I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Had a rough day. Designing another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel doesn't fix everyt…AcademiaSupport the arts in your community!PersonalGround-nesting Yellowjacket WaspsWhile my 16yo son was mowing the lawn wi…CultureUnmarked assignments. Major drafts came in over the weekend so I lost some ground…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Nipper Hears "His Master's Voice"As a kid growing up in Fairfax County, j…Business"Oliver Twist" is a story of redemption for PICT Classic Theatre.Carolyn started rehearsals for PICT Clas…BooksBiggest accomplishment of the dayThe real problem is timing –…
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:Lighting really makes a difference! A glimpse into the captain's ready room, off the offic… AestheticsAnother 10sq cm section of a #neovictorian control…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Settling in for a half day updating my knowledge of the job market my students will face.Settling in for a half day updating my k…PersonalThe Tempest, According to My 9yo DaughterShe’s 10 now, but here is her response t…CultureTop deck of a…
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:Ushering The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. @prime_stagePersonalTopics in Am Lit: August Wilson — Online J-Term course starts Dec 16.PersonalDress rehearsal of The NutcrackerPersonalI am not in the splash zone but still definitely out…
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:My journalism students just gave me this wristband: "What would Jerz do? / Verify or duck…. AestheticsWhat Each Side of the COVID-19 Debate Should Understand About the OtherI’m very conscious that my lockdown expe…CultureDon't call it "social distancing" or you just might…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:How Finland Keeps Kids Focused Through Free PlayNormally, students and teachers in Finla…CultureJANE EYRE Steps In and Out of Darkness at PICTJane Eyre is not a two-person show, and …AestheticsMisleading to suggest that because I have nothing left to…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:I rather like my instructional page on writing effective dialogue. I created this new grap…HumanitiesSo glad to be attending another live theatrical production. @quantumtheatre never disappoi…Projections, live music, sounds, props, …BusinessQuoth the ramen, "Eat some more!"PersonalFaculty assembling in launch tube beneath Salvitti Gym. #classof2017 @setonhilluniversityPersonalDress Rehearsal for…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Renata, Carolyn and Alex in a scene from this weekend's Pippin.CultureHere for the daughter.AcademiaMasks serve many purposes. How sad that they’ve become politicized. I’ve seen the original meme on my so…Current_EventsThe eagles in Lord of the Rings…
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:Blogging is NOT Analog Writing in Digital SpacesBlogging in education is about quality a…CybercultureA #neovictorian #steampunk ship-of-the-line needs a dramatic flag and a conveniently locat…AestheticsThe girl’s first day on…
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:Oh that sweet, sweet feeling of progress.PersonalThe heir to the throne of Gondor and and a scruffy looking nerf herder are handing out can… PersonalYes, I do feel rather awesome right now.Lost brand-new earbuds. Reached in pocke…PersonalThe girl enjoyed seeing Alex Noble and the rest of the cast…
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