Carolyn featured on Steel City News for The Nutcracker
The credit at 0:30 should read “Carolyn Jerz.” (She’s used to people spelling it “Caroline”.)
One of the benefits of teaching at a small college, with small classes…
In a final reflection video for a freshman writing class, a student gave a personal shout-out to me and to every classmate over a moody guitar soundtrack, and now apparently I have something in my eye.
The girl is the Dew Drop Fairy in @laurelballetperformingco The Nutcracker Saturday evening. Live orchestra! @westmorelandsymphony
Where No One Has Gone Before (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 5)
While I wouldn’t say this was a strong episode, of the first season episodes I’ve rewatched, it’s the first that really felt like the Star Trek: The Next Generation I grew to love. The young director Rob Bowman went on to direct about 12 more episodes. The arrogant Starfleet propulsion expert Kosinski makes neither friends nor sense as he smirks and bullies his way through his scenes of techno-magical warp…
The girl's entrance as Marley's Ghost.
The Last Outpost (ST:TNG Rewatch. Season 1, Episode 4)
Rewatching TNG after about a 20-year break. This odd episode introduced the Ferengi, a parody of the capitalist patriarchy. I only remember bits and pieces of this episode, possibly because the pieces really don’t fit together very well. The long opening sequence gives us a good look at how the bridge crew deals with an evolving situation. We open with a chase scene, that quickly becomes a standoff, then morphs…