it's friday i'm in love free-for-all time!

go forth and rub sticks together

start them campfires

for those of you who don't know, starting at 12am eastern on friday, you are allowed to start campfires about anything your little ole heart desires. 

had a bed day?  let it out, campers.

interested in david boreanaz picspams?  tell us.

read a really swell fanfiction?  link that shit.

whatever you wanna talk about, man.  it's free-for-all!

go go go go go

and if you want, tell me what you're up to this weekend in here.  i'll be co-hosting a block party for the next three days omg

My first Campire!!!! And surprise, surprise....it's about music!!!   So, the Eclipse Soundtrack came out two days ago!!! Whoop whoop!!! It has been on repeat since it was downloaded. I think my family wants to throw out my computer :)

Here are some questions to all the music lovers and music nazis out there....

• Who is your favorite artist/singer on it?
  
• Were you disappointed, or did it meet your expectations??
  
• Who did you actually want on it?
  
• Better or worse then the first two?
  

My thoughts are in the comments

Oh, and I'm sorry if this has already been done.....or if it had to be ranger approved??

Hello all. I have been a lurker here barring a few comments on some campfires. I have a valid (at least I think so) reason to start one now. Ok I don't understand anything how FBG works. I have looked on their website http://www.thefandomgivesback.com/ as well as the Team UoEM/S&D/MOTU website. Here are my questions.

1) I understand (I think) that donation/payment is ONLY made to Alex's Stand at the official website. http://www.thefandomgivesback.com/ So is that it? I mean do we just email the receipt to the organizers then? Do we get all stories by all authors?

2) Speakiing of authors. I couldn't find any list of authors participating. Are there any?

3) I saw various teams set up. What's the deal with that? Does it mean we have to chose a team and we get stories from those authors only?

4) Do we have to bid? I saw at one place minimum donation is $5 then what is the deal with bidding?

Sorry if these questions are reptitiive for older members but I really couldn't figure out anything. Thanks a lot in advance.

NINAPOLITAN IS SEBASTIEN ROBICHAUD!!!!  DON'T BELIEVE ME? CHECK OUT THIS:

                             * I respectfully blacked out her full email information

NINAPOLITAN COME AND SHARE THE WHOLE STORY!!

Ranger Edit: This is a rumor at this point until we hear a official confirmation. Nina is connected to the blog but that doesn't necessarily mean that she is the author.

According to the Website:

This is "the one", the weekend that will make fan history as we proudly present the incredible cast of the most eagerly awaited film of the year, The Twilight Saga: ECLIPSE, coming to theaters June 30, 2010.

Who is going to be attending this weekend?  Who are you excited to see? What are you going to wear?

THE CULLEN FAMILY WILL BE IN THE HOUSE

  I'm psyched that all of the Cullens except for Kellan are supposed to be there Saturday, I just noticed  Jackson was just added.  My Ticket Icludes the Voulturi Ball which I was going to skip but they added the magic words OPEN BAR and now I am torn.

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN TO BE RELEASED AS TWO SEPARATE FILMS

First Film to Arrive in Theatres November 18, 2011

Los Angeles, CA, June 10, 2010 – Summit Entertainment confirmed today that THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN will be released as two separate films with the first of the two slated to be released in theatres on November 18, 2011. Academy Award® winner Bill Condon will direct both films starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner along with Billy Burke as Charlie Swan as well as returning members of the Cullen Family including Peter Facinelli as Carlisle, Elizabeth Reaser as Esme, Jackson Rathbone as Jasper, Nikki Reed as Rosalie, Ashley Greene as Alice and Kellan Lutz as Emmett.

The project, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, is currently being written by Melissa Rosenberg with Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt and Stephenie Meyer producing. The TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN will start production in the Fall.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.

The third film in the franchise, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE is due in theaters on June 30, 2010.

Surprising, not surprising?  Disappointing, not disappointing?  Discuss what kind of fuckery they're going to add to stretch this sucker out into two films in the comments.

So.. my friend just told me about this:

"In anticipation of the July 2 release of The Last Airbender, Jackson and and co-star Nicola Peltz will be signing autographs for lucky fans on Tuesday, June 22 at Miami’s Aventura Mall’s Center Court at 3:30pm.

But make sure to get there early: The first 250 people to arrive by 3:00 pm get a chance to receive a wrist band to get meet and get an autograph from Jackson and Nicola."

IM DEAD. I LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO AVENTURA MALL.And there I met last year Alex Meraz and Kiowa Gordon. Any Floridians out there planning on going??

OH and theyre going too to Mall of America on June 19th in MINNESOTTA!
http://www.twilightmoms.com/2010/06/the-last-airbender-event-with-jackson-rathbone-in-minnesota/

 rangers do what you gotta do!

If you're a fan of The University of Edward Masen, Master of the Universe, or An Introduction to Swirl and Daisy, this year's Fandom Gives Back Auction features outtakes from each story, by each author.  And it's all for a great cause!

A "one-stop shopping" Web site has been set up to make it easy for you to pledge:

http://www.squallys-teams.com/home

Visit this page for info on what the authors are donating, and how you can pledge.

To fellow UofEM fans:  Sebastien Robichaud has agreed to do a bonus 5K outtake if the total donations exceed $10,000.  We're already more than halfway there!  Please add your contribution!

All proceeds benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand to fight children's cancer.

Bree is cold - actually she finds herself 'frozen with fear' and 'feeling like a block of ice' a lot - well duh, when is she going to get that she's a vamp?

And when is she going to appreciate the true amazingness of being able to blind peeps by simply stepping into the sunlight?

Will her character motivation ever make sense?

Is anyone still reading?

The discussion continues from last night's thread here

http://www.adifferentforest.com/Campfire_Comment.aspx?ID=6108

Snark, rage, love, fangirling, critique, putting the world to rights - anything goes, just follow the Forest rules. DH is a firefighter but he's busy at work and I don't want to have to tell the rangers I burned their campsite.

 Okay, So I was wondering and talking to my sister about cross overs.

Anyone have any good rec's. I would love to read a Buffy Twilight one, but willing to try others.

 It's ADF's Thursday Night

AMNESIA CAMPFIRE

Gather around, young campers, and tell us what you have forgotten. It's like a quiz show or a crossword puzzle (or something), GIVE US everything you remember about a fic, an author, a book or whatever you wish and WE will try to figure out what the heck you are talking about.

GO AHEAD, CHALLENGE YOUR FELLOW CAMPERS

( and get help in the mean time)

lol tricia
oh, sweet irony

 So, yeah, I know I have many pet peeves. 

What are yours? List two. One from real life, and one pet peeve about Twilight. (Can be from the books or movies)

RL: My mother buying me clothes that she knows are so not my style.

Twilight: Breaking Dawn's Edward. (WTF? He's a complete douche in it...just saying...)

FYT

So I just finished reading the third fic this week that ended with "and then everything went black."

I am so sick of Bella fainting all the time in stories. It just really bugs the hell out of me. Another one that makes me roll my eyes is when Bella loses her virginity and the single tear rolls down her check only to be kissed away by Edward. I'm not saying losing your virginity doesn't hurt because yes, do does, and I'm sure that some people cry, but I didn't cry and neither has anyone else I've ever spoken with. GRR...

So anyway, what is your most hated Twilight fan fiction cliché?

yeah, the other characters have posters, too

but this is the only one that matters

well, pam's doesn't even look like her, so i'm pretending it doesn't exist

It's low quality, but Extra has a short interview with BDH (Victoria) and some new footage from Eclipse.

So..... I wonder how fans will react to her as opposed to Rachelle Lefevre, when the film comes out. 

Hey Campers!

Jessica is out of school for the summer, but she's still keeping busy with her interviews!  It seems like she's combining her college research with her love of fine journalism.  This week she talked to EMMETT from LOVE IN MY BOX by the fantabulous writing team, cosmoandmarvar.

If you're not reading this fic, you need to!  It's hilarious!  I'm so jealous of Jessica for talking to Emmett, I love him!!

Interview in the comments.....

Jenny updated River Dam, and my heart has not yet recovered.

http://www.adifferentforest.com/Fiction/Default.aspx?Chapter=2766
 

And per her chapter note, Jandco has flipped off too many people, and was recently paid a little visit by Karma.

River Dam is winding down. And just in time, too! Since JANDCO HAS DISLOCATED HER FINGER and can no longer type! OMG! In other news, Sanctuary's last chapter is going up on Saturday, as far as I know. If anyone starts a thread for this River Dam update, you should also lemme know how you feel about Sanctuary and GIVE JANDCO ADVICE ON HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HER RIGHT HAND! Thanks as always for being awesome readers.

 Hey Ya'll... So I'm having a double issue, aren't I always... but I need some advice

First off, I posed this question off to my twitter followers but got no response, I'm starting to think only 3 of my followers are real lol but I was wondering if this new Alice in Wonderland - rated PG - was appropriate for kids. I have a 'mature' 6 yr old who keeps asking to see if but my gut instinct tells me No Way - just off this preview alone.

It looks so dark and I'm not exactly clear the message its suppose to be sending out and well, idk it just looks creepy! I guess I'm like the ONLY person in the world that doesn't know this story, so have any of ya'll seen't it or do you think it's a appropriate or not?? Lemmie Know.

Soooooo..... then that got me thinking this ^^^ movie can't be that bad if it's only PG and Twilight is PG-13 and my daughter has definitely watched that, it's one of her favorites -smh. Although I didn't give her permission the first time she saw it, she was only mildly freaked out by James - more mad because he broke the mirrors in a ballet studio and caused a mess, than for biting Bella. When it was time for New Moon, she was properly FREAKED out by Dakota on the previews with her Red Eyes and hurting "Momma's Edward" so I figured that was a immediate no-go. But then, after I'd seen it a few times and it went to the 1$ theaters, we ended up there having a girl's day. I can admit, it wasn't a great idea because she spent the entire Volturi scene in my lap and teared up when Edward leaves Bella, but overall she said she really liked it and she's totally Team Jacob. I do remember leaving thinking I'd never had to explain a movie so much with her and there was No Way in hell she was gonna make it through Eclipse. But now its that time again and she's BEGGING me to go see it.... or at least let her watch it on DVD eventually. I've yet to budge.

Is anyone else going through this at all?? Any advice?? WWYD?? And what's up with Ratings nowadays? It seems like a movie has to be completely inappropriate just to get a R rating nowadays, I.E The Hangover (although it was great) Plus... dare I go there, but BD... PG-13??? I don't understand how all these movies can stay in the same ratings bracket when obviously the material is changing and getting more, err... Intense. 

There's an old pic of Henry Cavill taken from a movie he did when he was younger, where he's wearing clothes similar to Rob's costume here and has his hair done in the same style. I need to find it and put them side by side for fantasy fodder  comparison.

 Check out the new scene featuring Bree and Riley

I supposed this is a good time to discuss these 2 characters, featured heavily in the film, but not so much in the books. Have you read Bree's book? What did you think? How about Riley? Are you thinking it's a good thing to see more of him prior to the battle in Eclipse?