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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:Kindle App Vs. iBooks. (Spoiler: They’re Virtually Identical Now!)I noticed with interest that Kindle now …AestheticsStage Right Theatre Company's 'Fiddler' all about family,…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:My son just handed me my serving of noodles in the butter substitute container. Recycling.AmusingAugust Wilson Trifecta (Two Trains, Ma Rainey and Fences on the same day)Fences was performed in the backyard of …CultureMedea at Seton Hill University.CultureFoggy April morning on the…
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…
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So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:What is a COVID-19 compliance supervisor? What to know about Hollywood's newest jobIn the wake of the pandemic, the enterta…BusinessThe Blood and the BlameMoments after Donald Trump was…CultureIn October, 2000, I was blogging about bobbed hair, Woolf, a CFP for interactive fiction s…In October…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:My parents holding a picture of the family I took with my first SLR camera in 1987.PersonalMy precious is fifteen. PersonalA pallet of cabinet fronts and structural elements to flesh out #neovictorian #steampunk i…PersonalPopcorn MakerI’ll have to look into…
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Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Who left these on my office door? *fake cough sounds like “Betsy”*PersonalWhat Could Have Been Entering the Public Domain on January 1, 2012?Current US law extends copyright protect…BooksCrazy, Kinetic, Acoustic Visit to the Carnegie Science CenterA few days ago,…
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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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