#venus pratt

[crsentfairy]

The Pratts

(left to right) Venus, Ximena, and Desi

[risaonda]

i watched that entire charles martinet video and idk if it’s my mental state or just his energy in general but bro i’m ;__;

i think chris pratt should die.

[orphanheirs]

Intro Post!💀🦇🕸🕯

Hey there! Figured I'd finally make one of these in case anyone who stumbles on this blog wonders what it's all about.

As it says in my blog description, this is an online space where I can compile and organize imagery, info, and anything else that inspires me related to the novel I'm developing. At least that was the original motivation for making this, but I'm definitely wanting to post some original content surrounding the story and the characters in it soon! This imaginary world has been obsessing me for a few years now, and I'm honestly chomping at the bit to share it with others.

What you'll see on here:

Images related to: gothic lit, the regency period in Europe/Britain, the late 16th/early 17th century, some earlier 18th century, ancient and prehistoric cultures, paganism, the occult, witchcraft, fairies, folklore, the countryside/forests, autumn, Halloween, demons/devils, romantic fashion, screenshots and gifs from films, illustrations/other artists' art that inspires me, and any other random pic that speaks to me or that gives me an idea even vaguely related to the story.

Text posts relating to: all the same subjects above, plus quotes from poetry and literature, other stories that inspire me, and writing advice posts/memes.

Hopefully soon: posts introducing my characters and sharing concept art, ideas, research I've done, who knows what else??

***Content warning for some imagery that may be disturbing (as can be expected, I guess, from a horror aesthetic/theme).***

What the novel's about:

It's [going to be] a gothic/dark fantasy/folk horror/historical fiction novel set in regency Britain and centering around the concept of Halloween and its origins/meaning. Think Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell meets Over the Garden Wall. Kinda. Characters include a bratty aspiring sorcerer, a demonic changeling who wants to be human, a witch, a sin eater, and a handsome devil. Over the course of the plot the question of whether the spirit realm(s) and mortal world should be kept separate will be a source of conflict.

I've had some aspects of this story/characters in my head since I was 14, so it's super special to me!

About me:

I'm an artist, writer, and musician. This is my first time trying to write anything as involved as a novel. I'm having loads of fun with it, though. I love music and reading and history, particularly fashion history, and anything related to the supernatural. The title of my blog is a reference to a song by Echo & the Bunnymen (though I think it's actually an inaccurate lyric :P ).

Ficton books I've been reading lately: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke, The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles books, Edgar Allan Poe short stories

Nonfiction books I've been reading: The Devil and All His Works by Dennis Wheatley, Celtic Mythology by Philip Freeman, The Making of Victorian Values by Ben Wilson, Occult Features of Anarchism by Erica Lagalisse, Halloween by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne

Some musical artists I'm into recently: Cranes, Kate Bush, The The, The Smiths, Fiona Apple, Alex G, Caroline Polachek, Imogen Heap, Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget, Pinback, Steeleye Span, The Cleaners From Venus, Suzanne Vega, The Garden, Jessica Pratt

Visual Artists I've been thinking about lately: Edward Gorey, Aubrey Beardsley, Nicole Rodrigues, Francisco de Goya, Leonora Carrington, Brian Froud, Wendy Froud, Willam Blake, Edvard Munch, Harry Clarke

Some of my favorite films: The Witch, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, The Wicker Man (original), Meshes of the Afternoon, Days of Heaven, The Thief and the Cobbler, The Masque of the Red Death

Regardless of why you're here, I sincerely hope you enjoy browsing around, and feel free to say hi! :) I would love to link up with other writers on here and make some new pals. Also feel free to like this post and I'll give you a follow!

[intomusings]

﹒﹒  unisex   names   masterlist     !

back  again  with  another  masterlist  for  u  all  after  receiving  some  anon  suggestions  .  here's  250+  unisex  first  names  for  ur  next  character  ,  these  come  from  various  influence  points  but  some  of  them  really  are  just  pulled  from  thin  air  .  the  names  are  sorted  by  first  letter  but  not  alphabetically  within  each  letter  !  if  u  found  this  useful  ,  feel  free  to  like  or  reblog  to  boost  this  .

A : ashtyn , avery , adrian , anderson , abbott , aaren , aki , alix , amari , aden , arden , addison , angel , arizona , armani , ayla , austen , avani , august , ajay . 

B : bailey , beck , bellamy , blaine , blake , brooks , bryce , bodhi , beverly , boston , boyd , benz , banks .

C : cameron , camden , carter , casey , charlie , chicago , carson , courtney .

D : dakota , dallas , delaney , denver , dylan , drew , dua .

E : eden , eli , elliot , emerson , emery , erin , evan , everest , ezra .

F : fallon , finley , finn , forest , foster , finnick , frankie .

G : gem , gabe , gray , genesis , garnet , greer .

H : hale , harley , harlow , harper , haven , hayden , hayes , hunter , hero , holland , hollis , hudson , honey .

I : indy , indiana , isa .

J : jace , jack , jade , jamie , jay , joey , jordan , jude , juniper , julian , jagger , journey .

K : kali , keegan , kelan , kendal , kenzie , kieran , kit , knox , kyle , kaiden , karsyn , kourtney .

L : lake , laurence , lennon , lennox , landry , levi , logan , london , luca , lux , lyric , love , link , lincoln .

M : maddox , madison , manning , manny , marlow , marley , mason , max , morgan , montana , milo , michi , memphis , milan , mica .

N : nevada , nicky , noah , nye , nova , nash , nyjah .

O : ollie , ozzy , orion , onyx , oakley , owen , oliver , ocean , opal , otto , orlando , odelia .

P : paris , pratt , parker , pascal , pax , paxton , paxon , penn , peyton , phoenix , presley , psalm , pearl .

Q : quincy , quinn , quentin .

R : rae , ryan , reagan , reed , reece , rei , rem , riley , river , robin , rocky , rory , royal , rowan , ryder , ryker , reign , rue .

S : sean , sacha , sailor , salem , sam , sawyer , scout , shiloh , skye , skyler , sloane , sol , spencer , stevie , sutton , sydney , storm , sab , seven , saint , sage , shelby , silver .

T : tai , teagan , torrence , tyler , tristan , trevor , tove , toni , tommy , theo , terry , tatum , tanner , tate , tayler , taryn , tris .

U : uma .

V : val , vesper , vega , vaughn , vince , venus , vinny .

W : waverly , wade , whitney , winnie , willy , wylie , wren , wyatt , winter , winslow , wolfe , west , weston .

X : xio , xyla , xashary .

Y : yael , yves , yara , yensi , yale .

Z : zane , zuri , zoe , zion , zayden , zero .

[glitter-troublewind]

sun - who would play you in a comedy moon - who would play you in a thriller ascendant - who would play you in an erotic film mercury - who would play you in a historical film mars - who would play you in an action movie venus - who would play you in a romantic movie Gemini Placements

sun - marilyn monroe, johnny depp

moon - rachel mccadams, zach galfinanakis

ascendant - kristen stewart , matthew mcconaughey

mercury - helena bonhon carter , peter dinklage

mars - lily collins , pierce brosnan

venus - christina hendricks , chris pratt

Libra Placements embodied

sun - halsey, tom petty

moon - karlie kloss , walt disney

ascendant - britney spears , JFK

mercury - kate winslet , james marsden

venus - hilary duff, will smith

mars - kristen bell, adam driver

Aquarius placements

sun - geena davis , bob marley

moon - taryn manning , morgan freeman

ascendant - zendaya , matt damon

mercury - portia de rossi , christian bale

venus - elizabeth olsen , eddie redmayne

mars - jena malone , patrick dempsey

[bonesandthebees]

That sounds like a really fun gig. Here a free invitation to ramble more about it if you feel like it.

-🌲

omg okay thank you spruce

so I lined up really early to get barricade, right? I'm mutuals with a lot of people on twitter that I'd met before at gigs who were going to this one, and the roughly 10 or so of us had all agreed to queue for barricade so we were all in a group. our front of the line group had this running bit going on from really early in the morning where every time a car pulled into the lot one of us would go "holy shit is that wilbur soot?" and it'd be like a pickup truck or something lmao. it was so stupid but the more we did it the funnier it got

anyway flash forward to the afternoon. we're all tired and laying under this canopy firesnap bought to stay out of the sun. we hear a car pull up behind us and I have my back turned to it so I don't even bother to look, until someone goes "omg wilbur"

most of us think it's the bit again. firesnap was laying down and was just like "yeah sure"

then I turn around. and wilbur is sitting in the back of the uber that's like, right behind us.

once we all realized it was actually the band in the uber we all waved at them and I think that was when the guys realized they pulled too far forward (the band entrance to the venue was closer to the front than where the line was) and so the car reversed SO FAST to get away from us, it was so funny.

then as the band started climbing out of the car to get into the venue I noticed some people waiting further back in line behind our group were getting up like they were gonna try and run over to talk to them. so without thinking I stood up and just shouted "NO STAY BACK BE NORMAL" (maybe I said be chill or something like that I don't remember exactly) and held my hands out like chris pratt with the velociraptors in jurassic park 😭 everyone who was about to run forward just froze and stared at me and I glared at all of them until the band was in the venue. ngl I still don't know where that stern teacher voice came from.

a few minutes later I noticed a group waiting by the back entrance to the venue and it was very obvious a lot of them were trying to see if they could sneak pictures of the band as they got settled into the venue. so I walked over and was like "so are you guys trying to be creepy stalkers or what?" or something along those lines, and the wide-eyed looks I got were kind of priceless. I'm very much not a confrontational person irl so I have no idea how I had that surge of confidence, but yeah I was not gonna put up with people being weirdos that day

[socially-awkward-skeleton]

2 for 1 chapters this time around!!

Chapter 26: The Lord Himself Goes Before You and Will Be With You   &   Chapter 27: Hope as an Anchor for the Soul, Firm and Secure    

Chapters: 27/? Fandom: Far Cry 5, Far Cry (Video Games) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Female Deputy | Judge/John Seed, Female Deputy | Judge/Jacob Seed, Deputy | Judge/John Seed, Deputy | Judge/Jacob Seed Characters: Deputy | Judge (Far Cry), Female Deputy | Judge (Far Cry), Joseph Seed, Cameron Burke, Earl Whitehorse, Mary May Fairgrave, Nick Rye, Kim Rye, Boomer (Far Cry), Grace Armstrong, Jerome Jeffries, John Seed, Faith Seed, Tracey Lader, Virgil Minkler, Hurk Drubman Jr., Sharky Boshaw, Adelaide Drubman, Joey Hudson, Peaches (Far Cry), Jacob Seed, Staci Pratt, Eli Palmer, Wheaty (Far Cry), Jess Black, Original Male Character(s), Project at Eden's Gate | Peggies, Tammy Barnes Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Religious Cults, Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Swearing, Torture, Unhealthy Relationships, Animal Attack, Threats, Threats of Violence, The Seeds are Their Own Warning, Stabbing, Knives, Guns, Shooting, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Hallucinations, Sexual Humor, Sexually Suggestive Dialogue, Kidnapping, Blood and Violence, More Biblical References to Lions Than You Can Shake a Stick at, Trauma, Suicidal Thoughts, Not Canon Compliant, Past Child Abuse, Deputy Joins the Cult, Social Darwinism, Obsession, Flashbacks, Enemies to Lovers, Physical Abuse, Hand Feeding, Smut, Internalized Misogyny, Hurt/Comfort, arrow wounds, Menstruation, Coercion, Manipulation, Bloodplay Summary: 

ch. 26 - Kit has a bad reaction to the Bliss and to seeing the angel, and must find some peace in a cabin in the woods 

ch. 27 - Kit flies back to the Valley, needing a change of venue from the mountain and the stresses she'd been under

[saltwaterandstars]

Poem by the wonderful Wendy Pratt, a writer based in the north of England. Here's links to her substack and also to Spelt Magazine, which she edits.

The illustration is The Hare, the Moon, and Venus by Welsh artist Anita Woods. Do check out her shop, which is full of glorious nature illustrations

[nijaded]

“Venice is spectacularly beautiful, of course, but it doesn’t actually have a big enough venue for a band like Pink Floyd to play in. So to get round this they got hold of a North Sea oil rig, built the stage on top of it, sailed it up the Grand Canal flying the Jolly Roger, and moored it opposite the Piazza San Marco.”

—Guy Pratt, Bassist of Pink Floyd

Venice’s Grand Canal on July 15, 1989

[jonathanferraragallery]

BONNIE MAYGARDEN is a multimedia artist who received her MFA in Studio Arts from Tulane University. She attended Pratt Institute in New York, where she received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts. Her work has been featured in exhibitions both nationally and internationally in various museums, galleries and alternative venues including: Université Lumière Lyons (Lyons, France), Camden Art Center (London, England), Pratt Institute, Icosahedron Gallery (New York, NY), Callenwolde Fine Arts Center (Atlanta, GA), The Front (New Orleans, LA) and New Orleans Creative Center for the Arts.

Maygarden’s work appears in the collections of former LACMA curator and current Perez Art Museum Director Franklin Sirmans (Miami), private collectors Lester Marks (Houston), Myrna Kaplan (Chicago) and Susan and Ralph Brennan (New Orleans), and corporate collections of Advantage Capital Management Corporation, RPM Casting and University Medical Center (New Orleans). Maygarden has been commissioned for Hollywood feature films by several production companies including: ABC Studios, Flashfire Productions, Danni Productions, Georgia Film Fund Seven, Abby Normal Pictures, Lamb Productions, Furlined, LLC and The Goats, LLC.

[crsentfairy]

Ximena's mother, Venus.

[sohannabarberaesque]

Ursine Battle Royale!

(part 4)

"I'm telling you, Huck old buddy," excitedly exclaimeth Hokey Wolf one morning over breakfast, "I may have come up with perhaps the ultimate show in wrasslin' of the old school, one GUARANTEED to give modern 'professional wrestling' the dyspepsia!"

Which only saw That Oh So Merry, Chuckleberry, Huckleberry Hound respond with blushing modesty typical of him in a way, "Shucks, Hokey--and who did you have in mind as the combatants?"

"Why, none other than Breezly Bruin, The Terror of the Tundra ... and Square Bear from the Hair Bear Bunch, he of the Invisible Motorcycle and all other groovy schtick that the trio happens to be known for!"

"I get the idea, Hokey."

"And besides, I admit that the inspiration was a little on the tacky side."

"I believe you mean those attacks at Milwaukee's old Washington Park Zoo when a polar bear drowned three black bear cubs in their display pen for no apparent reason--"

"Only to have the zookeeper claim 'playfulness' as a patsy ... and to make matters worse, such happening no less than three times!"

"It just makes you wonder what exactly this world is coming to," wistfully remarked Huckleberry Hound over coffee and a malted waffle. After a short pause: "Hokey ... how exactly is it that you come up with such absurd ideas in the first place?"

"Huck, it's simple ... Money!"

Which left Huckleberry somewhat dumbfounded.

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Meanwhile, for some while, preparations on the part of both ursine camps in preparing the contenders for such an unlikely show of "wrasslin'" in Battle Royale form were well underway:

In Breezly Bruin's case, such entailed the gym and workout rooms of the Peter Potamus Travelling SCUBA Par-tay at its La Jolla complex aimed at maximising the performance of the divers physically and mentally. And as if the body bag and grappling moves weren't good enow, there were also swimming sessions in the evaluation pool of the troupe.

As for Square Bear, some unlikely sparring partners in the wrasslin' game were procured by Hair Bear from a "drive-through" wildlife park as was otherwise in its death throes (and, more likely than not, were actually at the wildlife park proper) ... lions and tigers and bears, oh my! as sparring partners, not to mention plenty of running and jogging on the Secret Surf and Dive Spot's beach.

Meanwhile, Pratt's Rainbow Gardens, the venue for such a display, was somehow caught unaware of what they wanted to stage, even with a pay-per-view hookup in the offing, thanks to master showman Hokey Wolf's flair and charm in seeking the old mazuma. Luckily, two show cancellations on short notice freed up the scheduling so that the Ursine Battle Royale! (as Hokey was promoting the whole) could actually be carried out, even with barely a month's time for to prepare for the whole.

And nothing could be weirder a show in the offing than this.

TO BE CONTINUED

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[tyhardaway]

Excerpts from articles about Birmingham Alabama’s Sloss Furnaces history site of the 2022 World Games sport climbing venue

As with pretty much anything in the south over 100 years old, Sloss furnace’s history is rife with racism and discrimination. Its early years saw much of the more dangerous labor roles filled by African-American convicts forced into labor by a justice system that definitely wasn’t trying to keep the institution of slavery even after the Civil War.

The companies kept labor costs low by employing black workers, who came from depressed agricultural areas and supplied cheap labor. And the coal used to fire the furnaces was largely mined by forced convict labor leased to the companies at very low rates by the state and county governments.

When convict labor came to be in 1928, the unionized workers at Sloss were laid off in favor of cheap, loaned prison labor. These prisoners were also mostly black. This business practice which has been compared to slavery by the Sloss Furnaces staff themselves.

The largest prison mines were the Slope 2 and the Shaft mines, operated by TCI in Pratt City, and the Coalburg prison mine, operated by Sloss with county prisoners.

More than 300 people joined members of the Jefferson County Memorial Project (JCMP), city and county officials, residents and civic leaders Monday night at Sloss Furnaces to dedicate a historical marker in memory of two lynching victims.

[bookgeekgrrl]

if, like me, you are both disgusted by and morbidly fascinated with the absolute train wreck that is the current Jurassic World franchise, @fozmeadows took one for the team and gave us a very thorough review

made me laugh the most:

...there’s not really any point to it except once again Making Chris Pratt Look Cool And Manly. Not to kinkshame anyone, but between this, Owen Grady Looking Like Rough Trade From A Vintage Coke Ad By A Motorcycle in the first film and Owen Grady Building A House By Hand (While Sweating) in the second film, it feels a little like Trevorrow has a particular masc fantasy he’s a little bit obsessed with, and which he perhaps might want to consider working through in a venue other than film. I dunno, man, I’m just spitballing.

and the key finding:

Even my nine year old, who enjoyed the other two movies, came out of this one complaining that it was too loud, too long, the dinosaurs were all the wrong size and that what happened to Dodgson was stupid, and if you cannot successfully entertain a nine year old who loves dinosaurs with your big budget dinosaur movie, then who the fuck is it even for, Colin?

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

Happy May Day! And with Spring fully upon us, that means more festival announcements, y’all! So let’s get to it. Richmond, VA-based music festival Iron Blossom Festival is presented in collaboration with: Starr Hill Presents, an independently owned and operated concert promoter based in Charlottesville, VA that promotes over 300 events each year, ranging from small club shows to multi-day festivals. The company operates multiple local venues and have partnered in festivals across the country, including Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, SXSW, Pilgrimage and more. IMGoing Events, a full-service, independent entertainment company providing first-class live experiences and an innovative leader in the production, booking and marketing of live entertainment events including festivals, concerts and all types of special events. The company creates creates premier concerts and event experiences by offering the most intimate engagements. Haymaker Productions, a production and promotion company that has been producing and promoting concerts in the Richmond area since 2002. The Haymaker Productions team also provides production support for events such as the Olympics, Burning Man, World Cup and Formula One racing while continuing to curate the area’s favorite outdoor concerts at Maymount. Grand Rising Curations, an independent concert and festival promoter producing shows and providing talent buying, marketing, ticketing and production services throughout the United States. Iron Blossom Music Festival will return to Richmond, VA for the second year. Taking place September 21, 2024 – September 22, 2024, the festival will be an end of summer celebration with two days of incredible music, food, art and fun at the Training Center on Leigh (formerly Bon Secours Training Center). The festival draws from its host city’s vibrant and diverse community to bring fans a unique musical experience, with local artists sharing the stage with regional acts and national headliners. This year’s headliners include indie folk-leaning indie rock outfit Mt. Joy; CAAMP, who will be playing their only Southeast show this year; Americana group Turnpike Troubadours and Grammy-nominated soul outfit Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. The festival’s lineup also includes Trampled by Turtles, Hippo Campus, Joy Oladokun, Indigo De Souza, The California Honeydrops, Royel Otis, Sumbuck, Chance Peña, Say She She, River Whyless, Susto, SG Goodman, Julia Pratt, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Victoria Canal, Dogpark, Jack Wharff & The Tobacco Flatts, and Kenneka Cook. Iron Blossom Music Festival’s second edition will be expanding this year’s footprint to include a larger food court an artisan bazaar, a GA+ Lounge and additional free water stations and shade structures while still offering the best of Central Virginia’s food, beverage and maker communities. Fans will continue to enjoy farm to table and delicious street foods, craft beats and cocktails, and wears from dozens of artisan vendors. A VIP experience is also being offered, giving fans up-close views, an exclusive lounge with cash bars, vendors, and more. Fans can guarantee themselves Tier 1 ticket pricing by signing up for the exclusive email/text presale at IronBlossomFestival.com. Tickets will be on sale to the general public tomorrow at noon at IronBlossomFestival.com. “Last year’s event truly was a celebration of the vibrant community here in Richmond. We can’t wait to bring everyone together again for another amazing weekend of music,” IMGoing Events’ Ken MacDonald says. “The city of Richmond continues to grow and thrive and the success of Iron Blossom is because of the people who live here and their enthusiasm for art and culture, especially live music. From the top notch lineup to the incredible food and beverage programming, Iron Blossom will again be one for the books” Haymaker Productions’ Tom Beals says. Iron Blossom Lineup  Mt. Joy CAAMP Turnpike Troubadours Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Trampled by Turtles Hippo Campus Joy Olado...

[saddlebums]

Let's talk about Pratt Truss bridges. Still there? Good! My first stop and final destination on this New Jersey motorcycle adventure both featured Pratt Truss bridges built in the 19th century. I knew nothing about them until I was trying to connect (no pun) the two venues featured in this video. Now I know more than enough but will mercifully spare the details. The historic Strimples Saw Mill in Stockton, NJ, was a discovery right out the of deepest recesses of Appalachia. The road to it was as deserted as a theater featuring interpretive dance, yet less than four miles east of the Delaware River. Enjoy the video, and to see the mill in action go here: Strimples Saw Mill

To help restore the mill, point your wallet at this GoFundMe site: Help Rebuild the Historic Strimples Mill Music: West End Blues by Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars