Getting there. Similar:I'm honestly not sure where that came from.For my summer project, teaching myself t…AestheticsOpening night! So great to see live local theatre.PersonalThe #Blender3D #eevee denoising filter gives off a pretty amazing Caldecott prize-winning …The filter won’t replace real hand-drawn…AestheticsThings are not going well when the other king and queen stop by for such…
Taking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much this summer! #blender3d Similar:So, What's in It for Me?All in all, I enjoy my job very much, an…AcademiaIt not only went VROOM, it carried chunky plastic letters that could *spell* VROOM.Tonight, when I got home after all the e…AestheticsFeeding…
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The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation from other sources. #medievalyork #blender3d Similar:Those emails can wait.PersonalNarrating "A Christmas Carol" for WAOB Audio Theatre. (The four episodes will be released …DramaEquus. Powerful theatre.PersonalEducated, uplifted, boosted, and fed. Block party celebrating August Wilson continues thro…CultureThe boy tied for…
John Speed’s 1611 map of #medievalyork features a “scale of paces.” My #unity3d placeholder character currently takes 45 steps to run the distance Speed marked as 50 paces. (I can adjust that easily.) Similar:Not a #carguy but I pried open the hatch of the van to change 4 bulbs. #adulting PersonalSpring office cleaning thoughts: 1) I…
As those familiar with the liberal arts know, in antiquity there were seven such arts. Three formed the trivium of the humanities: rhetoric, grammar, and logic. And four formed the quadrivium of the sciences: music, arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy. The assertion was this was the knowledge one required to participate as a citizen, as a…
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I’ve roughed out earthen embankments for the city walls. I know there was at some point a moat but this is more than enough accuracy for now. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Legos and M&M’s Bulge IllusionThese are straight vertical and horizont…AestheticsThe College Fear FactorWhat happens in a literature discussion …AcademiaAmazing show. Young lovers, a witty (but…
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The cast of comical, quirky characters are most enjoyable. Marigold (Carolyn Jerz) is hilarious as the new age, love child who always sees the best in everybody and everything. Jerz floats, whirls, and glides across the stage. She’s delightful and believable in her role. Her presence on stage brings lightness and spreads joy. —Burgh Vivant…