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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:Another 10 sq cm section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart #designAestheticsHow We ReadI feel a little nerdier than usual when …Aesthetics"Why…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Something to Ponder — Let Me Fix That Meme For YouArtWest Side Story (Aug 9-12) #somethingscomingCultureBefore and after making a meme of myself as Oberon, King of the FaeriesCultureOn set. #indiefilm #historicaldrama #creativity #enjoylifePersonalTwo classes will turn in final revisions at midnight…
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 son teaching chess to a young pupilCultureI think I smelled a hint of my mint toothpaste just now. Wishful thinking, or another sign…For the past 2 weeks I have slept a lot,…AcademiaReport to the…
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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So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:"It's called an amphora," the artist says.AestheticsStick to facts, but write news your readers will actually want to read. Students who put a lot of effort int…AcademiaAbout that Cough, Rough, Pony, Bologna MemeDo the spellings of cough & rough, p…BooksVote for your…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:The Best Halloween Costume Is a Robot Halloween Costume – Atlantic MobileAwesome robot costume is awesome. The…AestheticsThe Days of Microsoft Internet Explorer Are Numbered—But Its Sorry Legacy Will Live OnStarting today, Microsoft will no longer…BusinessNature walks 2012 and…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Joust @setonhilluniversity discussion of summer book #readyplayeronePersonalAfter you finish your brass-polishing shift, join me at the Gear and Heart to swap stories…AestheticsThe Xplor Store: The Forgotten Carnegie Science Center Exhibit? (Guest Post by Leigh Jerz…The other day, my wife suggested a Carne…BooksThe Offspring (StarTrek:TNG Rewatch, Season Three,…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Fall 2023 Grades: Submitted! AcademiaFancy a game of whist with your nemesis? The prospect of ruin adds piquancy to the pleasur…PersonalThe complex geometry on this wedge building took me all weekend. #blender3d #medievalyork…The complex geometry on this wedge…
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:Don't call it "social distancing" or you just might get a polite correction from the admin…AcademiaWhat, exactly, am I looking at here? I’m so confused.What, exactly, am I looking…
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.…
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The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Pluto FlybyWhen I was about 10, I wrote to NASA and…Current_EventsOn my fantasy #steampunk cruiser, every uniform is a parade dress uniform. #Blender3D #ble… The first few weeks of Jun…AestheticsMidsummer opens tomorrow.Personal‘Twelfth Night’ is a Shakespearean hoot, and Prime Stage actors Carolyn Jerz, Malcolm MacK…Why is Shakespeare’s…
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