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:Hollow Pursuits (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 21) Misfit Crewmember Faces…Rewatching ST:TNG after…
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:Canon Australia video: 1 man; 6 backstories; 6 photographers; 6 photosCanon Australia wants to sell cameras. T…AestheticsExplore Geotagged Wikipedia Pages as a Text Adventure GameFor humans who…
I have a daughter who does things. Here’s what she’ll be starting on next week. @frontporchtheatricals Similar:Do the Best Professors Get the Worst Ratings?To summarize the findings: because they …AcademiaWhite antiracist hero: "A hired killer fired a bullet right at Cassius’ chest… just as Cas… What a story! Sharing sto…CultureDo Black Holes Create New…
Basic details for #medievalyork city walls for a forthcoming scholarly theatrical project. #mysteryplay #blender3d Not aiming for architectural accuracy, just background details. Similar:Chipping away at the total as the final submissions pour in.PersonalAfter the haircut. The girl seems to like it.PersonalCheerful scene from @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre (getting great reviews; 11 more performa…PersonalThe Outrageous Okona (TNG…
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:My crazy Friday night involved tweaking the graphic for an #MLAstyle instructional web pag…AcademiaAP Style: try to determine, and then respect, a source's preferences when it comes to…PersonalThe daughter introduced me to this wonderful Martin Freeman comedy. Kind…
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:I broke the garage door when I left for work this morning. Fixed it when I got…
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:My students were awesome. So many thoughtful final projects. So much growth. A stressful, …PersonalDelightful #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesth…One of many…
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#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 Successful Failure: The TI-99/4A Turns 40My family had one of these when I was 12…AwesomeWe were pretty even for about 25m, but I let him get my queen, and I…
The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh. Similar:Adorable Dolphin encounter makes Texas sloth video go viralMy social media feed just featured adora…AmusingVandal scratches Poe phrase into car at dealershipLanguage nerds will appreciate this news…AmusingThe crisis in local journalism has become a…
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:Man arrested in DC with weapons is released; says he made a mistakeA man arrested at DC checkpoint yesterda…CultureThe girl sank her brother's last ship with the homophonous cry "I-1."AmusingThe…
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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:Faculty Senate meet & greet. With food. In the parlors till 6. AcademiaWhen your January term starts Dec 18. #partylikeaprofAcademiaThey still need work but we have 2 weeks before classes start, so I feel pretty good.They still need work but we have 2 weeks…PersonalHappy Easter 2019 Current_EventsAfter the…
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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:"Only You" — 11yo Carolyn Sings a Power Ballad from "Starlight Express"The observation car Pearl sings of her l…AestheticsPicking up books for another termAcademiaShe was nervous about…