#gasolier

[the-darling-house]

The Moody Mansion, Galveston, TX

[labellenouvelle]

WHEN GAS WAS LIGHT

A rare set of Period " Gasolier " wall sconces comprised of 2 double and one single sconce. Stunning brass casting with a beautiful patina. Gasoliers where transition , made in the period when gas lighting was starting to be replaced by electric lighting but not quite yet, so you had the option of using one or the other. We are talking 1880-1910. All lights in excellent working condition ( electric ) Item No. E5784 Dimensions: 15" h x 12" w x 9" d approx. List Price : $ 1500 for the set

504.581.3733 / t

info@labellenouvelle.com / e

[dancingthroughstardust]

He gave up watching Andromeda on the security cameras a while ago. He's just...tired. Titan felt tired.

Tired in the mind.

In the body.

In the heart.

He's just tired. Titan grumbled to himself as he ate his gift of bao with a side of his preferred bottle of gasoli-- Moonshine. Lightening Moonshine. The highest proof and probably the only thing that could get him plastered right now.

He hated the holidays so much. So so so much. The theater wouldn't be open until Friday anyways. He wouldn't be missed for a couple of days....

[polkadotmotmot]

Geoffrey Johnson - Gasolier, 2023 - Oil on board

[delectablywaywardbeard-blog]

In autostrada la benzina self è oltre i 2 euro, servito 2,25

Forti aumenti sul mercato dei prodotti petroliferi del Mediterraneo ieri pomeriggio in chiusura. La verde si è riavvicinata ai massimi dell’anno toccati a fine luglio, mentre i gasoli hanno raggiunto livelli che non si registravano da gennaio.     Come rilevato dalla Staffetta Quotidiana, questa mattina sulla rete carburanti per ora si è mossa solo IP che ha rincarato di 1 centesimo benzina e…

[designobjectory]

Pair of American brass and wrought iron hanging gasolier lanterns with centered bulbous iron spheres, scrolled side arms supporting upper chains, vented tops, four panel glass sides, and terminating on a decorative scrolled lower brackets with centered tapered finials, Mid-19th century. Lanterns were originally gas and have been electrified. Pair are in working condition.

[kingschandelier]

It’s a Victorian kind of week! #victorianchandelier #gasolier #crystalchandelier https://www.instagram.com/p/CGVzJNEhYri/?igshid=1jdz0zc1xdho3

[the-darling-house]

The Moody Mansion, Galveston, TX

📸: @the-darling-house

[labellenouvelle]

GASOLIER 

All original American Arts & Crafts period light fixture, 1910s , combination of gas and electric light . Just rewired and ready to hang, the gas arm are not functional at the moment , just decorative but they could be restored or turned to electric ( we prefer to leave it as is)  Fantastic and original patina to the brass . Most likely made by R.Williamson and Co. out of Chicago, IL. 

Item No. E5327

Dimensions: 58″ tall x 20″ diam approx.

SOLD

504.581.3733 / t

info@labellenouvelle.com / e

[bardic-inspo]

*drops into your inbox from an air vent* You’ve been giving us so great action in your last two chapters of Bring the Gasoline, would you mind sharing with us some of your process for planning and techniques for writing action scenes?

PARKOUR!! Thanks for the ask friend, and for the really lovely compliment that I am still honestly stunned by.

So, action scenes used to feel like pulling teeth to write. They are still not my favorite, but I’ve warmed to them with time and practice. I think I’ve grown a lot in this regard because I recognized it as a weakness of mine, and have paid special attention to it. I still have a lot to learn, and I definitely don’t have this down to a science, but here are some techniques that I’ve found especially helpful. Break down the scene. I’m not one for a super neat outline, but in my chapter doc, I will put major scenes in brackets [like this], and then do a sort of “mini outline” underneath them that I chew away at as I’m writing. Bullets with greater detail/context, lines of dialogue or sensory pieces I want to include, and most importantly, a plain statement of what exactly happens. This is important because it helps me “ground” back into the point of the scene if my language gets to flowery or if important details start to get lost when bullets are flying (hehe). 

Think about the environment. I have some background in this from playing/running D&D campaigns and designing encounters. So, there’s a fight in a warehouse. Cool! But how does that warehouse affect what is happening? To get to that next sort of “level” with the setting, I try to answer a series of questions that might include (but isn’t limited to):

-What is the vertical movement like in the space? (multiple stories/levels, maybe holes in the ceiling that give visual from one to another, maybe catwalks over an open space.) If there are multiple levels, how easy or difficult is it to get from one level to another? What methods could be used to do that?  -What’s the weather doing? If it’s raining, is it slippery? (Is water incorporated or a part of the setting in any other way that might affect or impede movement?) If it’s in a field of dry grass, your molotov might set the whole hill on fire! If the scene feels stagnant, try changing the weather.  -What’s the lighting like? Dim/shadowy or bright and blaring? -How do the enemies in a space use these elements to their advantage?

Come back to character POV. I try to make sure the scene is nailed and limited to my character’s perspective. For example, if an enemy is coming in with a big scary weapon, they might hear it before they can see it from their vantage point. I use the “five senses” trick as a way to come back to character POV, too, but I try to emphasize senses beyond sight, because so much of action is what’s happening to the body and how that physically feels. (Do they taste blood or dirt or pavement in their mouth? If their breath is racing and erratic, how does that feel moving in and out of their body?) Another question I try to ask, too, is how would this character handle this situation? Nat chucks explosives, MacCready hits his targets. How does a character’s background/skills influence their decisions in the given scenario?

Action/Context ratio. I actually learned this as a helpful tool with sex scenes (which are actually just action scenes in disguise!), but the idea is to balance every action with two pieces of context. It’s not a perfect science, but a helpful formula if you feel like you need to rebalance a scene. An example: “Nat’s breath tears between her teeth. Two shots left. The raider’s mere feet away.”

The action is her breath, the context is the two remaining shots and the raider’s proximity. Mixing up the order of this ratio can liven things up, too. And, there might be some places where strategically manipulating this ratio to be heavier on context (racing thoughts) or heavier on actions (it all happened so fast!) can have powerful effect on the scene.

Word choice and repetition. The first time through, I try not to worry about this to much. Then, as I re-read and re-write, I make a list of words/phrases that I’m worried I potentially repeat. I do a search for those words/phrases when I edit, and then evaluate if/where I should replace them for different ones. One thing I would caution, it’s my opinion that it’s better to repeat a well-fit word than trying to shove in a synonym that...isn’t quite a synonym. Use your best judgment.

It doesn’t need to be that long. This is sort of self-explanatory, but fights happen fast. I used to feel like, because they were major quests in the game, that big fights had to be a whole chapter. They don’t. You are the best judge of this. If you are writing and it feels like it’s dragging on, your readers might feel that way to. Don’t be afraid to clip it down. Hope these help! :) 

Fanfic Writer Ask Meme

Bring the Gasoline

[somar78]

VW Karmann-Ghia Typ 14 by Imagonos 5. Eisenberger Stadtrllye 2017 Der VW Karmann-Ghia (Typ 14) (['gia], nicht ['dʒia]) ist der Name eines Automobils des Volkswagenwerkes, das bei Karmann in Osnabrück gebaut wurde. Insgesamt 443.466 Wagen (362.585 Coupés und 80.881 Cabriolets) konnte Volkswagen zwischen 1955 und 1974 absetzen. Motor und Fahrwerk des Karmann-Ghia Typ 14 gleichen weitgehend denen des VW Käfers, die Bodenplatte des Rahmens ist etwas breiter. Vorgestellt wurde der Sportwagen am 14. Juli 1955 als Coupé in Gazellenbeige. Quelle: wikipedia Some of my groups and albums DIES UND DAS - BITS AND PIECES STRASSENPHOTOGRAPHIE - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY VINTAGE PHOTOGEAR AUTOPORTRAETS - CAR PORTRAITS ASPHALT VETERANEN - BLACKTOP VETERANS OPEL TOTAL OPEL / VAUXHALL CLASSICS OPEL RARITIES AND SPECIALS MASCHINE UND BEWEGUNG - MACHINE AND MOVING NIMM PLATZ - TAKE A SEAT MONOCHROME TO SEE ONLY IN 30/60 OPTED OUT GROUPS ! NUR IN GRUPPEN OHNE 30/60 RESTRIKTION ZU SEHEN https://flic.kr/p/2jLaCeL

[pi-yeah-no]

What I’ve learned is that all it takes is some good Naegiri to turn heads. Love all y’all who followed me after the hanahaki post.