I just watched this guy build an underground cabin in the woods, and I’m still thinking about it. His inspiration? A hollowed-out fallen tree the size of a small car. The stump alone was big enough to become a secret tunnel entrance.
So he dug, and I mean dug! A giant, perfectly square hole, probably eight feet by eight feet, all with a shovel. Then he log-cabined the entire inside, carved out a fireplace, built a bed… and at the end he cooked himself a steak with veggies. Because obviously you’re starving after pulling off a project like that.
That kind of slightly unhinged, nerdy, maybe-paranoid energy? I love it. It reminded me of John Malkovich’s character in Red, when you first meet him in his underground hideout you enter through the trunk of a 1957 Chevy Bel Air. Chef’s kiss.
Here’s the thing: a lot of girlies go for the dark and dangerous man. Me? Since childhood I’ve been firmly on Team Quirky Weirdo, as long as he’s cute and relatively washed. (Murdoch from The A-Team? Oh, absolutely my dude. Crazy? Sure. But in a way that just works for me. Add smart to that brand of cuckoo and I’m all in.)
So, tell me:
— Who else is Team Nerdy/Unhinged (but cute)?
— And more importantly, would you read about a hero like this?