I've learned to take these with a grain of salt, but I'm very eager to see what Rob's next job will be. Wish he wasn't promised to Breaking Down for the next six months or whatever. The plot summary sounds pretty cool....

In an interview with the Herald Scotland playwright, Peter McDougall, says he's written a screenplay that's in the hands of Robert Pattinson.
McDougall has written a screenplay of James Hogg’s Confessions of a Justified Sinner. “I’ve got Tommy Gormley, who’s directing in America now, (Star Trek, Independence Day) and people such as Patrick Doyle agreeing to do the music, and Connolly and Coltrane have agreed to put their names to it. It’s currently with Twilight star Robert Pattinson, and Kelly MacDonald, who are looking at it. If Pattinson agrees it should go ahead.”
 

Plot summary from Amazon:

One of the supreme masterpieces of Romantic fiction and Scottish literature, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner is a terrifying tale of murder and amorality, and of one man's descent into madness and despair. James Hogg's sardonic novel follows a young man who, falling under the spell of a mysterious stranger who bears an uncanny likeness to himself, embarks on a career as a serial murderer. The memoirs are presented by a narrator whose attempts to explain the story only succeed in intensifying its more baffling and bizarre aspects. Is the young man the victim of a psychotic delusion, or has he been tempted by the devil to wage war against God's enemies?
 

So I read Of Mice and Men for the gazillionth time today and now I'm hankering for a Plantation-ward. Or just a blue collar-ward. Or a 'lower socio-economic group'-ward. You get where I'm going with this right?

Many thanks!

HARPER'S BAZAAR'S TWILIGHT COVER NAMED BEST MAGAZINE COVER OF THE YEAR IN ASME'S BEST COVER CONTEST, HOSTED BY AMAZON.COM
CHICAGO, October 4, 2010 — The cover of the December 2009 issue of Harper’s Bazaar, featuring the lead actors of the hit movie franchise Twilight, was chosen by Amazon.com customers as “Cover of the Year.” This is the second year that Amazon.com has hosted the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) Best Cover Contest, and the fifth year that ASME has presented the awards. The announcement was made today by Larry Hackett, ASME president and managing editor, People, at the American Magazine Conference currently underway in Chicago, Ill.

Twelve category winners, chosen by Amazon.com customers during the first round of public voting, competed for the “Cover of the Year” honor. The Harper’s Bazaar cover, which won the “Best Vampire” category before it was chosen “Cover of the Year,” depicts Twilight stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in a rare shot together. While the epic image played on the idea of courtship, it was given extra heat due to their real-life romance.
 

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I'm in a fluffy kind of mood and I have been watching Disney movies all weekend...

And the result is that I would really like seeing Edward as a prince. Book Edward already has the qualities of a prince, but he does not wear the clothes for it! He also lacks a white horse...

And Bella, either she's poor or a princess from the start, I want to see her fall in love with prince Edward.

So if you have read such a fic or written one, rec it!

Pretty please with sugar on top <3

Also, tell me your favorite Disney movie!

YOU!!!

If you could be the newest addition to the Twilight Saga, would you step in and TAKE THAT ROLE!

I would.

So here's my proposal to all you writers out there! How about writing a little "shorter-than-a-one-shot" story that stars you as the main character, or maybe you don't want to be the MAIN character, but you wouldn't mind being on the side stalking Edward.

Perhaps you already know a story in which the author is a main part in the Twilight Saga. Let me know! SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS!!! I mean, hey! This could be fun!

Go at it campers! Be free!!!

(P.S. I figured since this campfire was about Twilight then it was okay to post. If I'm wrong PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!!! I'M SORRY!!!)

wow i haven't done this in a while...

HELLO CAMPERS!

How was your weekend?

Did you do anything fun?

Did you read anything good?

See any good movies?

What do you have planned for the week?

I have to say I am in good spirits today.  It's OCTOBER, my favorite month of the year--sadly it always goes too quickly.

But it's rainy and cool and the leaves are beginning to change.  LOVE IT!

I heard a rumor on twitter that ROB shaved his beard....this makes me sad, I love the beard.. let's pay it some homage:

Some Random Facts for your day:

~On October 4, 1970, Janis Joplin, a 1960s icon with her hit songs such as "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Piece of My Heart", died.
~When he died in 1927, the beard of Hans Langseth of Norway, was measured at 17 1/2 feet. Hans Langseth's beard can now be seen at the Smithsonian Institution.
~During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food.
~In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons.
~Recycling one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours.
~There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo.
~GRAY hair is actually transparent, but appears gray due to the dead cells that make up the strand.

one of my fav Janis Joplin songs:

Today is a sad day.  It is 40 years since the death of the legendary Janis Joplin.

She's famous for her tragic end (by heroin overdose) and being a member of the 27 club, but this woman paved the way for all other women in rock and roll.

 - She partied as hard as the men around her.

 - She made it acceptable for women to get tattoos.

 - She wasn't known for being a pretty little puppet of the record industry, but for being a strong ballsy woman who wore what she wanted and did what she wanted.  She didn't wear make-up and made the world pay attention to her because of her voice, not because of her looks.  Any yet, she wasn't afraid to show her vulnerable side.

And the woman could sing:

She's been cited by so many female singers as their inspiration and the landscape of rock music would look so different today if she hadn't been around.

So come raise a glass of Southern Comfort (of course) to the first lady of rock and roll with me.

Campfire approved by GrownAssWoman

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Go here to sumbit your nomination form! It's fast!

And it's easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy!

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I *FINALLY* got to read this over the weekend and I know I'm really late to the party but care to talk about it?

Did you like the ending?

How do you feel about the resolution of the love triangle?

DEATH DEATH AND MORE DEATH: Who was the most tragic loss in your opinion? 

What YA series do you think you'll read next?

Yarrrrr....der be spoilers ahead.

Hi

Kharizzmatik has not updated for about 6 weeks, does anyone know if this story, one of my all time favorites, is still ongoing or was chapter 78 the last?

From NYMAG.com:

The iconic cover of the Twilight books features a woman holding an apple, and that woman wants you to know who she is: Kimbra Hickey, a Greenwich Village–based 40-year-old model and massage therapist. She doesn't understand why she isn't more famous. It's cute at first, and then you realize she's not kidding about this.

"I see people reading it on the subway, and I say, 'Those are my hands! I'm a hand model!' she explained ... Hickey sometimes hangs out near the cash register at the Barnes & Noble near her apartment to spread the word ... She even carries around a Gala apple in her purse at times so she can recreate the pose for people ... Lately, she's been going to "Twilight" fan conventions where she sells apple-scented hand lotion ... "It was too big of a deal just to let it be," she said.

Now she's angling for a part in the next Twilight movie, even if it's only a shot of her hands, she says. But a mere taste of fame has driven this woman to accost strangers at Barnes & Noble. Imagine what real celebrity would do to her? Careful what you wish for, Hickey.

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I reckon she should be allowed in the franchise's spin-off, Love Spelled Backwards Is Love. Y/Y?

The second annual FFn Halloween Countdown is underway.  Each Halloween, 31+ fanfic authors join together to celebrate this spooky time of year, by using their talent to entertain us.

Each author writes a Halloween inspired one shot.  Everyday, one of the 31 O/S's is posted anonymously at Countdown to Halloween II One Haunted Hallows Eve and we get to see if we can successfully guess the author.  On Halloween night, each of these O/S's will post to the correct author's account, to give us our answers.

Also, each corresponding author will be writing a single piece to a large collaborative O/S that will post on Halloween night at the link listed above.

This is a great way to enjoy some of your favorite authors and even discover a few new ones. For more information and list of participating authors, check out the links below.

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So, this post is for all you Whedonites out there.

(Or, if you're not as dorky as I am, I mean fans of BUFFY, ANGEL, FIREFLY, SERENITY, DR. HORRIBLE'S and/or DOLLHOUSE).

I just stumbled upon THIS VERY VERY STIMULATING SPEECH (and following Q&A) from when Joss Whedon was awarded the 2009 Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism at Harvard U.

It is 1:30 minutes long, but seeing as there have been loads of popular, debate-sparking, Buffy-related posts lately, I figured I would post it in case anyone else might be interested. In my opinion, it's well worth your time and would be a good alternative to almost anything else you could be spending an hour and a half watching.

**MOST IMPORTANTLY, I have a question for you all. During the Q&A, someone asks Joss about his couplings in Buffy. Joss remarks (and I'm paraphrasing here) that Buffy and Angel had a very immature, Romeo & Juliet-esque relationship. He then makes a very light-hearted but somewhat derogatory comparison to a certain (my eyebrows are waggling at this point) relationship in Twilight. Then, (and herein lies my victory as a Spuffy fan), Joss alludes to the fact that Spike provided a more mature relationship option for Buffy. (Hallelujah, Joss!)

JESUS, I'm gonna get to the question. I swear.

It is this:

Do any other fans out there find themselves very confused by their devotion to both the Buffy and Twilight universes? These stories are obviously not only VERY different, but they also seem to directly contradict each other in terms of the themes of love, death, identity, etc. etc., as well as in story-arc, character growth, etc., etc. Sometimes I wonder WHY it is that I can be so attracted to both sides of the spectrum. It should be known that I'm a much bigger Buffy fan than I will ever be of Twilight... but I digress. Any takers???

[I'd also like to include the fact that Joss's acceptance speech *obviously* deals with the subject of Cultural Humanism, so if you find this idea offensive, don't watch. However, there is an extremely enlightening Q&A sesh following his speech that was particularly interesting to me as a fan of the Buffyverse (well, and the entire Whedonverse, really).]

First time campfire starter long time listener. eh this seemed like a good way to start an 80's campfire which I apparently didn't start very well to being with. I'm learning I guess. LOL So I've been reading this FANTASTIC fic called "The Brat Pack" and you guessed it its about the 80's....or at least and Bella that is obsessed with the 80's. And an Edward that is obsessed with Kelly LeBrock ala "Weird Science". Its VERY funny and a FANTASTIC Bella and slightly geeky Edward. So campers any fics you loved based on the 80's?

I'm a long time reader/first time campfire starter(?), anyway I'm hoping some of the more experienced computer experts can help out...

When I first discovered fanfiction, I limited my scope to stories that were lengthy and boasted high reviews. Thanks to ADF, I have definitely expanded my horizons and have quite honestly found numerous "diamonds in the rough" that don't have the high reviews, but pack a punch none the less. That being said, my profile boasts more than 750 stories. (Sad I know). 

Now to my dilemma (And other readers', I am sure)....

Quite often I see requests for old fics or fics that have been taken down. Does anyone know if there is a way to retrieve and save these old fics? If there is a way, how do I set aside my favorites on their own so that the increasing risk of losing them forever does not happen? (My frustration over the loss of "The University of Edward Masen" being foremost in my mind.) Does anyone know if it is possible to store them away for posterity?

Hello,

I have been hunting for a fic I read a couple of months ago and have been totally unable to locate it again.  Any help would be appreciated!

Synopsis: AH, Bella is a grad student in California who waits until the last minute to book travel home to Forks for Christmas, knowing that she cannot miss her family's Christmas party (Charlie and Renee are still together in this one).  She flies to Seattle, but is unable to travel farther by plane due to a snowstorm.  Trains are shut down, so she is stuck carpooling with a stranger to Forks who turns out to be Edward Cullen.  They make the trip together, stopping at a gas station where Bella trips and injures herself and Edward takes care of her.  

I don't want to give away the rest of the story...it's a fun, quick read.  Might even be a one-shot?

This is my first campfire, so I apologize if I did this completely wrong!  

Thank you SO much!

What do you love?

I love:

- Mocha frapps

-New nail polish

-Clear blue skies

-Saints wins

-Nutella

-Kittens

Make a list, share it, and bond with people who love similar things!

Everyone loves something, so come and share!

Disclaimer: try to make this about what, not who, please. I know we all love each each other, but people are always inevitably left out. This is a happy fun campfire.

Also, approved by the fantabulous G.A.W. and collaborated with sssssarrrrahhhh.

I read a lot of fics and more often than not I come across the past lovers boomerang.

Edward has had a not so pure past (manwhore or just had a few partners) and then all of a sudden the parade of women come back to haunt him. Bella in a graduate class will meet a nice girl named Tanya and they get together for a study group and low and behold she was once a long term buddy of Edward's. They go to a party at the Cullen's and Edward's former perfect for him in every socioeconomic status way and physical features way waltzed across the lawn in her pearls and Chanel etc.

Then they just keep on coming - Jessica, Lauren, Heidi, Jane, Gianna, Irina, Kate (every name mentioned in the series).

How come we never have Edward running into Bella's past men, boyfriends, one night stands, etc? Okay, sometimes an ex boyfriend will come out of the woodworks but it'll just be one while he has a whole tango line of women.

Is it because Edward can handle it and there's not really much for him to feel inferior over as much as Bella looking these statuesque women up who look like Miss Universe pageant contests up and down so she has to sulk for a number of chapters to bring some drama?

Why do the women always come back to bite you in the butt and never the men?

Cheating is probably the toughest thing for a relationship to bounce back from. Most people don't think it's possible. I can't really say, I've never been in the situation. But fic isn't RL.

So, sometimes, not usually but sometimes, I get in the mood for a fic about a cheater. Not just "Bella has an affair WITH Edward". One where Bella or Edward cheats on the other. Unfortunately, I can never really read the ones that are out there.

Because I don't want to read about Edward being the cheater. It doesn't fit the image I have of Edward in my mind. Most out there say that he always ends up the bad guy because he's a man. We relate to Bella, therefore it has to be done. I personally don't like that much.

The only person who honestly had someone else at any point was Bella. In a cheatfic, she'd be the only one who would make sense to me as a cheater. But she never is. I've only ever seen it in Comeuppance by goldenmeadow (and I loved the hell out of it).

Anyone else have the guilty pleasure? Have any rec's for me with a Bella who gets her hand caught in the cookie jar? Where Edward's not the automatic bad guy?

....don't judge....