That’s my daughter in the hoop. Pippin Oct 21-23 and 27-29.

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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

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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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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

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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…