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tobin-heaths · 5 years ago

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Forever

request: Tobin,christen and alex going to a ring store cause Tobin is going to ask r to marry her on christmas

pairing: Tobin Heath x Reader

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"Babe? Should I do the dishes now or leave them for tomorrow?" You called out of the kitchen.

Tobin and you were spending Christmas together this year, all alone, visiting your families the next day.

It was her idea and you gladly accepted it. Having time for yourself was rare the past half year after everything that happened with the World Cup.

There was nothing more relaxing than being home watching some movies with the person you loved most, a fire burning in the background while it snowed outside.

"Babe?" You called again not receiving any answer from your girlfriend, getting a little worried.

Tobin told you she would set up the TV for some more cute Christmas movies while you got the plates and food back into the kitchen.

You just enjoyed the best Christmas dinner on earth, Tobin and you cooking it together dancing around the kitchen to hits like 'Last Christmas' or 'All I want for Christmas is you'.

Tobin took care of the roasted Turkey and gravy while you worked on the mashed potatoes and vegetables.

"Tobin, why aren't you answering?" You threw the dish cloth into the sink and hurried over to the living room.

The first thing you noticed was the beautiful Christmas tree shining bright together with countless lit candles all over the room.

Your mouth opened in shock and amazement. Still, Tobin was nowhere to be seen.

"Babe, what's going on? Where are you?" Suddenly you heard footsteps drawing closer from behind you.

You whirled around and found Tobin kneeling in front of you, a big smile on her face holding a small black box.

"Oh my god, Tobin!" You felt like fainting, how could this moment be real? Tears started to gather in your eyes.

"Y/N Y/L/N, I've known you for a long time now and you never left my side. You were the one helping me along the way, always supporting me, cheering me up and kissing it better whenever I got hurt. You're my best friend and my lover, I couldn't ask for a better gift in life. I love you with all I am and I don't want to spend the rest of my life without you, so– Y/N, will you marry me?" She asked.

For a moment the world around you stood still, there was nothing else but that beautiful woman in front of you asking you to become her wife. The tears were now freely running down your cheeks.

"Yes! Yes! Oh my god, a thousand times yes! Oh god!" You yelled and jumped into her arms eagerly kissing her.

It was a messy kiss with your tears wetting her skin and lips as well. Tobin giggled as she held your waist with one arm.

"Yes? It's a yes!" She said happily and opened the box. Inside laid the most beautiful ring you've ever seen.

One hand covered your mouth in shock as she slipped the ring onto your finger. It fit perfectly.

"Tobin this is unbelievable. This ring is gorgeous, wow! I love you so much!" Hugging her once again she easily lifted you up and twirled you around.

"I'm shaking, my goodness. I don't think any kind of Christmas gift could ever top yours from now on." You giggled, wiping a few tears away and looked at the ring.

The light from the candles made the diamond shine brilliantly. "It's a special one, I've had it made just for you." She spoke.

"Made just for me? Did anyone know about this though?" You raised your eyebrows.

Tobin laughed and pulled you into her lap as you sat down on the couch.

"Yes, Alex and Christen actually went with me once the ring was finished. They've kept it a secret, I'm impressed." While Tobin spoke you couldn't take your eyes off the ring.

"Tell me all about it, please." You begged and gave her a faint kiss on the lips.

"Alright."

2 months ago...

"Tobin!" Tobin looked up from her phone and saw Christen and Alex walking in her direction.

She put her phone back into her pocket and stood up to greet her friends.

"Guys, I'm so glad you could make it. I know the schedules are packed and busy but I really appreciate it." She said hugging both of them.

"You're sure about this? Does Y/N know about this?" Tobin nodded eagerly, she was always sure of everything she did, always planning everything way ahead.

"Absolutely 100 percent sure. I love her and want to spend the rest of my life with her and no, she doesn't know about this. So please, don't let it slip to anyone. I want it to be a surprise." Alex grinned and Christen patted her shoulder.

"When do you plan on proposing?" Christen asked. They had started walking through the city of Portland searching for Tobin's jeweler.

"Thought about this for a long time but Christmas is coming up and she absolutely loves it. Guess I'll do it on Christmas." Her National teammates squealed in happiness and she felt herself blushing a little.

"Guys calm down, please." She laughed.

Arriving at the store they all went inside and took a good look at all kinds of jewelry. There were rings, earrings, necklaces, watches and so much more. Not to mention their prices.

"Good evening, ladies. Miss Heath, welcome back!" A man in his early 60's raised his voice from behind the counter.

"George, good to see you again. I'm here to pick up the ring." Tobin walked towards him, Christen following her while Alex decided to look at the watches some more.

"Ah, yes indeed. The ring is all ready and done. Excuse me while I get it." He said and disappeared into the back, returning shortly after with a small black box placing it in front of the Thorns' player.

Her fingers opened the box and gasped as she saw the ring for the first time. "Alex! Get over here! You're missing everything!" Christen scolded and waved her over with a glare.

"Oh my god! Y/N is so gonna love this!" Alex said and bent down to have a closer look at it.

"We measured the band to the exact size you told me and should fit perfectly. Its band is made of 18k white gold, simple without any extra stones, just like requested. Now to the stone. This brilliant round diamond weighs 3 carat and its clarity has a level of VS2. Color is graded to L. All in all it's the perfect engagement ring. Has it met your expectations, ma'am?" He explained, touching the ring with gloves and pointing everything out.

"It's perfect!" Tobin replied and turned to her friends. "What do you guys think? Would she like it?" She asked nervously.

"Tobin, this ring is gorgeous, only a fool wouldn't fall for it. And besides, you're coming with the package.. why would she ever say no?" Alex laughed and wiggled her eyebrows.

"Alex, it's no time for jokes. The ring is perfect, for sure she's going to love it! I'm proud of you, Tobin." Christen playfully rolled her eyes at Alex then hugged Tobin.

And that's how you ended up getting engaged to Tobin Heath. You had to pinch yourself several times to make sure it wasn’t a dream.

Later in the evening a photo was posted to your Instagram, showing Tobin holding your hand, the ring the center of attention.

The caption read 'It's a yes!'.

#tobin heath imagines #uswnt imagines #uswnt #tobin heath

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biggoonie · 5 years ago

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MARVEL-VERSE: BLACK WIDOW GN-TPB

Written by MARC SUMERAK, STAN LEE, STEVE GERBER, STEVE ENGLEHART & PAUL TOBIN Penciled by IG GUARA, JOHN ROMITA SR., SAM KWESKIN, DON HECK & SALVA ESPIN Cover by GEORGE PEREZ Black Widow is one of the Marvel-Verse’s greatest heroes — and these are her most thrilling adventures! When the Crimson Dynamo invades Avengers Tower, a certain superspy is on his trail! Spider-Man must beware the Black Widow in the classic tale that introduced Natasha Romanoff’s most iconic costume! Then, the Widow is torn between her heroic partnership with Daredevil and a place in the ranks of the Avengers! Plus: Before there was a Black Widow, there was the Red Room — a brutal KGB training ground! Now a deadly mission casts Natasha’s mind back to her escape from the Red Room — and the unlikely ally who assisted her! Collecting MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #21, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #86, DAREDEVIL (1964) #99, AVENGERS (1963) #111 and BLACK WIDOW & THE MARVEL GIRLS #1. 112 PGS./Ages 10 & Up …$9.99 ISBN: 978-1-302-92119-4 Trim size: 6 x 9

#Black Widow

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migleefulmoments · 5 years ago

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Ask 1/2: So I'm not trying to de-legitimize the marriage or anything when I ask this, because plenty of couples have wedding ceremonies without being married in a legal sense. But up until this point, I assumed Ben officiated their wedding. I read the Vogue article today where it mentioned Darren and Mia officiated their own wedding. This actually isn't legally recognized as marriage in most states, including Louisiana. In California it is, but you still need to have a special marriage license

Ask 2/2: and have an officer of the court sign a document with witnesses present for the union to be legally recognized in the state of CA, if you choose to do it without an officiant. Is the thought that they did that, then had the ceremony in Louisiana? Or is it possible they're not legally married? I know Darren mentioned a ton of paperwork being involved but I just found that odd because in states like PA you can do a wedding this way without the added hassle, and have it be legal everywhere

Darren said they officiated their own wedding in several interviews and it would appear that he meant that in the sense that they didn’t have one single officiant who ran the ceremony from beginning to end. Instead, Darren and Mia chose their friends to each do their own part. It’s clear from the photos we have seen that a lot of people were part of the ceremony. I am sure that there is much we did not see and therefore have no idea what happened . They were very generous with photos of the reception but stingy with the wedding itself...not that I blame them. Weddings are public events but there is a difference between sharing with your loved ones and friends and sharing with the world -especially when s one fans do not respect boundaries.

One of the StarKids is ordained and performed the legal part of the ceremony-I believe it was Joe Walker. We know this because his girlfriend shared that he performed the ceremony and that he had performed another wedding prior to Mia and Darren’s. Lea and Zandy were married by Ryan Murphy and Jane Lynch married Becca Tobin (X) and her husband. It seems the Glee cast is just not into big religious ceremonies. Nobody questioned the legality of Lea or Becca’s unions.

I have no reason to believe they aren’t married. For one, Darren has said they are married and a lot of their friends-and their family- attended the wedding week and spent the next month gushing about how incredible the experience was. I simply don’t believe that Darren lies about important things like this personal life. When he doesn’t want to tell something personal he changes the subject or he tells a joke- often a self-deprecating joke-but he doesn’t lie. He was asked about married life and he volunteered that Mia is changing her name. I don’t believe he would share a personal fact on national tv if it was untrue mostly because it would require that he continue to tell the lie for the rest of his life and Darren is smarter than that. Celebs want to tell funny stories during talkshow interviews and a few have been caught telling stories that aren’t true or didn’t happen to them (in 2002, Juliana Margulies was booked for her first Tonight Show with Jay Leno and she had no funny stories so she used a story George Clooney gave her. But he had already given it to Kelly Preston who also shared it on the Tonight Show and 8 years later he was booked on the Tonight Show with Juliana and he pranked her by having the producers splice the two interviews together (X)) but those are one-and-done stories, stories that will never be brought up again; stories that won’t haunt them for life. They certainly aren’t stories that will require them to lie from that day forward.

Mia changed her name and you have to provide legal documents in order to do that. Having a minister or a judge at the ceremony in NOLA isn’t the only way to achieve a legal marriage. Like you said- they could have been legal married in CA before or after the NOLA wedding but they also could have a ordained friend perform the duties necessary for the marriage to be legal. I am not a lawyer but I believe that if the marriage is legally recognized in one state, it is recognized in all 50 states- even if it didn’t meet the criteria for a legal marriage in that state. In other words, once you have met the criteria for a legal marriage in any one state, that marriage is then recognized in all 50 states regardless of whether it would have met the criteria in that state. The same is true of driver’s license- once you get one in one state you are allowed to drive in all 50 states even though the process and testing requirements are different in all 50 states. Any lawyers want to chime in?

#cc #ccer #cc fandom #crisscolfer #Darren Criss #darren and Mia get married #legal marriage

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the-writer-nerd-ro · 3 years ago

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Polyamorous Tobin is actually something that can be so personal

#zep #zoey's extraordinary playlist #tobin batra #tobin x leif #tobin x george #tobin x simon #tobin x mckenzie #the man was built to be in a polyamorous relationship #polyamorous tobin batra #this is my favorite dynamic i am so excited for the pride month fic to come out

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grahamstoney · 4 years ago

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Musique Concrète and Other Experimental And Electronic Music

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Musique Concrète and Other Experimental And Electronic Music

In the subject Creative Music Technology at university last semester, I was asked to listen to a collection of experimental and electronic music to stimulate my creative imagination, and to write what I liked and didn't like about it. Here's my rather cynical take on the genre.

Musique Concrète

Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry – Symphonie pour un Homme Seul

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This piece reminded me of Strauss’s Symphonia Domestica; only less musical. I’m a Homme Seul (single man) and my life doesn’t sound anything like this. In his book La musique concrète, Schaeffer described the work as “an opera for blind people…”. Haven’t they suffered enough?

Edgard Varèse – Poème Électronique

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The audio equivalent of Luis Bunuel & Salvador Dali’s Un Chien Andalou.

Does to my ears what the asbestos coating on the walls of the Philips Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair for which it was commissioned, would do to my lungs.

György Ligeti – Artikulation

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George Lucas must owe Ligeti millions in royalties for R2D2’s sound effects. Initially I thought I was joking when I first wrote that, but I’ve since discovered that he was actually trying to create a sort of phonetic speech in electronic music, which pretty much fits R2D2’s dialogue. Plus, the title is German for “articulation”. That should have been a giveaway.

I thought this piece might make more sense to me if I played it backwards, so I dropped it into Logic Pro X and reversed it. I couldn’t tell the difference. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if I listened to it in the original quadraphonic. I’ll just end noting that Ligeti abandoned electronic music after composing this piece.

Iannis Xenakis – Concret PH

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2 minutes and 44 seconds of breaking glass to my ears. I think I’d rather listen to Kraftwerk.

Karlheinz Stockhausen – Kontakte

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It’s long. It’s too long. I think this is how Jacob Collier learned to play piano in his mother’s womb; but look at him now. The title is German for “Contacts”, which I think Stockhausen interpreted as “Just hit the things.” Maybe it sounds better in the original quadraphonic.

Stockhausen was evidently a pioneer of the extended dance remix, as the work exists in several versions: “Nr. 12”, “Nr. 12½” and “Nr. 12⅔”

Bernard Parmegiani - Accidents / harmoniques

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Parmegiani had studied mime before turning his hand to electro-acoustic composition, and in this piece it really shows. From the album De Natura Sonorum (the nature of sound). I felt like there were Martians in my head listening to this. Surely he’s just playing a joke on us.

Pauline Oliveiros – Bye Bye Butterfly

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Bids farewell to the institutionalized oppression of the female sex while also providing inspiration for the sound of the Theramin. Gave my new monitor speakers a good workout; I hope the neighbours enjoyed it too.

Tape Loops

Steve Reich – It’s Gonna Rain

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I’ve got this pervasive feeling that it’s going to rain. I’m not sure why. I liked the way the meteorological message panned left and right. More like It’s Gonna Have An Acid Trip.

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Halleluiah Part II is over. I’m not sure how I lasted the full 18 minutes.

Terry Riley – Mescalin Mix

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Parts of this sounded to me like an industrial version of native Australian bush sounds. I felt like I was on a camping trip in the 23rd century.

Brian Eno – 1/1

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From his album Music For Airports/Ambient 1, which apparently coined the term Ambient Music. Brian Eno has a lot to answer for. However, this track put me in a relaxing state, ready to fall asleep on the plane; so I liked it.

Sampling

Luc Ferrari – Ronda, Spain, June 2001

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After being jolted awake by the sound of a loud sliding door opening to greet the day, I was drawn into this by the sweet sound of a French woman’s voice. I imagined she was Ferrari’s lover, speaking to him in bed after awakening on a warm Spanish summer Sunday morning. I wanted to know what she was saying, but my French isn’t good enough. In my mind’s eye, they head to a busy market together to buy some croissants for breakfast, where we hear a man’s voice repeating “numero quatro”, which I assumed is Spanish for “number 4”. As the voices fade, the sound becomes more musical and we return to the soft sound of Ronda speaking to her beloved back in their villa together. I quite liked it.

My interpretation, however, is not what the composer had in mind. According to him, the point of Les Anecdotiques (The Anecdotals) is to dispense with the story altogether. My busy market was, in fact, the sound of Spanish tourists in a museum. While he describes the woman’s words as “Spontaneous and intimate”, in this context they are simply words in a foreign language with no narrative purpose. Just another one of Pierre Schaeffer and Michel Chion’s sound objects, if you will. My narrative interpretation of what was intended as an explicitly anecdotal work is testament to the human brain’s tendency to make meaning out of nothing. It turns out Rhonda is a village in Spain, not a woman.

Still, I enjoyed my little fantasy, thank you Luc.

John Oswald – Manifold

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Wow, this was short. I didn’t even have time to eat breakfast while listening to it. It was only about as long as the Spotify ads, but certainly more fun. I recognised a couple of songs, like U2’s With or Without You and Sinead O’Connor’s Nothing Compares To You. Artists who use samples liberally often sample obscure works, sometimes affording them attention they would otherwise have missed; but in this work Oswald went mainstream. It sounded to me like the soundtrack to a sample-abusing hip-hop artist from the 1990’s being beaten up in a boxing ring by all the artists who reckoned he’d ripped off their work.

Tod Dockstader - Water Music: Part III

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I quite liked this piece. The cuteness of the sounds and the stereo effects bouncing between the left and right channels really drew me in. I’ve recently got myself some decent monitor speakers for my home studio and this piece really worked on them. Pretty amazing for something released in 1963.

Dockstader started out in the 1940’s, prior to the invention of magnetic tape, editing his steel wire recordings with a lit cigarette. That makes me realise how much I take the piece-of-crap Logic Pro X File Editor for granted. Listening to this, I found myself wanting to know what was going to happen next, like I was watching a soap opera on TV; only with no actual story.

Synthesis

Karlheinz Stockhausen – Studie I

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I found this quite disorienting to listen to. I guess it was revolutionary in 1953 but I reckon now you could whip it up in Ableton in about 5 minutes using the Random MIDI Effect and some automation.

Eliane Radigue – Jetsun Mila (Pt.1) / Birth and Youth (Excerpt)

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I liked how the pulsing ambient drone sound in this grew over time; it drew me in and had me wondering what was going to happen next. Unfortunately the answer was: not much. Gradually a rhythmic element with some high pulsing tones which grew over time came in. It was a bit like listening to a very slow EDM dance track from underwater in a diesel-powered submarine going at full throttle for 12 minutes.

Laurie Spiegel – Appalachian Grove: I

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I liked the pulsing stereo effects in this piece and the way the tonal characteristics of the sound varied while the pitch changed. It’s much more melodic than the other tracks we’ve listened to and that made it more enjoyable to my ears. It got a bit harsh in the middle though. This piece puts the musique in musique concrète.

Morton Subotnick – Silver Apples of the Moon – Part A

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Perhaps the sound designer for Star Wars had this in mind when creating the sound effects for R2D2. I kind of lost the flow of the conversation without the witty English-accented retorts from C3PO though. Morton Sobotnick is described as The Mad Scientist in one interview, and I think if I listen to this too often I’ll end up fitting one of the DSM-5 diagnostic categories I’m learning about over in PSYC1002.

Suzanne Ciani – Concert at Phil Niblock’s Loft

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This piece had some funky sounds that I liked. The start reminded me a bit of Kraftwerk but without the rhythm and melody; although it did get more melodic later. I’d probably give it a Distinction for its use of technology given it was made in 1975, but only a Credit for musicality.

Barry Schraeder – Lost Atlantis: Introduction

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At first, I thought this sounded a lot like a modern ad for KFC; then I realised I was hearing a Spotify ad.

I liked the ambient sounds in this piece and the way it surged in and out with its “mysterious tone colors”. It slowly builds to a crescendo until we get the drop that EDM lovers crave, and then built more quickly to the ultimate drop at the end. I kept wondering what was going to happen next; I’d still rather listen to Fleetwood Mac, Supertramp or Queen though.

Contemporary Examples

Amon Tobin – Foley Room

DJ & producer. Retain percussive quality through sounds. Horsefish & Esther’s. Create beauty and delicate textures from sounds. Pitched percussive material. Fast loops. New textures. Funky beats. Check out the Foley Room Documentary.

Aphex Twin - 1ST 44

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Acid house DJ in rave scene. Intelligent Dance Music. More complex sampling, polyrhythms, rhythmic patterns. From Collapsed album. Polyrhythms sounded funky. Lots of variation.

Holly Herndon – Chorus

Intersection of humanity and technology. Recorded web browsing. Stereo ping-pong effects. Here’s a talk she gave about her creative process.

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Riparian

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This was my favourite out of these three, largely because it sounds the most musical to my ears. I liked the pulsing beat in this track. I can hear a bass line for instance, melodies played on the synth and lyrics, although I can’t tell what they are saying. I also like the way the soundscape swirls around when listened to with headphones. It feels ambient, immersive and musical all at the same time. I get the sense that she’s using the electronics at her disposal in service of the music rather than the other way around. There’s even a great video about how she uses modular synthesis.

Graham Stoney - Foster le Concrète

"How hard can it be?", I asked myself. And since I had an assignment to do, I wrote my own musique concrète track based on the drum rhythm from one of my favourite songs, Coming of Age by Foster The People. I even made a breakdown video showing how I did it; because that's what the assignment required.

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Conclusion

I didn’t take too easily to some of the more experimental musique concrète pieces we studied at the beginning of this semester. The weekly listening tasks felt harsh to my untrained ears and I would think mean things like:

“Didn’t the Geneva Convention ban cruel and unusual punishment?”

Perhaps these tracks will never be my preferred go-to pieces for chilling out on a Friday night, but when I look back at some of my cynicism-laced early comments in these discussion threads, I cringe. I just didn’t appreciate the historical significance of these pieces and how they might have influenced later electronic music that I do enjoy, like Kraftwerk say.

Then in Angharad Davis’s Music Colloquium Series talk on George Antheil’s Ballet Mécanique, when she played a snippet of the work I heard sounds reminiscent of musique concrète. Sure enough, they were roughly contemporaneous, and Antheil had been living in Paris at the time musique concrète was just getting started. You never know when something you study in one arena will pop up elsewhere.

Another thing I’ve learned in this subject is about taking creative risks and learning to follow my gut instincts without worrying whether a concept will work, or other people will like it. This has been an opportunity for me to explore that. My Formative Skills Assignment piece Foster le Concrète was in part a reaction to my frustration at the lack of discernible rhythm in some of the early pieces we studied. However, I really didn’t know whether the concept was going to work, and that was a little anxiety-inducing; especially given that I was doing it for an assignment which would be graded. I was quite touched to hear other students say they liked the end result, and I feel more confident about following my gut instincts in future and seeing what I end up.

Finally, I’ve been really inspired by the creativity of the other students in this subject. It’s been a weird experience studying online this year without ever meeting them in person, but I’ve really enjoyed hearing the creative works everyone came up with. They’re all so distinctive and amazingly different, it’s incredible; yet they were all products of the same brief. I can’t wait to hear everyone's works on the radio, TV, movies, video games, Spotify, or whatever audio technology is around when we all graduate: live streaming direct to our neurons perhaps?

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typingtess · 7 years ago

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NCIS: Los Angeles Season Eight Rewatch: "Home is Where the Heart Is"

The basics: A handyman saves the life of a lieutenant commander whose past puts a teenage girl in danger. Kensi learns about her recovery timeline.

Written by: Joseph C. Wilson who wrote or co-wrote “Full Throttle”, “Stand-off”, “Personal”, “Plan B”, “Sacrifice”, “Blye, K.” Part One, “Gold Standard”, “Unwritten Rule”, “Fallout”, “Between the Lines”, “Exposure”, “Reign Fall”, “Kolcheck, A.”, “Cancel Christmas” and “Head of The Snake”

Directed by: Eric Pot directed “Resurrection”, “Windfall”, “Traitor” and “Internal Affairs”. Pot is the First Assistant Director for all the odd numbered episodes according to the Eric Christian Olsen/Daniela Ruah “Traitor” commentary for the season six DVDs.

Guest stars of note: Bar Paly is back from "Ghost Gun" as Anna Kolcheck, TJ Ramini as John Martin/Tobin Shakked, Marc Antony Samuel as Navy Lieutenant Commander George Owens, Solomon Shiv as Ariel, Rob Bronstein as Kensi's Neurologist, Emily Tosta as Carla Stone, Sean Patrick Murphy as LAPD Officer, Matthew Grant Godbey was back from "Reznikov, N."in season five as LAPD Detective Dan Evans, Jeff Bee as the Delivery Guy and Markie Adams as Ann Chrysweld.

Our heroes: Team up with a good Samaritan who is more than just a handyman while Kensi learns she's in for a long rehab.

What important things did we learn about:

Callen: Has his best 'orphan' moment to date. Sam: Wants to protect one of the good guys. Kensi: Unhappy with her long physical therapy schedule. Deeks: Trying his best but not always succeeding. Eric: Horrified Nell was blown up. Nell: Blown up. Granger: Been called worse. Hetty: Mole hunting.

What not so important things did we learn about:

Callen: Bought Rams jerseys with his and Sam’s aliases. Sam: Owner of two Rams tickets on the 50-yard line. Kensi: Wants to go home. Deeks: Friends with Granger. Eric: Training for the X-Box games. Nell: Moved passed terrorizing Deeks behind the wheel and now scaring Anna in Anna’s car. Granger: Friends with Deeks. Hetty: Not much today.

Who's down with OTP: Deeks is trying his best – trying his best to do make Kensi happy and to be supportive while still working with the team. He does the right thing at the wrong time during her recovery. Thinking a fun meal outside will help when Kensi is just not in the mood for any of that. Eric is horrified to see Nell injured on the job. Nell calls Eric, “my liege.”

Who's down with BrOTP: Callen and Sam are bickering over Sam's football tickets. Granger is wonderfully supportive to Deeks. Nell and Anna bond over fast cars and explosives.

Any Hanna family mentions: No.

Fashion review: Callen is in his blue-green checked button down shirt. The dark blue henley for Sam. Kensi is still wearing the hospital clothes. Black v-neck tee for Deeks. Eric is in his pale green and white striped button down over a rust color tee. Nell is in black v-neck sweater and jeans with a red jacket that is so much better than that blue horror show. No Hetty but Granger is in his medium blue suit with a pale blue dress shirt.

Music: "Rich" by Gladius is playing in the teaser.

Any notable cut scene:

Quote: Granger: "So, how's it going?” Deeks: "Kensi's got a long journey ahead of her, but she'll get there." Granger: "Mm. But how's Deeks doing? Listen, you got to roll with this a little bit here. Help me out.” Deeks: "Um honestly, I don't know. At this point, I-I can't tell if I'm if I'm comforting her or just myself." Granger: "Well, if it comforts both, does it matter?” Deeks: "No. No, I guess it doesn't, does it? You know what's crazy about this is that you know, we say these things like we'll go to the ends of the Earth for somebody, but then you're called on it and you realize you don't know how. And I don't I don't know how." Granger: "You're at a place in your life right now where you have to realize you're not just responsible for yourself. You're responsible for all the lives you touch.” Deeks: "Yeah, no, I realize that and I'm and I'm trying. And Kensi, God bless her, she puts on a good face. I just don't know if I'm doing a great job." Granger: "The only way you'll fail her is if you quit. So, don't quit. You got this." Deeks: "Thank you, Assistant Director." Granger: "All my friends call me Granger.” Deeks: "That mean we're gonna be friends?" Granger: "We'll call you when we need you.”

"Internal Affairs" was packed – there wasn't a wasted scene so I understand why Granger's conversation with Kensi about Deeks was cut – it didn’t add to the episode. But Granger in that episode had little personal use for Deeks. He obviously thought Deeks was qualified since he was with the team but he wasn't so sure of Deeks as a person. That changed here and it was lovely to see.

Anything else: A couple are sharing a nice moment alone when they hear something outside the apartment. They pick up where they left off but broken glass had the man get the woman off the couch and behind a wall in his living room. When someone breaks into the apartment's bedroom, the man takes the woman and his phone into a spare room with gym equipment. He opens the closet door and hands her the phone, telling her to call 911.

Picking up a wrench, the man waits for the intruder. The two struggle but the intruder knocks the man to the ground. Picking up the wrench, the intruder is about to strike the man on the ground when a third man enters the room and beats the living hell out of the intruder. The intruder pulls a gun and fires wildly at the third man. The third man pushes a treadmill into the intruder before grabbing a knife and throwing it at and hitting the intruder. The third man sees the woman in the closet, who is filming the fight. The police enter the room.

Sam walks into the bullpen after blowing off Callen. They were supposed to work out that morning. Sam had to pick something up – Rams tickets, football in LA for the first time in 22-years. And on the 50-yard line. Callen doesn't care – he's doing paperwork. Callen would rather watch the game on his couch having a cold frosty beer. Sam reminds him you can get beer at the stadium. Callen just isn't into crowds.

Eric joins the fun – he'd be happy to "roll" with Sam to the game. Sam may just take him up on that if Eric is a fan. Eric isn't a fan, he's a fanatic – pom-poms, body paint. Callen is snickering, Sam is slightly horrified. Eric even has an extra foam finger.

Up in Ops, Nell has the uniformed photo of the man in the teaser. He is Naval Engineer Lt. Commander George Owens. Owens designs propulsion systems for nukes. The woman is Ann Chrysweld. The intruder was – he's dead - a Robert Collier with a long record. They wonder why a common criminal would be targeting nuclear technology. Callen asked about the killing and Eric tells him the handyman, a John Martin, intervened. They have video shot by Chrysweld from the closet. Martin left when the police were questioning him. He also ducked news cameras. Callen and Sam wonder why a hero would miss his moment in the sun. Nell tells them Lt. Commander Owens is the boat shed waiting for them. Deeks is at the hospital – he stayed over but is available if needed.

Deeks slowly wakes up on Kensi's hospital room couch. She's watching him. When he's up, she wants a kiss which he happily supplies. Deeks is very encouraging – she looks great and she's doing great. He asks her what she needs and the thing she wants – a limo to go home – is the one item he can't provide. "I don't want to be here anymore." Deeks tells her this is where she has to be to recover and he'll be around as much as he can. Kensi tells him he doesn't have to but he tells he wants to. Besides, he tells her, she's going to be out of the hospital in a second…."though the house is so clean right now." Kensi laughs.

Callen and Sam tell Lt. Commander Owens it looks like a standard home invasion. Owens is relieved it had nothing to do with his work. They discuss the handyman, who the Owens thinks should be boxing in the UFC. Owens doesn’t know much about the man – Martin helped Owens move in eight years ago since they were both moving in. Callen is a bit suspicious that they moved in at the same time. Maybe Martin was there to watch Owens. "Intricate but not impossible,” Sam says. Callen thinks they may be jaded – maybe Martin is just a good Samaritan. They are going to talk to Martin.

Up in Ops, Deeks walks in to see Nell beating Eric's palms with one of Hetty's wooden weapons. Yes, Deeks looks stunned – the program did a nice job of making Deeks the one who walks in on Eric and Nell this season the way Eric and Mostly Nell use to do to Kensi and Deeks. Nell explains that the X-Box games are coming up and Eric is working on his hand strength. That does little for Deeks. Nell asks "how's our girl?" Deeks says Kensi is taking it one step at a time. Since she's in therapy, Deeks thought he'd drop by. He asks for "the Hardy Boys" – a great nickname for Callen and Sam. Nell updates Deeks on the case while Eric tells him Hetty is out mole hunting. Deeks backs away from Eric and Nell, telling them to just keep doing their S&M and dominatrix thing. Eric and Nell are surprised by this. Deeks is surprised that the door to Ops won't open. "You have to be facing forward for that to work,” Nell tells him. Deeks did not know that.

John Martin's apartment is rather sparsely furnished. Callen likes the minimalism, Sam knew he would because Callen in cheap. On his desk, Callen sees a number of newspapers with articles cut out. There is a teenage girl in one of the photos. Sam notices the heating vent isn't quite flush wtih the wall. Pulling it out, there is a serious weapons drawer. Sam wonders if they're looking for Jason Bourne but Callen is more worried he's Jeffrey Dahmer. Either way, they want to find her.

Deeks runs into Anna between the gun range and the gym. He asks if Anna is going to be a regular with them. She is as she waits for her ATF approval or until Hetty runs out of work for her. The girl in the photo is Carla Stone, Anna is going to check out her residence. Deeks volunteers to go with Anna but she thinks he should talk to Granger first. Deeks makes a "Granger Grumpy Pants" and "Herr Geezmieseter" crack so you know Granger is right there. "Assistant Director" will do, Granger tells Deeks. When Deeks tries to apologize, Granger says he's been called far worse by far better. Nell is going with Anna, Granger needs to speak to Deeks. Deeks tells Granger he can do his job and look after Kensi. "That's awesome but I still need to talk to you," Granger says to Deeks. Nell ask Anna if she can drive Anna's new Mustang. Deeks tries to stop Anna but Anna shares. "The streets of LA just got a little more dangerous,” Deeks warns.

Granger empties out the gym and sits on a bench with Deeks. Deeks is not comfortable with any of this. Granger wants to know how it is going. Deeks says Kensi has a long road ahead of her but she's getting there. "How's Deeks doing?” Granger asks. Deeks is surprised. Granger wants Deeks to help him out – roll with it. Deeks doesn’t know if he's comforting Kensi or himself. If it works, Granger wonders if it matters. Deeks says people promise to go to the end of the world for the person they love but "I don't know how." Granger tells Deeks he's responsible for the lives of all the people he touches. Deeks is trying, he really is and Kensi puts on a good face but he doesn't think he's doing a good job. Granger says they only way Deeks will fail Kensi is if he quits trying. "Thank you, Assistant Director,” Deeks says sincerely. "My friends call me Granger," the Assistant Director says. Deeks asks if they're friends. Granger says he'll call when they need him.

Kensi is being examined at the hospital by a doctor with a number of young residents watching. She is having strength issues on her left side and nerve issues – the ability to feel pain or heat – on the right. Kensi is horrified. "Both sides are damaged." The doctor thinks there is bruising and not necessarily damage to the spine. She's made progress in the last few days – this is good. In four to six months with daily physical therapy, the doctors will know exactly how much usage will return to her left side. Kensi seems to take this news well when the doctors are in the room but once they leave, she's visibly frustrated.

Nell speeds down the street to Carla Stone's apartment building. Nell loves Anna's car – "I think I'm built for this," she says. Not happy – Anna, who will be driving them back to the office. Nell notices Carla is home from school during the middle of the day. Anna gets out of the car and introduces herself to Carla as Lana, one of Carla's mom's friends. Carla wasn't feeling well so her mother said she could go home. Mom is returning from Sacramento.

After Carla goes into the apartment building, Anna calls Callen, who has just arrived at Carla's school with Sam. Sam sees John Martin at the school. Martin sees Callen and Sam making their way to him. He turns to leave but a men near the school attacks Martin with a syringe. This surprises Callen and Sam who start yelling federal agent. Callen has Martin cuffed and Sam goes after the attacker. The attacker nearly runs over a kid – Sam saves the boy – as he drives away.

In the boatshed, Callen and Sam question Martin about the attacker. Martin says he knows nothing – he thought they would know. Sam thinks it is suspicious this all happens on the same day Martin kills a man. Martin said he didn't mean to kill a man. The knife belonged to the Commander. He just got lucky. When Callen brings up Martin's gun collection, he uses the word "flat" to describe his apartment. This earns a look from Callen and Sam. Martin's accent is perfectly American, "flat" is not.

Sam asks why did he hide the guns. Gun safety, according to Martin. There are a lot of kids in the apartment complex and he needs to be responsible. Callen shows Martin the article about Carla Stone. Martin flips it over to a mattress sale on the back. Since you spend so much of your life sleeping, it is important to get a good mattress. They bring up the coincidence of Martin being attacked outside of Carla Stone's school. And that Martin showed up just as Carla went home sick. Martin finds all these coincidences strange. Martin wants to know how long they are going to hold him. "Get comfortable" is Sam's reply.

Deeks walks into Kensi's room as she's massaging her leg. Deeks tries to joke but Kensi is not in the mood. Deeks thinks they should get out of Kensi's room but Kensi asks how is she going to do that if she can't walk. Deeks thinks if you can't walk, ride in style.

Callen and Sam watch Martin from the boat shed's main room. They are still bickering over the Rams game. Callen thinks the verbal miscues are a clue. Sam wonders if he's European. They go back to speak to Martin. Martin wants to be released. Callen says they have all day, Martin may not. Martin says the girl in the photo is in danger. When Callen asks how Martin knows that, the American accent disappears. "My name is Tobin Shakked and I'm ex-Mossad."

Shakked explains he was Kiddon – "Mossad within Mossad" according to Sam, who asks if Shakked is in the US to kill Carla Stone. Shakked tells Sam if he wants Carla Stone dead, she'd be dead. Instead, another former member of Mossad, a David Fisch, went rouge eight years ago, killing thirteen innocent civilians. After Shakked turned Fisch in, Fisch escaped and wants revenge against Shakked and his family. Callen and Sam realize Carla is her daughter. Shakked tells them Carla's mother couldn't live with the lies and the hiding. Carla and her mother have been living in Los Angeles since Carla was a little girl.

Shakked has no regrets helping the Lt. Commander but now his daughter is in danger. Fisch is now a big-time mobster in Israel and wants to Shakked back there. The best way to do that is through his daughter. Callen asks him why he's so sure Fisch will use Carla. Shakked admits that is what he would do.

Eric confirms Shakked's story. Sam notes Shakked did the right thing – he's hard wired to help people. Callen thinks they have to help Shakked, even if it isn’t their fight. "Us good guys have to stick together,” Sam says to Callen. They are going to bring in Clara and her mother.

Nell and Anna get to Carla Stone's apartment but the door is opened. Anna calls to Carla and it sounds like Carla is struggling inside the apartment. When Anna opens the door, she trips a wire and the door to the apartment explodes. Nell and Anna are tossed across the hallway. Anna struggles to get to an unconscious Nell. An unwilling Carla and a man leave the apartment. The man drops a phone in front of Anna before he takes Carla away.

Anna is blowing off the EMT who is checking her out. Nell has an ice pack on her head. "It gets real in the field," Nell tells an arriving Sam but she's glad to be alive. She doesn’t remember getting to the apartment. Anna is a little less confused but she didn't see the man who took Carla – too much smoke. Anna gives Sam the burn phone. Anna doesn’t want to stay with the EMTs but Callen insists.

In Ops, Eric is reviewing the blast over and over again. Callen and Sam call in from the boat shed. Eric asks about Nell and how they can catch the bad guy. Callen tells Eric that Nell is fine, she'll be back in Ops soon. The EMTs are making sure she's not hurt. Eric has a good picture of the man who took Carly. Shakked recognizes the man as someone named Ariel – Fisch's "ruthless dog" who finds people who don’t to be found.

Deeks takes Kensi in a wheelchair to the tables outside the hospital. Kensi says she's been breathing hospital air for so long even the LA air smells good. But as they settle in, Kensi is looking at her fellow patients with walkers or aides helping them move. Suddenly, Kensi wants to return to her room. Just as she asks Deeks, a delivery man stops by their table. Deeks figured Kensi was sick of hospital food so he orders her some bulgogi – which is a nice callback to when Deeks was struggling and he and Kensi went out for dinner for the same meal.

Kensi is shaking her head and having none of it. She's not hungry. "What's going to happen to me?” Kensi asks. Deeks tells her she's going to take it day by day until she can return to work. Kensi asks what happens if she doesn’t get better. While Deeks tells her she's getting better every day, Kensi doesn't feel like she is. She can't walk, she may never walk. Deeks is sure she will but Kensi tells him he doesn't know that. She wants to go back to her room. Deeks starts to take her back but a frustrated Kensi doesn’t want his help. Kensi asks a nurse passing by to bring her back to her room and to turn away all visitors. Deeks is crushed.

Callen and Sam have out the big guns and kevlar when the call comes in from Fisch's men. A straight trade – Carla for Shakked at a chemical plant in NoHo. They are going to set up a perimeter and once Carla is safe, they'll go after Fisch and his men. Deeks and Anna arrive. Callen asks about Kensi – "Rough day. Let's say my charm has its limitations." Sam gives Deeks a comforting arm on the shoulder. Anna is looking for some payback. They're off to NoHo.

At the chemical plant, Anna is in overwatch. Callen has Shakked. Deeks is joking about making out with a girl named Hazel in a place like the yard where they're standing. Anna doesn’t believe Deeks – no way that happened. Deeks thinks she's still loopy from the blast – he was quite the player when he was a teen. Sam joins Callen with Shakked.

Using security cameras, Eric sees Ariel walk in. Ariel joins Callen, Sam and Shakked. Carla is in one of the chemical containers with two minutes of air. Sam thinks Ariel is bluffing but Shakked wants to save his daughter so he leaves as the team starts frantically searching for Carla. There a "about a million barrels" according to Deeks. Eric is tracking Ariel and Shakked as the team looks for anything out of the ordinary.

Just as Eric loses the security camera feed of Shakked and Ariel, Sam notices some track marks in the ground. He sees a barrel away from the others. Carla is inside. She has a pulse but is not breathing. Sam performs mouth to mouth and saves the girl. "Well done,” Callen tells Sam.

The EMTs are taking Carla to the hospital. Anna is staying with the girl until her mother can get there. While Deeks is dealing with LAPD, Callen and Sam start going through the scenarios of how Ariel would get Shakked to Israel. The two remember, however, that Ariel said he was taking Shakked to Fisch, not to Israel. Maybe Fisch is in the US. They can kill Shakked here.

Nell returns to Ops. Eric doesn't understand why she's there but Nell says she's just shaken, not stirred. She asks what are they doing and Eric said worrying about her. She wants to know about the case. Nell gives Eric a peck on the cheek and tells him he's sweet. He hugs her, glad she is OK. Eric is running the usual searches – credit cards, plane tickets but he could always use a second set of eyes. "You have but to ask my liege," Nell replies. They find Fisch entering the US in a private flight. It is a lovely scene.

Callen, Sam and Deeks come up on a warehouse inside the chemical plant. Deeks is in overwatch, talking Callen and Sam in. Ariel is beating the hell out of Shakked. Fisch arrives with three goons – Deeks thinks Callen and Sam going in to rescue Shakked means they're "walking into a buzz saw." Ariel tells Shakked that Carla was put in the barrel 20-minutes earlier than he told the others. Carla died scared and alone, just as Shakked will. Ariel pulls out a knife. Deeks sees this and yells to Callen and Sam they have go in. Sam hopes they live long enough to see the Rams game.

Lots of shooting happens. Callen and Sam take out most of the bad guys in the warehouse. Deeks sees Fisch running out of the building with one of his men. Deeks follows them. Callen corners Ariel and Sam takes him down by breaking through a cheap wall.

Deeks shoots at Fisch's vehicle and causes one of the best explosions since "San Voir", Deeks tells Sam he thinks he has Fisch. When the vehicle suffers a second explosion, Deeks is sure he has Fisch. Callen frees Shakked.

At the hospital, Shakked is watching his daughter through her hospital room door. Callen arrives. Telling Callen he owes him a life's debt, Shakked is going to wait for Carla's mother to arrive and then disappear. Callen calls in his marker – he wants Shakked to speak to his daughter, to be her father. Shakked thinks the girl is better off without him in her life. Callen that decision is Carla's to make and while things may be painful in the beginning, "that's the fire you have to walk through to get your daughter back." Shakked visits with his daughter. Of all the Callen as orphan scenes the program has done, this is the best. By a lot.

Back in the bullpen, Deeks is about to go to the hospital but he's hanging around to watch the carnage as Eric and Anna try to be Sam's football buddy. Eric use to sell beer at the Coliseum, he can get them a discount. Anna can get Sam in to the locker room to meet the players. "I know people,” she explains. Callen arrives and claim to the tickets. Nell arrives with a FedEx box. There are new jerseys for Mr. Carl and Switch – aliases, Eric tells Anna. Eric still tries to get the tickets saying he has a tee-shirt gun. Anna can get Sam a sweaty jersey worn in the game. Sam is happy not to be going to the game with either Eric and Anna.

What head canon can be formed from here: Eric coming to grips with the danger Nell faces in the field. The Deeks/Granger friendship.

Episode number: This is episode six of season eight and 174 overall.

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