I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the nex…More modular low-poly background buildin…AestheticsA Grave Tale (a short story I narrated for WAOB Audio Theatre)A Grave Tale (WAOB Audio Theatre) Wri…Literature#4C18 snack still life.PersonalMany things in the world are…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Playing with depth of field (blurring details that are closer than and farther from the fo…AestheticsMy 10yo Created Bookmarks to Express Her Complex Relationship with ReadingMy 10yo has a complex relationship with …BooksFall colors are past their…
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:No filter October mist as I walked up from the parking lot. Not a bad view. AestheticsHappy Easter 2020 CultureThe daughter was invited…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Settling in to enjoy live theater. Support the arts in your community!PersonalSymbiosis (TNG Rewatch, Season 1 Episode 22)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…CultureThe daughter introduced me to this wonderful Martin Freeman comedy. Kind of like School of…PersonalSibling Affection and Paternal Abstraction as…
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:Ignorance Meets an Invisible DisabilityI’m sure my young, healthy-looking frien…CultureChipping away at the total as the final submissions pour in.PersonalThe Penance of Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester, by Edwin Austin Abbey.This painting was inspired by 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…
A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son. Similar:We were pretty even for about 25m, but I let him get my queen, and I had no hope after tha…PersonalA fleet of drones performs a light show in Ireland for St. Patrick's Day. I can’t help thinking of the b…AestheticsGetty makes 35 million photos…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Out for an April stroll.NatureAlex and Carolyn rehearse for “The King and I” Saturday nightPersonalIs this Wonka's factory, or the presidential picnic @setonhilluniversity ? PersonalMy mom’s Lionel train set (a gift from her father in 1948) had been in storage for 35 year… My mother wants me to thank…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Princess of Wales photo furore underlines sensitivity around image doctoring Catherine’s attempts to adjust a famil…CultureVenus Flytraps Are Even Creepier Than We ThoughtI clicked for the topic, but it was the …AestheticsThe Digital-Humanities BustDinosaurs evolved into birds. Not all of…AcademiaThis is what…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Sharing a root beer float with your dad doesn't fix everything that's wrong in the world, …AestheticsI just realized I've been misspelling and mispronouncing "detritus" all my life. I’ve been a college English faculty …AcademiaCandyland is a masterpiece…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Datalore (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 12) Data's bro wants to be with a big crystal tr…In “Datalore,” an encounter with Data’s …CultureSame photo, two different interpretations.This is why I spend time teaching my jou…PersonalFreshman writing students present their research projects in a suitably decorous setting. … PersonalOut…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Apple faces threat of legal action over ‘in app’ paymentsI haven’t taken the plunge and installed…BusinessAfter I noticed an overnight traffic spike to a classic handout, I touched it up and creat…This is the overall traffic to…
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:They're coming in faster than I can mark them. This number will be higher tonight, so I'm …PersonalA vacation minibar story from 20 years ago.PersonalYeet with Emily Dickinson (according…
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:Happy to see a familiar face in a slide during today’s Academic Affairs Workshop. Classes …Happy to see a familiar face in a slide …AcademiaSpent the morning in a socially distanced recording studio.PersonalAnother fun 10 sq cm of a #neovictorian #steampunk control panel. #elegance #design #aesth…AestheticsDon't call it…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Zooming into the abyss: Black squares don’t contribute much to the learning environment.PersonalA support sloop on deck and in the landing bay. #steampunk #neovictorian #aesthetics #desi…AestheticsWho choked up while reading aloud Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” during a lesson on creative nonf…Who choked up while reading aloud Sagan’…PersonalTop…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:My Freshman Comp Student Didn’t Recognize the Term ‘Word Processor’Most of my students use MS-Word, but may…AcademiaOne Author Breaks Down the Reality of Violent Games in the MediaChris Person posts a link to this very c…AcademiaPeople with autism spectrum disorder avoid…