That part about it feeling like a reset from your usual routine really hit home. My coworker went there last month after a rough week and said almost the same thing. She ended up spending like an hour just in the aquarium section, said watching the fish slowly move around in the dim light totally cleared her head. She said it was weirdly more peaceful than just sitting at home trying to relax. It's cool how a local spot like that can actually make a difference.

Switched to data recovery and lens software, idk but it saved my shop.

Seriously, she never wet her brush before? I mean, that's like the most basic painting hack out there. It's kinda shocking it took her this long to try it.

Copied a recipe once and burnt dinner.

Saw a doc on board game collectors once, and that hunt you described totally tracks lol.