Howdy campers! It's time to gather round the circle again for another discussion about life & its meaning. Oh who am I kidding?

Hopefully today's campfire will be fun because tomorrow I have to go get more tests on my bewbies & I need to laugh. I'm slightly worried.

So, I was watching t.v. w/my sister the other day and she says this to me about the "bad guy": "So that's basically Victoria, right?"  The light bulb went off. Now some of you may have guessed that I love Wonder Woman. She's just awesome. Well one day while searching for pics to use as avi's I came across a picture of The Justice League (just go w/it) posed like the movie poster for The Breakfast Club. For those of you that may be saying "The What?" The Breakfast Club was an awesome 80's movie starring most of the Brat Pack. That's a different campfire.

Anyhoot I thought it'd be fun to take a movie and apply the Twilight characters to it. So I'm going to suggest three movies to start it off,  you tell me what characters from Twilight would play the characters in the movie. Then you suggest your own movies. I'm breaking out the s'mores and there are plenty of sticks for everyone. Just don't throw them.

As always my #1 rule for any of my campfires is that you do not put yourself or others down. I'm serious about this. This circle is about the love.

I'm also going to ask that if you know anyone who has had or has breast cancer that you just mention it. You don't have to name the person. I'm just curious to know how many people know someone. 

The Movies: Pride & Prejudice, Dazed and Confused and Scream (any of them). I'll list mine in the comments.

I've known many woman who have had breast cancer, that being said, my Aunt Vera was the closest to me.

And follow me on Twitter: @wytchwmn75

I was going to say with HMonster4 - but a group convo in San Diego over....hmm...it was either a lager drink or a coffee drink that inspired it...

ElleCC, TheHeartoflife and I were talking about the emotional impact that reading Twilight had on us.  You remember those first few days after finishing the book, where a strange funk hung over you?  Profmom was the first one to bring it up that I can recall - back in the fall on a blog for another site.  Anyway - her point was, and what we were discussing was the odd gloom that we settled into after first consuming the twilight books.  Married/single - it didn't matter - there was this "I want that and I don't have it" feeling that was all encompassing.  I can remember it clear as day. I finished reading Eclipse (a week before BD came out), and I headed out with the hubs and mini to play 9 holes of golf, and I just couldn't shake it...I don't do Emo Funk, and this was brutal.  In realization now, it was aspiration for that fleeting moment, that first love that came and went - it was a first time that will never be recaptured.  Everyone in the conversation admitted to going through the same odd sort of daze, and it got me to thinking - why is that?

So I was noodling on it this am as I drove to work - random thoughts lead to more random thoughts - and something hit me.

It was those damn first 14 chapters of Twilight.

I started extrapolating it out - first love and the excitement of something new.  Most of us have been there. I remember mine - right before I turned 17.  It had a lot of the same dynamics - the rush, the fire, and sadly, a lot of the possessive inappropriate behaviors that we call Edward and Jacob out for in New Moon and Eclipse.  I have a lot of thoughts on the whole boy/teen dynamic - but I am going to hold on to that one for now, because I want to hear other people's perspectives.

So here is my deep thought/conversation starter for you ADF -

1. Did you go thru that post reading funk? Looking back on it now, can you pinpoint why?

2. Do you see parallels (good bad or otherwise) to your personal history?

3 If there was one thing you could go back and tell yourself before hitting that great first love, what would it be?

4. Did you have hopes that the high of the later books would get back to what you experienced in Twilight, or did you maintain that sensation throughout?

why aren't you reading the hunger games yet?

the books are cheap.  you can read them in a day.  what the censored 'cuz it's the front page are you waiting for?

all right, get in here and argue over peeta and gale.  i'll be sitting here on my forest-y throne, rooting for cinna.

Don't you love that interview or whatever it is they did in Paris during Twilight promo where Rob and Kris were asked what they liked about each other? It's so cute. They're so young. He's so dirty. Her hair is so awesome.

Anyway, moving right along... I used to hate Kristen Stewart. She used to disgust me. I'd see pictures of her last summer and feel sick. I'm being completely serious right now. I thought she had an attitude. I thought she needed to take a shower. I wondered why someone as hot and adorable and perfect as RPatttz would even look twice at her. But he didn't look at her... he had to spend time with her because of his job. I mean, why else would he want to be around THAT? Like, seriously... those pics from CC and TCA weekend... NO.

Then something happened. I saw her in person. My head kept shouting, "LOOK THAT'S ROBERT PATTINSON TWO FEET AWAY FROM YOU. FOCUS." My heart said, "F*** that, look at her. She's gorgeous." And her hair was pretty gross, but it was cute - all up in a messy sorta ponytail and super dark and her skin... oh her skin. ANYWAY, they were both adorable. And so was TomStu in his dirty sneakers. But enough about that... today's topic: KStew's hair.

Show me what you love. Show me what you hate. Be honest. Share pics. Wavy. Straight. Blonde. Bella-brown. Red. Black.

My favorites will be in the comments.Oh, and thank you to Bubbly90 who made the awesome collage! I love her.

I was just browsing around on Bakerella, one of my favorite baking blogs. She has a new section with pictures sent in from readers, and I found these. http://www.bakerella.com/pop-star-dee-in-texas/ Sparkly vampire cake pops! And dark chocolate for Team Jacob too. I just had to share.  Anyone else want to take a big bite out of that Edward one?

Good morning!  No hangover today, I'm just running later than usual because I was, gasp, doing Wife And Mom Stuff this morning before I got to play too much in the Forest!

We're winding down on my List of Fic Lists and in fact we have had a list like this before.  I am just bringing it forward to your attention today.

The One-Shot Fic List

Now, a few months ago, we had a post requesting one-shots.   I used the Handy Dandy Compass Icon and searched for that thread and all its amazing fics.

It is HERE.  <----  So that is one place to go to look for The ADF Recommended One-Shots.  Do you have a favorite that you'd like to set off in this campfire? BRING IT!

AU, AH, K - NC-17. Angst, fluff, death & destruction or an HEA.  All it has to be is fully complete in ONE SHOT.  It might only be a few hundred words; it might be several thousand!  But it's all contained in that one screen...

SOMETHING FOR THIS CAMPFIRE ONLY:  Do include the word count for the one-shot, if it's posted.  Some folks want to be able to read their fanfic in ten minutes or less and some of these epic one-shots will take considerably longer!

Remember the Rules of the Campfire:  Keep it simple.  No discussions.

My recs will be within.

Thank you for contributing to our general compiled knowledge of good, quality entertainment in the Forest! :)

I know we're probably all on Twitter discussing this, but why oh why isn't there a campfire about this?!

Yes, I know it's a pap shot, and therefore an invasion of privacy and what not, which I totally agree is sad and disturbing, but still...

Let's put that aside and discuss the EPICNESS that is his peen! :D Because I couldn't let this pass up...

RANGER EDIT:

FOR SOME REASON THIS HAS BECOME A HOT-BUTTON-TOPIC.  WE WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR OPINIONS.  ALL OF THEM.  BUT REMEMBER CAMPERS, KEEP IT FRIENDLY.  BE SMART, BE POLITE, AND DISAGREE USING INTELLIGENT WORDS, NOT INSULTS.

THANK YOU.

Can you guys hit me up with your favorite site to find fic writing and o/s contests?

TIA!

Calling all Twific writers:

We have a Pimp Your Stuff campfire and sneak peek one, but we have so many great authors here in the Forest, both VIPs and campers and I want more. As writers, we all have that feeling at least when we write one line or paragraph we absolutely love. A line that makes the whole writing process worth it. It may not be the line your betas loved or your readers quote (or it may be), but it's the one you liked writing the most.

So whether from a current story or an old one, from a drabble or a multi chap, show us lines/paragraph/short excerpt you've written that you're excited about. Yes, SHOW OFF! Humility has a time and place, THIS CAMPFIRE IS NOT IT. Write it loud and wear it proud. Don't forget to post links to your profile/stories and the title of the work its from--who knows who might see what you loved writing and fall in love with reading it!

This campfire was approved by both Ranger Jandco and Grownasswoman cos I'm needy so you should really really post. Please.

Tinsel Korey, Alex Meraz and Julia Jones were spotted hanging out at Lavo Restaurant and Nightclub in Las Vegas on Saturday...

looking good, looking good!

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Saw this pic today.  Along with an article saying Mr. Pattinson "glared" at paparazzi for good times yesterday.  Meh.  In the series of pics, it doesn't seem like it, and this shot was 1/8 of a second where he looked pissed.  I don't blame him either way. 

Maybe he glared.

Maybe the sun was in his eyes.

Maybe this is all just a good excuse for a picture post. 

SHOW ME YOUR OUT OF CONTEXT PICS.  Or even you're in context pics where you deny it's in context.  Anyone still following that babbling? 

What you do is post a pic.."In this pic, I LOOK drunk, but really, I'm just tired."  or "In this pic, it looks like that's a big zit, but it's really just a shadow"...you get the idea.  Don't tell if its what it appears to be or not.  Just have fun with it.  (forgive the not red "S".  this thing isn't behaving.)

Kellan was seen coming out of Body Image Gym in North Hollywood yesterday.  Apparently, Lutz has suffered some sort of hearing loss or whatever from all of the Eclipse promotion stuff.  And this, evidently, hindered him from schmoozing at Comic Con over the weekend. 

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Hi everyone. For those who loved vjgm's story Trust in Advertising, or her other story Boycotts & Barflies. And, like me, miss them terribly. Well you're in luck! You can now purchase these stories, they are original works written by Victoria Michaels (vjgm).

http://omnificpublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=30&zenid=199844638fa9aca1e9f0ad5491b07c87 for TiA

and

http://omnificpublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=15 for B&B

Show your support and buy her work, it's only $4.99 for the ebook.

I've read the first few chapters of Tia in its original work and it's great!!!

EDIT:

I just wanted to thank everyone for their opinion on this. I had an idea that some people might not like that it got pulled and published, but never thought people would react so strongly.

I feel as though my perspective on this matter has been widened today, so thanks ladies (and gents???)!!!

I'm halfway through reading TiA in published format, and am loving it as much as I loved it in FF format.

It is easy in some parts to compare the story to B/E but at the same time, I can feel them being completely different people, so it's bringing a new dimension to it.
 

Thanks again!

We're all in different time zones and I know a few of you are just now starting your day.  Or maybe you're just settling down for the evening with a glass of wine and good fic.  Whatever, where ever... I wish you well.  I'm 'using' my medication and going to bed.  I just wanted to leave you with this...

Rob on the WFE set~~

(more in the comments)

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Sleep well, Good night, good evening, or good morning!! 

See you all on the flip side!

xoxo

I feel stupid asking this... 

How do you post a story on LiveJournal?

Is it as simple as clicking post? How do you get the summary to show? 

I must be making it harder than it is... 

ask dirty uncle wtvoc

the I PASSED MY NURSING BOARDS edition

blurry comic con DB and e.desch on my camera for your time:

Do you write fan fiction?

Post excerpts from your upcoming chapters here!

Don't forget to include a link!

Good mor – er, AFTERNOON!

Am I slightly hung-over after the VIP bonfire last night?  If so, I thank our AMAZING RANGERS for throwing a huge shindig.  There was an open bottle of champagne in my cabin this morning, courtesy of m7707 and a pie from katinki and I swear I saw JandCo sprawled on my floor...

JennyFly was passed out. We're letting her sleep in. Shhh...

It was a GREAT party! :) Thank you all for coming!

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In honor of it being Monday and all, we're compiling a fic list. The VOLTURI fic list.  Want a little Italian in your fic du jour?  Today, I'm soliciting stories that FEATURE a member of the VOLTURI. All ratings, all pairings.  Ending with horror or an HEA, I'd love to see them here.

Remember the Rules of the Campfire:

1.  Keep it simple.  Just the title, author and summary from wherever you're finding the story.  No additional pimpage.

2.  No discussion.  This should read like a list when the campfire is open.  

So far, these are the lists that are in progress, all linked within the Forest.

AU - Lemony Goodness

Canon - All Kinds

AH - Lemony Goodness

Wolfpack Prose

Angst & Heartfail

Rated T, PG, PG-13

Slash Fics

Fluffy Fics

These lists are being compiled so that if anyone asks, "Hey, can you rec me a good ____________ fic?" you can respond with a link to all the best _______________ fics the Forest can think of, right there in one spot!

So remember to punch the heart to mark this as a favorite campfire!  It'll make these lists SO MUCH EASIER to find! 

As always, my fic recs will be within.

Thank you so much for sharing your favorites around the fire!

Hey there Campers!!

Unlike a lot of you... I actually LOVE Mondays.  It's my RELAXATION day.  With my work, I tend to be much busier on the weekends, and this past weekend was no exception. (mondays during the school year are even better!)

I just got back from the drug store.  If you follow me on twitter, you'll know why.  If you don't know what I'm talking about... just know that I've been a bit... under the weather... so to speak.  Hopefully things will be back in order here soon.

DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO SAY WELCOME TO OUR NEW VIP AUTHORS YET?!?

If not, then hop on over to the cabin area (look above, its the icon with the three little houses) and say HI!  We are so excited to have such a talented and diverse group of authors here at ADF.

Some pretty for you....

this is an oldie, but goodie.

Some Random Facts related to Women and Women's health~~

~The vibrator was originally used as a medicinal treatment for female "hysteria" during the 19th century. The vibrator-induced orgasms helped doctors dissipate hysteria's anxiety-related symptoms.
~A woman will spend approximately 3,500 days menstruating.
~Walt Disney made a movie about menstruation titled “The Story of Menstruation” in 1946. It most likely is the first film to use the word “vagina.”
~In almost every country worldwide, the life expectancy for women is higher than for men.
~Ancient Egyptians used softened papyrus as rudimentary tampons. Hippocrates notes that the Greeks used lint wrapped around wood. The modern tampon was invented by Dr. Earle Haas in 1929, which was called a “catamenial device” or “monthly device.” He trademarked the brand name Tampax.
~The breasts of human women are much larger in proportion than those of other female mammals. The prominent size, while not necessary for milk production, is most likely a result of sexual selection.
~Everyone has some nipple hair. Each woman has between 2-15 dark, straight strands growing.
~Semen contains zinc and calcium, both of which are proven to prevent tooth decay.

So Campers...

Tell me about your weekend...

Tell me what yer reading...

Tell me what's on yer mind!

If you go to the VIP Village, and you're half blind like me (from staring at a computer 18 hours a day 7 days a week), you might be having the same problem I am: The cabins are little & the detail is difficult to see.

So, I'll just put up pictures of the new cabins here for you all to appreciate & then you can pay a visit to your fave writers and soon-to-be favorites and wish them welcome (AGAIN-- because yes, i've seen the great response so far).

Actually, I'll put the thumbnails here & put the full size images in the first comment, that way this campfire doesn't take up a mile of the front page. OK.

If you want a better look at the new Cabins, step inside the Campfire.

Oh, and maybe once a week or so I should post some of the cabins (the LARGE version of the images) here in a campfire and prod the middle of the night folks (like me) to leave messages for the Authors.