Geeksouts — Page 54
Robotic technology is coming, whether we want it or not. In this video, the robot does cartwheels—mostly just to prove it can do what humans do, which is honestly a little scary
Keyhole Arch at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, California. Beautiful. It’s incredible how it was designed to resemble an arch or doorway.
Source: Reddit
Currently watching: The Astronaut 🍿 I hope the movie turns out to be good. I’ll share my rating after watching.
I love horror books, and Bookshop just featured The Lamb by Lucy Rose in their email newsletter, so of course I had to check it out. It’s a queer, gothic folktale about a girl, her cannibal mother, and the beautiful stray who upends their bloody forest life. Just added to my Want to read list.📚
Margot and Mama live on the edge of a hungry forest, welcoming “strays” in from the cold with wine and warmth—then picking apart their bodies. When a beautiful stray named Eden appears in a snowstorm, Margot must confront desire, hunger, and how far she’ll go to escape.
Another horror find from Bookshop’s eBooks under $4 newsletter—a globe‑trotting dark fantasy about a painter who steps inside cursed canvases & must destroy them b4 collectors or the magic does. eBook on sale for $1.99—why not grab that deal? Added to my Want to Read: The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson.
This is Bridge House in BC’s Gulf Islands — a 3,200 sq ft home literally suspended between two rocky ridges over a fern gully. And that dining room? Globe pendants cascading over a wooden table with the forest right outside the window. I’d never leave. 🌿 Check out more images of that house.
DNF-ing I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes for now.
Robin’s Books summed it up perfectly —
‘about 350 pages too long’ and ’needed a much tighter edit.’
Feed Me Fiction backed that up, saying
’those first 200 pages were overwhelming, so detailed in telling backstory which you weren’t sure you really needed to know.'
Hayes is verbose and meanders instead of getting to the point. Not in the mood for that kind of commitment right now.
So I am currently reading The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly. 📚
Living longer doesn’t require a dramatic life overhaul. Small, consistent swaps. An extra 15 minutes of sleep, a daily walk, cooking one more meal at home. It adds up to real years. Start w/ one change, then build from there. Keep it simple. I have already done some. Already doing some? Even better.
Winter-bound? There are kits: Crochet, macrame, & decorating beautiful cakes. I always want to learn those new things. There are so many ways to keep your hands busy that aren’t doomscrolling. Pick up a hobby kit & turn the cozy season into something actually creative. Check it out here.
