#Jacob Hurst

[plasma-janes]

The Pride Festival has arrived in Del Sol Valley

[willstafford]

If The Shrew Fits

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Crescent Theatre, Birmingham, Thursday 29th June 2023 Regarded by some as problematic, Shakespeare’s comedy is often deemed to be sexist and/or misogynistic.  Well, some productions of it have undoubtedly been so, but the play itself is about misogyny, and there’s the difference.  While most comedies conventionally wind up with a wedding, this one, being about marriage…

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Fucked up Short Stories

Links:

The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst

Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl

The Landlady by Roald Dahl

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Guts by Chuck Palahniuk

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

No is Yes by Paul Jennings

A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Urusula K. LeGuin

A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J.D. Salinger

The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

The Strap Box Flyer Paul Jennings

There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

To Build a Fire by Jack London

The Veldt by Ray Bradbury

A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol Oates

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka

The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs

The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft

Rappaccini’s Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin

A Company of Laughing Faces by Nadine Gordimer

The Lamp at Noon by Sinclair Ross

Note: some of these are really fucked up. Others might be fucked up in racist/sexist/homophobic ways due to when it was written/views of the author.

Reader Discretion is Advised.

[waitinqroom]

my 2023 reads 💌

(this year i’ve decided to include individual poems, articles, short stories, and more!)

mad girl’s love song by sylvia plath (1/02)

red by ted hughes (1/02)

the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe by cs lewis (1/01-1/03)

someday i’ll love ocean vuong by ocean vuong (1/04)

you think it, i’ll say it by curtis sittenfeld (1/01-1/04)

no exit by taylor adams (1/04-1/08)

the drinking water crisis on tribal lands and how the federal government is finally stepping up by marianne goodland (1/09)

the unfinished business of flint’s water crisis by anna clark (1/09)

do not go gentle into that good night by dylan thomas (1/09)

susan sontag on writing by maria popova (1/15)

dark they were, and golden eyed by ray bradbury (1/16)

we were dreamers by simu liu (1/08-1/19)

on photography by susan sontag (1/15-2/03)

diversity vs. fairness by david leonhardt (2/15)

an act of love by tommye blount (2/15)

the horse and his boy by cs lewis (2/11-2/15)

dept. of speculation by jenny offill (2/13-2/18)

sonnets to orpheus by rainer maria rilke (2/20-2/22)

prince caspian by cs lewis (2/18-2/22)

the summer i turned pretty by jenny han (2/26-3/02)

it’s not summer without you by jenny han (3/02-3/04)

we’ll always have summer by jenny han (3/04)

a history of performance (edition: hamlet) by david bevington (3/04)

hamlet by william shakespeare (1/31-3/23)

1984 by george orwell (1/29-3/28)

gone girl by gillian flynn (4/03-4/07)

the joy luck club by amy tan (5/06-6/04)

alexander hamilton by ron chernow (5/14-6/14)

letters to a young poet by rainer maria rilke (6/30)

animal farm by george orwell (6/30-7/02)

the bell jar by sylvia plath (7/02-7/15)

twelfth night by william shakespeare (7/16-7/30)

sappho: a new translation by sappho, translated by mary barnard (8/21)

the scarlet ibis by james hurst (8/22)

marigolds by eugenia collier (8/23)

the monkey’s paw by w.w. jacobs (8/23)

the open boat by stephen crane (8/24)

korean through english by sang-oak lee (2/20-8/24)

the lady or the tiger? by frank r. stockton (8/26)

the minister's black veil by nathaniel hawthorne (8/29)

an occurrence at owl creek bridge by ambrose bierce (8/29)

korean social emotions: han��(한 恨), heung (흥 興), and jeong (정 情) by iljoon park (8/30)

the cask of amontillado by edgar allan poe (8/30)

the yellow wallpaper by charlotte perkins gilman (8/30)

beautiful world, where are you by sally rooney (7/02-8/30)

daisy jones & the six by taylor jenkins reid (8/30-9/3)

the chalice of the gods by rick riordan (10/08-10/12)

the beatrice letters by lemony snicket (10/14) - reread

yellowface by rf kuang (11/03)

diper overlode by jeff kinney (11/03-11/05)

[abigail-nicole]

Hello, perpetual English major here and I read the tags on all 3000 reblogs and added all the stories mentioned more than once:

the ones who walk away from omelas by ursula k leguin

The landlady by roald dahl

The man who knew belle star by richard bausch

All summer in a day by ray bradbury

Cold air by lovecraft

Tell the women we’re going by raymond carver

The metamorphasis by kafka

An occurrence at owl creek bridge by ambrose pierce

Bartleby the scrivner by herman melville

The feather pillow by horacio quiroga

Green patches by isaac asimov

Sredni Vashtar by saki

A rose for Emily by william faulkner

Miriam by truman capote

Bloodchild by octavia butler

the axolotol by julio cortazar

The necklace by guy de maupassant

A good man is hard to find by flannery o’connor

The most dangerous game by richard connell

The scarlet ibis by james hurst

Harrison bergeron by kurt vonnegut

Tlon uqbar orbius tertius by jorge luis borges

To build a fire by jack london

Don’t press charges and i won’t sue by charlie jane anders

All you zombies by robert a heinlein

The story of an hour by kate chopin

No is yes by paul jennings

2BR02B by kurt vonnegut

The monkey’s paw by w w jacobs

Paper cranes by ken liu

There will come soft rains by ray bradbury

[popentertainment-moviereviews]

DESERT ROAD (2024)

Starring Kristine Froseth, Frances Fisher, Beau Bridges, Ryan Hurst, D.B. Woodside, Max Mattern, Edwin Garcia II and the voice of Rachel Dratch.

Screenplay by Shannon Triplett.

Directed by Shannon Triplett.

Distributed by Firebrand Media Group. 90 minutes. Not Rated.

Screened at the 2024 Philadelphia Film Festival.

Is it a horror film? Is it a ghost story? Is it a time-travel story? Is it a psychological examination?

Desert Road is all of the above at different points, and yet at the same time it is not really any of them.

The movie starts on a pretty standard thriller plotline. A woman is driving across country. Soon after stopping at a slightly creepy convenience store/gas station. Soon after leaving the store, she has an accident which blows out her tire and gets her car caught on a rock.

She goes back to the store and calls for a tow truck which never arrives. But is the number for the tow truck really the number of the local sheriff? And why, whenever she walks, no matter in which direction, does she end up back at her car?

It’s an intriguing setup, one that is alternately creepy and confounding (in a good way). What is going on here? Who is that mysterious old woman in the desert? What does the local factory have to do with everything? Is the counter guy at the gas station sketchy? Why does the tow truck driver/sheriff keep promising to come out but never seems to arrive?

Kristine Froseth does an excellent job of allowing the confusion and fear to ratchet up on her as the lead character – who is in most every scene – as she tries to figure out what kind of strange predicament that she has gotten herself into.

Towards the end the movie starts to lose the plot and not exactly make perfect sense, and yet it still has an intriguing, if slightly muddled, storyline.

If you are willing to give in to the surreal world of Desert Road and acknowledge what you are watching will not all make perfect sense, it weaves a pretty impressive quilt of dread over the audience.

Desert Road is the writing/directing debut by long-time Hollywood insider Shannon Triplett. (She had previously produced the 2014 version of Godzilla and worked on visual effects for the likes of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Battleship, I Am Number Four and others.)

Finally able to take on her own film, Desert Road shows her to be a very atmospheric filmmaker who has some pretty impressive potential. I’m looking forward to seeing what she does next.

Jay S. Jacobs

Copyright ©2024 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: October 21, 2024.

[letsraisealittlehelltrades]

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER RELEASE

Hadestown - West End - October 31, 2024

Cast:

Dylan Wood (Orpheus), Bella Brown (u/s Eurydice), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Hades), Rachel Tucker (Persephone), Melanie La Barrie (Hermes), Lucinda Buckley (u/s Fate), Ryesha Higgs (u/s Fate), Lauren Azania (u/s Fate), Tiago Dhondt Bamberger (Worker), Winny Herbert (Worker), Waylon Jacobs (Worker), Christopher Short (Worker), Simon Oskarsson (s/w Worker)

Notes:

Act 1 was originally recorded in WAV but changed to M4A.There is occasional chatter but not during songs, only inbetween songs while people are clapping. Includes most of the bows. LetsRaiseALittleHell’s master

Release Format:

M4A (Untracked)

NFT Forever - Available through me

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Dear Evan Hansen - First UK Tour - September 19, 2024 (Matinée) - Unknown

Cast:

Sonny Monaghan (alt Evan Hansen), Alice Fearn (Heidi Hansen), Lauren Conroy (Zoe Murphy), Helen Anker (Cynthia Murphy), Richard Hurst (Larry Murphy), Will Forgrave (u/s Connor Murphy), Tom Dickerson (Jared Kleinman), Vivian Panka (Alana Beck), Daniel Forrester (Ensemble), Lara Beth-Sas (Ensemble), Jessica Lim (Ensemble), Elise Zavou (Ensemble)

Notes:

Recorded bt a non-trader and released+edited by LetsRaiseALittleHell

Master Notes:

Sonny’s first official show as Evan and Will’s Connor debut!

Release Format:

M4A (untracked)

NFT Forever - Available through me

As always, contact me on here or email me (preferred)!!

letsraisealittlehelltrades@gmail.com

[wankerwatch]

Commons Vote

On: Great British Energy Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

Ayes: 94 (98.9% Con, 1.1% DUP) Noes: 348 (96.5% Lab, 2.0% Ind, 1.2% Green, 0.3% UUP) Absent: ~208

Day's business papers: 2024-9-5

Likely Referenced Bill: Great British Energy Bill

Description: A Bill to make provision about Great British Energy.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Commons Bill Stage: Money resolution

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (93 votes)

Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alex Burghart Alicia Kearns Alison Griffiths Andrew Bowie Andrew Griffith Andrew Mitchell Andrew Murrison Andrew Rosindell Andrew Snowden Aphra Brandreth Ashley Fox Ben Obese-Jecty Ben Spencer Bernard Jenkin Blake Stephenson Bob Blackman Bradley Thomas Caroline Dinenage Caroline Johnson Charlie Dewhirst Chris Philp Claire Coutinho Damian Hinds David Davis David Mundell David Reed David Simmonds Desmond Swayne Edward Argar Edward Leigh Gagan Mohindra Gareth Davies Geoffrey Cox George Freeman Graham Stuart Greg Smith Gregory Stafford Harriet Cross Harriett Baldwin Helen Whately Iain Duncan Smith Jack Rankin James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Wild Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Wright Jesse Norman Joe Robertson John Cooper John Glen John Hayes John Lamont John Whittingdale Joy Morrissey Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Karen Bradley Katie Lam Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Lewis Cocking Lincoln Jopp Louie French Mark Garnier Mark Pritchard Martin Vickers Matt Vickers Mel Stride Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil O'Brien Neil Shastri-Hurst Nick Timothy Nigel Huddleston Oliver Dowden Patrick Spencer Peter Bedford Peter Fortune Priti Patel Rebecca Harris Rebecca Paul Rebecca Smith Richard Fuller Saqib Bhatti Sarah Bool Stuart Anderson Stuart Andrew Tom Tugendhat Victoria Atkins

Democratic Unionist Party (1 vote)

Sammy Wilson

Noes

Labour (334 votes)

Abena Oppong-Asare Abtisam Mohamed Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Afzal Khan Al Carns Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis Alex Davies-Jones Alex Mayer Alex McIntyre Alex Norris Alice Macdonald Alison Hume Alison McGovern Alistair Strathern Allison Gardner Amanda Hack Amanda Martin Andrew Cooper Andrew Gwynne Andrew Lewin Andrew Ranger Andrew Western Andy MacNae Andy Slaughter Anna Dixon Anna Gelderd Anna McMorrin Anneliese Midgley Antonia Bance Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Beccy Cooper Becky Gittins Ben Coleman Ben Goldsborough Bill Esterson Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Bridget Phillipson Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Carolyn Harris Cat Smith Catherine Atkinson Catherine Fookes Catherine McKinnell Catherine West Charlotte Nichols Chi Onwurah Chris Bloore Chris Bryant Chris Curtis Chris Evans Chris Hinchliff Chris Kane Chris McDonald Chris Murray Chris Vince Chris Webb Christian Wakeford Claire Hazelgrove Claire Hughes Clive Betts Clive Efford Clive Lewis Connor Rand Damien Egan Dan Aldridge Dan Carden Dan Tomlinson Daniel Francis Daniel Zeichner Danny Beales Darren Jones Darren Paffey Dave Robertson David Baines David Burton-Sampson David Pinto-Duschinsky David Smith David Taylor Dawn Butler Debbie Abrahams Deirdre Costigan Derek Twigg Diana Johnson Douglas Alexander Douglas McAllister Ed Miliband Elaine Stewart Ellie Reeves Elsie Blundell Emma Foody Emma Hardy Emma Lewell-Buck Emma Reynolds Euan Stainbank Fabian Hamilton Feryal Clark Fleur Anderson Florence Eshalomi Frank McNally Fred Thomas Gill Furniss Gill German Gordon McKee Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Gregor Poynton Gurinder Singh Josan Harpreet Uppal Heidi Alexander Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Ian Lavery Ian Murray Imogen Walker Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier Jade Botterill Jake Richards James Asser James Frith James Murray James Naish Janet Daby Jas Athwal Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jen Craft Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Jess Asato Jess Phillips Jessica Morden Jessica Toale Jim Dickson Jim McMahon Jo Platt Jo Stevens Jo White Joani Reid Jodie Gosling Joe Morris Joe Powell Johanna Baxter John Grady John Whitby Jon Pearce Jon Trickett Jonathan Brash Jonathan Davies Jonathan Reynolds Josh Dean Josh Fenton-Glynn Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Josh Simons Julia Buckley Julie Minns Juliet Campbell Justin Madders Kanishka Narayan Karl Turner Kate Dearden Kate Osamor Kate Osborne Katie White Katrina Murray Keir Mather Kerry McCarthy Kevin Bonavia Kevin McKenna Kim Leadbeater Kirsteen Sullivan Kirsty McNeill Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Edwards Lauren Sullivan Laurence Turner Lee Barron Lee Pitcher Leigh Ingham Lewis Atkinson Liam Byrne Liam Conlon Lilian Greenwood Lillian Jones Linsey Farnsworth Liz Kendall Liz Twist Lloyd Hatton Lola McEvoy Louise Jones Lucy Rigby Luke Akehurst Luke Charters Luke Murphy Luke Pollard Maria Eagle Marie Tidball Mark Ferguson Mark Hendrick Mark Sewards Markus Campbell-Savours Marsha De Cordova Martin McCluskey Martin Rhodes Mary Creagh Mary Glindon Matt Bishop Matt Rodda Matt Turmaine Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Maureen Burke Maya Ellis Meg Hillier Melanie Onn Melanie Ward Miatta Fahnbulleh Michael Payne Michael Shanks Michael Wheeler Michelle Scrogham Michelle Welsh Mike Amesbury Mike Kane Mike Reader Mike Tapp Mohammad Yasin Nadia Whittome Natalie Fleet Natasha Irons Navendu Mishra Neil Coyle Neil Duncan-Jordan Nesil Caliskan Nicholas Dakin Nick Thomas-Symonds Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pamela Nash Pat McFadden Patricia Ferguson Patrick Hurley Paul Davies Paul Foster Paul Waugh Paula Barker Paulette Hamilton Perran Moon Peter Dowd Peter Kyle Peter Lamb Peter Prinsley Peter Swallow Phil Brickell Polly Billington Preet Kaur Gill Rachael Maskell Rachel Blake Rachel Hopkins Rachel Taylor Richard Baker Richard Quigley Rosie Duffield Rosie Wrighting Rupa Huq Ruth Cadbury Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Sam Rushworth Samantha Dixon Samantha Niblett Sarah Champion Sarah Coombes Sarah Edwards Sarah Hall

Sarah Jones Sarah Owen Sarah Russell Satvir Kaur Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Seema Malhotra Sharon Hodgson Shaun Davies Simon Opher Siobhain McDonagh Sojan Joseph Sonia Kumar Stella Creasy Stephen Kinnock Stephen Morgan Steve Race Steve Witherden Steve Yemm Sureena Brackenridge Taiwo Owatemi Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Tim Roca Toby Perkins Tom Collins Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tonia Antoniazzi Tony Vaughan Torcuil Crichton Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Uma Kumaran Valerie Vaz Vicky Foxcroft Warinder Juss Wes Streeting Will Stone Yasmin Qureshi Yuan Yang Zubir Ahmed

Independent (7 votes)

Adnan Hussain Apsana Begum Imran Hussain John McDonnell Rebecca Long Bailey Richard Burgon Zarah Sultana

Green Party (4 votes)

Adrian Ramsay Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns Siân Berry

Ulster Unionist Party (1 vote)

Robin Swann

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Alan Arkin, Joanna Pacuła, Rutger Hauer | Escape From Sobibor (1987) | 

Escape from Sobibor is a 1987 British made-for-television movie.  The film aired on ITV and CBS. The movie is about the mass escape from the Nazi extermination camp at Sobibor,  The Escape From Sobibor was the most successful.  Escapes also took place at Auschwitz-Birkenau and Treblinka. Alan Arkin, Joanna Pacuła, and Rutger Hauer are the stars. Cast Alan Arkin as Leon Feldhendler Joanna Pacuła as Luka (Gertrude Poppert-Schonborn) Rutger Hauer as Lieutenant Aleksandr 'Sasha' Pechersky Hartmut Becker as SS-Hauptscharführer Gustav Wagner Jack Shepherd as Itzhak Lichtman Emil Wolk as Samuel Freiberg Simon Gregor as Stanisław 'Shlomo' Szmajzner Linal Haft as Kapo Porchek Jason Norman as Thomas 'Toivi' Blatt Robert Gwilym as Chaim Engel Eli Nathenson as Moses Szmajzner Kurt Raab as SS-Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel Eric Caspar as SS-Hauptsturmführer Franz Reichleitner Hugo Bower as SS-Oberscharführer Rudolf Beckmann Klaus Grünberg as SS-Oberscharführer Erich Bauer Wolfgang Bathke as SS-Unterscharführer Hurst Henning Gissel as SS-Scharführer Josef Fallaster Henry Stolow as SS-Untersturmführer Johann Niemann Ullrich Haupt as SS-Scharführer Josef Wolf Patti Love as Eda Fiszer Lichtman Judith Sharp as Bajle Sobol Ellis van Maarseveen [nl] as Selma Wijnberg David Miller as Tailor Mundek Jack Chissick as Hershel Zuckerman Ned Vukovic as Morris Sara Sugarman as Naomi Peter Jonfield as Kapo Sturm Dijana Kržanić as Esther Terner Irfan Mensur as Kalimali Zoran Stojiljković as Boris Svetolik Nikačević as Old Man Miša Janketić as Oberkapo Berliner Dejan Čavić as Kapo Spitz Zlatan Fazlagić as Weiss Predrag Milinković as Kapo Jacob Svetislav Goncić as Gardener Never miss a video. Join the channel so that Mr. P can notify you when new videos are uploaded: https://www.youtube.com/@nrpsmovieclassics

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Categorized alphabetically by location instead of title because titles change with the wind but location and setting are forever.

EAST ANGLIA. Antiques Roadshow meets Midsomer Murders.

Genre: cozy mystery Format: short story series Theme(s): found family, history repeats itself, true love Status: brainstorming Pitch: A historian meets an antiques dealer and the pair get involved in hijinks.

MONACO. Mission: Impossible (1966) meets To Catch a Thief with a bit of PG Wodehouse humor mixed in.

Genre: 1950s spy caper Format: short story series Theme(s): this is my silly story series, themes and serious things are not allowed Status: brainstorming Pitch: The Prince's distant cousin is recruited to help catch a thief and she reluctantly joins forces with a private detective who is searching for the thief for a different reason.

MONTANA (1). Hannibal-esque mind games between the lion and the lamb.

Genre: Far Cry 5 fanfiction Theme(s): time is a circle, truth and performance, violence and shame Status: first draft Pitch: The Deputy (Arden Hurst) knows it's a matter of time before John captures them...but what if it's easier to fight from the inside out?

MONTANA (2). The Deputy has ghosts from the past that are almost as damaging as Jacob's.

Genre: Far Cry 5 fanfiction Theme(s): queer shame, religion and trauma, absolute devotion Status: brainstorming Pitch: The Deputy (Jem Knight) has devious plans and they won't let the Seed Family get out alive.

PENNSYLVANIA. Outlander...but without the sexual violence. :))))

Genre: historical fiction Format: novel trilogy Theme(s): time is a circle, fiction as history; history as fiction, violence and shame Status: first draft Pitch: A widower's family becomes the center of a murder investigation and he has to rely on two strangers to save his daughter from ruin.

SWEDEN. A nordic noir series without a depressed white male protagonist.

Genre: nordic noir Format: unk. Theme(s): violence and shame, justice in america, absolute devotion Status: first draft Pitch (book one): While a detective works to solve the cold case of a missing Russian student, the forensic anthropologist on the case struggles with her own personal demons that have followed her across the ocean.

[plasma-janes]

Harvestfest Dinner

[staciegirl78]

Im going to add to and edit this post later. This is something I'm working on on my family tree. This is from my family tree and a section I'm researching right now. Some of the Bennett siblings and some of the Lord siblings ended up as couples. I also grew up in the the church of Christ and I was looking to see if I had a family history of this way back in my family. There isn't much and I'm grasping at straws with this. Sarah Bagby and Joseph Noah Cantrell were my great grandparents. Here is Sarah Bagby's parents and grandparents. I've been to the graves of Joe and Sarah and Bill and Nancy and Nancy parents Bill and Sarah. Sou great grandmother was named after both of her grandmas I was told.

New Grove church Of Christ

WRIGHT CO., MISSOURI

1891 Church Membership List from the Journals of Rev. Thomas Todd

Compiled by Yvonne Todd Riley & Joanne Todd

The number in [Brackets] shows the order that the person's name was listed on the original document.

Names are spelled as they appeared in the original document. Mist = Mister ?

ALCORN, R.E.

ALCORN, R.H.

ARMSTRONG, Lucy J.

BAGBY, Nancy C.

BAGBY, Rebecca J.

BAGBY, Sarie K.

BAGBY, Wm. J.

BAGBY, Ws.

BOLINE, Mary J.

BROWN, Oley

CALHOON, Albert

CALHOON, Unas E.

COLE, Sarah E.

GORGE, Jacob

HONEYCUTT, James

HONEYCUT, Mand

HONEYCUT, Rufas

HONEYCUTT, Mist

HURST, Calvin

JOHNSON, Ida F.

JOHNSON, Jenny I.

JOHNSON, R.O.

JOHNSON, Rebecca J.

JOHNSON, S.C.

KENDER, Emeretta

KENDER, Gorge

KENDER, J.P.

KENDER, Treace

KNOST, Oliver

KOLER, Frank

KOLER, Martha

LITLE, Enorinthy

LITLE, Gorge

LORD, Sarah J.

MARRS, Frank

MARRS, Vety

MARS, Wiliam H.

MATLOCK, Nancy A.

MATLOCK, Thos. J. (Deac.)

NEWTON, Barney

NEWTON, Jerry

NEWTON, Poley

OSBERN, Isac

OSBERN, Mary

PEARSON, Sary J.

PILHINGTON, Catherine

PROCK, Anna H.

PROCK, Elizabeth

PROCK, Ellen

PROCK, G.W.

PROCK, James

PROCK, John A.

PROCK, John F. (Deacon)

PROCK, John H.

PROCK, John P.

PROCK, Leander P.

PROCK, Leary

PROCK, Martha A.

PROCK, Preston

PROCK, Sarah J.

PROCK, Sofa

PROCK, Wm. T.

REESE, Perniecy

REESE, Sally (deceased)

RICHMAN, A.L.

RICHMAN, Andrew

RICHMAN, Malinda

SCOTT, Sarah

SHEALDS, Mary E.

SHEALDS, Thomas

SHUMATE, A. (Elder)

SHUMATE, Rebeca

SMITH, Ancy (gone)

SUMERS, James

SUMERS, Mist

TODD, A.J.

TODD, A.J.

TODD, Amanda

TODD, Andrew

TODD, Betty

TODD, Clemin C.

TODD, Elen J.

TODD, Elizabeth

TODD, G.W.

TODD, James H.

TODD, James N.

TODD, John

TODD, John M.

TODD, Mahaly

TODD, Margret

TODD, Mary

TODD, Mary E.

TODD, Mary L.

TODD, Nancy

TODD, Rebecca

TODD, Rebecca

TODD, Rosy

TODD, S.P.

TODD, Thomas (Elder)

TODD, Thomas D.

TODD, Wm.

WARD, Emer

WARD, R.H.

WARD, Sarah

WARD, Sarah

WELLS, Cory

WILLBANKS, Nancy

WILLBANKS, Thomas (Eld)

WILLSON, Mist

WILLSON, William

WOMPLER, G.W.

WOMPLER, July C.

WOOD, Frank

WOOD, Ostan

WOODS, Charley (withdr)

WOODS, James

WOODS, Laura

WOODS, Margret (withdr)

WOODS, Mist

WOODS, Sarah

WYET, John S.

WYET, Sarah

YANDLES, Gorge H.

YANDLES, Isabell

YANDLES, John W.

YANDLES, Nelly

YANDLES, Sary J.

Note from Stacie: some of these names are wrong. For instance the name is Yandle and not Yandles for the names directly above. Perhaps the transcribers could read the notes or maybe they were not right in the notes. I copied and pasted them from the website where the transcription was.

"Webster county state of Missouri. I, William W. Shaver a legal minister of the gospel, did solemnize the rites of matrimony between William S. Bagby and Nancy C. Lord on the 8th day of August 1872.

William W. Shaver

A Minister of the Gospel"

In red is from the real written copy that I saw in online archives but it was blurry when I did a screen shot or the other option made it to small to read so I wrote it out.

You may notice Ws Bagby and Nancy C. Bagby in the church list. They were my 2x great grandparents. I looked at some info for William Wilson Shaver. He was also a minister in the Christian church and a part of the Stone-Campbell/Restoration Movement. My most immediate family subscribes to the church of Christ which is part of the same movement. I never knew where it started. I think this might be a coincidence. This is on my dad's side and actually on his father's side. I never met my grandfather because he passed away before I was born. It was my understanding that he didn't go to church. I know my granny did with us. I know my grandfather's father was a bad person and very mean. It was his wife who was the daughter of Ws Bagby and Nancy Lord.

Also Nancy Lord Bagby's Parents were William (bill) Lord and Sarah J. Bennett. Nancy was the only child ever listed on census records with her parents. I don't have any indication that there were ever more. This feels really unusual for the time but perhaps they couldn't have more.

I noticed that Sarah Lord is in the church list. Bill Lord was also still alive and I don't see him in the church member list. Ws Bagby's Parents were John Bagby and Sarah. I believe that Sarah's Maiden name was Todd and that she was the sister of Thomas Todd...he was the minister of the church members listed above. John and Sarah (Todd) Bagby moved to Texas and we're not here to be in this church. In fact I'm unsure of when they passed away and they may not have been alive at this time... I do not know what church they went to if any. I also can't prove that Sarah was one of the Todds but a lot of the family researchers believe this.

Here is another side note. This appears to be a very tight knit group. I wouldn't expect any less. Below is something on the find a grave site. This is the grave for the daughter of William Shaver who married my 2x great grandparents. You might notice her married name is Isabell Yandle. You might notice this name on the church list of Thomas Todd's church members. Her husband was John W. Yandle according to this site and the photo of the tombstone. I haven't looked for documents to prove this. I don't have any reason to think they are related to me but honestly anyone In this church list could be as tight knit as they were. I'm still looking at the members. I will say a lot of my ancestors and related people are in the New Grove Cemetery.

I will give updates as I have them.

[justcallmelivvy]

Virtual Sketchbook #2

1/26/2024 - 2/4/2024

Part 1 - Journaling: “Make a visual outline of all the Principles of Design (Chapter 4) and define each one, interpreting the text’s definition of each one in your own words, so you fully understand it. Identify where you see examples of these principles in your everyday life or identify how an artist uses each element and principle by posting an example of an art form or drawing an example that uses that Principle next to the definition. (6 examples TOTAL)”

Unity is similar or consistent things in a painting, while variety is the opposite, focusing on how diverse things are in a painting. Balance focuses on how things are arranged to create symmetry or asymmetry. Emphasis is used to draw a viewer’s eye to a specific part of the painting, using subordination to determine how much emphasis each part has. Directional forces are used to create emphasis by guiding our eyes to the emphasized part. Repetition focuses on how often things occur in the painting. Rhythm is a form of repetition that orders variations. Scale is how big something is compared to something else, while proportion compares the whole painting to the parts.

Example #1 – Unity & Variety Kyoto Color by Erin Hanson showcases a variety of bright colors, ranging from warm oranges and pinks in the leaves to cool greens and blues in the background. While these colors are very different from one another, they are unified by the consistent shapes of the leaves and branches.

Example #2 – Balance Swan, Rush and Iris by Walter Crane shows great symmetrical balance, matching the left and right sides of the painting as if there was a mirror between the two swans. Every blade of grass, every reed, and every feather of the swans are mirrored.

Example #3 – Emphasis This drawn image of tomatoes from Ashley Hurst’s emphasis lesson on The Virtual Instructor shows simple emphasis. Our eye is drawn to the green tomato because its unique color stands out from the other red tomatoes.

Example #4 – Repetition & Rhythm Campbell Soup I by Andy Warhol creates a pattern of ten very similar soup cans. This pattern creates repetition, with the same elements being copied throughout the artwork. The words on each can create rhythm by guiding viewers’ eyes from left to right as if they were reading a novel.

Example #5 – Scale & Proportion Balloon Dog (Yellow) by Jeff Koons is a unique example of scale, showcasing a giant balloon animal statue. While it may appear small by itself, when viewers are next to the piece, the exaggerated scale is way more apparent.

Example #6 – Principles In Everyday Life The principles of design are used in architecture all over the world. The example I chose is from Downtown Sarasota, looking at the condos on Main Street. In this photo, there is a symmetrical balance of the trees, street, and sides of the building. The repeating elements of the building show repetition and unity. Scale is visible by looking at the size of the trees compared to the building.

References:

https://www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/kyoto-color

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zsjmmnb/revision/2

https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/emphasis-a-principle-of-art

https://www.artst.org/andy-warhol-paintings/

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/arts/design/jeff-koons-a-retrospective-opens-at-the-whitney.html

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1350-Main-St-UNIT-1507-Sarasota-FL-34236/87675694_zpid/

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Part 2 – Writing & Looking: “Just as a good cook assembles the perfect ingredients for a delicious recipe, an artist assembles the right elements for a successful artwork. Choose any artwork from your textbook and make a recipe for the composition… Make sure to include the title of your choice with the figure and page number.”

The example I chose was Jacob Lawrence’s Going Home in Chapter 4: Principles of Design on the “Unity and Variety” part (I am using Pearson’s digital version of the book and could not find a page number). The recipe for this piece involves unity, repetition, balance, emphasis, and the elements involved within these principles. Unity is created through the repeating shades of minty green, bright yellow, and bright red throughout the entire piece. Repetition occurs with the seats, with all of them having the same vertical lines and distance between one another. While it may not be a symmetrical piece, there is still balance created by the disruption of the asymmetrical elements, such as the square and circular luggage on top. Finally, emphasis is placed on the man in the suit in the middle of the piece because he is the only person standing up; he seemingly disrupts the balance created by everyone else sitting in their seat facing forward or lying down.

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Part 3 – Connecting Art To Your World: “Share a personal experience of how color has affected you (one paragraph). Make sure to use some of your new vocabulary (hue, value, intensity, saturation). If you had to pick a ‘color scheme’ for your life, what would it be?”

I do not really have one specific personal experience on how color has affected me. I’ve always loved color ever since I was a kid, and found it interesting that there could be so many shades of the same color. I still remember the coloring books I had when I was little, as well as a children’s book explaining what the color magenta was. I still love color today, whether I’m seeing it in artwork, on the street, in my own home, or on the internet. I even did an entire speech on the importance of color psychology for a previous class.

I love many colors, so it is hard to choose just a few for my life. I love soft shades of blue and pink, as well as dusty, natural colors like green and brown. I also love sandy tan colors and teals that remind me of the beach. However, my all-time favorite color is red, especially a nice maroon or a bright strawberry red. Therefore, I believe my life’s color scheme would look something like the three palettes below. They may not all pair together perfectly, but I think that symbolizes that not everything in life is uniform or put together in the most pleasing way possible.

These color palettes are from https://coolors.co/palettes/trending.

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Part 4 – Art Project (Artist’s Choice): “Draw a cartoon or make a painting. The form: If you choose the cartoon (comic) it must be at least 3 panels. The size is not important… The content: The subject matter should be something that you are passionate about – something that has a deep personal meaning for you. The comic or the painting should be able to tell some type of story that relates to your feelings about your chosen subject matter. Post pics of the finished product (in-process photos are also interesting!).”

I chose the comic prompt, however, instead of relating to just one subject matter, I decided to make three panels showing three of my favorite things. From top to bottom, this comic shows my love for video games/technology in general, chicken and potato dishes, and some books that I’ve read previously (the first half of the Harry Potter series is displayed in the background). I kept the art style lighthearted and goofy, especially with the big cartoon hands and facial expressions. I wanted to try something new, so I decided to get a bunch of Google or stock images to try and make mini collages. Unfortunately, I did not finish the comic, but I still enjoyed the process nonetheless. I included a work-in-progress image of the character sketches as well as my progress so far after adding in the collage pieces.

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Part 5 – Photo/Design: “This will be a graded Group Discussion. Find it here: Photography/Film/Digital/Design.”

1. How do you know about these logos?

Many of these logos are recognizable from advertisements found on TV, in magazines, or posters throughout stores. I know quite a few of these from recently moving to our new house. We installed many Phillips lights throughout the place, stocked up on new clothes from Old Navy, and put away some Christmas gifts from 2023 and previous years.

2. How do you understand the value of logos?

I look at the value of logos based on what I know about the product itself as well as what I learned from my graphic design classes. I believe a logo should be unique enough that a customer could glance at the logo for a second or two and recognize what logo it is. For example, Nintendo's new logo with the Switch icons is very recognizable at a glance because of the classic Nintendo shade of red and the unique shape of the Nintendo Switch. Additionally, I appreciate it when the colors of a logo match the energy the company wants the product to have. For example, all three of the toy/game logos have the same bright red color because, in color psychology, red is a very excitable color.

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Babies with interesting names born in Missouri in 2021 [S, T, U & V]

-note that this dataset didn't include gender so your guess as to whether a name belongs to a girl or boy is as good as mine-

Sah'renity Lenet Sailym Grace Saphyyre-Reign Drunetta Sareniti Treu Saxtyn Edward

Scar Dynami Scottland Reign Scylla Alexandra Seighlor Wysper-Knight Ma September Indigo

Serenyttii Noelle Winter Setsunna Luna Seven Brison Seviin Blu Anthony Shadow May

Shooter Coy Sicily Frances Silance Christian Simbrayven Iris Sir Frank

Sirynity Tempest Aurora Sixx Charles Lee Skielynn Denae Lee Skipper Annaleigh Skysen August

Sleighton Anne Slyder Jacob Snow Cassanova Sol Riot Souline Vida

Southern Riggs Souvenir Sidney Spirit Pamela Splendeur Kabongo Star Lyra

Steelo King Stevie Nix Janae Stiles-Scott Wayne Stokley Elizabeth Strider Eli

Styger Wayne Styilz Marcellus Suede Arabella Sunshine Ava Supreme Trai

Swaden Aubrie Synauvia Reign

Tabius Lee Taisy Wren Talbert Pressley Tauren Amos Tauriel Laurel-Diane

Taver Stone Tayt William Taytley Taz Tayzleigh Maraye Teal Glee

Temperance Harold Tenaj Caileigh Tennesyn Nicholes Testimony September Thailand Renee

Theory King Theseus Jerome Daivion Thunder Storm Ti'land Marcell Tiabeanie Rose

Tidus Ignatius Ace Tiger J Timber Wolfe Tin Hudson Topper Wayne

Tosh Harrison Traxten Dale Treasen Lamon Treasure Storm Treble Wayne

Trek Oaken Rogue Tresslynn Louise Trigger Isaac Trillium Vivet Trim Wade

Trintin Alsaiah Tritt Woodson Hurst Trixtin Ryder Tru Sparkle True Champ

Truth Empathy Maefern Trypston Xavier Tsunami Lyric Tuff Hunter Tuker Upton

Tulip Frances Tyhonesty Lavender Tynzlee Abide Tywand Montana

Unevie Dawn Ur'nova Allen

Valencia Delight Valfreyja Hela Valiance Legacy-Jaxon Valicity Valentina Valken Blade

Vaylynn Louise Vedder Case Veil Harper Velda Maxine Venus Ruth Dae

Veritan Valour Vice Everett Vincint Lamar Vision Marie

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Scrooge (1951)

You know Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. It’s been adapted many times. If you can only include one adaptation in your holiday marathon, which one should you choose? My pick would be the 1951 version. You’ll have to do some research to find a properly restored version but no film has ever portrayed the legendary Ebenezer Scrooge as well as this one.

On Christmas Eve, money lender Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) dismisses all warm sentiments. He wants nothing to do with his nephew, Fred (Brian Worth), refuses to give to the poor, and only reluctantly agrees to give his poor clerk Bob Cratchit (Mervyn Johns) Christmas Day off. Once home, the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley (Michael Corden), appears. The ghost warns Scrooge that his current behavior will damn him forever unless he changes his ways. To convince him, the spirits of Christmas Past (Michael Dolan), Present (Francis de Wolff) and Yet to Come (Cselaw Konarski) come to his door.

Besides the black-and-white photography, what distinguishes this interpretation is its darkness. We’re accustomed to seeing A Christmas Carol rendered with puppets, cartoon animals or sitcom casts but this is a scary story. The black-and-white cinematography adds mood to a tale of ghosts, eternal damnation, and haunting visions. It's frightening, particularly when Marley’s ghost shows Scrooge what fate awaits him. We see thousands of impotent phantoms roaming the earth, lamenting and screeching in a vain attempt to undo the wrongs they did in life. For a film made in 1951, the extensive special effects are impressive.

It’s a timeless tale that still rings true today and aside from the muddy sound and scratchy picture that may accompany lousy prints, this picture has aged remarkably well. Sim is a delight as Scrooge. He’s so cheap, so stubborn he refuses to acknowledge the obvious if it doesn’t suit him. This humor balances the gloom well and gives the story its trademark emotional highs and lows as we dig into the drama of this story. Through Scrooge's journey, we come to understand what made him the person he is today. No one watching could be as greedy as he is but try as you might to distance yourself from the miserable miser who declares Christmas to be humbug, you can't help but see a piece of you in him. If he can be saved, then anyone can be. It means there’s hope and hope is the essential sentiment at the heart of the Christmas season.

To a certain extent, everything that’s good about this adaptation can be found in another version of the story… except Alistair Sim, who brings the classic literary character to life like no one else. He’s funny, he’s loathsome and his performance is what makes this picture by Brian Desmond Hurst truly great. He nails it so perfectly, particularly in the film’s final scenes. On his own, he ensures the picture will imprint itself permanently into your head.

There are many different ways to see Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Before you check out more recent adaptations, see this one. The 1951 adaptation of Scrooge is the benchmark from which you’ll judge all other tellings of this story. (On Blu-ray, December 22, 2019)