A #neovictorian master status display board for a #steampunk #blender3d project. Inspired by the tear-away calendar featured in the movie #1776. #blender3dart #aesthetics #design

Similar:In December 2001 I was blogging aboutIn December 2001, I was blogging about …AmusingRandom gauge design, for background details in a fantasy #steampunk project. #blender3d #b… AestheticsMore #blender3d #cgi practice. Added workstations underneath the chief engineer's sta…PersonalMedia Bias Chart version 11 — Journalism sorted by bias (Left / Center / Right), reliabili…The very useful “media…

A pleasant Independence Day photo shoot with the daughter.

Similar:Adventure | T.M. CampGreat story of nerdiness and discovery a…CybercultureTom Jones, librettist for "The Fantasticks," dies at 95I was so glad to see my daughter in this…AestheticsCarolyn and Alex in “The King and I”PersonalI don't expect any but the largest text will be legible in my #steampunk project, but it w…AestheticsChurning Out More Non-profit Arts…

The annual patriotic showing of #1776 has begun.

Similar:You aren’t doing it wrong… if no one knows what you are doing.Personal2001: A Space Odyssey – Discerning Themes through Score and ImageryIncredibly detailed close reading of the…Aesthetics‘Heil Trump’ and an anti-gay slur were scrawled on an Indiana church right after Trump’s e…A well-written news story, covering a se…CultureTo my daughter for 2020: “You shall…

The YouTube "Blender3D to Unity UMA" tutorials blow through all the steps in a half hour or so. It's taking me a bit longer to tweak "Captain Gearheart," the character I usually role-played in the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my kids. #blender3d #blender3dart

Similar:The dress we ordered for the “girl next door” role in The Fantasticks… vs the dress that…AestheticsHappy Easter 2022PersonalEvery day on my fantasy #neovictorian interplanetary cruiser features glowing green ether … In the backstory for the interactive…AestheticsAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsSix rainbow-colored objects, arranged like THIS?These are shoe-holding racks at…

It's probably safe to throw these out.

Similar:She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This s…She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We ar…AmusingIt's a Didactic Day in the Neighborhood: Mister Rogers and Educational IdeologyI recently lamented that my kids are gro…AestheticsRude mechanical sighting! Shakespearing it up with @newrentheatreco.PersonalLast night I…

Added a splash of color to this section of a #neovictorian #steampunk control panel (for my personal #blender3d art project). #design #aesthetics #blender3dart

Similar:A dinosaur and an octopus are among those doing a speed-writing workshop in my journalism …PersonalEmergence (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 23) Enterprise-D subsystems exhibit e… Rewatching ST:TNG When I first re…PopCultTime’s Arrow, Part 1 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 26) Data's head in a mine …Rewatching ST:TNG An archaeologist wh…CultureFeature: History Lesson:…

Paradise (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 15) Anti-technology colony welcomes Sisko and O’Brien a bit too enthusiastically

Rewatching ST:DS9 In a runabout on a survey of star systems near the wormhole, Sisko asks O’Brien to take Jake on as an apprentice.  They find a planet giving off low-level plot contrivance particles. When they beam down, none of their technology works. They also find a thriving agrarian human colony, built around the empty…

Another #neovictorian control panel for a personal #steampunk project. #design #aesthetics #blender3d #blender3dart

Similar:We Need to Talk about the Burgeoning Robot Middle ClassMaybe it’s not the super-robots we need …BusinessEmily Short's advice on writing great game protagonistsAt GDC 2015, noted interactive fiction g…CyberculturePrime Stage – "Twelfth Night" – Carolyn Jerz ("Viola")https://youtu.be/FlaO1VI1nbk The wife…CultureThe Forsaken (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 17) Lwaxana Troi and the station c…Rewatching ST:DS9…

Another 10sq cm section of a #neovictorian control panel for a personal #blender3D #steampunk project. #Design #aesthetics #blender3dart

Similar:Carolyn is in PICT Classic Theatre adaptation of Oliver Twist (opened Sat night, runs thro…[Artistic Director Alan] Stanford had no…BooksMy 10yo Sings "Hopelessly Devoted to You"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq81GeqAY…PersonalReader, I ushered him. @pictclassictheatrePersonalChoose Your Own Buzz LightyearI was on the road (and away from a compu…AestheticsUshering for a school matinee. Love seeing the kids excited about @prime_stage Frankenstei……

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

Similar:The End of Headphone Jacks, the Rise of DRMWhen you plug an audio cable into a smar…BusinessStar Wars Han Solo in Carbonite Silicon Ice Tray  Star Wars Han Solo in Carbonit…AestheticsJust look at the light on this Mary Cassatt paintingAesthetics15 Times "Filler Text" Became a Journalist's Worst EnemyIt doesn’t happen often but when filler …AmusingThe…

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

One of many steampunk control panels I’ve designed for pleasure. Similar:Son took out trash w/o being asked; daughter wore papercraft tophat to grocery store. Life…I took my daughter to an Alice-in-Wonder…ArtCardassians (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 5) Garak takes an interest in Carda…Rewatching ST:DS9 Garak, the station’…EmpathyPreppers for the win. Kinda.The euphoria of getting…

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

Similar:Some new locations for my #neovictorian #steampunk personal project. Created in #blender3d…AestheticsSteampunk officer uniforms — test #Blender3D #Unity3Dhttps://youtu.be/SDh4TW8ujNg The vide…AestheticsStage Right's Alice in WonderlandMy daughter shared the role of Alice thi…CultureTales from the Antiquities Theft Task ForceA shot of Kim Kardashian leaning ag…AestheticsWriting Tips for Critical Thinking  Critical Thinking Matters Pers…AcademiaA pleasant find: somebody left a…

Armageddon Game (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 13) Bashir and O’Brien become targets after helping warring factions eliminate their bioweapons

Rewatching ST:DS9 In a lab on an alien cruiser, Bashir technobabbles a container of orange goop, turning it green, which we are made to understand is good. The T’Lani and Kellerun races have recently made peace after warring for centuries, and the script required them to reach out to the Federation for help destroying their…

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

Similar:Move Along Home (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 10) Hopscotch Cringe Shenanigan…Rewatching ST:DS9 I was kind of dread…CultureThe spoils.PersonalThe neglected history of videogames for the blindWhat kind of a “videogame” has no video?…CybercultureTwittering The MachineI’ve never been a phone guy.  My vo…AcademiaThe Girl Wins the Upper Division Monologue in the 25th Annual Pittsburgh Public…

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

Similar:If I don’t stock the officers’ pub on my #steampunk #fantasy #CGI flagship, who will? (All…PersonalCardassians (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 5) Garak takes an interest in Carda…Rewatching ST:DS9 Garak, the station’…EmpathyNotes on watching "Aliens" for the first time again, with a bunch of kids”This movie has so many cliches in it,” …CultureCookies. That…

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

Rewatching ST:DS9 As Odo squelches Quark’s latest scheme, a Bajoran man greets the constable with an air of familiarly, leaving Odo on edge. Dr. Mora is the scientist in charge of investigating the liquid substance that we now understand is the at-rest state of the shape-shifter Odo. In Mora’s presence, Odo acts like a teenager…

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

Carolyn performed as Ariel yesterday in the New Renaissance Theatre Company’s production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.   The performers use an “unrehearsed” technique, where they are reading from scrolls that contain their lines and the cues they have to listen for. She’s put together scrolls for several different tracks (each track typically consisting of a…

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

Similar:At the chess club holiday party. Peter looks forward to his Wednesday…GamesLet’s Make the Academic Job Market More HumaneIt’s been decades since I’ve had the “I’…AcademiaBack in the groove. I should be able to keep this number headed in the right direction unt…PersonalFirst they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshuFirst they came… #kristallnacht @ncchesh…PersonalPrepping for the “Celebration of…