i sat down w my grandad and listened to him talk about his whole life for like 5 hours, incredibly immersive experience that’s unlike any conversation I’ve ever had. Helped to build an archive of my family and also learned so much about my grandad and his whole philosophy on life.
I had to do a Cold War interview for history class and I am so glad! I called up my grandma and we chatted based on questions I came up with and I got to learn more about her career! She is so interesting! There’s so many great AI transcription services nowadays available for free which is what I used to take down the transcription!
go find that weird grumpy old man you’re related to and give him a god damn hug — nothing to talk about? Ask him about when he was a sailor! my Grandad spent about 45 mins today showing me pictures of boats and talking about them like they were people. highly recommend.
Cooking and eating with people is possibly the most lindy activity of them all. Everyone needs to eat and at least one person likes to cook. very spiritually fulfilling
