How can you tell if a space alien is a friend or an enemy? One spaceman has that decision to make in Tom Godwin’s “Cry from a Far Planet.” Listen to Dennis Jerz read the science fiction classic to discover the answer. Similar:Disaster (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 5) Picard Trapped in Elevator with…
Today’s #blender3d modeling, inspired by a satellite photo courtesy of Google Maps. (I’m not aiming for architectural perfection, but with each try I’m definitely leveling up.) #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Narrative, Creativity, and EvolutionMy students are finishing up Hayles, My …AcademiaCarolyn at about 7yo drew Titania in love with Bottom. #tbt #midsummerArtUnnatural Selection (ST:TNG Rewatch Season 2,…
I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:SHU Community Lines Up to Honor JoAnne Boyle's Final Trip Up the HillJoAnne Boyle liked talking about traditi…AcademiaThey called it a "flashlight" because early handheld lights weren't designed to shine stea…A student’s short story featuring a trea…CultureSilicon Avatar (#StarTrek #TNG…
Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project. #mysteryplay #blender3d Not aiming for architectural accuracy, just background details. Similar:Pict Free Summer Webinar: Shakespeare’s HeroesCultureMany familiar faces in this cast but this one is my favorite. Sold out opening of Grand Ho…PersonalAdded multiple swappable upper storeys. Next I will make slightly fewer…
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…
Carolyn Jerz lights up the stage from her first entrance, almost literally. Dressed in bright colors and elaborately coiffed, with her face made up so pale white that it glows (think Björk meets Catherine O’Hara in Beetlejuice), Jerz imbues the role of spiritualist and yoga enthusiast Marigold with an outsider energy that is otherworldly, larger than life,…
Moments after Donald Trump was rushed to safety following a failed assassination attempt at a Saturday night rally, some of his supporters turned toward the press pen with obscenities as they fingered reporters for blame. “This is your fault!” one attendee emphatically yelled, pointing at individual journalists as he approached the fence line separating them from attendees.…
Your first attempt at a medieval gate and city walls will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:I'm nerdy enough to give my 15yo a used copy of "The Hero with a Thousand Faces." I’m nerdy enough to give my 15yo a used …BooksOpening night of Sive.PersonalHad a blast watching all the amazing entries in…
Sold out opening night of Mamet’s Oleanna. Chilling. Gasps from the audience. Office furniture may be a bit too fancy for an untenured prof, but multiple copies of the prof’s book on the shelves was a realistic touch. Similar:Summer photos of the daughter.PersonalBeauty and the Beast (St. Vincent Summer Theatre)The girl (blue skirt and pigtails),…
These buildings are so much better than my first try about a month ago, and good enough for me to move on to the next step. #blender3d #blender3dart #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son.A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier wi…CultureFall 2025 Grades Submitted!PersonalSpring 2025 Final Grades Submitted!AcademiaIf you want…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:"She even disgraces the name of Linton." –Heathcliff, on his simpering wife Isa… PersonalToday's 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel went pretty fast. At this stage I'm mostly re…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsThese chairs were cheap, but it really annoys me how the design…
#blender3d is teaching me more than I ever thought I’d need to know about roof geometry. Enjoying free WiFi in a shady courtyard downtown. Similar:Same photo, two different interpretations.This is why I spend time teaching my jou…PersonalSiblings gotta sib.PersonalTin Man (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 20) Sad telepath bonds with starshi…Rewatching ST:TNG after a…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:No, Prince Philip did not dress as a palace guard to prank the queenI didn’t share this miscaptioned photo, …AmusingCan we hope to understand how the Greeks saw their world?Fascinating contemplation of color perce…AestheticsPlaying…
The writer, director, and one of the cast members talk about the play that my daughter Carolyn is getting ready to open Friday. Tickets: https://veryberrydead.bpt.me/ Similar:Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ adaptation breaks cycle by not filming in PittsburghVery glad to see another of August Wilso…BusinessA friend asks: "Would it be bad form to point out the…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:I was part of a nerve-racking, thrilling attempt to break a world record I drove the girl and myself to the Pal…AestheticsStar Trek: Voyager Premiered 20 Years AgoI remember wanting to like Voyager…
I used to spend time in class teaching students about how your act of choosing to link from your blog to someone else’s blog was part of the formula Google used to rank its search results. The words you picked when you crafted your hyperlink was a way of conveying or withholding value. Tagging is…
Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonier Similar:Last event of a busy day downtown. #AgathieChristie #murderontheorientexpressAestheticsA Brazilian couple bought a deforested ranch and spent decades planting over 2 million tre…A Brazilian couple bought a deforested r…PersonalA dinosaur and an octopus are among those doing a speed-writing workshop in my journalism …PersonalYork Corpus Christi Pageant, Toronto,…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:Building a ridiculous amount of detail as I create tiles for distant sections of a #blende…AestheticsAnother delightful caricature by Rebecca ScassellatiAestheticsCliffhanger from ST:TNG Best of Both Worlds. I haven't made time to watch TNG in probably …The cliffhanger for Star Trek: The Next …HistoryI have more to…
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I’m not making a serious attempt at recreating specific architecture, just trying to convey a sense of what the streets might have looked like. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #simulation Similar:Tricking the eye to see 3D details in geometrically flat surfaces for my #steampunk #blend… AestheticsHello, I’m Dr. Jerz, I’ll be your server tonight for Christmas on…