Narrating “A Christmas Carol” for WAOB Audio Theatre. (The four episodes will be released in the days leading up to Christmas.)

Similar:Quantum's King Lear at Carrie Blast FurnaceThe girl and I were thrilled to catch Qu…CultureWhen backwards newbie poets write…PersonalPast Prologue (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 3) A renegade seeking asylum test…Rewatching ST:DS9 The pilot of a Bajo…CybercultureVisionary #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 3, Episode 17) Time-jumping O'Brien Must SufferRewatching ST:DS9 The episode starts …BusinessCrabby 10yo…

“This Is Probably Going to Kill Us:” How First ‘Star Trek’ Movie Avoided Disaster

This article left out someone important! Reassembling the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (Shatner as Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, DeForest Kelley as McCoy, George Takei as Sulu, Nichelle Nichols as Uhura and Walter Koenig as Chekov) years after the end of its five-year mission — with added, pivotal Starfleet characters Decker (Stephen Collins) and Ilia…

A full minute standing ovation after that rousing final “Alleluia.” Thrilling!

Similar:Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsDrinking milk and using the #WaybackMachine to fix broken links in a 10-year-old blog post…PersonalA new headshot for the girl.PersonalMore Adventures in Suburban AdultingAbout four years ago I bought an electri…CultureImagine a world…PersonalThe daughter experiences her birthday cookie Aesthetics

This class has been everything that I expect it would be and I cannot believe that we are so close to its end.

Some days are slogs. Some weeks are slogs. Some weeks are slogs that end with a wonderfully heartening comment from a student. I will not deny that I was a little worried about reading Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet as I know that they are two of Shakespeare’s most famous plays and I feared that…

How Artists on Twitter Tricked Spammy T-Shirt Stores Into Admitting Their Automated Art Theft

Yesterday, an artist on Twitter named Nana ran an experiment to test a theory. Their suspicion was that bots were actively looking on Twitter for phrases like “I want this on a shirt” or “This needs to be a t-shirt,” automatically scraping the quoted images, and instantly selling them without permission as print-on-demand t-shirts. Dozens of…

My Freshman Comp Student Didn’t Recognize the Term ‘Word Processor’

Most of my students use MS-Word, but maybe a third use Google Docs (that’s a big increase lately) and a handful (but a bigger handful) use Pages. Today during a writing conference, a freshman comp student blinked in confusion when I asked her to “take me to your word processor.” I tried again. “Open up…

The Most Unexpected Workplace Trend Coming in 2020: the Return of the Liberal Arts Major

On LinkedIn each year author Dan Schawbel writes a list of workplace trends to watch for in the coming year. This time around Schawbel makes this prediction about degrees in subjects like literature, philosophy and history: “AI will automate technical skills and drive the demand for soft skills like creativity, communication and empathy. While there’s been such a…

Shakespeare's Will

Similar:Today’s adulting was brought to you by a failed motor vehicle inspection. #notacarguy #win…The car shop wanted to charge over $300….ModdingNational Dance DayIn the restaurant parking lot after dinn…CultureThe girl will be performing as the Dew Drop Fairy in the Dec 8 evening performance of The …AestheticsSpaghetti dinner with my son.PersonalAlike (2015)This short film reminds…

The Dauphin (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 10)

A pretty 16yo destined to bring peace to a war-torn planet falls for Wesley, but 1) her governess disapproves and 2) well… Wesley. The puppy-love story is cringe-worthily wholesome (influenced by the long dark adorable shadow of “The Wonder Years”), but still enjoyable.

Last day filming for “The First Night of Summer”

Similar:Dear 11yo DaughterYou are growing up smart, talented, dete…PersonalAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. Not the end product. Just prac…AestheticsMy more or less daily 10cm section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart…AestheticsTo all these tools I've loved before…While cleaning out my desk at home I add…AestheticsAny pasta can become a pasta…

That Uplifting Tweet You Just Shared? A Russian Troll Sent It

Professional disinformation isn’t spread by the account you disagree with — quite the opposite. Effective disinformation is embedded in an account you agree with.

Big Calculator: How Texas Instruments Monopolized Math Class

My math education predated the widespread use of graphing calculators. I remember writing my own BASIC programs to graph simple functions, but that was in a summer school programming class during middle school, not part of my high school curriculum. I’m amazed these old calculators cost this much. Bulky and black, with large, colorful push…

Elsa at noon. College “Intro to Chemistry” in the afternoon. Amy March at night.

Similar:Vibing to a park saxophonist as I code for an upcoming conference presentation, and wait t…Vibing to a park saxophonist as I code f…AcademiaThis weekend! GeyerPAC.comPersonalHere I am sketching spaceships like I’m 12 again. I feel like re-reading the novelization …AestheticsTwelfth Night Cast Photo (Prime Stage, May 3-12)My daughter can hardly stop talking abou…AestheticsYeet with…

Greensburg Holiday Parade

Similar:The girl's modern dance choreography workshopAestheticsWork-Life Balance, from 11(!) Years AgoI think I’m managing work-life balance p…AcademiaMe loving my birthday truck, c. 1971. I adored this truck, and spellin…DesignSherlock Holmes and The Woman (WAOB Live Virtual Performance)I was happy to play Watson. The daughter…BooksThose emails can wait.PersonalThe daughter looks stunning in pink. Aesthetics

Little Women (the daughter plays Amy, the youngest sister)

Similar:Foggy April morning on the hill.PersonalMake a date with #HeartOurArt at The Westmoreland Museum of American ArtWhile our daughter is performing in Stag…ArtThis is manageable. Far better than some semesters.This is manageable. Far better than some…PersonalAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3dart #blender3dAestheticsIf I don’t design the sign for the pub on…

Point Park cancels ‘The Adding Machine: The Musical’ after student objections to offensive content

Citing student objections to offensive content, Point Park University canceled its production of The Adding Machine: The Musical, which was scheduled to run Dec 6-15. The PPU Globe reports that during an emotional “town hall” meeting that included the cast and crew and more than enough members of the public to fill the Highmark Theater,…

Little Women (Thurs-Sun)

Similar:NOT a scene from The Miracle Worker.PersonalWe're enjoying the intensity and also the (surprisingly appropriate) humor.PersonalYeet with Emily Dickinson (according to my auto-correct}PersonalIconic 'West Side Story' still resonates todayCarolyn Jerz of Greensburg will be playi…ArtCheckmate. Crushed again.GamesI pulled out a shelf on my teaching station and was greeted by this lovingly arrayed arsen…Personal

Celebration of Writing Fall 2019

Similar:Prime Stage Theatre Makes A Statement With Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” For Carolyn Jerz, who plays Viol…CultureConfessions of a Nerdy Homeschooling DadAre you unexpectedly home-schooling your…CultureWhat a great time everyone had at the "Cabbies."CultureMy Polish grandmother used to bake these cookies, which my wife picked up at a Ukranian fe… My grandmother shaped …AestheticsElmo? Yes, I…

Before and after making a meme of myself as Oberon, King of the Faeries

Similar:Little Women (Thurs-Sun)PersonalThank you, anonymous donor of Mardi Gras candy.Okay, on closer inspection I see the red…AestheticsThere was a hand, too. Did you bring the hand?AmusingThe Most Epic Demo in Computer History Is Now an OperaThis is nice, but what I really want to …AestheticsSo We're Supposed to Be "Amazed" or "Surprised" That Tween Boys…

Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice is my literary crush.)

Similar:Not attempting historical accuracy but still had to learn a heck of a lot to model the ste… Later I need to add spokes to those …DesignRandom eye candy for props in my #Blender3D #retrotech project. Turned two circle logos in…PersonalQuoth the ramen, "Eat some more!"PersonalToday’s adulting was brought to you by a failed motor…