#richard waters

[marypickfords]

Distort (Richard Waters, 2025)

[petrichorandasphault]

saudade; autumn

the nostalgic longing to be near again to something or someone that is distant, or that has been loved and lost.

Also known as: “the love that remains”

the love that remains tells the story of the Allyn siblings, mainly following second-oldest, Olive, as they navigate what it means to love, lose love, and find it again.

Post resume 4/25/22

[incorrectmopi]

mike  :  wait,  i'm  sorry,  you  care  about  me  ? richard  :  man,  i  really  did  a  number  on  you,  didn’t  i  ?

[thefugitivesaint]

This is a ‘Waterphone’, an instrument invented by the American artist Richard Waters somewhere between 1967 and 1970.  “The invention of the Waterphone originated in the early sixties when Richard Waters, then a student at the California College of Arts and Crafts, discovered the Thibetan water percussion instruments. He later heard the Kalimba, an instrument of African origin also called thumb board. As a consequence, the idea of the Waterphone germinated in Waters’ mind. Historically, it can also be paralleled with the nail violin (also called nail fiddle or nail harmonica) invented in 1744. Like the glassharmonica and the musical saw, it belongs to the family of friction idiophones.  Its tone has often been compared to a whale’s song or to the sound of an acoustic synthetiser (some of its sound effects are definitely akin with those of the cristal Baschet) or to that of a water harp. Tom Waits describes it as “a cascading crystal waterfall of light amidst the songs of a whale”. Some composers such as Sofia Goubaïdoulina use it in their works.” (Source) “Before playing the instrument, one needs to fill the bottom diaphragm and resonator of the instrument with distilled water. The amount of water in the instrument fine tunes its sound–experimenting with varying levels of water may consequently entirely change the timbre of the instrument.“ ..... “The strange sounds that can be made through note bending makes the Waterphone a perfect instrument for sound effects in film. In fact, it has been utilised in films such as The Poltergeist, The Matrix, and Let the Right One In.” (Source)

[petrichorandasphault]

Dystychiphobia (n.): (2/3)

I want something more than More than restless mornings Getting by's so boring

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Stella: Oh, Emmy, are you sure it’s a good idea for you to go back to--oh what is it--Boggleton? Emmy: Brindleton, Nana. Brindleton Bay. Stella: Right, whatever you said, sweetheart. Are you sure that’s where you need to be right now? Stella: It’s just--we want to be sure you’re safe, sweetie. And how can you be sure that public school of yours can give you the education you need to be prepared for university? You know Brietchester has some of the best STEM schools in the country-- Emmy: Nana, stop. Brindleton is my home, and I’m probably safer there than--than anywhere else, okay? And... and school will be fine, too. I’ll-I’ll be r-ready for UB i-in the f-fall. Emmy: I just wanna sleep in my own bed tonight, okay? I’ll be fine. Steve: Hey, yo, kid! Let’s get this show on the road! I’m losing daylight, and we gotta get back to town by sundown! Stella: Tsk. How rude-- Emmy: Coming, Dad! Emmy: We gotta go. I-I love you guys. We’ll call you when we get home. Richard: Drive safe, sweet pea. Emmy: We will, Pop-Pop. Um. Bye. -Emmy runs into Steve’s arms- Steve: Oof! Hey! Hey, now. Is everything okay? Emmy: Y-yeah. Yeah, it’s fine. I just wanna go home. Stella: Hmph.

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[petrichorandasphault]

 Dystychiphobia (n.): the fear of hurting someone. (1/3)

Stella: But sweetheart-- Emmy: No, Nana. No means no. I’m going to bed.

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Stella: I just cannot believe this. How could you have been so irresponsible, Steven? Steve: Irresponsible?! Stella, Emmy is almost 18 years old. What would you have had me do, watch over her like a hawk at all times? Stella: You know she’s prone to fleeing when she’s scared! You’re her father, if you paid attention, none of this would have happened. Steve: Paid att-- Seriously, Stella? We get much worse storms in Brindleton. How was I supposed to know the worst storm in Breitchester was going to hit the one weekend out of the year we visited? I didn’t expect this to scare her the way it did. Richard: Have you ever heard of checking the weather, sonny? Stella: -sighs- Thank you, Dickie. Very helpful. Steve, how am I supposed to be okay with Emmaline being all the way in that dinky seaside town of yours if you can’t even keep her safe right under my own nose? I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to take her back with you to Brindleton. Steve: -shouting- Absolutely not! I am her father, you cannot just... demand to take her from me because you have some warped sense of duty to Patti! Stella: -dangerously low- We will not be discussing Patricia. Past transgressions aside, I am doing what I think is best for my granddaughter. Unlike you, her father. Emmy: -to herself- You’re okay, Emmy. Breathe. You’re okay. Steve: How dare you, Stella?! I have only done my best for Emmaline, for Patti. You always hated me, and for no reason! Patti and I raised a beautiful little girl, and you can’t get your head out of your ass for long enough to see that! Emmy: -takes a deep breath- No, you’re not okay. Fuck. Steve: Emmy will be returning with me to Brindleton. End of discussion. You do not have custody of her, so you cannot keep her here. Besides, she’s nearly 18. I’d be interested to hear what she thinks about all this. Stella: Wh-- How dare-- Emmy: Fuck. Okay, you can do this. Just breathe. Emmy: Dad? Steve: Emmy! We--we thought you were asleep. Emmy: I can’t exactly sleep with all the shouting down here. Steve: R-right. We’re sorry, kiddo. Emmy: Stop fighting. Stella: What? Emmy: Nana, Pop-Pop, I’m going home with Dad. So stop arguing about it. There’s nothing that will change my mind, okay? Stella: But sweetheart-- Emmy: No, Nana. No means no. I’m going to bed.

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[petrichorandasphault]

Alamort (adj): (2/3)

Well, I've been afraid of changing 'Cause I've built my life around you But time makes you bolder, even children get older And I'm getting older too

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-thud- Emmy: Um. What is all this? Dick: This is all your pre-admission paperwork. I spoke with Bonnie in Admissions--she’s great, Bonnie, she’s going to be your Admissions Counselor-- and she said this is everything you’d need to be on track for your first semester at Breitchester. Emmy: W-wow. Th-that’s g-great, Pop-Pop. Dick: In there you’re gonna find all your regular Admissions paperwork, but also the Admissions paperwork for the Honor’s Program, which you will of course be part of. You’ll have to take Honors Only classes your First year, but after that it knocks down to two classes a semester. Stella: All of the Honors Students live together their first year! Doesn’t that sound exciting, Emmy? You would be living together and attending your classes together. I’m sure you’d become straight away friends! Emmy: U-um. Stella: And, of course, you’d be following in your mother’s footsteps, which has been the plan all along. Steve: Dick, Stella, we didn’t come here to-to sign paperwork for a school she hasn’t even had the chance to apply to yet. The applications won’t be open for another two months. We came here to visit you, before Emmy gets busy with school again. Don’t stress her out with paperwork that won’t be due ‘til February. Stella: Steve, don’t be like that, we just don’t want her getting behind-- Steve: Stella, i won’t let her get behind. We’ve been planning this college stuff for years. Can we just enjoy our time together while we’re here? It’s one of the last few nice days in Breitchester. Let’s go for a walk and get some dinner down the street. Sound like a plan?  Emmy: I wanna get changed first. I smell like car ride. Steve: Sure thing, kiddo.

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[petrichorandasphault]

Alamort (adj.): half dead of exhaustion. (1/3)

Steve: I’m sorry, honey. I didn’t mean to make you sad. Emmy: It’s okay! Really. I—I just miss her. Steve: Me, too. Every day, kiddo. Every single day. Want to go visit her while we’re here? Emmy: Yeah, I’d really like that.

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-car door slams- Emmy: Hi, Nana! Hi, Pop-pop! Dick: Sweet pea! Stella: Oh, honey, you’re so grown up! Dickie, I just don’t know what I’m going to do with this girl. Dick: You’re tellin’ me, Stell, she looks just like you! Quite the looker! Emmy: -giggles- I missed you guys. Stella: -hushed- Tell your dad, we might be able to convince him to move back here for your senior year! Emmy: Oh, uh, I don’t know about that, Nana... Stella: STEVE! You grab those bags! We’ll see you inside! Come on, Emmy, I’ve got fresh danishes comin’ out of the oven.  Steve: -under his breath- ‘Hi, Steve, how are you?’ ‘Oh, I’m fine, Stella, Dick, thanks for asking.’ -louder- Sure thing, Stella! Be there in a minute! Steve: -inhales and exhales- You can do this, Steve. It’s for Emmy and everything you promised Patti. It’ll be fine. ... God, I miss you, Patti. Tell me how to do this, please? Emmy: Oh, um. I’m actually gonna help Dad with the bags. Stella: Suit yourself, honey. We’ll set up in the kitchen. Emmy: Dad? Is everything okay? Steve: I’m just fine, kiddo. We’re here so we can see your grandparents. Don’t worry about me. Emmy: Yeah, but you should still be able to enjoy yourself while we’re here... I don’t want this trip to be just about me... Steve: Oh, Emmy... To be honest with you, I don’t know if I could ever really enjoy myself here anymore. Too many difficult memories. Emmy: Right... because of Mom. Steve: I’m sorry, honey. I didn’t mean to make you sad. Emmy: It’s okay! Really. I—I just miss her. Steve: Me, too. Every day, kiddo. Every single day. Want to go visit her while we’re here? Emmy: Yeah, I’d really like that.

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