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This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:Signage failure at Seton Hill, c. 2008.PersonalChess tournament.PersonalSecret Mouthwash Dance Exposed as FraudRecently, while getting the kids ready f…AmusingA #neovictorian master status display board for a #steampunk #blender3d project. Inspired …AestheticsConnecting with the BoyToday my son asked me to take him shoppi…CultureOn set as Betsy…
Modular low-poly medieval buildings. Ground-level storefronts have more detail than the upper storey windows and interiors. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingthere My second try is definitely better than my first from a few weeks ago. I’ve told myself at this stage, no props! No barrels or crates or hay bales, wall sconces, procedurally-generated random street…
Spring 2024 Grades: Submitted Similar:It’s been a while since something got me into a movie theater. Obviously I wasn’t in a rus… It’s been a while since something got …AmusingSpotted: the North American tree daughter.NatureSecurity is Sleeping in the Back Seat of the CarFor decades, my mother collected paperba…EmpathyI Love Books: A Campus Library EvolvesI…
I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Very impressive mural has been installed in Admin for SHU’s Centennial.PersonalHappily masked in center row C. (The daughter is dance captain.)DramaMore modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-si…More modular, swappable building compone…AestheticsA question I find myself thinking…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Sam Shepard Giggles, Doesn't GoogleI wrote my undergraduate honors thesis o…CybercultureGreen / mahogany variation of the vibe I'm working on for a fantasy #steampunk #blend…PersonalQuoth the ramen, "Eat some more!"PersonalCarolyn is the Production Understudy for PPT’s Dial…
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:“Your resume is not about you:” Insights from a journalism hiring manager on how to succee…Your resume is not about you. It’s about…BusinessSteampunk…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Book geyser. My latest #Blender3D practice.In a peaceful grassy setting, a geyser o…AestheticsDon't call it "social distancing" or you just might get a polite correction from the admin…AcademiaThe Offspring (StarTrek:TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 16) Data Experiences FatherhoodRewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year…
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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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…
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So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Okay, please stop droolingIt perfectly pulls together four importa…CybercultureEach of these #retro #neovictorian #steampunk control panels takes me about an hour. #gree…AestheticsFrame of Mind (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 21) Riker is an asylum inmate who…Rewatching ST:TNG Riker overprepares …DramaIs There…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:The Comic Sans SongComic Sans is a typeface, not a font. I …AestheticsA picture of puffy white clouds floating in a blue skyAestheticsI have for some reason reached another #duolingo milestone.CultureAnd so it begins: the unmarked assignments counterThis little…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:I haven't seen this show since freshman year at Bishop Denis J O'Connell High Sc…PersonalAnd to think… I had just decided to retire this meme because the last time I used in cla…AcademiaStar Trek Beyond was an enjoyable nerdy family outing.PersonalThe boy wins once again. #chessGames“Thank you…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Wikipedia:VisualEditor – Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWikipedia is testing a visual editor, in…Cyberculture‘Broken Age’ ReviewThis will be my self-reward when I finis…CybercultureAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3dart #blender3dAestheticsPuns really matter to us over here…
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