the buffy watchalong continues

the labor day edition; episodes 3, 4, and 5

links to watch elsewhere inside the campfire

yes, that means you have to be registered

henceforth, all links will be contained within

About 3 things, I was (mostly) pretty sure:

1) This morning as I slept in, I had dreams that basically replicated some of the closing chapters for littlesecret84's Age of Consent (available in full here on ADF, folks). WEIRD but SUPER COOL. Has fanfiction ever seeped into your dreamspace?

2) I have psychic powers when it comes to Twi fanfic updates. Every so often, I'll think to myself, self, I haven't heard from that one story in awhile. I wonder... and then I'll carry on my way, but the story will update in the next day or two. SO AWESOME. Shout-outs to all the authors that updated today and yesterday, you're making things really groovy for those of us stuck at home for the long weekend!

3) Watched the first Twi movie last night. I don't watch the movies obsessively, nor have I read the books since I discovered fanfic, but that was the first time I've watched the movie since I visited Forks last spring.

I was able to pick out the little differences, like, the school doesn't really look like that, and it's a bit smaller than it seems in the film, and the restaurant in Port Angeles looks different... but... the Forks signs (city and the school) are exactly like they were in person, and the Pacific northwest is so gd beautiful, and god, I just smiled all the way through that movie. Sure, looking back, in hindsight, Rob looks like an insane Ronald McDonald with the bouffant and over sculped eyebrows, but I LOVE IT ANYWAY (in spite of/because of the oddities).

I want to go back to Forks. I knew I wanted to go back before, but watching the movie just reinforced it... With a lot of campers each contributing small amounts of money, we should be able to buy some property in Forks so that we could have somewhere to stay and hang out, Y/Y??

Yeah, so I'd love to go on a road trip with these guys:

The kids and husband and I drove from San Francisco to L.A. (with a stop in Carmel) and over to Phoenix.  I love the scenery of the American west.  Did a drive across the northern top of Arizona a couple years ago, too.  Stunning!

Anyone do a fabulous road trip this summer?  If not Rob, with whom did you go?  

And has there been a 'Road Trip fic' recommendation campfire yet?  Maybe there should be.

I nicked that fun manip and map off of someone posting at Pattinsonlife, credit to BraGirl2 and patronuska, whoever they are!

Approved by ranger Capricorn75!

So I've just finished Mockingjay. I'm sad it's all over.

Anyone got any book suggestions to fill the gap?

I LOVE ARI GOLD.

apparently, robert pattinson is set to be on Entourage on September 12th.  I AM HAVING A STROKE.

he is supposedly going to cameo as himself....playing Ari's most difficult client ever.

DIVA ROB AND ARI GOLD. 

http://www.spunk-ransom.com/2010/09/06/rob-will-be-on-entourage-september-12-2010/

Hey all, it's been awhile since I've been here, so sorry if this is now not the thing to do...apologies in advance.

Anyway, I've been racking my brain for over a week now trying to find a fic.  B&E are married and Bella finds out Edward is cheating on her with Tanya.  Bella asks Edward if he loves T and he says he does.  In Chapter 2, she runs into both of them in the grocery store, but in the end B&E find their way back to each other.  The author did have some notes where she said some of this was based on a real life experience.

I cannot remember the name of it. Any help? Thanks so much!! :) 

I love me a good apocalyptic story.

The Stand is my favorite book ever.

Every time the mini-series comes on I get hooked back in.

I have read some apocalyptic fics like-

The Fallout

Goodnight, Noises Everywhere

(I actually made Feisty this banner b/c I lurved her story so much)

Rec me some more! <3

Feed my love of end of the world dramatics.

You know you imagine you and Edward all holed up in a bunker...of love.

Hello, campers. :)

So. I started High School a few days back. And it's BRUTAL.

I do have a few friends, but there are some annoying people. People who judge. Terribly.

So needless to say, I'm scared shitless. Because I do give a damn what people think of me. Everyone does, at least in High School. How else do I survive it?

And there's this one girl - let's call her 'Ak' -and this other girl -let's call her 'Pri' . Pri is in all my classes, so that works out really well for me. Anyway, Ak keeps telling Pri to come hang out with her. Right in front of me. And, she ignores me while doing this. Also, Ak literally forces Pri to sit with her posse at lunch, in classes, etc.

Pretty bitchy, yeah. So I'm depressed. Like, really. All my awesome friends are in another school. I'm lonely. :(

So, tell me about your High School experiences. Did you suffer? Were you the Prom Queen/ King? Were you the social leper? Were you the wallflower whom no one noticed?

WHO WERE YOU?

Let's reminisce. Or, you know, you reminisce. I'll just feed off of your terrible experiences and make myself feel better. Please?

FYT :

Of course it's Rob. :)

And here's some Kellan.

Is it just me, or does Kellan's head look slightly small compared to his body? Just seems misproportionate, is all I'm sayin'.

approved by the purple font ranger albeit after the fact

Brought to you by the numbers 16 and 33, and by the the color #990000, today's list is all about CARLISLE and BELLA!   

For many, the emotion provided by the scene in the New Moon movie where Carlisle removes the glass from Bella's arm while she holds on to his shirt was inspirational. For others, the fascination started long before.  But however it happened, there is a growing list of fics featuring the romantic pairing of Carlisle and Bella.

Which ones do YOU recommend?  Historical or contemporary, AH or AU, all ratings allowed, we'd like you to share your favorite Carlisle/Bella stories with the Forest.  

This list and thirty-two others can be found on our MASTER FIC LIST here at ADF.  This is a list compiled by YOU, the CAMPERS and it is meant to give all of us a reference point.  If someone you know asks, "Hey, I'd really like to read a _____________ kind of fic. What's out there?" then you can probably find a fic to suit in one of our lists!

Remember the rules of the campfire: Keep your rec simple. No discussions.

My recs will be within.

Thank you so much for sharing your favorite Carlisle/Bella fics around the fire!

For the summer, I've been a nanny to a two year old girl who believes she is a princess. She even has her very own princess gown that she never takes off. 

Yesterday, we watched Sleeping Beauty FOUR TIMES before her parents came home and I was allowed to leave. 

My boyfriend has whisked me away for a weekend by the lake... but I can't sleep.

I'm craving a romantic princess story. 

REC ME YOUR PRINCE and/or PRINCESSES. 

(Preferably CanonPairings, but I'm flexible. )

I would be grateful. 

Life has been busy for a lot of us.

It's back to school time...

-for our kids

-for us personally

Some of us are moving...

Some of us are busy with family obligations...

Some of us busy with work, or looking for a new job.

Life is full of ups and downs and curvy roads that take us to new and interesting places.

Isn't it nice to know that there's one place where we can just come...relax, be ourselves.....

Where we're free of judgement or expectation....

Where there are no whiny kids or demanding spouses, bosses or parents...

Where the scenery is always pretty and the company is always friendly?

This is why I love the Forest.

Let's Chat, Campers. Tell me what's going on in your lives....

....see, or read, any more of these questions BUT I need the name of a multi-chap fic about a Bella on the down and out in Forks, that gets a crappy little job as a pharmacy assistant and so happens to assist an awkward, anti-social Edward with so many nervous ticks it's...yeah i can't even sum it up. Since I've had to send my lappytop to get some work I don't have any of my stories bookmarked, so alas I couldn't keep track of this fic I was reading.

I'd appreciate anything! Thanks yall!

So I semi-recently broke down a made a Twitter - something I swore that I would never do, because I didn't really like the idea of it.  Well, turns out I LOVE it!  I've gotten to know many people from our forest on a more personal level, and basically just made some great people I consider friends ^^ 

Well, one thing I've heard mentioned on Twitter is gChat.  Now i have gMail - for my blog and other crap - but should I really get the whole gChat thing?  Do you consider it better than Twitter - especially since there are no 140 char. limitations? Or is just Twitter enough for you?

Give me your opinions people ^^

As a thanks for reading/replying:

I don't know what this is from, but I saw this on tumblr, and thought it was pretty hilarious I suppose it's from an interview with Stephenie Meyer:

Q.) If Harry and Edward had to duel against each other using their own abilities, who do you think would win?

Meyer: A.) Oh gosh, don’t get mad at me but I don’t know what a wizard fight looks like in her (JKRowling’s) head. I know what it looks like in the movies so I have to go on what it looks like in the movies. But here is the thing, if it’s possible for a human to duck a wand being shot at them; a vampire is not going to have a problem. The fight would be over in .01 seconds because Edward would be across the room snapping his (Harry’s) neck. He would be done. He wouldn’t even have time to say his spell word. I’m sorry but Edward would win that one

First of all, can I just express myself in gifs?

Okay? Okay.

Stephenie, you know nothing about Harry Potter.

"He wouldn’t even have time to say his spell word."

Spell word? SPELL WORD?

"But here is the thing, if it’s possible for a human to duck a wand being shot at them; a vampire is not going to have a problem."

SMeyer, I don't know what you think happens in magic duels, but people don't throw wands, honey. The cast spells. Very quick spells.

"The fight would be over in .01 seconds because Edward would be across the room snapping his (Harry’s) neck."

One word: Impedimenta. (That's really nerdy of me, omg.) Harry could cast that and slow Eddie down. The casting one of the unfrogivable curses, probably Avada Kedavra, and win. But if Eddie-boy does manage to "snap Harry's neck", there's a certain someone called Madame Pomfrey who could fix that right up.

So, Stephenie, I say you should go and read the books and you will see how wrong you are.

I think I've said my peace.

I love my fanfiction. I love reading it. I love writing it. I profess my love for all this Twilight from the rooftops. What I don't want though, is for my Dad to know that I read and lust after 50 shades.

So, please, all you Facebook aficionados, help a girl out.

I tried to make a Facebook page so that I could add all my Twilight infatuations without my public sphere meshing with my twiporn obsession, but Facebook rejected my screen name. *gasp* What to do?? I couldn't found a way around this. If you know a way, coooooould you let me know? XD

So, can we talk about this? How do you follow all you favorite authors on Facebook without implied embarrassment? How do I make an account using my Fanfic screenname??

FYT:

approved by wtvoc

Hi guys!

CandyTwi and I are hosting a one-shot contest!!!! We are accepting entries from August 30 until September 25, 2010. Go and check out the contest page at

http://www.fanfiction.net/~beautifuledwardchallenge

Here are the details!

BEAUTIFUL EDWARD CHALLENGE

Calling all Edward lovers!

The Beautiful Edward One-Shot Challenge opens 30 August, closes September 25

Voting 27 September – 11 October

Winners announced 13 October

Description

For all you visual voyeurs, how about an Edward story, human or vampire, that focuses on Edward’s gorgeous beauty?

We want thigh crossing, panty dropping, heart singing descriptions! We want to celebrate the delicious Edward who has inspired us ever since Twilight!

If other contests have been too narrow in their criteria for your story ideas, this will be the writing challenge for you. Don’t we all have a Beautiful Edward image to share?

We want more than just a description however; we want a short story, a stand alone one-shot of 2000-7000 words. Get creative...

Judges

You!

Plus there will be a Hottest Edward Host’s Award for our standout favourite.

General information:

We will be accepting entries from 30 August to 25 September, 2010.Entries must be emailed to mailto:beautifuledward@gmail.com in Word doc. format.

You cannot post to your own FF account until after winners are announced on October 13. This is an anonymous challenge!

Multiple entries are allowed – we can’t have too much of Beautiful Edward!

Rules/guidelines:

All entries must be between 2000 and 7000 words in length, excluding header info and author note.

Lemons optional (but oh so encouraged).

No paedophilia, incest, rape, violence, you know the drill.

Get a Beta! Badly written, uncorrected grammar etc will be disqualified. Edward deserves the best!

All entries must be stand alone one-shots, no continuations or excerpts from current stories ALTHOUGH your one-shot may become the inspiration for a longer story after the challenge. This contest is anonymous. Entrants, please do not reveal your identity. If we become aware that you have promoted your entry you will be disqualified.

Please include the following header information with your submission:

Story title:

Pen name:

Summary:

Word count:

Disclaimer:

Your penname will be removed before we post entries to the challenge page. All entries will be put up to public vote and the top three will be the winners, plus there will be a special Hosts’ Award.

Winners:

Winners will be announced on 13th October.The top three entries will be awarded banners:

1st Place: Dazzle Award

2nd Place: Divine Award

3rd Place: Delectable Award

Hottest Edward Host’s Award

The overall winner of the voters poll (The Dazzle Award winner), will have their one-shot featured and be interviewed as a feature on the TwiFic Hall of Fame blog - http://twifichof.wordpress.com/

New writers are encouraged to enter!

If you have any questions, concerns, comments send an email to mailto:beautifuledward@gmail.com

Important Dates:

Entries accepted from 30 August to September 25, 2010

Public voting from 27 September to 11 October, 2010

Beautiful Edward Challenge Awards announced 13 October, 2010

Hosted by:

BoydBlog - Author of Episode - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5625982/1/Episode

and

CandyTwi - Author of Belladonna - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5944326/1/Belladonna

GET CREATIVE! 

Hi, am so flattered that somebody (thank you dear!) nominated The Parachutist for the Hidden Star Awards as Best Canon (couple). There is no AU category, which would be the best fit. I went there and I even suggested some nominations myself. Well, at least I’ll get more readers, hopefully. To be read (and possibly reviewed) is even better than winning. I poured my soul in my story.
There are some good stories in the competition and in other categories, and you can vote for your favorite author and banner too, so maybe you want to have a look. 

http://thehiddenstarawards.blogspot.com/

And, if you can retrieve that sad, sad story where Carlisle does everything wrong, defies fate, does not change the members of his canon family and eventually ends up alone, getting only the occasional unsentimental physical release from Tanya, you should nominate it for Best Tear Jerker. I can’t find it again and I am about to leave for 10 days.
 

Hi everybody! It's 1AM, I'm at work (as always) and thinking deep thoughts. Like about Bella's epic fail engagement ring.  If she has to wear that until the end of time, where will her wedding ring go?  Is there ring protocol for this cockroach shaped dilemma?  I just have a wedding ring myself, so I'm ignorant of such things.  But it's keeping me awake!  (probably a good thing, being at work & all!)  Help? TIA!

i'm bored.

take off your clothes.

no?

then let's play a game.

one of those 'when i think about ______ you i touch myself,  i  think of____.' games

so just post something in the comments

a canon character, a fic character, a story,  an actor, even yourself

and people can reply with what they associate with person/thing

gifs, videos, pictures, words whatever are all welcome

eg, someone  posts  Bella Swan. we reply with mushroom ravioli, khaki skirts and cliff-diving

but you know, hopefully more fun

fyt

by: EBalways

After a week without The Hostage, it's back!

Come on in and share theories, favorite lines, or whatever else you'd like!