Adam Bishop
@adammbishop.bsky.social
Professional crusadesologist. Independent scholar. Author of https://www.routledge.com/Robert-of-Nantes-Patriarch-of-Jerusalem-1240-1254/Bishop/p/book/9781032267043. He/him. I can name 200 popes, but only 6 digits of pi.
We've never had a Chick-Fil-A here before but a new one just opened up nearby. Apparently it's bad vibes to give material support to Chick-Fil-A, but it's exotic foreign food so we had to try it. I regret to inform you it was pretty good
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
We've never had a Chick-Fil-A here before but a new one just opened up nearby. Apparently it's bad vibes to give material support to Chick-Fil-A, but it's exotic foreign food so we had to try it. I regret to inform you it was pretty good
I know this is old news by this point, but it sucks how almost everything on Facebook and Instagram is just AI posts...for me it's usually slop about Star Trek. Sometimes they'll make something up entirely, but it feels worse when it's just paragraphs full of nothing, not wrong, just nothing
November 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I know this is old news by this point, but it sucks how almost everything on Facebook and Instagram is just AI posts...for me it's usually slop about Star Trek. Sometimes they'll make something up entirely, but it feels worse when it's just paragraphs full of nothing, not wrong, just nothing
I know some very very basic ancient Greek, but I never actually formally studied it like I did with Latin and Arabic. Now I have some free time and a textbook, so can I learn it properly at my advanced old age? Seems unlikely but it's worth a shot
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I know some very very basic ancient Greek, but I never actually formally studied it like I did with Latin and Arabic. Now I have some free time and a textbook, so can I learn it properly at my advanced old age? Seems unlikely but it's worth a shot
I thought "Lizza" was a nickname, like the way Brits or Australians would shorten "Olivia Nuzzi." I'm dangerously close to learning about who any of these people are and I don't appreciate it
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I thought "Lizza" was a nickname, like the way Brits or Australians would shorten "Olivia Nuzzi." I'm dangerously close to learning about who any of these people are and I don't appreciate it
Well it's from last year but apparently it will soon be available in paperback www.routledge.com/Robert-of-Na...
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Well it's from last year but apparently it will soon be available in paperback www.routledge.com/Robert-of-Na...
My son is taking a food and nutrition class and they made bison burgers. He didn't want to try it though, so that means...free hamburger for me
It's pretty good! Stuffed with cheese, and kidney beans maybe? And homemade buns too
It's pretty good! Stuffed with cheese, and kidney beans maybe? And homemade buns too
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My son is taking a food and nutrition class and they made bison burgers. He didn't want to try it though, so that means...free hamburger for me
It's pretty good! Stuffed with cheese, and kidney beans maybe? And homemade buns too
It's pretty good! Stuffed with cheese, and kidney beans maybe? And homemade buns too
The screws in the hinge of one of the bedroom doors keep coming loose. This door is probably as old as the house, so I guess the holes are too worn out. I put some longer screws in there, but they eventually popped out too. The only solution...even LONGER screws
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The screws in the hinge of one of the bedroom doors keep coming loose. This door is probably as old as the house, so I guess the holes are too worn out. I put some longer screws in there, but they eventually popped out too. The only solution...even LONGER screws
Currently watching the classic woke and antifa film, The Sound of Music
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Currently watching the classic woke and antifa film, The Sound of Music
The most exciting score in hockey...a 1-0 shootout win
That was the 242nd game in NHL history that ended in a 0-0 score after overtime, and the second time it's happened at UBS Arena
That was the 242nd game in NHL history that ended in a 0-0 score after overtime, and the second time it's happened at UBS Arena
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The most exciting score in hockey...a 1-0 shootout win
That was the 242nd game in NHL history that ended in a 0-0 score after overtime, and the second time it's happened at UBS Arena
That was the 242nd game in NHL history that ended in a 0-0 score after overtime, and the second time it's happened at UBS Arena
Rock over London
Rock on Chicago
Wheaties: Breakfast of Champions
Rock on Chicago
Wheaties: Breakfast of Champions
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Rock over London
Rock on Chicago
Wheaties: Breakfast of Champions
Rock on Chicago
Wheaties: Breakfast of Champions
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Arber Xhekaj wgah'nagl fhtagn
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Arber Xhekaj wgah'nagl fhtagn
I lied about being a translator. Just straight up bullshit! But I turned out to be pretty good at it. And then the translation industry was ruined by AI, oops
Before that I worked in the archives of a newspaper, thanks to nepotism. But even 25 years ago, that job could have been done by a computer
Before that I worked in the archives of a newspaper, thanks to nepotism. But even 25 years ago, that job could have been done by a computer
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I lied about being a translator. Just straight up bullshit! But I turned out to be pretty good at it. And then the translation industry was ruined by AI, oops
Before that I worked in the archives of a newspaper, thanks to nepotism. But even 25 years ago, that job could have been done by a computer
Before that I worked in the archives of a newspaper, thanks to nepotism. But even 25 years ago, that job could have been done by a computer
Today's Movie I've Never Seen Before™️ is: First Knight
I've seen Rob Roy and Braveheart hundreds of times, which also came out that year. I guess I thought First Knight was a boring romance instead of a cool action movie...and it turns out I was right, it was pretty boring
I've seen Rob Roy and Braveheart hundreds of times, which also came out that year. I guess I thought First Knight was a boring romance instead of a cool action movie...and it turns out I was right, it was pretty boring
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Today's Movie I've Never Seen Before™️ is: First Knight
I've seen Rob Roy and Braveheart hundreds of times, which also came out that year. I guess I thought First Knight was a boring romance instead of a cool action movie...and it turns out I was right, it was pretty boring
I've seen Rob Roy and Braveheart hundreds of times, which also came out that year. I guess I thought First Knight was a boring romance instead of a cool action movie...and it turns out I was right, it was pretty boring
Some more weird Old French in the assizes of Jerusalem: if a falcon escapes and someone finds it, the owner of the falcon "est tenus...de rendre a celuy qui laura troue son vin"
The owner has to give wine to the person who found it? His wine? The bird's wine?!
The owner has to give wine to the person who found it? His wine? The bird's wine?!
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Some more weird Old French in the assizes of Jerusalem: if a falcon escapes and someone finds it, the owner of the falcon "est tenus...de rendre a celuy qui laura troue son vin"
The owner has to give wine to the person who found it? His wine? The bird's wine?!
The owner has to give wine to the person who found it? His wine? The bird's wine?!
I like when we get to ask "what year does this guy think it is?"
This scribe finished this book on February 12, 1436. But he was on Cyprus, which used the Venetian calendar, where the new year started on March 1. So if we convert to a year starting on January 1, it was actually 1437.
This scribe finished this book on February 12, 1436. But he was on Cyprus, which used the Venetian calendar, where the new year started on March 1. So if we convert to a year starting on January 1, it was actually 1437.
November 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I like when we get to ask "what year does this guy think it is?"
This scribe finished this book on February 12, 1436. But he was on Cyprus, which used the Venetian calendar, where the new year started on March 1. So if we convert to a year starting on January 1, it was actually 1437.
This scribe finished this book on February 12, 1436. But he was on Cyprus, which used the Venetian calendar, where the new year started on March 1. So if we convert to a year starting on January 1, it was actually 1437.
I could spend the rest of my life fiddling with this burgess assizes of Jerusalem/Cyprus project. I just have to put it all together and press send...
So it's done! I finally sent it off to the acquisitions editor. I'm sure it'll be awhile until it actually appears, but it's done, it's out there
So it's done! I finally sent it off to the acquisitions editor. I'm sure it'll be awhile until it actually appears, but it's done, it's out there
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I could spend the rest of my life fiddling with this burgess assizes of Jerusalem/Cyprus project. I just have to put it all together and press send...
So it's done! I finally sent it off to the acquisitions editor. I'm sure it'll be awhile until it actually appears, but it's done, it's out there
So it's done! I finally sent it off to the acquisitions editor. I'm sure it'll be awhile until it actually appears, but it's done, it's out there
What stupid thing is wrong with me now?
Somehow I strained my quad muscle?! It hurts so much I wanna throw up, but it's still better than throwing my back out
Somehow I strained my quad muscle?! It hurts so much I wanna throw up, but it's still better than throwing my back out
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
What stupid thing is wrong with me now?
Somehow I strained my quad muscle?! It hurts so much I wanna throw up, but it's still better than throwing my back out
Somehow I strained my quad muscle?! It hurts so much I wanna throw up, but it's still better than throwing my back out
Hmm, I should go back and note where this text quotes or alludes to the Bible
*sees that this has already been done*
Oh, good job, Past Me!
*sees that this has already been done*
Oh, good job, Past Me!
November 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Hmm, I should go back and note where this text quotes or alludes to the Bible
*sees that this has already been done*
Oh, good job, Past Me!
*sees that this has already been done*
Oh, good job, Past Me!
The new thing in my daughter's class is not to say "six seven" out loud anymore, but just to do the six seven gesture silently and randomly
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The new thing in my daughter's class is not to say "six seven" out loud anymore, but just to do the six seven gesture silently and randomly
This Old French law about when marriages can't take place includes "careme prenant des moines". "Careme" comes from "quadragesima", the 40 days of Lent, and "careme prenant" is the first Tuesday, so, Mardi Gras, simple enough. But what's this about "des moines"? Does it mean monks?
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This Old French law about when marriages can't take place includes "careme prenant des moines". "Careme" comes from "quadragesima", the 40 days of Lent, and "careme prenant" is the first Tuesday, so, Mardi Gras, simple enough. But what's this about "des moines"? Does it mean monks?
I have a Weird Mole™️, which seems like the sort of thing you should get checked out, so I went to the dermatologist. But apparently it's perfectly normal, sometimes a mole just grows its own second mole. Otherwise my skin is "perfectly healthy" 😎
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I have a Weird Mole™️, which seems like the sort of thing you should get checked out, so I went to the dermatologist. But apparently it's perfectly normal, sometimes a mole just grows its own second mole. Otherwise my skin is "perfectly healthy" 😎
I had to stop by my parents' house quickly, but they were doing a puzzle, so...several hours later...
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I had to stop by my parents' house quickly, but they were doing a puzzle, so...several hours later...
My sinuses for some reason
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My sinuses for some reason