On my fantasy #steampunk capital ship, every uniform is a full dress uniform. #blender3d #blender3dart #waistcoat #tailcoat #cravat #spats

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Another delightful section of #neovictorian #steampunk control panel, intended for background eye candy in a #steampunk personal project. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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Another section of a #neovictorian control panel for a #steampunk #blender3d project. I have enough buttons and switches, so I’m shifting towards more display boards. #eyecandy #aesthetics #design #blender3dart

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I had some unexpected downtime today, so I filled out another span of my #blender3d #steampunk control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3dart

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Many things in the world are awful right now but my latest section of a #neovictorian themed #steampunk control panel is a thing of beauty. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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I did not know how much I would appreciate this detailed exploration of Star Trek: TOS prop computers.

I’m amazed at the level of detail that went into analyzing the prop computers created over 50 years ago for the original Star Trek. Not only has this website collected screen shots of the various props, but some include diagrams indicating which practical buttons on the props activated which lights. (The same website has sections…

The Alternate (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 12) Odo helps a Bajoran scientist investigate a shape-shifty clue to his own origins

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Carolyn performed as Ariel yesterday in the New Renaissance Theatre Company’s production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

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New Renaissance Theatre Company's The Merry Wives of Windsor (in rep with The Tempest, at Pittsburgh area parks for the next few weekends)

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Another delightful section of a #steampunk #neovictorian control panel. #design #aesthetics #blender3d #blender3dart

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Cat-sitting. Hello, Blue.

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Another 40sq cm chunk of a #steampunk control panel. I’ll do three more variations following this pattern. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

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A 40sq cm section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart

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Scat “boop oop a doop” and variations (Esther Lee Jones, Helen Kane, Betty Boop, Marilyn Monroe); hippie “coo coo ca choo”; Beatles “goo goo ga joob”

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Enjoying more live theater.

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