Lately, it's come to my attention that people are under the impression that the Forest hates on Stephenie Meyer.

Jigga Wha?

First, I want to point something out...The Forest is user generated.  That means that if people want to come and post Stephenie Meyer love they are more than welcome to.  This place COULD BE a Stephenie Meyer Love fest.  That is up to the Campers.

Second...The Forest realizes The Forest wouldn't even exist without the Twilight Saga author! 

So.  This is a Meyer appreciation post.

Here's why I appreciate her:

1. Edward.  She MADE this guy.

2. She is kind and generous enough to let us fic these characters out, something not all other authors support. 

3.  Because of her, I've made some of the best friends I'll ever have, and I can't say enough about that.

So, Campers, tell me why YOU appreciate Stephenie Meyer.

(this is an appreciation post.  I know not everyone can come up with nice things to say, but please, keep this thread positive.)

This has been on my mind a LOT lately and, while it would probably be more suited for an article of some sort, I am just going to put it out here first to get our wonderful campers thoughts and experiences.

I have been involved in the Twiverse since before Breaking Dawn's release and wrote my first fanfiction ( a canon missing moment series)  soon thereafter. (Try to find it, it's only one place and I won't say where)

Soon after, and because I had so few readers, I went to see what AH was all about. In all honesty, ALL HUMAN made no sense to me. It was like making Aragorn a CEO or Harry Potter a wandless college student. Is that really fan fiction?

Don't bite my head off. You probably thought the same thing when you first heard of it. But Stephanie Meyer made these amazing characters stronger than her world (like it or not, she did. I will make another campfire discussing this if you want me to) and that is why Edward can be everything from a soldier to an importer/exporter and we will give it a thumbs up.

After I become friends with some of the rangers who are now at ADF (was that two years ago, now?)  I tried my hand at ALL HUMAN and experienced moderate success with my own story, a success my canon story didn't get. I don't take sides in what is better, each is their own and I like both. Why would I care about what others want to read, it is their business.

I've seen the rise and fall of fics, fics that get pulled, wars over warnings, egos the size of an elephant (and bigger) and enough sheep to fill Australia. I've hung around, I haven't flounced. I've weathered others temper tantrums and have seen trends come and go and do not get caught up in them.

But now, after all of that, I want to know YOUR experience with the twiverse.

How long have you been here? (twilight universe? ADF?) what is your history with twilight?

Have your perceptions changed since the beginning? 

Did you come seeking fanfiction or did you start just wanting to talk about the books?

Do you read the same types of things now that you used to read?

Are there any trends that YOU have seen come and go? Were you happy about it?

Do you think that some of the twiverse takes itself too seriously or that others don't take themselves seriously enough?

None of this is scientific, inquiring minds just want to know! I fear sometimes our perceptions are not the reality and we judge others or certain prejudices they do not hold. I, personally, think it's just evolution and trends. Maybe, maybe not. But I am interested just the same.

Did anyone watch this?  I didn't.  Another reason why I LOVE Youtube... it was kind of a weird interview though.  Letterman is just... idk.  When they start debating WOLVES.... strange.

(I love the hair, btw...)

I thought I would go ahead and start a new campfire on FGB since it hasn’t been up for awhile. A new team has started for No Choice (by glasscannon). So if you are a follower head on over to http://www.thefandomgivesback.com/browse.php?id=238 and check out the 5 stories GC is offering. And then join our team to get in on the goodies and support a great cause.

Now if you are not a No Choice follower and haven’t read it yet, I have to give it a plug. It is truly the best AU cannon out there. 4 quick reasons why you have to go read it now:
1. Awesome story that answers a “what if” question taking off from New Moon. All the details and pieces come together so nicely in this one and GC is always keeping me guessing (I like that in a story).
2. Writing – it is just soooo well written. Nuff said.
3. Characters – GC writes the in cannon characters so well. It is just so “them”. But then she takes them one step deeper (or 5 steps deeper), and you find yourself just sighing and saying “So this is where they should have gone”.
4. Relationships – you will love the multifaceted relationships formed in this story. I love Jasper & Bella and her Rosalie is hands down my favorite Rosalie out there. Not just a bitch to be a bitch. Her relationship with Bella is fantastic.
Just 4 great reasons to read this story (there is plenty more). Even if you are not a big fan of AU cannon characters, I promise you, you will like this story. So head on over there and read it. And then join our team so we can raise even more money for a great cause!

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5079674/1/No_Choice

Team No Choice:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEFTS0liN1hLZHhHcDQ4cURSVVI4b3c6MA

Questions? Email @ nochoicefans@gmail.com

I was lucky enough to be at Twilight Night in San Diego on Saturday. (Well, I don't know about lucky, I slept on the sidewalk for the opportunity.) The majority of the event was great. (It was totally cloudy so we didn't get to see the lunar eclipse, but obviously that wasn't the event organizers fault.)

What WAS the organizers fault were a couple of things that made me wonder if this was just something they threw together at the last minute or if any planning was actually involved. Was anyone else at an event? I really really want some answers to the following questions and if you could help me I'd be extremely grateful!

1. Why couldn't the organizers give us a little more information than "First come, first served"? My friend and I got there SOO early...and from what I could tell, it was totally unnecessary. We could have arrived half an hour before it started and still gotten the same benefits we already had, even with the fact that thousands of people were there.

2. What was up with the shirts?! They didn't tell us as we were walking in that there were Cullen shirts and Wolfpack shirts or that you were stuck with the size you were given, even if it was two sizes too small. They just handed us one and then refused to trade even if the shirts didn't fit us. 

3. Photo booth?! They told us the pictures we took in the photo booth would be posted on facebook.com/twilight, youtube.com/twilight, and myspace.com/twilight. Here we are on Monday and I still don't see any pics anywhere. Am I doing something wrong?

4. The livestream of the event. They told us at Twilight Night that it would still be posted for a couple days so that we could see the interviews that we didn't get to see. The only videos I see listed are highlights, so obviously I missed the full thing, but I have tried on two computers and four different browsers and as soon as I push play, I get sound, but no picture. Is that happening to anyone else?

5. Um, for anyone who watched from home, what was the streaming like? They didn't think to air any of it on the huge screen that sat blank for us...

6. Other than that, it was fun. I really liked watching Twilight and New Moon with tons of fans under the stars cloudy cloudy night. Note, women next to me who were talking about their zits for forty five minutes, that was disgusting, why were you even there if you weren't going to watch the movies?

Anyway, if you have a chance to answer these questions (even if you weren't there!) I'd love you forever...what can I say? I'm easy like that.

And FYT: This is a video I took (while being trampled, hence the shaking) of Peter doing red carpet interviews. If you've seen the Twilight Night San Diego iReport on CNN.com, this moment happens during that interview. Oh, and as usual, this is a Twilight event, so there is screaming and you may want to turn down your speakers. (:

hey all,

i know this has been asked many times before.  (i did a search, yay!)  but i've tried all the suggested downloads and am still having trouble.(boo!!)  please help.

ok, so my issue is that i only have an itouch, not an iphone.  i need my ffn like air and will not have access tomorrow while waiting in line for eclipse.

like i said, i tried all the sites listed before and i keep getting a popup window "safari cannot download this file".

i am a serious tech moron and have no idea how to do all the fancy things that itouchs can do. especially because it's not "really" mine, i permanently "borrowed" it from my sister so i've been hesitant to download anything or even link it.

but i'm desperate to make this ffn file saving work.

edit: ok, so i also tried stanza and instapaper, both free download apps, but now it says its not compatible and i need a 3.0 software update.

Hey ADF!!!!! I'm going on a short trip (only 2 hours) starting tomorrow, and I was wondering if anyone had any good recs for me?

Here's what I'ma likin the sound of:

some oneshots

Bella/Edward

where they have been close friends/neighbors all their lifes and don't realize their feelings 'til the end

Thank you soooo much!!! FYT:

I know most of you are going to the midnight screenings to see this movie, but I wanted to go with all my friends so we are waiting until Saturday night!

We will be meeting first at a restaurant where I plan on having 3 cosmopolitans before heading next door to the theatre!

I don't really mind the wait because I am not excited to see this movie.... I have read the leaked script, I have seen the clips, and I have looked at the photos. I just feel the movie is going to piss me off in some parts so I want to be as lit as possible before hand! LOL

Anyone else feel like me???

I just got home a bit ago from an advanced screening of "Eclipse". It was pretty good...much better than Twilight and better/different than New Moon. I will share a few things, but dont want to give away too much.

1. Alot more kissing/making out than in the other movies

2. Edward shows quite a few emotions, he gets angry and screams at Victoria, it was kinda hot

3. Xavier as Riley = good stuff; I think he did a really good job

4. Bryce Dallas Howard as Victoria = surprisingly good at some points

5. Rosalie's main scene/flashback = really good, Nikki's acting during this scene is good

5. Maj Jasper Whitlock = HOT

6. Edward looks much better in this movie than NM...better makeup, better hair, better clothes

7. The "sex talk" between Charlie and Bella = funny stuff; Charlie still steals every scene he is in

8. Jessica's speech = pretty good

9. Bella and Edward in graduation caps = horrible

10. The action/fight scenes were very well done

OK, I will stop now

ETA: I dont really consider these spoilers, so that is why I didnt put them in the comments, but if the Rangers feel different and want to change it, I understand.

Forbes Article About Kristen Ranking 66th on Forbes Celebrity 100 List

The films also created three insanely popular movie stars: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. Pattinson makes his debut on the Forbes Celebrity 100 this year in 50th place with $17 million in earnings. Most of that is from the Twilight films where he plays vampire Edward Cullen. But Pattinson also starred in the film Remember Me, which was a modest success at the box office, and he’ll appear in the film adaptation of Water for Elephants opposite Reese Witherspoon in 2011.

Kristen Stewart, who plays Bella Swan, also debuts on the list this year. Because Stewart has fewer non-Twilight projects than Pattinson (her only other recent work was in the tiny film The Runaways where she starred as Joan Jett) she earned $12 million between June 2009 and June 2010, ranking 66th on our list.

Both stars were paid relatively little for their initial work on the films but they have become indispensable to the Twilight franchise. That means they can both ask for pay raises for upcoming movies. The final book, Breaking Dawn, will be split into two films, which will give Stewart and Pattinson the opportunity to double their upfront pay for their final Twilight work.

So, everyone here has these awsome gifs. I do not. This makes me a sad panda. Does anyone know how to make my gif small enough to post?

I am tecno-challenged. I would post pictures of Teh Pretteh here, but I have no idea how to get a pic to post here. They are on my desktop...

We all know that Edward plays the piano. So are there any fics that involve any art form or music as a major aspect? Please provide the link to them. I need twifics bad!

Is anyone attending the Eclipse screening on Tuesday (the 29th)?  It's a benefit for Alex's Lemonade stand and I think it is the only pre-screening before the opening.  I went last year and had a great time.

Peter Facinelli and Kellan Lutz surprised us last year and auctioned themselves off (well, not really themselves. Dinner with them).

EDIT: I can't figure out for the life of me why the picture is sideways...

So I'm thinking about starting a new fic and thanks to some awesome suggestions that I picked up in a previous campfire (can't find the campfire right now but it was asking about rarely rec'd fics), I can't decide which one to start. 

My choices are...

Walter Cannon's Theory, Expanded by Temptation's Girl

The Wedding Party by spanglemaker9

I Don't Exist by rachael1042

or Stampede of a Thousand Pulses by ss10

Please help me decide which one of these to jump in to.

This is my first campfire so I'm not sure if I need approval.

During the summer I work at a produce stand and spend hours in the hot sun with very little human interaction. I tend to read and listen to my ipod to pass the time. I have and re-read every book on my shelf to many times to count. I am in dire need of some book recommendations. I tend to stick to YA but I have no prejudice against big girl books. Thanks in advance!

I think he gives her a bit of a hard time at the end:

time to play a game

ask a __________

leave a comment with your ~specialty~

and we'll ask you questions that you answer at your own discretion

and no, rob lover is not a specialty

but kstew stalker is

okay go go go go

The COMPLETE trailer for Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows....

I. Just. DIED. 

COME ON NOVEMBER!!!

I haven't been to the forest in a couple weeks, OR EVEN READ ANY fFF IN THAT TIME!

Shocking, I know.

I don't know how I've survived.

I finally get a break from everything, and come to visit, and I've not only missed playing tag with everyone by a day, but I check my email to find....

HARDLY ANY UPDATES FOR FIC! :O

Someone hit me with a good ole quickie to fill my time before I have to get back to working, yo.

Please and thank you?