Enjoyed making a 3D print of the captain’s chair from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult kids. Similar:The girl will be Mrs Lovett in Stage Right's Sweeney Todd at the end of July. #3week #musi…DramaMy brother set my parents up for a Mother's Day video call.AmusingOn the Virtues of a Dadsplained…
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This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:My outward-bound editor's graduation cap.PersonalAnother delightful section of #steampunk control panel, for a personal #blender3d project….AestheticsAll the Classroom’s a StageSome good observations in this essay. As…AcademiaThe stair railings on my #blender3d #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser need some realigning….AestheticsServing at Christmas on the Hill 2025PersonalFall 2017 Grades…
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…
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At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Student journalists assemble! The Setonian club fair table is looking spiffy.PersonalWhat gives you comfort? I collect lights. Some of these have magnets!!AmusingThe Best of Both Worlds, Part 2 ( #StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 1) Your…
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:Parchmap – Interactive Fiction with automapping, autocomplete, navigation, note taking, an…Parchmap is a wonderful expansion to the…AwesomeThese chairs were cheap, but it really…
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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…
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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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Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Essential Journalists: How Coronavirus Changed TV Newshttps://youtu.be/CWcEABVWbfA Current_EventsMy 10yo Created Bookmarks to Express Her Complex Relationship with ReadingMy 10yo has a complex relationship with …BooksThe Comic Sans SongComic Sans is a typeface, not a font. I …AestheticsThe Anatomy…