I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Top 8 events not to miss in DecemberMy daughter Carolyn appears as Young Est…CultureEpic Game of Thrones pun battle. Carolyn Jerz Vs. Greg KerestanHere is the transcript the girl provided…AmusingCollege student makes masks for the deaf & hard of hearing Other than one trip…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:"The face of the last man on Earth." #alquist #rur #robots #capek #virtual #theater Gettin…AestheticsWinners Chosen in Annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene ContestMichael Henninger took this wonderful ph…BooksThe girl sank her brother's last ship with the homophonous…
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:Stage Right Theatre Company's 'Fiddler' all about family, on, off stageI am thrilled to be part of this great c…Current_EventsThough I have marking…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:My student journos are meming it like bosses.PersonalJust an elegant retro keyboard for a #steampunk #cgi project. Procedural materials mean I …AestheticsA professor examines why her students seem to act so helpless (essay)This essay on college students acting he…AcademiaLet’s Make the Academic…
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:That should be the top "Under 800" prize, but the plaque has an extra zero. #chessPeter spent the day at a chess tournamen…GamesWhat would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an…
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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The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Looking forward to this! @thepublicpghLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghDramaTime Squared (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 13)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…PersonalYour first test layout of medieval city streets will be your worst. #blender3d #medievalyo…Your first test layout of medieval city …Design"A Mushroom at Last… A Mushroom Forever"I asked…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:A Pedestal, A Table, A Love Letter: Archaeologies of Gender in Videogame HistoryA thoughtful, informative article on the…BusinessEmpathy in a Downtown Sub ShopSitting in a downtown sub shop. A half d…CultureJerry Lewis’s Costars Speak Out: “He Grabbed Me. He Began to Fondle…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Combined, base color, roughness and metallic passes. #Blender3d steampunk control panel. AestheticsAfter you finish your brass-polishing shift, join me at the Gear and Heart to swap stories…AestheticsA pleasant Independence Day photo shoot with the daughter.AestheticsThe boy wins once…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:It appears there may be some audience participation in this outdoor production of Richard …PersonalLiving Room PhysicsI’ve blogged before about my eight-year-…EducationThis long-nelected CD-ROM case tucked away behind my monitor holds almost as many portable…PersonalA snifter of brandy helps a supporting character deliver exposition & set up…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Quick visit to see my mother and siblings.AestheticsMy precious is fifteen. PersonalA fleet of drones performs a light show in Ireland for St. Patrick's Day. I can’t help thinking of the b…AestheticsNo girl wins: three ways women unlearn…
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:Another visit to downtown Pittsburgh with my history-loving son.CultureThe cultural implications of the myth that English majors end up working permanently at St…Would you like facts with that? English…
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:Annie 2012 with Annie 2017. Annie 2012 with her Warbucks. "Together at last. Together …PersonalA picture of puffy white clouds floating in a blue skyAestheticsHi, I’m the St Joe’s basement doorstop. Let me start your three-day weekend by wrapping my…PersonalWork / Life Balance: UnlockedI think I must…
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