Educated, uplifted, boosted, and fed. Block party celebrating August Wilson continues through this afternoon in the Pittsburgh Hill District.

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Another day, another 10 square centimeters of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #practice #aesthetics #creative #selfcare

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If I don’t design the control panels for my fantasy #steampunk project, who will? #blender3d #blender3dart

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Inform 7 is now open source

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Another section of a #steampunk control panel for a texture atlas. #blender3d #blender3dart #creativity #selfcare

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Spent a half hour taming this tangle of cables (left) with a little tiny six-inch-wide cart (right).

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Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society induction ceremony. Congratulations new members. #sigmataudelta

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Made it to the closing performance @quantumtheatre

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This winter I changed my weekday alarm tone to chirping birds.

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