From c. 3,600 years ago, an ancient Egyptian bead in the form of a hedgehog curled-up in a ball! 🦔❤️ Blue faience, c. 1985 -1650 BC. National Museum of Scotland www.nms.ac.uk/search-our-c... 📷 by me

Stuff that happens when you visit your very rural grandmother.

Reminder: There won't be any uploads next week because I'm taking a few days off over Christmas. Normal schedule will resume on Monday, December 29th. Happy Holidays Everyone!

The extent of my Christmas decorations this year. 😅

Somewhere in a Roman brickyard, around 1800 years ago, a fresh tile was drying ahead of firing - until a dog trotted straight across it. Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2 📷me

Hello from the Teutoburg Forest!

I will never not repost the dorky wolf by a mosaic artist who clearly overestimated his abilities.

The last major task after moving into my new apartment is done: my new kitchen finally arrived! No more cooking on a makeshift portable stove and washing the dishes in the bathroom sink. 😄 And it looks so good too!

Autumn

Happy Birthday, Coco! 😄

Even 2,500 years ago, people loved a novelty cup! 🦞 🍷 😄 It’s suggested this Ancient Greek terracotta vessel in the shape of a lobster claw was used as a drinking horn at parties! The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... 📷 by me #Archaeology

Witch of the Wilds 🕷️ #dragonage

Demon and Angel. My demon ended up looking unintentionally cute.😅 (I think it's the pointy ears and tiny horns.)

Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3 📷 D. v. Recklinghausen 🏺

For the first time in my life, I had kids doing "Trick or Treat" at my door. 😱 (It's not exactly a tradition in Germany, although apparently it has gotten more popular in recent times - still, never happened to me in 20 years of living in Cologne. 😅)

The famous japanese all-female musical theater Takarazuka is staging a performance based on Castlevania, and it looks glorious. 🤩 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oGj...

The dragon head of Skidbladner - a replica of the famous 9th century Viking Gokstad ship which was found in a burial mound at Vestfold in Norway in 1880. Skidblander can be found at Haroldswick on Unst in Shetland. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #Unst #Shetland

Not me trying to upskirt good ol' Arminius.

every now and then, there's a bard that gives a private show in the chapel for the queen. another #dasapphicweek2025 prompt, religion. leliana and my cousland. based on harmony by frank dicksee #dragonage #dao #leliana

The Roos Carr figures are dating to the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age. They were inadvertently unearthed by laborers during ditch maintenance at Roos Carr in 1836. Approximately two meters beneath the surface, the workers discovered a collection of well-preserved...🧵1/3 📷 me #archaeology 🏺

For #MedievalMonday Characterful Lewis chess pieces with wonderfully expressive eyes! 👀 From a large gaming hoard found on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh 📷 by me #Archaeology

Two adorable Egyptian figurines: a roaring hippo and a baby hippo, dating ca 1,800 BC. Hippos were associated with life and rebirth. On display at Neues Museum Berlin. 📷 me 🏺 AncientEgyptBluesky

Unbelievable but true: 10 years ago, my first video, Ep.1 of Dragon Age: Origins was posted! I wrote a quick thanks on my channel page: www.youtube.com/post/UgkxB9q...

Thanks Youtube for recommending my own video to me. I will certainly check it out!

My old apartment in Cologne is up for rent again - and it costs 150€ per month more than I paid when I moved out. 😬 That's a whopping 280€ more than I pay in my new (larger) apartment...

An often forgotten side effect of living in a slightly more rural setting: significantly more weird bugs that come and visit you when you keep the windows open too long. 😅(This one appears to be a 'red-legged shieldbug' also called 'forest bug'.)

BUCK-TICK「Dress/ドレス - CLIMAX TOGETHER 3rd 2016」

Someone complained on one of my older videos that they don't need me "fact checking" historical stuff in the game. Oh boy, have you tuned into the wrong LP here... 😅

Grilled Cheese/Spam/Pineapple sandwich. (Yes, I'm evil.)

Oh no, Youtube is now suggesting AI replies to comments. 😬

Building a new home for my music collection. 💪

Good news: I recorded the first episode in my new apartment - it should go up tomorrow (Friday). And next week we will go back to our regular 4 episode/week schedule. As always, thank you all for being so patient with me during this eventful time. :)

I recently remembered this game I tried playing as a kid, and it was... quite a game. But I say "tried" playing it, because I never finished it - even for a puzzle / point&click adventure game fan, it was hard and arbitrary to the point of being unfair, lol.

The new view from my balcony is very peaceful and quiet. Much better than before!

Good Morning from Bielefeld!

I mentioned I was a "half-assed goth" as a teen... well, here's exhibit A: my old high school binder, unearthed from the depth of a cabinet while packing. It's certainly... something. 😆

Finally done setting up everything and I recorded a new episode today. Expect an upload at the usual time tomorrow (Friday). As always, thanks for your patience! ❤️

It's alive!

Getting there....

In Bielefeld today to drop off some stuff, when this happened 😯

Liebe Grüße aus der Hauptstadt 😁👋 #immerdabei | #dfbpokal

I think it's finally time to get rid of countless stacks of papers and binders of university material. It kinda hurts my soul, even though I know I'll never actually go back to read it - but what if I might and then it's gone! 😱

OK computer, you win. You can go to PC Valhalla and I will start working on a replacement. 😔 Check out my channel update to see how this will affect my uploading schedule in the next 1-2 weeks. youtube.com/post/UgkxkL8...

My new apartment is not only larger than my current one (3 rooms instead of 2), but also cheaper - saving me a whole 130€ a month!

I signed the lease for a new apartment! 😮‍More details on my channel update: www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4...

I rarely rewatch my older LPs because it makes me feel awkward, but I recently checked out some episodes from my Resident Evil 2 Remake playthrough, and this is probably one of my favorite scenes ever. 😆

Baldur's Gate 3 is really bringing in the views! 😆 (Of course I had a bit of a break before starting BG3 which is slightly distorting the proportions, but still...)

IM FINALE, IM FINALE VON BERLIN! #dfbpokal #dscb04

That feeling when you're so hyped about a new let's play that it inspires you to make fan art basically the moment the first episode drops. I don't know if that's relatable to anyone but me, I tend to get excited about stuff lol @skadilp.bsky.social's Baldur's Gate 3 character!

Visited my family this weekend and had the chance to see this amazing light show at the Arminius (Herrmann) Memorial. 😮