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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 1h

Last day of the vacation 😭😭😭 It's been such a nice chill time staying with @spriteling113.bsky.social, seeing the sights and eating a ton of good food And also some WILDLY warm and sunny October weather

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 13h

And also s'more general nice sites while wandering aboot

The country's oldest weighing house, now converted into a museum

A bridge across a river against dramatic skies

An incredibly ornate train station ceiling

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 13h

Next up: history! There's lots of it!

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 13h

I'm a museum-visiting MACHINE, motherfuckerrrrs First up: old-timey toys

Two creepy monkeys on wheels, coming to a horror movie near you

Building sets of the mechanical, house and block varieties

A neat Corgi set that you can put together into nine different vehicles

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Once again I am filled with the urge to move somewhere with canals

A view out over a canal in Groningen, the Netherlands, on a sunny day

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today's museum: the Eighties! Developments in academia! Stolen diamonds! Anatomical oddities!

Various Dutch protest materials from the Eighties

Portraits of various academic luminaries from the University of Groningen flanking a stained glass window

A diamond that was supposedly stolen from a collection only to turn up unexpectdly decades later

Various skeletons and preserved anatomical specimens

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

No, YOU bought the Dutch version of an LP you already own several times over just because the vinyl is a different color

The Red Chevy edition of Holly Humberstone's Cruel World

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My quest to eat every variety of hotdog might have finally run up against its nemesis

Something called the 'British hotdog' that has baked beans, bacon and chips on it

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Today's museums: moving pictures and... TORTURE???

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Some neat finds, nostalgic childhood hits and stuff I never knew existed at the Lego museum

Fabuland! They should bring back Fabuland!

A few things that I actually had as a li'l kid!

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Man, I love the Netherlands; even their tower blocks are funky

An Amsterdam tower building that has an extra outer layer towards the top

Two connected office blocks that look like they've been torn open

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

ALSO another guy's suitcase literally exploded open when it hit the baggage carousel, so tbh it's been a pretty good trip for random strangers suffering misfortunes so that I don't have to

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

No, BUT some guy's belt did get tangled in the rollers causing trays of stuff to flip off the conveyor So NEARLY as good

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I've had a good run of seeing folks try to get weird things through Birmingham airport security (two litres of milk, a loose family-sized air fryer etc) so I'm hoping my luck holds true later today C'mon, airport freaks - don't let me down

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I generally like the French Hawkmoon adaptations but even if I *understand* them having the Empire characters remove their masks to make them more expressive, I still think you lose something fundamental by changing their weird psychology (in the books they were frightened and disgusted by the idea)

The first volume of the French Hawkmoon adaptation, The Black Jewel

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

AND the new Holly Humberstone track's dropping tomorrow? After a month of travails, everything's finally coming up Temple \○/

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yeah you can get 'em hot, freshly made and syruped right in front of you from vans and stalls all over the place, it's amazing

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thankyouthankyou, gonna eat waffles n' pancakes till I PUKE

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Dutch vacation on Thursdaaaaay 🎉🎉🎉 Weirdly I get more anxious before traveling somewhere that doesn't need any special prep because it always *feels* like I've forgotten to do something important for the trip

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Rewatching The Court Jester (1955) and it's still so good; a movie where every single component is firing on all cylinders Every time you think they've added too many complications, they throw in another!

Cecil Parker, Danny Kaye and Angela Lansbury in The Court Jester

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I just saw someone arguing that it didn't matter that a video was AI because it showed something he *imagined* was actually happening somewhere We're so cooked, gang; time to call it a day and hand the planet over to the ants

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And to think I questioned the use we'd get out of a South African grocery store here

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Call me a Rockstar employee because it's CRUNCH TIME, babyyy DEEP color on these bad boys Good hit of potato and great texture from the skin-on thick cut More cherry than I expected which shouldn't work but really does, adding tartness AND sweetness to the bbq It's a big chip world out there!

A pack of Great Lakes kettle cooked Michigan Cherry BBQ potato chips

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Re-reading Spider-Island and I can't believe I'd forgotten this quality dunking on Bendis

A panel from Amazing Spider-Man -

Invisible Woman: I know the Avengers. All they do is sit around watching TV and eating Chinese takeout...

Spider-Man: Hey! Sometimes it's pizza.

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The mince pie display at my local Co-op has been DECIMATED

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I mean I haven't looked it up but I don't see struggling franchise 'Resident Evil' attracting legendary cinema auteur Orson Welles or beloved sci-fi icon Leonard Nimoy or SO-hot-right-now teen heartthrob Judd Nelson, so

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Man, that was so good; it's so hard to do psychological horror on stage but the mix of styles for the different stories and the evolving role of the narrator (and the other human actor) really worked Spooky season has started in earnest now...

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Getting to the end of the chip haul means that TFNation 2026 is truly over 😭😭😭 But fret not, potato pals; a friend just came in clutch by returning from a trip to the States with another buckwild flavor to try next weekend...

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

No weird flavor this weekend, but I've finally had the Tayto experience! Good light fry that preserves the quality potato flavor and minimizes greasiness; good solid punch of onion without any harsh astringency I understand the hype - a classic pulled off perfectly!

A big bag of cheese & onion flavor Taytos (The Original Irish Crisp)

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We're off to see A Ghost Among the Living tonight, which is Poe stories performed with a mixture of actors and puppets; I am excite

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I mean this is gross, weird and invasive overparenting anyway, but ALSO one of the most important unspoken 'exams' of university is whether you will still attend lectures, get your assignments done, and balance it all with a healthy social life if no one else but you is forcing you to do so

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's nice that in these fractious times, Ed Sheeran can still bring us together Against him, I mean

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hmm... I don't NEED that cartoon Missing Link Grimlock, but I kinda WANT that cartoon Missing Link Grimlock Did... did that scammer do me a favor by taking my ability to buy stuff away temporarily?

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Back! To! The! Chips! Lightly ridged, just enough to add textural interest Was worried that it wouldn't capture *carbonade* rather than merely beef and onion, but there are subtle hints of bay and thyme with a slight sweetness that distinguishes it Yet again, a chip success!

A bag of Brets stoofvlees/beef carbonade potato chips

Some of the ridged chips poured into a lil bowl

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Am I making the 180-mile trip back home this weekend because I forgot to bring any of my weird potato chips on the dig with me? I mean... not JUST because of that...

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

These days I see a lot more of what I call 'TV Tropes' criticism where someone can't actually articulate WHY something is bad, they've just been told by memes that a work having [x] is a bad thing so recognising the presence of [x] is sufficient The DiCaprio Pointing of media analysis, if you will

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The BBC: His actions may be controversial to some but it's clear that Starscream has legitimate concerns regarding the direction of Megatron's leadership

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

*Aristocrats punchline voice* THE NINETIES

The cover of a mid-90s Marvel-Ultraverse crossover between Gambit (the third worst X-Man) and Night Man (the archnemesis of Day Man)

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Me, earlier: You know, while I'm stuck with nothing to do in the evenings whilst on this dig I might go ahead and add the Ultraverse to the Marvel reading order, how many issues could there b-FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETEEN???

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Sir that is my knee and I need to go out

A little cat resting his head on my knee

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The odyssey to Chipica continues! Cute and distinct waffle shape, very nice and crunchy Intense hit of ham flavor - salty, smoky, slightly sweet - that's then perfectly complimented with the rich and mellow cheese that follows A top-tier entry into the corn snack section of the chip universe!

A bag of Hamka's original (ham and cheese) flavor snacks

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I feel like I need an ultimately harmless but annoyingly contrarian take on something; I've narrowed it down to either "pizza is better without cheese" or "the New Universe was great, actually"

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Just remembered that I'm booking a li'l European visiting-friends trip tomorrow and that's just what I need rn 🤗🤗🤗

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

God, this one's really hit me Just rang round my local friends to see if we can do a meetup tonight because I need to say a few things and hug them, man - life's too short If you're one of my further-afield pals know that I'd be doing the same with you if I could ❤️

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Temple Phoenix @templephoenix.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ah, jeez, RIP Peter Cullen - it's a cliche to talk about someone being foundational to your childhood, but he really was, y'know? To me, he was what a hero sounded like, and by all accounts that's exactly what the man himself was Fare thee well, big man

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