Kist Reads | Monday Life Dump

Monday Life Dump

What I’m reading…

I’ll finish Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb in the next 24 hours and I may have to bump up my planned read of Mad Ship because I’m obsessed.

I took a quick peek at the first chapter of Blood Over Bright Haven by ML Wang, which is the Fantasy Sickos Book Club read for December and WOWZAS she brought the high heat for it. I’ve got a great feeling about it, especially since I already gave a high rating to The Sword of Kaigen.

I’ll start Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano this week as well!

In short, it’s setting up to be a bonkers reading week as we get closer to the end of the year.

What I’m watching…

Arcane S2 is on deck, hoping to get through most of that this week. I’m onto S4 What We Do in the Shadows and it seems to get better and better with each season. Bummed about Ferrari not taking the Constructors Championship at Abu Dhabi on Sunday but I love how competitive the top of the grid has become during the second half of the season. 2025 should be a crazy season. And go birds, of course.

What I’m playing…

I don’t know about y’all but in a snap my TikTok FYP got flooded with Red Dead Redemption 2 content. I’ve already done two playthroughs (one high honor, one low honor) but I might F around and put this Fallout 4 endgame playthrough on hold (or rush to it) and hang out with the good man Arthur Morgan.

What I’m doing…

Content, content, content. I posted a new video to YouTube today with long-form thoughts on the book series I’m continuing in 2025.

You can find that here: YouTube Video

I also need to think up an idea for a book contest for y’all this week. I’m open to suggestions!

Lifting, cardio, and… I don’t think I’ve got anything else pressing on the docket so it might be a pretty straightforward week.

Also if you haven’t yet, check out the Sickos Discord and link your Bindery to it (should be under the /account tab) so you get access to all the channels. Invite here: Discord Invite

Sunday Life Dump

What I’m reading…

Nearing the halfway point of Cobalt Red by Siddharth Kara, which is an exposé on the mining of cobalt in the Congo. I’m a third of the way into The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, which is about a dystopian future where women are forced to live as sex slaves in a totalitarian society. After those I’m going to settle into to Mad Ship (#2 Liveship Traders, Robin Hobb) for the rest of the month.

What I’m watching…

Currently Augustus is dominating the TV with the first two Sonic movies. We just saw Sonic 3 in the theater (pretty good!). I’ll have football on all day while I read, especially if the Eagles are annoying me. I’ve been re-watching The Handmaid’s Tale series while reading the book since from what I understand season 1 is a pretty faithful adaptation with some minor tweaks (like expanding on Offred’s backstory, Serena Joy’s age, diversity in the cast, etc). This is holding up my watch of Arcane S2, or maybe I’m just being a coward.

What I’m playing…

I did it. I started a new save of Red Dead Redemption 2. I only got as far as the John/wolves mission but I can very strongly feel the urge to play this again.

What I’m doing…

Trying to fit in a few workouts this week while working around holidays and making/planning content. Speaking of which, I’m gonna get a lift in now and when I’m done I’ll probably finish writing up a Ship of Magic (#1 Liveship Traders) review for y’all before getting into football/reading. Happy Holidays to everyone!!