#Alexis Fisher

[realhousewives-fan]

Erika Jayne: Bet It All on Blonde (Part 2)

The road to her comeback concert was a rocky one. Her manager Alexis Fisher and Mikey Minden had to have a crisis meeting!

They were worrying about her performance, and they were beginning to doubt if they should go though with the concert. For all their careers.

They were struggling so much with the number for “One Hot Pleasure” that they had to cut it from the show.

Mikey worried that the trauma with the lawsuits and trials had wrecked her confidence in her persona as Erika Jayne. Something wasn’t right.

But maybe it was too soon?

According to Bravo, her concerts received great reviews and was viewed as a success. Is it true?

Sutton Stracke had been doing shady jokes about the low price of the tickets and she said that she wasn’t going to go to the Las Vegas show.

Kyle Richards thought this was terrible of Erika, as she’s shitting on Erika who’s already beaten down with the Girardi legal cases. Why couldn’t she support Erika?

The only review I could find, was of Vegas 411, who wrote: “Although BET IT ALL ON BLONDE is a smartly-curated experience, it’s not without flaws.”

And her shows weren’t without controversy. There were a lot of noise among the fan pages regarding her shows in Las Vegas.

For instance was someone accusing Erika of stealing her music.

What the documentary didn’t show however was how she had other songs that wasn’t her own, like Madonna’s “Material Girl”.

Her manager called the show the greatest thing Las Vegas had ever seen, which was probably the biggest lie that was told in this documentary.

But she and Mikey were probably more relived than anything else. It looked like it was going to be a huge failure, but Erika managed to deliver a show.

Sadly, Erika’s beloved dog, Tiago died a month after her shows in Las Vegas. She still has a battle to fight with the legal cases Mr. Girardi is going through.

People will continue to want to see her fail, but I don’t know if I’m one of them anymore.

[styleforklossy]

june 17, 2024 / cannes, france

while attending day 1 of the cannes lions festival, karlie kloss wore:

— Dior, "Midnight B1I Butterfly Sunglasses” - N/A

— Cartier, “D’amour necklace” - $2,210

— Jennifer Fisher, “Single 5 Oversized Floating Diamond Huggies” - $1,980

— Alexis, “Serenity Dress” - $798

— Prada, “Arqué Leather Shoulder Bag” - $2,700

— Khaite, “The Marion Strappy Flat Sandal” - $880

[jojoblessed365]

Wouldn't this have been the perfect Gilmore-Huntzberger-Mariano household post AYITL?

From now on, I'm definitely regarding Nell Fisher (you will see her soon in Evil Dead Rise) as Rory and Logan's kid in canon universes post AYITL but Jess as her surrogate dad...

Agree/ Disagree?

[mndvx]

ctgla Step into the ring with this FIRST LOOK at "Fetch Clay, Make Man", which opens THIS SUNDAY at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. As Muhammad Ali (Ray Fisher) prepares for one of his most anticipated fights, an unlikely friendship is formed with the controversial Hollywood star, Stepin Fetchit (Edwin Lee Gibson). One a vibrant and audacious youth, the other a resentful and almost forgotten relic—together they fight to form their public personas and shape their legacies amidst the struggle of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1960s. 👥: Ray Fisher, Edwin Lee Gibson, Wilkie Ferguson III, Alexis Floyd, Bruce Nozick, Freddie L. Fleming Produced in association with @MakeSpringHill 📷: Craig Schwartz

[andersalsdieandern]

[landinrris]

oh that was me with the lando & martin timeline anon. the full timeline may make your brain melt more. this is the stuff we know about for sure:

met late summer 2022 at one of martin's gigs in Ibiza - lando was there on vacation with max f, ollie etc. the video going around of them at fisher's gig was a couple of days after martin's.

sept 2022 monza gp - martin was at the race even though he wasn't playing and was with mclaren - they posted pics of him and daniel in their hospitality. after the race, lando posted pics of them him & martin leaving in a heli - he called martin his uber driver 🤣. lando stayed in amsterdam for a few days. both of them posted videos of them on martin's boat on the canals with martin's friend jurrian. local gossip sites mentioned they'd been seen in restaurants with friends. in this time martin bought lando his decks. lando posted pics of himself with them on the plane back to the uk and martin said in an interview a few months later that he had bought them as a gift for lando.

oct 2022 - hang out after the mexico gp - there are clips on tiktok of them at a club.

dec 2022 dubai - martin was playing there on 30th dec, turned up a few days early and hung out with lando. martin posted pics of them on his insta with some masks & there was a video of them playing padel with martin k and someone else. lando's friends all posted from the vip section at martin's gig.

jan 2023 - following martin's gig in thailand, he and louis met up with lando & martin k and they all flew to finland for several days - lots of pics and videos - then on to ibiza for a few more days - martin has a home there and his parents & sister spend a lot of time there and were with them - martin posted a pic of himself with his family and also there were videos of lando and both martins on a hike. martin then flew to nice the same day lando went back to monaco - he posted a pic of himself the next day in nice getting a haircut.

may 2023 miami gp - martin was playing at the miami race. that's where the nipple pinch pics come from & also this gem https://www.tumblr.com/alexi-01/716928290612559872/stop-this-is-so-cute-look-at-martijns-face?source=share

june 2023 - arrive early together in nyc and hang out ahead of lando's press stuff. martin's parents and sister were also with them - there's a pic of them with lando & martin in a japanese tea house. lando stays through to martin's gig and arrives late for thursday media day in canada. martin shows up to play after the gp in canada. he and lando were out together that evening in montreal - a dj in the bar they were in took pics with them both. next day lando posts a pic of video of him, martin & louis on a hotel balcony.

july 2023 - max v & lando go to tomorrowland after the spa gp. max is in vip with his family, lando is up on stage with martin trying but failing to hide behind some speakers. videos of them at the afterpary. lando then goes to amsterdam for a couple of days before he has to be back in spa - posted a pic of the view from martin's place & a pic leaked of them playing pool.

august 2023 - after being on vacation with his family lando goes to ibiza. missed all his friends who had been there all summer, stays with martin's childhood friends incl jurrian from the amsterdam boat. pics of them out celebrating ward and jurrian's bdays and the afterparty of martin's show. lando then flies with martin to his shows in bratislava and then marseille - was pictured in bratislava plus martin posted a story with him in and lando let the marseille detail out in a ziggo interview at the amsterdam gp.

sept 2023 - zandvoort gp martin hanging with lando's dad on the grid. after the race there's a video of the two of them getting out of a van at amsterdam airport and boarding max v's plane which flew to monaco.

oct 2023 - hung out after the mexico gp after lando had had dinner with carlos. i follow a friend of lando & max v's who lives in mexico city who now has a locked account so the pics aren't public but he posted pics of both of them and martin started following him. swedish house mafia guys were also there (assumption carlos may have been there too as even though there were no pics the guy started following him as well though carlos didn't follow back)

nov 2023 - that hug at the vegas gp. local papers reported lando was also in the club with martin and max v but there are no pics and as he was probably still in some pain after his crash it's likely they confused thierry v with lando.

dec 2023 - ski trip with lando's friends. martin flew directly back from gigs in singapore and malaysia to join up with them.

to be continued...

and that's just the stuff we know about lol. bffs of w/e else, anyone's guess at this point, but they really did become very close very quickly.

Anon, I am giving you a big ole fat kiss on the forehead. God bless you for this breakdown ❤️❤️❤️

So much stuff happens throughout the season that I routinely forget tiny details (especially ones you've listed here like the family dinner in New York). To see them all spelled out here is 😘🤌

[peregrination-studies]

24 books in 2024

It is 2024, and I am here yet again with my bookish hopes and dreams!

I did this challenge last year (available here), and in 2022 (available here), and I'm STOKED to do it again this year! As is my way, I have been planning and revising this list for some time. My Goodreads overfloweth with ideas.

As always, if you have book recs, please send them my way! And, if you're participating in the challenge this year, I'd love to see your lists!

Without further ado, I gladly present to you my 24 in '24 book list:

Sci-Fi and Just for Fun :)

1) Randomize by Andy Weir (read April 2024)

2) Next by Michael Crichton (read May 2024)

3) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (read April 2024)

4) With a Little Luck by Marissa Meyer (read February 2024)

Environmental Science/Ecology/Books Relevant to my Studies

5) Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by Buckminster Fuller (read April 2024)

6) Must Love Trees: An Unconventional Guide by Tobin Mitnick (read April-November 2024)

7) Scientifically Historica: How the World’s Great Science Books Chart the History of Knowledge by Brian Clegg (read November 2024)

8) Letters to a Young Scientist by Edward O. Wilson (read November 2024)

Reading Around the World

9) The Eighth Continent: Life, Death and Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar by Peter Tyson (Madagascar)

10) Everything is Wonderful: Memories of a Collective Farm in Estonia by Sigrid Rausing (Estonia) (read April-November 2024)

11) Willoughbyland: England’s Lost Colony by Matthew Parker (Suriname)

12) A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa and Daniel Hahn (Translator) (Angola) (read November 2024)

Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge/Classics

13) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (read April 2024)

14) The Second Sex by Simone De Beauvoir, H.M. Parables (Translator and Editor), and Deirdre Bair (Introduction)

15) Gidget by Frederick Kohner (read November 2024)

16) Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (read December 2024)

Recommended by Friends

17) Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (recommended by @hedonism-tattoo and many, many others) (read December 2024)

18) Howl’s Moving Castle by Diane Wynne Jones (also recommended by many people now. @permanentreverie posted about it recently tho, and that was what really made me decide to include it on this list!) (read April 2024)

19) Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (recommended by @daydreaming-optimist ) (read April 2024)

20) The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (recommended by @kaillakit) (read May 2024)

Eco-Psychology

21) Ecopsychology by Lester R. Brown (read December 2024)

22) Against Purity: Living Ethically in Compromised Times by Alexis Shotwell (read April 2024)

23) Radical Ecopsychology: Psychology in the Service of Life by Andy Fisher and David Abram (foreword) (read December 2024)

24) Sight and Sensibility: the Ecopsychology of Perception by Laura Sewall

Bonus

25) Bride by Ali Hazelwood (read February 2024)

26) Open Heart Surgery by Johanna Leo (read March 2024)

27) A Short History of the World in 50 Books by Daniel Smith

28) Candy Hearts by Tommy Siegel (read February 2024)

No pressure tagging: @daydreaming-optimist @kaillakit @permanentreverie @noa-the-physicist @silhouette-of-sarah @captaindelilahbard @senatorhotcheeto @the-bibliophiles-bookshelf @skyekg @of-the-elves @obesecamels @courageisneverforgotten @willowstea @its-me-satine @deirdrerose @notetaeker @theskittlemuffin and anyone else who wants to do this!

[rebel-spacecadet]

Camp Hero: NPCs Our Heroes Have Interacted With

Minnie Mills as Chloe (Aphrodite) Grace Van Patten as Lilibette (Aphrodite) Isabella Merced as Alexis (Aphrodite) Jordan Fisher as Riley (Dionysus) Paulina Chávez as Sephie (Dionysus) Kaitlyn Dever as Sydney (Artemis) Paulina Alexis as Hunter (Artemis) Auil'i Cravahlo as Avery (Artemis) Megan Suri as Zoya (Athena) Milly Alcock as Nora (Hephaestus) Josh Hueston as Wyatt (Hephaestus) Ashley Moore as Callie (Hephaestus) Imani Lewis as Makayla (Ares) Froy Gutierrez as Jax (Ares) Jorge Lopez as Sebastian (Hermes) Wolfgang Novogratz as Xander (Zeus)

[hurricane-eva]

Biblical References in Lord Peter Wimsey Novels: Have His Carcase

I would like to eventually have a post like this for each book, but since this is the one I most recently finished, we're starting with this one instead of at the beginning.

If I've missed any, do tell, because I would love a Complete and Accurate List. I don't think there are any major spoilers here, but just in case, I'll put 'em under a cut!

Chapter 4:

"Who told you about the body?"

"I nosed it from afar. Where the carcase is, there shall be eagles gathered together. May I join you over the bacon and eggs?"

Chapter 8:

He had covenanted with himself to interview Colonel Belfridge at eleven o'clock.

This one is more Biblical language than an actual quote, but I'm counting it because according to my rules it fits.

Chapter 9:

"...Alexis wasn't the sort to take a long country walk for the intoxicating pleasure of sitting on a rock.

"True, O Queen. Live for ever. ..."

Chapter 10:

"Wilvercombe is the more probable direction of the two, because anybody coming from Lesston Hoe would have seen her and put his crime off to a more convenient season, as Shakespeare says."

This one cracks me up because Inspector Umpelty has, earlier in the chapter, attributed a quote to the Bible which is not one.

Chapter 12:

But now, with the hope that they might be found to have entertained an angel of darkness unawares, they foresaw all manner of publicity.

Chapter 16a:

"Two boats stationed off the Grinders."

"Fishermen?"

"Fishers of men, I fancy," replied Wimsey, grimly.

Chapter 16b:

Harriet: Oh, death! where is thy sting?

Chapter 16c:

Harriet (reading): 'Last of all the woman died also' — probably from backache.

Chapter 16d:

Harriet: What is that in your hand?

Peter: A dead starfish.

This one, I admit, some might argue about, but it is EXACTLY the kind of thing I would do, pull some obscure quote and have a character use it, so I'm giving DLS this one.

Chapter 21:

"A contempt for money, Inspector, is the root—or at any rate, the very definite sign—of all evil."

An adaptation rather than a quote, but a very strong one.

Chapter 23:

Presently the inner door opened again and the young lady emerged, clothed and apparently very much in her right mind, for she smiled round...

Chapter 25:

"Which brings us to the point that either Weldon's party wrote the letter or the foreign party did the murder."

"True, O king."

Chapter 31:

"I said the Wilvercombe alibi would stand, and it has broken in pieces like a potter's vessel."

[artisticlegshake]

RADIX NATIONALS RESULTS 2024

SENIOR SOLOS:

TOP 3 RE-COMPETING:

Kaylinn Rees - DANCE STUDIO C OTE!

Ben Lohr - PREMIERE OTE!

Will Dyson - DANCE FORCE OTE!

4th Joshua Vasquez - ELEMENTS OTE!

5th Fumi Hashimoto - PREMIERE OTE!

6th Alexis Olson - EVOKE OTE!

7th Erynne Mangsat - EVOKE OTE!

8th Claire Moua - DANCE MOTIONZ OTE!

9th Malini Fisher - THE DIFFERENCE OTE!

10th Brooklyn Buth - DANCE MOTIONZ OTE!

10th Emily Huskey - THE DIFFERENCE OTE!

10th Eva Chapelle - DANCE FORCE OTE!

10th Sarah Gonzalez - ELEMENTS OTE!

[godeatershq]

Poderiam sugerir fcs masculinos e femininos por favor?

Aqui você encontra várias sugestões que ainda não foram utilizadas, mas alguns outros que eu gostaria de ver são:

F: Hannah Dodd, Alexa Demie, Grace Van Dien, Taylor Russell, Havana Rose Liu, Alisha Boe, Zendaya, Sadie Soverall, Ashley Moore, Niamh Mccormack, Ayo Edebiri, Camila Morrone, Ava Capri, Kim Lip, Suzanna Son, Francesca Reale, Sab Zada, Maris Racal, India Love, Emilia Mernes, Ava Capri, Gracie Abrams, Faouzia Ouihya, Claudia Sulewski, Anna Cathcart, Isabela Merced, Jenna Ortega, Jessie Mae Alonzo, Ruby Stokes, Phoebe Dynevor, Fukutomi Tsuki, Sophie Thatcher, Tashi Rodriguez, Olivia Rodrigo, Maggie Lindemann, Jessica Alexander, Megan Suri, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Ayesha Madon, Asher Yasbincek, Hunter Schafer, Ella Purnell, Courtney Eaton, Milly Alcock, Emily Carey, Phia Saban, Savannah Steyn, Quintessa Swindell, Maia Roberts, Brittany O'grady, Ryan Destiny, Ashley Puzemis, Sofia Black D'elia, Ama Qamata, Haley Lu Richardson, Stefanie Scott, Madelyn Cline, Kristine Froseth, Rachel Hilson, Marlo Kelly, Emily Alyn Lind, Madison Iseman, Auli'i Cravalho, Freya Allan, Mackenzie Foy, Sharon Alexie, Benedetta Gargari, Camila Mendes, Cierra Ramirez, Danielle Rose Russell, Danna Paola, Giorgia Whigham, Lovie Simone.

M: Park Serim,  Jan Buxaderas, Alex Fitzalan, Gabriel Guevara, Jacob Elordi, Henry Eikenberry, Avan Jogia, Damson Idris, Joshua Stradowski, Maxence Danet-Fauvel, Jeff Satur, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Jordan Fisher, David Castro, Nicholas Cirillo, Keith Powers, Jeremy Allen White, Drew Starkey, Charles Melton, Joshua Heuston, Thomas Weatherall, Darren Barnet, Noah Centineo, Brenton Thwaites, Zethphan Smith-Gneist, Michael Cimino, Evan Mock, Felix Mallard, Dylan Minnette, Froy Gutierrez, Barret Carnahan, Gavin Leatherwood, Ross Lynch, Ruairi O'connor, Harry Collett, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jabari Banks, Luka Sabbat, Algee Smith, Rome Flynn, Will Poulter, Charlie Gillespie, Chase Stokes, Léo Daudin, Jonathan Daviss, Caelan Moriarty, Willem De Schryver, Alex Aiono, Aramis Knight, Archie Renaux, Deaken Bluman, Jorge Lopez, Mason Gooding, Reece King, Rudy Pankow, Drake Rodger.

[artfulfashion]

Halle Bailey for Glamour US June 2023 photographed by AB + DM wearing Lorraine West earrings and bracelets; Alexander Mcqueen ear cuff and ring; Alexis Bittar bracelets and ring by Jennifer Fisher

[orangesnlavender]

Rate my faves <3

Thanks for tagging me @saraminia 🫶🏻

Challenge: Make a poll of your favorite characters, then tag five people to do the same!

(I have so many fave characters, these were just off the top of my head 😭)

Tags: @grapehyasynth @bby-got-books @bonafidehero @ramonaflow @velvetcovered-brick

[rebeccalouisaferguson]

The Saturns, which honor the best in genre entertainment across film and television, are organized by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Winners will be announced February 4, 2024 in a ceremony at the LA Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel and will stream live on ElectricNow.

Best Action / Adventure Film

Bullet Train (Sony Pictures) The Equalizer 3 (Sony Pictures) Fast X (Universal Pictures) John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate Films) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Paramount Pictures) The Woman King (TriStar Pictures)

Best Film Screenwriting

Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (Walt Disney/Lightstorm) Barbie, Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig (Warner Bros. Pictures) The Menu, Seth Reiss & Will Tracy (Searchlight Films) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Erik Jendresen & Christopher McQuarrie (Paramount Pictures) Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan (Universal Pictures) Pearl, Ti West & Mia Goth (A24)

Best Film Editing

Avatar: The Way of Water, Stephen Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua, James Cameron (Walt Disney/Lightstorm) Fast X, Dylan Highsmith, Kelly Matsumoto, Corbin Mehl, Laura Yanovich (Universal Pictures) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker, Dirk Westervelt (Lucasfilm/Paramount/Disney) John Wick: Chapter 4, Nathan Orloff (Lionsgate Films) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Eddie Hamilton (Paramount Pictures) Oppenheimer, Jennifer Lane (Universal Pictures)

Best Film Visual / Special Effects

Avatar: The Way of Water, Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett (Walt Disney/Lightstorm) The Creator, Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, Neil Corbould (20th Century Studios) Guardians of the Galaxy-Vol. 3, Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick (Marvel/Walt Disney Studios) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Andrew Whitehurst, Kathy Siegel, Robert Weaver, Alistair Williams (Lucasfilm/Paramount/Disney) Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, Neil Corbould (Paramount Pictures) Oppenheimer, Andrew Jackson, Giacomo Mineo, Scott Fisher, Dave Drzewiecki (Universal Pictures)

Best Science Fiction Television Series

Andor (Lucasfilm/Disney+) Foundation (Apple TV+) The Mandalorian (Lucasfilm/Disney+) The Peripheral (Amazon) Silo (Apple TV+) Star Trek: Picard (Paramount+/CBS) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+/CBS)

Best New Genre Television Series

Andor (Lucasfilm/Disney+) The Ark (Electric Entertainment/Syfy) The Last of Us (HBO/Max) Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power (Amazon) Silo (Apple TV+) The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC) Wednesday (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Television Series

Caitriona Balfe, Outlander (Starz) Lauren Cohan, The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC) Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon (HBO/Max) Rebecca Ferguson, Silo (Apple TV+) Tatiana Maslany, She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law (Marvel/Disney+) Rose McIver, Ghosts (CBS) Elizabeth Tulloch, Superman & Lois (Warner Bros. Television)

[bearterritory]

#8 Cal Wins Opening Weekend

Bears Are Flawless in Dispatching Four Opponents

BERKELEY – The No. 8 ranked California beach volleyball team closed out its opening weekend at the Clark Kerr Sand Courts with straight wins, beating all four opponents by a score of 5-0. In fact, with their victories over Saint Mary's, Santa Clara, American River and San Jose State they only dropped a single set.

"It was really exciting being able to open at home this year in front of our fans and supporters," Cal head coach Meagan Owusu said. "It was fun to see a bunch of new players in the lineup. It's a new squad, so we're just growing and getting to know the strengths that this specific group has and rolling with that."

Cal 5, Saint Mary's 0 The Golden Bears (4-0) got out to a fast start to the day as their first two pairs flew through their opening sets. Sophomore Portia Sherman and junior Ella Dreibholz started with a 21-11 win. After falling behind 13-8 in set two, they quickly rallied and pulled away late to take it 21-17.

Across the way, junior Ella Sears and freshman Kendall Peters cruised to a 21-12 opening-set victory before dropping set two 24-22. They broke a 9-9 tie in the decisive third set with three straight points, closing out the Bears' first nailbiter of the season with a 15-12 win.

Kicking off the next set of matches, sophomore duo Marilu Pally and Gia Fisher rallied from five points down in set one and never looked back, claiming a 21-17, 21-9 victory. Senior Brooke Buchner and graduate student Lara Boos broke out of a pair of close sets, holding off a pair of SMU (1-1) comeback attempts in a 21-19, 21-16 sweep.

The No. 1 pair of Emma Donley and Alexandria Young-Gomez finished things off with a dominant 21-10, 21-13 win in the final match against the Gaels.

1 Emma Donley and Alexandria Young-Gomez (CAL) def. Sedona Sherman and Sadie Shipman (SMU)  21-10, 21-13 2 Marilu Pally and Gia Fisher (CAL) def. Hannah Couch and Hawley Harrer (SMU) 21-17, 21-9 3 Brooke Buchner and Lara Boos (CAL) def. Allie Cataldo and Angie Bour (SMU) 21-19, 21-16 4 Portia Sherman and Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Karmin Brown and AJ Slojkowski (SMU) 21-11, 21-17 5 Ella Sears and Kendall Peters (CAL) def. Paola Peralta and Nya Crump (SMU) 21-12, 22-24, 15-12

Order of finish: 4 5 2 3 1

No. 8 Cal 5, Santa Clara 0 In their afternoon matchup with the Broncos (0-2), the Bears comfortably handled every set by at least four points. Pally and Fisher went 21-8, 21-17 while Sherman and Dreibholz won 21-15, 21-17.

None of the Bears' final three pairs gave up more than 13 points in a set. Donley and Young-Gomez won set one 21-13 and finished things off on a cheeky bump winner to take set two 21-11. Sophomores Amelia Vugrincic and Jenna Colligan jumped out to 16-6 leads in both sets en route to a 21-13, 21-11 victory. Buchner and Boos ended the day with wins of 21-12 and 21-9.

1 Emma Donley and Alexandria Young-Gomez (CAL) def. Katie Kishton and Elena Radeff (SCU) 21-13, 21-11 2 Marilu Pally and Gia Fisher (CAL) def. Ella Duffner and Noelle Niederman (SCU) 21-8, 21-17 3 Brooke Buchner and Lara Boos (CAL) def. Casey Campbell and Sveva Munneke (SCU) 21-12, 21-12 4 Portia Sherman and Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Jordan Bennett and Hailey Benesz (SCU) 21-15, 21-17 5 Amelia Vugrincic and Jenna Colligan (CAL) def. Alexie Epstein and Alexia Gallegos (SCU) 21-12, 21-9

Order of finish: 2 4 1 5 3

Up Next The Bears will now head south for the weekend for their road openers in the Battle For L.A. at Mapes Beach. Cal takes on UCLA and Cal Poly on Friday, March 1. The following day, the Bears face Concordia University Irvine and Loyola Marymount.

[catt-nuevenor]

Story Setting - Kelda and Keldan

"Did you ask Lars?"

Kelda/Keldan looks up at me from the familiar little fishing boat.

"Would it matter if I didn't?"

"Of course it would. He's very adept at paying slights back, you know."

They smirk. "He can try."

"Kelda/Keldan..."

"I asked him, and he agreed."

"Really?"

Rather than answer me directly, Kelda/Keldan slinks down deeper into the boat, crooking a finger in my direction to beckon me forth. I sigh, but follow, a little unsteady as the much loved little vessel rocks beneath my weight.

Kelda/Keldan's hands steady me, guiding me down to sit in front of them. The evening sun glints off the water, rippling like liquid gold across their features.

"Where are we going?" I ask, looking around for the oars.

The water ripples.

"Somewhere quiet," Kelda/Keldan says, amusement making their voice lighter than usual. "It's all in hand, Love."

I glance up. We're already many lengths away from the jetty, moving at speed that is less than an oar's stroke, but more than the drift of a current.

"Are you planning on bringing both me and the boat back before we're next needed?" I ask, casting my companion a sceptical smirk of my own.

Their left hand is in the water, drawing slow circles with their fingertips, caressing it into carrying us onwards.

"The fisher will have his boat by first light," they say, leaning back against the stern, the tiller redundant and used purely to rest their arm upon.

"And me?"

Kelda/Keldan hums. "I'm not sure when I'll 'return' you. After all, whose need am I to judge the time by? There's? Or mine?"

In attempts to keep my mind from those particular intricacies, and the way Kelda/Keldan's ice-blue eyes slide across my skin, I make a study of the marsh. The Mire stretches out before us, empty sky and endless reeds, aflame with the fading sun.

The evening chorus serenades our passage, the first wisps of mist coiling around the stumps of long fallen trees. Kelda/Keldan begins to hum, though I don't recall when the first note reached my ear. The melody is familiar, the words teasing the fringes of my thoughts.

Light sinks down into dusk, then twilight, and on we go, deeper, the forgotten melody swaying the reeds and calling forth the first stars.

The lightest pressure, near the base of my spine, draws me out of daydreams.

Kelda/Keldan's lips hush gently into my ear, their breath a rustle of grass, their touch dancing across my skin.

"You have to be quiet, Love," they whisper against my throat. "I brought you here for the peace of this place."

"Do you want me to be quiet?" I gasp. "Because you're not helping if so."

They chuckle, equal parts of their amusement coming to me through sound as through the thrum of their chest.

"I want you. Everything else can remain ashore."

"But-"

Their lips silence mine.

"Only you and only I," they say when we have parted. "All else remains ashore."

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