#Makeup service in Hawaii

[tobyfoxfacts]

SHOULD TOBY FOX BE PRESIDENT??

Heres the pros and cons

Pros

1. He made a game all about befriending your enemies.

He's a natural at building bridges so he may be able to repair any hard feelings between countries that the US cut off in the past.

2. He's a business man

Toby is self employed and has people who works under him. He started from the bottom. He worked on his first game in someone's basement. He earned his success.

3. He's great at money management and project planning

He made undertale pretty much on his own and organized any assistance he needed. He's great working on teams and had done many collaborations.

4. He likes the girls and the gays!!

Toby would let us all be trans and queer. He has 2 lesbian couples in his games, a non binary main protagonist, and is a total mommas boy. He wouldn't wanna take away her rights.

5. He doesn't hate drag queens

Toby has been seen wearing skirts and dresses as costumes or cosplays. He's worn makeup and dresses for costumes.... so he wouldn't hate someone for doing the same.

6. He supports the environment

Toby has a degree in environmental science. Why would he get a degree in that if he didn't believe in global warming? He would help repair the environment and make our country more echo friendly. As a science major he knows vaccines aren't fake and would be a great role model.

7. He slips under the discrimination radar

This is cynical, but based on Toby's appearance, he has advantages in the political world. "Straight looking," pale skinned, rich, Christian, cisgender man who went to a prestigious college. So, heck... he'd get a chance even if he genuinely sucked because politics are rigged. Even if he thought Hulu was part of Hawaii and they made a streaming service... he would still make it to the finals.

Don't let anyone find out he's a dress wearing autistic furry that makes songs about mpreg.

8. He has a great education

Toby went to a college that focuses on law and business. There's a chance that he took some classes on the side about those subjects.

9. He's a level headed guy and stays out of drama

Toby's never gotten caught up in drama and he's not a trouble starter. He'd never initiate a war.

10. G-n outlaws

We already know that Toby isn't enthusiastic about violence and believes in thinking before hurting. He would totally make more anti g-n proposals

11. He loves animals

He'd totally help prevent animal cruelty and k1ll shelters. Toby literally thinks he's a dog...

12. He hates taxes

He grew up in New Hampshire so moving to Boston must have been a shocker. He might be able to make taxes more reasonable, or do something useful with the money.

13. Japan loves him

His buddies in Japan (zun, sakurai, etc) have said Toby blends right in with the people in Japan. He's very polite. SUPER important.

14. He's young

He's level headed and isn't fucked on dementia medication while making life altering decisions for the next generation. He's involved and up to date with modern culture, and knows what people want.

15. He's a cutie

Must I say more?

16. He's a cultural icon

Gen z would vote for him cause they already know Toby's great. Plus everyone who doesn't care about politics would find it hilarious to see toby in the white house.

Why toby shouldn't be president

1. He's too short to see over the podium

2. He's stage fright

3. He'd eat the declaration of independence

4. He doesn't want to be

5. No more delrarune :(

[scientia-rex]

Hello! Hope you are well. I wanted to ask if you would be able to give some insight into rural/small town medicine and dynamics? I want to be a social worker that potentially works in rural areas but I was wondering how things/the needs/the way things are different there that is compared to the suburbs or the city? Thank you for all your posts and have a good day!

If you haven't lived in a rural area, you need to do that before you consider moving there permanently. Different rural areas are WILDLY different, both in social makeup and in weather/geography/distance from urban areas. Some basic commonalities you'll encounter are that life takes place in a fishbowl; every single person you run into has a decent chance of being connected to someone else, so never talk shit until you know whether and how they're related to the person you're talking to. Never assume you can do something without it getting back to you but also your boss. Social services are generally based on property taxes and rural areas are poor, so funding will suck, there will not be enough professionals, the workload will be nuts, and your patients will be on Medicaid, which varies from state to state in terms of coverage. You'll also see a rotating cast of well-meaning people who moved out the sticks thinking it would be one way and leave as soon as they can because they discover they hate it. Older people are more likely to stick around in rural areas and placing older adults in memory care or skilled nursing or assisted living facilities (these are all different) is a bitch and a half because our country does not give one hot shit about vulnerable elder adults.

Find someone in the area you think you're interested in and shadow them before you consider moving there. I have no idea how many doctors, APCs, mental health professionals, social workers, pharmacists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, and nursing assistants I've seen get the hell out of Dodge after moving here, but it's the majority of posted positions around here. I'm notable because I've stuck around. I stuck around because I knew what this area was like and what to expect, because I was born and raised here, and my spouse was also born and raised here. (If you are partnered, there's a good chance your partner will hate it or they won't be able to find work. If you aren't, the dating pool is very shallow, especially for a professional who may not have as much in common with people working blue-collar jobs.)

Rural America looks a lot of different ways. There are predominantly white farming communities as the major stereotypes go, but there are fishing communities, there are communities in the South and the Southwest, there are predominantly Black communities, there are predominantly Native American communities, there are predominantly Latino communities, there are migrant farm laborer communities that shift drastically depending on season, there are Alaskan communities where you are hundreds of miles by bush plane from the nearest clinic let alone hospital. Rural Hawaii is going to look different and need different things than rural Ohio. Rural Mississippi is going to be very different than rural Maine. So look at where you're interested in going, reach out to local professionals, maximize any interpersonal connections. Who you know is everything. Your word is your bond. Never, ever, ever be rude to someone on the phone, never flip anyone off in traffic, basically be the opposite of any New York New York stereotypes you have, because everyone is always watching you.

Just for an example: My next-door neighbor is the mother-in-law of a local ICU nurse I worked with during residency, who I know because we carpooled in preschool because her brother was in my year. One block away, an MA from the clinic I worked at before I quit and came to my current clinic lives with his dog. Oh, there's another point worth mentioning. Rural areas will have very limited employers. I have three clinics I can work at in a 45-minute commute range. I left the one that was 10 minutes away and now work at one that's 30 minutes away. There is some funding for repaying student loans; that narrowed my choice down to 2 employers. If I piss off the wrong person at my current employer, I'll have to sell my house and move.

I lived in the city for ten years. I went to the ballet, I went to museums, I went to restaurants, I went to public parks. I don't miss it. I would infinitely rather be out here with my trees. My only regret is that my husband wanted to live closer to town so I don't have 20 acres between me and my nearest neighbor; I can see their houses from mine. If you want a city life, do not think you can have that out here. I haven't been to karaoke since I moved; not only is there no karaoke for two hours, but even if there were, the place would be full of my patients, and no one looks at you the same way once they realize their doctor exists outside of the clinic and has a personal life, much less that you have normal human flaws.

Oh, and there's almost no public transit. Property taxes, etc. Walkability is not a thing here. And when the wind shifts, everything smells like manure.

[lboogie1906]

Alice Augusta Ball (July 24, 1892 – December 31, 1916) was a chemist who developed the “Ball Method”, the most effective treatment for leprosy during the early 20th century. She was the first woman and first African American to receive an MS from the University of Hawaii and was the university’s first female and African American chemistry professor.

She was born in Seattle to James Presley and Laura Louise (Howard) Ball. She was one of four children. Her father was a newspaper editor of The Colored Citizen, a photographer, and a lawyer. Her mother worked as a photographer. Her grandfather, James Ball Sr., was a photographer, and one of the first African Americans to make use of daguerreotype.

She and her family moved to Honolulu in 1903 in hopes that the warm weather would relieve her grandfather’s arthritis. He died after the move and in 1905 they relocated back to Seattle after only a year in Hawaii. She attended Seattle High School and achieved top grades in the sciences. She graduated from Seattle High School in 1910.

She earned a BS in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Washington and a second BS in the Science of Pharmacy two years later. She published a 10-page article, “Benzoylations in Ether Solution”, in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

She was offered many scholarships. She received an offer from the College of Hawaii, where she decided to study for an MS in chemistry. Her master’s thesis involved studying the chemical properties of the Kava plant species. Because of this research and her understanding of the chemical makeup of plants, she was approached by Harry T. Hollmann, who was an Acting Assistant Surgeon at the Leprosy Investigation Station of the US Public Health Service in Hawaii to study chaulmoogra oil and its chemical properties. Chaulmoogra oil had been the best treatment available for leprosy for hundreds of years, and she developed a much more effective injectable form. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[brookston]

Holidays 4.26

Holidays

Activity Advisor Appreciation Day

Alien Day

Arbor Day (Germany)

Audubon Day

Australian Appreciation Day

Beatrix Asteroid Day

Cape Henry Day (Virginia)

Chuvash Language Day (Russia)

Common Columbine Day (French Republic)

Confederate Memorial Day (Florida)

Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl Tragedy (Belarus)

Festival of Individual Sovereignty

Football Day (Kazakhstan)

426 Day

General Prayer Day (Denmark)

Get Organized Day

Help a Horse Day

High School Radio Day

Hug a Friend Day

Hug An Australian Day

Hug a Prom Sponsor

Huntingdonshire Day (England)

Internal Medicine Research Day

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day (UN)

International Choerm Day

International Day of Humor

International Day of the Penis

International Flamingo Day

International Seeds Day

International Shared Parenting Day

Lesbian Visibility Day

Lily of the Valley Day (French Republic)

Memorial Day of Radiation Accidents and Catastrophes (Russia)

National Ai Day

National Audubon Day

National Dissertation Day

National Drug Take Back Day

National Gabriel Day

National Garage Day

National Hand Holding Day

National Help a Horse Day

National Hit It From the Back Day

National Jason Day

National Kids and Pets Day

National No Makeup Day

National Ranboo Day

National South Dakota Day

Old Permic Alphabet Day

Parental Alienation Awareness Day

Poetry and the Creative Mind Day

Prayer Day (Faroe Islands; Greenland)

Read Me Day

Regional Autonomy Day (Indonesia)

Remember Your First Kiss Day

Resistance Day (Day of the Uprising Against the Occupying Forces; Slovenia) [26th Unless a Sunday, then 27th]

Richter Scale Day

Secretaries’ Day (Colombia)

Self-Aware Universe Day

Shared Parenting Day (Kentucky)

Shuffleboard Day

Static Cling Day

Studio 54 Day

Sultan’s Day (Malaysia)

Tartar Language Day

Underground Nuclear Test Day

Union Day (Tanzania)

Vallenato Legend Festival begins (Colombia)

Venus Day

Visakhabousa Day (Laos)

Wallabee Day

World Burlesque Day

World Intellectual Freedom Day

World Intellectual Property Day (UN)

World Pilots’ Day

YMCA Healthy Kids Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Beer Autism Hope Day

International Macaroni Day

National Pretzel Day

4th & Last Friday in April

Arbor Day [Last Friday]

Arbrewday [Last Friday]

Childcare Professionals Day [Last Friday]

Children’s Memorial Flag Day [Last Friday]

Day of Dialogue [Last Friday]

Flashback Friday [Every Friday]

Friendship Friday [Last Friday]

Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]

Hairball Awareness Day [Last Friday]

Hooky Day (Argentina) [Last Friday]

International Viognier Day [Last Friday]

National Historic Marker Day [Last Friday]

National Skipping Day (UK) [4th Friday]

Swiss Beer Day (Switzerland) [Last Friday]

Undiagnosed Children’s Day (UK) [Last Friday]

World Meningitis Day [4th Friday]

World Women’s Wellness Day [Last Friday]

Weekly Holidays beginning April 26 (4th Week)

Global Youth Service Days [Last Weekend] (thru 4.28)

Interstate Mullet Toss [Last Weekend] (thru 4.28)

National Dream Hotline [Last Weekend] (thru 4.28)

National Pie Championships [Last Weekend] (thru 4.28)

Independence & Related Days

Aetosia (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Karisradd (Declared; 2013) [unrecognized]

Kotland (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Republic of Alba (Declared; 1796) [lasted 2 days]

Roskya (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Tanzania (Union Day; Created by Zanzibar and Tanganyika merger; 1964)

New Year’s Days

New Year’s Seed Sowing Ceremony (Goddess of Fertility; Sierra Leone)

Festivals Beginning April 26, 2024

Asheville Spring Herb Festival (Asheville, North Carolina) [thru 4.28]

Astoria-Warrenton Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival (Astoria, Oregon) [thru 4.28]

Big Island Chocolate Festival (Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel; Hawaii) [thru 4.27]

Brewgaloo (Raleigh, North Carolina)) [thru 4.27]

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (Chicago, Illinois) [thru 4.28]

Chicken Fried Steak Festival (Lamesa, Texas) [thru 4.28]

Clinton-Hickman County Spring Chicken Festival (Clinton, Kentucky) [thru 4.27]

Colleton County Rice Festival (Walterboro, South Carolina) [thru 4.27]

Fiddler’s Frolic [thru 4.28]

Georgia State Fair, Spring (Metro Atlanta, Hampton, Georgia) [thru 5.5]

Glen Lake Restaurant Week (Glen Arbor Area, Michigan) [thru 5.4]

Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party (Orange Beach, Alabama) [thru 4.27]

Pensacola Crawfish Festival (Pensacola, Florida) [thru 4.28]

Procession of the Species (Olympia, Washington) [thru 4.27]

Sacramento Beer Week (Sacramento, California) [thru 5.5]

Sacred Heart Garden City Festival (Augusta, Georgia) [thru 4.27]

Santa Barbara Restaurent Week (Santa Barbara, California) [thru 5.5]

Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival (Winchester, Virginia) [thru 5.5]

Striped Bass Festival (Manning, South Carolina) [thru 4.27]

Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival (St. Albans, Michigan) [thru 4.28]

Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival (Wakarusa, Indiana) [thru 4.28]

Feast Days

Aldobrandesca (a.k.a. Alda; Christian; Saint)

Anacletus, Pope (a.k.a. Cletius) and Marcellinus (Christian; Martyrs)

Basil (Christian; Saint)

Bernard Malamud (Writerism)

The Birthday Cake (Muppetism)

Cimon (Positivist; Saint)

Cletus and Marcellinus (Christian; Martyrs)

Delphinia (Festival of Apollo; Ancient Greece)

Edward Charles Tarbell (Artology)

Eugène Delacroix (Artology)

Fairy Laughter Convention (Shamanism)

Festival of Renenutet (Ancient Egypt)

The Fixer, by Bernard Malamud (Novel; 1966)

Franca Visalta (Christian; Saint)

Get Organized Day (Pastafarian)

Giamonios (Celtic Book of Days)

Gian Paolo Lomazzo (Artology)

Hug An Australian Day (Pastafarian)

Jethro Tull Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

John James Audubon (Artology)

Lucidius of Verona (Christian; Saint)

Mayan Rain Festival (Ancient Mayan)

Memorial of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Christian)

Moon Magick Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Our Lady of Good Counsel (Christian; Saint)

Paschasius Radbertus (Christian; Saint)

Peter of Rates (or of Braga; Christian; Saint)

Rafael Arnaiz (Christian; Saint) [Diabetes]

Riquier (a.k.a. Ricardius; Christian; Saint)

Robert Hunt (Episcopal Church (USA))

Sacrifice to Zeus Epacrios (Ancient Greece)

Stephen of Perm (Christian; Saint)

Trudpert (Christian; Saint)

Visakh Bochea Day (Buddha Day; Cambodia)

Walpurgisnacht, Day IV (Pagan)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [22 of 71]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because the Chernobyl meltdown began.)

Premieres

American Recordings, by Johnny Cash (Album; 1994)

Avengers: Endgame (Film; 2019)

Bear De Guerre (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)

Belfagor, by Ottorino Respighi (Opera; 1923)

The Bridge at Andau, by James A. Michener (History Book; 1957)

The Cat Concerto (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1947)

Devils & Dust, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 2005)

Dogtown and Z-Boys (Documentary Film; 2002)

Dragon Ball Z (Anime TV Series; 1989)

The Enchanted Wood, by Enid Blyton (Children’s Book; 1939)

Farewell, My Lovely, by Raymond Chandler (Novel; 1940)

4th Symphony, by Charles Ives (Symphony; 1965)

The Goose Goes South (MGM Cartoon; 1941)

Gunsmoke (Radio Series; 1952)

The Handmaid’s Tale (TV Series; 2017)

The Hip-Nut-Tist (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1935)

Just One of the Guys (Film; 1985)

The Last Waltz, by The Band (Live Album & Concert Film; 1978)

Moosylvania Wish Mash or A State of Confusion (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 366; 1965)

Moosylvania Saved, Part 3 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 365; 1965)

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (Muppet TV Special; 1972)

Neverland, by Jim Steinman (Musical Play; 1977)

Pink Posies (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1967)

The Reluctant Recruit (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1971)

Seven Samurai (Film; 1954)

The Ship Who Sang, by Anne McCaffrey (Novel; 1969)

Swing Your Partner (Swing Symphony Cartoon; 1943)

Those Were Wonderful Days (WB MM Cartoon; 1934)

Throwing Copper, by Live (Album; 1994)

The Trial, by Franz Kafka (Novel; 1925)

The Truth About Cats & Dogs (Film; 1996)

Tugboat Mickey (Disney Cartoon; 1940)

Ups ’n Downs (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

A Waggily Tale (WB LT Cartoon; 1958)

”Weird Al” Yankovic, by Weird Al Yankovic (Album; 1983)

Today’s Name Days

Helene, Trudpert (Austria)

Kleto, Maksima, Montan, Stanislav, Višnja (Croatia)

Oto (Czech Republic)

Cletus (Denmark)

Eesi, Reesi, Teesi, Teisi, Tereese (Estonia)

Teresa, Terttu, Tessa (Finland)

Alida (France)

Consuela, Helene (Germany)

Glafyra (Greece)

Ervin (Hungary)

Alida, Bianca, Cleto, Marcellino (Italy)

Alīna, Geraldine, Rusins, Sandris (Latvia)

Dargailė, Gailenis, Klaudijus (Lithuania)

Tea, Terese (Norway)

Artemon, Klaudiusz, Klet, Marcelin, Marcelina, Maria, Marzena, Spycimir (Poland)

Chindeu, Chiril, Tasie, Vasile (Romania)

Jaroslava (Slovakia)

Isidoro (Spain)

Terese, Teresia (Sweden)

Clarence, DeMarco, Demarcus, Demario (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 117 of 2024; 249 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 17 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 13 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 18 (Geng-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 18 Nisan 5784

Islamic: 17 Shawwal 1445

J Cal: 27 Cyan; Sixday [27 of 30]

Julian: 13 April 2024

Moon: 92%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 5 Caesar (5th Month) [Xenophon]

Runic Half Month: Lagu (Flowing Water) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 39 of 92)

Week: 4th Week of April

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 7 of 31)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 4.26

Holidays

Activity Advisor Appreciation Day

Alien Day

Arbor Day (Germany)

Audubon Day

Australian Appreciation Day

Beatrix Asteroid Day

Cape Henry Day (Virginia)

Chuvash Language Day (Russia)

Common Columbine Day (French Republic)

Confederate Memorial Day (Florida)

Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl Tragedy (Belarus)

Festival of Individual Sovereignty

Football Day (Kazakhstan)

426 Day

General Prayer Day (Denmark)

Get Organized Day

Help a Horse Day

High School Radio Day

Hug a Friend Day

Hug An Australian Day

Hug a Prom Sponsor

Huntingdonshire Day (England)

Internal Medicine Research Day

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day (UN)

International Choerm Day

International Day of Humor

International Day of the Penis

International Flamingo Day

International Seeds Day

International Shared Parenting Day

Lesbian Visibility Day

Lily of the Valley Day (French Republic)

Memorial Day of Radiation Accidents and Catastrophes (Russia)

National Ai Day

National Audubon Day

National Dissertation Day

National Drug Take Back Day

National Gabriel Day

National Garage Day

National Hand Holding Day

National Help a Horse Day

National Hit It From the Back Day

National Jason Day

National Kids and Pets Day

National No Makeup Day

National Ranboo Day

National South Dakota Day

Old Permic Alphabet Day

Parental Alienation Awareness Day

Poetry and the Creative Mind Day

Prayer Day (Faroe Islands; Greenland)

Read Me Day

Regional Autonomy Day (Indonesia)

Remember Your First Kiss Day

Resistance Day (Day of the Uprising Against the Occupying Forces; Slovenia) [26th Unless a Sunday, then 27th]

Richter Scale Day

Secretaries’ Day (Colombia)

Self-Aware Universe Day

Shared Parenting Day (Kentucky)

Shuffleboard Day

Static Cling Day

Studio 54 Day

Sultan’s Day (Malaysia)

Tartar Language Day

Underground Nuclear Test Day

Union Day (Tanzania)

Vallenato Legend Festival begins (Colombia)

Venus Day

Visakhabousa Day (Laos)

Wallabee Day

World Burlesque Day

World Intellectual Freedom Day

World Intellectual Property Day (UN)

World Pilots’ Day

YMCA Healthy Kids Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Beer Autism Hope Day

International Macaroni Day

National Pretzel Day

4th & Last Friday in April

Arbor Day [Last Friday]

Arbrewday [Last Friday]

Childcare Professionals Day [Last Friday]

Children’s Memorial Flag Day [Last Friday]

Day of Dialogue [Last Friday]

Flashback Friday [Every Friday]

Friendship Friday [Last Friday]

Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]

Hairball Awareness Day [Last Friday]

Hooky Day (Argentina) [Last Friday]

International Viognier Day [Last Friday]

National Historic Marker Day [Last Friday]

National Skipping Day (UK) [4th Friday]

Swiss Beer Day (Switzerland) [Last Friday]

Undiagnosed Children’s Day (UK) [Last Friday]

World Meningitis Day [4th Friday]

World Women’s Wellness Day [Last Friday]

Weekly Holidays beginning April 26 (4th Week)

Global Youth Service Days [Last Weekend] (thru 4.28)

Interstate Mullet Toss [Last Weekend] (thru 4.28)

National Dream Hotline [Last Weekend] (thru 4.28)

National Pie Championships [Last Weekend] (thru 4.28)

Independence & Related Days

Aetosia (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Karisradd (Declared; 2013) [unrecognized]

Kotland (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Republic of Alba (Declared; 1796) [lasted 2 days]

Roskya (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Tanzania (Union Day; Created by Zanzibar and Tanganyika merger; 1964)

New Year’s Days

New Year’s Seed Sowing Ceremony (Goddess of Fertility; Sierra Leone)

Festivals Beginning April 26, 2024

Asheville Spring Herb Festival (Asheville, North Carolina) [thru 4.28]

Astoria-Warrenton Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival (Astoria, Oregon) [thru 4.28]

Big Island Chocolate Festival (Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel; Hawaii) [thru 4.27]

Brewgaloo (Raleigh, North Carolina)) [thru 4.27]

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (Chicago, Illinois) [thru 4.28]

Chicken Fried Steak Festival (Lamesa, Texas) [thru 4.28]

Clinton-Hickman County Spring Chicken Festival (Clinton, Kentucky) [thru 4.27]

Colleton County Rice Festival (Walterboro, South Carolina) [thru 4.27]

Fiddler’s Frolic [thru 4.28]

Georgia State Fair, Spring (Metro Atlanta, Hampton, Georgia) [thru 5.5]

Glen Lake Restaurant Week (Glen Arbor Area, Michigan) [thru 5.4]

Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party (Orange Beach, Alabama) [thru 4.27]

Pensacola Crawfish Festival (Pensacola, Florida) [thru 4.28]

Procession of the Species (Olympia, Washington) [thru 4.27]

Sacramento Beer Week (Sacramento, California) [thru 5.5]

Sacred Heart Garden City Festival (Augusta, Georgia) [thru 4.27]

Santa Barbara Restaurent Week (Santa Barbara, California) [thru 5.5]

Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival (Winchester, Virginia) [thru 5.5]

Striped Bass Festival (Manning, South Carolina) [thru 4.27]

Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival (St. Albans, Michigan) [thru 4.28]

Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival (Wakarusa, Indiana) [thru 4.28]

Feast Days

Aldobrandesca (a.k.a. Alda; Christian; Saint)

Anacletus, Pope (a.k.a. Cletius) and Marcellinus (Christian; Martyrs)

Basil (Christian; Saint)

Bernard Malamud (Writerism)

The Birthday Cake (Muppetism)

Cimon (Positivist; Saint)

Cletus and Marcellinus (Christian; Martyrs)

Delphinia (Festival of Apollo; Ancient Greece)

Edward Charles Tarbell (Artology)

Eugène Delacroix (Artology)

Fairy Laughter Convention (Shamanism)

Festival of Renenutet (Ancient Egypt)

The Fixer, by Bernard Malamud (Novel; 1966)

Franca Visalta (Christian; Saint)

Get Organized Day (Pastafarian)

Giamonios (Celtic Book of Days)

Gian Paolo Lomazzo (Artology)

Hug An Australian Day (Pastafarian)

Jethro Tull Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

John James Audubon (Artology)

Lucidius of Verona (Christian; Saint)

Mayan Rain Festival (Ancient Mayan)

Memorial of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Christian)

Moon Magick Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Our Lady of Good Counsel (Christian; Saint)

Paschasius Radbertus (Christian; Saint)

Peter of Rates (or of Braga; Christian; Saint)

Rafael Arnaiz (Christian; Saint) [Diabetes]

Riquier (a.k.a. Ricardius; Christian; Saint)

Robert Hunt (Episcopal Church (USA))

Sacrifice to Zeus Epacrios (Ancient Greece)

Stephen of Perm (Christian; Saint)

Trudpert (Christian; Saint)

Visakh Bochea Day (Buddha Day; Cambodia)

Walpurgisnacht, Day IV (Pagan)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [22 of 71]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because the Chernobyl meltdown began.)

Premieres

American Recordings, by Johnny Cash (Album; 1994)

Avengers: Endgame (Film; 2019)

Bear De Guerre (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)

Belfagor, by Ottorino Respighi (Opera; 1923)

The Bridge at Andau, by James A. Michener (History Book; 1957)

The Cat Concerto (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1947)

Devils & Dust, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 2005)

Dogtown and Z-Boys (Documentary Film; 2002)

Dragon Ball Z (Anime TV Series; 1989)

The Enchanted Wood, by Enid Blyton (Children’s Book; 1939)

Farewell, My Lovely, by Raymond Chandler (Novel; 1940)

4th Symphony, by Charles Ives (Symphony; 1965)

The Goose Goes South (MGM Cartoon; 1941)

Gunsmoke (Radio Series; 1952)

The Handmaid’s Tale (TV Series; 2017)

The Hip-Nut-Tist (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1935)

Just One of the Guys (Film; 1985)

The Last Waltz, by The Band (Live Album & Concert Film; 1978)

Moosylvania Wish Mash or A State of Confusion (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 366; 1965)

Moosylvania Saved, Part 3 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 365; 1965)

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (Muppet TV Special; 1972)

Neverland, by Jim Steinman (Musical Play; 1977)

Pink Posies (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1967)

The Reluctant Recruit (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1971)

Seven Samurai (Film; 1954)

The Ship Who Sang, by Anne McCaffrey (Novel; 1969)

Swing Your Partner (Swing Symphony Cartoon; 1943)

Those Were Wonderful Days (WB MM Cartoon; 1934)

Throwing Copper, by Live (Album; 1994)

The Trial, by Franz Kafka (Novel; 1925)

The Truth About Cats & Dogs (Film; 1996)

Tugboat Mickey (Disney Cartoon; 1940)

Ups ’n Downs (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

A Waggily Tale (WB LT Cartoon; 1958)

”Weird Al” Yankovic, by Weird Al Yankovic (Album; 1983)

Today’s Name Days

Helene, Trudpert (Austria)

Kleto, Maksima, Montan, Stanislav, Višnja (Croatia)

Oto (Czech Republic)

Cletus (Denmark)

Eesi, Reesi, Teesi, Teisi, Tereese (Estonia)

Teresa, Terttu, Tessa (Finland)

Alida (France)

Consuela, Helene (Germany)

Glafyra (Greece)

Ervin (Hungary)

Alida, Bianca, Cleto, Marcellino (Italy)

Alīna, Geraldine, Rusins, Sandris (Latvia)

Dargailė, Gailenis, Klaudijus (Lithuania)

Tea, Terese (Norway)

Artemon, Klaudiusz, Klet, Marcelin, Marcelina, Maria, Marzena, Spycimir (Poland)

Chindeu, Chiril, Tasie, Vasile (Romania)

Jaroslava (Slovakia)

Isidoro (Spain)

Terese, Teresia (Sweden)

Clarence, DeMarco, Demarcus, Demario (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 117 of 2024; 249 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 17 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 13 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Wu-Chen), Day 18 (Geng-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 18 Nisan 5784

Islamic: 17 Shawwal 1445

J Cal: 27 Cyan; Sixday [27 of 30]

Julian: 13 April 2024

Moon: 92%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 5 Caesar (5th Month) [Xenophon]

Runic Half Month: Lagu (Flowing Water) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 39 of 92)

Week: 4th Week of April

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 7 of 31)

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Enchanting Elopements and Timeless Weddings: Kauai Hawaii Wedding Packages Unveiled

Nestled in the heart of the Pacific, Kauai, Hawaii, is a captivating haven for couples seeking a dreamy backdrop for their wedding day. With its lush landscapes, pristine beaches, and breathtaking views, Kauai sets the stage for romantic celebrations that are as unique as the love they commemorate. In this article, we explore the allure of Kauai Hawaii wedding packages, delving into the magic of elopement ceremonies and comprehensive wedding packages that transform dreams into reality.

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[paradigmsofbrittaperry]

so, I took notes during the New Girl reunion panel because of course I did, here they are for those who couldn’t attend or didn’t want to watch the whole thing!!

- Max and the moderator both said they had dreams about Jake the previous night. Jake said that he didn’t want to hear Max’s because he thought it would be disgusting. Max countered by saying that it was very classy and took place by a moonlit lake.

- at one point, the moderator said something like “there is this thirst for Nick” and asked Jake why he thought that was and how he felt about it.

- Jake’s response, paraphrased, was, “It’s the body. Max thinks the male body is about going to CrossFit. But the lord made the male body a certain way and you’re supposed to take care of it with sleep, cheese, and bread...the pandemic has helped the people realize that this is peak male performance.”

- Zooey predicted that Jake was wearing cut off shorts with a tucked in shirt and he stood up to show everyone that she was right. Zooey pointed out that he’s owned the specific shorts he was wearing since the show was filmed. Jake said that since the male body doesn’t change much after 27, he can own clothes until they fall apart and only has to buy replacements then.

- the group was discussing how Nick told Schmidt he loved him for the first time in the finale, which brought up a debate about when Jake first told Max that he loved him. Jake said it was when he first saw Max win a game of Madden.

- on how the characters would handle the pandemic, Liz said they would be happy hanging out together since most of the show is them hanging out in the loft with each other.

- she said that Schmidt’s leadership would really blossom and that he would organize cleaning the loft and enforce COVID protocols on everyone.

- assorted other “how New Girl characters would handle the pandemic” thoughts from the group: Nick would be afraid of getting sick but Schmidt would ultimately be the one to get it, Nick would be overprepared but with all the wrong stuff (most of his supplies would be expired and he’d have the kind of toilet paper that disintigrates when you touch it), Jess would have a supply of novelty toilet paper with pictures on it, Winston would have homemade toilet paper that he’s been selling on Etsy for years, Cece would be in one of the first trials for the vaccine.

- the group decided that the CDC would eventually trace the origin of COVID back to Prank Sinatra.

- Liz said at one point that Cece was always a little smarter than everyone else.

- she also said New Girl would have been a bit darker if it were on a streaming service and aired today.

- Hannah thought the Prince episode was shot at a creamatorium, an assumption that everyone else quickly corrected. Jake said it was just a nice house in a bad town.

- Max said that every day they worked on the show, they laughed in a way that brought them to tears.

-paraphrasing, “that’s not something you get that often and it happened so much that you assume you’ll laugh like that for the rest of your life, but that’s not true.”

- he said there were times where they’d laugh so hard that the crew would have to redo their makeup because they’d be crying.

- the cast would egg each other on to do increasingly stupid things, both on and off camera.

- Lamorne said that playing Winston was fun and that he’d imagine obnoxiously weird things for Winston to do during every table read.

- Zooey didn’t know that there were people out there thirsting over Nick.

- Jake said they created their own language and that the main goal during filming was trying to make the others laugh. he said he felt like he did a good job after a take if the actors said he was funny, added that they were the kids that annoyed Liz at work, but that they were allowed to mess with each other because they often hit something funny.

- official rules for True American don’t exist.

- the moderator asked about a reunion and Zooey proposed a New Girl movie where they go to Hawaii. only her and Hannah initially were on board, but it quickly turned into them planning a cast vacation.

- when it feels right, Liz says she’ll write something for a reunion since she misses writing for the characters, but doesn’t think enough time has passed yet.

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dove. (frankie morales)

chapter i. previous.

pairing: frankie morales x ofc (’dove’) no use of y/n.

warnings: mention of ptsd/military service, language, violence, brief mention of torture/kidnapping, injury detail, fighting.

summary: frankie was going to propose, until dove found the ring and ghosted. even santi can’t track her down.

rating: mature. wc: 1.6k

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Dove was a nickname coined by an old general during her training. He was a traditional man, though not disrespectful. It was a term of endearment that probably softened the influx of powerful women breaching into the male territory. He’d drawled, ‘I ought to call you Dove – I ain’t never seen a girl so swift, yet so fuckin’ lethal.’ She kept the boys in line too, he’d noted. When Benny got too reckless, or Tom’s temper ran away with him, she was the first to snap them out of it. In environments where peace was a very distant concept, she played the peacekeeper.

One time, during a two-month deployment in Nigeria, the group was shoved in the back of an ancient pick-up truck for six hours. Dove was wedged between Will and Frankie, sweltering in the humid air. The stale smell of sweat mixed with blood and diesel was permeating the air, and they were three hours from the nearest checkpoint. To pass the time, she asked them what they’d do if they weren’t special forces.

That was easy for Will – he’d be a teacher of some kind. Benny waffled about sports, making some brash comment about how he’s got to channel all his aggression somewhere. Tom and Santi couldn’t come up with anything that suited them more than the forces, which was not surprising. Frankie would still be a pilot somehow. Dove had never seen him more comfortable than in the pilot’s chair.

Dove dreamed of owning her own bar or café, somewhere relaxed and laid-back. A beach perhaps, somewhere quaint and peaceful, where the air is warm well into the late evening and the waves are gentle, collapsing onto the sand like white noise. She imagined the hum of conversation meeting tinkling music, beach lanterns dotted around the decking to cast an ambient glow beneath the stars. Maybe a chef on weekends could make bar snacks. Tom had snorted at that, throwing a jab about how she can burn the water they use to make their dried food sachets.

The men had recalled this conversation, desperately trying to fathom where Dove might have taken off to. It was met with an aching nostalgia for the type of teammate she was too. That conversation had been a tactic, a peaceful one, to prevent the terrible concoction of adrenaline, exhaustion and heat forming an argument in that truck. She was a natural tactician as well as a good friend.

Frankie had recounted each country they had been stationed and exactly how Dove had felt about them. She had loved Argentina, even when she got shot and Will spent three hours with his finger crammed in the wound to stop the bleeding. But she also liked Jamaica, Brazil and Hawaii. None of their contacts in the forces had any trace of her, not even Santi’s in South America. Her family were none the wiser – they brushed it off, her dad mumbling something about it sounding like her usual antics. 

All he had was a scribbled note that read, ‘I need space. I’m safe. I love you.’ It was folded neatly in his wallet, like he was carrying the last piece of her that he had. 

*

Mexico. That was where she was. A small town on the West coast that had enough life to keep her occupied, and the guarantee of anonymity.

If people asked, she was a retired nurse, which wasn’t entirely untrue. She told them she spent a lot of her career in humanitarian aid, to explain the occasional jitters on a rowdy Friday night and the nasty scars. There was a particularly gruesome one leading from the base of her throat up to her bottom lip from a knife fight. She told them it was shrapnel, flung from a collapsing building, and she was lucky it didn’t catch her jugular. The locals had gasped in awe at her heroism. She’d flinched against the memory of how her own knife buried into her attacker’s throat instead. 

A few days into her move, Dove had found what could only be considered a derelict shed on the beachfront. It was probably the remains of an old boathouse. With some help from the locals, she had restored the ageing planks of wood. What was spare formed the bar and some rustic furniture. She pieced together a jumble of second-hand bar stools, chairs and lanterns that made for an eclectic combination. It had character and history in its walls, rather than some swanky, expensive build devoid of any personality. It was exactly what she had dreamed of, huddled in hypothermic temperatures or insomniac in her cot at base, sleep beyond her reach.

It didn’t change the fact that every time she entered her bedroom, the old polaroid of Frankie pinned to the wall hits her like a ton of bricks. Frankie knows she took it – it was pinned to the fridge at their home before she left. It’s quintessential Frankie, sat with his arms folded to his chest, biceps straining slightly against an old denim shirt that was getting a little too snug post-retirement. It was at a barbecue, his skin tanned and flushed from a day in the sun drinking, tousled hair peeking out from the sides of a dog-eared cap. Every time Dove glances at it, she wonders if he still has that hat. 

‘Of course he has,’ the voice in her head snaps back. Any piece of clothing she’d suggest replacing would be countered with, ‘over my dead body’. The man was sentimental, a little too attached to his home comforts. She’d also bought it him in a seedy gift shop in the middle of nowhere as a joke. 

“To add some variety,” she’d said. He would never let it go now.

Once, Veronica had eyed the photograph on her mirror and asked, “Who is he then? An ex?”

Veronica, or Roni for short, had lived in the town her whole life until university. When she graduated and moved home to save money, she needed a job. Dove needed a friend, so she took her on as a bartender. She was young and giddy, but harmless. More importantly, she was too self-absorbed to notice or even care that her thirty-something year old boss had bullet holes in her back.

“Something like that.” Dove had replied, rifling through her sorry excuse for a makeup bag. She’d closed the bar early to have a rare night off in the next town over, which had considerably livelier nightlife. 

“You never talk about relationships. Or men.’ Roni observed, peering over Dove’s shoulder to eye another photograph. It was a group picture of the boys, huddled in the same fraying booth in their favourite bar back in Florida. “Looks like you were spoilt for choice.”

Dove scoffed, meeting her friend’s twinkling gaze in the mirror. “Shut your mouth. They were friends from work.”

“Were? Does that mean you can’t set me up now?” 

“They’re almost twice your age. You’d tire ‘em out.” Dove set down the lip-gloss she dragged out for special occasions. “Come on, I’m not getting any younger either. It’s already passed my bedtime.”

Thankfully, that was enough to amuse the younger girl into linking her arm and hauling her out the door to the taxi, no more questions asked.

*

The hollering of spectators and thudding of skin slapping against the mat was reduced to a distant buzzing in Frankie’s ears. It was dimmed by the incessant ramblings of Santiago and Tom, discussing the files Santi had put together on Lorea. He could feel the reawakening of his rusty military senses as he follows the familiar tactics, mentally registering his agreement or noting what he might do differently. He doesn’t vocalise it though, because he hasn’t even agreed yet. Joining the debate would inadvertently signal his agreement. He didn’t want that.

There was a shadow lingering in the space on the bench beside him. It was an empty presence, not Will, who was hooked on the cage of the ring yelling encouragement to his brother. Not Benny, thumping his leather gloves together with his teeth pulled harshly over his mouthguard, judging his competitor with a predatory glint in his eye. 

The opponent was a monster, but he lumbered like his limbs were filled with lead. Frankie notes that Benny, nimble and tall, will have a breeze tiring him out. Dove would have joked that it wasn’t worth coming, that they’ll be sat here until their asses are numb watching Benny play cat and mouse. His chest twinges. Sometimes it’s too easy to remember what she’d do, what she’d say. He wished he knew what she’d make of Santiago’s proposition. She always saw through Pope’s glamourisation and Tom’s greed. 

What Frankie misses while he observes his pitiful surroundings is Tom and Santi descending into a hushed conversation. Tom nudges Santi, “You got anything on Dove?”

Santi sighs, long and solemn, “Maybe.” As Tom’s face quirks in interest, he holds up his finger, “It’s just a hunch.”

“A hunch is better than what we’ve had in the last year.”

Santi takes a sip of his beer, casting a glance at Fish, whose eyes are trained on the floor and the swirling contents of his cup. He knows him well enough to know his thoughts are the only thing that have his attention.

“I worry about him. We all do.” Tom whispers. “Getting busted just made things worse.”

“Don’t get his hopes up, man. It’s nothing solid. It’ll crush him if I’m wrong.” Tom nods solemnly before Santi continues, “A friend of mine saw an ex-Delta in a bar, a woman. He knew ‘cause of a tattoo she had on the nape of her neck.”

Tom’s eyes widen. In front of them, Benny lands a sickening punch on his opponent’s nose, complimented by an audible crack. He’s barely breaking a sweat, dancing around as the guy heaves and stumbles forward. 

Santi’s gaze doesn’t break from the ring. “Mexico. I think she’s in Mexico.”

[3monthsineurope]

September 13, 2021

Monday was an earlier day. Haley and I got up around 7:30 and she did a little packing. We went over to Mom and Dad’s room around 8 and then all walked to breakfast. It was another hot day! For breakfast I had some French toast, cereal, and hash browns. Of course we all had coffee and water, and Mom had an omelette. We didn’t spend much time at breakfast, because we were getting picked up at 9 by Lomas Travel.

We went back to our rooms and finished packing and I washed my face. Haley and I both went without makeup, then brought all our stuff over to Mom and Dad’s. They filled up half of my medium Away suitcase, and we called it good. Haley found a frog in their bathroom, haha! We grabbed all our luggage and rolled down to the lobby. Mom and I checked out for our rooms, and they cut off our all inclusive bracelets off. Overall, I really liked the Allegro Cozumel! The service was amazing and the hospitality was unmatched. I would definitely stay there again.

Lomas Travel picked us up right at 9, and we headed into town. I had the great idea of parking Dad at Starbucks, with all of our bags, so we weren’t carrying around five roller bags. Dad was okay with the idea because his back was still not feeling great. Our driver dropped us off near the Starbucks and Haley treated us all to coffee, thanks sis! We met another guy from Lomas, who gave us our ferry tickets to Playa del Carmen. We left Dad with his paper and a magazine and all our bags, and the three of us set off to explore the town.

We saw a “Cozumel” sign and a tour guide took a really cool panoramic photo for us! We spent about an hour and a half walking around the shops. I got a visor to wear at the pool and Mom got some stuff for her friends. Haley got a little purse and we got a few things for Dad, too. It was really hot, so around 11:15 we went back to Starbucks to meet up with Dad. We all used the bathroom and Haley got a snack.

Next up, we rolled our luggage down the street to the ferry dock. This ferry was much busier than our first ferry, almost everyone had luggage! We waited in line for a while, then started boarding at noon. We dropped our luggage and got tags for them, then found a row to sit together inside. I blogged some, but it was a pretty short ride, about 40 minutes. The water was pretty choppy, though. We grabbed our luggage and tipped the guy who helped us once we docked at Playa del Carmen, then headed to our meeting point to meet with Lomas. Our guide helped us to the place our taxi was picking us up, to take us to the Krystal Grand Hotel in Cancun. We had to wait a few minutes, because our ferry actually arrived late, due to the choppy weather. Mom went into a convenience store and bought us some water and peanuts for a snack. After a bit, our new Lomas driver arrived.

This time we were traveling in style, we had a large SUV with “The Luxury Collection by Lomas Travel” on the side, which was pretty cool! I sat in the back with Mom, and blogged a bit. Dad enjoyed talking to the driver, who was really kind. I was starting to feel a little weird, so I stopped blogging and then we arrived at the Krystal Grand Hotel! Cancun definitely had a different feel than Cozumel did, we were in the touristy area with tons of hotels and restaurants. Our driver helped us with all our bags, then we headed to check into our rooms! Thankfully, I was feeling better after getting out of the car.

We checked in and found out that our rooms were separate (much to Dad’s dismay), but they were right next to each other! This hotel was a huge circle with a hollow inside. Mom and Dad’s room was ready, so we went up to the ninth floor. Their room was really nice! We hung out there, then Mom, Haley, and I went downstairs to see if our room was ready. We were met by a hotel employee named Arturo. He helped us cut the line and get our keys, which was really nice! Haley went up to our room to shower, while Mom and I talked with Arturo about some plans we would like to make. I really wanted to go to Chichen Itza, which is old Mayan ruins. He ended up giving us a speech about getting a “membership” to their VIP hotel, Altitude. Mom and I really weren’t interested in that, so we ended the conversation and headed upstairs.

I checked out our room, and Haley told me Dad was supposed to be in his room. I knocked for a bit and he wasn’t there! I got a little worried because of his hurt back, I didn’t want him to be laying on the floor in pain! Mom and I looked around the hotel and found him coming in from the pool, phew. Turns out he went for a swim and checked out the ocean. I’m just glad he was okay! We stopped at the cafe in the lobby and grabbed us all some bottled water and a few snacks to tie us over to dinner. The three of us went back to our rooms, and Haley and I put on a little make up. I booked dinner for us at the Asian restaurant, for a teppanyaki style dinner (also called hibachi, like when they cook in front of you at Benihana).

The four of us headed down to the pool for a few hours before dinner. Haley and I went to the swim up bar and we just lounged around the pool for a while. There were umbrellas and waiters getting everyone drinks and it was just really nice out. Mom left before us to go shower before dinner, then Haley, Dad, and I went up and changed before dinner.

We all headed to dinner and had such a fun night! We had a waiter who kept Haley and I’s wine glasses full, and a chef that really entertained us while cooking at our flat top table. First up we were served miso soup, then sushi. Both were super tasty! All the while, our chef was putting on a show, cooking up fried rice and then pork, beef, and chicken. He really chatted with Dad, and kind of flirted with Mom, making a heart out of fried rice for her, hahah. Next up was the meat, and all the food was so tasty! There were some sauces for us to try, and none of us could finish our whole meal. We had some ice cream for dessert, I had green tea which was really good! While at dinner, Dad went to the bathroom and Arturo found him! Oh no, he wanted to sign us up for the “membership”. He had waited for hours to find all of us. Dad told him we weren’t interested, but told him Mom and I would talk to him in the morning—ugh.

After dinner, we decided to walk around the touristy area, outside of the hotel. We ended up walking down the wrong street, but it was nice to walk around and see some of the other hotels. It was still really hot out! We decided that the next night, we would go down the other way, which seemed to be more touristy. After our walk, we went up to the rooms. Dad iced his back, while Mom, Haley, and I went to hang out. Haley and I got a few glasses of wine and the three of us hung out in a cool bar, looking outside. Someone was even teaching a dance class out there, at like 10pm! The three of us had some really funny conversations, then called it a night, around 11. We got all the way up to our room, when I realized that my key had slipped under the chairs we were sitting on! Woops! We went back to the bar and Haley had to crawl through the wall to get it for us, hahah! We all said goodnight and Haley and I watched some TV while we were falling asleep. Unfortunately, I realized that I had lost my small stuffed turtle, Flipper. Ingvar got him for me for our first anniversary, from Hawaii. I looked through all my things and realized I probably left him in the sheets at the Allegro, Cozumel. I was really sad, but I couldn’t do anything about it. Haley was really sweet and cuddled up to me since I was missing Flipper (and Ingvar, hahah). It was still a great great day in Cancun, though! :]

[kayliemusing]

42: top 3s

1: Top 3 ice cream flavors - classic vanilla, birthday cake/birthday batter, bubblegum

2: Top 3 Disney Movies - Mulan, Onward, Soul (but this changes frequently lol)

3: Top 3 vacation destinations - I've never been outside of my home country so I'll say my top 3 DREAM destinations: NYC, Hawaii, a random countryside in either France or the UK

4: Top 3 places to shop - Dynamite, Sephora, Winners/Homesense

5: Top 3 subjects of study/classes to take - English/anything creative writing related, Interior Decorating/Design, Communications?

6: Top 3 make up products - YSL Touche Eclat Foundation, literally any Mac Lipstick but it has to be matte, & Fenty Beauty contour stick

7: Top 3 music artists - Taylor Swift - Of Monsters and Men - The Lumineers

8: Top 3 spices/herbs - Cinnamon - Nutmeg (literally tastes like autumn) - Paprika

9: Top 3 drinks - Diet Coke - Hot Chocolate - Vanilla Bean Frappe

10: Top 3 apps to use - Instagram - Pinterest -iBooks

11: Top 3 months of the year - May, October, December

12: Top 3 clothing items - My black/white turtle neck, high waisted jeans, plaid blazer

13: Top 3 binge perfect tv shows - Bones, Supernatural, Brooklyn Nine Nine

14: Top 3 romantic dates - (I've never been on a date but if I had, it would be this) Evening walk, late night drive, late night coffee date (tbh anything at night feels romantic)

15: Top 3 kinds of flower - Water lilies, cherry blossoms, roses

16: Top 3 christmas movies - A Christmas Carol (2009), Home Alone, The Polar Express

17: Top 3 OTPs - Nesta and Cassian from ACOTAR series by SJM, Manon and Dorian from Throne of Glass series by SJM, Casteel and Poppy from From Blood and Ash series by JLM.

18: Top 3 quotes to describe your life - "I write not to find, but to leave" by Scherezade Siobhan - "I want to be myself again. I want to be six. I want to stop knowing everything I know" by Catherynne M. Valente - "The truth is, I pretend to be a cynic, but I am really a dreamer who is terrified of wanting something she may never get" by Joanna Hoffman.

19: Top 3 characteristics you love about yourself - my kindness bc it's not surface level kindness, but actually something deeply rooted within me - my resilience even tho sometimes it doesn't feel like resilience - my loyalty bc it is a hard as steel kind of loyalty

20: Top 3 kinds of candy - Maltesers, Kit kats, smarties

21: Top 3 ways to exercise/ be active - Walking, dancing, mowing the lawn/shoveling the sidewalk

22: Top 3 spirit animals - wolf, hummingbird, tiger (i googled it bc i didn't know and i was scared it was a joke but)

23: Top 3 petnames - I like 'lovebug', 'love', 'sweetheart'

24: Top 3 books read outside of school - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas but viewers discretion is advised, Crush by Richard Siken

25: Top 3 most used websites - Youtube, Tumblr, Pinterest

26: Top 3 people you last texted - my mom, my bestie megan, and my sister bc they're the only people i text...

27: Top 3 hashtags you use - the only time i use hashtags is if i'm trying to promote some of my writing so I'll usually use writingcommunity, writersonig, poetryonig lol

28: Top 3 instagram accounts you follow - Trista Mateer, Griefmother, obviously taylor swift

29: Top 3 guilty pleasures - buzzfeed quizzes, early 2000s music, romance novels

30: Top 3 summer activities - Going to the zoo, long evening walks, campfires and s'mores

31: Top 3 things to draw/doodle - hearts, flowers, random swirls bc it's the only thing i can doodle...

32: Top 3 aesthetics - cityscape aesthetic, autumn aesthetic, rustic aesthetic

33: Top 3 things you'd buy if you gained three million dollars - a new car, a condo, another cat

34: Top 3 ways to treat yourself - facial, a large bag of maltesers, buying the makeup i really want but have been putting off

35: Top 3 celebrity crushes - Evan Peters, Matthew Daddario, henry cavill

36: Top 3 books from your childhood - Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, The Big Friendly Giant by Roald Dahl, and Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmens

37: Top 3 accents to hear - Australian, super poshy british accent, new zealand accent

38: Top 3 scents - Fresh rain, vanilla, sweet cinnamon pumpkin from bath and body works

39: Top 3 "Friends" quotes - "WE WERE ON A BREAK" -Ross, "Guess things were just going too well for me" -also ross, and "it's so exhausting waiting for death" - phoebe

40: Top 3 cupcake flavors - tbh I haven't tried that many cupcakes so your typical vanilla, chocolate, and Pink Lady Cupcake from Babycakes Cupcakery

41: Top 3 fruits - Pomegranates, Strawberries, Raspberries

42: Top 3 places you've had amazing pizza from - Pizzahut, Dominos, Pizza73

43: Top 3 sports teams to watch - i don't

44: Top 3 crayola colors - uh, i guess red, purple, and pink??

45: Top 3 things you hope to accomplish in college - Certificates/Degrees in Copyediting and Creative Writing, and I think simply just deeper critical thinking skills when it comes to writing and books

46: Top 3 fanfictions you've read - I read more books than fanfics, I've read a couple on tumblr but don't remember the names sorry :/

47: Top 3 people you miss right now - my dad, my best friend bc she's in vancouver, taylor swift bc she's not on tumblr anymore rip

48: Top 3 fears - Failure, Loss, not achieving anything in life/not reaching my full potential

49: Top 3 favorite literary devices - Foreshadowing is always god tier, cliffhangers although evil i love those too, symbolism

50: Top 3 pet peeves - People dragging their shoes on the floor when they walk, when you tell someone your fav hobby/music artist/interest and they immediately go 'oh I hate X!', and people who go 'you're so quiet!!!' but in a way that draws in more attention and/or makes me feel more uncomfortable like i would literally rather die

51: Top 3 physical things you find attractive - Hands, nice hair, defined jawlines

52: Top 3 bad habits - Nailbiting, picking at my blemishes oops, lip biting

53: Top 3 pets you've had/wish to have - Cats bc they complete me, I've always wanted a Samoyed, and I've always wanted a turtle

54: Top 3 types of foreign food - Chicken Chow Mein, deep fried shrimp, japanese chicken wings

55: Top 3 things you want to say to someone in your lifetime - 'I quit', 'I love you', 'you changed my life'

56: Top 3 dog breeds - Samoyed, german shepherds, collies

57: Top 3 cheesy romance movies - You've Got Mail, How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days, 10 Things I Hate About You

58: Top 3 languages you speak/wish to speak - French, Sign, and maybe Japanese?

59: Top 3 series (book, movie, television) - The Cruel Prince series by Holly Black, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas (but literally only for Cassian and Nesta), From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout

60: Top 3 pizza toppings - Mushrooms, alfredo sauce, pineapple

61: Top 3 youtubers you're subscribed to - Game Grumps, Charlotte Dobre, Megan Batoon

62: Top 3 tattoo / piercing ideas - I want to get a tattoo on my wrist of the last thing my dad ever wrote me, a hummingbird tattoo right next to it, and then a cross on my index finger

63: Top 3 awards you want to win - National Book Awards, Nobel Prize, and maybe even Goodreads Choice Awards lol

64: Top 3 emojis - Laugh/Crying emoji, the please sir emoji that kinda gives off those puss n boots eyes, and the stars emoji

65: Top 3 cars you dream of owning - 1970s Chev Impala, tbh a cute little Hyundai Venue, and maaaaybe the 1964 ferarri 250 gt luso (idk if that name was totally right but i had to do tons of googling to find it. i don't know a lot about cars and i don't really have a top 3 lol)

66: Top 3 authors - Right now I'm really into Sarah J Maas, Sally Thorne, and Holly Black maybe?

67: Top 3 historical figures - Jesus, Anne Frank, Vincent Van Gogh

68: Top 3 baby names - Ryder, Leila, Gracie

69: Top 3 DIYs - Candles, refurnishing old furniture (i.e. my mom and i painted our wooden garbage can), and really just any type of autumn diy

70: Top 3 smoothie combos/flavors - Strawberry/Banana, Mango, Strawberry-Mango

71: Top 3 songs of this month - Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish, Biblical by Calum Scott, and Visiting Hours by Ed Sheeran

72: Top 3 questions of this post you want to be asked - I did them all bc I made it a survey instead of an ask meme ;)

73: Top 3 villains - Regina/The Evil Queen from Once Upon a Time, Cruella De Vil, and Moriarty from Sherlock

74: Top 3 Cities you want to see - Montreal, NYC, Vancouver (honorable mention: LA)

75: Top 3 recipes you want to try - different kind of salad and/or burger bowls, Stuffed bell peppers, and homemade lemon loaf

76: Top 3 dream jobs - Bestselling author, the person who runs a companies social media accounts, youtuber/blogger

77: Top 3 lucky items - tbh don't have one

78: Top 3 traditions you have - Christmas Eve Service and if I don't go to that at least incorporating reading the christmas story on christmas day or eve, idk if this counts as tradition but going to the corn maze every fall, and whenever it's easter/christmas/thanksgiving we always have a big meal w/ family

79: Top 3 things you miss about being a kid - reckless abandon, dreaming about growing up with hopefulness and no dashed hopes, experiencing holidays like halloween and christmas as a kid

80: Top 3 harry potter characters - I've never read or watched Harry Potter rip (ok well i saw the first and second (and maybe third?) movie in the sixth grade I think) but I think I really liked Hermoine, Harry obviously and Dobby

81: Top 3 lies you were told - i don't have 3, but this one has a story but basically when my sister and i were in elementary school my sister got hit by a car and so the insurance thing was that she would recieve 10k when she was 18 and as a child i thought that was unfair so my dad told me that my sister had to split it with me when we were 18 lmao obviously that didn't happen (i think i realized that wasn't true in middle school)

82: Top 3 pictures in your camera roll right now - Pictures of my cat, one of my sister in a hilarious filter, and a picture of my rocking my TS merch

83: Top 3 turn ons - Kindness, defined jawline, easy going

84: Top 3 turn offs - arrogance, unkempt, super loud and obnoxious

85: Top 3 magazines/news papers/ journals to read - I don't read much of those so I'll tell you some sites I love for writing purpose's: there's Wellstoried, justwriterlythings, springhole.net (which is filled with generators if you're stuck and also tons of infomation and advice)

86: Top 3 things you wish you had known earlier - that toad in Mario Party was wearing a mushroom hat and that it is actually not his head, that immaculate means 'clean' before i misused that word like several times over the years, and that the one turn i always take on my way to work where i thought everyone didn't know how to drive was actually bc i didn't have the right of way rip me

87: Top 3 spongebob episodes - the one episode where spongebob and patrick find a ghost ship, that one episode where they form a bikini bottom band and perform it at a football game in a little fish tank, and the one episode where squidward has his first snowball fight

88: Top 3 places to be in the world - I'd love to be in NYC, Montreal, or Hawaii

89: Top 3 things you'd do differently - I would not have applied for RDC, similarly I should have just paid the 500 dollars to the one certificate program I wanted to do instead of overthinking it, and I wish I wouldn't have ended a friendship the way I did

90: Top 3 TV shows from your childhood - Spongebob Squarepants, That's So Raven, and Hannah Montana

91: Top 3 meals you love - Turkey Burgers, Chilli, and Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

92: Top 3 kinds of tea - i don't drink tea

93: Top 3 embarrassing moments - one time in sixth grade I tripped and fell right on my face in front of my crush, this other time like a couple years ago i opened the door to my car and only realized much too late while i was staring at this random family that it was not my car, and when i went to the gas station to get gas and couldn't get my gas lid on my car opened and this guy had to help me which was already embarrassing enough but then the gas pump wouldn't work so i had to go inside to pay just to realize i forgot my wallet and had to shamefully walk back to my car and then run back inside the convenience store and then pay and then walk back to my car and finally fill my tank.

94: Top 3 holidays to celebrate - Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving

95: Top 3 things to do in the rain - have an existential crisis, pretend you're in a music video, walk through puddles like you're six again

96: Top 3 things to do in the snow - Sledding, Build a snowman, shovel it even tho you don't want to

97: Top 3 items you can't leave the house w/o - phone, keys, wallet

98: Top 3 movies you'd like to see - Jurassic World 3, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania bc i'm a child, and the animation of the addams family

99: Top 3 art mediums - Writing fiction/poetry, painting, music

100: Top 3 museums you've been to - Royal Tyrell Museum, Canadian History one in edmonton lol, and heritage park in calgary

101: Top 3 school memories - Middle school dances when the popular kids would grind to the song "Low" which was always an interesting experience, in the twelfth grade at winter formal when we all shouted "SHUT UP AND DANCE!" at the same time when they played Shut Up and Dance, and the day i left

102: Top 3 things you don't/Won't miss - School, my sisters ex, 2016 bc she was a rough year yikes

103: Top 3 pick up lines - "My name is Will. God's Will.", "I'd like to take you to the movies but they don't like you bring your own snacks", "are you from tennessee bc you're the only 10 i see"

104: Top 3 sports to watch - none of them

105: Top 3 taylor swift songs - all too well - exile - coney island

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Hotel Key

A/N: Hello again! This is the last songfic (for now). This time it’s ‘Hotel Key’ by Old Dominion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZIx9CRRSq8) with Ben! I went back and forth on a couple different songs for Ben, but this one I liked the best.

Pairing: Ben Hardy x fem!Reader

Summary:  A Hawaiian vacation your senior spring break was supposed to be a way to relax before going into your last couple months of college. Ben Hardy is dragged on a Hawaiian holiday with his roommate.

Warnings: Drinking, Cursing, Fluff, Implied smut (I decided not to actually write it because there isn’t in the other three -Tequila pt 2 excluded-)

Taglist: @queenlover05 @seven-seas-of-ham-on-rhye

 “Come on!” Your best friend, NIkki, pulled on your hand. “It’s spring break of our SENIOR YEAR! One last bit of fun before we have to be full on adults.

You snorted at her. “Not all of us have mommy and daddy to pay for a week at an exclusive resort,” you replied, looking back to your psychology text book.

Nikki pouted. “What if we go to a place we can both afford on our own?”

You looked up and cocked an eyebrow at her. “I could deal with that. We’ve got some time to save up. Maybe I can work a little extra at the bar,” you thought aloud.

“Yes!” Nikki gave you a kiss on the cheek. “Hawaii here we come!”

“You need a break, mate.”

Ben picked his head off the table and looked towards the voice. His flatmate, Cameron, was standing over him.

“Can’t afford one, can we? I’ve got rehearsal and then work,” Ben sighed and stood up. Ben was an actor just getting started on stage work. He loved it, but it wasn’t the most lucrative of occupations at the moment.  

“I think we can. I’ve been looking over the budget and our schedules. In March, when the show closes, we’ll both be able to take a holiday.”

“Where?”

“I was thinking somewhere warm and foreign. Maybe Hawaii,” Cameron replied nonchalantly.

After a few more questions from Ben (and surprisingly well thought-out responses from Cameron), he finally agreed to the vacation.

“Great! Let’s get packing!”

Ben rolled his eyes. “Cam, it’s December.”

You and Nikki stepped off the plane, her feeling refreshed from her sleeping almost the whole trip. You, exhausted from not being able to sleep on planes.

“What first?”

“We need to check into our hotel,” you replied matter-of-factly.

“True. And then dinner?”

“Then dinner,” you agreed.

The two of you got in a taxi that drove you to the hotel you’d be staying at. You pulled up and the driver helped you with your baggage.

“Thank you,” you smiled at him. He just nodded and got back in his car. You and Nikki walked in and stood in line to be checked in.

 Cameron and Ben got out of their car. Ben looked at the hotel and frowned.

“This looks expensive.”

Cameron clapped him on the back.

“Maybe a bit over budget, but not enough for us to be worried! Relax! We’re on holiday!”

Ben rolled his eyes but followed Cameron into the hotel.

“We need some dinner after we check in.”

 “Why can’t we just order room service?” You whined on the way up to your room.

“Becaaause we need to go out and get some authentic Hawaiian food.” Nikki responded before she slid the key in and opened the door. Instead of a simple room with two beds, which is why you thought had been booked, you stood in a suite. Completed with a living room and two separate bedrooms.

“Nikki,” you gasped.

She squealed and hugged you tight. “I know. I know I said something we could afford ourselves, but my parents wanted us to have a great time and not worry about paying for the room.”

You were stunned. You had told Nikki you would pay your half of the room after the trip (in case there were an extra expenses), but apparently you wouldn’t have to.

“Are you mad?” Nikki asked sheepishly.

“How could I be mad?” You dropped your bags and gave her a tight hug. She hugged you back and giggled.

“Now! There’s a restaurant across the street so we can go somewhere close. But we need to look cute! Never know if we’ll meet any cute Hawaiian guys!”

You laughed and then pushed her away.

“Fine! But I need a shower.”

“You go take one in yours and I’ll take one in mine and we’ll meet back here,” Nikki grabbed her bags and ran into a room before you could respond.

You took your own luggage into the other room. It was huge! You flopped onto the bed and sunk into the comforter before sighing happily. Okay, maybe you needed more of a break than you thought. You considered drifting off to sleep, but then your stomach gave a rumble that you couldn’t ignore anymore. You sighed again, got up, and quickly took a shower. You knew Nikki was kidding about finding cute Hawaiian guys, but…wearing some makeup and a cute sundress wouldn’t kill you.

“Cameron, I’m starving. Are you ready to go yet?” Ben pinched the bridge of his nose.

“Just because you’re okay with looking like we just got out off a plane, doesn’t mean we all are.”

“We did just get off a plane,” Ben looked down at himself and thought he’d cleaned up alright. He was in khaki shorts and a blue button up shirt. Similar to what Cameron was wearing. Ben, who knew better than to argue with Cameron, started to leave the room.

“Hey wait!” Cameron called after him.

You and Nikki walked over to the restaurant and waited as the host took two people in front of you to the table.

“This place is packed,” you muttered to Nikki.

“I know but hopefully they have a space.”

“Aloha, ladies,” the host came back.

“Hi, table for two, please?” You asked.

The host frowned. “All our tables are full at the moment.”

Nikki’s face fell. “Oh, okay. Well,” Nikkis turned to look at you.

“Hold on, ladies,” The host peeked over his shoulder. “I’ll be right back.”

“I’ll take a pint of your golden ale, please?” Ben told the waitress.

She nodded and walked away, only to be replaced by the host.

“I’m so sorry,” he started. “But do you think we could sit another party of two here?” He nodded to the two open seats at Ben and Cameron’s table.

The two men shared a look and Ben shrugged.

“I’m okay with it.”

 “There’s another place just down the road we could walk to,” you suggested to Nikki.

Nikki sighed. “But you’re tired, and so am I. Maybe we could just go back and order room service like you…”

“Excuse me.” Neither of you had noticed the host came back. “We do have a table with two gentlemen that don’t mind sharing a table if you would also agree to it.”

You looked at Nikki who looked excited.

“Yes! Please show us to the table.”

The host smiled and led you toward the table.

“Nikki, what if they’re two crazy guys!”

“You worry too much,” Nikki hissed back at you.

“You don’t worry enough!” You responded just before the host set your menus down.

You both sat down before looking over at the men you were sharing a table with. You were met with a pair of sage green eyes that nearly made you gasp.

“H…hi,” you stuttered out. “I’m Y/N. This is my friend, Nikki,” you gestured to her, but she didn’t seem to be paying attention to you.

Ben cleared his throat. He hadn’t thought that the people that they would sit at their table would be two beautiful women.

“I’m Ben. This is Cameron,” Ben nodded his head across the table.

Cameron gave you a polite smile before he turned back towards Nikki. The two of them already seemed enamored with each other.

“So, where are you from?” Ben asked you after the waitress took your orders.

Hours later, all of you were feeling great. Full of delicious food and alcohol.

“...and this guy,” Cameron pointed to Ben. “Nearly breaks the poor bastard’s nose!”

The table laughed.

“Wow,” you looked over at Ben, who looked embarrassed. “Rugby sounds dangerous.” You tried to take a sip of your cocktail, only to find it empty. You pouted at your empty glass.

“Oh, it is,” Ben looked at you and noticed the pout on your lips (which he tried not to think about kissing). “Need another, love?”

When had he put his arm around the back of your chair. When had the name ‘love’ made your heart pound like that?

“Um…just one more I think.”

“One more round for the table?” The waitress appeared out of nowhere.

“Yes, please, another round,” Cameron smiled tipsily at Nikki, not even looking at the waitress.

Nikki started giggling. You noticed then that she was pressed right into Cameron’s side. His arm was wrapped around Nikki’s shoulders.

Ben watched you. The sun was starting to set and the golden light was hitting you to make you seem like you were glowing.

You looked over at Ben and smiled. He smiled back, perhaps a bit drunk. He was originally against the vacation. Now he was thinking he should thank Cameron.

“Nik, we should probably head up after this one,” you said halfway through your next drink.

“Come on, Y/N,” Nikki tried to plead with you. “One more drink?”

You shook your head. If you stayed for another drink, a certain pair of green eyes would be taking you back to his room.

“Not for me,” you sighed.

“Well, I can keep an eye on Nikki for you if you’d like,” Cameron said, but he wasn’t looking at you.

“Maybe not tonight.”

Cameron seemed like a nice guy, but there was no way you were letting Nikki out of your sight right now. Not the first night and not when you were all drunk.

“Where are you staying?” Ben asked you, letting Cameron and Nikki go back to only paying attention to themselves.

“Across the street,” you answered.

“Us too!” Cameron exclaimed happily. Apparently they were paying attention to you and Ben.

“Great! Why don’t we all meet for breakfast tomorrow morning?” Ben offered. He thought it was a good compromise. You could go upstairs and get your rest, but there was still a promise to see you tomorrow.

“I think we could do that,” you smiled.

“Deal?” Ben offered his hand to you. You took and shook it.

You felt an almost electric shock go through your body. Ben felt it too. With great reluctance, you both let go of the other’s hand.

The waitress came by and you all got your checks. Tabs paid, your quartet made its way towards the hotel.

You shivered, your sundress not prepared for the coolness of the night.

Ben noticed and went to put his arm around you, but hesitated. He’d gotten away with it at the restaurant, but he hadn’t actually been touching you. It was mostly on the chair. Ben didn’t put his arm around you, but he got closer so that your arms would brush occasionally.

“What floor are you staying on?” You asked, bringing Ben out of his thoughts.

“Oh, the um…fifth. You?”

“We’re on the eighth,” you responded, leaning in just a bit closer to Ben. His cologne was intoxicating. Okay, maybe that had been the vodka in your drink. Or maybe it was both.

“So, we can all take the lift up?” Cameron asked. His arm was lazily thrown around Nikki’s shoulders. They hadn’t stopped touching since the restaurant.

“The lift?” Nikki giggled. “You mean the elevator?”

Cameron giggled back at her. “Nooo, I mean the lift.”

“You’re cute when you speak British.”

You and Ben met eyes and you mimed gagging. Ben chuckled under his breath.

The four of you went into the elevator, Nikki and Cameron still leaning on each other.

You arrived on the fifth floor and Ben almost dragged Cameron out.

“Until breakfast,” Cameron kissed Nikki’s hand.

“Bye, Cameron,” Nikki’s voice was sickly sweet as she batted her eyelashes.

“Bye, Y/N,” Ben shook his head at you, trying to apologize for Cameron’s behavior.

“Good night, Ben,” you waved your fingers before the elevator doors closed.

Nikki sighed and looked at you. “I’m in love.”

“No, you’re drunk and horny.”

“Same difference.”  

You rolled your eyes at her, but let it go for the rest of the ride in the elevator.

“Ben’s not bad looking either,” Nikki looked at you before opening the door to the room.

“Not at all,” you agreed, kicking off your wedges as you followed Nikki inside.

“Sooo…we should take them to the beach after breakfast tomorrow. Then we can grab some lunch, maybe dinner, some dancing…”

“Nik, we’ve been here less than ten hours and you already want to spend the whole trip with these guys?”

“Not the whole trip.”

You laughed and then sighed, feeling how tired you were finally washing over you. “Let’s go to bed. Apparently, we’ve got breakfast dates tomorrow.”

Nikki squealed and gave you a squeeze. “This vacation is going to be great!”

You hated how much you agreed with her. You went to sleep dreaming of green eyes.

“But whhhhy can’t I call her?” Cameron asked, reaching for his phone, which Ben was holding away so Cameron couldn’t reach it.

“Because! You’re both drunk. Go to bed and we’ll see them in the morning.”

Cameron whined but finally fell on his bed. “Fiiiiine!”

“Good man,” Ben plugged Cameron’s phone in next to Cameron’s bed before he laid down on his own.

“Do you think Y/N is pretty?” Cameron asked, not looking at Ben.

Ben rubbed the back of his neck and sort of chuckled under his breath. “I mean, yeah. Of course she’s pretty.”

Cameron sat up and looked at Ben, his eyes wide and grinning like a crazy person.

“You like her!”

“Well I spend the whole night talking to her.”

“Noooo, you REALLY like her.”

“Oh, shut up,” Ben tried to deflect. “Go to sleep and don’t get mad at me when you’re hungover tomorrow.”

“Whatever you say, mate,” Cameron chortled to himself. “Whatever you say.”

Ben flicked the light off so that hopefully Cameron would just go to sleep. Yeah, maybe he did like you. Maybe he was a little more excited about this vacation than he originally planned. Maybe…just maybe.

“Nikki! Come on! We’re going to be late!” You pounded on her bedroom door. You knew she was awake because you’d heard her shower running. The two fo you were going to meet Ben and Cameron at the same restaurant as last night.

“I’m finishing my makeup!”

You leaned against the door, annoyed. “I’m sure you look gorgeous and I’m starving! Let’s go!”

Even though you didn’t have much room to talk. You’d taken your time getting ready this morning too.

Nikki finally opened the door and you fell into her room. You looked at her after you straightened up. She was wearing her bikini coverup as a dress and you could see the ties of her bikini poking out of the top. You were wearing something similar since you wanted to get to the beach as soon as possible.

“How do I look?” She spun around.

“Great! Can we go get breakfast now?”

“Fine. Come on,” Nikki closed her bedroom door after grabbing her beach bag. “They’ve already got a table anyway.”

“How do you know that?” You squinted at her suspiciously, even though you already knew.

“Cameron texted me,” Nikki tried to say nonchalantly but you could see the smile on her face.

“They want to go to the beach after. Sounds good, yeah?” Cameron asked Ben as they left their room.

“Well that’s the whole point we’re here, right? The beach?”

“Right. And going with two gorgeous women doesn’t sound bad either.”

Ben shoved Cameron’s shoulder, but he agreed.

“Oh, there they are,” Cameron waved to you and Nikki when he saw you walk into the restaurant.

Ben quickly ran a hand through his hair as the two of you approached the table.

“Good morning,” Cameron took and kissed Nikki’s hand. Nikki giggled and bit her bottom lip.

“Morning, Y/N,” Ben smiled at you as you sat down, pulling your attention away from your best friend.

“Good morning, how’d you sleep?”

“Fine, once I could get that one,” Ben nodded to Cameron, “to go to sleep. He gets talkative when he’s drunk.”

“Oh, tell me about it. She’s the same way,” you nodded to Nikki.

You and Ben shared a chuckle when you both realized that Cameron and Nikki weren’t paying attention to you.

“Aloha,” the same waitress from last night came over and smiled at the four of you. “What can we start off with?”

“Can we get a pitcher of mimosas?” Nikki asked, not even looking to the table for confirmation.

“Of course! With our fresh squeezed Hawaiian orange juice. I’ll be right back with that,” she grinned and then walked away.

“So, we’re going to the beach after this?” Cameron winked at Nikki.

“You bet. We’re going to have a day at the beach. And then maybe we can go to dancing later.”

“Cameron, you don’t dance,” Ben said flatly.

“I do, too. You’re the one that doesn’t dance, mate.”

“When in the hell was the last time you went dancing?”

If looks could kill, Ben would be dead from the glare that Cameron shot at him. Ben looked over at you and gave you a cheeky smile, his tongue poking out just between his teeth. You covered your hand to try and hide the laugh that came to your lips.

“It’s okay,” Nikki pulled Cameron’s attention back to her. “I can teach you.”

The waitress came back with your pitcher and four glasses. You all ordered, and she walked away again. Ben started pouring out the mimosas to everybody.

“So, what exactly will we be doing at the beach?” Cameron asked.

“Well, Y/N just wants to sit in the sand and read.”

“You asked me what my perfect vacation would entail. That’s it.”

“That’s it, huh?” Ben asked.

“Something alcoholic to drink, a beach, a stack of books, and maybe a good-looking guy next to me,” you replied with a shrug, taking a sip of your mimosa, making eye contact with Ben. “What about you?”

“Something alcoholic to drink, a beach, lying next to a good-looking woman while she reads a stack of books,” Ben lifted one corner of his mouth in a half smile.

You tried to come up with something to reply with, but you couldn’t. Your brain sort of short circuited for a moment when Ben smiled. This day was going to be interesting.

At the beach, you spread out your towel and started to spread out your belongings under the umbrella that your hotel provided for you.

Ben and Cameron were supposed to be coming down after they changed into their bathing suits, but you and Nikki walked right to the beach.

You sat on your towel and pulled a book out of your bag to start reading. Nikki was lying in the sun, tanning.

“When do you think they’ll get here?” Nikki asked, her eyes closed.

“When they get here,” you replied, not looking up from your book, even though you were looking out of the corner of your eye to see if they were coming.

“Mate, you’re thinking way too hard about this,” Ben sighed. He felt like half of his holiday was just waiting on Cameron.

Cameron was fixing his hair now.

“I think you’re under thinking it,” Cameron shot back.

“Whatever, can we go now? Your hair is going to get messy again anyway.”

“You’re rather eager.”

“You dragged me on this holiday!” Ben threw his hands in the air. “I’m just trying to enjoy it!”

“By seeing Y/N in a bikini.”

“You don’t know she’ll be wearing one,” Ben replied, lamely.

“And you’re not denying it,” Cameron grinned. Ben could tell that he was loving this whole thing. “Come on, let’s go.”

You and Nikki were talking about possibly learning to surf sometime during the week, but then Nikki looked over your shoulder and her jaw dropped.

“Oh…my…God.”

“What?” You turned around to look and she grabbed your arm.

“Don’t! They’ll know we’re checking them out.”

Now you knew what Nikki meant.

“Nik, we’ve been checking them out for two days now.”

“Sh!” Nikki hissed at you. You rolled your eyes and went back to your book.

“Mind if we sit here?” Ben asked from above you.

You looked up at him and…now understood Nikki’s reaction. Ben looked sculpted. You could tell last night that he was built, but to see him without his shirt on? That just wasn’t fair.

“I…uh…I um…”

“Of course we don’t mind,” Nikki elbowed you. “We were just talking about possibly learning to surf sometime this week. What do you guys think?”

You thought about seeing Ben in a skintight wet suit. His hair slicked back and wet. His lips would probably be salty from the ocean… You shook that thought form your head. You’d met the guy LAST NIGHT! And this wasn’t what this vacation was supposed to be about. It was supposed to be about spending time with Nikki and relaxing. You know one way to relax is…

STOP!

“That would be fun. I’ve never been before,” Ben replied, looking at you. He couldn’t take his eyes off you. The bathing suit you were wearing was under your cover-up still, but your legs were barely covered. You had them spread out in front of you. Ben licked his lips and looked away from you before his thoughts got the better of him.

The rest of the week, the four of you were almost always together. You ate almost all your meals together, went to the beach, and did take surfing lessons (you’d fallen a few times, but Ben helped you back up when you did).

Nikki and Cameron were all over each other the entire week. You and Ben had been much more subtle. Lingering touches and looks.

You all went to a bar and played pool on your second to last night there.

“Need help lining up the shot, love?” Ben offered you. He came up behind you put his arms around you and on top of yours. He manipulated your hand so that it was around the stick. The hair on the back of your neck stood up when he breathed instructions into your ear about how to get a better shot. You took and made the shot. You turned around and threw your arms around Ben’s neck, pulling him to you.

“I did it!” You kissed his cheek and then pulled back, slightly embarrassed that you had done that.

Ben smiled at you and slid his hand to your hips, keeping you close. “You did. I’d gladly help you anytime.”

You giggled and, reluctantly, moved out of his grip. “Cameron,” you turned towards him. “Your shot.”

On your last night, the four of you decided to go out to a club. You’d worn a short, tight, dress that you really hadn’t intended on wearing when you packed it (juuuust in case, you’d told yourself).  You put on your wedges and fluffed your hair in the mirror one more time before you stepped out of your room.

Nikki was applying lipgloss with her compact and then looked at you. She gave a low whistle and grinned.

“Honey, he’s going to eat you alive.”

“God, I hope so,” you laughed as you looked over Nikki. She was wearing something similar to you. The shape was different, but it was still short and tight. She was wearing close toed heels.

“Speaking of,” Nikki turned to you, a serious look on her face. “Um…if we both decided to…ya know?”

“Do you mean if I want to have sex with Ben and you want to have sex with Cameron?”

“Yeah, that. Who gets what?”

You held your fist out to her and she mimicked you.

“On shoot, ready?”

You both shook your fists. “Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!”

You chose rock and Nikki chose paper.

“Yes! So I’ll bring Cameron back here, you and Ben can go to their room.”

You groaned. “Fine. Let’s get going though. We need to stop by their room and grab them anyway.”

“By the way, probably going to need the room tonight,” Cameron said nonchalantly as he tied one of his shoes.

Ben cocked an eyebrow at him. “Is that right?”

“Look, it’s our last night here and it’s now or never. We’re never going to see them again.”

Ben frowned at that, but knew that Cameron was right. The two of you might text for a bit, maybe stay in touch over social media, but there was an incredibly small chance that the two of you were actually going to see each other again, let alone have a relationship.

“You make some good points,” Ben sighed just as there was a knock on the door.

Two hours later, the four of you were on a dance floor. Ben had one arm wrapped around your waist, holding you to him.

“I think I need another drink! Come with me to the bar?” Ben nearly had to shout in your ear because of the music.

You nodded to Ben and looked to Nikki. She was whispering something thing in Cameron’s ear. He pulled back and looked at her with a smirk. He then nodded.

“Hey!” You got Nikki’s attention. “Ben and I are going to the bar! Need anything?”

“Um…no! We’re good!”

Ben took your hand and led you back towards the bar.

“Can we actually run outside for a bit? I need a smoke.”

“Sure!”

Ben changed course and went outside the bar, you tailing behind him. It was cooler than it was inside, but not cold. You were happy that Ben had taken you outside, if you were honest. Your ears were still ringing.

Ben leaned against the building and lit up his cigarette. “Do you want one?”

You looked at the pack that Ben was holding out to you. You shook your head. You watched Ben puff a couple times, just watching him. Maybe the alcohol was hitting you now, but you felt a little light headed.

“You alright, love?”

You nodded and Ben smiled at you around his cigarette.

“Maybe instead of going back inside, we could just,” Ben shrugged, “go back to the hotel?” He was trying to sound casual, but he was nervous that he had crossed that metaphorical line in the sand.

You watched him for a moment. You watched his face get a little more anxious the longer you didn’t answer. Finally, your face slowly broke out into a smile.

“Yeah, we can head back to the hotel. But, we should probably tell Nikki and Cameron.”

As if their ears were burning, Nikki and Cameron came stumbling out of the bar, seemingly attached at the lips.

“I don’t think they’ll be too worried about us,” Ben chuckled.

Nikki and Cameron broke apart and Nikki spotted you and Ben. She pulled Cameron over.

“Ben, mate, you’ve uh…you’ve got key to our room, yeah?”

“Yeah, I…”

“Great! See you tomorrow!” And just like that, Cameron and Nikki were practically running back towards the hotel. You and Ben watched them for a few moments until you turned back to him.

“Well,” you cleared your throat. “Maybe we should head back. Just to make sure they make it back okay.”

Ben finished his cigarette and then offered you his hand. You grinned and took his hand, intertwining your fingers.

The two of you walked back to the hotel quietly. Apparently neither of you were going to bring up that this was probably leading somewhere that you both had been waiting for all week. Or that this was probably going to be your last night together.

You made your way up to Ben’s floor, still not saying much. Ben opened the door to his room and you followed him inside. This was the kind of room you had expected when you and Nikki were talking about hotel rooms. It had two queen sized beds and a nightstand between them.

“You guys have an ocean view! We don’t have that,” you walked over to the window and could see the waves moving in the moonlight.

Ben watched you for a moment before he came behind you and wrapped his arms around your middle. He rested his chin on your shoulder.

“So, I don’t want to make any assumptions,” Ben started. “And I hope I haven’t been misreading things all week, but I would really love to kiss you right now.”

You turned around and looked at him. You cupped his face in your hands, running your thumbs along his cheekbones.

“You haven’t misread anything,” you pulled him closer, finally, FINALLY, putting your lips on his.

Ben groaned into your mouth and slid his hands down to your ass. You jumped in surprise and then giggled.

“Oh, tonight’s going to be fun.”

Nearly two hours later, you stared up at the ceiling as Ben stroked your hair. Your heart was still

“Wow, you um…wow,” you breathed out, trying to catch your breath.  

Ben chuckled and pressed a kiss to your forehead.

“I was thinking the same thing about you.”

“Do you think we can order some room service? I’m starving.”

Ben tried to reach for the phone but grunted instead. “Can’t reach the phone. Guess we can’t do it.”

“Fine,” you started to roll over, but Ben grabbed you closer, making you laugh.

“No, see? It’s impossible.”

“Beeeeen,” you whined. “Come on.”

“Alright,” Ben let go of you. “Order what you want.”

“Oh I will, and we are charging it to Nikki’s room.”

You ordered you and Ben a couple of cheeseburgers and fries, along with a couple drinks that were filled with tequila.

Once you hung up, you rolled onto your stomach and sighed. Ben started kissing down your back and you hummed.

The two of you laid in bed for a few minutes, pressing kisses to each other. Then there was a knock at the door.

“Better put some clothes on, darling. Don’t want to give the bellhop a show,” Ben smacked your ass as he stood up and put his boxers back on.

You gasped and swatted at him as he walked by. You grabbed your underwear and Ben’s undershirt, putting them both on quickly. You liked how Ben’s shirt was big on you and smelled like him.

The bellhop brought the food in. You gave him a smile and a thank you. And then you realized that you probably looked like you had just gotten the life fucked out of you (which you sort of had). The bellhop, to his credit, nodded at you like he didn’t notice anything. He left and Ben smiled at you.

“We should eat and get our strength back up,” Ben sat down next to you.

“Oh really? Why do you say that?” You asked him as you took a sip of your drink, tasting the strong tequila.

Ben put his lips next to your ear. “So we can have a lot more fun.”

Half way through your drink, you decided you wanted to dance again. You stood up and played a slow song on your phone.

“Benny,” you pulled on his hand. You didn’t even know if he liked being called that, but he stood up and pulled you into his arms. You placed your head on his naked chest.

The song continued to play as the two of you swayed to the rhythm.

“How opposed are you to moving to London?”

You laughed through your nose.

“Well, I’ve got to at least finish the semester and graduate. But are you set on London? Maybe we could runaway.”

“To where?”

“Hm…Paris?”

“What about Greece?”

“Oooh,” you looked up at him. “I’d like that.”

“Deal,” Ben lifted your chin, kissing you. “We’ll run away to Greece.”

“Go off the grid?”

“Of course. What can do to make money?”

“Hm...have a fruit stand?”

Ben burst out laughing. “Perfect.”

You both knew it wouldn’t happen. You both knew you were, in all honesty, not going to see each other again. But if you kept up the fantasy, you didn’t have to address that.

Once the second song finished, you pulled your head up and looked at Ben.

“Do you have your strength back?” He asked you.

“Yes, I think so.”

“Good,” Ben growled before throwing you back on the bed.

You heard knocking at the door and it made you groan. You were exhausted and just rolled over. You felt a pair of arms tighten around you. You smiled and inhaled deeply, smelling Ben.

The knocking came again, this time harder.

“Ben! Mate! I don’t have a key! Open the bloody door!”

Ben looked at you and then rolled out of bed. He threw on a pair of shorts before he opened the door.

“Well hello,” Cameron grinned like a wolf as he came in the room. “Hi, Y/N. How was your night?”

You wrapped yourself in the blanket and sat up, making sure that Cameron couldn’t see anything. “Great, thanks. How was yours?”

“Oh good, good. Do um…you two know what time it is?”

“Can’t be that late, can it?” Ben squinted at the clock on the bedside counter. 3:08pm

“Holy shit!” You exclaimed. There was no way you’d slept that late! You hadn’t slept that late…well ever!

“Yeeeeah, and we were supposed to be out of here at twelve.”

“Our flight leaves in two hours!” You realized.

“Yes, Nikki is very worried that you two will be late.”

“Fuck me,” you muttered.

“It seems to me Ben did that last night,” Cameron smirked.

“Oh shut up,” Ben gave Cameron a punch to the arm and then he looked at you. “You should probably get going, love.”

You nodded and stood up, making sure the blanket stayed around you. You grabbed your clothes and went into the bathroom. You tried to fix your makeup and hair so that you looked somewhat presentable and then put your dress back on. You held your shoes in your hands so that you didn’t have to put them back on. You grabbed Ben’s clothes and almost walked out, until you saw something on the counter. You debated grabbing it, but took it, hiding it in your dress.

You came out to see Ben and Cameron packing their bags. It really made you realize that this was the last you were going to be seeing of them. It made you sad.

Ben saw you come out of the bathroom and was hit with the same kind of emotions. He walked over to you and you tried to give him his shirt back.

“Keep it It looks better on you,” Ben’s smile had a melancholy hint to it. He walked you out of the door, making sure it wasn’t closed, but that you two had privacy. “Do you want me to walk you to your room?”

“I don’t think I’ll let you go if you do that.”

“That’s not an answer,” Ben lifted one corner of his mouth. You pressed a kiss to it.

“I can’t. I really need to get packing and you, my friend, can be very distracting.”

“I can say the same thing about you.”

You shook your head and bit your bottom lip. Then you looked at him.

“This is going to sound weird, but I’m really going to miss you,” Ben stroked your cheek.

“I’ll miss you too,” you sighed, leaning into his touch.

Ben pulled you into a breath taking kiss. You wrapped your arms around his neck, pulling yourself against him one more time. You finally pulled away when you felt like your lungs were about to give out.

Ben rested his forehead to yours, trying to catch his breath too.

“I’ll see you in Greece,” you smiled.

Ben chuckled and smiled back. “I’ll see you in Greece.”

The two of you kissed one more time before you finally pulled yourself away and walked down the hallway.

Ben watched you and then went back inside after you disappeared into the lift. Cameron was sitting on the bed, watching him.

“Alright?”

“Yeah, I will be. You?”

Cameron just shrugged. “It was a good holiday.”

Ben ran a hand through his hair and sighed. “Yeah, good holiday.”

Once you were in the elevator, you pulled out what you had grabbed from Ben’s bathroom out of your dress and looked at it. The little plastic card had the room number on it. You knew they’d turn off your access as soon as Ben and Cameron checked out of the hotel, but at least you could remember your last night in Hawaii.

You got your room to find Nikki running around and just throwing things into your bags.

“Y/N! We need to get going! We are so late! I want to hear all about your night, but we gotta go!”

You laughed at the panicked look on her face and then helped her pack. The two of you made it to your flight just before last boarding call. You leaned your head against the window, watching the Hawaiian landscape turn into ocean, hating how much you were leaving behind.

Years Later

You were washing dishes after dinner. A pair of arms wrapped around your waist. Then a pair of lips were pressed to your neck.

“We should have a date this weekend,” your husband, Dean, whispered in your ear.

You giggled as he continued kissing your neck. “A date, huh? And just who would watch Ollie?”

“Mama!” The three-year-old in question came waddling over to you.

Your husband picked him up and held him on his hip. “Hey, bud, what do you think about going to Gram’s house on Friday night?”

Ollie’s face lit up and he clapped his hands together. “Yay! Gam’s house!”

You chuckled. Your son loved his grandparents.

“Well that’s settled. Now, it’s bath time!”

“Nooooo!” Ollie started wiggling as Dean took him upstairs.

After you finished some notes on a patient’s file and told Ollie goodnight, you went into your master bedroom, where Dean was already lying in bed. You got ready for bed in the bathroom and then came out to see Dean scrolling through his phone.

“What are you looking at, babe?” You asked as you go into bed with him.

“Movies we can go see on Friday,” he replied, not looking away from his phone. “Oh! What about that Queen movie that just came out?”

You hummed, non-noncommittal. You liked Queen, but enough to spend your date night watching a movie about them? The two of you hadn’t been on a date for a couple months.

“It’s got that guy from ‘Mr. Robot’. You like him right?”

Before you answered, he perked up again.

“Oh! And the kid from ‘Jurassic Park’. A guy from an ‘X-Men’ movie. Huh. Looks like Littlefinger from ‘Game of Thrones’, too.”

“Sounds like you’ll love this movie. You like all those things,” you joked with him.

Yes, you’d seen some episodes of ‘Mr. Robot’ in passing while Dean was watching it. You, of course, had seen ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Game of Thrones’. ‘X-Men’ movies, though, weren’t your thing.

“Here, take a look,” Dean handed you his phone, the preview for the movie already playing.

You watched it for a moment when you thought you saw a familiar face. And then again. No. There was no way. You gripped the phone tighter. He just looked… Then you heard his voice. It had to be. Ben.

“So, what do you think?” Dean asked. You hadn’t even realized the trainer had ended. What were the odds?

“I um…yeah. We should give it a shot. Get the tickets. Sounds good. Friday? Awesome,” your voice cracked on the last syllable.

Charlie cocked an eyebrow at you.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeeeeah. So…I have a fun story to tell you. Remember how I said I hadn’t been to Hawaii since college?”

“Yeeeeeah?”

“Well, Nikki and I went to this restaurant that was right across from our hotel, right? And all the tables were full except for this one…”

You ended up seeing a different movie on date night.