I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:The Miller of the Dee; by James Baldwin; read by Dennis JerzI showed up at the recording studio for …AestheticsI didn't mark a single paper or set foot in a classroom. Here's why this prof is tired fro…I submitted my final grades a few…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. G…That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of…AestheticsMidsummer opens tomorrow.PersonalOverheard: "This is the best show I've ever seen at the Geyer" and "Who IS…
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:Digital Storytelling: Empower the Multimodal Writing Classroom with Scratch How can the busy writing teacher interes…AestheticsPagers, Pay Phones, and Dialup: How We Communicated…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Another delightful section of a #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. #design #aesthetic…AestheticsIn February 2000, I was blogging about "The Heist" (Sorrels); the "Instant Muse Poetry Gen… In February 2000, I was blogging abo…CybercultureThe Best of Both Worlds, Part 2 ( #StarTrek #TNG Rewatch,…
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:It was Mrs. White with the revolver in the ballroom. #winning GamesPerforming as Alquist in ActIII of Rossum’s Universal Robots. (Free Zoom performance of gr…https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…PersonalBag a Bot DayAt midnight tonight, participants in the…Current_EventsThe daughter looks…
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:As Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsNew home office setup. I was delighted to find those little storage boxes that fit in a ni…PersonalFlannery O'Connor: "I am in a state of shock"There’s often…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Here's a close look at the scepter leading the procession. #SetonHillGrad 2016 starts…PersonalWhat a great time everyone had at the "Cabbies."CultureNew CarWednesday morning my resourceful brother…BusinessWhen you see a show alone often you can get really good seats. Idaspe @quantumtheatreCultureHitting the weekend with just 6 ungraded papers. #partylikeaprof…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Historians Admit To Inventing Ancient GreeksI knew it! Busted!! “One night someone …AcademiaPHD Comics: It's in the syllabus PHD Comics: It’s in the syllab…AcademiaIt's Science! Carolyn Uses Anastasia's Lip Balm KitMy friend Anastasia gave me a home-made …AestheticsPrime Stage Theatre Makes A…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Fall 2022 Grades: SUBMITTED AcademiaBlender GriffinTo celebrate yesterday’s on-time submiss…Aesthetics'Dream' casting a family affairAmong actors in Cabaret Theatre’s upcomi…CultureVolunteering at our local food bankEthicsI think I’ve mentioned I have a daughter who sometimes does things.I think I’ve mentioned…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Another day, another 10 square centimeters of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blende…AestheticsHelping students find my office (St. Joseph 403)PersonalHow Not to Be a Jackass at Your Next Academic ConferenceOkay, I confess, I was once in the audie…AcademiaAbove the Forward Ops conference platform we see the chief engineer's…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Official Rules to NanofictionaryI was at a youth car wash today, watchin…DesignOut & About: Cabaret Theatre presents its 'Cabbie Awards'You can just make out Carolyn, Leigh, an…CultureHow do you know when your #steampunk fantasy cruiser has enough…
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:Out for a walk during some downtime. Paused to appreciate this beautiful city of #Pittsbur…AestheticsFeeling Like an Impostor at 49I reminded my Shakespeare students that …AcademiaApparently I’m using boolean…
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:The Girl Has Started Rehearsals for PICT Classic Theatre’s Jane EyreI’ve chauffeured the girl into Pittsburg…BooksI had a blue checked shirt in my hand this morning, but she nailed the khaki pants.PersonalWhen students don't show up during office hours: I adjusted the cabinet and added a new (s…AestheticsThe…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Professoring. With an(other) apple pie cupcake.I touched up and board-ified a presentat…AcademiaPac-Man on Atari 800 @setonhilluniversity discussion of Summer reading book #readyplayeron…PersonalCelebration of Writing Fall 2018PersonalA very happy geekling playing Dungeons and Dragons on her one free evening. #llapGamesMarching in a parade and watching a patriotic musicalHappy…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:My journalism students just gave me this wristband: "What would Jerz do? / Verify or duck…. AestheticsBBC News – TS Eliot's widow Valerie dies aged 86 She guarded her late husband’s liter…CultureResponding to Literature at the College LevelA new handout, based…