I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:It not only went VROOM, it carried chunky plastic letters that could *spell* VROOM.Tonight, when I got home after all the e…AestheticsBack in the groove. I should be able to keep this number headed in the right direction unt…PersonalAnd to think… I had just…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:I filed my grades early. I shall now, briefly, do something irresponsible.Grades submitted. I’ll reward myself wit…PersonalYeah natural born creative genius is a cool myth, but have you tried grinding through hour…PersonalI regularly teach Uncle Tom's Cabin,…
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:The girl rehearsing as Babette in Stage Right's Beauty and the BeastCarolyn rehearses with Nick Lenz. Her sh…Current_EventsThe right — and surprisingly wrong…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:The daughter opens another show. This weekend only.The daughter opens another show. This we…PersonalAnnie — Cabinet TomorrowMy 10yo daughter Carolyn played Annie in…AmusingSoldiers and Sailors Memorial and Museum Another visit to Pittsburgh with my his…CultureMy buddy JTK helps me make a key…
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:Added a splash of color to this section of a #neovictorian #steampunk control panel (for m…AestheticsThe boy wins once again. #chessGamesLoud as a Whisper (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 5)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…DramaCrabby…
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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The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:The Cabaret Theatre (Latrobe) presents Shakespeare's popular Midsummer Supernatural pranksters! mismatched …CultureAgain with the chess.I try to go to Planet Fitness or chess w…PersonalSo, What's in It for Me?All in all, I enjoy my job very much, an…AcademiaSalesman at Pittsburgh Public Theatre. PersonalLego goes steampunkBe still, my nerdy heart.…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Spit & Polish ''Pac Gentleman"Spit & Polish: When this game was f…AestheticsLovely #greebles give attractive details to the the flat surfaces of this little bot (from…AestheticsDr. Bobby Teaches Ferris Bueller as RhetorMy former student, Bobby Kuechenmeister,…AcademiaEssay on how much a professor learned…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Transfigurations (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 25) Injured Humanoid Charm…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….MediaHello, I’m Dr. Jerz, I’ll be your server tonight for Christmas on the Hill. Hello, I’m Dr. Jerz, I’ll be your serv…PersonalFamily catch…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:UPDATE: BREAKING: 'Star Wars' Returns — 'Episode 7' Slated For 2015 And More Movies Plann…The moment in Attack of the Clones when …BusinessPrime Stage presents ‘Twelfth Night’ as season-ending productionLooking forward to seeing this! Set in …CultureMS-Word's helpful "View -> Focus" mode delays stress-related breakdowns.You won’t usually…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Smith College Protesters Bar Journalists From Covering Sit-In Unless They Support the Caus…Reporters planning to cover the sit-in a…AcademiaIn-person classes heighten age-related hearing problems (opinion)My family tells me I’m starting to speak…AcademiaBackstage with the White Swan and…
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:Spring 2020 Quarantine Grades SubmittedPersonalLeftovers from the food my colleagues brought in to bribe/reward those few students who sh… Leftovers from the food my colleagues b…AcademiaFancy a game of…
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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