Enjoyed making a 3D print of the captain’s chair from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult kids. Similar:Ugh. Unmarked items waiting for me as I start to recover from an illness.PersonalSettling in for a half day updating my knowledge of the job market my students will face.Settling in for a half…
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This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:Summer project: learning the Unity gaming engine.One bedtime about 11 years ago, my 5yo d…PersonalMy #AugustWilson #Steampunk NightmareToday is my last official day teaching a…AcademiaAt the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland.At the airport, sending the daughter off…PersonalStar Trek: "Wink Of An Eye"/"The Empath"Amusing,…
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…
Spring 2024 Grades: Submitted Similar:The Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play: King Lear (Free video lecture from Pict, 2pm Friday)PersonalThings are not going well when the other king and queen stop by for such an intimate visit…AmusingT-Shirts for student journalists who recently leveled up to “staff writer”(with bear signe…PersonalMy English major skills crushed the girl in…
I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Starting my “Writing about Literature” class by having students react to a John Donne sonn…PersonalEaster Blessings 2021 Current_EventsI'm marking them faster than they come in, which is a good thing. I won't be doi…PersonalPortraits of my 11yo: Pretty, Goofy, and Pretty GoofyAmusingThe Naked Now…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:After a successful piano recital.CultureEquus. Powerful theatre.PersonalMake a date with #HeartOurArt at The Westmoreland Museum of American ArtWhile our daughter is performing in Stag…ArtGo not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both no and…
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:I am slightly ahead of the boy. Rare.PersonalLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghDramaReading Game/Text: EverQuest, Alienation, and Digital Communitiesthough Limbaugh…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Added an overhead minimap to my #medievalyork #unity3d simulation. #mysteryplayAdded an overhead minimap to my #medieva…DesignTwo classes will turn in final revisions at midnight Sunday, and final multimedia project…Still plenty of work to do before I fini…AcademiaThree more performances of Jane Eyre.…
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:Carolyn and spider friends performing "Power" from Stage Right's Sleeping B…PersonalMasked up, so I don't infect you, in case you are in a vulnerable group. Feeling healthy. …CultureFacebook paid Teen Vogue to run a fake…
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:Looking forward to another visit to Illyria. Support humans who create art in your communi…PersonalLooking in on the officers' wardroom (conference and dining) one deck above the main … I thought of the interior as “Missisip…AestheticsBlank template details and a wider view of a 30cm…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Spring 2020 Quarantine Grades SubmittedPersonalThe girl got picked for an audience participation bit as the muse of comedy in Xanadu. Gre…CultureEnjoying some sibling nerdtime with Lego The Hobbit.GamesJerz Family Tin Can Robot Warshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIBQkobPW…PersonalI baked about 12 million vertices of steampunk control panel geometry into a flat plane wi…PersonalMy…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Another student matinee. So many excited kids for Frankenstein. @prime_stage BooksValentines for Journalists Mark S. Luckie, MediumAestheticsRIP Flash: Why HTML5 Will Finally Take Over Video and Web in 2014I am not a fan of Adobe Flash, which is …BusinessI’ve roughed out earthen…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:The daughter looks stunning in pink. AestheticsIndustriousness. Self-improvement. Thrift. And orange slime. The girl amusing herself on our 70m …AestheticsParty Like a Jerz My dad just made us root beer floats.PersonalHide and Q (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 9)…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Random #steampunk workstation with a porthole, because why not. Most of the surfaces are f…AestheticsCheerful scene from @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre (getting great reviews; 11 more performa…PersonalReception after faculty workshop. #partylikeaprofessorPersonalBefore the haircut. PersonalAt the chess club holiday party. Peter looks forward to his Wednesday…GamesWeird History offers a good…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Texture WriterI’ve only glanced at TextureWriter, but …CybercultureCharming solar system scale installation on Baltimore St. in Kansas City.PersonalSwiss cheese metaphor for fighting the pandemic: "Multiple Layers Improve Success"The anti-maskers are right when they say…CultureHaving a rough day.…