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First they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshu Similar:Lounge area of a steampunk villain’s lair. Still needs a light fixture or two. #blender3dAestheticsThis weekend… Would YOU trade a Hank Aaron rookie card for Roberto Clemente… for her? …PersonalLook at the adorable little tape casette. Adventure International / Scott Adams Inc. spoke…GamesMy current Zoom backdrop. #blender3d #partylikeaprofAestheticsAnime Treatment of…
Back in 2003, shortly after I moved with my wife and two young children to take my current job, I was eager to make new friends and rebuild my social network. One evening, my wife agreed to watch the kids so I could drop by the local branch of a national service organization in which…
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. @thepublicpgh Similar:As Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsBoys And Girls Memorize Words DifferentlyGirls were more likely to memorize words…CultureA vacation minibar story from 20 years ago.PersonalWhy Fears of Fake News Are OverhypedFacebook seems…
I was perhaps a bit more conversational and chipper than usual during class today. A grinning student asked what I was drinking. (It really is just iced tea.) Similar:Beautiful set. Support the humans who do arts in your community (instead of settling for …Beautiful set. Support the humans who d…PersonalPresident JoAnne Boyle Announces Plans to…
I create five color variations of each #blender3d building I #design, and each of those has closeup, high, mid, and low resolution variations. It’s tedious but enjoyable. Kinda like knitting. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #aesthetics Similar:Seeing a different cast. Break all the legs!CultureChoice of the Journo: A Branching-path Phone-friendly Role-playing Simulation for Journali…How can a nostalgic, branching-path…
I just caught myself thinking, “This doesn’t suck.” #medievalyork #mysteryplay #blender3d #design #aesthetics Similar:Attending Religious Perspectives on the War in Gaza. Attending Religious Perspectives on the…PersonalSold out show today. Carolyn gets tomorrow off, then a final week.PersonalDuring World War II, Literature Reigned SupremeBooks symbolized freedom. Posters of 194…BooksWhen You've Already Got a Major, But You…
Our family has seen David Whalen in the persona of Sherlock in five or six different shows. So happy Carolyn will be on stage with him this time. Similar:Seton Hill takes on Shakespeare's 'Dream'Students in my Shakespeare class will be…CulturePICT Classic Theatre brings The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll to the airwavesI’m proud of the…
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Talkback session after the matinee and my brother and faculty colleagues after the evening performance. Audiences were gasping, laughing nervously, exclaiming sotto voce about “fingerprints!” and “the key!“ and “Was that *supposed* to happen?” and “This is *good*!” @thepublicpgh #dialm #understudy (We knew well in advance Carolyn would be performing yesterday.) My daughter informed me…
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She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Slash: Not Just a Punctuation Mark AnymoreI will have to watch for these uses of “…AcademiaShort-range #neovictorian excursion craft, now with glowing power orbs! Over the past year…https://youtu.be/-cJp-kelrL8 AestheticsWe celebrate the good life of my father, George…