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perlukafarinn · 3 years

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The day starts out pretty unremarkable. Dean wakes up at the crack of dawn to Cas slipping out of bed for his morning jog. He pulls him down for a good-morning kiss that turns into a make-out session that turns into them trading lazy handjobs and then falling asleep in each other’s arms again.

Their actual start to the day is around ten AM, when Cas finally gets up for his jog and Dean gets up for his cereal and a scroll through the morning news. He’s on the look for hunts, mostly out of habit since there’s been very little monster activity since Chuck went and fucked off for good. He doesn’t find anything this morning but that’s hardly a surprise. It’s been a couple of weeks since they’ve been out on a hunt and that inactivity, weirdly enough, is starting to bother him less and less.

Cas comes back from his jog about an hour before noon and with the mildest of prodding convinces Dean to join him in the shower. Afterwards, they throw together a lunch made from yesterday’s leftovers, taking their time eating and playing footsie under the table, because that’s apparently the kind of couple they are.

Usually by this time of day, Cas would be off in the Men of Letters’ library working on translations or cataloging and Dean would be on the phone helping Garth help out young, out-of-their depth hunters or in the garage, working on one of the beautiful but sadly neglected vehicles left behind there decades ago.

Today, both of them are seemingly feeling kind of lazy and so hardly any work gets done. It’s not until late in the afternoon that Dean feels the urge to do something productive and suggests they go out for groceries, which Cas readily agrees to.

The ride into town is quiet. Cas plays his mixtape - the damn thing should be worn out by now and Dean should long since be sick of it but for reasons too sappy to mention he isn’t - and they sit and listen in comfortable silence. It’s not until they pass the town hall on their way to the supermarket that Cas gets a contemplative look on his face.

“Should we get married?”

Only years of experience behind the wheel prevent Dean’s hands from twitching wildly and veering them into oncoming traffic.

“What.”

Cas looks over, frowning. “I’ve been thinking about this for a while. Is there any reason for us not to get married? We’re already planning on staying together for the rest of our lives.”

“Is there any reason-” Dean wheezes. “What the fuck, Cas? Is this your idea of a proposal?”

“Are you saying no?” Cas asks, mildly curious, as if they’re talking about the fucking weather and not getting married. “Because we don’t have to.”

Dean stares ahead, tightening his grip on the steering wheel. “Are you actually asking?”

“I suppose I am.”

“You ‘suppose’,” Dean mocks. “Gee, Cas, that’s real romantic.”

“Will you marry me?”

Dean pulls over. It’s far too sudden, probably leaving tire tracks in the concrete, and the driver behind them honks his horn loudly as he passes. Dean ignores him, taking a deep breath as he finally turns to face Cas.

“Are you sure?”

He doesn’t really have to ask - Cas wouldn’t have brought it up if he wasn’t sure - but he needs to hear it.

Thankfully, Cas seems to get that. “I want to marry you, Dean. Do you want to marry me?”

“Son of a bitch,” Dean breathes. “I mean - yes. Yeah, I do.”

Cas nods decisively. “Alright then. Now?”

“Now?”

It’s not exactly how Dean imagined this scenario would go (not that he - shut up) but it’s somehow the most romantic fucking thing that’s ever happened to him since Cas first told him he loved him. And hey, this time no one had to die!

They turn around, since there’s no point in going in without (forged) birth certificates. Once they get to the town hall, shortly before closing, they find out that it’s a three-day mandatory waiting period between applying for a marriage license and them actually being allowed to get married.

Cas suggests they use the interim time to pick up wedding rings. They wind up spending the next day driving to Topeka, where they find a couple of silver rings in a pawn shop. They’re tarnished but otherwise in good condition and once they get home, Dean spends the rest of the evening cleaning them while trying very hard not to think about just what they’re for.

The second day, Cas spends out back tending to his garden while Dean almost dials Sam’s number repeatedly before hanging up, torn between wanting to let his brother know that he’s getting married and not wanting to jinx it.

The third day, they head back into town. They arrive at the town hall just after it opens and it’s not until they’re standing in front of the clerk that Dean realizes they don’t have any witnesses. The clerk assures him that they don’t need one for civil ceremonies and the next ten minutes pass in a blur until Dean is being prompted to place the ring on Cas’ finger.

He does so with shaking hands, stilled only once Cas places one of his own on top and gives Dean a patient smile. He’s this calm for a reason, Dean finally realizes.

This doesn’t change anything.

Married or not, they’ve already promised themselves to each other for the rest of their lives. Til death do them part doesn’t even begin to describe it, and in sickness and in health is almost laughable at this point.

This really doesn’t change anything.

Dean’s own hand is still as Cas takes his turn, sliding the silver ring upon Dean’s finger. They say their “I do”s when prompted by the clerk, exchange a short, firm kiss, and just like that it’s over.

They’re married.

When Jody invites them to dinner about a week later, they still haven’t told anyone. Sam and Eileen will be there as well as Jack and the girls - it’s a regular family reunion and the perfect chance to announce the big news to everyone.

Dean has a better idea.

“Let’s not tell anyone,” he says. “At least, not before dessert. Let’s see if they notice first.”

They’re in the Impala, about half an hour away from Jody’s place.

Cas shoots him an amused look. “Is this because Sam claimed he always knew we’d get together when we first told him we were involved?”

“No,” Dean lies. He drums his fingers on the steering wheel, seeing Cas still giving him that look from the corner of his eye. “Fine, yes. But he didn’t know, for the record. He just likes to pretend he’s always on top of this shit.”

“He doesn’t like to admit when you’ve surprised him,” Cas agrees.

The conversation ends there but Dean’s plan is apparently agreed upon since once they arrive at Jody’s, Cas doesn’t say a word about their recent relationship upgrade. Jody doesn’t seem to notice anything different, but then Dean didn’t expect her to. She’s not the one they spend most of their time around. Neither do Donna, Alex, Claire or Kaia, none of them surprises. Patience, Dean is less sure about, but she at least doesn’t say anything. Her eyes do linger unusually long but that could mean anything.

Damn psychics.

Sam and Eileen arrive half an hour after Dean and Cas, Jack in tow. This is the real test; Sam and Dean may not spend as much time together in the past few months as they did in the years before but he’s still the person who knows Dean best and would be the most likely to notice a difference.

And yet, nothing.

Dean tries not to feel too smug.

They go through dinner without anyone mentioning it. Dean makes a point of reaching across the table as many times as he can, showing off the ring glinting on his finger. Cas must notice him doing it, judging by the fond exasperation on his face, but he’s the only one.

It isn’t until dessert that Patience breaks, patience (hah) clearly run out:

“Is no one going to mention that Dean and Castiel are wearing wedding rings?”

And all hell breaks loose.

Sam is wounded - mostly over Dean and Cas not telling him before they got married, though Dean can tell some part of it is his pride at not seeing this coming - but he’s over it soon enough, once they explain that it wasn’t a big deal, not some proper ceremony, just a quick affirmation of what they already knew.

“See if I make you Best Man at my wedding after this, jerk,” Sam tells Dean.

“Your wedding?” Eileen asks pointedly.

Jody and Donna offer their congratulations before the conversation can get awkward, and Kaia, Alex, and Patience chime in with theirs as well. Jack looks confused at the whole proceeding, finally asking whether this means there won’t be any bouquet to catch, which only means Dean has gravely failed him in his pop culture education (oh, who’s he kidding, as if half the romcoms Jack has watched didn’t come directly from the recommended tab on Dean’s Netflix account).

Finally, with a pointed elbow from Kaia and a hangdog expression from Cas, Claire mumbles that she’s happy for them. While Dean doesn’t doubt that’s true he also knows that this is more complicated for her than the rest of them, and for the first time he kind of feels guilty about springing this news on everyone.

It doesn’t last long, not after Donna cheerfully raises her glass and proposes a toast to the happy couple and everyone else follows suit. They chant for them to kiss and, blushing outrageously, Dean complies, leaning over to press a quick kiss against Cas’ lips.

“So, who proposed?” Sam asks once the hooting and hollering has calmed.

“Cas did,” Dean says, slinging an arm around his husband’s - his husband’s - shoulders. “And it was the least romantic proposal of all time, you should’ve heard him.”

Cas rolls his eyes. “If I had left it up to you, we never would have gotten married.”

“He didn’t even give me time to pick out flowers,” Dean informs Sam gravely.

“There’s always the vow renewal,” Cas says, the casual statement managing to sound like a threat, and Dean shuts up.

The conversation moves on, the mood noticeably cheerier. As Jack and Sam launch into a story of their most recent hunt, Dean leans against Cas.

“We could have flowers, if you want,” he mutters.

Cas smiles at him, so bright and easy that it makes Dean’s heart stutter. He takes Dean’s hand, rubbing his thumb over the cool silver of Dean’s ring.

“That’s not necessary,” he says. “I’ve got everything I want right here.”

#deancas #destiel #spn fanfic #perlukafarinn writes #fluff #domestic #post-canon #established relationship #thank u to miriam who read through most of this #and assured me that it's plenty gay!

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pjisskullourful · 2 years

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I am a submissive so i can only imagine myself as a sub with Victoria, who's definitely a hard dom, everyone sees it. Like, tying you up, gag in your mouth and eats you out with loud slurping noises and shaking her head as she eats it and spits on it and calls me a good little slut for taking her and then just fingers every hole as she sucks on my nipples, aggressive licks, bites, squeezes and everything.

Or thomas. I saw the other anon request about jealousy and i don't know what you have in storage but dom! Thomas amazes me. pounding into you, one hand around your throat, other fingering you, overstimulating your clit, then flipping you over to hold you from your hair as he fucks u from behind and then in your ass, omg i wish I could experience it.

And damiano and ethan- gay enough is the best story here!! The plotline, the smut, the kiddos i love so much (bet 1000% sylvia will come out as a lesbian or pansexual maybe), or the threesome we love?

thank you for granting us with månesmut, we love to see it :) i do like your posts from my original account but i don't always log in so here i am :) love u girl, focus on your mental and physical health too

... the way that i had to stop everything that i was doing, pause my podcast [harsh reality- its completely fuckin devastating but definitely an essential listen esp for somone like me who was a kid when something about miriam ran& couldnt understand why this woman was the most attractive/most ideal partner i could ever imagine] & have to physically pick my jaw up from the ground as i started reading that 1st paragraph. not even the whole way through. i think the spitting got to me& i just... oh my arousal-- didnt see that cuming, wasnt ready for it, but happy its here.

vic is a dom- there is simply no alternative for me. she has big top energy. & my submissive ass-- she can do whatever the fuck she wants me to& afterwards i'll tell her how happy i am to be her slut as we curlup & cuddle& watch labyrinth to relax. i do have a couple of solo vic fics inmind& both of them are dom vic-- including 1 just being her standing over you while you lie onthe ground& she degrades you while you masturbate... youknow suuuuuuper casuallike🙈[& thats in addition to the 2 vic 3some fics in the werks as we speak henny]

dom tom is definitely 1 ofmy interests too. the jealous fic is definitely him being the dom, degrading the reader. i hadnt added in choking but i can[its currently sitting at 3.6k+ words]

i am so grateful that somany people enjoy gayenough cos i just really love writing it. im not saying which of the twins is gay- but 1 is

❣️thankyousoverymuch. the mental health hasnt been sogreat sofar this week[& its only tuesday-- aaaaaah] but im trying

#pj answers

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hi hi!! i love your blog and i was wondering if the mods have ever tried to match each other up with anyone?? (looking at you mod chimi! XD) if you haven't, you should!! who would each of the mods be matched up with for haikyuu!!, BNHA, and KNB?

HELLO hi this is chimi and actually before i was a mod, akaashi matched me with kuroo on here hahahaha but i haven’t officially matched anyone up?? haha but here i go!!!!

MIRIAM: i informally matched you up with iwaizumi and i still stand by that because the two of you would be so so SO sweet together and so supportive and like an ultimate parent duo?? so kind. so great. for BNHA i told you the other day (lmao) i’d match you up with ojirou!! he’s so kind and good and he’s honestly such a good guy and he really means well and i feel like between the two of you, you could guide any of your friends into doing good things!! for KNB, i have no clue because i’ve seen like two episodes and it makes no sense so i’m gonna leave that up to nana and akaashi haha

AKAASHI: hmmmmm for haikyuu i’d match you with suga!! you need someone who’s kind and supportive and always there but also someone who would push you out of your comfort zone a little?? and i feel like suga would be the calm presence you need without being too much :) for BNHA you and sparky!! denki is his actual name and i feel like he’d be fun enough to let you live a lil but also exercise your chance to be in control and you’d love that lmao you guys would be super cute. i love sparky. idk for KNB but probably danny phantom guy

NANA: okay i know i matched you up with ennoshita and i still lowkey stand by that but i feel like you and aone would be so cute??? idk you’re vivacious and he’s so dead silent but WOW you’d be cute lmao. for BNHA you and frogger (i think her name is tsuyu) because she’s a lil weird and you guys could b weird together but she’s still very sensible and could help when you get a lil crazy and you two would be a v v good match

LILO: OH MAN i think i’d match you with kags?? you’re both kind of serious but i feel like you’d get him to loosen up a little and between the two of you, both of you could have more fun!! for bnha i’d put you with Iida because you would definitely help him relax but he’d keep you on a good schedule and keep you motivated and it’d be adorable

anyways i’m chimi and that’s my analysis mod chimi out

aye it’s my turn

MIRIAM: I will forever ship you with Iwa-chan, no exceptions. lol idk bnha so i’ll skip, but knb!!! hoo i think i’d ship you with kasamatsu? idk i feel like you two would just be so loyal to each other? and so cute? idk man but i can soooo see it happening and like kasamatsu knows how to treat a lady right and thats exactly what u deserve because you’re gonna come home from work all tired and he’ll be there waiting with a bottle of wine and movies.

CHIMI: I ship you with Kiyoko!! Honestly you’re the prettiest couple ever and kiyoko would treat you so right!! she knows just the right things to make u blush like hell and she would soooo use it to her own advantage. for knb, i ship you with midorima! his uptight ass would piss you off so much and he’d be one of those people who are like “he’s an asshole why do i like him” but you guys would make such a good power couple honestly? like you both deeply care about each other and you constantly tease each other its so cute im

NANA: ok pls no hate but i ship you with Ushiwaka. idk why tbh? i just feel like you’re gonna be the one who’s there for him as he is for you and you will go through your battles together in each others arms. for knb, i ship you with Takao!! (i fukn love him lmao) because i feel like he’s piss you off sometimes by being cocky but he’ll find away to make you laugh, and even when things get bad, despite his asshole cheekiness, he’s there for you!!

LILO: man lets see, i think i’d ship you with ennoshita? since i feel like you’ll show him what it means to be treated right, and you will control his sassiness when it gets out of hand because lord know chikara is able to slice anyone with his burns. for knb i’d say kuroko? idk man i think he’d genuinely be interested in you as a person and i feel like you would’ve made a big effect on him by doing or saying somthing that means a lot to him.

ye thats all, thank -akaashi

HEY HEY HEY Now its my turn and since i want to i will also match the other mods with khr and assassination classroom

Sooooooooooo

CHIMI: For haikyuu i can only say the same as AKAASHI, You and Koyko would be a really great pair. And Tanaka and Noya would die in a corner because of so much beauty on one place. For KNB I would say Riko because both of you are strong woman and have do deal with a bunch of kids. BNHA hmmmmm, that was had because it is a long time ago since i read the manga but i think you would really get along with Torodoki, i don’t know why but i lowkey ship you both. AS I think Karasuma is a good match for you, at first i thought maybe Bitch-Sensei but nah he is better. And one thing you know this Badass of a man would love you belive me. And for the last in KHR i ship you with Fon (i know that you don’t know him so if you google him don’t be shocked just ask :P) hes is a real calm character and you two would get super along.

MIRIAM: Haikyuu and Iwa-chan do i need more to say, when is the wedding and can i make the decoration for the party? KNB I would say Kasamatsu because he is like the KNB Iwa-chan. To be honest they a really similar. Ok another hard BNHA but i think Uraraka would be a great match. Both of you are really cute and sweet and aaaaaaaaaaa i high-key ship you both ok. Isogai for AS with his kind and honest personality he would be a good match for you. And the last match for you is from KHR and i would say that i ship you with Dino. This Italian Mafia Boss would adore you and carry you with his hands when he’s not lying on the ground because he’s a clumsy handsome shit.

AKAASHI: For Haikyuu I say you and Kenma fit together, especially after i read the latest HQ chapter, you would make a great couple. KNB was really easy there i ship you with Kiyoshi, he is sweet and caring and i think he would take good care of you. BNHA was had, really hard serious i need really to reread this shit. But i ship you with Denki. I think you two fit together. AS was easy i ship you with Nagisa, both of you are the definition of look harmless but truthly you are badass. Beware world this two will take over you with their cuteness. And the last but not least KHR. I ship you with the rain Guardian of the vongola 10th generation. Yamamoto is a cute airhead with a golden hearth and would love you with every inch of his body.

SOOOO i hope you like it — mod nana

Okay haha my turn!!! First i am sorry to dissapoint y’all (totally not from south usa - i just like to say it lol) but i only can do matchups for haikyuu!!, i haven’t seen the other anime mentioned, I KNOW!! But as extra i do everyones favorite abs swimming anime.

CHIMI: I matched you before and i stand by it, you and Bokuto man!! That would be an explosive and wonderfull thing. I mean he would love you will all his heart and hold you in his beefy arms it would be awesome. I mean it is very possible that you two die doing some serious dumb shit, but hey if thats not worth it, you don’t deserve to have him lol (and i know you do!!!). For Free!: that will possibly be a surprise for you (and maybe you have to google the name ahah i sure did) Seijuro Mikoshiba. You two would be peferect for eachother, i mean he is funny and goofy but still is very serious about sports and his team and i think thats really you.

AKAASHI: you need someone who is strong, loyal and sweet at the same time. Someone who tells you that you are beautiful and sweet everyday of your life. I have the feeling that Akaashi would be a great pick for you. I all seriousness, i dont only pick him because i know he is your fav. I think he is a kinda serious character who will take your problems and moods very seriously and will comfort you in the most amzing way. He may seem reserved some times but he gives the best hugs and will wisper in your ears from time to time how beautiful you are. Free!: Okay okay i think i ship you with Gou, i mean she is very devotedly and cares much about others. She would make you nice meals and you two would sit together talking sports and literaly everything you come up with.

NANA: okay i told you that before and my opinion on that has not changed. I love to see you with Tanaka, you two would be perfect for eachother. He is supportive and will always be by your side. Also he will pick you up when you are sad or angry and will make you laugh again. I think you two would rock! Free!: There is just on answer to that and not just because i know you like him - Rin Matsuoka. I mean he is hard from the outside but deeply cares about people he loves. So yeah he would make you little gifts from time to time and just hiding them in the appartment waiting for you to find them and when you scream up in joy he stands behind you gently kissing you on the head. I mean YES!! i can see it.

I hope that was’nt to cheezy, well you know me haha i am a fluff ball haha and also THANK YOU for that awesome question i really, really loved doing this!!!! - mod Miriam

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trendingnewsb · 6 years

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23 of the weirdest, funniest, creepiest, most surprising items found by archivists.

Ever wondered what goes on in a library’s dark corners, where you aren’t allowed to go?

Wonder no more, thanks to The Society of American Archivists’ Ask an Archivist Day.

On Oct. 4, university, corporate, and museum archivists around the world dug out the coolest, rarest, and weirdest items in their collections, photographed them, and put the results on Twitter.

They didn’t disappoint. Here’s just some of what they had in storage.

1. Small items. Very small items. Like a Bible so tiny that it has a magnifying glass with it for reading.

We have this New Testament from 1895 with its case and magnifying glass in our collection. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/NbBsmD5mC5

— Rare N. Manuscripts (@CornellRMC) October 4, 2017

2. And a barely-bigger-than-a-quarter book about birds, published during the deadliest year of the Civil War.

Q: What’s one of the smallest items in our collection? A: This tiny book, “Bird Stories,” published in 1863! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/GmdbmCePwP

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

3. Amazing and rare photos. Like this one of unhappy men preparing a diver to check out the bottom of Loch Tay in 1890.

A very popular print from the #hesarchives @HistEnvScot A Victorian diver and his team https://t.co/lVU9OWVtZF #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/UPlV07guMA

— Niamh Crimmins (@NiamhNiChreimin) October 4, 2017

4. Or this one of three women in West Virginia, rocking the slickest hats of 1908.

We’re partial to hats. West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries https://t.co/VSMTWTQEpU #AskAnArchivist #WVRHC #ArchivesFashion http://pic.twitter.com/FxtyIV2eXJ

— WVU Libraries (@wvuLibraries) October 4, 2017

5. A folding chair used by Barack Obama.

Newest acquisition? That would be this folding chair that @BarackObama sat in during his #Rutgers250 commencement address. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/FLN8C2yCbA

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

6. Dirt from the grave of a well-known American writer.

Q:What’s a spooky item in your collections? A:Here’s a pine coffin owned by Katherine Anne porter & dirt from her grave site #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/7SLoCYBkl8

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

7. A Roman-era coin, depicting either a man in a helmet or a curious understanding of human anatomy.

What is our oldest item? A Didrachm coin minted between 280 B.C.E.-276 B.C.E.#AskAnArchivist #RomanCoins http://pic.twitter.com/yYZ3JDe4dP

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

8. A photo of a sailor whose ship vanished in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.

Hamilton Beggs is also part of the Gold Star Files. He was on the USS Cyclops when it disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. #askanarchivist http://pic.twitter.com/ABJQs07dtw

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

9. And one of of other World War I sailors giddily posing on top of two ginormous battleship guns.

How many photographs are there in the archive and how can we find these? https://t.co/udBOw9b36d #AskAnArchivistWW1 #AskAnArchivist #WW1 http://pic.twitter.com/8YiLvMngDa

— Today’s Document (@TodaysDocument) October 4, 2017

10. A child’s sketch of a groundbreaking concept car — complete with a built-in kitchen and a 300 mph top speed.

This child’s car drawing sent t @ford from the 1960s has a stove, icebox, seat belts, and can go 300mph! #askanarchivist THF268169 http://pic.twitter.com/xH8b4D2CPf

— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) October 4, 2017

11. A legal document drawn up in 14th century France.

Q: What’s the oldest item in our collection? A: This French legal document dated 1334. Check out that wax seal! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/obif4ulPCS

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

12. A pioneering, ultra-glittery work of feminist art.

What is the most glittery object in our collection? That would be this untitled drawing by Miriam Schapiro. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/xUXZhKhdPl

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

13. A photo of fashion designer Ann Lowe, the woman who designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress.

#ArchivesFashion #AskAnArchivist Did you know that Alabama native Ann Lowe designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress? http://pic.twitter.com/aeYHeCeU1c

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

14. A script for a rarely heard “Empire Strikes Back” radio play.

Our #StarWars radio dramatization is an institutional favorite! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/fWDjsZw5qC

— NPR RAD (@npr_rad) October 4, 2017

15. Campus activist fliers from the 1970s.

We also love the Student Activism materials (UARS 259, University Archives). Check these items distributed on campus in 1970 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/gsaK8gq8zs

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

16. And punk zines from the 1980s.

A new fav is our Punk Zines and Ephemera collection (Coll 2276). Pictured are some issues of 60 Miles North covering 1980s Ventura Punk http://pic.twitter.com/1jtZh2e6JY

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

17. An image of rows and rows of classic radiator shells waiting to be installed at a Depression-era Pontiac plant.

Q: What are these? A: Pontiac radiator shells, circa 1937. Q: Where is this photo? A: @HBSBaker #AskAnArchivist https://t.co/UuOV1KJeH6 http://pic.twitter.com/JZGSjUrRc0

— Working Knowledge (@HBSWK) October 4, 2017

18. A handwritten letter from Sigmund Freud.

Cool KSHS collection: Menninger Foundation archives include Sigmund Freud letters. https://t.co/SgKrkCXYZh #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/a9Q12n88zP

— Kansas History (@kansashistory) October 4, 2017

19. Ancient technology.

Q: Do you have floppy discs in the archives? A: Yes! Our e-records archivist helps preserve data on lots of outdated formats #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/wHTUN8fK56

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

20. Proof that Queen Elizabeth II is apparently a secret football fan.

You voted & the results are in! Who’s #UMD‘s most famous visitor? Queen Elizabeth II – shown here at a football game in 1957 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/Kg9SP0C09v

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

21. A memo warning campus police about an upcoming Ozzy Osborne concert, citing the singer’s involvement with “abuse of animals” and “alleged satanic groups.”

Q:What’s the coolest thing you found in the archives lately? A:How about a 1983 police memo when Ozzy Osborne played at UMD! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/aFQIlJ3QYf

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

22. Perhaps most importantly, a visual reminder of the tedious, painstaking work archivists do to preserve these items for random humans to gawk at on the Internet.

What’s the most you’ve sleeved at one time? Mine is 998 trading cards but I’ve only been doing this 3 months! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/CrsKD0ogl8

— Jenn (@j_vvsm) October 4, 2017

23. And why, if you want to see more, you’ll have to visit a library or archive in person.

#AskAnArchivist When people ask “so is everything digitized?” I usually reply with a photo of our caverns, which I hope answers the question http://pic.twitter.com/aYGyUKAjlL

— U of MN Libraries (@umnlib) October 4, 2017

You can happily scroll through dozens more like this using the #AskAnArchivist hashtag.

Q: Describe the role of an archivist in haiku form: Archivists connect us between the record of the past and present #AskAnArchivist

— M+ (@mplusmuseum) October 4, 2017

No appointment necessary.

Update 10/9/2017: The headline was changed to reflect that archivists and librarians differ, in part by the type of materials handled.

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Tzav [Shabat Hagadol]Pesach

bs'd Shalom, I hope you are well. My second book "Healing Anger" is about to be published. If you want a dedication for a relative or sponsor the book please send me a message. I am also offering all of you the opportunity to share in the mitzvah to honor a loved one by sponsoring my weekly parsha review, or for refua shelema (healing), or for shiduch, Atzlacha (success), etc. My weekly review goes out to over 5000 people in English and Spanish around the world. Contact me for more details. Feel free to forward these words of Torah to any other fellow Jew. Enjoy it, Shabbat Shalom and Pesach Sameach u Kasher. Tzav [Shabat Hagadol] Pesach The Bitter is for our Best

Next week Jews all around the world will be sitting together for another Pesach Seder. One of the most prominent features of that night is the part in which we highlight the three main ritual foods eaten on the Chag: Pesach (the Passover sacrifice that was eaten at the Seder when the Holy Temple still stood in Jerusalem), Matzah (the Unleavened Bread), and Maror (the Bitter Herbs). As we say at the end of the Haggadah: “Rabban Gamliel used to say: Whoever does not discuss the following three things on Passover has not fulfilled his obligation. They are: Pesach, Matzah and Maror.“ The difficulty is with the order in which these three are said. The first event that took place was that the Jews were first enslaved by their Egyptian oppressors, symbolized by the Bitter Herbs, and only after that did G-d “pass over” their homes during the Plague of the Firstborn, symbolized by the Passover sacrifice, and escape from Egypt to freedom, symbolized by the Unleavened Bread. So why then is the bitter Maror mentioned last, out of order? After all, we are on the night of “The Seder” which means ‘order’, we would expect that in that night we'd do and say things in the right order. But on our recounting of the story of Yetziat Mizrayim we say it out of order!? We can answer this question with another question. In this week's parsha, we find the laws of various sacrifices, including the Korban Todah, the “Thanksgiving Offering”. When the Bet HaMikdash was standing, a person who went through a potentially life-threatening situation – e.g. crossing a desert or a sea, imprisonment or serious illness – brought a Korban Todah to express his gratitude to Hashem for saving him[1]. “Rabbi Pinchas, Rabbi Levi, and Rabbi Yochanan in the name of Rabbi Menachem Degalia said: In the future (the Messianic Era) all sacrifices will be nullified except for the Korban Todah.”[2] [The commentators clarify that this statement refers only to individual sacrifices which are generally brought as atonement for sins, and since there will be no more sinning in the Messianic Era, the sacrifices will become unnecessary and will thus be nullified. However, communal sacrifices, such as the Mussaf offering brought in the Temple on Shabbat and the Festivals, will certainly not be nullified when the Mashiach comes.] The question we can ask is why we will even need a Korban Todah in the Messianic Era? After all, our tradition teaches that there will be no more pain and suffering nor any life-threatening ordeals when the Mashiach comes. So why will the thanksgiving offering not be nullified along with the other sacrifices? The beautiful answer is that when the Mashiach comes, we will be given such total clarity[3], that we will be able to look back at our individual lives and at our collective history as a people and actually thank G-d with rejoice for all the suffering and ordeals that we went through in the past, realizing then that all the suffering that we thought were so bad were really the best thing for us and exactly what we needed in order for us to grow in the way that Hashem expected from us. This is the reason why the Gemara [4] says that we are obligated to bless Hashem for the 'bad' just as we bless Him for the good. We must accept apparent misfortune as joyfully as we accept manifest beneficence. A story is told about a young student of the Ramban (Nachmanides) who was deathly ill and who came to his Rabbi for advice and support. The Ramban told him that in the upper realms of heaven there is a special chamber in which G-d’s Divine Presence dwells and where decisions and judgments are made for this world. He then handed his student a special Kabbalistic amulet, and told him that as he ascended heavenward after leaving this world, this amulet would allow him access to that special chamber. Once there, he should ask of G-d all the many questions that Ramban had about the way Hashem runs the world, and especially why he had to make this young man suffer and die at such a young age. Ramban wrote down all his questions on a piece of paper and handed it to the student, and he requested that the student come back to him later in a dream to tell him the answers he would receive. The student died, and soon after that he appeared to his Rabbi and told him what happened. The amulet got him in to that upper chamber just as Ramban had said it would, and he was about to start asking G-d all the Ramban’s questions. But then he realized that there were no questions at all, for in the “World of Truth” everything is just and perfect and fair since Hashem knows best. With this, we can understand why we mention the Maror after the Pesach and the Matzah at the Passover Seder. It is sometimes only after we have been redeemed from our difficult situation and things have become better for us that we can have the clarity and the hindsight to realize that even the bitter times were also part of G-d’s plan and exactly what we needed at the time. And then we can thank Him not just for the Pesach and the Matzah, but even for the Maror, just as our ancestors did way back in Egypt. Let us hope that we will see the Messianic Era soon in our days when G-d’s Divine Plan for the world will be revealed to mankind, and all our questions will be happily nullified. Amen!

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[1] See Vayikra 7:12-15.

[2] Midrash Vayikra Rabbah 9:7.

[3] As we read in Tehilin 126:2-3 ‘Then our mouths will be filled with laughter and our tongues with joyful songs’. [4] Megilla 25a. See also Berachot 60b for more details about this topic.

Le Iluy nishmat Eliahu ben Simcha, Mordechai ben Shlomo, Perla bat Simcha, Abraham Meir ben Leah,Moshe ben Gila,Yaakov ben Gila, Sara bat Gila, Yitzchak ben Perla, Leah bat Chavah, Abraham Meir ben Leah.

Refua Shelema of Yaacov ben Miriam, Gila bat Tzipora, Tzipora bat Gila, Dvir ben Leah, Elimelech Dovid ben Chaya Baila, Noa bat Batsheva Devorah and Dovid Yehoshua ben Leba Malka.

Atzlacha to Shmuel ben Mazal tov and Zivug agun to Marielle Gabriela bat Gila.

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23 of the weirdest, funniest, creepiest, most surprising items found by archivists.

Ever wondered what goes on in a library’s dark corners, where you aren’t allowed to go?

Wonder no more, thanks to The Society of American Archivists’ Ask an Archivist Day.

On Oct. 4, university, corporate, and museum archivists around the world dug out the coolest, rarest, and weirdest items in their collections, photographed them, and put the results on Twitter.

They didn’t disappoint. Here’s just some of what they had in storage.

1. Small items. Very small items. Like a Bible so tiny that it has a magnifying glass with it for reading.

We have this New Testament from 1895 with its case and magnifying glass in our collection. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/NbBsmD5mC5

— Rare N. Manuscripts (@CornellRMC) October 4, 2017

2. And a barely-bigger-than-a-quarter book about birds, published during the deadliest year of the Civil War.

Q: What’s one of the smallest items in our collection? A: This tiny book, “Bird Stories,” published in 1863! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/GmdbmCePwP

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

3. Amazing and rare photos. Like this one of unhappy men preparing a diver to check out the bottom of Loch Tay in 1890.

A very popular print from the #hesarchives @HistEnvScot A Victorian diver and his team https://t.co/lVU9OWVtZF #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/UPlV07guMA

— Niamh Crimmins (@NiamhNiChreimin) October 4, 2017

4. Or this one of three women in West Virginia, rocking the slickest hats of 1908.

We’re partial to hats. West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries https://t.co/VSMTWTQEpU #AskAnArchivist #WVRHC #ArchivesFashion http://pic.twitter.com/FxtyIV2eXJ

— WVU Libraries (@wvuLibraries) October 4, 2017

5. A folding chair used by Barack Obama.

Newest acquisition? That would be this folding chair that @BarackObama sat in during his #Rutgers250 commencement address. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/FLN8C2yCbA

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

6. Dirt from the grave of a well-known American writer.

Q:What’s a spooky item in your collections? A:Here’s a pine coffin owned by Katherine Anne porter & dirt from her grave site #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/7SLoCYBkl8

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

7. A Roman-era coin, depicting either a man in a helmet or a curious understanding of human anatomy.

What is our oldest item? A Didrachm coin minted between 280 B.C.E.-276 B.C.E.#AskAnArchivist #RomanCoins http://pic.twitter.com/yYZ3JDe4dP

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

8. A photo of a sailor whose ship vanished in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.

Hamilton Beggs is also part of the Gold Star Files. He was on the USS Cyclops when it disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. #askanarchivist http://pic.twitter.com/ABJQs07dtw

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

9. And one of of other World War I sailors giddily posing on top of two ginormous battleship guns.

How many photographs are there in the archive and how can we find these? https://t.co/udBOw9b36d #AskAnArchivistWW1 #AskAnArchivist #WW1 http://pic.twitter.com/8YiLvMngDa

— Today’s Document (@TodaysDocument) October 4, 2017

10. A child’s sketch of a groundbreaking concept car — complete with a built-in kitchen and a 300 mph top speed.

This child’s car drawing sent t @ford from the 1960s has a stove, icebox, seat belts, and can go 300mph! #askanarchivist THF268169 http://pic.twitter.com/xH8b4D2CPf

— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) October 4, 2017

11. A legal document drawn up in 14th century France.

Q: What’s the oldest item in our collection? A: This French legal document dated 1334. Check out that wax seal! #AskAnArchivist #umdarchives http://pic.twitter.com/obif4ulPCS

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

12. A pioneering, ultra-glittery work of feminist art.

What is the most glittery object in our collection? That would be this untitled drawing by Miriam Schapiro. #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/xUXZhKhdPl

— Special Collections (@Rutgers_SCUA) October 4, 2017

13. A photo of fashion designer Ann Lowe, the woman who designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress.

#ArchivesFashion #AskAnArchivist Did you know that Alabama native Ann Lowe designed Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress? http://pic.twitter.com/aeYHeCeU1c

— Alabama Archives (@AlabamaArchives) October 4, 2017

14. A script for a rarely heard “Empire Strikes Back” radio play.

Our #StarWars radio dramatization is an institutional favorite! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/fWDjsZw5qC

— NPR RAD (@npr_rad) October 4, 2017

15. Campus activist fliers from the 1970s.

We also love the Student Activism materials (UARS 259, University Archives). Check these items distributed on campus in 1970 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/gsaK8gq8zs

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

16. And punk zines from the 1980s.

A new fav is our Punk Zines and Ephemera collection (Coll 2276). Pictured are some issues of 60 Miles North covering 1980s Ventura Punk http://pic.twitter.com/1jtZh2e6JY

— UCLA Lib Spec Coll (@UCLALSC) October 4, 2017

17. An image of rows and rows of classic radiator shells waiting to be installed at a Depression-era Pontiac plant.

Q: What are these? A: Pontiac radiator shells, circa 1937. Q: Where is this photo? A: @HBSBaker #AskAnArchivist https://t.co/UuOV1KJeH6 http://pic.twitter.com/JZGSjUrRc0

— Working Knowledge (@HBSWK) October 4, 2017

18. A handwritten letter from Sigmund Freud.

Cool KSHS collection: Menninger Foundation archives include Sigmund Freud letters. https://t.co/SgKrkCXYZh #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/a9Q12n88zP

— Kansas History (@kansashistory) October 4, 2017

19. Ancient technology.

Q: Do you have floppy discs in the archives? A: Yes! Our e-records archivist helps preserve data on lots of outdated formats #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/wHTUN8fK56

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

20. Proof that Queen Elizabeth II is apparently a secret football fan.

You voted & the results are in! Who’s #UMD‘s most famous visitor? Queen Elizabeth II – shown here at a football game in 1957 #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/Kg9SP0C09v

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

21. A memo warning campus police about an upcoming Ozzy Osborne concert, citing the singer’s involvement with “abuse of animals” and “alleged satanic groups.”

Q:What’s the coolest thing you found in the archives lately? A:How about a 1983 police memo when Ozzy Osborne played at UMD! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/aFQIlJ3QYf

— UMD SpecColl (@HornbakeLibrary) October 4, 2017

22. Perhaps most importantly, a visual reminder of the tedious, painstaking work archivists do to preserve these items for random humans to gawk at on the Internet.

What’s the most you’ve sleeved at one time? Mine is 998 trading cards but I’ve only been doing this 3 months! #AskAnArchivist http://pic.twitter.com/CrsKD0ogl8

— Jenn (@j_vvsm) October 4, 2017

23. And why, if you want to see more, you’ll have to visit a library or archive in person.

#AskAnArchivist When people ask “so is everything digitized?” I usually reply with a photo of our caverns, which I hope answers the question http://pic.twitter.com/aYGyUKAjlL

— U of MN Libraries (@umnlib) October 4, 2017

You can happily scroll through dozens more like this using the #AskAnArchivist hashtag.

Q: Describe the role of an archivist in haiku form: Archivists connect us between the record of the past and present #AskAnArchivist

— M+ (@mplusmuseum) October 4, 2017

No appointment necessary.

Update 10/9/2017: The headline was changed to reflect that archivists and librarians differ, in part by the type of materials handled.