See The Nutcracker!@laurelballetperformingco dancers and full @westmorelandsymphony orchestra. Saturday 2 & 7; Sunday 7.

Similar:Carolyn, Easter 2017 PersonalAmazing show. Young lovers, a witty (but often stupid) servant, speeches, rants, exaggerat… Personal#Blender3D rendition of the bridge of the æthership that featured in the musical #steampun…PersonalSold out opening night of Mamet’s Oleanna. Chilling. Gasps from the audience. Office furni…Sold out opening night of Mamet’s Oleann…PersonalCheerful scene from @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre (getting great reviews;…

Nutcracker dress rehearsal montage. Carolyn plays the Dew Drop Fairy Saturday at 7.

Similar:A 20 sq cm section of #steampunk #blender3d goodness. #blender3dartAestheticsNew CarWednesday morning my resourceful brother…BusinessAnd yes, that's her picture in the program (from the PPT Shakespeare contest).At PPT’s The Diary of Anne Frank. …CultureShrek: The Musical (Nov 22-24; Stage Right! Greensburg)Come see me as the Captain of the Guard,…Current_EventsI had to act like I knew something…

Carolyn featured on Steel City News for The Nutcracker

The credit at 0:30 should read “Carolyn Jerz.” (She’s used to people spelling it “Caroline”.) Similar:Choosing Carolyn's HeadshotWhich of these headshots do you like bes…AestheticsThis class has been everything that I expect it would be and I cannot believe that we are …Some days are slogs. Some weeks are slo…AcademiaThe Battle (TNG Rewatch, Season 1,…

One of the benefits of teaching at a small college, with small classes…

In a final reflection video for a freshman writing class, a student gave a personal shout-out to me and to every classmate over a moody guitar soundtrack, and now apparently I have something in my eye.

The girl is the Dew Drop Fairy in @laurelballetperformingco The Nutcracker Saturday evening. Live orchestra! @westmorelandsymphony

Similar:After some long-delayed recabling, these are the bits I culled from my work setup.PersonalAnother 10sq cm section of a #neovictorian control panel for a personal #blender3D #steamp…AestheticsA very happy geekling playing Dungeons and Dragons on her one free evening. #llapGamesClassroom Vignette: MLA StyleStudent (shouldering backpack and headin…AcademiaI try to create one brand new element, modify…

Where No One Has Gone Before (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 5) Wes’s warp-drive guru helps him save all the crew (he’s an ensign)

Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break. While I wouldn’t say this was a strong episode, of the first season episodes I’ve rewatched, it’s the first that really felt like the Star Trek: The Next Generation I grew to love. The young director Rob Bowman went on to direct about 12 more episodes. The arrogant Starfleet…

The girl's entrance as Marley's Ghost.

Similar:Out & About: Stage Right holds its annual Heart of the Arts Gala Source: Out & About: Stage Right…CulturePreteen Acting Scene Version 2 – YouTubeI had a free evening and a copy of Blend…DramaAt the Stage Right Gala.PersonalMy Kids Are Shatner Than MostI passed along to my geeklings an apprec…DramaIf I am not a pedagogical…

The Last Outpost (ST:TNG Rewatch. Season 1, Episode 4) Riker shouts from a cliff while Ferengi use whips, that’s a-facepalm

Rewatching ST:TNG after about a 20-year break. This odd episode introduced the Ferengi, a parody of the capitalist patriarchy. I only remember bits and pieces of this episode, possibly because the pieces really don’t fit together very well. The long opening sequence gives us a good look at how the bridge crew deals with an…

What would holidays be without Dickens’ beloved ‘Christmas Carol?’

It takes some visits from three scary spirits on Christmas Eve, who lead him through his Past, Present and Future, to convince him to mend his ways. Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful “Happy Christmas” before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those who mean the most to…

Still in her make-up from her scene as Marley's ghost, with script in hand standing in for The Ghost of Christmas Present at today's dress rehearsal.

Similar:Serving at midnight breakfast.PersonalCarolyn choreographed a fight-dance adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.PersonalSaints and Poets, Maybe They Do SomeI wrote the following in 2004, when my s…DramaLook how the box leads your eye down to the car, then the two signs lead your eye up to th…PersonalPart of my daily routine is practicing German for about…

Code of Honor (ST:TNG Rewatch — Season 1, Episode 3) Rehashed Amok Time plot that gets racist a lot, thats a-ffensive

Rewatching TNG after almost 20 years. (Yes, I know the show is older than that.) When the show first aired in 1987, I was living in an apartment-style dorm. When this episode first aired, the guy who owned the TV in our common room was flipping back and forth between it and a sporting event.…

Interactive Adventure Song

It seems YouTube will soon discontinue the text-based “annotation” feature that made interactive videos like this possible. Similar:15 Times "Filler Text" Became a Journalist's Worst EnemyIt doesn’t happen often but when filler …AmusingHow Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled”I remember the first meeting where I ac…BusinessHermann Zapf, the font designer…

The Naked Now (Season 1, Episode 2: ST:TNG Rewatch) When a script that blows chunks makes the crew flirt like drunks, that’s a-rehash

With a large ensemble, we saw many scenes of one person infecting another, which got predictable after a while. Even after they learned the intoxication spreads through perspiration, nobody thinks to put on rubber gloves.

I admit, Data’s interrupted “There was a young lady from Venus” limerick made me laugh, but what sold the scene for me was Data asking Worf, “Did I say something wrong?” and Worf huffing, “I don’t understand their humor either.”

Because this show has so many short two-person scenes, I like to think of this episode as TNG’s versions of the ballroom sketches on the old Muppet Show. (Closeup on chandelier; medium shot of couples dancing; cut to a nondescript couple of muppets; there’s a setup and a cheesy punchline; cut to another couple, repeat.)

I made some progress.

Similar:The girl continues her exploration of Scottish history.Carolyn: “Does no one have a kind word f…PersonalTWEEN GIRL: "What's a tribble?"TWEEN GIRL: “What’s a tribble?” MY GE…PersonalFULL BLOOM at Latrobe’s Olde Main, Aug 30-Sep 2.CultureMy #AugustWilson #Steampunk NightmareToday is my last official day teaching a…AcademiaHamlet!PersonalStudents in “A.I. and the Future of Literacy” are presenting now in…

Encounter at Farpoint (Season 1, Episode 1: ST:TNG Rewatch) Picard gathers his crew, hates on kids, and meets Q, that’s a-pilot

Rewatching ST:TNG after almost 20 years. The series pilot Encounter at Farpoint reads as obviously padded. Yes, the ship was new to us and we wanted a good look at it inside and out, but the slow pan across the engineering set was a waste of time, since no plot events happen there. And while I…

Progress.

Similar:Volunteering at our local food bankEthicsRelics (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 4) When a huge hollow sphere traps a Sco…Rewatching ST:TNG The Enterprise-D tr…AmusingThinking about physical therapy and cheerful, chatty older gents…I feel like I’m living in a sitcom. A…CultureYeah natural born creative genius is a cool myth, but have you tried grinding through…

Ugh. Unmarked items waiting for me as I start to recover from an illness.

Similar:Another delightful section of #neovictorian #steampunk control panel, intended for backgro…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsThe girl is rehearsing for Hello DollyPersonalToday’s adulting was brought to you by a failed motor vehicle inspection. #notacarguy #win…The car shop wanted to charge over $300….Modding"I might be putting a little too much effort into designing the cravat…

WAOB Audio Theatre Interview — Dennis Jerz

Similar:In Changing News Landscape, Even Television is VulnerableThe transformation of the nation’s news …CultureAlways Bet on TextGraydon Hoare offers a rousing hymn to t…CybercultureHomefront #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 4, Episode 11) Sisko Investigates a Changeling In…Rewatching ST:DS9 The wormhole is openi…EthicsTopical Satire Is Not "Fake News."While I’ve been preparing to teach a cla…AmusingThe elements, in…

Cliffhanger from ST:TNG Best of Both Worlds. I haven’t made time to watch TNG in probably 20 years. Holds up surprisingly well.

The cliffhanger for Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “The Best of Both Worlds,” June, 1990. I was a freshly-graduated English BA with good summer editing and PR gigs already lined up, admission to an MA program in hand, and a big group of friends who often gathered at midnight Sunday. That was when the local…

The girl will be performing as the Dew Drop Fairy in the Dec 8 evening performance of The Nutcracker. @westmorelandsymphony @laurelballetperformingco

Similar:Quoth the ramen, "Eat some more!"PersonalHarper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, dies aged 89Harper Lee, whose 1961 novel To Kill a M…BooksToday's workload included requesting a "less-depressing used chair" #lowexp…PersonalThe Day I Stopped Saying ‘Hurry Up’Adorable photos help tell this story abo…CultureI'm nerdy enough to give my 15yo a used copy of "The…