So, I was leaving Starbucks tonight, and when I walked around back to my car, a cicada killer (this is what they look like) flew at my face and I screamed, and accidentally set off my car alarm. Two guys from the front ran around to see if I was okay. LOL. Seriously, I can't make this stuff up!

Ever have moments like these?  GIVE ME YOUR EMBARRASSING STORIES! Pretty Please?

alright, i know there is a weekly amnesia campfire, but i can't remember when it is, and i have been searching for this fic all day, so help me out?

I think the title may be in latin or something... can't quite remember.....

Forks WA is overrun with vamps, the bad kind.  Said vamps use humans as their willing, (and unwilling) blood donors and sex slaves. There is a daily blood collection van that drives around getting blood from the humans.....

Bella and Charlie are major players in the resistance. Bella is close to Seth Clearwater, and when he is injured during an escape attempt she is overtaken while trying to save him?

Edward rescues her and takes her to the cullen house in Oregon....

I remember lots more, but i don't want to give away the whole plot if someone hasn't read..... I think it is a biggish fic though??? Hope it didn't just stop updating!

Thanks!

I went on a bit of a beauty kick this week and bought some fun nail polishes. Show me some of your recent purchases and why you bought/love them or do you have buyer's remorse?

SHARE!

It's a bittersweet day.  One of my favorite fics of all time from one of my favorite people of all time ended today.  Let us celebrate both the perfect ending to Brown Study and my partner-in-Tom, littlesecret84, by showing her some hat love.

Congrats, Ser!!  

So, flipping through the pulled/not been updated in forever campfire, I couldn't help by notice that is was mentioned that some of the fics have been published. I personally haven't been involved in the fandom long enough, (or maybe just not involved enough period) to be aware of any of these. I did notice that "Three Daves" book advertised on you know where has been published. I've thought about giving it a shot. But I'm curious, how many of these thing are out there in published form? And are they any good? And if you've read them before and after, do like like them as much, (better?) after all Twi references are pulled? Do they leave the LEMONS intact???

Oh, and where can I get them???

thanks for satiating my curiosity!!!

So...I'm addicted to Facebook games because I'm just THAT cool.
A few weeks ago, while playing one of my favorites, Petville, I came across this little gem of a game update


 

Obviously I had to screencap that so I could show everyone here, but that didn't happen right away because I'm not very good at making things interactive.
So last night, after a conversation with some very interesting thought processes, some ADF friends and I were able to come up with a connection between this "Dusk" collection and Twilight guilty pleasures.
If you really need to know how this makes sense, I'll tell you, but it's not very important

(cue awkward transition to the interactive portion of the campfire)

Obviously we're all here because of our love of Twilight, but I'd guess many of us take this love obsession a lot farther than we'd like to admit.
For this campfire, let's be open about our Twilight guilty pleasures.
Did you purchase a manillow? Make bad fan art? Good?
Be honest. How many hours a day do you spend in your daughter's room while she's at school because your husband won't let you put the posters on your wall?
Tell me everything.

Here's where the REMIX comes in.
I know we've visited this topic before, so let's change it up a bit.
Maybe you don't have a guilty pleasure, but I bet you've heard stories. So instead of, or maybe in addition to your own guilty pleasure, tell us about something crazy you've just heard about.
But that's not all. I've got one more option for your response. We're all about having fun around here, right?
Unless you're new, I'm sure you've seen the rumor and prank campfires.
In that spirit, MAKE UP a story. It can be extreme and obvious or something really mild. Let's see if people can guess if it's a truth or a lie.

Tell truths, tell lies. Got one of each? Perfect. Let's make this fun.

Hello Campers!!

MONDAY MONDAY

is it good to you?

MONDAY MONDAY

is it all you hope it would be?

~Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers and lawns.
~Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
~The 7-Eleven Extreme Gulp is 50% bigger than the volume of the human stomach!
~22% of people leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink.
~The average garden-variety caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head.
~Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
~The U.S. eastern seaboard consumes almost 50% of all ice cream sandwiches.

Tell me something good!

Just when you thought it was SAFE to come to the FOREST again!

I have been wowed by the terrific fanficking recommendations the Campers of ADF have put forth for the entertainment of one another. This is SO COOL.

When I posted my Master Fic List last Friday, I received several ideas for more lists!  So, I am going to continue posting these lists for fic recommendations until, I guess, I run out of requests. 

Today, we're looking for Daddyward Fics.  Stories where Edward (vampire or human) is a father.  So share with us the very BEST Daddyward fics!

If you're looking for all the links for all the rec lists, I refer you to the Master Fic List.  There were sixteen on that list last week and I am NOT going to post them all here. lol 

Remember the Campfire Rules:  

1.  Keep it simple.  This is not a regular rec campfire. This is a listing of your favorite Daddyward stories.

2.  No discussions.  Just copy, paste and go!  

My first recommendation will be within.

Thank you for sharing your favorite fics around the fire!

At the relentless insistance of my friend Robyn, a.K.a. the Mominator, I have found my way over here :)

For my first Campfire, I want to talk about the cutest things.

My hubby and I were driving, on our way to go shopping and I can't remember what happened to make me say it, but I told him that "I think I just lost my stomach."

Of course, the curious little ears in the back seat happens to pick up on everything and says "No you didn't, it's still there..."

That was the cutest thing from her.

What are some of the cutest things you can remember, whether it was from your kids, friends, family, or significant other?

Love,

Heather, a.K.a. Bella Quinn
And for my photo of the day....

Yeah, I know, it's another campfire from me. I've just been busy in the fandom today!

Anyway, so I've got quite a bit on my writing plate right now. I've got two three WIP's, a fic that I'm writing in advance, FGB stuff, AND a fic that I'm attempting to edit.

THAT IS A LOTTA WRITING.

Is anyone else a little more than stressed about the amount of writing that's expected from them? Whether you brought it on yourself or not. ;)

hey guys i was just wondering is anyone knows the name of this fic. it was pretty popular so im hoping someone might know what im talking about. the story was about bella and edward going to carlisle's funeral and then they had to stay because i think edward got a job there anyway bella doesnt like being near edward for some reason i cant remember now but i do remember bella living in edwards parents old house which is really old and emmet fixes the roof and e&b make edwards room together.

yeah hope that helps i cant really recall a storyline just bits and pieces though. 

thank you

The forest has been quiet today and I think what we REALLY need is a 

You know, a campfire where we talk about ANYTHING WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

No rules besides not personally beating anyone up, because that upsets me.

Put your chat topic in BIG COLORFUL LETTERS and hang out.

Show me that YOU ARE HERE and BE PROUD

Something has to be on your mind. A fanfic? A book? a tv show or movie? A drama? An irk or a quirk?

Let's Chat Campers!

Hi!

I've been gone all weekend cos I was in LA and got to see 100Monkeys twice at The Viper Room. So good :) Second night was amazing. Got to see some great bands and some NOT SO great bands. Met some awesome people and closed the bar down with Monkeys yesterday/this morning and flew home this morning.

My brain is fried but once it's working again, I'll upload the pics of the boys and some vids.

What did I miss while I was gone??? Anything good happen in the forest??? I love the new background! Looks like a frozen forest. Which is good since AZ is running at 105 plus 80% humidity right now! :/

So earlier, I watched a no-hitter get ruined with 2 outs in the 9th. He's a younger guy that absolutely deserved it and was pitching great. It put a bit of a damper on my mood (even though we won and swept the Rays! yay!).

I was wondering, has it ever happened to you where a fic just blows your mind and in the last chapter or the epilogue the author writes in a huge twist or kills off a character and you just hate it?

Or do you feel that whatever the author chooses to write is the right way to end it? Is there even a "right" way to end a fic?

I'm not really looking for specific fics, not a fan of calling authors out, but feel free to do whatever.

So, I've started broadening my fanfiction horizions by starting to post some of my stories on Twilighted. The site is great. I've met some awesome people there.

The only that frustrates me is that sometimes the beta's don't get that your story is fiction and that there's a reason why it isn't exactly realistic. I'm posting one of my stories, Schadenfreude, on Twilighted, and it's a pretty unrealistic story as a whole. But, the cops weren't called in one graphic scene, and unless I change it, it won't be posted.

That means I'll have to change the next two freakin' chapters!

Sorry for venting. And I really do love Twilighted. I just get fwustwated sometimes.

Anyone else have some fwustwations?

By: EBalways

The Hostage updated today, and there were a lot of things happening!

Another flashback.

Charades.

A raid.

Self-lovin....

Jump in and let's hear your thoughts!

This is a LOVE POST!! I was looking through what I missed over this weekend since I was working, sleeping and working some more, and saw all the posts that seemed like they could have had the potential to be hurtful (I admit, I didn't click on many because I have my own issues that I'll just keep to myself).

Not only that, but on my twitter at least, I know quite a few have been having a really crappy time lately, myself included.  So, what better than a L<3VE post!!! (see what I did thar? eh, not as good as I'd hoped)

Leave your love people!! Love the rangers? Say it! Love your bestie? Post it! Love everyone in general?? LET THEM KNOW! <3

Mine are in the comments.  I'm hoping this turns into a 'Kum-Bah-Yah' I love you type thing because honestly, there is too much hate in the world!

P.S. No hate allowed in this post.  Haters will be taken to the left.  If you need clarification, please advise.

This wondermous post was approved by the lovely Grown.Ass.Woman <3

I've been bouncing in my seat for this all week - 

Vampires have come to Forks, and only one person can possibly stop
them. That would be me. I am Eric Yorkie, the Van Helsing of Forks. The True
Adventures of a Vampire Hunter. A Twilight AU.

Can be found here in Storytelling as well as FF

Seriously folks - you need to read.  I had the good fortune of seeing it earlier in the week - my stomach was aching from laughter after paragraph 2 - it is going to be epic!!

and it's by VIP duskwatcher!

Is this a deal breaker for you?

Some readers have mentioned that they will actually stop reading a story if the author does not reply to the reviews...

Do you doubt that authors appreciate their readers if they don't respond to each review?

Just wondering...

Along with your

REGULAR and AWESOME FANFICTION RECS

give me your 

favorite

ESCAPISM FICS

Thank you