This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:Another visit to downtown Pittsburgh with my history-loving son.CultureTop deck of a #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser needs an airlock at the top of the spiral s… AestheticsDowntime with the boy.PersonalAt Computers and Writing #cwcon for the weekend.Am I wise now? At an event for encouragi…Academia10…
Modular low-poly medieval buildings. Ground-level storefronts have more detail than the upper storey windows and interiors. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingthere My second try is definitely better than my first from a few weeks ago. I’ve told myself at this stage, no props! No barrels or crates or hay bales, wall sconces, procedurally-generated random street…
Spring 2024 Grades: Submitted Similar:I voice the role of Electron Jones in this audio detective series. The first episode was r…Making this illustration in Blender3D wa…PersonalWhat would holidays be without Dickens' beloved 'Christmas Carol?'It takes some visits from three scary sp…DramaWest Side Story (Aug 9-12) #somethingscomingCultureUpdating a villain's lair in #Blender3D. Still a work in…
I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Choosing Carolyn's HeadshotWhich of these headshots do you like bes…AestheticsAnd yes, that's her picture in the program (from the PPT Shakespeare contest).At PPT’s The Diary of Anne Frank. …CultureSecond episode of “Electron Jones” paranormal detective audio series is up. waobaudiotheat…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTe47W3S…AmusingA Thursday throwback to end 2015.Personal"The…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Maybe it wasn’t a sensible idea to hold 5 hours of student consultations on the day midter…AcademiaDear daughter, let Miley Cyrus be a lesson to youI am intrigued by the possibility that M…CultureApple Hill Playhouse is closing,…
Madi Hime is taking a deep drag on a blue vape in the video, her eyes shut, her face flushed with pleasure. The 16-year-old exhales with her head thrown back, collapsing into laughter that causes smoke to billow out of her mouth. The clip is grainy and shaky – as if shot in low light…
My simulation project does not require me to master medieval daub and wattle architecture. But sadly, I now know just enough to be disappointed by this first attempt. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #keepgoing Similar:My basement dehumidifier was flashing an error code. YouTube had a tutorial with a possibl…My basement dehumidifier was flashing an…PersonalThe daughter is working…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Checkmate. Crushed again.GamesMy schedule every Friday this term. (Payback for teaching a course over Christmas break.) PersonalOn the way to the theater for the show! Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd.PersonalCarolyn and her friend Travis on Twin Day at summer camp.PersonalCarolyn plays Ti Moune…
Have you seen Apple’s “Crush” ad? It features a huge huge hydraulic press crushing musical instruments, art supplies, google-eyed toys, and other beloved artifacts of imagination and creativity. I remember seeing a video years ago that showed how a smartphone replaced a desktop full of tools like a calculator, notepad, rolodex, and so forth. But…
I’m still teaching journalism and my usual courses, but after 21 years I’ve stepped aside as faculty adviser to the Setonian. The student voice of the hill (founded in 1919) will continue to evolve. First published in 1919, The Setonian not only predates SHU’s journalism major, it also predates the majestic London planetrees that the…
A Brazilian couple bought a deforested ranch and spent decades planting over 2 million trees. #hope #life #stewardship #earth #ispeakforthetrees Similar:I regularly teach A Raisin in the Sun but haven't seen a live production in decades. Looki… AwesomeTalkback session after the matinee and my brother and faculty colleagues after the evening…Talkback session after the matinee…
A little over a century ago, the printer T.J. Cobden-Sanderson took it upon himself to surreptitiously dump every piece of this carefully honed metal letterpress type into the river. It was an act of retribution against his business partner, Emery Walker, whom he believed was attempting to swindle him. With its extra-wide capital letters, diamond shaped punctuation and…
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The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:New CarWednesday morning my resourceful brother…BusinessIn August, 2000 I was blogging about poetry, presidential wordplay, home-schooling, online…In August 2000, I was blogging about …CybercultureSunny but cool. Great day for a long walk with my son.PersonalSibling Affection and Paternal Abstraction as Drawn By a Six-Year-Old; or, Aren't My Daugh…My…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Facebook’s Censorship Problem Is What Happens When a Tech Company Controls the NewsFacebook makes editorial decisions that …BusinessThe College Fear FactorWhat happens in a literature discussion …AcademiaWork / Life Balance: UnlockedI think I must be doing something right …AcademiaSuch pictures fill my…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:I'm honestly not sure where that came from.For my summer project, teaching myself t…AestheticsHandshakes Really Do MatterMonday night handshake/eye contact pract…CultureCrazy-looking keyboards that never caught on As the typewriter become popular, it w…AestheticsPrincess of Wales photo furore underlines…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhillunivers…Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into…PersonalAnother square of #steampunk control panel eye candy. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #a…AestheticsRussian Grand Ballet Swan Lake.PersonalCreated a new graphic for an existing handout on writing editorials.The “lead editorial” represents…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:In Purgatory's Shadow #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 14) Garak answers a coded …Rewatching ST:DS9 Kira helps Odo re-a…DramaDigital Storytelling: an Efficient and Engaging Learning ActivityA digital story is essentially any combi…CybercultureBlank template details and a…
Nothing in this stack is pressing, but they do include rough drafts of final papers, so that will involve concentration and tact and empathy and time. Similar:MLA Citations: Your attention to detail establishes your credibilityAfter marking a set of bibliography exer…AcademiaMy Son Plays Mozart Too Fasthttps://youtu.be/gXAtRI1NLxs He says “M…AmusingIt was Mrs. White with the revolver…
Here’s the underlying problem. We have an operating image of thought, an understanding of what thought is and how to make thought productive of knowledge and truth through the use of various methods. This image and its methods are, of course, products of human history. They change over time, in different cultures, and so on.…