Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:My simulation project does not require me to master medieval daub and wattle architecture….My simulation project does not require m…AestheticsIt’s that time again.PersonalEnjoying some sibling nerdtime with Lego The Hobbit.GamesAdam Bard shaves off half his hair and beard on opposite sides for…
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:More household props for a #blender3d #steampunk project. I had made the spice rack and utensi…AestheticsHearing "Godzilla on My Mind" author Wiliam TsutsuiPersonalHeadphones, Croutons and RhetoricME (with crouton tongs in one hand and s…CultureMerry Christmas…
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:Past Tense, Part 1 (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 11) Plot contrivance particl…Rewatching ST:DS9 The Defiant is ferr…CultureBetween static hand-coded HTML pages and modern content-management systems, there used to …When I started my blog in 1999 (by addin…CybercultureWestmoreland County Air Show 2012 (Photos)Traffic leaving…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:What kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m not being selfish… this is …EducationJust a #steampunk captain inspecting the æther power orbs. #Blender3D #Unity3D #design #ae…AestheticsA #steampunk control panel in context. #blender3d #design #aesthetics #blender3dartAestheticsHow Not to Be a Jackass at Your Next Academic…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Shakespeare on EclipsesPrepping for tomorrow’s first meeting of…AcademiaThe Crucible, Geyer PAC (Scottdale, May 16-19)My wife is directing Arthur Miller’s The…CultureBy Inferno's Light #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 15) Dominion / Cardassian edg…Rewatching ST:DS9 After the recap of …DramaRatified 100 years ago…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Okay, freshly downloaded app…Okay, freshly downloaded app, If you are…CybercultureThesis Reminders and Transitions: Touched up and created an infographic for a web page tha…Touched up and created an infographic fo…AcademiaOn Office Hours and Student Contact at the Small Liberal…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:The Bremen Town Musicians (WAOB Audio Theatre) My daughter plays the narrator, my…HumanitiesI've missed doing this! Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3d …AestheticsThere are many Star Wars references in Dani Girl, so I made this tribute to Tom Jung's 197…CulturePfully Pfizered and pfeeling…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Filmmakers fighting “Happy Birthday” copyright find their “smoking gun”Who owns the copyright to the “Happy Bir…BusinessTouch Me Now: York Plays 2025A cast of hundreds participated in a pub…AcademiaReunion (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 7) Picard Arbitrates…
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:I'd love to do a shift at these gorgeous #neovictorian workstations, created in #Blender3D…AestheticsStage Right's 'Seussical' offers songs, messagesThe Tribune-Review does a great job cove…Current_EventsAre Grading Trends Hurting Socially…
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:To DoTo Do (Jerz’s Literacy Weblog) 5: …AcademiaMy wife Leigh will direct the small-cast drama "Full Bloom" Aug 30-Sep 2My wife Leigh received a Pennsylvania Co…ArtDress rehearsal for Mamma Mia.PersonalThe girl is intrigued by the plot twists in _The Mayor of Casterbridge_.PersonalBackstage opening night.PersonalShall we dance? The girl tries…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:When she's grown and flown, I will miss the thick deposit of glitter in my back seat.When she’s grown and flown, I will miss …AestheticsThe Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play: King Lear (Free video lecture from Pict, 2pm Friday)PersonalAdding detail to a #steampunk control panel workstation. #blender3d…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:Making Interactive Fiction Mainstream: ReadersJon Ingold describes the gamelike storyt…AestheticsJack Rollins-Frosty the Snowman I voiced Jack Rollins, writer …HistoryThe Better Angels of Our WritingCopy editors are to the world of publish…Academia‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge“Murdering…
After learning of his AIDS diagnosis, artist Keith Haring created the work, “Unfinished Painting” (1989), which is mostly a blank canvas, with streaks that evoke his own interrupted, incomplete life. Someone who thought it was “so sad” that the painting was unfinished used AI to “complete what he couldn’t finish.” Needless to say, the bot…
Seton Hill students Emily Vohs, Elizabeth Burns, Jake Carnahan-Curcio and Carolyn Jerz in a scene from “Dead Man’s Cell Phone.” This weekend only… opens tonight! Order tickets online at http://www.setonhill.edu/tickets by phone at 724-552-2929, or by mail at SHUPAC Box Office, Seton Hill University, 1 Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, Pa., 15601-1599. Box Office Hours are…
Inspiration can come to those with the humblest heart. Caedmon the Cowherd believed he had no talent for singing, but the voice in his dream encouraged him. Listen to what he does with it in, “The Cowherd Who Became a Poet,” by James Baldwin. A Production of We Are One Body® Audio Theatre. Read by…
Dr. David von Schlichten honors the spectrum of motivations (not always financial) featured during Seton Hill‘s “Celebration of Scholarship.” Similar:Daughter doing a thing. Interviewing the Pittsburgh Dance Council’s Randall Miller for Bur… AcademiaKafka Meets Charlie BrownThis year marks the 100th anniversary of…AmusingDani Girl (Geyer/13Players)https://youtu.be/5k06Z1_azMo Dani Gir…CultureWhere Professors Send Their Children to CollegeTo understand this story,…