks OP wrote
There we go!!! My graphics skills are awful and this could be useful to add to my money hustle list as well as fun anarchist propaganda campaigns. I am with u/mofongo though, I'm gonna need a Foss alternative. I think we have a winner!
An_Old_Big_Tree wrote
Cool, good luck! Feel free to update us on your progress in friday free talk :)
shanc wrote
Something outdoors. Unless you live somewhere where it's currently winter. Or somewhere where the summer burns you to a crisp.
ego_mutt wrote
read up on art history
Catsforfun wrote
learn to identify trees and plants