I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Westmoreland County Air Show 2012 (Photos)Traffic leaving the Arnold Palmer Region…AestheticsThis happened the last time an eclipse was visible in the area. My students left the room,…Pinhole projection. PersonalFirst Day in the Theatre for Twelfth Night (May 3-12) Daughter: (is sad her “first day…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:For God's sake John, sit down!CultureSpring 2022 Final Grades: Submitted.PersonalFinished the female officers for my neovictorian steampunk personal project. #blender3d, #… Female officers, from the le…AestheticsReception after faculty workshop. #partylikeaprofessorPersonalGil Gerard (1943-2025) I built a model…
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 I didn’t exactly *plan* to spend my Sunday evening tweaking the pedestrian access to th…AestheticsTurnitin.com UI Woes: One-click, No-confirmation Deletion of QuickMark…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Relics (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 4) When a huge hollow sphere traps a Sco…Rewatching ST:TNG The Enterprise-D tr…AmusingSiblings gotta sib.PersonalA Successful Failure: The TI-99/4A Turns 40My family had one of these when I was 12…AwesomeHe checkmates me in two moves.…
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:Ginger Christ Superstar!AestheticsFaculty Senate meet & greet. With food. In the parlors till 6. AcademiaI know that look.This was my 9yo today. She doesn’…AmusingOn the Virtues of a Dadsplained Literary ChildhoodThe last book I read…
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:I've got a lot to learn, but my #blender3D #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser, and this…AestheticsThings I will tell my kids if they become entrepreneursLots of good live advice in these slides…AcademiaAt Computers and Writing #cwcon for the weekend.Am I wise now? At an event for encouragi…Academia9…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Why I Rarely Blog about My Home Building ProjectsWe’re kind of in the eye of the storm, b…ModdingMy 14yo Helps Teach a Vacation Bible School Class In character as “Pontius Pilate,” wa…Personali trained an ai chatbot on my childhood journal entries – so that i could engage in…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Lighten Up (an illustrator explores the racial politics of skin color in comics)Lighten Up — The Nib — Medium.AestheticsOrson Welles Radio Play "War of the Worlds" at 75 The New York Times reported “Many Fl…CultureOutsiders. Four sold out matinees this coming week.…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:The girl's entrance as Marley's Ghost.PersonalToday's 10 sq cm of #blender3d #steampunk control panel. #aesthetics #design #blender3dartAesthetics"Know that I glory in this nose of mine."Was browsing YouTube for a few of my fav…AestheticsThe chief engineer of a fantasy…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Classic. So good! #startrek #tosPersonalWhat are you eating at midnight breakfast?PersonalHaven (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 10) When a low-stakes rom-com shows Troi's beau and …Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…MediaFinding downtime during orientation week is not a walk in the park. Except when the downti…PersonalFor God's…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:I should be writing my "Fake News" paper for this weekend's "Computers and Writing." Inste…Could the absurd examples of bizarre pub…AcademiaR.I.P. Blogging, Killed By Screenshorts Are screenshorts slowly killing bloggi…CybercultureThis 1960s teenager knew the neighborhood that inspired…
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:A gangway, flanked by still more #steampunk control panels, leads forward from the chief e…AestheticsElevator shaft on a #steampunk #blender3d cruiser, just because. #design #aesthetics #blen… AestheticsSummer project: learning…
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:I have two scenes in a horror film. My head appears in a third scene.During Fall Break, I filmed my scenes fo…AestheticsAnother delightful #blender3d #cgi #steampunk control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3… On a busy day when I spent 7.5 hours o…AestheticsSupport the arts in your community! @geyer_pac Hello…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:The girl as Mrs Lovett with Ben Federico as Sweeney Todd.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITqwfTCk…CultureFolger Shakespeare Library on "The Fate of Ophelia"On my ride into work yesterday, my mothe…AcademiaQuick visit to see my mother and siblings.AestheticsIf you win the very first time you play a game, that means you are skilled…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:Office Hours in the Pool Hall My favorite story comes from the week …AcademiaThe 1982 Tron Holiday SpecialSides: split. Gut: busted. Milk droplets…AmusingA Few Good Men at the Pittsburgh Public TheatreFantastic performances, powerful writing…CultureDon't Be Cruel[M]angled syntax, disordered thinking, a…AcademiaSo, what…