I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Bless thee, Carolyn, bless thee! Thou art translated — into a 22 year-old woman. I remember when we got home from SHU’s…PersonalCrabby 10yo Ties Self to Pole to Protest InjusticeMy wife confiscated my preteen daughter’…CultureMy son just handed me my serving of noodles in…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Many of these individual steampunk control panel elements are repeated, but I've arranged …AestheticsOnce On This Island (next weekend)PersonalJust an elegant retro keyboard for a #steampunk #cgi project. Procedural materials mean I …AestheticsSports Meant So Much to…
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:After you finish your brass-polishing shift, join me at the Gear and Heart to swap stories…AestheticsWhen she isn't playing Hodel, she'll be dancing…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:My laptop hard drive is full & my comfort-food shelf is emptyMy laptop drive is full & my comfort…CultureI rather like my instructional page on writing effective dialogue. I created this new grap…HumanitiesAll three shows have been sold out for over a…
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:Being a deaf lipreader during a pandemic means increased social anxietyEven social events are a minefield. The …AcademiaThe Drowsy Chaperone @setonhilluniversityPersonalIconic 'West Side Story' still resonates todayCarolyn Jerz of Greensburg will be playi…Art"The plain fact…
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:Something to Ponder — Let Me Fix That Meme For YouArtSelf-Regulation: American Schools Are Failing Nonconformist KidsFor a while, we were part of a homeschoo…Culture"The face of the last man on Earth." #alquist #rur #robots #capek #virtual #theater Gettin…AestheticsLego signs multi-million-pound deal with BBC to…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:I can’t fix this broken world but I guess I did okay using #blender3d to model this wedge-… AestheticsThe film Carolyn was in is a finalist. The screening will start soon. #48hrfilmproject Sup…PersonalThat moment when you're logging into a table read of #RUR (Rossum's Universal Robo…PersonalOn set. #indiefilm…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:I do not know why this antique service button from my campus cafeteria delights me so.AestheticsWhen the Bough Breaks (TNG Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 16)Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….CultureThe crisis in local journalism has become a crisis of democracyThe paucity of…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:The chief engineer of a fantasy #steampunk flagship needs a small booth for shift change r…AestheticsCarolyn as Maria in West Side StoryPersonalThe daughter (giving the piggyback ride in pic 2) doing a thing that starts tomorrow. Tribune ReviewAmusingMore…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Bird flight simulator. The boy goes for altitude and distance, the girl does stunts.In the bird-flight simulator at the Pitt…CybercultureFallout Monopoly with the boy. PersonalOwner of former Latrobe Athletic Club continues pursuit to transform it into a theater The lead roles in “A Midsummer Night’s…CultureAnother 10sq cm of…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Has life in the age of casual magic made moviegoers numb to the amazing?This is one of the reasons I’ve become m…AestheticsA dinosaur and an octopus are among those doing a speed-writing workshop in my journalism …PersonalI…
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 fun 10 sq cm of a #neovictorian #steampunk control panel. #elegance #design #aesth…AestheticsToday's workload included requesting a "less-depressing used chair" #lowexp…PersonalWhere the press is free, and every man…
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:13: The Musical Promohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MbeApiX…CultureIt's Science! Carolyn Uses Anastasia's Lip Balm KitMy friend Anastasia gave me a home-made …AestheticsMy son just handed me my serving of noodles in the butter substitute container. Recycling.AmusingMy Kids Loved Narnia but Were Unimpressed by Turkish DelightAmerican kids today would have little id…AmusingMy 10yo…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:When you accidentally send a "Dear Satan" letter.My family and I are in the voice cast of…PersonalThoughtful Gestures Sometimes Speak Louder than WordsShe ended up waiting out the light cycle…AmusingI create five color variations of each #blender3d building I #design, and each of those ha…I create five…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:Requiem for the NewsroomWhen I worked at a radio news station in…Culture2023 public domain debuts include last Sherlock Holmes workFritz Lang’s Metropolis, the first talki…AcademiaTrump admitted he attacks press to shield himself from negative coverage, 60 Minutes repor…Lesley Stahl, a correspondent…