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:Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow.Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it …AestheticsMy big acting moment in this scene is declining a drink. #indie #filmAmusingMechanical innards for a Steampunk set piece. #Blender3D…
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:Faculty stacked up in launch tube beneath McKenna gym, ready for graduation 2022.AcademiaMaking movie magic with my…
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:That felt sooo good!PersonalWhat kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m not being selfish… this is …EducationYou cannot serve both…PersonalPict Classic…
Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend. Similar:Happy birthday to the son.PersonalShowcase of 60 Free Horror Fonts For Graphic Designers I think that should be “typefaces,” …AestheticsAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart #relaxing #aestheti…AestheticsNext up for the girl: Amy, the youngest sister, in Little Women: The Broadway Musical. Nov…PersonalWhy…
#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:A few Dwarven Moments in Stage Right's Snow WhiteThe dwarf scenes were a real hoot. …DramaIt's probably safe to throw these out.PersonalLaying out our anti-socialization defenses & cleaning out the penitence…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:Top deck of a #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser needs an airlock at the top of the spiral s… AestheticsOkay yes, this affirmation does matter to me and it will go into my annual review…
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:Rehearsing 'Fiddler on the Roof' is like trying to herd cats onto a grid and make them wal…I’m really enjoying the experience. I’ve…CultureTelling Trump’s Story to Children: For Book Publishers,…
So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies. Similar:Children of Eden (Stage Right, April 2014)My wife and I in Biblical costumes for C…CultureWoman comments on man's looks. Man FREAKS OUT.If I ever over-react to a tweet, I hope …AestheticsMasked up, so…
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:Midterm Grades Submitted.AcademiaHide and Q (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 9) Riker, buffed up by Q, grants desires of the…Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…AmusingThey both reached for the gun.PersonalThis friendly gangster was parked at WalMart in Johnstown yesterday.This friendly gangster was parked at Wal…PersonalThe Girl at rehearsal…
The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park. Similar:45m into a game against a player ranked 400pts higher than him. In a frilly shirt for the …CultureA support sloop on deck and in the landing bay. #steampunk #neovictorian #aesthetics #desi…AestheticsCompleted uniforms for the officers and crew from the #neovictorian #steampunk bedtime sto… Right now I…
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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:More delightful #steampunk control panels. These are computationally efficient bitmap rect…PersonalMy older brother falls to my son's chess skills.PersonalNew CarWednesday morning my resourceful brother…BusinessSimulated iceberg, preserved artifacts…
Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d Similar:"Chores" — Clip from Snow White: The Musical (Stage Right Greensburg, Sept 2012)Here’s what it sounded like at our first…CultureScrooge Is My BrotherMy daughter delivered the opening “Marle…CultureA pie slice from the ring surrounding the ballroom, from the #steampunk bedtime stories…
Glenda Morgan does not sound that impressed with Google’s latest promises about AI and education. [T]hus far I am unconvinced that the kinds of tutoring currently offered via AI matches the concept of watching a student’s thought processes and identifying the core issues they aren’t understanding. Instead, AI tutoring today seems to consist of breaking…
When scholars of journalism study the effects of the shrinking press corps, they usually focus on how it hurts civil society. Vast swaths of the country are at risk of becoming “news deserts,” with limited access to reliable local journalism. This state of affairs makes it harder for people to make educated decisions and is…
Not bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorian I painstakingly created every knob and switch as a 3D object two summers ago. Now I can slap these textures anywhere. Similar:A #neovictorian #steampunk ship-of-the-line needs a dramatic flag and a conveniently locat…AestheticsSalesman at Pittsburgh Public Theatre. PersonalPost-publication review as an efficient alternative to…
Over the past couple of years, researchers at Jigsaw, a Google subsidiary that focuses on online politics and polarization, have been studying how Gen Zers digest and metabolize what they see online. The researchers were hoping that their work would provide one of the first in-depth, ethnographic studies of Gen Z’s “information literacy.” But the…