I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Happy to see a familiar face in a slide during today’s Academic Affairs Workshop. Classes …Happy to see a familiar face in a slide …AcademiaI really enjoyed powering through Wilson’s Century Cycle during winter term.AwesomeThe daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:#Blender3D rendition of the bridge of the æthership that featured in the musical #steampun…PersonalI had some unexpected downtime today, so I filled out another span of my #blender3d #steam…AestheticsMy adorable daughter (Easter 2021) AestheticsCaptain Gearheart inspects progress…
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:West Side Story — 50 Years AgoWhen West Side Story opened on Broadway …CultureCause and Effect (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 18)…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3d #blender3dar…AestheticsGo not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.PersonalOpening night. Support local artists in your community!PersonalA Few Good Men at the Pittsburgh Public TheatreFantastic performances,…
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:Presenting at #NEMLA session 8.1 Friday. “Hacking English: Examining a multimedia sandbox …AcademiaNot bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorianNot bad for a couple hours of work. #ble…AestheticsShe feels pretty at…
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:Dozens of Colleges’ Upward Bound Applications Are Denied for Failing to Dot Every II’m not saying that the Upward Bound kid…AcademiaTapdance / jazz music outing with the girl. Tapdance / jazz music outing with …AcademiaThe Scarlet Letter (Prime Stage)PersonalA selfie with a Chekov action figure…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Thank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting this low-resolution (the background image was 640x…Thank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting …AestheticsCat-sitting. Hello, Blue.PersonalPeople with autism spectrum disorder avoid eye contact because it causes anxietyMy culture has taught me that eye contac…CultureDress rehearsal of The NutcrackerPersonalWith actor Ken Bolden, who appears…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:What Jonson meant by Shakespeare's "small Latin and less Greek" Jonson famously eulogized Shakespeare …CultureShrek Image Mashup (Musical Theatre Promo)Hey, Tony. See this photo of Shrek? H…Aesthetics"A Story Before Bed" Publisher Seems to be Scraping and Republishing My Blog Content on "L…According…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Proto iPads and Paper Coexist in Classic Star TrekRewatching the classic Trek episode “The…CybercultureIn April, 2002, I was blogging about an autistic person's guide to asking a girl on a date…In April, 2002, I was blogging about …BooksThe…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:You are personally responsible for becoming more ethical than the society you grew up in.Some people out there will never like yo…CultureThe girl performed musical commercials for a fund-raiser in the Laurel Highlands (and she …The girl performed musical commercials f…CultureThe boy approved of the WWII historical…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:They grew up in a mostly analog/paper world and squirmed with joy the first time they clic…Today’s students have many strengths. Th…AcademiaEnjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently pres…Enjoying a visit with an…
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:In MLA Style, use the ellipsis only to mark an omission from the middle of a quotation. If you are writing an academic paper…AcademiaHeadphones, Croutons and RhetoricME (with crouton…
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:Me: Carolyn, are you ok? Carolyn:Just reminding myself that I am a gift.AmusingToday's unexpected but welcome moments of grace She waived a fee. He accepted a…AwesomeA Thursday throwback to end 2015.PersonalSold out show today. Carolyn gets tomorrow off, then a final week.PersonalBrought my in-progress #blender3d project into the…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Pfully Pfizered and pfeeling pfine so pfar. Current_EventsUshering The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. @prime_stagePersonalOut for a walk and saw this. I hope you are having a nice day.Out for a walk and saw this. I hope you …AestheticsServing at Christmas on the Hill 2025PersonalThe daughter…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:My Anti-Linkbait Pledge: Cynical Overhyping vs. Simply Being OnlineWhen I find something interesting that a…CultureI just realized I've been misspelling and mispronouncing "detritus" all my life. I’ve been a college English faculty …AcademiaAn open letter to Trump from the US press…