#kevin hayes aesthetic

[teenage---wasteland]

American Beauty (1999)

#american beauty #moodboard #mena suvari #kevin spacey #thora birch #blonde #lizzy grant #angela hayes #jane burnham #lisbon sisters #coquette #90s fashion #90s aesthetic #vhs #retro #fiona apple #girlblogger #sofia coppola #lux lisbon #girl interrupted #mars argo #nicole dollanganger #soft grunge #aesthetic #kate moss #lily rose depp #effy stonem #cassie ainsworth #marie antoinette #00s movies

[quiet--menace]

The night they’d arrived in New York Jane had cut her hair into a bob and dyed it red. Ricky said it reminded him of Agent Scully and so they’d watched a bunch of episodes of The X Files. Ricky had changed the parting in his hair and taken to wearing glasses, tortoiseshell Ray-Bans just like Fox Mulder’s. The lenses intensified the blue of his eyes, particularly when he was staring as he was doing now. Mad Sam had taken their portraits and in spite of his commentary that she was ‘killing it’, that her ‘bedroom eyes’ were terminal, Jane was reminded of school picture day, of criminal mugshots. The news had used the worst photos of them and all the best ones of her dad. Reports said that he’d died holding a photo of himself with Jane and her mother taken at the fair. In the shot Jane was holding a bear that he’d won for her and named Tarzan. Her father said that the bear would protect her and treat her like a princess, but that first she’d have to teach him how to be a gentleman.

A Missing Piece by Birdie Lo Green

This was actually fun! I wrote a fic following on from the ending of the film about Jane and Ricky in New York seeing news coverage of Lester’s death on TV. The writing prompt which inspired this was INTOXICATION.

#personal #writing #fanfic #fanfiction #february ficlet challenge #writing prompt #American Beauty #kevin spacey #jane burnham #thora birch #ricky fitts #wes bentley #carolyn burnham #annette benning #angela hayes #mena suvari #90s style #90s aesthetic #the x files #mulder and scully #tarzan and jane #lester burnham #murder mystery #true crime #Lolita #bybirdielogreen

[art-and-the-hockeys]

wallpapers • kevin hayes + cute aesthetic

Requested by @nerdzrope

Credits of the wallpapers’ elements and style go to their respective owners. I only assembled them to make the wallpapers.

like & reblog if you use

#kevin hayes #philadelphia flyers #nhl #phi #nhl flyers #wallpapers #wallpaper #edit #edits #cute #aesthetic #cute aesthetic #request #requested #phirequest #phica #phiwp #hayeswp

[leafsbabe]

NYR frat boys • coffee shop

#brady skjei #jimmy vesey #kevin hayes #moodboard #aesthetic #hockey imagine #hockey player

[rask]

Brady Skjei + Jimmy Vesey + Kevin Hayes  mood board // black & white // requested by @nyskjei

#brady skjei #jimmy vesey #kevin hayes #rangers #new york rangers #nyr #mine #02 #moodboard #moodboards #mood board #mood boards #hockey aesthetic #hockey aesthetics #hockey mood board #hockey mood boards #hockey moodboards #hockey moodboard #requested #nyskjei

[daisiesmakingchains]

aesthetic / / Johnny Gaudreau & Kevin Hayes + boston college

#johnny gaudreau #kevin hayes #calgary flames #new york rangers #nhl #boston college #johnny hockey #duo #aesthetic #cal aes #nyr aes #hockey #orange aes

[xtuvstarr-blog]

American Beauty🥀

- My edit, give credit if use.

#american beauty #angela hayes #kevin spacey #movies #quotes #aesthetic #deep thoughts

[dustedmagazine]

Slept Ons: The Records We Wish We’d Gotten to Earlier

We missed out on Chime School because he was off in the woods.  

Every year, great records slip right by us, no matter how much music we listen to or how frantically we try to stay in the loop.  Here Dusted contributors right the balance at bit by celebrating the albums that we discovered late or never got around to.  Contributors include:  Ian Mathers, Michael Rosenstein, Jennifer Kelly, Andrew Forell, Jonathan Shaw, Chris Liberato, Bill Meyer, Patrick Masterson and Bryon Hayes.

Aeon Station — Observatory (Sub Pop)

[Ed. Note: We didn’t entirely sleep on this one, see our November Dust.]  

The whole point of this feature, of course, is that every year no matter how you try some things slip through the cracks. But at least personally, there’s never been a record that’s felt as destined for my entry in a round up like this and yet at the same time that feels premature to include even here the way Aeon Station’s Observatory does. It’s not just that this record possibly signals the end of the wait (stretching close to 20 years now!) for the Wrens to return after 2003’s The Meadowlands, itself a fraught and delayed installment. Or that more sharply, something like five or six songs here (reports have differed) were basically finished and part of that follow up before Kevin Whelan — moved to action by a pandemic, by the death of his father, by his experience raising his neurodivergent son, by the feeling that "It’s a betrayal that I let a decade of my life go by and did nothing" — took them and wrote some more songs and played them with fellow Wrens Greg Whelan and Jerry MacDonald and told Sub Pop they had something to release. This has led to the kind of conflicting narratives and bad feeling you might expect from Whelan and fellow Wrens front man Charles Bissell, and it’s not just that there isn’t a Wrens record. It’s not just that Bissell hasn’t put out the album that will come from his own Meadowlands follow-up tracks. He hasn’t even released an apparently forthcoming statement (estimating on twitter it’s anywhere from 6.5k to 8k words long) about this album coming out and the narrative around that. Observatory sounded great on first listen, but to me it didn’t sound particularly like the Wrens (despite Whelan long being half of the band’s voice, literally and figuratively) and it took actually going over the band’s work back to back with Aeon Station’s before things started to fall into place. But it was impossible to do so without also looking further into exactly the kind of thing that can make one’s head and heart hurt about the situation. All else being equal you’d imagine most Wrens/Aeon Station listeners, even more than wanting to hear what’s next from Whelan and Bissell, would rather 30-year-plus relationships not get strained and possibly torched in order to bring us anything (or, pointedly, in order for either or both or all band members to be able to express themselves). I slept on Observatory partly because it came out late in the year and I didn’t have the time to give it before I was drawing up lists of albums, yes, but also because I knew to give any genuine response was going to take the kind of time and effort that I just wasn’t looking forward to. So now I know I love it, and also that it’s maybe the record from 2021 that causes me the most conflicting emotions, that makes me the saddest but also maybe the happiest. If you thought Whelan was trying to do that deliberately, it would be its own weird genius that he’s done so ‘about’ an album so bittersweet and so about the things we do and do not get, that we do and do not go after, in life. But I don’t think that sometimes painful resonance is a marketing ploy, or personal dig, or aesthetic gambit: I think it, too, is just life, in all its infinite disappointments and glories. One thing seems clear: This is not what any of us had planned. 

Ian Mathers

 Amyl & the Sniffers — Comfort to Me (ATO)

Comfort To Me by Amyl and the Sniffers

It wasn’t that I was unaware of Amyl and the Sniffers. I had, after all, much enjoyed Amy Taylor in the Sleaford Mods’ “Nudge It,” where her torrid rant lights up the final minute and, to my mind, completely eclipses Billy Nomates’ guest shot. Moreover I knew people who swore by the 2019 self-titled, though life is short and busy and full of records and I’d never gotten around to it. But on the very last Bandcamp Friday of 2021 (and maybe ever), it was time to commit. I plunked down a tenner on Comfort to Me, and it almost immediately became one of my favorites. Something about the architectural spareness of the Sniffers bass-and-drums framework, its crazed explosions of guitars and, especially, its heady, foul-mouthed front-woman. She drops the f-word while asking for angelic guidance in the very first track, my kind of punk diva, for sure. “Hertz” is best of the bunch, an unhinged paean to weekend getaways (“Take me to the beach! Take me to the country!”) that brooks no lessening in tension even when describing the good life. “Maggot” blisters surfaces with its jagged guitar riff, while still putting in a bid for love, but Taylor isn’t compromising. The Ramones-times-ten fury of “Don’t Need a Cunt Like You to Love Me” snarls and stomps at warp speed. “I’m still a good girl, don’t you fucking tell me,” sneers Taylor in the next to last “Laughing,” but it’s totally on her own terms.

Jennifer Kelly

 Jeremiah M. Carter and Chelsea Bridge — The Way It Pours Into Itself (Whited Sepulchre)

The Way It Pours Into Itself by Chelsea Bridge and Jeremiah M. Carter

What with the sheer volume of limited run releases that consistently pop up within the fecund American musical sub-underground, it’s bound to happen that one or two (or many more) gems get overlooked when the year-end lists are crafted. This enigmatic CD, of which only 100 were produced, exemplifies this phenomenon. Both Carter and Mallory Linehan (a.k.a., Chelsea Bridge) have been slowly and unassumingly building their nascent discographies, which have been printed for the most part on the underappreciated cassette medium. Coming together under the Whited Sepulchre banner, a subsidiary of the Tome to the Weather Machine blog, they have created a unique work of art that for the most part managed to escape notice. To craft the three pieces of electronically manipulated acoustic drift presented here, Carter and Linehan worked apart from each other, trading sounds electronically. The Chicago-based Linehan sent violin and voice passages to Carter in Brooklyn, who then added his own sonic elements. A considerable amount of processing completed the vision. The resultant soundscapes are vast territories through which to amble. One might catch a scrambled violin melody accompanied by ghostly guitar fog banks, or an apparition of percussion beamed in from another realm altogether. A chorus of disembodied voices could be conjuring up tangled balls of scraped strings. Was that a phantom dog that just emanated the ghastliest of barks? By weaving together the best parts of their individual oeuvres, Carter and Linehan have turned the uncanny on its head, bewitching us in the process.

Bryon Hayes

Chamber 4 — Dawn To Dusk (JACC Records)

Dawn to Dusk by Chamber 4

One of my pleasures this past year has been getting better acquainted with the work of the Portuguese trumpeter, Luís Vicente. He’s both versatile and productive, so while I made it a point to attest to the merits of his spirited work in his own trio, a duo with Vasco Trilla, and a formidable quartet with John Dikeman, Hamid Drake, and William Parker, this Dawn to Dusk got past me until recently, even though it was released last summer. Chamber 4 is, as the name suggests, a quartet that improvises like a chamber ensemble. Vicente is joined by acoustic guitar-playing compatriot Marcelo dos Reis and Parisians Théo and Valentin Ceccaldi on violin and cello respectively. Dawn To Dusk, which was recorded in concert during the autumn of 2020, is their third album. While the instrumentalists do fall into roles — dos Reis generates momentum, Vicente earthy commentary, and the Ceccaldis’ fractal expansion and thorny counterpoint — their collective dynamics result in music that evolves excitingly and unpredictably.  

Bill Meyer 

  Chime School — Chime School (Slumberland)

Part of the fertile Bay Area indie scene, Andy Pastalaniec steps away from Seablite’s drum stool and grabs his 12-string guitar for ten tracks celebrating girls, cars, motorbikes and truancy on his aptly titled debut Chime School. Think Roger McGuinn via the paisley underground, indie labels Sarah, Fortuna Pop!, and, natch, Slumberland and you’re right there. Pastalaniec’s songs breeze along on ringing guitars, flourishes of organ and tight rhythms. An invigorating antidote to the miseries of 2021 and the rime of winter, Chime School doesn’t reinvent any wheels but the buoyant jangle of “Dead Saturdays” “Anywhere But Here” and “Calling In Sick” never gets old. A really good way to spend a happy half hour watching the rain and dreaming of escape.  

Andrew Forell

 consorts — distinctions (Spoonhunt)

distinctions by consorts

Over the course of 2021, bassist Dominic Lash released a slew of recordings on his Spoonhunt label from sessions by various iterations of his quartet to duos with violinist Angharad Davies to solo guitar releases to releases with collaborators like John Russell and John Butcher to realizations of Christian Wolff compositions by a jazz piano trio. One that I’ve kept going back to is distinctions, a piece by Lash for the ensemble consorts, recorded at Café Oto at his 40th birthday concert. Lash explains that “Consorts is a flexible ensemble formed in 2013 to explore the possibilities of combining sustained-tone music, improvisation (both guided and free), and the relationship between acoustic and amplified sound.” The 20-member iteration of the group here is comprised of many of Lash’s frequent collaborators, with 7 wind players, 7 string players, 3 musicians playing synthesizers and electronics, piano, harmonium and Seth Cooke credited with steel sink and metal detector. Over the course of the 46-minute piece, the musicians navigate their way through, plying extended drones, areas of spare activity and fractured lines tossed across the ensemble, all shot through with the scumbled grit of frayed overtones and burred electronic shadings. There is a patience and focus as the piece opens with the spare, timbrally rich multiplicity of instruments quietly intoning held tones, plucked notes, and textural creaks and crackles in overlapping skeins. Gradually, density mounts as layers accrue against each other, opening up to an extended section of collective, pointillistic improvisation where instruments bob in and out of the mix. The final section crescendos, caterwauling with skirling intensity shot through with insistent overblown reeds, hammered piano notes and the tectonic rumble of bass and electronics, winding down to a taut conclusion in the last moments. Listening to how the group pulls together throughout with gripping dynamism while still allowing for ensemble transparency is a tribute to their collective listening.

Michael Rosenstein    

 Louis Laurain — Pulses, Pipes, Patterns (INSUB Records/Carton Records)

Pulses, Pipes, Patterns by LOUIS LAURAIN

A string of releases in 2000/2001 seemed game-changers for solo trumpet. Within a few years, Greg Kelley, Axel Dörner and Franz Hautzinger put out solo releases, and Bill Dixon put out his monumental solo boxed set Odyssey. On each of their releases, the musicians delved into personal sonic experiments, deconstructing the elemental timbres of the brass instrument and reimagining the trumpet as a resonant sound generator. Of course, all of this has been absorbed and extended by musicians like Nate Wooley, Peter Evans, Birgit Ulher and others. But this release shows that there is still plenty of room for discovery. Twenty years on, French trumpet player Louis Laurain released this solo which captures the exploratory energy of those earlier releases. Utilizing trumpets, home-made amplification systems, resonating objects and field recordings, Laurain carves out five pieces which present his instrument as, in his words, “a resonating space.” Each zero in on a particular timbral area, building up layers of frictive hisses and burred breath, feedback projected through the instrument, looping percussive pops and clicks and objects placed against the bell which produce sympathetic resonances. Lorain modulates and controls this modular approach to sonic investigation through the subtle manipulation of the trumpet’s valves, tuning slides, spit valves and mutes, sometimes taking the instrument apart to project the sound across the stereo plane. While the technical mastery and resourceful invention of all this is engaging, it is Lorain’s keen structural sense that weaves all of this together into a release that I’ve continued to return to.

Michael Rosenstein

 Low Life — From Squats to Lots: The Agony and XTC of Low Life (Goner)

In the spirit of this feature, here is music born from being overlooked. So much so that on multiple songs on the third LP by Australian punks Low Life the narrator is asked, “How are you still alive?” The answer that frontman Mitch Tolman gives to this query is two-fold: by doing what needs to be done in order to survive, and by writing about it. To these ends, he’s gotten sober and relocated to Melbourne from Sydney, where the band formed in 2010 while living together in an Inner West squat house. In fact, I’m guilty of paying too little attention to Low Life myself, having failed to give their second album, Downer Edn, a chance after being underwhelmed by its teaser tracks. But if its songs are half the “growers” this set are, I only blame myself, which is what the characters in the band’s universe do best. Or worse, as Tolman speaks-sings about over the distinctly My Bloody Valentine-esque swells of “Epitaphs,” they make the mistake of believing that they can have it all. This isn’t shoegaze, though, the band insists in the liner notes; nor is it hardcore exactly (“this is not austere, disciplined music”), despite shades of both styles seeping through the echoey, haunted smog of these twelve tracks. Whatever you want to call it or not call it, From Squats to Lots is a damn near perfect album — and it’s only too fitting with the music’s resilient spirit how few in 2021 seemed to take notice, myself almost included.

Chris Liberato

 Akira Rabelais — 図書館 / À la Recherche du Temps Perdu (Argeïphontes)

図書館 by Akira Rabelais

À la recherche du temps perdu by Akira Rabelais

Following 2019’s self-described magnum opus CXVI, Texan-born composer, Morton Subotnick student and Argeïphontes Lyre software creator Vincent Akira Rabelais Carté retreated from grander, more formal album statements for more than two years, opting instead to do soundtrack work and small-run cassettes. That changed in October with the simultaneous releases of 図書館 (“Library,” inspired by Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore) and À la Recherche du Temps Perdu (“In search of lost time,” not surprisingly drawn directly from Marcel Proust). Though distinct in their source material and mission, those coming to Rabelais for the first time will note the unifying themes in sonic topography across the six-plus hours of music herein; The Caretaker, Stars of the Lid and William Basinski are easy reference points, though plenty of ambient and “slow music”-minded composers are likely to spring to mind beyond that. 図書館 is the more ambiguous of the two, four roughly 20-minute pieces stringing out endless piano decay that fosters an uneasy atmosphere. It’s the massive À la Recherche du Temps Perdu (fitting for an album drawing inspiration from Proust) to which I keep returning, however: 13 tracks interpolating 51 works of Belle Époque composers capped off by “Il avait eu envie de réentendre certains quatuors de Beethoven” (“He wanted to hear some Beethoven quartets again”), an hour-long quilt of beat-up Beethoven 78s from down the long hall of a gilded Viennese palace. Each album requires sustained attention and total commitment, but if you have it, you’ll be rewarded with two of 2021’s most arresting records.

Patrick Masterson

Trhä — endlhëtonëg (Self-released)

endlhëtonëg by Trhä

The project identified only by the mysterious moniker Trhä makes songs that combine the sonic aesthetics of raw black metal, a fascination with the atavisms of dungeon synth and the occasional atmospheric gestures of bands like Tardigrada or Lamp of Murmuur. That cluster of references suggests a rather singular synthesis, and Trhä’s music is as occulted as the language (untranslatable, so far as Google can tell) the project uses on its scant internet presence. The first track on this LP is titled “ihaja endlhëjëdahhe nu jahadlhjavna gjëri ha”—you figure it out. The seemingly intentional linguistic obscurity is complemented by the project’s deployment of the anti-promotional strategy of numerous Satanic black metal bands: no names, no pictures, no firm locale, no contextual info beyond what you can dope out from the music itself. All of that can feel a bit like schtick, and given the increase in hipness that dungeon synth is currently experiencing, the intrigue threatens to signal a sort of self-important preciousness. But the music is terrific: less produced than captured, by turns moody and overheated, prone to long periods of chilly, expressionistic keyboard-based tonalities and sudden explosions of shrill and clattering blackened cacophony. The record is bonkers and haunting by equal measures. The last song and title track is an epic of creation-destruction, well worth the significant investment of time and attention required. Trhä released a lot of music in 2021 (including a good split with the mopey, nutty Celestial Sword), but endlhëtonëg is the strongest and strangest record of the bunch. Which is saying something.

Jonathan Shaw

#dusted magazine #slept ons #2021 #aeon station #ian mathers #amyl and the sniffers #jennifer kelly #jeremiah m. carter #chelsea bridge #bryon hayes #chamber 4 #bill meyers #chime school #andrew forell #michael rosenstein #consorts #louis laurain #low life #Akira Rabelais #patrick masterson #Trhä #jonathan shaw #chris liberato

[nugnthopkns]

Number 4 from cheesy fluff with Kevin Hayes? 😊

omg hi!!! i just want to take this opportunity to say i think you’re fantastic. thanks for submitting something 💖💖 kev is my favourite himbo

4. “the things you do to me...” 

The scene before you looks like something out of a fairytale. 

You knew it would – you’d spent the past few months making sure everything was perfect. Despite declaring that he didn’t care about the aesthetics of the wedding, Kevin had been deeply involved in the planning, using his charm and good humour to ensure the day would be exactly what you envisioned in your head. Now, as you stand arm-in-arm with your father waiting to step around the corner and walk down the aisle, you can’t help but think the garden would have looked terrible if not for Kevin. He added so many details you didn’t even think of and they tie everything together so well. 

“You ready kiddo?” your dad asks, patting your arm in an attempt to bring your focus back to reality. 

“I’ve never been more ready for anything in my life,” you say honestly. A genuine smile, one that’s typically reserved for Kevin and your family, is on display for everyone in attendance. 

The music starts, a delicate piano medley, and you allow yourself you be led to the beginning of the aisle. Your dad stops for a second, waiting for everyone who is able to stand to do so, and your eyes search through the crowd to meet Kevin’s. He’s already looking at you, tears sliding freely down his cheek, and you sheepishly send him a little wave. His booming laugh echoes through the space at your antics, though it’s a little watery, and any nerves you had dissipate. 

It’s a fairly quick walk down the aisle, faster than most would probably want, but you’re eager to marry Kevin. When you reach the other end your father and Kevin exchange a few words and then the two of you are alone before the officiant. Without thinking, you reach up and tuck an unruly curl behind his ear, and Kevin rolls his eyes and flashes you a grin. 

“You look stunning,” he whispers as he reaches to link your pinkies together. “The things you do to me, making me cry in public. I’m never going to hear the end of this from TK.”

A laugh tumbles from your lips, and you peek over Kevin’s shoulder to find his teammate in the second row. Travis has a smirk on his face that lets you know that Kevin’s right, but the young man also sends you a thumbs up that tells you the chirping won’t start for a few days. 

“You’ll get over it. Pretty sure he’ll let you enjoy the moment.”

The ceremony officially starts then, and Kevin’s reply is drowned out by the officiant’s introduction. He keeps rambling, no doubt scared of messing up in front of everyone, and you find it endearing. In an effort to both calm him down and make him pay attention to what’s going on you squeeze his pinky. Instantly he settles down, and you take the opportunity to mouth ‘I love you’ which is returned without a moment’s hesitation. Now you just have to get through the rest of the ceremony before you can officially begin your life together. 

☼☼☼☼

it’s blurb weekend :))

#i really really love writing weddings #kevin hayes blurb #kevin hayes imagine #philadelphia flyers imagine #nhl blurb #nhl imagine #hockey blurb #hockey imagine #blurb weekend! #cwrites

[filmaticbby]

American Beauty (1999) dir. Sam Mendes

#american beauty #sam mendes #cinematography #conrad hall #american cinema #angela hayes #lester burnham #film still #movies #mena suvari #kevin spacey #90's #1990's #aesthetic #indie

[nicoleknows-nothing]

kevin hayes - glitch/tech/video game aesthetic wallpaper (android) credit/like/reblog if you use :3

#kevin hayes #philadelphia flyers #it's always hayzy in philadelphia #my edits #android size bg #btw the binary text in the third one says #THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM #if you know you know xD

[butlegendsneverdie]

21 questions tag game

I was tagged by @megalony. Thanks Friend! 

Answer 21 questions and tag 21 people you would like to know better!

Nicknames: Bobbie, Spongebob, Kevin

Zodiac Sign: Pieces 

Height: 5′4″

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

Favorite Musicians: Queen, Old Dominion, Billy Joel

Song stuck in my head: 

Following:

Followers:

Do you get asks: haha no, not really. But so is life.

Amount of sleep: Depends on the day, its anywhere from 4 to 8 hrs

Lucky Number: 2

What are you wearing: Queen tee and a gray and red striped skirt

Dream Job: costume design

Dream Trip: Greece and Italy

Instruments: none, unless you count grade school recorder. 

Languages: English, some high school Spanish

Favorite Songs: (Sorry there's like 8 songs)

The Longest Time, Billy Joel

Hotel Key, Old Dominion

It’s A Hard Life, Queen 

A.D. 1928/Rockin’ the Paradise, Styx

Kill a Word, Eric Church

You Broke Up With Me, Walker Hayes

Seven Seas of Rhye, Queen

Song for Another Time, Old Dominion

Random Fact: I have a fake tooth

Aesthetic: no idea

I tag: @har-rison-s @snow-99 @blessedbyhardy @diamondxclawedxglove 

[wrsethngs-blog]

A SERIES OF ALMOST AESTHETICS / EDDIE BROCK.

Rules: Bold what applies to your muse, repost & tag some friends! Tagged by: this meme was created by @souldetaches ! Tagging: please support cammie and do this ty

KEVIN MYSTRAL

brooklyn, new york  /  the overwhelming boredom that comes with routine  /  depersonalization  /  derealization  /  the feeling of doing something you shouldn’t  /  belly button piercings  /  the numbing feeling of depression  /  all black clothes  /  the self isolation of refusing to get to know people  /  meaningless sex  /  pink and black nail polish that hasn’t been touched in years  /  berry flavored chapstick  /  a stab wound through the hand  /  asking others to kill you  /  bubbles and pot smoke  /  hands around your neck  /  the dead body of someone you don’t know  /  unhealthy feelings.

MARVYN HAYES

acne scars across your back  /  erotica  /  faint hickeys that weren’t suppose to leave a mark  /  a white cane, folded up and hanging from your wrist  /  the panic attack at the thought of admitting your mistakes  /  the negative symptoms of anxiety  /  sex addiction  /  bitter coffee  /  hiding your phone from your spouse  /  overwhelming guilt  /  constantly using siri  /  a computer keyboard with braille on the keys  /  sugar gliders  /  the mistake of trying to help  /  brunette curls  /  fish nibbling on your fingertips  /  cigarettes and new addictions  /  the new york times /  insecurity about your eyes, sunglasses.

CYRIL HAYES

wedding photos  /  understanding your mental illness and hating it more because of it  /  flowers  /  sleeping in  /  the constant feeling like you are the most mature of your siblings  /  denial  /  sweet coffee  /  simultaneously wanting the best for someone and being afraid of them  /  red pens  /  the inability to focus on work  /  dressed like hollywood’s idea of casual  /  the air-like feeling of converting to the religion you truly believe  /  intrusive thoughts  /  compulsions  /  bookshelves with no more space  /  the star of david  /  trusting lovers more than you should  /  linked arms.

KEVIN MONSON

being your parents’ miracle child  /  the latter day saints  /  feeling unholy from something you can’t control  /  crosses  /  the sudden realization that your brother is a monster  /  white button ups that are slightly too lose  /  tear stained cheeks  /  puzzle games on your phone  /  the irony in loving a black cat more than your luck  /  disney movies  /  flower petals on your bed after a long day  /  repressed emotions  /  suppressing laughter as you tell your boyfriend how bad his joke was  /  paranoia  /  bad event after bad event  /  plain bread  /  fearing of updating your parents on your life.

RYAN URSZAY

vulgar jokes  /  polyamory  /  the safe feeling that comes with starting over /  switching between languages  /  living with people who love you /  memories of seeing musicals with your mother /  getting married while still young  /  windbreaker jackets  /  impulsive decisions going shockingly well  /  tension between siblings  /  the cereal and waffles from hotel breakfasts  /  black eyes, bloody noses, and busted lips  /  clear skies  /  nevada  /  being hit without hitting back  /  the uncalled for spikes of fear that comes with trauma  /  playing dnd with family  /  lava lamps still on when you get home.

#⟡ ⧉ LEVI SPEAKS : ❛ YOU HAVE TO START WITH BELIEF. ❜ #⟡ ⧉ EDDIE : ❛ WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT. ❜

[evolutionproperties]

Just How Complicated is it to Renovate a Listed Building?

Whether you want to replace a single broken roof tile or build an extension, the correct specification of materials is vital to any work on listed and conservation area buildings. But you’re not on your own: there are set procedures to follow and experts who can guide you through them and help you assess everything you can – and can’t – do.

Can I extend a listed building? It is possible to extend a listed building, but you need to apply for a special form of permission called Listed Building Consent. Permitted Development rights do not apply to listed buildings and buildings in conservation areas, so you will also need to apply for Householder Planning Consent.

“Because there are no Permitted Development rights, standard loft conversions with box dormers are completely out of the question,” Kevin Clarke says. Any extension must enhance the existing building and not detract from the heritage value and historic elements associated with the house.

Kevin explains that any extension should be subservient to the original house. “This usually, but not exclusively, means it should be small and to the rear of the property,” he says. “The local planning authority and Historic England [or your local equivalent] will also expect materials and fenestration [windows] to match the existing house.”

If a proposed extension affects any trees on your property, be aware that trees in conservation areas are likely to be subject to Tree Preservation Orders. If you want to carry out work on trees that are not yet the subject of a Tree Preservation Order, you must give the local authority something called Notification of Proposed Works to Trees in Conservation Areas.

Does an extension have to be in the same style as the original building? A modern extension may be considered acceptable, but there are strict caveats, Kevin says. “The design must be of an exceptionally high standard. You will need to prove to the authorities that it’s an improvement on a more traditional alternative.”

Conservation officers can vary in their opinion about how best to extend listed buildings, as Denis Hayes explains: “Some look for something in keeping with what’s already there. Others believe a modern extension that contrasts with the original building and doesn’t seek to replicate it is more sympathetic. It’s subjective and you should seek advice about what might be most successful in your local area.”

What about repairing or replacing windows? “Original windows tend to be single glazed with a distorted or unperfected look,” Lior Brosh says. “Therefore, the council will assess the impact of any replacement or repair. It’s very likely they’ll ask for the replacement to be like for like.” This means the colour, material and profiles should be identical to the original windows.

“You need to be careful,” Denis says. “You can get modern replicas that mimic single-glazed sashes, but the frames are almost always too chunky and are often refused by conservation officers.

“In that instance,” he continues, “it’s always seen as better to repair than replace. You may be able to upgrade the existing glazing to improve the performance, but keep the same frame. Whatever you choose will need to be approved by your local conservation officer.”

Are there other glazing options? “The most common method to enhance acoustics and thermal buffering [insulation] in a listed building is to add secondary glazing behind the original windows,” Kevin says. This solution increases performance without changing the exterior appearance.

“But there are many high-quality heritage-style double-glazed options that are considered acceptable,” he says. “Quite often, Heritage England [or your local equivalent] and heritage officers in local planning authorities acknowledge that the existing fabric of the building is no longer fit for purpose. In this case, they will often approve an upgraded window or fenestration grouping on the assumption the aesthetics are on a like-for-like basis.”

Why is damp a particular issue in listed buildings? “Many period properties suffer from damp simply because of their age and the constant movement of the building,” Lior says. “Newer listed buildings might have a damp-proof membrane or damp course that over time has broken in one or more places.”

Once there’s a break, he says, the brick becomes a sponge and absorbs water. “If there’s no proper ventilation, bacteria can start growing into mould and rot, which can also affect human health,” he says. It’s very common and treatable, but must be tackled as soon as possible.

A lot of Britain’s historic housing stock, however, was built before modern plastics and damp courses were introduced into the construction industry and, as a result, can suffer from moisture penetrating through and rising up from the foundations.

“All old buildings were built to be breathable, with plenty of passive ventilation,” Denis explains. “They are what’s known as ‘hygroscopic’ in nature, meaning that any moisture is absorbed by the walls and released slowly over time.”

Therefore, be wary of introducing modern materials, such as insulation and vapour barriers, into older buildings, he says. “They can prevent air flow and ventilation, altering the performance of the building and causing major damage, including damp and decay.”

Kevin adds, “Many listed buildings have basements or cellars that have not been tanked or water-proofed internally, which subsequently causes damp. Trying to resolve damp issues like this on listed buildings can be costly and time-consuming.”

The correct specification of materials is vital, Denis says. “Engage with an architect as early as possible to discuss what is the most appropriate approach when upgrading a listed building element.”

What do I need to bear in mind if I want to repair or replace roofs, chimneys, guttering or drainpipes? “If the roof is made from a particular natural slate or the guttering from cast steel, you’d need to source the exact same product,” Denis says. “This can be expensive, both in material costs and the specialist labour required.”

It’s important that no material changes are made to the exterior of a listed building that alter it from its original state, he says.

“In a conservation area, a chimney needs to remain untouched, because it forms part of the streetscape,” Denis continues. “Chimneys are also often integral to the whole structure of the building. Many older properties have shallow foundations and the whole thing settles into the ground over time. As a result, removing the chimney could impact the structural integrity of a historic building. It’s always best to consult a structural engineer prior to carrying out any works involving a chimney.”

How do I insulate a listed building for energy efficiency? “It’s often incredibly difficult to do this,” Kevin says. “While windows can be upgraded on a like-for-like basis, walls, floors and roofs are trickier.

“Older listed buildings are unlikely to have a cavity to allow insulation to be pumped into the walls,” he says. “External insulation is ruled out because it would alter the aesthetics of the building. Dry-lining the walls internally is likely to be impossible, as it would require skirting boards, architraves and cornicing to be removed to achieve full coverage of the wall.”

Alternatively, look at improving insulation elsewhere, Denis suggests. “You can, for instance, upgrade loft insulation to reduce heat loss without any impact on original features.”

What about draught-proofing? “Draught-proofing is one of the most cost-effective and least intrusive ways of improving the comfort of occupants and reducing the energy used for heating,” Denis says, “and there’s little or no change to a building’s appearance. It also has the added benefit of reducing noise and keeping out dust.

“You can draught-proof the windows throughout,” he says. “Research has shown that this can reduce air leakage by at least 33%, significantly reducing the heating requirement needed for a room.”

Can I do anything about draughty floors? “If you need to insulate a wood floor because of draughts, the local planning authority will require you to carefully number and set aside the floorboards,” Lior says. “You’ll need to install the insulation without any damage to the floor joists and then carefully put the boards back in their original location.”

“Obtain professional advice on this beforehand,” Kevin advises. “This will ensure the process won’t adversely affect the thermal balance and breathability of the house or create condensation issues.”

“Whatever you have in mind for your listed building,” Lior concludes, “make sure you have all the drawings and information describing the work you want to carry out, so the local planning authority can assess and guide you through what can and what can’t be done.”

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A SERIES OF ALMOST AESTHETICS

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KEVIN MYSTRAL

brooklyn, new york  /  the overwhelming boredom that comes with routine  /  depersonalization and dissociation  /  the feeling of doing something you shouldn’t  /  belly button piercings  /  the numbing feeling of depression  /  all black clothes  /  the self isolation of refusing to get to know people  /  meaningless sex  /  pink and black nail polish that hasn’t been touched in years  /  cherry flavored chapstick  /  a stab wound through the hand  /  suicide idealization without personally acting on it  /  glofish in a tank without a black light.

MARVYN HAYES

acne scars across your back  /  erotica writings  /  faint hickeys that weren’t suppose to leave a mark  /  white sweaters  /  the panic attack at the thought of admitting your mistakes  /  the negative symptoms of anxiety  /  sex addiction  /  bitter coffee  /  falling back to addiction after a relapse  /  hiding your phone from your spouse  /  overwhelming guilt  /  tongue frenulum piercings  /  hands around your neck  /  brunette curls.

CYRIL HAYES

understanding your mental illness and hating it more because of it  /  the constant feeling like you are the most mature of your siblings  /  the inability to truly comprehend that your family can be monsters too  /  simultaneously wanting the best for someone and being afraid of them  /  the inability to focus on work  /  the air-like feeling of converting to the religion you truly believe  /  the self hatred that comes with intrusive thoughts.

KEVIN MONSON

being your parents’ miracle child  /  the feeling of heresy from something you can’t control  /  the sudden realization that your brother sister is a monster  /  white buttons up that are slightly too lose  /  puzzle games on your phone  /  the irony in loving a black cat more than your luck  /  the fear of updating your parents on your life  /  suppressing laughter as you tell your boyfriend how bad his joke was.

RYAN URSZAY

vulgar jokes that shouldn’t be made  /  polyamory  / the safe feeling that comes with starting over /  switching languages just to mess with people  /  living with people who love you  /  getting married while still young  /  impulsive decisions going shockingly well  /  the cereal and waffles from hotel breakfasts  /  black eyes, bloody noses, and busted lips  /  being hit without hitting back  /  the uncalled for spikes of fear that comes with trauma  /  lava lamps still on when you get home.

RACHE JONES

wrists bruised by handcuffs  /  growing out of your rebellious phase  /  pet sugar gliders  /  marrying your best friend  /  an art degree and free lance work  /  the story you never told your fiance  /  the tension while wishing your parents a merry christmas  /  an adopted son you didn’t raise, but calls you mom  /  a mother-son date to local musicals  /  being the source of positivity to your loved ones.

#❝ GEEKY & NERVOUS ❞ —— EM #me: bolds anything under mystral cyril or ryan's sections #em vc: ah. depression! :)