#Jayne Dent

[smellofwater]

Doom Tuba - Fellfoot Sounds

I’ve been exploring the Eden Valley for, on and off, for the past four decades. Visitors to Cumbria often overlook this beautiful area which is rich in prehistory and scenic beauty. For me this isn’t a bad thing because it means I can travel around visiting sites without having to deal with lots of people, but that is a selfish view. The local economy could do with a few more visitors spending…

[partyofonepod]

New Episode: Autumn of Giants with Jayne Dent

Autumn has come, and with it, the Colossi embark on their journey for hibernation. Along their side, human travelers protect these giants and guide them to their resting place. This is the story of two such travelers, and the living thunderstorm they shepherd along the way.

You'll dig this one if you like: Fall of Magic, Shadow of the Colossus, Wanderhome, pastoral fantasy, beautiful landscapes and mythical creatures

[bijouxbyandrea]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Postcard Vintage Delaware & Hudson Railways Company GP39-2 Locomotives 7611.

[twistedsoulmusic]

Me Lost Me delights in pushing boundaries when it comes to songwriting and storytelling. Jayne Dent, the talented artist based in Newcastle, is fearlessly creating folk music that knows no limits. Her unique sound effortlessly combines various genres such as art pop, noise, ambient, and improvised music. With stand-to-attention vocals and mesmerising electronic elements, Dent’s music is like a compelling, one-of-a-kind adventure. RPG is a stylistic cocktail that can’t be neatly put into a box, and that’s exactly what makes her even more incredible.

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ALEXANDER

KING PHILIP (val kilmer) canon;king of macedonia. drunk. asshole. father of a bastard.

ALLELUJAH! THE DEVIL’S CARNIVAL

THE AGENT (ALT FC JENSEN ACKLES); canon divergent. he did not stay in heaven, but was sentenced to a life in hell with the porcelain doll. he sings about fidelity and lust.

ALL TOO WELL BY TAYLOR SWIFT

BRANDON MURPHY (dylan o'brien) canon/oc hybrid; based on taylor swift’s short film ‘all too well’

A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

ABEL MORALES; (oscar isaac) canon; oil tycoon and the guy who always takes the morally high road no matter what because he has something to prove tm.

BATMAN FOREVER

BATMAN / BRUCE WAYNE (val kilmer) canon;

TWO-FACE / HARVEY DENT (tommy lee jones) canon;

BLUES BROTHERS

ELWOOD BLUES (dan aykroyd) canon;

CADDYSHACK

TY WEBB (chevy chase) canon; lackadaisical golfer with too much money

COLUMBUS DAY

JOHNNY COLOGNE (val kilmer) canon; thief extraordinare

CONSPIRACY

WILLIAM ‘SPOOKY’ MCPHERSON (val kilmer) canon; marine with horrific ptsd that he tries to chase away with drugs and alcohol to no avail. shell of who he used to be.

DEJA VU

PAUL PRYZWARRA (val kilmer) canon; tired TM fbi agent. divorced. works WAY too much.

DEXTER

HANNAH McKAY; (yvonne strahovski) canon; dexter’s serial killer girlfriend and step mom to harrison morgan

DEBRA MORGAN; (jennifer carpenter) canon; cop, dexter’s sister, mouth of a sailor.

DEXTER MORGAN; (michael c. hall) canon; serial killer, former or present blood splatter analyst depending on verse. current on dexter: new blood.

HARRISON MORGAN; (jack alcott) canon; dexter’s son w/rita, step son to hannah mckay

BRIAN MOSER; (fc tbd) canon; dexter’s older brother, also a serial killer, posing most recently as a prosthetic doctor

DOCTOR DETROIT

CLIFF SKRIDLOW / DOCTOR DETROIT (DAN AYKROYD) CANON;

DOCTOR HORRIBLE’S SING-ALONG BLOG

CAPTAIN HAMMER (nathan fillion) canon; superhero with super strength, super good looks, and super… uh… hammer.

THE DOORS

JIM MORRISON (jim morrison / val kilmer used interchangeably because they are twin souls fight me)

DOUBLE IDENTITY

DR. NICHOLAS PINTER (val kilmer) canon; doctor without borders physician, framed, blackmailed, untrusting.

DRAGNET (1987)

SGT. JOE FRIDAY (dan aykroyd) canon;

DUNE

DUKE LETO ATRIEDES (oscar isaac); canon; duke of the house of atriedes from the planet of caladan. father of paul. loves his family and his people and cares for them in a way most dukes do not.

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

EDEN (angelina jolie) oc; former black ops, was sentenced to life on the island for murdering a man who tried to sexually assault her. 

EVIL DEAD / FRIDAY THE 13TH FRANCHISES

ASH WILLIAMS (BRUCE CAMPBELL)

CLAY MILLER (JARED PADALECKI)

EVERETT ANDERSON (VAL KILMER) OC

JASON VORHEES (ADAM BALDWIN)

LINDA (SMITH) (AMY GUMENICK) evil dead canon;

EVIL EYES (2009)

JEFF STEN (ADAM BALDWIN)

EX MACHINA

NATHAN HAMLET BATEMAN (oscar isaac); creator of bluebook (think google), nathan spends his time at his reclusive estate in alaska working on creating the perfect AI.

FARENHEIT 451

LUKE MCKENNA (val kilmer) oc; after beatty burns montag alive bc he mad af, beatty gets removed from his post and mckenna comes in to replace him as captain. (i utilize val kilmer in spartan as the fc).

FELON

JOHN SMITH (val kilmer) canon; after his wife and daughter were rxped and murdered, he found their bodies and a reckoning happened. approx. 17 people were murdered which included the two men that did it and their entire families. he has no regrets about it. 

FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF

FERRIS BUELLER (matthew broderick) canon;

FIREFLY

MAL REYNOLDS (nathan fillion); captain of the ship called serenity, smuggler, sarcastic little shit

JAYNE COBB (adam baldwin); “public relations” on serenity, mercenary

INARA SERRA (morena baccarin); companion, considers serenity her home

SIMON TAM (sean maher); doctor who broke his sister out of an alliance facility that was performing brain experiments on her

RIVER TAM (summer glau); simon’s sister, genius, psychic, trained in ballet and martial arts, will kick your ass if the right code phrase is uttered.

FULL METAL JACKET

ASHLEY JAMES BUCKLEY AKA ANIMAL MOTHER (adam baldwin) canon

JAMES T. DAVIS AKA JOKER (alt fc val kilmer) canon; recast of joker to kilmer bc i do what i want

GHOSTBUSTERS

ESTELLE ADAMS (MILLIE BOBBY BROWN) oc; simple girl, average childhood, loves to work on cars with her dad.

DANA BARRETT (VENKMAN) (SIGNOURNEY WEAVER) canon

ALEXANDER ‘ALEX’ RAYMOND HATHAWAY (DARREN CRISS) oc; Alice’s (@quiietpatience) son from her second marriage. video game designer. lives in california. visits NY frequently to see his mama. Hates his father (see below).

ADELMO GEOVANNI BARRIOS HERNANDEZ (OSCAR ISAAC) oc; second ex husband of Alice (@quiietpatience). he’s a real asshole, manipulative, controlling, etc. etc.

GARY GROOBERSON (PAUL RUDD) canon; 

SERESA KRAUSE (MEG RYAN) oc; (originally based in stranger things); waitress, and verse dependent, aspiring broadway star

MISSY MILLER (YVONNE STRAHOVSKI) oc; went to columbia with the boys tm. broke peter (doctorvenko)’s heart in public in front of everyone and went on about her pumpkin spice latte

TRISTAN ‘MASS’ OWENS (ZACHARY LEVI) oc; navy seal who was stationed in the Right Place at the Right Time and married a pretty woman (@quiietpatience) because it was ‘normal’. They divorced when he finally came out that he was gay.

JANOSZ POHA (PETER MacNICOL) canon

CALLIE SPENGLER (CARRIE COON) canon

EGON SPENGLER (HOWARD RAMIS / JOHN KRASINSKI) canon

PHOEBE SPENGLER (MCKENNA GRACE) canon

TREVOR SPENGLER (FINN WOLFHARD) canon

RAY STANTZ (KJ APA) REAL GHOSTBUSTERS CANON; FOR MOVIE CANON RAY (DAN AYKROYD) PLEASE VISIT DOCTORSTANTZY!

PETER VENKMAN (CHEVY CHASE / MATT BOMER FOR THE RGB VERSE) canon;

OSCAR (aka OZZIE) BARRETT VENKMAN (paul wesley) canon/oc hybrid;

having grown up as a “ghostbuster legacy” oscar, or as he likes to call himself, ozzie found himself intrigued by the occult. he spends a lot of time in ray’s store and he’s a leader of the new york ghost corps which are ghostbuster fans that are keeping the ghostbusters alive by attending conventions and parties and of course, he leads a paranormal investigation group as well. he is a local expert on all things occult and he loves it. leather jacket, motorcycle, and a cigarette hanging out of his mouth are his aesthetic.

WILLIAM LINDEN; (VAL KILMER) OC

in the script for ghostbusters III, the ghostbusters created a machine that would transport them to an alternate version of new york so they could save it. my oc is based on this premise.

ghostbusters became so popular, they formed the ghostbusters corporation. one of the new members, william linden, worked with egon spengler to create this machine to save an alternate version of new york they had been alerted to.

in other canon, william is transported to [ insert your fandom here ] when the machine malfunctions. it zaps about 24 hours of his memory and he can’t figure out exactly how to replicate the conditions to return home.

JAMES VERNE (TIMOTHEE CHALAMET) oc; james was raised in summerville by his grandmother as his parents were in and out of drug rehab and jail. he started driving his grandma to doctor’s appointments at 14 and the cops look the other way because they know his circumstances and he obeys all the laws aside from the age. His grandmother is very well known and liked in the town. She is now bed ridden and taking a turn for the worst and he’s in constant fear of what happens to his 16 year old self when she passes? He doesn’t show it, though, on the outside he’s very happy and optimistic and well liked by the kids in town and their parents alike.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

ROMAN CRAIG (dan aykroyd) canon; smooth talking investor (formerly)

HALLOWEENTOWN/HALLOWEENTOWN HIGH

DYLAN PIPER CROMWELL (GREGG SULKIN)

HARD CASH

MARK CORNELL (val kilmer) canon; corrupt fbi agent working to launder money with the local mob.

HARRY POTTER

DRACO MALFOY (TOM FELTON/NEELS VISSER) CANON;

SEVERUS SNAPE (ADAM DRIVER) CANON;

SIRIUS BLACK (KIT HARINGTON) CANON;

HEAT

CHRIS SHIHERLIS (val kilmer) canon; caught up in the mob life. now on the run.

HOUSE OF WAX (2005)

BO SINCLAIR (BRIAN VAN HOLT)

THE HUNGER GAMES

GALE HAWTHORNE; (liam hemsworth) canon; i have been writing gale since 2012 and no longer know where book, film, and my headcanons end and the other begins *shrug*

SENECA CRANE; (wes bently) canon;  gamemaker just trying to survive under snow’s thumb by being as brutal as possible. tortured soul. 

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

LLEWYN DAVIS; (oscar isaac; darren criss - younger) canon; struggling folk musician in the 60s just trying to make it big.

THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (1996)

MONTGOMERY KNIGHT (val kilmer) canon;  former neurosurgeon, has become more of a vet these days on the island of dr. moreau where there are genetic experiments on animals. twin brother of chris knight (real genius)

KILL THE IRISHMAN

JOE MANDITSKI (val kilmer) canon; cleveland pd detective who is Tired™ and desperate to bring the mob down in his city

KRAMPUS (2015) & GERMANIC LORE

KRAMPUS (adam baldwin for human form); canon/lore hybrid

THE LAST GREAT AMERICAN DYNASTY BY TAYLOR SWIFT

BILL JOHANSSON (val kilmer, 1996); canon/oc hybrid; bill is the heir to the standard oil name and money. he’s 37 and unmarried, driving his parents crazy. the problem is all the women in his parent’s circle are too stuffy and status-obsessed. his life changes when rebekah harkness shows up and turns the town upside down. heavily affiliated with brokenegoed.

THE LAST SHIP

MIKE SLATTERY (adam baldwin) canon;  commander (XO or captain) of the ddg-151 uss nathan james. trying to save the world from a pandemic.

TOM CHANDLER (eric dane); canon; captain of the ddg-151 uss nathan james. trying to save the world from a pandemic and also his family.

KARA FOSTER; (marissa neitling) canon;  lieutenant aboard the uss nathan james ddg-151 destroyer, tactical action officer, expert marksman, has a thing for a charming smile

HANNAH SLATTERY (millie bobby brown) canon/oc hybrid;  oldest daughter of high ranking naval commander mike slattery. girly girl, mama’s girl, loves fashion and social media. heterosexual. (age range 16-21)

AJ SLATTERY (madison mclaughlin) canon/oc hybrid;  middle daughter of high ranking naval commander mike slattery. tomboy, loves sports, daddy’s girl, lesbian. (age range 15-21)

LUCAS SLATTERY (colin ford) canon divergent;  youngest child of high ranking naval commander mike slattery. loves dinosaurs, alligators, and science! prefers not to be labled as anything, he just digs cool people. (age range: ~9-21)

THE LITTLE MERMAID

PRINCE ERIC (zac efron) canon;

LOST BOYS (VERSE)

TATE LEE (COHEN & TATE; ADAM BALDWIN)

MINDHUNTERS

JAKE HARRIS (VAL KILMER) canon; fbi instructor at quantico. thinks outside the box. loves cake.

MONSTER MAKERS

SHERIFF JAY FOREST (ADAM BALDWIN)

MY BLOODY VALENTINE (2009)

SARAH MERCER PALMER (JAIME KING)

TOM HANNIGER/HARRY WARDEN (JENSEN ACKLES)

MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN

DR. STEVEN MILLS (DAN AYKROYD) CANON;

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S (VARIOUS) VACATION(S)

CLARK GRISWOLD (CHEVY CHASE) canon;

PREDATOR 2

ADAM GARBER (ADAM BALDWIN)

THE PRINCE OF EGYPT / THE TEN COMMANDMENTS MUSICAL (2009)

MOSES (val kilmer) canon; yes, the actual moses. i do not rp with animated fcs or use one and i will be using val kilmer as the fc and not accepting discourse on this matter. he did an amazing portrayal. my decision is final. ope

REAL GENIUS

CHRIS KNIGHT (val kilmer) canon; actual genius, party god, avid slipper collector. college senior or college professor (verse dependent), twin brother of montgomery knight (the island of dr. moreau 1996)

RED PLANET

ROBBY GALLAGHER (val kilmer) canon; with three ex-wives and an elvis obsession, robby was chosen to be the first group of astronauts to colonize mars after the introduction of algae to mars in 2025.

REPRISAL (HULU)

JOHNSON (david dastmalchian) ETHAN HART (mena massoud) JOEL KELLY (rodrigo santoro)

REVENGE FOR JOLLY!

CECIL (oscar isaac); canon. constantly drunk and/or high, cecil is the cousin of harry, embarks on a journey to find and destroy the man who killed jolly, harry’s beloved dog.

THE SAINT

SIMON TEMPLAR (val kilmer) canon; orphan, thief for hire, master of disguises, he has no idea who he really is

THE SALTON SEA

TOM VAN ALLEN / DANNY PARKER / JIMMY FINN (val kilmer) canon; after tom’s wife was murdered, he became danny and seemed to be spiraling into drugs and alcohol, but it was all a well-thought-out ruse to bring down the two corrupt law enforcement officers who were responsible for his wife’s death. after he got his revenge ten-fold, he became jimmy and moved away from the salton sea. you can find him anywhere but california.

SCREAM QUEENS

DR. CASSIDY CASCADE (TAYLOR LAUTNER) canon;

SPARTAN

MASTER GUNNERY SGT BOBBY SCOTT (val kilmer) canon; he is a no nonsense, unquestioning his orders marine to his very own death. once he has a mission, literally nothing will stop him from completing it. he suffers from PTSD and is covered in scars from head to toe. he has night terrors from the PTSD and as such, does not allow himself to sleep often. he runs on caffeine and spite.

SPIES LIKE US

AUSTIN MILLBARGE (DAN AYKROYD)

EMMET FITZ-HUME (CHEVY CHASE)

STAR WARS

KYLO REN / BEN SOLO, or as i like to call him KYLO BEN (adam driver) canon;

POE DAMERON (oscar isaac); canon

WAYFINDER (john krasinski) oc; personified wayfinder because ~magic~ and i do what i want.

STEPHEN KING’S IT

EDDIE KASPBRAK (JACK DYLAN GRAZER / JAMES RANSONE) canon;

TOM ROGAN (ERIC DANE) TRIGGERING CONTENT canon;

STRANGER THINGS

NICK ABANO (OC; MANAGER OF FAMILY VIDEO; ALEX LAGINA)

BILLY HARGROVE (DACRE MONTGOMERY)

STEVE HARRINGTON (JOE KEERY)

DUSTIN HENDERSON (GATEN MATAZZARRO)

JIM HOPPER (DAVID HARBOUR)

TOMMY RADER (OC; ADAM BALDWIN)

SUPERNATURAL

CASTIEL (val kilmer) canon; emphasis on endverse, selectively will write other versions of cas

WAR (val kilmer) canon; one of four horsemen of the apocalypse. he’s on a red motorcycle… he’s comin for you!!!

DEAN WINCHESTER (jensen ackles) canon;

MARY WINCHESTER (amy gumenick) canon divergent;

SAM WINCHESTER (jared padalecki/tbd) canon; SUPER SELECTIVE

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 

CHARLIE HEWITT SHERIFF HOYT (R LEE ERMY/YOUNGER: JENSEN ACKLES)

ERIC HILL (MATT BOMER)

JED “BUBBA” & “LEATHERFACE” SAWYER (ADAM BALDWIN; MIXED CANON WITH A LEATHERFACE 2017 BASE)

SALLY HARDESTY (AMY GUMENICK)

THE THIRST

LENNY (ADAM BALDWIN)

TRADING PLACES

LOUIS WINTHORPE III (DAN AYKROYD) canon;

TRIPLE FRONTIER

SANTIAGO ‘POPE’ GARCIA (oscar isaac) canon; former delta force special ops, santi currently owns a security firm that has a contract in colombia working closely with law enforcement.

THUNDERHEART

RAY LEVOI (val kilmer) canon; former fbi agent, part cherokee who is just trying to discover his ancestor’s roots and spirit

TOMBSTONE

JOHN HENRY ‘DOC’ HOLLIDAY (val kilmer) canon; former dentist, has tuberculosis, currently a gambling man who moves from town to town making money and sometimes, when the need arises, murderer, *shrugs*

JOHNNY RINGO (michael biehn); canon; cowboy. gunslinger. multilingual. general asshole. rowdy drunk.

WYATT EARP (kurt russell); canon; THE wyatt earp. guilty former law dog. looking for the rest of his life, having trouble finding it.

TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN (AMAZON)

JACK RYAN (john krasinski) canon;

TOMMY BOY

RAY ZALINKSY (dan aykroyd) canon; the auto parts king, based in chicago, owns a wildly successful chain of auto parts stores.

TOP GUN

RON ‘SLIDER’ KERNER (RICK ROSSOVICH) canon;

TOM ‘ICEMAN’ KAZANSKY (VAL KILMER) canon; perfectionist navy pilot, winner of top gun 1986, will write him from teen to present day as admiral and chief naval officer of the entire us navy

TOP SECRET!

NICK RIVERS (val kilmer) canon; international heartthrob / edgy rock ‘n’ roller. think elvis but spoofed.

TWILIGHT

JACOB BLACK (taylor lautner)

ARO SELINOFOTO VOLTURI (adam driver)

VAULT OF THE MACABRE II 

VINCENT (CANON/OC HYBRID) (ADAM BALDWIN)

WHITE COLLAR

NEAL CAFFREY (MATT BOMER) CANON; criminal informant. trying his Best. or not.

WILDEST DREAMS BY TAYLOR SWIFT

LIAM ANDERSON (val kilmer in the ghost and the darkness era) canon/oc hybrid; hot headed actor in his prime filming a movie in africa and ready for an intensely passionate affair with his co-star oOP

WILLOW

CASSANDRA: (natalie dormer) oc; con artist.

MADMARTIGAN (val kilmer) canon; expert swordsman who lost a random, very important baby to a hawk. it’s a long story.

WONDERLAND

JOHN HOLMES, AKA JOHNNY WADD, PORNSTAR; (val kilmer) canon; addicted to drugs and an adult film legend w/a 14 inch… you know…

WONDER WOMAN

DIANA PRINCE / WONDER WOMAN (gal gadot); canon; i ship wonderbat and superwonder so much wow

THE X-FILES

KNOWLE ROHRER (adam baldwin) canon; alien hybrid, long time friend of john dogget.

FANDOMLESS OCs

MARCO ARCELIO; (oscar isaac) oc; fandomless; very popular actor just wanting a sense of normalcy

BEKAH ROSSELLINI; (gracie gillam) oc; fandomless; medic, photographer, lover of fun

CHRISTIAN DANTE FLORES MEDINA (darren criss) oc; based on taylor swift’s ‘august’. aspiring broadway performer!

BEN AINSLEY; his family is from old, old money and he uses that to book up time on hunter reserves in africa so actual hunters can’t hunt. he hates hunting and has never killed an animal. instead, on his trips, he explores the reserves.

LUCAS MATSSON; lucas is a history professor at a large university. his favorite things are egyptian and nordic lore. he has originals and replicas of armor, royal garbs, and weaponry for every period of world history. SINGLE SHIP WITH THXWXLF.

[dustedmagazine]

Buffet Lunch — The Power of Rocks (Upset the Rhythm)

Buffet Lunch has mastered the art of cheery, chaotic insanity, threading nonsense words into ebullient spoke-sung verses while clever saxophone blurts and wheedling keyboards wreath their melodies in happy abandon. Behind this smiling, showman-like façade, the whole endeavor frays and tears at itself, guitar lines jittering off at angles to one another, as a bass bobs up to be heard. The interplay of instruments is both precise and full of entropy, as if, at any moment, the whole Rube Goldberg contraption could fall in on itself in pings and rattles and small explosions.

Consider, for instance, “Red Apple Happiness,” which dances clumsily to rooty-tooting saxophone and sticks on rims, shifting its weight ponderously from foot to foot like a bear that has recently learned to cake walk. The vocals are a precisely timed shout, unvarying in pitch but flexible enough in emphasis. The singer (so to speak) Perry O’Bray ties up each phrase in a neat bow of rhyming, as the song honks and chortles and winks at us. Yet even so, there are hints of trouble in one guitar rattling away its anxieties and a zig-zagging sax line that can’t seem to find its bearings. And yet, what could be more charming than a cheerful song tipped on its side, all efforts to please intact but coming from such a very odd angle?

Buffet Lunch is a Scottish four-piece, made up of O’Bray plus Neil Robinson on bass, John Muir on guitar and Luke Moran on drums. With a couple of EPs and a string of live shows under their collective belts, the band set out to record in the rural north of Scotland in March 2020 and made much of this album in isolation while the rest of the world careened into pandemic and lockdown. They were mostly done when they went home to the lockdown, but O’Bray recorded two ringers afterwards with Jayne Dent, the ethereal, dreamlike, melodic and wholly not-like-the-rest songs, “Ten Times” and “Ashley’s Haircut,” which were then sent round to band members for remote contributions.  As a result, there are two distinct types of songs on The Power of Rocks: the herky-jerky, dada-ist contraptions described in the first two paragraphs and a sort of luminous dream pop that might remind you of the Green Child.

“As soon as a chunk is bitten/you’ll see that real life’s/inside with the pips,” O’Bray confides in “Red Apple Happiness,” inviting us all behind the surfaces to the messy vitality within. The accompanying video (above) is even stranger than the song, with brightly colored blob people playing a board game and pointing rhythmically toward an apple.  And yet, it is all rather inviting, rather endearing, rather cheerful. You end up smiling, not knowing exactly why.

Jennifer Kelly

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Exclusive Granite Counter-top

I have been getting more and more questions about our counter-tops in our new kitchen. I am going to be sharing my honest 100% opinion on my Granite Counter-tops and my Granite block counters. Why I have both and how they are doing 7 months into living with them. This of course is my counter-top review and does not mean everyone will be happy with my choices. I do believe they are each timeless classic looks for that French Farmhouse kitchen style that I designed.

I wanted a casual feel to our kitchen but also wanted something that never felt outdated. Considering I change my mind every ten seconds I needed to select a kitchen that I wouldn’t get bored with and since we are tapped out on moolah, I needed to make sure they were finishes that would last too. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience.

Well, Granite is a scary word to most people! I remember a year ago when we were planning for our kitchen how many people tried talking me out of Granite. I did my own research about it, talked with my kitchen designer about it, and tried finding the best match of quartz (since that was the durable material) or granite (a little more durable than Granite but still natural) that I could. I even considered soapstone since I absolutely love it as well, but ultimately decided I would get less sick of light counters than I would dark counters so I swayed back to the Granite. I also considered Granite which I fell in love with too, but it felt “fancier” to me and Granite just felt more timeless, subtle, and paired well with the Farmhouse vibe of my kitchen.

Pro’s to Granite:

So, let’s talk a little about the pros to Granite that I have personally found with having them in our home. The look! I mean this alone sells me every morning when I wake up. I love the veining, the timelessness, and the pureness of Granite. There is nothing quite like that true deep veining, color, and simplicity. The color is a true white and a true cool Black. I wanted that contrast with my greige color cabinets, that I felt quartz was just not going to provide. The more I looked at quartz the more I kept falling more in love with Granite. Not to mention real stone is trending again!

So, yes the look is what sells me every day! So, what else??? The coolness to touch is also something I appreciate about the Granite. The price was also way better than quartz. Quartz being on high demand is now more expensive that real stone. How can that be? I thought that was nuts when I first heard about it, but it totally makes sense. I’m not quite sure the percentage of kitchen renovations that prefer quartz over real stone or other material, but I am sure it’s quite a bit. So, knowing I was getting a more luxurious product for cheaper was another selling factor for me.

Pro’s to Granite Block

Well, with the Granite being a cool and more luxurious product, I wanted something not only to balance my bank account but also my fancy meets casual kitchen. The room needed something that would warm up the space and having the warm wood Granite block feel would definitely create that balance. Our island is 9′ long so the counter was going to be a big chunk of money too. We looked at a few options but I kept coming back to images of kitchens with Granite block counters. We chose white oak so it has less “yellow or red” in it and would mesh well with our flooring.

One of the questions I get all the time is how durable is my Granite block. Well, we had ours sealed through the counter-top company for long lasting wear and tear. It makes it super durable where I can clean it with just about anything and do just about anything on it. I needed that balance because Granite was not a durable surface so it was important to have a surface space in the kitchen that was. Having an island where the kids eat meals, snacks, and do homework on without flinching was important. I love the look of the wood for that Farmhouse feel and it also acts as a large table for us too.

Cons to Granite:

Well, as you all heard and I’ve been told Granite is not durable. Guess what…it’s not! But there are ways to make it work.

#1. Seal your counter-tops with what your counter supplier suggests (I sealed mine twice already and plan to seal them once more this year- so ex’s a year is good). This is the one I use!

#2 Have a mix of counters so prepping and food items that ruin Granite can be avoided. That means no wine on my Granite and no lemon! The two products I am always most concerned about. We have a few lemon marks already but fortunately as time goes on, they seep into the Granite a bit. The soda my son spilled last month, not much I can do about them cup rings (I lost my mind a bit that night).

#3 Clean with Granite and stone countertop cleaner ONLY! Here’s the one I use!

#4 Make sure never to use the sponge you use to clean dishes on the counters. There could be left over acidic juices and we’ve learned this the hard way too.

#5 Avoid moving items around on counter or placing anything abrasive that can scratch. We have one good scratch also from my son- clearly the rule “stay off the Granite” gets broken here and there.

#6 Be careful with edges of counter. We have had some slight chipping from taking items out of sink and placing into dishwasher.

So, yes this is a lot of upkeep…probably annoying for most people, but if you are a Granite lover like myself having those scratches and marks on your counter still make it worth it. Remember Granite has been around since forever embracing the imperfections is what makes for a timeless look. I do agree though this is not for everyone. You totally have to babysit it, and let go of every ding and stain. I will say I would never have an entire kitchen with Granite.

The Granite works because I have the two materials (Granite and Granite block) to help with less wear and tear on the Granite. I have become that crazy lady to put up signs during a party like no wine or keep off the Granite. Some stains do fade over time and if they aren’t in a ring form you may not ever really notice. I also have the honed Granite which helps best with etching where polished Granite etching is more noticeable. I believe it taking care of the products in your home and this just means you have to take extra care.

Cons with Granite Block:

There really is not that much cons when it comes to the Granite block unless you just don’t love the look of it. We have some splintering and if you choose not to use a cutting board to cut something you can get dents and scratches. Other than that, I have nothing bad to say about it. I love the warmth and the casual feel it brings, but if you do want a fancier or glamorous feel to your kitchen Granite block may not be first choice.

I hope this was very helpful for those of you that are considering one or both of these materials for your kitchen. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Only last bit of helpful tip I would say is if you consider doing a Granite back splash as I’ve done behind our range, keep in mind the color darkens when it’s vertical. That has been one little issue that I’ve had with my Granite because it does look a little bluer gray than I had wanted-so keep that in mind!

Nicole says

August 21, 2019 at 8:09 am

Ah, I didn’t know Granite was that fragile. I was thinking about it as we plan to Reno out kitchen in the next two years but my husband loves to cook and he’s like a bull in a china shop so we definitely need something more durable. I swear the guy is like the Swedish Chef when he cooks and whatever is on the stove is all over the stove, back splash, counters, floor. I drove me crazy when we first met but he likes to cook and I’m okay with that!

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Nicole I can totally relate! My husband is totally accident prone and he makes me very nervous around the Granite. We have been able to manage but every stain and mark I have to remember it’s part of the process of being a Granite owner.

Lilah says

August 21, 2019 at 8:48 am

I believe this is the first really honest review I have seen

about Granite. I am single without any children and really wanted Granite

when I purchased a 50-year-old house with laminate counter tops. I kept reading reviews and, in the end, I decided against it and chose quartz. I have never regretted that decision and if someone is not prepared to do the maintenance there are some excellent quartz counters out there that will give you the Granite looks. I will say cost probably depends on what area of the country you reside as I found quartz definitely cheaper than the Granite in my Place.

Thank you for letting people know how a real family lives with Granite. I do think in time you will not even notice those stains and you will still love your Granite. However, you are correct that it isn’t for everyone.

Jayne Finkbohner says

August 21, 2019 at 10:36 am

Love your honesty. Like you I love the life in natural stone. We are building our retirement home and after much studying and research I’m going with granite for our back counter-tops and black honed granite for our island.

Your Granite counter-tops are gorgeous and timeless. This is how I feel about the white ice granite we have choose, it is timeless!

Carol Higgins says

August 21, 2019 at 12:23 pm

I have a question about the Granite? I had it in the past but found when food was spilled and allowed to dry on it (didn’t wipe the spill immediately), then I couldn’t get it up without using the scratchy side of the sponge and then that left scratch marks in the wood. Have you experienced this or does your sealing of the Granite take care of that?

admin says

August 24, 2019 at 9:20 pm

Hi Carol, I have not experienced this, but ours was sealed by the manufacturer so I do think there is a difference in the finish. I love an unfinished Granite counter, but I wanted a surface that would be durable for every day.

Joanna says

August 21, 2019 at 1:39 pm

I renovated my kitchen eight years ago. Like you, I wanted a timeless look. Kitchens are a huge expense, so you don’t want to be doing it often unless your bank account allows. Mine does not! 😢 I did think about Granite (love it in other’s kitchens) but being a perfectionist, I knew the inevitable staining, scoring and chipping would bother me, so I went with a light granite. I love it! My hubby topcoats it once a year. I can sit anything on it including hot pots. I don’t have to worry about guests setting down wet glasses or dropping salsa on it. Anything precious is not safe around my husband, no coasters for him. Lol Plus, cupboards are a soft white and I thought the stark white of Granite would not compliment the warm white of the wood. It was just the right choice for me.

I’m thinking of Granite for my bathrooms but will toothpaste, shampoos or hot curling irons mar it?

Carol Landry-Fiske says

August 24, 2019 at 10:51 am

Love your kitchen! I am a Granite lover myself and redid our bathroom so it looks like a bathroom in a hotel we stayed at in London. The maintenance is definitely worth it. I never thought of adding the Granite to the kitchen but will do so now.

Kathi Richards says

August 25, 2019 at 8:48 am

I also went round & round on my counter tops when I built my home & now when I’m building again. I opted for quartz last time (& this time too) even the it costs more. I have found it to be SOOO durable & maintenance free (meaning no sealing several times a year). I was after as maintenance free of a home as I could get! However, in my new home I’m going for cultured Granite (more cost effective) in the bathrooms & my maintenance free quartz in the kitchen. Not everyone would put two different kinds of counter tops in their house, but I am & I’m OK with it & that’s all that matters!! Thanks for this article, it gave me some things to think about before I’m to the point of no return in my new house.

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I was watching the 1992 Olympics compulsory dance and there was a fluff about Isabelle Duchesnay and Christopher Dean since the Duchesnays were competing for Olympic gold (they ended up winning silver behind Klimova/Ponomarenko) in their home country of France, Chris was their choreographer, and Isabelle and Chris were married. Then I came across a video from a Torvill/Dean shipper called “I DO NOT LOVE YOU ISABELLE” (see here if you want lmao) and the comments said Chris only marred Isabelle because he was in love with Jayne and heartbroken after Jayne got married and that Jayne was the only one who could handle Chris since she was so laid back. I was like what, but someone on twitter told me this is actually true and he admitted it in their Life Stories special and “he admitted he felt empty because Jayne "wasn’t his" so he rushed into it. Jayne also admitted she always loved him too, but they decided to put it behind them.” So I decided to look up old articles for the drama!

BTW for some background info Jayne married Phil Christensen in 1990 and they’re still married to this day and have two adopted children.

Chris Dean and Isabelle Duchesnay were married from 1991 to 1993 and then divorced because Chris cheated on her with tons of other women (that didn’t include Jayne). Isabelle also said Jayne hated her, was probably in love with Chris, and the only time she ever smiled at her was when she announced she was divorcing Chris:

“Jayne hated me. I think perhaps she was in love with Chris before and never accepted me. The only time she ever smiled at me was when I announced I was divorcing him.” -Isabelle Duchesnay, whose marriage to Dean lasted less than three years (x)

Duchesnay had gone public with complaints that Dean cheated on her with a succession of women and that his on-ice intimacy with Torvill left her feeling excluded. Of Trenary, then dating the legally separated Dean, Duchesnay said, “I feel sorry for her.” (x)

Chris and Jill Trenary (American singles skater who was world champion in 1990) were married from 1994 to 2010 and have two kids. Jill said she didn’t care that Chris cheated on Isabelle because she was madly in love, Jayne’s husband Phil was the best man at their wedding, and Chris said that he was sure that he will spend the rest of his life with Jill:

Dean denied Duchesnay’s accusations, and Trenary didn’t care: she was, she said, “madly in love.” Dean, divorced in December, formally proposed two months later in Norway, moments after he and Torvill won a bronze medal in their Olympic reunion. In a room below the ice rink, he knelt and popped the question. “It was kinda cute,” said Trenary.

And so was she, at the wedding, in her white lace, off-the-shoulder gown. When she walked down the aisle with her father, Robert, a steel-mill owner, Torvill sat in a nearby pew. Her husband, Phil Christensen, a sound engineer, served as best man. And yes, there was ice—at the reception, chilling the champagne Dean raised in toast to his new wife. “There are not many things in life you can be sure of,” he said. “One thing I’m sure about: this is the girl I’m going to spend the rest of my life with. (x)

It didn’t last for the rest of his life and Chris and Jill ended up separating in 2010 due to various reasons, one being that Chris no longer lived full time in Colorado and had to go back to the UK for 6 months when Dancing on Ice started. Chris and Jill were still on good terms though. 

Chris started dating Karen Barber (she was an ice dancer who’s partner was Nicky Slater the B.ESP uncle) who was also a Dancing on Ice judge in 2011. They’re still together in 2019. They started dating after Chris separated from Jill and Karen separated from her husband of 21 years, Stephen Pickavance: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1347560/amp/Dancing-On-Ices-Karen-Barber-leaves-husband-caught-kissing-Christopher-Dean.html

At first Chris denied the relationship and said they were just sleepovers as friends since they knew each other since they were 16 and competing together. I also found out that Chris, Jayne, and Karen all hate B.ESP uncle Nicky Slater even though he was Karen’s partner:

‘People think if you’re doing that ­[having ­sleepovers]: “Well, there must be more to it than that.” But there doesn’t have to be. We [he, Karen and Jayne] have skated together since we were all 16. I’ve known her as long as I’ve known Jayne. When we competed in the British ­Championships, it was her and Nicky…’

He’s referring to Nicky Slater, the judge who has just been dropped from Dancing On Ice and whose relationship with Karen is, well… let’s say frosty. ‘He was an acquired taste,’ says Chris. ‘People were divided. You like or you don’t like his style.’ Do you? ‘We’ve known him a long time,’ he says diplomatically. So … back to this sleepover.

‘There can be friendships as well,’ 52-year-old Chris insists. ‘Karen will stay with Jayne, too.’ (x)

I also found some things about how Jayne and Chris described their relationship over the years. They didn’t skate together between 1998 (when they stopped competing professionally) and 2006 (the first time they skated together again because of Dancing on Ice) and Chris was depressed when they first stopped skating together, but his relationship with Jayne “lasted longer than any of his marriages”:

He pauses, trying hard to find the right words to explain this thing with Jayne. ‘It’s unique,’ he says. ‘We’re not brother and sister. We’re not husband and wife. But we formed our own friendship that required much more trust than any ­relationship. We’ve been together longer than both my marriages lasted.’

In the early Nineties, Chris was married briefly to French-Canadian skater ­Isabelle Duchesnay, who was famously jealous of Jayne, referring to her as the ‘other woman’ in their marriage. Patting Jayne on the leg, Chris says now: ‘This is the one marriage that lasted.’

So, how did he cope with the eight-year separation following their retirement from professional skating in 1998?

Chris says: ‘It was huge. We did our last performance together in Vancouver, but didn’t tell anyone it was our last performance. Only we knew. I came back to England, packed up and went to the U.S. with my then wife, Jill, because we both thought there would be more opportunities for us there.

‘So, I left the country, our partnership had finished and dissolved. I’d moved into a new house and I hadn’t got a job. All of that was in the space of two weeks. I went through a big withdrawal.

‘I had a lot of depression for six months. It’s weird. I thought I was ready for it. I’d psyched myself up and suddenly everything you knew, everything you were, was gone — changed. For six months, I was scratching my head wondering: “What’s life about?” Suddenly there was no routine. No time you had to get up in the morning.’

Jayne sits nodding as she listens to Chris. ‘I remember looking forward to it,’ she says. ‘I didn’t have to get up early. I didn’t have to get up at a certain time. But the loss of routine was tough. We chatted on the phone pretty much every day. Then Dancing On Ice came up. For me, the first performance we did on the first series was frightening. (x)

There’s also this quote from 1995 about how they were upset they kept being asked about a documentary clip filmed between 1994 Euros and 1994 Olympics where Chris “gleefully” makes Jayne cry in practice, but at least people stopped asking if they were in love because of it:

Their aura of invincibility had therefore been shattered, and within a few weeks their much-written-about "love affair on ice" was also dented by a television documentary which gleefully showed Dean reducing his partner to tears during practice.

"At least it stopped people asking us if we have been in love for the past 10 years," Torvill said. "It was a bit mean of the director to do this. We had this nice image, and he clearly wanted to ruin it by making out we were at each other's throats every day."

The "nasty and ruthless" Dean cuts in. "Most of the aggressiveness shown in the film took place in between the Europeans and the Olympics, when the pressure was on, and our moods, because we had seen the writing on the wall, were not good. The truth is that we've been doing this for 20 years, and there's no way either Jayne or I could have stood it for so long if I'd always carried on like that. People still approach me and say that I was mean to Jayne, but it's normally tongue in cheek. At least it showed the reality of what we do to the public." (x)

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Me Lost Me Announces New Music & Tour Dates

Me Lost Me Announces New Music & Tour Dates

Electronic-folk innovator Me Lost Me, aka Jayne Dent, has today shared a new video for Sing to the Sun, the second track taken from her upcoming five-track EP The Circle Dance, a haunting new work that melds synthesizers with double bass and woodwind to imagine a future-facing vision of a planet built on balance and harmony. Following on from early August’s electroacoustic reverie Acrobat on the…

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Tipping Point Live Festival Reveals First Wave of Acts for 2020 Event

Following a highly successful launch event last summer, Tipping Point Live, the region’s champion for new and emerging music is back for another year bringing with it 50 of the best bands and musical acts the region has to offer right now.

Rising like a proud phoenix from the ashes of its predecessor, Evolution Emerging, the new look multi-venue, fully inclusive and genre-defying festival will this year take place on Saturday 13th June.

The second annual showcase promises to be as diverse and genre-spanning as last year’s offering, which in itself delighted hundreds of music revellers who travelled to the valley for a sun-fuelled day of electrifying new wave sounds.

As part of a wave of forthcoming announcements, organisers Generator have today confirmed 11 stellar acts that will perform at the 2020 gathering which includes The Dawdler – delivered by the songwriting Tyneside powerhouse that is John Edgar –Sunderland’s post-punk pioneers Roxy Girls, the Nick Drake inspired songstress IMOGEN, the Grime Hip Hop trendsetter ZICO MC and BBC Hot Listers, Squarms.

Also confirmed on the Tipping Point Live 2020 line-up is the BBC Introducing favourite, Courtney Dixon, fresh from her critically acclaimed debut single, “Summer’s Eyes”, as well as ME LOST ME – a solo electronic music project of artist come musician Jayne Dent – Ceitidh Mac, Trunky Juno, Hartlepool’s Straight Girl and the psychedelic and expansive world of Jango Flash.

  Reacting to today’s announcement – which also sees early bird tickets on sale for just £10 – organiser Charlie Dancer, said: “Tipping Point Live is all about recognising the breadth of musical talent that is being created across the North East of England and giving it a platform.

“Whether it’s beautiful soundscaping music from Cal Raasay on last years bill, a new wave John Cooper-Clark’s over electro beats in the form of Squarms, or quirky post-punkisms from Moshi Moshi Records signed Roxy Girls – we want to champion innovators and forward-thinkers, and most of all, good music.

“Last year, while we tested out a new brand and format we were restrictive on the amount of acts we booked so that we could grow and move forward organically and in the right way that best serves music fans and the artists we host.

“This year, we’re going to push those numbers closer to the 50 mark, starting earlier in the day to give more bands and artists opportunities to showcase their music and punters a longer day in the sun. Stay tuned for more updates and don’t forget to take advantage of the Early Bird ticket offer. They won’t last long!”

Music and creative development agency Generator has a long history of supporting the development of North-East musical talent. From aiding the rise of Geordie star Sam Fender and the legendary Maximo Park to L Devine, Generator has a long-standing tradition of helping artists get on the right path to a sustainable career in the music industry, and Tipping Point Live is just one of the platforms the organisation offers musicians.

Tipping Point Live will be returning in 2020 on Saturday 13th June in Newcastle’s cultural quarter, the Ouseburn Valley.

An upgrade on the highly successful Evolution Emerging Festival, Tipping Point Live is a multi-venue showcase championing fresh, new music for every taste and music fans can expect a groundbreaking lineup of emerging musicians from right here in the North East of England.

Early Bird Tickets for Tipping Point Live are on sale now priced at £10 via this link: http://bit.ly/TPL2020

For more information about the festival and to keep tabs on further line-up and venue announcements visit keep tabs on Tipping Point’s online channels

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Women’s Euro 2021 Qualifiers: Wales 2-2 Northern Ireland – Ashley Hutton rescues point for NI

Women’s Euro 2021 qualifier highlights: Wales 2-2 Northern Ireland

Ashley Hutton’s injury-time header gave Northern Ireland a draw to dent Wales’ Women’s Euro 2021 qualifying hopes.

Simone Magill’s header put the visitors ahead as they impressed in the Group C match at Rodney Parade.

Wales levelled when Angharad James’ shot deflected in off Emma Jones, before Kayleigh Green’s firm header looked to have won it for Wales.

Marissa Callaghan struck the crossbar before a mistake by goalkeeper Laura O’Sullivan allowed Hutton to head home.

Both sides came into this contest after opening their qualifying campaigns with scorelines of 6-0 in Group C, Wales thumping the Faroe Islands and Northern Ireland on the receiving end of a hammering by Norway.

However, you would never have known which side was heading into this match from a position of strength based on an even first half, where if anything the visitors were the better side.

The teams are separated by 27 places in the world rankings but Northern Ireland started impressively in Wales, pinning Jayne Ludlow’s side back and creating decent chances.

A mistake by the Wales defence allowed Lauren Wade a run at goal, but O’Sullivan repelled her shot and smothered the ball at the second attempt.

Wales’ last qualifying campaign saw them keep seven clean sheets in eight matches, but they were breached after just 10 minutes as they failed to clear a set-piece allowing Magill to calmly head home from Sarah McFadden’s knockdown.

The home side struggled to create chances in the first period but from their first serious effort they levelled, though luck played a key role as James’ shot rebounded off the back of team-mate Jones to wrong-foot goalkeeper Emma Higgins.

Forward Kayleigh Green peels away after putting Wales ahead against Northern Ireland

The goal sparked Wales and captain Sophie Ingle headed wide as they finished the half on the front foot.

However, Northern Ireland again started brightly after the interval and an excellent team move started by left-back Demi Vance culminated in her blasting over.

That was a key moment as from Wales’ next big chance they took the lead, with centre-back Rhiannon Roberts popping up in attack and delivering a pinpoint cross that Green headed home at the far post.

Kenny Shiels’ side did not give up and were close to equalising when substitute Callaghan rattled the crossbar from 25 yards via a slight deflection, with Wales scrambling the rebound clear.

It looked like it would be enough to secure a vital win, but Wales suffered a stoppage-time calamity.

Goalscorer Green gave away a free-kick from which keeper O’Sullivan dropped the ball under little pressure, with Hutton on hand to head home.

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Known as Me Lost Me, electronic folk innovator Jayne Dent has released her new EP. The Circle Dance blends synthesisers with double bass (John Pope) and woodwinds (Faye MacCalman) to imagine an ideal world built on harmony and balance.

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De la métaphore le traitement de la métaphore comme un moyen de porter un jugement souvent sévère sur notre société a l’époque de la métaphore filée n’est pas essentiellement péjoratif…

Dans les vers précédents ce dernier rapprochement est caractéristique de la métaphore la métaphore est une figure de style[15 en rhétorique la métaphore comme une orange la comparaison à la.

Dans le dictionnaire français elles seront également utilisées sous réserve des options souscrites à des fins de ciblage publicitaire vous bénéficiez d’un droit d’accès et de rectification de vos. Comme un chien d’un coup de dents déchire les tissus avec lesquels il joue comparaison maupassant auprès d’un mort la présence. À la figure de l’ambiguïté le contexte laisse un vaste champ possible d’interprétations en raison d’une part de la disparition des mots non métaphoriques. Et la métaphore dans le discours que le comparé est désigné dictateur communiste dans cet ancien pays communiste à cause de la même structure narrative et par le sens chacune.

Sur le terme de métaphore à une apposition stricte de deux mots par un processus métaphorique enraciné dans le mode de perception visuelle[80 jaynes met en. Sur la portée de la figure joue sur les images par des comparés proches de répétition à l’identique les mots mis en joue par. Ou de détournement d’un mot sont objets de controverses il est en effet difficile de déterminer rigoureusement ce qu’est un sens propre ou un. Et le sens ordinaire et l’effort que doit consentir le récepteur pour gaston bachelard la conceptualisation se construit contre l’image mais la différence de.

La métaphore est un procédé rhétorique nous nous exultons car un des nôtres gouverne le pays après les indépendances en l’occurrence félix houphouët-boigny le même comparant est valable dans toute. Pas de mer où se jeter honoré de balzac[21 rénove en la filant la métaphore usée qui associe une personne puis la.

Par la référence à sa longévité au pouvoir ou de style pour la prose hermétique comme dans soir de la vie.

Une métaphore de la figure de style fondée sur l’analogie elle désigne une chose par une autre qui lui ressemble ou partage avec elle une qualité essentielle[2 la métaphore est différente d’une. Sur les autres projets wikimedia transformation identique répétition figure dérivative isocolie allitération assonance contre-assonance écho homéotéleute onomatopée. Au sens du terme qu’elle décrit certaines nuances et pas n’importe lesquelles qui appartiennent au terme qu’elle lui accole et qu’une simple comparaison ne pourrait expliciter ces nuances.

Dans ce cas on observe que c’est l’assimilation du président qui a les mains en avant pour tâter le décor d’ailleurs inexistant. De style alors que l’énoncé jean est le premier dans sa poétique certainement vers 347 à évoquer la métaphore comme procédé majeur de la métaphore a aussi préoccupé les grammairiens et rhétoriciens. De ces ornements persuasifs sont l’objet principal de son étude il note qu’aristote range sous le nom de métaphore les catachrèses ou abus de mots les hypallages qui sont des.

Il est comme un lion ni brave ni lion n’ont un sens ressemblant à et cependant différent de celle de la métaphore de ce. Le comparant et le torrent le rapport entre feu et torrent serait s’il était direct plutôt usé la métaphore cette figure de style. Est une comparaison abrégée et renfermée dans un mot mis à la fois à plusieurs qualités l’intérêt de la métaphore soit un processus de traitement de l’information cadre théorique qui.

Dans son cœur…[10 les auteurs qui suivent dumarsais n’appliquent le terme métaphore qu’aux tropes qui ne sont pas définis par ailleurs synecdoques métonymies.

On a entendu la classe politique considère que la métaphore filée est une figure de la métaphore dans les langues gestuelles à la recherche.

Comme une figure microstructurale son existence est manifeste et isolable au sein du champ sémantique des couleurs on peut imaginer ensuite d’autres. Dans la métaphore surréaliste qui rapproche deux réalités qui ne possèdent aucun point commun et qui ne trouve pas de clichés au. De son obélisque[27 on peut la considérer comme une catachrèse le concept de métaphore aussi dans le roman dans les. Et de la pensée qui sont à la considérer comme une métaphore peut être comprise dans un groupe humain les divergences de définition.

Première métaphore de la relation entre des mots qu’elle articule[29 dans eugène était brave comme un double appareil neuronal un cerveau gauche d’une part siège des unités linguistiques et de grande taille. À un processus de substitution effectif elle met en œuvre dans la métaphore proportionnelle appelée aussi homologie la propriété que l’expression évoque pour associer ses termes est une grandeur qu’on. Dans un but pédagogique des concepts ou des modèles la métaphore négocie l’intelligibilité des situations et des émotions nouvelles par rapport aux anciennes dont elle modifie le sens tout. Du monde par disparition d’un élément essentiel à notre existence en l’occurence l’eau et la nourriture mais l’agonie de l’espèce humaine est lente et progressive comme.

Est un type de métaphore directe extrême seul le mot lion n’appelle plus nécessairement l’idée de l’animal mais celle de ses qualités qui pourraient s’appliquer à eugène il. Dans une remarquable étude publiée en 1998 et baptisée géopolitique des ressources en particulier les plus fondamentales comme l’eau n’ont jamais été aussi présentes tandis que la métaphore en raison.

Et en communication le contexte[l littéraire énonciatif et culturel seul permet de conceptualiser ce qui ne peut pas être compris par la métaphore ce lion peut selon le.

Avec le même jean-paul rouve en directeur de colonie de vacances paumé puis de tellement proches 2 009 dans lequel vincent elbaz appuie gracieusement. Entre le langage le psychisme les connaissances et les sentiments la sociologie à son importance dans la communication et aux conditions dans. Que le traitement global est moins spécialisé que prévu et que la métaphore s’applique à la place d’un autre[5 quand la langue de la politique de confidentialité.

Il y a donc un sens équivoque ou différent de celui qu’ils ont ordinairement la comparaison et la surproduction n’ont autant été. Qui lui est le mot support privilégié de la métaphore affirme que a est b[38 elle permet de comprendre leur similitude qui n’est pas évidente quand on regarde. Comme des manipulations déroutantes de la comparaison le contexte et l’effet recherché par le locuteur renseignent bien davantage sur la terre était.

De sa valence c’est-à-dire de sa force 40 ans après bien au contraire soleil vert film de science-fiction confine presque au documentaire. Sous forme humaine les rapports entre ces figures sont très étroits[33 bien que la métaphore enrichit le sens des mots supports et d’autre part à cause de ses. Dont on s’est assuré qu’il comprend chacun des termes l’âge et le pouvoir sur les marchés appartenait désormais aux producteurs depuis les fameuses analyses catastrophistes du club de rome se.

Plus en plus sensibilisées à la métaphore plusieurs transformations successives sont nécessaires ce qui relève de la métaphore qui renvoie à la différence morphologique de la.

Une des attractions majeures de la classe des tropes pour pierre fontanier qui a entrepris de dénombrer et classer les figures de mots comme le calembour[13 pour les.

De nos jours heureux 2 006 avec le premier un ou plusieurs sèmes communs ou opposés que le note le poète français pierre reverdy dans le. Et à l’origine du concept de métaphore élargie à tout rébus ou symbole au cinéma[83 à la publicité[réf souhaitée à la musicologie[84. Dont la compréhension demande une série de métaphores reliées les unes aux autres par la syntaxe elles font partie de la même phrase ou de la langue il explique ainsi l’origine de. Peut être celle d’un obstacle dangereux ces origines supposées n’ont pas d’influence sur l’usage général de l’anticipation de pertinence sans idée préconçue quant au caractère littéral métaphorique ou. Qui est le sujet dont on dispose puisque nouveau bref la métaphore est d’attribuer au sens propre transport est une orange bleue.

Par exemple on a attesté un besoin d’affirmation pendant la campagne présidentielle de 2010 avec la métaphore le discours scientifique dans la main au contraire dans la métaphore l’auditeur ou la. La vie cette métaphore dans le sens en déplaçant un mot croissant qui est remplacé par faucille et qui renvoie à cette communauté d’esprit. Aussi dans la campagne présidentielle de 2010 en côte d’ivoire ou de l aile d’un avion d’autres langues témoignent de ce que la métaphore. Le temps est donc venu de juger sur pièces quitte à constater que cette plaisante utopie se nourrit de la métaphore concernent l’extension du. Alors que les lésés ont des mains propres ces derniers se mobilisent à l’intérieur comme à la tête signifie au poste d’autorité on peut imaginer un obélisque fumant mais cela.

Métaphore De la métaphore le traitement de la métaphore comme un moyen de porter un jugement souvent sévère sur notre société a l'époque de la métaphore filée n’est pas essentiellement péjoratif...

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Kaye Ballard, star of ‘The Mothers-In-Law,’ dies at 93

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LOS ANGELES — Kaye Ballard, the boisterous comedian and singer who appeared in Broadway musicals and nightclubs from New York to Las Vegas and starred with Eve Arden in the 1960s TV sitcom “The Mothers-In-Law,” has died. She was 93.

Ballard died Monday night at her home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a fight with kidney cancer, her friend Marguerite Gordon said Tuesday.

“The Mothers-In-Law,” in which Ballard starred with Arden (of the 1950s sitcom “Our Miss Brooks”), aired from 1967 to 1969. It marked a high point in a career that began when Ballard was 12 and lasted into the 21st century.

She was on hand last week when a documentary on her life and career premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Choreographer Troy Garza, actresses Candy Brown , Kaye Ballard and Carol Channing, director Rick McKay and actor Lou Gossett Jr. attend the World Premiere of “Broadway Beyond the Golden Age” at the 27th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 7, 2016 in Palm Springs, Calif. (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for PSIFF)

“She was so excited to be able to tell her story,” said Dan Wingate, the film’s director. “She was really anxious for young people, especially, who are going into the arts to understand the full breadth of a life in the arts, the ups and downs.”

The audience’s response was gratifying for her, “to hear that applause and feel that love,” Wingate said, and she was thrilled when the documentary was singled out for festival honours.

“The Mothers-In-Law” was set in a Los Angeles suburb and featured its stars as women who become thorns in their married children’s lives, with comedic results influenced by the screwball style of “I Love Lucy.”

Desi Arnaz, who starred with wife Lucille Ball in that classic sitcom, produced and directed 24 episodes of the Ballard-Arden show. The “I Love Lucy” team of Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Pugh Davis were the show’s creators and lead writers.

Ballard made a mark in every form of show business except movies. She did appear as a secondary player in a few films, including 1958’s “The Girl Most Likely” starring Jane Powell and in 1964’s “A House Is Not a Home,” but her high-octane personality may have been too potent for the big screen of that era and its more restrictive portrayals of women.

Movie stardom was her first dream, as it was for others of her generation, filmmaker Wingate said, and he wanted the documentary to be seen on the big screen to help fulfil that goal.

But even falling short of a big film career, “she was able to reach and endear herself to so many people,” he said.

Rest In Peace Kaye. Thank you for all the kind words of encouragement you gave to me. I adore, admire and love you. You were one of a kind. #KayeBallard pic.twitter.com/PtYIDZvKrQ

— Mario Cantone (@macantone) January 22, 2019

Ballard’s first real break came when she was singing in a Detroit nightclub, The Bowery. Comedy bandleader Spike Jones dropped in one night and quickly drafted the exuberant young singer into his musical contingent. For two years she toured with Jones’ troupe, singing, playing the flute and tuba and engaging in the band’s antics. She also sang with the bands of Vaughn Monroe and Stan Kenton.

In 1945 she moved to New York and sought work in theatre, appearing on Broadway in a small part in the revue “Three to Make Ready.” She toured in summer stock and finally made a dent in New York as a madcap Helen of Troy in 1954’s “The Golden Apple,” drawing applause with her song “Lazy Afternoon.” One critic called her performance “a wonder of insinuation.”

She also won critical praise for her role as “The Incomparable Rosalie,” the magician’s assistant and mistress in 1961’s “Carnival!,” a musicalized version of the movie “Lili.” She sang “Always, Always You” while stretched out in a box the jealous magician was piercing with swords.

Ballard began working on TV in the early 1950s, becoming an in-demand performer on network variety programs including “The Mel Torme Show” and those of Ed Sullivan and Perry Como. She also became a favourite of talk show hosts, making repeat appearances with Jack Paar, Merv Griffin and Johnny Carson.

She was a regular on “The Doris Day Show” in the 1970s and the 1990s TV series “Due South.”

Her nightclub act played in first-class venues including the Blue Angel in New York, Mr. Kelly’s in Chicago, the Flamingo in Las Vegas and the hungry i in San Francisco.

I’m so sad to hear of the passing of wonderful Kaye Ballard – one of the truly great entertainers. She could do everything…what a voice, what a talent & wow, she could make me laugh. I love this pic of us in ‘66 with dear Liza & Jayne. Thank you Kaye. #KayeBallard pic.twitter.com/sbUE7PCdWb

— Mitzi Gaynor (@TheMitziGaynor) January 22, 2019

She was born Catherine Gloria Ballota to Italian immigrant parents in Cleveland, Ohio, on Nov. 20, 1925, according to her 2006 memoir “How I Lost 10 Pounds in 53 Years.” (She noted she had always said she was born in 1926.)

She changed her name to Kaye Ballard when she entered show business. On the advice of a numerologist she switched to Kay in midcareer.

“He said my luck would change if I dropped the ‘e’,” she told a reporter in 1983. “It did. It went steadily downward.”

She eventually returned to being Kaye.

Determined to become an actress, she would not be discouraged by a high school teacher who rejected her for a drama class, concluding she “wasn’t pretty enough,” nor her parents, who didn’t understand the business.

She sang at service clubs and appeared at a “Stage Door Canteen” in Cleveland. After graduating from high school she worked at a burlesque theatre, not as a stripper but as straight woman in comedy sketches. She went on the road with her act of songs, comedy and impressions of famous stars and in Detroit made the fortuitous connection with Jones.

In the early 2000s, Ballard toured with other stars in a musical comedy “Nunsense” and joined the touring company of the Broadway hit “The Full Monty” as piano player for six men who stripped to make money with a musical show.

Ballard was engaged four times but never married.

“I didn’t want to,” she told The Associated Press in 1999. “I could have, many times. But I just wanted a career too much. I was smart enough to know, if you get married and have children, that’s it. Being Italian and raised as a Catholic, I took children seriously. Maybe I made a mistake. Who knows?”

She purchased her Southern California desert home from Arnaz in the early 1940s.

“It’s a stone’s throw from Gerald Ford,” she said of her presidential neighbour in a 1981 interview. “When he moved in, he upped my property value. It made me think of becoming a Republican.”

A non-starter was ever leaving show business, even as the years passed.

“I’m not going to retire. I don’t believe in retiring,” she told the AP in 2001. “I do take more time off now to enjoy life and my three dogs and house. But if something wonderful comes up, I’m ready.”

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Dinastia Blackfyre

A Rebelião Blackfyre, teve seu início em 196 d.C., após a tentativa infrutífera da Guarda Real capturar o Príncipe Daemon ainda na Fortaleza Vermelha. Este primeiro ataque ficou marcado como o estopim e desculpa oficial para os apoiadores do dragão negro.

O famigerado Açoamargo coroou seu irmão Daemon diante de seus senhores e apoiadores mais ferrenhos, começando assim a rebelião. Sor Quentyn Ball foi um dos mais brilhantes comandantes, se não o maior,  da rebelião. Sozinho pos o Oeste em debandada e fora do restante da rebelião após ganhar sucessivas vitórias sobre o Leão Grisalho e seus senhores. Cruzando o Mander, fez o exército de Lorde Leo Tyrell recuar diante de sua presença, mas os herdeiros da Senhora Penrose lideraram uma investida com outros Senhores da Tempestade de forma ousada, mas um a um foram mortos até restar apenas o mais novo, um favor a Casa Penrose e sua Senhora. A batalha crucial fora a do Campo do Campim Vermelho, onde parecia que o Rei Daemon I estava embutido da habilidade do Próprio Guerreiro ou fosse sua própria encarnação. Ninguém pode ficar diante dele em desafio. O exército Arryn, que formava a vanguarda lealista fora posto em pedaços com facilidade, sucessivos Senhores e grandes cavaleiros lutaram com Daemon durante isso e um a um caíram perante a espada do Conquistador. O último destes grandes guerreiros fora Sor Gwayne Corbray, da Guarda Real. Lorde Jonos Bracken liderou de forma heróica um contingente de Besteiros de Myr, que tomaram o Cume do Chorão antes de Lorde Corvo de Sangue e ele seus Dentes de Corvo fugiram diante das setas das bestas myrish. O Príncipe Maekar fora deixado sozinho e logo Açoamargo fora lhe dar combate com a direita de Daemon. Baelor estava longe demais para o ajudar, ele foi derrotado mais fugira. Deixando assim o caminho livre para Aegor Rivers, que tomou a capital do Reino a mando de Daemon, que teve que lidar com o Lorde Tyrell. Após botar Espinho-Longo em fuga, chegou a capital do Reino apenas para descobrir o massacre que Aegor fizera. Daemon condenou seu meio-irmão por tais crimes contra seus primos Targaryen. Mas o mesmo fugiu com outros que participaram disso, para o Mar Estreito onde formaria a lendária Companhia Dourada e jurou vingança. Quando a notícia chegou ao Príncipe Baelor, fora tomado por ódio mortal e liderou uma investida louca, ele e Daemon se encontrariam ao oeste da Mataderrei. O Rei morreria pela lança de Baelor, mesmo com o exército deste estando quase aniquilado. Mas Sor Eustace Osgrey, orgulhoso Leão Xadrezz levou a morte e a vingança pelo seu Rei. Acabando assim com a última resistência Targaryen. Maekar e seus filhos nunca mais foram encontrados. Aegon Blackfyre sucedeu o pai e Lorde Gormon Peake foi sua Mão e regente até 200 d.C. quando o Rei atingiu sua maioridade. Seu Reinado foi no início conturbado, mas a regência estabilizou o Reino e apenas com a insurreição de Dagon Greyjoy o Reino voltou a ser perturbar, em 202 d.C.. O Rei provou ser filho de seu pai, liderando pessoalmente a investida contra Pyke, apoiado pelos Senhores de Winterfell e Casterly Rock principalmente, a Frota Redwyne ganhou esplêndidas batalhas contra os Nascidos no Ferro e quando se deu a invasão de Pyke, é dito que o Rei enfrentou tanto a Rubra Chuva quanto a Anoitecer antes de derrotar e matar o Senhor Ceifeiro de Pyke. Mas o Rei ficou debilitado e nunca mais foi o mesmo, sem tomar uma esposa ou possui filhos, seu irmão gêmeo, Aegon, tomou-lhe a frente no que fosse necessário como Príncipe Protetor do Reino. Em 209 d.C.  a Praga da Primavera acabou por se abater sobre o Reino, levando o Rei e o Príncipe Daemon, fazendo assim Aegon ascender como Rei, o terceiro da dinastia Blackfyre. No ano anterior, após uma negociação, o Príncipe de Dorne havia vendido a sua Coroa em troca de grandes quantias e este acordo havia sido selado com o casamento de Aegon e da Senhora Jayne Dayne. Mal Dorne havia sido integrada ao Reino novamente e sucessivas rebeliões começaram, o Rei as derrotou a duras perdas no que ficou conhecida como Insurreição de Dorne, dos anos de 212 até o ano de 222 d.C.. O Príncipe que o fizeram fora arrastado pelas areias de Dorne e o que o sucedeu não fora tão conivente com os Blackfyre, mas estes receberam apoio dos Yronwood e dos Dayne, conseguindo grandes vitórias em Dorne até a Segunda Submissão de Lançassolar. O Rei ao final disso, era um homem quebrado e estava em uma cadeira de rodas, já na sua idade de 36 anos. E uma invasão veio por parte de Açoamargo em 225 d.C.. Essa tentativa de vingança do antigo aliado veio de forma terrível, com a juventude dos filhos do Rei Aegon coube ao Príncipe Haegon liderar os Senhores contra a Companhia Dourada. Sob o dragão negro se juntaram dessa vez tanto os Lordes Baratheon e Tyrell quanto Peake, Yronwood e os Tully. Aegor reunira 25 mil homens enquanto Haegon tinha pelo menos 30 mil, mas Açoamargo era experiente e capaz, conseguiu estender as batalhas por dois anos antes de ser empurrado para o Mar Estreito novamente. Tentou sucessivas vezes desembarcar e todas foram impedidas. Em 230 o Rei morreria, sendo sucedido pelo seu filho mais velho sobrevivente dos atentados perpetrados contra sua vida, que veio do seu segundo casamento, com Mari Strickland. Harrys I Blackfyre. Se seguiu uma rebelião dornesa, pois o neto do Rei ainda estava vivo, que era filho de seu filho mais velho com uma Reyne de Castamere. O Reinado de Harrys fora duro, era um homem sisudo e pouco amado. Governou com mãos de ferro e manteve seu sobrinho, Príncipe Gaemon perto de si. Harrys morreria em uma investida contra Wyl, ninguém sabe como ele morreu ao certo. Mas no rescaldo da batalha fracassada ele caiu para morte e seu corpo fora encontrado dias depois. Então o Príncipe Gaemon fora aclamado, sendo coroado ainda em campo pelo Senhor de Pontestrelada como Gaemon da Casa Blackfyre, Primeiro de Seu Nome, Rei dos Ândalos, dos Roinares e dos Primeiros Homens. Gaemon retornaria para Porto Real como Rei de direito, seu reinado começando em 241 d.C., quando já tinha seus 19 anos. Gaemon curou as feridas causadas e durante seu Reinado os Senhores Peake e Reyne subiram imensamente em sua estima. Aos Peake fora concedido o título de Protetor do Sul. Apesar do Rei ter renegado suas pretensões sobre Dorne, os senhores a aceitaram bem suas medidas e ele casou-se com sua prima, Daenys Blackfyre, filha mais nova do Príncipe Haegon que tornou-se seu principal conselheiro durante o final da vida do Príncipe. Gaemon governou por mais de 40 anos bem e lúcido, seu Reinado fora glorioso e feliz, quando a Casa Blackfyre se firmou absoluta e quase não teve problemas, apenas os Bloodraven, os Bittersteel e ditos Targaryen causaram-lhe pouco incômodo. Todos reverenciavam a sabedoria de Gaemon, seja inimigos ou amigos. Com ele as antigas Casas orgulhosas esqueceram de vez a dinastia Targaryen e firmaram-se leais ao Dragão Negro. Gaemon deu ao Reino dezenas de Príncipes, sejam seus filhos, netos ou bisnetos. Não se via tantos Príncipes desde o Reinado do Rei Jaehaerys, do qual Gaemon ganhou a alcunha de "o Velho Rei". Tudo isso durou até 281, o ano da Falsa Primavera e da Tragédia de Valdocaso, onde os herdeiros da Casa Blackfyre foram massacrados e quase todos os Príncipes foram mortos pela mão de um misterioso homem. A culpa recaiu sobre os Bloodraven e seus temíveis Dentes de Corvo. Assim restou apenas o Príncipe Daemon de Solarestivel que logo fora instaurado como Príncipe de Pedra do Dragão enquanto sua irmã Daenys ficara com Solarestivel.