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hotvintagepoll · 2 months

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Ansa Ikonen (Kaikki rakastavat, Kulkurin valssi and Vaivaisukon morsian)— Arguably one of the biggest 30s movie stars in Finland. She also acted in theatre and radio but is mainly remembered for the 40 movies she acted in. She is especially beloved for acting as a pair with the actor Tauno Palo, who she had incredible chemistry with on screen.

Kay Francis (Jewel Robbery, I Loved A Woman, British Agent)— kay francis was an icon of glamor in her time and a top star of the 30s - she was the highest-paid actress at warner bros from 1930 to 1936. she tended to play characters who were charming, sophisticated, and elegantly dressed, and starred in at least one legitimate masterpiece, the sublime 1932 comedy trouble in paradise. her first big role was in the marx brothers movie the cocoanuts in 1929, and she and william powell made seven movies together between 1930 and 1932. even in her sillier movies she always elevates the material with her charm and presence - she never phones it in and there’s a sort of warm, knowing wittiness about her. a really good short promo from a retrospective of her movies that i think really gets her Vibe across

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Kay Francis:

trailer for jewel robbery with william powell, an unhinged movie that i highly recommend

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"From 1932 through 1936, Francis was the queen of the Warner Bros. lot, and, increasingly, her films were developed as star vehicles. By 1935, Francis was one of the highest-paid actors, earning a yearly salary of $115,000, dwarfing the $18,000 Bette Davis – who would one day occupy Francis's dressing room – made. From 1930 to 1937, Francis appeared on the covers of 38 film magazines, second only to child sensation Shirley Temple's 138." Source: Wikipedia. Kay Francis is like the MOST FAMOUS Actress from the 1930s you've never heard of--and it was her and Norma Shearer who wore and made classic the 1930s tall, slim, bias cut silhouette. She ALSO has a WHOLE PODCAST episode devoted to her life and career in Hollywood--it's fascinating! She is both tough and a total wet cat.

One of the TALLEST Warner Brother stars at 5’9” and known as a “clothes horse” for her glamorous roles wearing the height of 1930s fashion. She fell out of popularity in the 40s, but her 30s work sizzles. The scene with her and Herbert Marshall in Trouble in Paradise where she says she doesn’t care about his reputation (because she’d rather sleep with him?) HAWOOGA

melted my gay heart with her butch look in stolen holiday

"My life? Well, I get up at a quarter to six in the morning if I'm going to wear an evening dress on camera. That sentence sounds a little ga-ga, doesn't it? But never mind, that's my life ... As long as they pay me my salary, they can give me a broom and I'll sweep the stage. I don't give a damn. I want the money ... When I die, I want to be cremated so that no sign of my existence is left on this earth. I can't wait to be forgotten." —From Kay Francis's private diaries, c. 1938

#kay francis #ansa ikonen #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 1 #Youtube

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maxispremades · 2 months

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Опросник для ваших персонажей/OC Questionnaire

Thank awesome @simulation-machine for the tag 💖

Отличный повод рассказать о персонаже, за которого я собираюсь играть!

(It's a great reason to talk about the sim I'm going to start playing for!)

Имя/Name — Диего Лобо (Diego Lobo)

Прозвище/Nickname — TheLoboD — его официальный никнейм в социальных сетях (TheLoboD is his official nickname on the social media)

Гендер/Gender — Цисгендерный мужчина (Cisgender man)

Знак зодиака/Star sign — Овен (Aries)

Рост/Height — 173 см (173 cm)

Ориентация/Orientation — Гетеро, но окружающие регулярно принимают его за гея. Время от времени сам Диего подыгрывает этим сплетням, чтобы добавить скандального ажиотажа вокруг своей персоны (He is straight, but people around him regularly mistake him for gay. From time to time, Diego himself plays along with these gossips to add scandalous excitement around him)

Национальность или этническая принадлежность/Nationality or ethnicity — Испанское имя сигнализирует нам о латиноамериканском происхождении этого персонажа, поэтому логичным будет предположить, что Диего родом из... Сельвадорады? (The Spanish name signals to us the Latino origin of this sim, so it would be logical to assume that Diego hails from… Selvadorada?)

Любимый фрукт/Favourite fruit — Гранат (Pomegranate)

Любимое время года/Favourite season — Лето (Summer)

Любимый цветок/Favourite flower — Нарцисс (Narcissus)

Любимый аромат/Favourite scent — Пало Санто (Palo Santo)

Кофе, чай или горячий шоколад/Coffee, tea or hot chocolate — Капуччино (Cappuccino)

Обычное количество часов сна/Average hours of sleep — 8-9 часов (8-9 hours)

Собаки или кошки/Dogs or cats — Не любит животных и не видит в них ничего, кроме источника грязи и ненужных забот (He does not like animals and sees nothing in them but a source of dirt and unnecessary worries)

Путешествие мечты/Dream trip — Диего легко может позволить себе поездку в любой уголок Симнации. Обожает Сулани и регулярно проводит там уик-энды в компании своей девушки Пенни Пиззаз или ~*пОдРуГи*~ Мико Охо (Diego can easily afford to travel to any corner of Simnation. He adores Sulani and regularly spends weekends there with his girlfriend Penny Pizzazz or ~*JuSt FrIeNd*~ Miko Ojo)

Количество одеял/Number of blankets — Тончайший плед в любое время года. Зачем нужны одеяла, когда есть камин «Романтика» и горячая девушка рядом? (The thinnest plaid at any season. Why do you need blankets when there is a Romantic Fireplace and a hot girl next to you?)

Случайный факт/Random fact — С детства мечтал быть художником, но ввиду полнейшего отсутствия таланта избрал для себя карьеру художественного критика (Since childhood, he dreamed of being an artist, but due to the complete lack of talent, he chose a career as an art critic)

Передаю (I shall tag): @vikomdynasty, @rorynameless, @odonatasims, @pamsimmerstories, @cassandragoth26, @silwermoon-sims и всем, кто хочет поучаствовать (and anybody who wants)✨

#tag game #ts4 character #diego lobo #симс 4 #симблер #симблог

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hornedadvance · 17 days

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Horned Advance

Chapter 6 - Departure

The morning soon came, and with it a new day of travel ahead of the two girls. Palo rose bright and early, doing her best to wake the ever sleepy Quinn as she did. The two left the inn at the crack of dawn, following the trail that led to the Psamathe Desert, and eventually to Muvazani. Palo dared not linger longer than she needed to at the inn. Though the people there seemed unassuming, the girl had met too much misfortune with strangers to test the waters. Her head was wrought with questions after what had happened since arriving here but Palo was never one for contemplation, instead choosing to push onward.

Off the pair went, occasionally stopping for toilet or food breaks until they finally made it to the river that bordered the desert they had set out for. Neither of them had ever braved the scorched sands of Psamathe before, Quinn being visibly apprehensive of the unfamiliar territory laid out before them. “C’mon, Quinn. We gotta keep moving before it gets dark.” Said an unusually considerate Palo, offering a hand to Quinn. The nervous girl nodded in agreement, taking Palo’s hand before they crossed the bridge side by side. From the familiar grass beneath their feet, they had departed into unfamiliar lands, the reality setting in as they took their first step on the golden Psamathe sands.

It was just before noon, with the sun beaming down harsh upon the two of them. As they walked further in, the river and its bridge disappearing on the horizon, the humidity of their new environment was kicking in. The forest-grown critter Palo couldn’t cope with the intense heat, feeling that the air itself was smothering her pervading her mind as she tried to adjust. She knew that Quinn felt exactly as she did though, so she put on a brave face as to not bring down what little cheer the girl had left. She choked her feelings down, and gripped Quinn’s hand a little tighter as they ventured into the dunes.

Hours passed under the harsh sun, and the two began to feel the effects of the heat, Quinn slowing down drastically as her burns, amplified by the searing sunlight, began to eat away at her. Palo’s greater resilience kept the two of them moving, taking occasional sips from a leather waterskin they’d filled at the river crossing to make sure they wouldn’t collapse from dehydration. Regret crept up into Palo’s mind as she began to understand the gravity of the journey she had undertaken, but giving up had never been an option; especially not now.

Quinn slipped and fell at some point, pulling Palo down with her. Quinn laid in the sand as it burned her, struggling to get up with what was left of the power in her body, Palo quickly getting up next to her. “Quinn…!” The girl squeaked, exhausted herself but much more worried about her only friend teetering on the edge of her life. She fed Quinn the last of the water they’d carried and picked her up, carrying her on her back. Quinn was about the same weight and height as Palo, so it was no easy undertaking to carry her in the harsh heat, but there was little alternative left at this point. Palo climbed dune after dune with Quinn, fighting her legs’ urge to give out with each step until at her wits end, at the peak of one last dune, Palo spied it- Muvazani.

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#horned advance #creative writing #original work #original fiction #ocs #original characters #writing #fantasy #writers on tumblr

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foxydunsparce · 2 months

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Doxxing myself why am I getting ads on here for Palos Heights Senior Living I'm not even 30 but I'll go if they'll take me in

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gothicdicordia · 6 months

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After reading the first chapter of her book, I decided I must visit this self-proclaimed druid priestess, this bandrui. Upon calling the publisher I discovered they were a recluse after years of living a very public life in some other mysterious capacity.

Of course, the bandrui would meet with someone interested in their book, alone, at home, on a warm October Sunday not far from Hallows Eve.

I was expecting something in the line of Castenada's journey to meet his shaman and indeed, the paved road stopped, the shaded black oak stands faded to Tall grass Prairie ride with fading wildflowers, and sky shimmered an iridescent gray under a vast, high blanket of clouds.

Then the gravelled road twisted down a rolling hill, then deep into a wooded ravine. A cluster of mailboxes marked a crossroads and my downloaded map instructed me to turn onto a road, rutted deep, with long grass barely touched by travels dragging under the chassis of my rented jeep.

Then a simple, powder coated black cattle gate left slightly ajar and messy bundle of sunflowers tied there to mark this where I'd pass.

The next mile was marked by tall, white windmills generating electrical power across a plain of very trim pasture. Then a trio of residential Satellite Dishes, a pumphouse with a large water tank, and a modern cell tower on a hill above. Then power lines leading to a 1970s standard Oklahoma Oilfield Workers redbrick home rectangle.

Attached to it was a large screen porch - modern - enamel white grating - glass panels - Southern gingerbread trim - thickly populated by house plants.

A Lady Banks Rose vine grew verdantly over the porch and he could make our an additional extension on the other side, a larger screened in garden, and another small garage-like home serving as the far boundary of the fence.

The porch lamp was lit as it was quite dark for a fall morning. A figure in a hooded, fleece robe, tall and robust motioned from the open screen door.

"Come in, Come in. You must be exhausted and hopefully hungry?"

"I'm here to interview Ms. Rose. May I come in?"

The tall, broad-shouldered figure lifted their head deep in the hood and sighed as if it pained them to be at full height of 6ft or so.

"Yes, of course. Come in. Sit. I made Cider, since it is Autumn of course. And of course Mead if so required later."

I heard a chirpy whisper from what was the open kitchen. "This one does not know!" Then the latter of pittle feet tapping away from us.

The large one came, set down a tea tray decorated with a loop of hops vine of latte sized cups full of warmed cider and a selection of German cookies in a basket lined with worn, but clean tea towels.

My eyes adjusted to the limited lamp light. A dining table altar was to my left heaped with seed pods of many plants, small squash, quaking grasses, and a Celtic cross of iron over a Indian Lotus. An unusually chunky incense stick burned and the scent of liturgical Palo Santo and Rosas filled the air.

The large personage lowered themselves into a large, leather easy chair.

"I hope you have now concluded I am Ms. Rose and I have always been a female of unusual strength and size. It was not until after the pandemic that I was finally allowed to transcend and be judged on my intellectual capabilities alone."

To be continued..

#lgbtq #druid #goth #transhumanism #ai #biohack #bandrui

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easylocksmith247sf · 11 months

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lelocksmithservices · 1 year

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Lost Your Car Keys? 6 Steps to Secure Good Car Key Replacement San Francisco

Keys are a vital part of the car, and you must take good care of them. Unfortunately, many times, people misplace their car keys, causing them to replace the original ones. While most people insure their car keys, the chances of losing them are common. Although electronic or mechanical car keys can be replaced easily, the real challenge occurs when one decides to replace them via local means.

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ahedderick · 1 year

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Being Frank 2

This post would be TOO long, so I’m breaking it up into two parts. Frank continues:

“The next project was to get timber for the floor joists. Where I got most of it for the subfloor and the joists was from the power line that was put through. The trees were cut down and left lay. I didn’t have a truck to haul these logs, but there was a 1952 Chevy two ton with the motor shot. I went to Saccos salvage and got a motor out of a Chevy that was wrecked. It fit in the truck and I used that to haul the logs to the sawmill in Palo Alto. It was twenty dollars a thousand board feet to have them sawed. I worked by myself logging. I drug the logs down and backed the truck into a ditch. I played out cables across the bed and used the tractor to winch the logs up in the bed; that was how I loaded them by myself. I had excess lumber after milling. Mike C. approached me to take down a silo and he put it up at his house. It was forty feet high. I had to take all the excess lumber and build a wooden scaffolding inside the silo. I got paid 500 dollars and I hired two guys who were tree trimmers to help. They were used to working high in the air. It took me two days to master myself to go all the way to the top of it. In those days I was afraid of heights! Everything had to go in those manholes and they’re not big! You put a round of scaffolding around every six feet. That’s how I got more seed money to build the house. I had no deadline and that was key. You can eat an elephant one bite at a time. It was a labor of love.

Now I began my hunt for other materials, wherever I could get them. After the trees from the farm, I bought a stone ranch house up on Brown Ave that was going to be demolished for Interstate 68. It was on a concrete slab and all stone exterior. I paid 100 dollars for it. All I wanted was the stone, rafters, paneling, 2x4 studding, and bathroom fixtures. I sold the windows, doors, and roof to a friend of mine who was building on Oliver Belt Rd for $100. So I got my money back on that deal. I hauled all that stone and material out here on that old truck, loading and unloading by hand. The basement of this house was studded out with the 2x4s and the paneling from that house. The bathtub was square and had two seats in it. The fireplace insert came from that house. I did have an old man, Elsy C., help me haul the stone. The stone for the planter came from Costello Construction, which was located on Valley Street, and I purchased other building material for the meat shop at the same time. The planter here, Max, laid that for me. He was a mason.

I was deer hunting over at the Gordon farm, now Hemmis, and found that big stone out front to the left. The one downstairs over the fireplace came from Cosgrove’s farm when I was plowing. There are some fossil stones on the patio that came from Wills Mountain. All the stone windowsills and lintels came from a building on Bedford street that was a tombstone company. When they were being demolished, I was able to get all the windowsills. I saved a pile of money on that! The stone slabs approaching the porch came from the parklet next to Times News when they were renovating. I bought all the cement I needed to lay the block and stone for 15 dollars from the B&O railroad damaged freight depot. Their freight agent was Tom R. One corner of the freight car got damp and I removed all the cement and cleaned the car out. When I was using the cement I had to take a window screen and put it over a 50 gallon drum. I had to screen all the cement so there wouldn’t be lumps in it.

The steel beam needed to run the entire 48 foot length of the house. Moore farm was having a sale where the current AC College is. I bought a two steel beams there that would cover the length and hauled them on the old Chevy. I also bought a stack of pine 2x10s. The beams were over the top of the truck and 5 or 10 feet out in front. I put a flag on the longer piece and hauled it on Sunday morning when there was no traffic. I put the beam on a wagon and brought it around to the back of the house with the tractor. I had pipes on the wall and slid the ends on one at a time. I worked each end over to the center and set it by myself. Next thing was to set the floor joists. I used sidecut boards on a diagonal for the subfloor. All oak! The diagonal boards add to the strength.

Over to the garage: the garage door came from a house in the Dingle where I was able to salvage many items. The structural steel supporting the roof/patio I set by myself with an old Dodge truck with a telephone pole on it. The header was steel, and came out of the B&O freight station on George Street. The other major steel beams came from the demolished Sears building that stood where the Holiday Inn parking lot now is. The next steel was 30ft long coal mine rails that came from Abe Feldstein’s salvage yard in LaVale. The corrugated metal decking that the concrete was poured on came from a B&O derailment at Swanton. Some of the same corrugated metal was used on the barn roof.

Interviewer: Well, Frank, did you get anything from West Virginia?

Frank: Hell no, they didn’t have anything to throw away!

The posts on the patio were originally pipes that I welded plates on the end of. The 6 inch steel beam that goes across the center was also salvage from a building. In later years when the Bowman’s addition flood program began, I salvaged some ornamental aluminum posts from a house behind Hartman’s Store. They weren’t long enough, so I cut the short ones and spliced them into the long ones. The ceiling joists for the patio were the 2x8s from the stone house I tore down on the I68 right-of-way. The patio step stringers were two pieces of timber from the B&O freight station. The two posts that are on the stairway came from the old German Brewery and the handrail, redwood, came from the farmhouse (Old George’s porch). All the rafters and ceiling joists for the house portion were salvaged from the loading dock at the B&O freight. All the plywood on the roof was from a ‘fire sale.’ The rail car overheated and the floor caught fire; the smoke damage to the plywood was severe enough that they couldn’t sell it. I paid 75 cents a sheet.

Downstairs there’s one room I didn’t finish. All the ceiling was salvaged drywall that had been damaged by forklifts at Valley Lumber. I had an Amish man swirl the ceiling down there. On the other side downstairs the ceiling was finished by tile that came out of the Woodmen of the World building, along with that maple cover over the planter. It was previously a banister at Woodmen of the World. The bedroom downstairs was finished with mismatched paneling from Valley Lumber. The interior of the closet was lined with leather-type paneling that came out of B&O.

My uncle Charles built these cabinets in the kitchen out of birch plywood. He was a finish carpenter. He also trimmed out all the oak trim doorways and baseboard in the house. The front doorway was custom built by Slim (Cecil), neighbors down the road here, and Don, from my sketch. The two birch doors, front and basement, solid core, I bought from the B&O freight claim agent Tom for 15$. The sidelights on the front door I bought from Bernie G. in Frostburg. The outside hanging light was from a yard sale for $5. It had a sidearm on it, but I figured I could adapt it to hang on a chain. The inside light there on the steps came from Westons department store.

There were many people who helped me build. We traded labor. Floyd, a carpenter, helped me frame; we traded labor. The stonework was crafted by Hayes Albert Northcraft, a WWI veteran. Elsy was the mudmixer. I was at this time working 7 days a week at the Kelly. Hayes laid all the stonework and this fireplace for $1,400 with no time in it for job completion. I had a dump truck with scaffolding I’d drive around the house and we’d throw the stone in the bed of the truck, then hoist it up on the scaffolding for him to pick out what he wanted. I was to move the scaffolding every day after he was finished. One time I missed it and he was laying the stone under the bay window. He left a divot in the stonework because I didn’t move the heavy timbers for him. That’s a forever reminder that I didn’t do my duty. Hank P., whom I worked with at the Kelly, was a part-time cement finisher. He’s the one who placed the penny in the front stoop.

Well, that was a long story. It seemed like I had all the time in the world in those days, and lots of energy. You might ask when I finally finished the house. I don’t think I ever have! In fact, this year (2016) I reclaimed the large plate glass windows from the solarium at Roy Roger’s restaurant when they tore it down and I’m using them to put a sun room on the back of the house. It’ll have a hot tub when I’m finished, and also the washer and dryer. So, you see, it remains a work in progress to this day.

My note: Frank, like my parents, was born slightly before WWII and lived in this area all his life. Members of the “Silent Generation” are getting fewer these days. I had my doubts about committing to this project, but now I’m very glad I did.

#home builder #diy #solarpunk #reduce reuse recycle #recycle #recycled materials #appalachia

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