I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:My Anti-Linkbait Pledge: Cynical Overhyping vs. Simply Being OnlineWhen I find something interesting that a…CultureOpening Night: New "The Little Mermaid"At night, instead of getting ready for b…Current_EventsEnjoyed making a 3D print of the captain’s chair from the #steampunk bedtime stories I use…Enjoyed making a…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Serving at midnight breakfast.PersonalModular low-poly medieval buildings. Ground-level storefronts have more detail than the up…Modular low-poly medieval buildings. Gro…AestheticsEnjoying more live theater.CultureTrying something a bit different for today's 10 sq cm of #steampunk #blender3d control pan…AestheticsI went…
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:Transfigurations (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 25) Injured Humanoid Charm…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….MediaAnother 40sq cm chunk of a #steampunk control…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Green / mahogany variation of the vibe I'm working on for a fantasy #steampunk #blend…PersonalToday's 10 sq cm of #blender3d #steampunk control panel. #aesthetics #design #blender3dartAestheticsA brief respite from grading. A brief respite from grading. PersonalI'd like to speak to the manager.…
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:My mother-in-law invited me to try out the 60- year-old tape machine that belonged to my f…My mother-in-law invited me to try out t…AwesomeForgotten closet box: powder blue summer suit with a crisp 1990 $10…
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…
A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son. Similar:The Decline of Wikipedia: Even As More People Than Ever Rely on It, Fewer People Create ItI’m getting ready to introduce my freshm…CybercultureStem subject snobbery: a student’s view on why arts subjects matterWhile everyone complains about the subje…AestheticsStop Using 'Poet Voice'This article analyzes (and skewers)…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Next up for the girl: Cherry in "The Outsiders" (March 6-15)BooksShe was a musical ingenue Sunday, filmed a slasher movie past midnight Monday, and was pre…DanceMore details in the powder room of my villain's lair. #Blender3DAestheticsThe Geekling Worked a Shatner/Nimoy Tribute into GodspellMy geekling daughter, who in Willy…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Facebook just dealt another potentially lethal blow to local journalismFacebook will pay some publishers millio…BusinessThey grew up in a mostly analog/paper world and squirmed with joy the first time they clic…Today’s students have many strengths. Th…AcademiaHere is an example of how I…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:My precious is fifteen. PersonalFriday night board game therapy. #startrek #monopolyPersonalPippin! Last show today at 2pm.Culture50 Years Ago: The World in 1961 – Alan Taylor – In Focus – The AtlanticA fantastic series of photos exploring t…AestheticsI regularly teach…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:I love my students enough to teach them the difference between passive voice and past tens…If a goggles-for-brains Lego character c…EducationGreebles make me happy.Before CGI, filming a science-fiction st…AestheticsI just installed the "Old Layout for Facebook" plugin for Chrome.I just installed the “Old Layout for Fac…Cyberculture"The face…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Coming up for the girl is another classic show: The Fantasticks.So looking forward to seeing her in this…CultureFarewell Internet Explorer: You Weren't All BadThe main reason I still dislike Internet…BusinessMy 1951 day DuoLingo streak was fun, but……
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:Multiple Choice = GoogleNo big surprises here, but this blog pos…AcademiaAttending the Texture Contemporary Ballet.PersonalMy outward-bound editor's graduation cap.PersonalI’m really enjoying the embossed labels. #Blender3D (Making props for my…
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.…
Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day. Similar:That felt sooo good!PersonalTalk with us about books! English as a minor or second major @setonhilluniversityAcademiaPrepping for the “Celebration of Scholarship and Service” #york2025 #medievaldrama #mediev…Personal“Thank you for being kind.” —Friday afternoon email from a student who’d been a little sal…PersonalPractice, practice, practice. Making many things in #Blender3D.…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:The girl got picked for an audience participation bit as the muse of comedy in Xanadu. Gre…CultureCarolyn will portray Cosette Saturday at 2pm with 70 talented Stage Right castmates.The teen summer camp production of Les M…CultureThe boy wins once again. #chessGamesPopulating my simulation with a crowd. Tweaking…
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