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

Similar:What's next in game narrative, with Emily Short Something that I tended to think was…CultureMy 4Cs StoryI chaired a session on Friday, and gave …AcademiaEvita in Zelionople CultureJaz Parkinson "Colour Signatures"Amusing visual representations of the co…AestheticsWhile searching my bag for a cable, I found an unexpected wealth of food-substitute items.AmusingSo this is Pi DayMy wife…

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:I'm having scads of fun designing #steampunk control panels. #blender3d #blender3dart…AestheticsOne of the Sadder Lost and Found Messages You'll Probably See TodayNot my item, but the pathos caught my ey…DesignThe Bonding ( ST:TNG Rewatch, Season Three Episode 5) — Character-driven analysis of grie…Rewatching ST:TNG after a…

Whispers (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 14) O’Brien Must Suffer: shunned and on the run

Rewatching ST:DS9 In a runabout, O’Brien sets a course for the Parada system, starts a personal log carefully designed to tease the viewer, and flashes back to when it all started — the morning after he returned from a mission to Parada. He wakes to find Keiko is up very early, and Molly won’t kiss…

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:Cameras and Masks: Sustaining Emotional Connections with Your Students in an Age of COVID1…There are some sound pedagogical reasons…AcademiaThis morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For m… CultureAppreciating the production values and so-stupid-it-might-be-brilliant comedy in Avatar: T…The daughter is showing my wife and me “…AestheticsHow Poetry Helps…

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:Setting up high, medium and low levels of detail for this element of a city wall. #medieva…PersonalThesis Critique Activity: Another Use of a Class-edited Google DocA few weeks ago, I had students in my up…AcademiaThe boy wins once again. #chessGamesStarting my “Writing about Literature” class by having students react to a John Donne sonn…PersonalYou come…

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:The boy tied for second place in Saturday's Monroeville Chess Club tournament.Peter was the lowest-ranked player to en…GamesLittle ThingsI recently came across an abandoned stas…AestheticsRules of Acquisition (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 7) Plucky waiter Pel offer…Rewatching ST:DS9 After-hours at Quar…EmpathyFacebook Has Seized the Media, and That’s Bad News for Everyone But FacebookFacebook has…

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:On the Virtues of a Dadsplained Literary ChildhoodThe last book I read to her was Wutherin…BooksLate night set construction for The Miracle Worker.ArtFamily catch and eat octopus with six tentacles during Greek vacationI keep a silly personal blog devoted to …PersonalShe feels pretty at the dress rehearsal (opens Thursday)On the ride home, in the middle…

Sanctuary (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 10) Many refugees from the other side of the wormhole seek a new home

Rewatching ST:DS9 Sisko mildly brings up the fact that Kira has spent all day shouting at a Bajoran minister instead of finishing a report. He’s not upset, but he clearly means “Don’t ever let that happen again.” A Bajoran musician charms a crowd with a tragically beautiful cover of the DS9 theme song, but Quark…

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

Similar:Presidential RhetoricCultureWho needs the Metaverse? Meet the people still living on Second LifeYears ago I spent some time in Second Li…AcademiaOne of the benefits of teaching at a small college, with small classes…In a final reflection video for a freshm…AcademiaCome see Carolyn and her talented castmates in The Fantasticks (Theatre Factory, Trafford …PersonalSnape and Ginny…

Cat-sitting. Hello, Blue.

Similar:The Princess and the PaintFriday night, my daughter will be playin…AestheticsSiblings gotta sib.PersonalWhy scientists should care about artMy artsy daughter loves stories about sc…ArtMany of these individual steampunk control panel elements are repeated, but I've arranged …AestheticsSondra's Garden: Butterfly Release Honors Dr. Lettrich (Seton Hill University)”Every good lesson plan has a culminatin…AcademiaSubtle Stylesheet Tweaks for…

Visiting Ft Ligonier #sevenyearswar #history #localhistory

Similar:Opening night of Sive.PersonalVote for Carolyn's Headshot — Round 2 Vote for Carolyn’s Headshot — Round…AestheticsAcademic Writing BluesTwo days ago my problem was that I had n…AcademiaI spent Thanksgiving break building a #trimsheet for steampunk control panels, because why…AestheticsComputers and Writing 2020 Funding Request: SubmittedMy contributions this year are a worksho…Academia"Jewish priests do this. It's…

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

Similar:Tweaking yesterday's #steampunk workstations. Now with darker wood (better contrast with c…AestheticsBloodlines (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 22) Angry Ferengi threatens a son Pi… Rewatching ST:TNG The Ferengi whose r…PopCultMore Evidence that Choosing a Typeface Is ImportantAestheticsLighten Up (an illustrator explores the racial politics of skin color in comics)Lighten Up — The Nib —…

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

Similar:One Does Not Simply: An Introduction to the Special Issue on Internet MemesWhen we envisioned a journal of visual c…AcademiaQuantum's King Lear at Carrie Blast FurnaceThe girl and I were thrilled to catch Qu…CultureDelightful interview with a former Setonian editor-in-chief who's now doing SEOAs a student journalist, Jessie totally …AcademiaThe Library Adjacent to My Ethership…

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”

A few years ago I was working regularly with a director who filled any conversation pause with a descending musical vocalization “doo de-doo de-doo.” While the similar “dum de-dum de-dum” means “I’m just sitting here minding my own business,” the brighter, more cheerful “doo de-doo de-do” was a cross between a satisfied sigh and a…

Rivals (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 11) A charming entrepreneur opens a casino to rival Quark’s

Rewatching ST:DS9 A man in a fancy suit charms a wealthy widow at Quark’s, as she reveals her secret investment plans. Just when Martus asks about a partnership, Odo apprehends him for a previous con. O’Brien, in schlubby workout clothes, trundles into an angular, futuristic racquetball court and is crestfallen to find Bashir already there,…

Enjoying more live theater.

Similar:Beautiful day for a walk.PersonalA selfie with a Chekov action figure after learning of Anton Yelchin's deathCurrent_EventsHow do I cite a tweet in MLA Style?According to the Modern Language Associa…AcademiaJournalists should not amplify the ableist biases of untrained sourcesBeing a cop, lawyer, patriot, protestor,…CultureThe Die Is Cast (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 21) Garak's…