Even though I wrote about some of Eugene O’Neil’s earlier plays in my dissertation, I had never seen or even read this play before. I knew the basic subject matter but didn’t know the details. All the actors did a great job and the production values were top notch, as I expect from Quantum. Similar:Canada's…
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Taking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much this summer! #blender3d Similar:Another lovely variation of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3dart #neovictorian #desig…AestheticsThe Drowsy Chaperone @setonhilluniversityPersonalStill in her make-up from her scene as Marley's ghost, with script in hand standing i…PersonalThe Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play: King Lear…
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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:I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporc…I have a daughter who does things. Here’…CultureAttending the Texture Contemporary Ballet.PersonalBiggest accomplishment of the dayThe real problem is…
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:Sorry, not sorry. I don't want such friends. Back in 2003, shortly after I moved …CultureAscending the path to High Hrothgar? No,…
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…
If I ever share something that turns out to be disinformation, please let me know. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America’s adversaries to shape public…
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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:Sibling Affection and Paternal Abstraction as Drawn By a Six-Year-Old; or, Aren't My Daugh…My six-year-old daughter is a very visua…AmusingTerm grades submitted. Homeschool son graduated.…
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I’ll be seeing the final performance tomorrow. @bigstormpc Similar:There was a hand, too. Did you bring the hand?AmusingPfully Pfizered and pfeeling pfine so pfar. Current_EventsStack of wooden desk trays with metal supports. #Blender3D. Normal map, glossy map; mahoga…My goal in trying to do an object each d…AestheticsThis friendly gangster was parked at WalMart in Johnstown…
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