The first officer’s office adjoins the officers’ pub, because of course it should. Working with lighting and textures for my #steampunk #neovictorian #blender3d project. #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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Why It’s So Hard For Foley Artists To Make Footstep Sounds

According to Foley artist Stefan Fraticelli, who’s worked on TV shows like “Parks and Recreation” and “Fargo” and movies like the “Conjuring” series, footsteps are the most challenging sound for a Foley artist to master. Finding the right footwear, surface, and sync is not always straightforward.   Similar:Here's to the grim-based photojournalist who saved my…

Learning the hard way, by making mistakes and starting over. The fore section of the fantasy #steampunk spaceship from the bedtime stories I used to tell my (now adult) children. So much brass and glass! #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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This time of year I trust the process. Students are learning why a "yes/no" research question is usually a dead end.

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I regularly teach A Raisin in the Sun but haven’t seen a live production in decades. Looking forward to it!

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Really, WCCC?

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They’ve got magic to do. Carolyn is the Leading Player. (Pippin, Oct 21-29)

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When you see a show alone often you can get really good seats. Idaspe @quantumtheatre

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Life Support (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 13) Bashir keeps the gravely injured Bareil alive to help Kai Winn secure a treaty with the Cardassians

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Nested (procedurally generated game of expanding drop-down lists)

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Beautiful. No Data / Lore opposition required.

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The woman yelling at a cat is probably not facilitating a nuanced, evidence-based intellectual give-and-take

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Boy that feels good.

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Me waiting for students to drop by during office hours.

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Faculty Senate meet & greet. With food. In the parlors till 6.

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Trimsheets baked with greebly texture goodness add eye-pleasing woodgrain & tech details to these simple cubes. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #design #aesthetics #cgi

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In June, 2002, I was blogging about… a female autistic scholars lament, Dr. Seuss, Orthodox Christianity and coding, Shakespeare, and weblogs after 9/11

In June, 2002, I was blogging about A female autistic scholar’s lament The origins of Horton Hears a Who A NatGeo article on the media-saturated life of Iowa college students The function of “er” in speech A Pravda article on parallels between Orthodox Christianity and computer programming Dr. Toast’s Amazing World of Toast (I really…

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Why did I only blog 3 times in June 2001?

What was I doing during the summer of June 2001?  My daughter was born about nine months later, so I know at least part of what I was doing at the time.  04 Jun 2001 Violent video games encourage violent behavior (Contemporary Pediatrics) 06 Jun 2001 Sci-Tech Web Awards 2001 08 Jun 2001 Author “used…