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Christian Thoma

Christian Thoma @Kalcheus — Christian lives in North Carolina with his wife (gorgeous), son (lovable), and dog (dozing). Better known as Kalcheus and occasionally Chrth, he has been playing World of Warcraft since 2008 and is just as bad now as when he started. A huge fan of D&D since the red box days, he is currently in therapy for his crippling addiction to Norse-themed 5E campaign settings. Stuff he writes that isn't good enough for BlizzardWatch gets dropped off at Kalcheus.com instead.


The Queue: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog

Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) is probably the most notable of the 19th century German Romantic artists (even if you’re not into art you’ve likely seen the header image in other media) and one of my personal favorites. As a result I’ve had a trip to Hamburg to see Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog and other examples of Romantic Art as a bucket list item for decades now. Fortunately for my wallet we got the first comprehensive exhibition of Friedrich’s art in the United States happening right now in New York City so I went to see it two weekends ago and it was definitely worth the trip. I may still try to go to Hamburg one day — not every work of art housed there that I want to see was in the exhibition — but it’s less of a goal now than it was a fortnight ago.

The trip to the museum wasn’t all positive though; my favorite gallery was closed for renovations. On the other hand there’s some new Cycladic Art that wasn’t there for my last visit and while not as satisfying that should tide me over until the Ancient Near East Gallery reopens and I make it back to NYC.

While I plan my next museum trip — Philadelphia — let’s answer some questions!


The Queue: Freaky Friday

Actual conversation in our Discord channel:

Liz: Wednesday queues are so easy! You get questions based on all the early week news!

Kalcheus: Friday queues are easier! It’s the end of the week, everyone is excited for the weekend!

Liz: You have it so easy!

Kalcheus: No you have it easy!

Liz & Kalcheus: I wish I could trade queues with you for just one day!

But of course it’s not just one day, it’s permanent (until it’s not)! Red and I will still be alternating weeks, though. So be sure to ask Red plenty of questions next Thursday!

Anyway while I try to figure out how to navigate life as a gnome, let’s answer some questions!


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