Hope that "real life" thing (whatever that is) works out well for ya! Best wishes.
I'm glad you got the hookshot first. It'll help out a bunch in the Crypt. Definitely a lot more than the hammer helps out in the Train Station, though once you do get it, you can return to the Train Station's basement to get a few nice things.
Good luck in Error's Nightmare. It's an incredibly freaky place. Getting through it mostly involves using your items on portraits (Sometimes bombs, sometimes arrows, and early on, the candle.) or pushing blocks then walking through walls. If you get stuck, I can walk through it on a screen by screen basis.
I'm going on vacation tomorrow and I won't be back until the 7th of August. But post here anyway and I'll try to check in once in a while on my laptop I'll be bringing.