#dartnell

[postcard-from-the-past]

Peruvian aviator Jorge Antonio Chávez Dartnell on a H. Farman biplane

French vintage postcard

[lovesmokerguys]

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[jt1674]

[mariocki]

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus (1.5, BBC, 1964)

"I want to speak of your father. You know, he was a very wise and brilliant man and I know how you felt when you learned of his death."

"And his life's work destroyed."

"Oh, no, no, no, no, I wouldn't say that. His work will go on, only not quite in the same way. But I don't believe that man was made to be controlled by machines. Machines can make laws, but they cannot preserve justice; only human beings can do that."

[kidneys-and-custard]

This sounds like an innuendo!

[insidecroydon]

Dartnell Road amenity area public meeting, Nov 20

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[etirabys]

I regret reading Lewis Dartnell's apocalypse prep book "The Knowledge: How to Rebuild our World from Scratch" in 2018 because (1) I retained nothing, (2) if civilization ever collapses I'll be harassed by crucial details dancing out of mental reach for the rest of my brief life

[ian-chestert0n]

Doctor Who - The Sensorites part six

With Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman, William Hartnell as The Doctor, Ilona Rogers as Carol and Stephen Dartnell as John

[therodentqueen]

So I've been on a geology/earth history kick

Why? Who knows, but my brain is happy. Here are a few of the best geology books I've read in the past year or so. All of them are fairly accessible to non-scientists, as the authors are pretty good about explaining difficult concepts in simpler terms, but it does help if you have a grasp of the basics.

The Ends of the World, by Peter Brannen

This first book focuses primarily on mass extinctions. So, you know, a happy book! From asteroids to volcanoes to mountains to atmosphere changes, there's a shit ton of things that can kill us all.

Origins, by Lewis Dartnell

An overview of how the physicality of the Earth has affected the way human civilization has developed. A bit more hypothetical than the other books, but Dartnell has some very interesting ideas.

The Story of Earth, by Robert M. Hazen

Literally the biography of the planet, from it's humble beginnings as a bunch of dust, to the violent birth of the moon, to the creation of the atmosphere and oceans.

Super Volcanoes, by Robin George Andrews

My current read. It's about volcanoes. They go all asplodey.

[retromusicart]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Island UK/Atlantic-Cotillion US, 1970) - Illustration by Nic Dartnell

Image courtesy of Discogs.

[caymannewsservice]

Study will fill data gap on endangered local sharks

Tagging reef sharks for the new study (photo credit: James Dartnell) (CNS): The Department of Environment (DoE) has secured UK funding for pop-off satellite archival tags to study the movements of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) in the ocean around the Cayman Islands. Due to their ecological and socio-economic significance to Cayman, all sharks are protected species and are now…

[vision360tours]

Home for Sale - 8 Dartnell Avenue, Toronto, ON M5R 3A4 Virtual Tour: https://tours.vision360tours.ca/8-dartnell-avenue-toronto/

[katrinafaire]

Writeblr Intro 😸

So, I put a lot of this into my pinned post, but I'll reiterate it here tagged appropriately to hopefully get some traction to make more writer friends!

Hi! I'm Catrian (she/her) or Cat if you prefer. I've been writing long form since I was a child, so I've logged a modest estimate of a bit over thirty years in consistent storytelling, extensive worldbuilding, and avid character creation. I have so many notebooks full of writing in story form, isolated scenes, misplaced dialogue I thought was neat, etc. While most of it is not up to the bar I've reached these days - lots of it is from when I was a mere kit, after all - I treasure the creativity and growth. Some of it has even been reused in modern works.

A Bit More About Me ➤

As clearly implied above, I'm well into my thirties and consider myself a seasoned writer, though as with all of us there are things I struggle with. I'm a work in progress and that no longer bothers me.

I'm a budding digital artist, which I originally changed to because I sometimes have hand tremors when trying to draw precisely, be it tiny details or a single straight line. (I have large sheets of practicing drawing straight lines.) My tool of choice is currently Krita though I've used other programs for things like photo editing.

I like to play video games and have an eclectic group of them. Right at this moment, I'm playing Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door and am replaying Pokemon Alpha Sapphire. There's also never-ending playthroughs of the Sims (2-4) and Stardew Valley. On the back burner are finishing Tears of the Kingdom and Final Fantasy XV, as well as a replay of Pokemon Sword. There are too many assorted others to mention, but those are the highlights.

I love to read and am putting together a list of science fantasy novels - I'm always up for a good rec - and am reading a fantastic nonfiction book by Lewis Dartnell called The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm. I'll be putting together a promo post later, but suffice to say it's fascinating.

About My Writing & WIPs ➤

I originally got started on fanfiction (I will not be releasing pseuds or details since I don't want to cross the streams) and the dozen or so years I spent there I collectively wrote over one million words across a variety of works, (A few cracked 100K - one spilled over 200K - and they throw the averages off.)

Needless to say, having a long story to tell, even in a series, no longer intimidates me.

Stylistically I favor 3rd person and lately it's been Limited over Omniscient though I do have experience with both. I've also done some 2nd and 1st person while dabbling in interactive fiction so I have a fairly well-rounded experience. My dialogue is very conversational, albeit with individual voices, and I favor lyrical and descriptive phrasing. I take great pride in my skill at evoking emotional responses of all kinds.

Taken from my Pinned Post:

I primarily write science fantasy / soft scifi with low fantasy aspects. This runs the gamut from post-apocalyptic rebuilding, adventures in space, and time travel just to hit the highlights. I’m also rolling around the concept of a couple things that will either be LitRPG or Gamelit depending on how certain details pan out, regarding a somewhat fantasy-esque MMO setting and something else akin to a monster breeder game.

My Work:

I currently have the first book in a collection of related series in progress, which is Luica The Forgotten: Book 1, The Cure, and I talk about it extensively here, and the main trio of characters here. This book and several upcoming are why I'm reading Mr. Dartnell's work (again, but this time For Researcb!), as referenced above. The Cure is set on a post-apocalyptic earth, thousands of years into the future, millennia after the earth suffered significant events altering the environment to where it was deemed unable to sustain human life.

The next book that isn't a part of that series is Rewind. While not currently in the drafting stage, it has some plotting and worldbuilding done. Interestingly, Rewind started out as a premise for a video game with multiple endings but ultimately I decided it would make a better book because it needs description beyond my current graphical ability. In a small writing server I described it as if I was having a librarian help me find it (it's a great exercise, do recommend):

"The one with the amnesiac time traveler who has to follow clues left for them despite not knowing if they're legit because that's all they've got and if they are legit then they have to act or people will die - but then, if they're wrong they'll kill an innocent person instead of saving the world"

My last project that I'm actively worldbuilding on was also originally laid out as the basis for an original roleplaying game I was going to run out of a forum, called Legend's Legacy. In-process I did briefly consider it would make a good MMO (and it might!) but then a friend introduced me to the comment of LitRPG and I was sold. I have to work out the rules / setting / system first, but that's as fun as it is work. (Mildly frustrating though: I'd rather be writing.)

SO, that's a bit about me and what I do. Intrigued? Curious? Interested? Consider popping into my ask and striking up a conversation or hitting me up in my DMs. I'm super friendly to all ages, though I'd like a ballpark of your age since Tumblrites are as young as 13. That's not a problem, but I prefer to know if someone is that much younger than me, especially if we're going to talk about mature topics.

Quick Note: I do not write "mature" content, not as far as sex or graphic violence / gore. I'm squeamish at the sight of blood. I don't handle horror well though I feel elements of it can add a lot to a story.

And I think that's that! if you read it all, give me a like so I know someone's listening, feel free to follow, and absolutely come chat with me! Tell me about YOUR work! I'd love to have more people to interact with and follow.

[jt1674]

[fullaccessmagazine]

Brett Kissel talks about his new album ‘The Compass Project — West Album,’ and Cooper Alan

Brett Kissel. Photo Courtesy of Ben Dartnell. Canadian country artist Brett Kissel chatted about his new album “The Compass Project — West Album.” Song selection process of the new CD On the song selection approach of the new album, Kissel said, “The song selection was a lot more difficult than I thought it was going to be. I realized that in my catalog I had a lot of western songs, and those…

[fullaccessdetroit]

Brett Kissel talks about his new album ‘The Compass Project — West Album,’ and Cooper Alan

Brett Kissel. Photo Courtesy of Ben Dartnell. Canadian country artist Brett Kissel chatted about his new album “The Compass Project — West Album.” Song selection process of the new CD On the song selection approach of the new album, Kissel said, “The song selection was a lot more difficult than I thought it was going to be. I realized that in my catalog I had a lot of western songs, and those…