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[pamouche]

happy 26th birthday to the cutest person ever KHAOTUNG THANAWAT!🌻🤍

[fairyhaos]

how seventeen react to their s/o's baby photos

notes: ive been choosing baby photos for our school yearbook cz it's the end of the year and it had me thinking.... what if i made this a svt hc??

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seungcheol, jeonghan, hoshi

eyes are positively gleaming at the chance to see your embarrassing moments when your parents bring up ur baby photos when he's visiting one day. he is so very ready to make fun of you for how ridiculous you looked as a baby. only, that all gets forgotten when he's shown the first picture and his jaw drops open because???? you were so cute wtf????? how is this even possible omg you were the cutest baby he's ever seen. all thoughts of blackmail are gone from his head. he's just in awe over how you've stayed so CUTE over the years

joshua, woozi, vernon, chan

finds you absolutely adorable no matter what. every picture that gets placed in front of him, he's instantly smiling and pointing out your chubby cheeks and saying that you're the cutest little bean he's ever laid his eyes on. you could be screaming and throwing the biggest tantrum in the photo and he'll still giggle and say you're soooo so adorable. is he ridiculously, horribly in love with you? yeah. and he knows it. doesn't stop him from steadfastly believing you were the cutest baby ever tho

junhui, dokyeom, mingyu

giggles at all your demented baby photos. your parents were the kind that took photos of every single memory during your childhood, so there are many of you with your face screwed up into a temper tantrum or with food all over your face or when you're drooling all over yourself whilst u were teething. you find it embarrassing, but this guy thinks that it's soooo unbelievably cute. keeps giggling like he's gone insane. is, weirdly, especially attached to that one picture of u trying to gnaw off your grandma's hand with your toothless gums

wonwoo, minghao, seungkwan

he always had a feeling that u were cute when you were a baby, and on the day that your parents busted out the childhood photos, his feelings were confirmed. good lord, you were such an adorable baby that he can't help but smile with such ridiculous fondness down at the photos before looking over at you again, pinching your cheeks and saying that you're still as cute as you were back then. very seriously asks ur parents if they can send him copies of the baby photos that he likes the most so he can keep them for himself

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[sinful-lanterns]

I finally got angell on the standard banner so can I ask for a angell nsfw headcanons

Cooking up some Angell NSFW headcanons just for you anon! So happy you finally got her, she is the cutest hitman <3

NSFW UNDER THE CUT

ANGELL NSFW HEADCANONS:

- Angell is a switch with a preference for topping and domming. It’s very hard to get her to bottom or sub however, as she prefers being in control. Once you get closer to her in your relationship, she will let you touch her as she learns to trust you!

- Most of the time, sex is initiated by Angell dry humping you while cuddling, sleeping, or even just coming up behind you while you cook. Angell really likes dry humping. She enjoys having her pussy/cock rub against your ass after a long day…

- Her fingers are very long. Not exactly super muscular compared to other women, but they’re very rough and calloused. They feel pretty good when they plunge into you and plow you repeatedly.

- Speaking of plowing, Angell plows hard. When she wears the strap or uses her cock, she practically folds you over and bulldozes into your pussy. It kinda leaves bruises on your thighs from how rough she gets, but Angell is always quick to pull out when she sees you’re uncomfortable.

- Angell finds out she likes it a lot when you sit on her face. Her pupils get so blown out like a cat’s, and she can’t help but clamp around your hips to force you on her face until she’s satisfied. By the end of it all, her face looks like a sopping wet cat who fell asleep in a milk bowl.

- Besides the bedroom, Angell’s favorite places to fuck you in, are the couch and the kitchen counter. Specifically the kitchen counter though, there’s just something about fucking her cute “housewife” while she cooks that gives Angell the biggest boner she’s ever had. Girl gets bricked up af when she sees you cook.

- Angell enjoys being handcuffed once she gets comfortable being vulnerable with you. She looks so sexy just cuffed to the head of your bed, abs heaving with sweat while her strap/cock stands erect, ready for you to ride her. It’s a kink that you learn to unlock with Angell and now every time she sees handcuffs, she can’t help but chew her lip.

- Angell isn’t really into food play, but if you pour some red bean soup (just warm, btw) on your body, Angell will gladly eat it up.

- Bai Yi is the one who gives Angell the idea of spanking, and now Angell will walk by you and casually give your ass a big smack. All while she has a deadpan look on her face. (Yes, she does this in public too 💀)

- Angell’s abs are rock hard. Feel free to ride them during sex, as it makes Angell feel pride in her body. Whenever she works out, she likes to imagine how you’d react to her muscles, wanting to see you lose yourself as you grind your slick cunt over her stomach. (She ends up drooling mid workout)

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ATEEZ OT8 FIC RECOMMENDATIONS

@ateezrecsandreviews Ateez OT8 fanfic recommendations :)

3 newly added fics at the end of the list (2023.06.04)

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pirate king (pirate!au) - chasingatinydream (251k words)

You've escaped the gallows, run through a battlefield and stowed away on a pirate ship named the Treasure, all in the span of a single day. Even better, you've lost all your memories and have no idea who you are, where you are or what you are doing here. Then you meet the Kim Hongjoong: Pirate King, captain of the Treasure, the ruthless ruler of the Caribbean Seas.

**as the world caves in - @mintsang (55k words)

a mysterious virus has taken over the world, resulting in the undead and the new ‘eden race’ of humans. desperately trying to find your brother jongho with your friends, you stumble across another group in an abandoned hospital tent. strangely, they’re looking for him as well.

**The Circle Jerk Fic - ATEEZpresent (6k words)

I mean .... you clicked on it I apologize for nothing The title says it all but also there's angst and Mingi is the cutest bean ever

**The More The Merrier - @barnesbabee (2k words)

You got in trouble with your Master, but the punishment was even better.

**Let’s Have Some Fun - @barnesbabee (3k words)

A scenario in which you and your friends are very comfortable with each other. Maybe too comfortable.

**ATEEZ REACT dom!reader - @barnesbabee (800 words)

Kinktober Day 4

**Helping Hands (Wooyoung focus) - @atiny-dazzlinglight (5.6k words)

Wooyoung tried to relax from all the promotions with pleasure. It was going well until he opened his eyes to see San and Yunho.

**Night Shift (series) - @atiny-piratequeenenequeen (75k words)

Kim Hongjoong is the new CEO at KQ. He forms a team of… somewhat reliable men to help with a project to improve the company. Unfortunately, his workers seem to be focused on extracurricular activities.

**Kiss of Chaos (Seonghwa focus) - @tenelkadjowrites (102k words)

When a spell goes wrong and you are blocked off from your magick, you track down the most powerful witch in the city - Seonghwa - to try to fix it. As Seonghwa asks his coven for help, the two of you find yourselves increasingly attracted to one another. But will it be impossible for both Seonghwa and yourself to allow the walls that have been up for so long to come down and let each other inside?

**Dryhumping with Ateez - @ithinkilikeit-reactions (1.3k words)

**[D]egradation - @barnesbabee (2.4k words)

You find out your friends that you always thought saw you as "one of the boys" didn't exactly see you like that.

**The Type to (Valentine's Edition) - @sorryimananti-romantic (3k words)

[raine-soft]

🅔🅧🅒🅤🅡🅢🅘🅞🅝

POV: Mission with Konig, Ghost and Soap

You go on a mission. Your companions will be Soap, König and Ghost. Outside you find a military jeep. There are some gun boxes in the back seats.

"There you go. There are only 3 seats." Ghost grumbled with apparent annoyance and dissatisfaction.

“I'm definitely going to drive. I mustn't let Ghost drive again.” Soap said and snickered. Ghost glared at him, he hated being reminded of the day he got lost on a mission.

“Mein Schatz! Sit in the back with me, eh?,” said König. I was squished in the only available back seat. The front seat was moved completely forward. He is very tall, maybe that's why Soap calls him a burnt giraffe.

"Y/N: Um… Ok :]" You responded with all the innocence in the world, you were known for your kindness and innocence. Everyone wondered how you became a lieutenant, as always, gossip exists and whether it was because your father was a colonel or because you had relations with a superior, but you were simply a sweet and innocent flower… Except when your life or of those you loved were in danger, or on a mission.

He laughed lightly. He loved you for your innocence. “Don't pay attention to my big…uhh…” Looked down. I was trying to keep it… Could you say… PG? Yes PG. He tried to keep it that way for your own good, he knew that once he started in the slightest he would give in to his primal instincts that he always tried to contain. “*Great presence? You’re on my lap after all.*” he said in a slightly mocking tone, but you just ignored him." E-em, o-ok…" You feel a little nervous, your innocence is like that of a little girl, but it's kind of cute.“Jesus Christ..” Ghost and Soap laughed at the whole thing. “She's so innocent…” Ghost thought to himself. König also thought the same, both of them with somewhat perverted looks while discreetly licking their lips. "She's so innocent… I could do anything with her…" the thought flashed through Konig's mind. Konig sighed and closed the door. He leaned back and hugged her. Soap and Ghost went up. They started driving, and the car accelerated quickly, it didn't seem like it would take long to reach the mission site. Konig smiled at you. “As young and innocent as ever…” he said in a strange way. She just looked at the ground and took jelly beans out of her bag, a very childish bag, made of woven strawberry, very pretty. He ate some gummies, some strawberry sour patch. “Aww~ You have some gummy bears! Can I eat something?” Ghost said, leaning down in an attempt to grab one. Konig chuckled. “Ghost, you always want candy.” He said in a slightly mocking tone. You give him a jelly bean directly into his mouth with an affectionate gesture.“Mmm~ Thank you!” Ghost said happily. “She's too innocent…” Soap muttered a little annoyed “She's adorable!~” Ghost almost purred, it was strange to hear him say that. Konig had a small smile on his face and watched you eat the gummy bears. You licked your fingers, like in one of those porn videos, but those things were not to your liking.“Mmmm…” Ghost murmured again, with a small perverted smile on his face. Soap just stood there doing nothing. Konig chuckled in that usual cold and authoritarian tone. “Ghost, you are being so disgusting…” *"Oh come on! ~I'm getting one of the cutest reactions from her!~"* Ghost argued. “Yes, and that's disgusting.” Soap said. “It's not disgusting!~” Ghost said, now annoyed. "*Ghost! Come on! You're basically a 45-year-old man lusting after a 25-year-old girl!" Soap said, almost mockingly.

[rainbogen]

From what I've heard, Alpha Dream had considered also having Paper Luigi be part of the team at first.

But they decided not to include him to avoid a Partners in Time situation of having 4 characters, each mapped to a different button, making the gameplay excessively convoluted.

If that is true, I'm so pleased with the choice they made. It also means the X button is freed up to have all 3 jump at the same time on the overworld, instead of needing to press A-B-Y every single time.

Now for the battles:

This is the first game since PIT to have more than 2 characters in battle. (Bowser and Dreamy Luigi don't really count since their fights were kept seperate from M&L's.)

And it's nowhere near as hard to control as one might think. Mainly due to Paper Mario's floaty jumps making it really easy for him to dodge attacks. So far I've had a much easier time getting the "Dodge enemy attacks" achievements than in Dream Team just because of that.

Paper Mario's combat is pretty faithfully recreated from the first two PM games. Being built around not dealing thousands of damage in a single hit, but low damage numbers adding up quickly over multiple hits.

His jump attack is the multibounce, where you string up multiple jumps on a single enemy by correctly using timed hits. The maximum number of jumps depends on how many copies are active.

His hammer attack only has you pressing the Y button once. But if Paper Mario has copies, they'll evenly divide themselves up among the enemies.

Paper Mario is also disgustingly broken in regular battles. He has the highest speed, meaning he'll always go before the enemies can attack. The enemies aren't that bulky, meaning you're likely to win most fights just by using the hammer to take them out all at once. If you don't, their fighting strength is still severely diminished. And I haven't even unlocked the Trio Attacks yet!

His low HP isn't even much of an issue since Paper Mario can easily just dodge the attacks. Guess he's still going for the good old Danger Mario build.

Actually, let's take a look at the trio's stats:

(These are all LV5, no equipment, no beans.)

Paper Mario having only 1 less DEF than Luigi really surprised me.

Luigi's low speed makes me wish there was a dedicated "do nothing" command. Because I still need to get the Super Luigi achievement, but can't if the Marios use their turns attacking.

The way Mario says "Go time!" when landing a first strike is the cutest thing ever.

[beanghostprincess]

Since you love sapphic crack pairing, I now may introduce you to one that you've never ever heard of of, and I can guarantee that is pure crack.

Hear me out:

CamiexPudding

...

IT ACTUALLY WORKS! Its stylistxmodel, Bean. STYLISTXMODEL.

You can have Pudding be insecure about her looks and Camie goes "such nonsense, you're so pretty!<3" so Pudding collapses and Camie freaks out. Camie can finally make Pudding some clothes that she actually choose herself and likes while having some stability and confort.

They are like:

Pudding: She asked for NO PICKELS!

Camie: Pudding, its a seaweed salad...

You can tie it with the whole "Pudding, Perona and Uta become the Cross Guild's princesses" thing. Like, I dunno. Camie gets kidnapped again, this time by Blackbeard, and befriends Pudding in prison. They get saved by Buggy and co. And Pudding is like "You have to let my bring my girlfriend too OR ELSE!"

And Buggy agrees because 1) He coukd never break young love appart 2) Now he has somebody to make him flashy outfits for him. Yay! (But seriously tho, that kite cosplay has got to go)

So that brings the count of sapphics couples in Cross Guild to 2! (After perouta of course)

And late at night, when Pudding is having nightmares, she can always count on the fact that she will always have her 197cm mermaid girlfriend by her side.

This is just adorable,, 😭🩷💚

Camie would be so so so so sweet to Pudding and give her all the love and attention and care she deserves! I think she'd find her fascinatingly beautiful and would want to make clothes for her all the time!!! And Pudding would feel so loved and appreciated and gorgeous for the first time. She doesn't realize she has been dressing the way her mother told her for... So long... And thanks to Camie now she can find a whole new style that makes her feel like herself!

Besides, stylist x model is just such an incredible dynamic in general!! Camie being so so close to Pudding to fix her clothes and Pudding physically being unable to handle her cuteness,,, And Camie, of course, being completely clueless when it comes to Pudding's crush on her but crushing just as hard, being happy that they're friends at all.

Also both of them being kidnapped together is so funny because Pudding is extremely furious and Camie is angry too but she's like- At this point she's used to it and just waiting for the Strawhats or somebody to rescue her because she believes in her good luck wholeheartedly. And Camie is like "hehe first time?" and Pudding squints her eyes at her like "???? what do you mean FIRST TIME???".

But!!! But Cross Guild saves Pudding and she demands Camie to be saved too because that's her best friend now and also she's the cutest girl. She can't leave her there-- Buggy accepts because why the hell would he give a fuck? He's already making an effort to save Pudding, might as well help the other girl too. And now Cross Guild has a stylist making cute little super badass outfits for everyone! Camie, Pudding, Perona, and Uta having the most chaotic girl nights!!! I imagine Pudding and Uta coming up with the darkest of schemes and themes and Camie and Perona in the background like "they're craycrazy but we love them".

Whenever Pudding is feeling sad, conflicted, or having nightmares, Camie is there to help her out. She's just so genuine and sweet to her that Pudding can't help but fall for her kindness. And Pudding decides that now her life mission is to protect her and she will do all she can to make sure Camie is safe and has the best life!

[a-sunset-outside-my-window]

fic rec friday

In which Alastor not-yet-"Mad-Eye"-but-still-quite-Mad Moody does as Alastor "Just Mad" Moody does, and brings a sneakoscope to an Order meeting.

~The kind of fix-it that makes so much sense that the fact that it isn't canon should be considered a plot hole in itself~

okay, so first up, i am so sorry for how sad last weeks fic rec was, so to make up for that you get two short but sweet ones!!

this one is part of a series of standalone fix-its and it is honestly one of my comfort fics, one i always come back to after i've read a particularly angsty one

favourite tropes included are:

Mad-Eye-Moody beeing a badass

wolfstar getting their shit together

people actually taking measures to catch the spy

just a sprinkle of crack-cocain

Lupine adjective lu·pine | \ ˈlü-ˌpīn \ Definition of lupine : WOLFISH

Teddy is Remus' everything in life. He'd do anything for his son - including going to the same zoo, twice a week for a year so that his son could see the wolves that he had fallen in love with.

And if that meant that Remus got to met a sexy zookeeper, who was he to complain?

this one is, yet again, part of a series of standalones (can you tell i'm sorry for last weeks rec yet?) of wolfstar beeing parents and it's the cutest shit ever!

favourite tropes included are:

Teddy Lupin beeing a sweet lil bean

WOLVES

so much fluff

adults comunicating their feelings in a healthy manner

good parenting

more WOLVES

that's it for this friday

as always, leave lots of love and kudos to the authors and have an amazing rest of the week <3

[possum-quesadilla]

Chapter two of Time’s Arrow is out! I’m so tired. Please read the warnings carefully! As always, here are the fun extras!

Chapter two:

- The lyrics for this chapter’s title are from “Mt. Washington” by Local Natives. Both literally relevant and thematically relevant! I am too tired to dive in here. I plan on maybe doing a deepdive on a bunch of the songs for LoopJuice at a later date, if anyone is interested.

- “It was only when she told him that secret phrase that he finally seemed to accept it all. During one of their many repeats of the same discussion during that year they were in the loop, Lydia had asked him for a code, for something she could say that would convince him without question.” - PRO TIP; always have a time loop code! It’ll save you a lot of trouble. Me and my coworkers have one.

- “Of all of the business majors I’ve met in my time, you have to be, by far, the least fashionable. But you’re also the cutest.” - She was a goth English major. He was a business major. Can I make it anymore obvious? /ref. My own little version for how Emily and Charles met! There may be more on it later.

- “Explaining over and over about the time loop, the Netherworld, Juno, Beetlejuice. What he was, what happened, what it all meant.” - To clarify, they did not spill all of Beetlejuice’s beans! They left quite a few things up to him to decide if he wanted to share.

- “Something tugged deep inside her in a particular direction. She wasn’t sure what it was, but she trusted it. She had to.” … “(Somehow, some way, deep down inside, a voice whispered in her ear. An invisible thread tugged in a particular direction. She would pull at that thread later. More important matters were at hand.)” - Hmmmm! I wonder if this will come back and/or be important.

- “Of course, the moment he’d woken up, he’d jumped out a window and gone God/Satan knows where.” - Like with Beetlejuice, Lydia is having her BFFF’s lingo rub off on her as well!

- “Careful when you lift your eyes, for you may just be met with the edge of the blade that swings over your head.” - TO CLARIFY: the bold is Beetlejuice’s thoughts. He’s still kinda fuzzy from his long sleep, so he’s still being weirdly poetic. He is referencing the sword of Damocles here.

- “Her suspicions were further confirmed when she could hear the demon’s absentminded humming as she drew closer. (What was it now? It had been some pop song Barbara had sung while they cooked together for months now. It was a different melody.)” - Barbara was singing “California Girls” by Katy Perry while cooking with Beetlejuice one time, and it got stuck in his head. One of his stims is repeatedly humming certain tunes to himself! It won’t be mentioned, but here he is humming “You Always Hurt The One You Love” like Ruby Lane in the “Fear Street” trilogy.

- “The demon let out a loud ‘mrrrp’” - Yes, once again, Beetlejuice makes a cat activation noise on occasion!

- “(His fingertips and ears still had that horrible dull purple-blue shading to them. Would that ever go away? She was worried it wouldn’t.)” - Yes, this piece of fanart called it! Some of the coloration from the Frost is permanent. I’m still impressed! <3

- “Oh, how horrendous it would’ve been to lose you. How much joy and light the world would’ve lost. It would’ve been a tragedy unlike any other.” - This is from both Beej and Lydia at once, since they both almost lost the other to suicide.

- “But oh, the words were so hard. Especially as they chewed their lip and stared into his confused, glowing yellow eyes. Why was it so hard?” - TALKING ABOUT FEELINGS IS HARD… Lydia is no expert and neither am I!

- “… it’s… y’know. Moss!” - Moss! Yeah, he was avoiding confronting emotions and his loved ones, but also… moss!

- “Pluto. Her name is Pluto.” …“… really? That’s a little on the nose.” - This is a bit of a callout on myself. It is a bit too on the nose.

- “Pluto’s purr is nice and smooth, like a car engine. Yours sounds like a fifty-year old lawn mower that’s fueled by sugar water as it’s driving over the wettest, muddiest lawn in the world.” - Beetlejuice’s purr is all fucked up like his voice, of course.

- “(She already had a list of name ideas. Gomez, Lisa, Wybie, Lenore, etc.)” - of course, these are all ideas from some of Lydia’s favorite stories. Gomez from “The Addams Family”, Lisa from “Lisa Frankenstein”, Wybie from “Coraline”, and Lenore from Edgar Allen Poe’s “Lenore”.

- “Idiots.” - Yeah, Lyds. That’s how we all feel, bestie.

- “(Lydia could swear she felt her arm burning under the bandages, under her sleeve.)” - I WONDER IF THIS WILL BE IMPORTANT LATER

- “ “Teeth grow back. (Lydia caught sight of a doubtful look on Adam’s face.) …” - While, yes, human teeth does not come back, Beetlejuice’s teeth do!

- “Lydia tightened her grip on Pluto, staring at the ghost intensely in a way she hoped was encouraging.” - Autism to autism communication… I will simply stare at you and hope you feel the good vibes I am attempting to send

- “ “I’m serious. You stood up to your abuser for us, Beetlejuice. That must’ve been very hard.” The demon sat very still, aside from his eyes gently flicking between Barbara’s own. Slowly, the pink washed away to a navy blue. ” - This is the first time someone has ever acknowledged to Beetlejuice, out loud, that his mother is an abuser. It causes a lot of emotions, of course.

- “It’s real late, and I know you three are probably bushed, so I’ll just head down to-” - Beetlejuice wanted to back down to the basement to hide from all of the humans.

- “I… don’t know. I guess I… thought she might have meant well, at some point.” - this is a sentiment a lot of people abused by their parents express, me included. It’s hard to let go of all of the things they have said to you, because they must have meant well, right? They’re your parent. Unfortunately, that often isn’t true.

- “ “It doesn’t change the fact that she does and says things that hurt you, and continues to hurt you. That… discredits most things she says.” The demon bit their lip with a light nod, their eyes darting about. “Y-yeah,” they eventually mumbled. “Th-… that’s… true, I guess.” ” - I HAVE THIS REACTION TO PEOPLE ACKNOWLEDGING MY PAIN. What the heck. Why are brains so awkward?? ‘Okay i guess that’s true thanks’ is a real sentence I’ve said to my therapist so many times. Ugh.

- “Sucks to suck, buddy.” - this is a phrase I say often. I’ve had people be confused about it, so I suppose it’s not that common?

- Beetlejuice and food - this is a bit of a warning now, BJ’s relationship with food is not very healthy and it will continue to decline from here. Food aversion is an unfortunate possible side effect of burnout, stress, overstimulation, etc.

- Barbara’s explanation - If you look back, you can see how suspicious Barbara was of Beetlejuice’s plan from the moment they brought it up. She was doing some plotting of her own!

- Call of the void - this is a genuine phenomenon some people experience, although this is obviously not the only cause of Lydia’s attempt. Just a fitting name for it.

- “Lydia could tell, then, that she certainly had a heart.” - this is a reference to Penelope Scott’s “Feel Better”, which is a song that fits both Lydia and Beetlejuice imo!

- Oop the poem

- This poem is sort of… non-diegetic. Like stated before, the bold is Beetlejuice, the italics is Lydia. It is meant to reflect their thoughts in this scene and chapter in general, it is meant to be read both as a conversation and as disconnected thoughts they are separately having. Do you ever have such good emotional development that you psychically write a poem with your bestie?

- “Just for a moment, your life could be just what you wanted.” … “Just for once, just for a moment.” - this is a reference to the song “Just for Once” from “Nerdy Prudes Must Die”, because that song goes SO HARD and is very thematically relevant here.

- “You give your all, and you get so much given back.” - this is a reference to “When He Sees Me” from “Waitress”, because, again, it goes so hard and is so relevant.

- “At the end of everything, hold on to anything.” - This is a reference to “Night in the Woods”. I’ve said it before, Beetlejuice and Mae Borowski have a lot in common.

- “The things you do for love come back to you one by one.” - this is a reference to “Love Love Love” by The Mountain Goats. It is one of the gentler songs on the LoopJuice playlists, and reflects more feelings of acceptance and uneasy peace.

- “… it burns out bright and blinding like a dying star.” - Hmm. Perhaps this is foreshadowing? Nah, that’d be crazy.

- “No one is gone, the love they felt and received does not fade. It is simply held in those they loved, or redistributed once more.” - Lydia is, of course, talking about her mother. I know it’s obvious, I just wanted to make sure it is highlighted. Since this story is mostly from Beetlejuice’s POV, we don’t get to really see the other characters’ emotional developments clearly, so I try to highlight them as often as I can.

- “She.. understood? I know less about Barbara than I thought.” - Barbara lore hints! Put a pin in this.

- All the little reasons for Beetlejuice to stick around - it’s one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received. Make it to your next sunset, make it to this new movie premiere. You have to taste this new food, see this sight. Start with little things, little reasons to stick around and enjoy life.

- “(Lydia felt like perhaps she shouldn’t be seeing this.)” … “I definitely feel like I shouldn’t be here for this.” - you ever witness your ghost parents and your demon brother having a romantically charged moment? Lydia certainly wishes she didn’t.

- “Oh! Don’t forget all the skirts and dresses I wanted to go through with you in the basement!” - I PROMISE WE WILL GET SKIRT AND DRESS FITS FOR BEEJ LATER

- “… will you?” ... “Will I what?” … “Give yourself a chance. Stick around.” - this is another reference to Stephen King’s “Laurie”. I love it to bits.

- “Well, except for his tail. It was quivering. (Lydia had only seen it do that a handful of times, when Beetlejuice was really excited, like when he was waiting to leap out at an unsuspecting Mormon knocking at the door.)” - sometimes, when cats are very excited, their tails quiver like this! It happens when they’re playful, like about to chomp on the arm of a door-to-door solicitor, or when they’re very happy, like when they receive a little forehead kiss.

- “Barbara and Adam exchanged a look then. They seemed… amused, excited, and - eugh. Those three better sort that shit out soon. It’s basically torture to have to witness it.” - Lydia is with y’all. Do not worry.

- “… I’m not.. the most graceful with exits, you guys know this-” - this is another reference to the failed smoke bomb trick he does in the show!

- “Thank you, love you too, kiddo.” - Adam sounds a little dismissive here because he is concentrating, but Lydia knows that!

- “Adam is switching on the “electric blanket”, Barbara is making some sort of joke as she once more plants a kiss on his forehead. He thinks he hears the word ‘hot’.” - Beetlejuice has no idea what some things are, including electric blankets. He is so lost in the sauce he didn’t hear Barbara call him hot.

- “Who could ever really want you? You wear out your purpose eventually. You overstay your welcome. Sharp, sudden pain washes over him from the old scar in his side. Honestly, Betelgeuse, I don’t know why I’m disappointed. Everyone knows how pathetic you are.” - Callback! And more dialogue/context to this hinted scene. Maybe we will see more of it later!

- “His heart, his own personal heart is broken over and over and over again.” - yet another “Asteroid City” reference! Also reflects a bit how I feel writing at times.

- “He has been emptied out. He is so tired, so drained. His whole body aches, and his mind still thrums.” - All my burnt out besties say… eughhhhh…. Emotional conversations are super draining!

- “It isn’t the start of something. Isn’t it? It isn’t. It isn’t.” - What’s that? By god, it’s “Asteroid City” once again! The context of this scene is two characters discussing whether or not they’re at the start of a new relationship, like how Beej is arguing about the same thing with himself.

- “You are a fox being allowed to stay in the henhouse.” - in a way, he still views himself as an intruder, as something harmful. It takes a while to get rid of harmful thinking, even after coming to the realization that it’s wrong.

- “The sword still swings. The thread is thin.” - another sword of Damocles shout out!

- “The perfect visage of a reformed villain, of a tamed demon.” - He feels a pressure to be good right away, to fit the stereotype of a reformed villain. A lot of those characters are depicted in unrealistic ways! Except Zuko. Zuko is perfect.

- “Don’t be too much. Heavy is the cost.” - this is a partial reference to “Personal” by Stars!

- “Parts of you are already gone.” - This is a partial reference to “Please Eat” by Nichole Dollanganger.

- “If you are not a jester, you are The Fool. Wear the bells well.” - The Fool is capitalized because he is specifically thinking of the tarot card. Also, Fizzaroli reference! That little guy is a strong contender for favorite Alex Brightman character.

- “It’s like they said; don’t stop dancing until the curtain’s down.” - Yet another “BoJack Horseman” reference, and a very poignant one! Beej is, in his mind, a performer on a stage, and he cannot let the audience see him falter.

[pastel-cuite]

Wip

Here’s my rottmnt ivy!

The yokai frog!

(This drawing is her growing up that’s all lol)

Anyways she kinda grew up in the beautiful lake town where’s there’s other yokai amphibians/reptiles live in here

Of course ivy is born into a rich family since her mother is known for her beauty and best selling boutique while her dad is very wealthy and smart! Ivy only have two older sisters, the oldest named sunny who follows in her mother’s footsteps while her second older sister just wants to live her life normally but of course their mother doesn’t accept “rowdy”or ”unladylike” nature in her household even though ivy doesn’t like the annoying fancy rules in her mother’s household.

Ivy’s relationship with her family/friends!

—1 dad: “I love my dad but we’re not that close or sometimes don’t see eye to eye…he’s mostly focused on her career making sure our home is at float I guess…”

—2 Mom: “She’s always trying to control my life and how I dress like I have to freaking wear stupid fancy dresses or something that my mother would approve of….why can’t she just accept me who I am….”

—3 Sunny (older sister): “I don’t know what’s her deal is with me? Like she’s always had to one up me or my other older sister about who can impress my mother more! I know sunny is my mother’s favorite child but damn…why can’t we be sisters who know..?”

—4 poppy (second oldest sister): “She’s pretty cool and I tend to hang out with her more often than my whole family but she’s grown and starting her life, which I’m proud of her that but I wish her the best in life…love ya sis💕”

(That’s her family dynamics!)

—5 Vinny (childhood best friend): “What else I got to say? Vinny is the bestest friend I could ask for and I would never change that in the world!”

—6 Mona Lisa (really good best friend): “She’s really sweet and I love her baking bring very happy positivity around us in our friendship! Also she’s cool and strong for a alligator yokai!”

—7 Andy (third best friend!): “This adorable axololi bean is most cutest boi ever! Also I love his painting always works a beautiful Picasso!”

(This is her best friend dynamics!🌸💕)

Also ivy is short af lol

(When she’s a teenager she’s 4’9 but when she was at least 18 she grew a lil bit lol)

Oh yea she ran away from home her mother set her up for an future arrange marriage with a Mr. Toad is who another rich man but very creepy…so ivy just snuck out along side with her friends well at first they came out looking for her when they did ivy explained to her friends why she ran away from home cuz she couldn’t stand being in home where mother goes around trying to find a rich man who twice her age to be dating soooo…yea they decided to just leave the lake town never look back and that’s when they ended up in New York City!

(Ima stop right here but you get the story)

[hanjlsung-archive]

your tags......... what if i stood in my kitchen and cried 😭🫶🩶🫂🥺💗🐺🌙 thanku for always leaving the cutest SWEETEST tags... esp those ones :((( i'm super sick and giffing was making me -___- but those tags made me feel so much less miserable abt how weird the set looked to meeeee 😓🫶🩶🫂🤍💗 hhuuuu i'm sending the biggest hug your way

my li hi!!!!!!! omg no pls don’t cry!! i mean only if they’re happy tears!! if not. *softly wipes your tears and gives you the biggest hug*. you’re so so welcome angel your sets are always so pretty and lovely the least i can do is let you know how much i adore them <3 you are a very very talented bean and i hope you know that and never forget it and if you ever do, i’ll def come yell at you (with love ofc) <3

[onetimetwotimesthreetimess]

Okay of course I am here to obsess over Lrhwy past 2 🥰🙃

Baby Max

Just obviously the cutest little blueberry to ever exist. It hurt my heart of his neglect and diagnosis 🥺 I never ever deserved to be treated so bad and have so many people abandon or reject him. I’m so happy he found a little beautiful family in the Lightwood Banes. I was losing my mind when Arrow and Chairman were all sad when he had to leave!!! Not just cause they sensed Alec was sad but because they knew he belonged there too ☺️

Daddy Alexander

Ummmmm. Protective Alec? Hello?!?! I loved how much Alec was invested in Max and just felt so right having the little bean in his arms. I was so sad he had to let go but so happy he got to be a dad in the end. The way he was trying to fight off everyone in his family to protect baby Max!!! He was so right for that tbh.

Malec adopting

Okay so I am so proud of these babies for how they handled this situation. Alec not pressuring Magnus to want to adopt, Magnus surprising Alec with one of the loves of his life. They acknowledged this situation, respected that there were limitations to them being parents (deployment + addiction) and did what they thought was best. I’m so glad Magnus had an opportunity to realise he wanted to be a father. He needed that to give him the motivation to not let his own personal situation stop him from having thr happiness he deserves. I’m so happy for them!!

Anyway I was obvi sobbing after this. I am so excited for more Max chronicles and Rafe and maybe Ari too!!! Parent Malec are kinda my fav cause they older, still so obsessed with each other and so soft with their kids.

So much love Eeshu! <3

I had Max’s chapter planned since so long—I’ve been waiting to share this with y’all. I’m so glad you loved it.

Max is the sweetest little blueberry indeed and Chairman and Arrow adore him.

Alec is always going to feel this “this feels right” feeling whenever he holds max for the first time in every universe. Meant to be.

I think the decision to have kids should lie with Magnus since he’ll be the one with them for most of the year. Alec understood that so he didn’t try to push Magnus. They have come very far in understanding each other and how their jobs affect their lives. I am incredibly proud of their growth.

And yes—parent malec are my favorite too>>>>>> I am love them. Can’t wait for you to meet Rafe (and maybe Ari too)!

[obsidiancreates]

This is Coleslaw. She's both Clingy and a Diva. She loves to yell at me and demand I follow her to my room, the bathroom, or the living room for NON-NEGOTIABLE SNUGGLE SESSIONS but is also the most likely to Bite when pets are unwanted. She has a 50/50 chance of being okay or happy with being picked up, and on very rare occasions she'll even purr and headbutt while being held. She usually sleeps in the crook of my knee or down by my feet at night, and she is the absolute YELLIEST bean in the world, and the cutest.

This is Creamsicle. He's the most nervous but loving baby in the entire world. He oscillates between The Snuggliest Man Alive and The Most Fearful Man Alive. He'll rub against out legs Mrrrping until we pick him up and cradle him like a baby and pepper him with kisses, and then a few minutes later he'll run away from being pet like he's never seen us before in his life. He's lived as an indoor cat with us for like 2 or 3 years. He also yells for food a lot, but in a slightly softer way, and while Coleslaw is clingy with Space he is with Attention. He will become Actively Jealous when the other cats are being cradled or pet and come over to demand he get the same.

This is Little Man. He's the youngest and the wildest, most likely to start play fights, but also most likely to start A Cuddle Pile. He and Creamsicle are besties and often sleep Literally Wrapped Around Each Other. Little Man likes being held the least, unless it's by the screen door- then he loves getting a high-up view of what's outside. But when he's unhappy being picked up he gives the cutest little displeased whine-meow in the world to let us know he wants to be let down- no wiggles, just whine-meow, and it's adorable. He's the chonkiest but begs for food the least often. He loves making a big deal out of scratching old shoebox before he lays down in them, and he always watches everything around him with the Biggest, Roundest, Most Curious Eyes ever.

before getting a cat: all cats are basically the same they’re just different colors

after getting a cat: has anyone else in this house noticed that dante has a growth mindset

[maximotts]

ahh im glad i could make you smileee!! :)

especially now that i see people have been bein rude???! 😒 yall gotta leave motts alone ive been saying this for y e a r s hello shes the sweetest lil human 🤨🤨

anyways!! im sorry youve been so busy! i totally get you bc i just finished the last of my f i v e exams from this semester 🥹🥹 but i reallly hope things chill out for you so you can write (just honestly for yourself not that i dont always always love what you post<333)

i seee that youve been busy with school!! but istg last we spoke you had like graduated? and i am now curious what youve been studying?? if youre comfy answering ofc bc this is the internet hehe

istg i should just message you again atp but like its been so long since i messaged you last and it feels awkward bc i dont know what to sayyy!! except ig that youre super cool and awesome bc you deserve to know thatt!!

🧸❄️ giving you this snow bear for your travels this time bc like my uni posted the CUTEST lil snowbear in the background of a post on their insta a while ago and im still obsessed but bc i cannot send it on anon this will have to do :)

anyways that is the end of my (probably again incoherent) yap fest in your anons :)

main notes: youre wonderful, amazing and the coolest and sweetest bowl of applesauce human being ever!! and i hope that you had a great day, and have a wonderful week :) <3

FIVE EXAMS HOLY BEANS!! My one flex in finishing art school is that I rarely have written exams or papers, but instead a secret third thing: big projects that make you rethink if you actually want hands anymore! But soon, I will be freee in four days!! If you've known me for a while then yeah, I def thought I would've graduated last year, but good ol mental illness kicked in and I took a break sooo now we're here! ig technically this is my second degree in total though?? I'm finishing my 2D Animation degree this term!

Congrats on finishing your exams, I'm so proud!! You can literally message me any time though, I swear, especially if we used to talk anyways! I do answer my DMs on here, but if you have my discord, I'll probably respond faster there just bc I have those notifs on!

Also pls send me a message because I want to see this snowbear, I love bears and unnormal amount! I loveee bears! I think YOU'RE wonderful and the sweetest!! I'm sorry it took me a few days to get to this, but I hope you're having a great week as well bb 💖

[cowardlycowboys]

Always wanted to be able to talk to you, however I’m just some ugly dude and you’re one of the cutest lil beans that I’ve ever seen 🥺

thank you!! :3 however looks have no part in friendships and I'm sure you're just too hard on yourself <3

[eggcount]

How to Fix a Hinge in Israel

March 9, 2024

Since I'm in Israel now waiting for Abby's baby to come, there aren't any eggs to count. Instead, I offer this telling of an amazing home repair. This time at Abby and Syoma's apartment in Carmei Gat, Israel.

Problem:  The top hinge has fallen out of a cabinet door in Abby's kitchen taking a good chunk of particle board with it.

No Problem, I can fix this. Follow along step by step!

Step 1) Call Mike for advice:

Syoma's solution is to ask their landlord to fix it.  I have my doubts on this because the landlord already tried to fix it by screwing it back in.  That held for one or two days until someone used it again.  Did I mention that a good hunk of the particle board was broken.  Mike as always has some ideas but first we must. . . .  

Step 2) Obtain buy-in from Syoma:

The landlord has agreed to allow me to fix it.

Step 3) Develop a Plan of Action:

After extensive conversation with Mike, both on the phone  and by text, it was decided that the best way to fix this was not to try to screw it in again, but to bolt it.  This was possible because there was nothing on the other side of the cabinet - just an empty space for a dishwasher.  An aspirational dishwasher I think is the term for it.  (Abby has an aspirational TV - this is how I learned the term. It refers to the TV that you don't have but wished you did.) In Israel, rentals do not come with appliances - everyone brings their own or buys the old ones from the previous tenants.  Rooms in Israel are also without closets.  Again, bring your own or buy one from the previous tenant. Big market here for armoires! Total digression -   the point is that instead of having to patch the particle board and figure out how to attach a screw to it without it breaking again, I can just bolt the hinge in and put a nice nut in the space where there is no dishwasher.  The gaping hole in the particle board will be filled with wood epoxy; then drill; then bolt!  Ta da - easy peasy and no waiting weeks and weeks for the landlord to "fix" it. (It will actually need two bolts as the hinge was held in with two screws.)   Just so you know that there was no detail missed, there was also a lot of discussion on what type of lock washer to use.

This is the piece that used to be in the particle board.

It's a sort of two sided plastic molly, but only one side remains.   Mike and I did discuss for a long long long time whether we could obtain a new anchor at IKEA.  (The cabinetry by all appearances is an IKEA product.)  We even spent a lot of time on the IKEA website even looking for the part!  But in the end, with the revelation that there is nothing on the other side of the cabinet, the bolts won. 

Until the repair is done, the cabinet door is propped up with a bean can topped with a folded up piece of cardboard and a lid from a tub of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, the cardboard and lid functioning as shims.  We have also added chairs on either side to remind us NOT to close the cabinet which will certainly break the other hinge.  Only the top hinge is the problem and we do want to keep it this way. 

Step 4) Gather tools:

Abby, it turns out, has no tools.  Well, she has a screwdriver and a rubber mallet and a pair of the cutest vise grips you've ever seen.  Super cute!  Syoma's opinion of tools is "who needs them, call the landlord to fix everything and don't put up pictures or shelves because it just makes holes in the walls that you have to fill when you move out."  Oye, thankfully he has a friend with tools.  And we arrange to borrow a drill and a hammer.

We can't get the drill until the next day, so the whole thing sits precariously and no dishwashing is done as this is the under-the-sink cabinet.  The chairs do not work as planned and we closed the cabinet door several times by accident, bending the bottom hinge but not breaking it or causing it to pull out of the particle board. 

Whew!  We make it through the night without further damaging the door.  Turns out that Syoma met his friend while taking a night time walk and picks up the drill.  So we are ready to roll!

Step 5) Buy Bolts and Wood Epoxy:

Here's where the fun starts.  Abby lives in a "new town".  It looks like Crystal City - lots of high rises (lots and lots of them) and hardly any commercial activity yet.  A ton of aspirational stores and oddly, four supermarkets and two produce shops.  I guess people have to eat.  Also two bakeries and a sort of dollar store type of place called "Booom" (no typo, three "O"s and it's in English too.) 

But also, right near Abby's friend with the drill, there is supposed to be a hardware store.  So off we go.  After a lot of looking and skepticism that it exists, and some ooh and aahing at the beautiful rainbow of meringues at the bakery and a little discussion of whether we should stop for a coffee and baked good (over ruled by Abby) we find it.  It's called, again in English, "Go Fix".   It might also have a Hebrew name, but the English name is written in big letters over the door. 

It's a pretty great name but in truth - false advertising.  This is the most under-stocked hardware store ever.  You would be hard pressed to fix anything. Yes, it does have some little bins of nuts and bolts, the hallmark of a good hardware store, but only 4 or 5 different sizes and no 6s which is what we need.  Well, some 6s but not long enough.  Not the hardware store of my youth with hundreds and hundreds of little drawers of every screw, nut, bolt, washer you could possibly want.  No bolt to be had, so we move on to wood epoxy.  This is a two-part epoxy for filling wood.  Just the thing for particle board and you can drill it!  First, the people show us wood putty and then wood glue.  Finally, after explaining that I want a two-part epoxy, the woman, who speaks excellent English, has a moment of clarity and shows me tubes of two-part epoxy for steel and ceramics, but no wood. (They are right on the counter by the register in a small bucket.) And then the guy shows me a tube of something that is used for anchoring things in concrete.  He thinks this might work.  I demur. It does not seem drillable as it appears to be silicone based.  I return to the two-part epoxy tubes and ask if maybe they can be used for wood too.  They are written entirely in Hebrew, so I can't tell.  Abby tries translating with her phone, but it doesn't work.  Then the woman reads the label on the tube and - hope against hope - the one for steel can also be used for wood!  The tube is excitedly passed around for verification - everyone nodding and beaming and affirming, yes, it can be used for wood! A sale is made and we are on our way to go fix.

Step 6) Buy Epoxy and Bolts (part two):

The epoxy has to cure for 24 hours, so that's how long we have to find the bolts.  Syoma has a plan.  We will go to the "old city", and by old they mean it was built in the 1960s.   The old city is the real Kiryat Gat and Abby lives in Carmei Gat, the new city, which is across the highway.  It's the same postal code, but has its own name.  Construction of Carmei Gat commenced in 2017 with the goal of 10.000 units - mostly high rise apartments.  You can google it.  It was sort of conceived as a bedroom suburb for Tel Aviv - only 35 minutes away and appeals to young families because it is cheap.  There are more playgrounds than open stores.  I counted 12 on our three block drive to the highway.  This is true.  

Upon entering the old city hardware store, I am transported. The smell takes me back to my youth where I spent many hours with my dad at Community Hardware.  Big bins of nails, thousands of little drawers of stuff, an old worn wood counter with "special tools" behind the cashier staffed by men who look like they've spent a lifetime fixing things.  This is my happy place.  Syoma has no patience for shopping and thinks it smells like "oil".   Abby indulges me as I head straight for the little drawers.  There it is - a whole section labeled "6", screws and bolts of all sorts and lengths and head types. But weirdly, none in the length I need.  And then, I spot one - on the counter where dozens of screws have been abandoned by would be buyers.  (The young Maurie would have had a fine time sorting and returning everything to its place. They loved to sort things as a child.)  And the guy comes over to help (asking Syoma first - naturally).  I show him the screw that I found and say I need another just like it and maybe a little longer please.  Well, I mime this as I don't speak Hebrew. He pokes around, opens some drawers, shuts some others and says "we don't have them".  He also mimes this.  Syoma has abandoned us.  "How can that be", I mime back, "I found this one."  "Just is", he answers and leaves me there to figure something else out.  As luck would have it, we were able to find two more 6 bolts (on the floor this time), different lengths, but they will work and I even have an idea to ask the man to cut them to the right length.   This will be easy to mime.  Washers and nuts are procured (there are bins of them).  

Next comes my best (or most baffling part).  There is an electrician's tool that strips wire that I really only recently learned can also be used to cut bolts.  The problem, as everyone knows, is that you ruin the threads of the bolts if you try to cut them with a hacksaw or diagonal cutter.  This tool solves that problem.  You screw the bolt into a hole and by super hard squeezing, you can cut the bolt. The holes are even nicely labeled for the size of screws.  My idea was to find the tool and ask the guy if I could borrow it to cut the bolt.  I would have sprung for it to add to Abby's pathetic tool collection, but I couldn't imagine that she would have a subsequent use for it.  I found the tool, easily spotted as it was right behind the cash register.  I'm not sure why it was there because it is not like it is so valuable that it risks being stolen. It's actually really cheap - maybe $10 - but that's the type of place this was - randomly organized.  And who knows, maybe electricians pocket this tool all the time.   So, I ask the man in my best mime if he has one that I can use to cut the bolt. The one behind the register is all in its packaging but maybe he'll take it out and let me use it. Or maybe he has one somewhere that is not in its packaging.  

Here's where it gets interesting.  The man tells me that this tool cannot be used for cutting bolts.  He brings out some diagonal cutters and offers to cut my bolts with them, but explains that it will ruin the threads. That part he tells Syoma who has now joined us with a power strip that he intends to buy.  Yay - Syoma's here.  He can explain to the guy that no, the tool for stripping wires will cut the bolts too.  And the guy explains to Syoma who explains to me that it's not for cutting bolts but for stripping wires and crimping.  He won't budge on this point. So frustrating to me.  I want so much to show him how it works, but it's not to happen and we leave with too long bolts and me wondering  - how can it be that the guy doesn't actually know this use of the tool?    I didn't know until recently, but it's not my business to sell tools.  And it's such a great use for this tool.  Electricians like it because frequently the bolts are too big for the space they are installing the box, with this there is no need for an extra tool.  Why didn't the guy believe me? Maybe he'll go home and think about it and give it a go.  And if you are reading this, and didn't know what those holes are for, now you do!

btw, no charge for all the little bolts, washers and nuts.  Syoma tries to pay, but the guy waves him away.  It's possible that they were just happy to have me out of the store.  You can never tell. 

This is the tool of which I have been speaking.  You can see the labeled hole.

And this picture shows the various uses for the tool in case you your self were also doubting me, which is unlikely. I'm always right as Dave will attest.  Top left - cutting bolts!

Step 7) Install Bolts:

This part takes two seconds.  Sand the wood epoxy a little so it's flatter, drill the holes, insert bolts, add washer, nuts and tighten the whole thing.  There were no lock washers, so I didn't use them.  A little miming with the guy and saying "lock tight" got him to understand the need, but he couldn't find any small lock washers and he thought that a tube of actual Locktite was too expensive for this small use.  Me too.  I thought I would use nail polish, but Abby doesn't have any.  Anyway, we made do without lock washers.  We did use Abby's super cute vise grips to hold the bolt while I tightened the whole thing.  

Step 8) Another Amazing Repair?

NO.  The door doesn't close now.  At all. I was worried this would happen.  I don't have any experience with cabinet door hinges but somewhere in the back of my mind I had an inkling that they are tricky and need to be adjusted and while I kind of knew this is true, I hadn't a clue on how to do it.  Abby gives me this look of "why did you start this project if you were just going to make it worse".  (While she would never be so rude as to say this out loud, she has a good face for expressions.)  I loosen up the bolts and nudge the door up a little.  This does nothing.  I think about calling Mike - I know he knows how to install cabinets, but it's the middle of the night for him.  So, I do what all thinking people of this day and age do - just google it!  Two videos later, the door is opening and closing perfectly!  So easy, that's what the little screws are for on the hinge - not the ones that hold it in, but the ones just sitting there waiting to be used to adjust the door.  I don't know how they work, but the one on the left straightens the door so it opens and closes properly and the one on the right does something else.  I didn't need that one so I didn't watch that part.  

Step 9} ANOTHER AMAZING REPAIR!

YES! Another Amazing Repair! I finished by job by coloring the screws with sharpie so they would blend into the cabinet.  I did not cut them to the same length.  

Ta Da! Easy Peasy!

and

Here is a bonus picture of the flags Mary made hung in the baby's room.  (also the guest room)

I also decorated the ceiling shade.  

Here are pictures of the other ceiling shades.  Nine shekels from IKEA with mom-applied tissue paper decoupage.  You have to bring your own light fixtures too in Israel. They just provide bare light bulbs - pig tails as they are called in the trade. 

This with flying hearts is in the kitchen

and this is in the entrance way.

And yes, they took forever to make.

Still no baby yet.

xoxoxo Sarah