I am completely hopeless at decoding acronyms of fic titles yet I am far too lazy to compile a master list that I could refer to, at least while I get up to speed. There only seem to be a handful that immediately jump into my head... WA, CW&IA, HtSaL are almost the only ones!

Am I the only acronym dyslexic in the forrest? Does anyone else freeze at the sight of seemingly random letter combos?

Even an alphabetical list of fics would be a huge help to me if anyone has one:)

Cheers

Okay everyone, I'm having a major brain fail at the moment. I was reading a fic the other night, and it was really, really good. It seemed like a re-telling of twilight, only much better. The writing was waaaay better, it was all Bella's POV so far, I had had only made it up to like the biology scenes and Edward trying to switch classes I think. I've been working like crazy (just took over a store) and my brain is just dead...I fell asleep reading it, and must have shut off my computer at some point without saving it. It's a well known, long fic I think, though. Sorry there's not many deets, but any help is appreciated :0)

Misti

FYT:

my love twife and beta superstarnanna is on bedrest and needs hotness and funny pics to keep her busy. i know u guys can hook me up. she loves kellan lots and has a dirty sense of humor.

tia!

Hey, 

I've commented on a few, but I've never started a campfire before.    Can someone please tell me how to find/access the master fic list.   I've seen it while reading &/or commenting on other campfires, but I can't find it on its own.    Someone take pity on the 40 year old computer illiterate newby!  hehehe   

Thanks, Tracey

Does anyone know what angstgoddess is up to these days? 

I was following her livejournal but she hasn't posted anything new since February, I think.  She's got one story there that is not completed and she had also talked about writing some missing moments from Wide Awake (I was particularly looking forward to the sexy-times-in-the-closet).  Has she left the fandom, or maybe is just not writing anymore?  Or maybe I'm just really dumb and am missing her somewhere in the vastness of the internet (please let it be this one!).

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

To make this more interactive, who are the authors that you are dying to hear more from?  I know that cullenista has posted that she is finishing Blue Moon, but it's been a while and I am praying that she'll reappear soon!

Once again I am coming in just under the FFAF deadline.

I NEED YOUR HELP, Campers.I have a  rather serious issue at hand.

I need to radically change the family's diet. Don't get me wrong, we don't eat a lot of junk.

(Well sometimes we do-when ChildODCrimsonMoon comes over.)

I'm looking to cut salt, sugar, and cholesterol. An overall overhaul.

I have a carb junkie,

a mini vegetarian,

and one that doesn't eat regularly so the body metabolism is at a near standstill.

The question: Does anyone have recipes that are low cholesterol, low salt, etc. that don't taste like cardboard, are relatively easy to make, and a very picky eater might be coaxed into trying?

I am looking for something you, yourself, have used. Or a close family member. If you are willing to share, I would be most grateful.

(More inside)

As it's still free-for-all-Friday...

Hey Australian campers!  I'm planning two weeks in Australia (leaving in 2 weeks!).  I'm booking my tickets today, but I don't have any of the other details planned.  I've very tentatively planned for:

arrive in Sydney and spend the first four days there

3 days in Melbourne (maybe a side trip for some wine tasting)

2 days at Uluru

4 days at the Great Barrier Reed (maybe one in the daintree rainforest)

2-3 days in Sydney

and return home to NYC

does this seem like a reasonable amount of time?  Am I missing someplace? What things are a must see in each of these places?  Thanks for your help!

Edward Cullen said to Bella, "I will love you, every moment of forever." (Something like that...)

Jacob Black said to Bella, "I will love you till your heart stops beating." (Something like that...)

Aaaand of course their were other numerous one liners in the Twilight Saga that were total swoon.

So here's my question. What's a total-swoon-one-liner that the love of your life gave you? (Something he said that you'll never forget.)

(And this was twilight related so I thought it'd be okay to post this fire.)

happy birthday, john lennon!

i don't care if you don't like the beatles, you gotta recognize that this man is/was one of the most influential figures in the history of modern music.

come in and tell me your favorite beatles facts, share your fave songs, pics, gifs

discuss why this man who was murdered 30 years ago is still relevant to the world

talk about hard day's night, one of the greatest movies ever made

or maybe come in here and see what all the beatles fuss is about.

my kid is singing along right now and goes MAMA, THIS IS MY FAVORITE BEATLES SONG :') :') :')

Okay, so I am being obnoxious, but I don't tweet Twilight so I don't pimp this stuff anywhere else and it's Free For All Friday even on Saturday morning.  

And I'm not just pimping my own entry, but also those of other Campers...some I cannot even name because they're anonymous! 

SO!

The Age of Edward contest is in the voting round right now.  In the story division – for which voting ends tomorrow – there are forty-four stories entered.  The top ten in each category (Young Adult and Literotica) will proceed to the Judges' Choice round.  For the banner contest, the voting continues until 10/16.  

We have Campers entered in each division, I know for a certain fact, and if you are not averse to voting in such contests, it'd be super if you would come read and admire and vote. :)  (And if you are averse to voting, reading and admiring is still appreciated. :) )

In the interests of Interactivity, if you could make a contest, what kind would you sponsor? 

And if you're entered into the story division of AoE, which story is yours?  

I just checked the rules and the banner artists are not going to be revealed until AFTER the contest. If you did a banner...are you allowed to say you did but not which one (like the anonymous story contests? If any of the AoE admins are about, maybe you could let us know. :) )

Kristen was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night to promote Welcome to the Rileys, looking all sorts of fabulous...

here's a picture and a gif...the rest will be in the comments :)

Pictures in HQ thanks to http://Kris-stewart.org

I am a Halloween FANATIC!

Today I started my Dining Room decorations for the TWO Halloween Parties I am having, cause why just have one?  I'm doing a classic haunted mansion type theme but with emphasis on Skulls, Owls, and Lincoln, three scary things that I love (yes Lincoln in scary he hunted vampires and took down the South)..

Have you ever designed/decorated some cool rooms for Halloween?  What's your favorite theme?  Show me some pictures people. 

Years back I built a Giant Flux Capacitor:

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And I did a Bat Cave back in 07, I wish i would have taken a picture of the 5 TVs I had stacked up but you can see my poster where I drew a map of gotham City and posted wanted posters of Gothams worse Criminals and put comic book panels.

I want the most hilarious of your TMI stories. Like, bust a gut laughing.
(Possibly inspired from my recent discovery of Texts From Last Nite)

I'm going to share something from my husband's twitter in this campfire. Yup, he really wrote that.

This campfire is not starting 18+ but I'm kinda hoping it gets there really fast...

COME ONE, COME ALL. 

(LOL)

Disclaimer: You know the drill. Eternity with Aro. Touching you. Always touching you. 

For all you Canadians out there, Jackson is on The Hour with George Strombolopolous tonight. As in right now, if you live on the east coast. That's right, Rathbone AND Strombo. You're welcome.

Ok i've had this great story idea and if i had the time or the talent to write it i would . So i'm leaving it here for you guys. I know they have the plot bunny Website for stuff like this but honestly i felt like ADF is my home base and i can't think of a better place to share this. but if none of you guys want it I'll give this little bunny up for adoption. So if you're interested I'll leave the idea inside in a comment. Some pretty for your time.

For the Kellan Lover's

For the Jayboner Lover's For the Rob Lover's

Ever heard of Steampunk? Chances are, even if you are currently scratching your heard in bewilderment, you have seen examples of it or at least its aesthetic.

I am not brave enough or knowledgeable enough to come up with my own definition, but instead provide a lovely one from http://TheClockworkCentury.com.

"Steampunk: An aesthetic movement based around the science fiction of a future that never happened. Recall, if you will, visions of the future that were written a hundred years ago or more. Think Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Mary Shelley, and the like — telling stories featuring technology that didn’t exist at the time, but might someday. Remember that they were writing with no idea of the microchip, or the internet, or (in some cases) the internal combustion engine. Therefore, in their versions of the future, the technology upon which society would eventually come to depend is driven largely by steam power or clockwork. Sometimes electricity is likewise invoked, but it’s often treated as quasi-magical due to the contemporary lack of understanding about how it behaved and what it could do.

 Steampunk could be considered a retro-futuristic neo-Victorian sensibility that is being embraced by fiction, music, games, and fashion. It is ornate and vibrant, and intricate. It believes that functional items can and should be beautiful."

I have always loved Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Imagine my excitement when I discovered there was a whole subculture founded on celebrating them.

And the clothes and gadgets!

Fun times.

Recently (aka today) I found out that the next episode of Castle with my dearly beloved Nathan Fillion will feature steampunks and I am so pumped!

Ergo, this post.

So please, if you are a steampunk (in heart, in mind, or in practice) come inside. If you are curious but have no idea where to begin, come inside and ask. If you read the definition or watched the teaser and think I'm as mad as a hatter, please come in and enjoy a cup of tea. I promise it's not poisoned (much). Everyone is welcome.

So I would like to start off by saying that this is an ADULTS ONLY campfire!

Now, that I have laid that down, I have a question/confusion to present to the forest...

Can someone please explain to me the appeal of PORN?

Now, I love reading the smut as much as the next girl, and I can definitely appreciate the sexy and sensual pictures that pop up here in the forest and in the banners on Twilighted.  So I went on a fact-finding mission of sorts into the world of internet porn. 

Frankly, I just don't get it... Most of what I watched was the opposite of arousing (to me at least) and pretty boring!  What am I missing here?  I even went to the sites that supposedly cater to women instead of men.

So ladies (and men if you care speak up!), what is your opinion of porn?  What am i missing?  I just don't GET it!

So i figure we always have the picture campfires or the vocaroo campfires.... so i decided to go one step further and do a video one! i hope this idea doesn't fail too hard     

Basically get your webcam or your mobile phone or whatever and say hi and stuff... show us your room and tell us some crap about yourself :) We want to see your face AND hear your voice! Punkfarie has promised me a video too so yay :) lol

Hey Campers!

The wonderful Ssarrahh1 and I are starting watchalongs of........

you guessed it horror movies.

We are looking for people who wish to join us, so this campfire is a meeting of sorts to discuss where we should do this (twitter, gchat, ADF)? What movies you guys would like to watch (please feel free to recommend any horror movies so we can add it to the list)? If we should do it more than once a week and what days should we do it?

Feel free to PM your email address so I can email you more details later on!