LaPush was really stormy today.  First Beach was pretty windy so we didn't stay long. It was still a nice stop. Thanks to the tips from campers who directed us to Rialto Beach. Wow. It was fantastic and The Lurker was able to see the Pacific Ocean for the first time. I wasn't able to get to the Hoh Rainforest, but there was plenty of greenery around LaPush to make me happy.

We chuckled alot because most of the Twilighters we saw were adults, which was proof that the fans are not just 'a bunch of screaming teenage girls.'

The Dazzled By Twilight store was really cool with the decorations.  We ended up getting most of our souveniers at Forks Outfitters. Everyone we talked to was really nice and welcoming. The pizza place was awesome and breakfast at the Forks Coffee Shop was great too.

We begin the journey home tomorrow.  The big storm is blowing around us and we are watching the hotel signs, and trees sway with the gusts...so far the biggest one has been 62 mph.  The lights are blinking a bit, so I need to get posting!

(More pics inside)

So, someone in the fandom spent a portion of their lives this week turning handwriting samples from both Kris and Rob into text font.  Why?  I don't know.  I'm not deep enough to understand the workings of a mind like that.  ANYWAY, littlesecret84, ciaobella27 and I wiled away a few hours this evening speculating about the sorts of things Rob and Kris might write if they were leaving, say, post-it notes to each other on a refrigerator.  Here, in their own theoretical handwriting, is what we think goes down (Jenny made them into pretty post-its for us, because she's the most wonderful person on earth):

are you fucking kidding me with this?

i'm going to make a video about Kristen Stewart's vagina and analyze it to see whether she's waxed or not, and then wait for the fall out, because how dare i do that to her, but it's okay for Robert Pattinson

I love reading fanfics where there are good, funny, snarky conversations going on.  So much so that I try to make a mental note of what is being said so that I may try to use in in RL...which require the other person in my conversation to set me up for said snarky-line, but nonetheless, I love them!!  What is your favorite snarky story or snarky line from a story???

My favorite snarky bantar story right now is...<drum roll please>

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5304342/1/And_with_Thee_Fade_Away

you guys.... srsly.

listen to what he says at 3:56...

then go in the comments.....

 Well, hello there Riley!  

He is kinda delish, don't you think??

Make me laugh.

Here is something for YOU to laugh at

dontevenreply.com/index.php

Now let's trade.

Don't blame me if you have an accident.

Plastic Surgery Turned Handsome French Twin Actors Into Freakish Cat People

wtf happened to my post?

http://www.etsy.com/listing/47510521/twilight-famous-ladies-man-screenprint-t

I should buy this y/y?

REGULARLY UPDATED FICS ARE GOLDEN!

What fics makes you squeal at the sight of updates? Or makes you wish the week could pass quickly so there's another chapter to read because you know you can count on the author to update?

My Wednesdays are spent basically clicking the refresh button on hunterhunting's page, hoping that her weekly update of

Misapprehension of Bella Swan appears soon. Then, after I finish reading the chapter (twice..or more) I spent the rest of the week re-reading chapters until Tuesday, when she posts a teaser on her blog. Cycle repeats.

During that time, I'm also obsessively checking Twilighted.net to see if Hide and Drink has updated. Because the author is a goddess at updating regularly and keeping us interested.

There are stories that aren't updated on a regular basis but make my face break into a huge smile when I see updates. Like Bright Like the Sun, Bad Fauxmance (which updated today!!!), With or With You, Torn, and Dirty Little Secrets. For some reason, these are stories that keep me interested even if I have to wait a while inbetween updates. Then, there are fics that I know I will have to wait to be completed before I dive into them...like really angsty fics. Thank God I waited for Wide Awake and How to Save a Life to be finished. I can't imagine having to wait in between all the angst and melodrama.

Okay, so, I'm probably commiting blasphemy by saying this but... Does anyone else kinda, sorta, just a lil bit really, resent what Twilight and the deliriously fu*ktastic fanfiction has done to their lives? 
Don't get me wrong, I'd cut a bitch if she tried to take my laptop from me, and I read others books and they just can't hold my interest like you guys (107yearoldvirgin, I think I may love your ingenious ass). 
BUT, I'm a single girl, in most opinions woefully single (not mine, thank you) and I suspose I'm just worried that I'm gonna turn into a boyfriend comparer of fictional characters.

So, does anyone have or know the human inbodiment of the cullen boys?  Is love like that real?

Jesus, I'm gonna be a cynical, lonely, horny sap.  Could it get worse?  Oh, yeah.  The whole cats ingesting me thing. Joy.

adf's twilight short stories

let's practice writing ~skillz~

you don't hafta be a writer to play

the rules are simple.  either start a comment or reply to a comment.

each comment is the beginning of a story.

each comment reply is the continuation.  make sure you hit "reply" when you're continuing the story else we all get confused.

write a paragraph or a sentence or whatever.  don't be a story hog.

alternately, use gifs, macros, and pictures to illustrate the short story.

let's have a little fun!

'RIVER DAM' UPDATED!!!!!! I'M SCREAMING LIKE A JUSTIN BIEBER FANGIRL!!!!!

http://www.adifferentforest.com/Fiction/Default.aspx?Chapter=2657

I'm feeling cranky and I need to vent. 

But it's so much more fun when we can do it together.  So I want you to finish this sentence for me...

I REALLY HATE IT WHEN ___________.

I'll start:

I REALLY HATE IT WHEN my mom says stuff like "you look like you're losing weight."

She THINKS she's giving me a compliment.

What she MEANS is "wow you don't look like the lazy fat slob you normally do.  It can't possibly be that you're happy or that you got an awesome pair of new jeans.  No, it must be that you're not stuffing your fat face with cookies."

My mom equates success and beauty with someone's WEIGHT.

Please please please....if I ever project my body images on my daughters, someone please stab me in the throat.

My ass is FINE.  My hubs likes it.  And Rob loves it.

NOW, YOUR TURN!

IT'S TIME FOR....

DO YOU MAKE FAN VIDEOS?  DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE YOU WANT TO SHARE?

POST THEM ALL HERE!

THIS WEEK, LET'S BRING ON THE EMOTION.  I WANT YOU TO POST WHAT YOU THINK ARE SOME VERY EMOTIONAL FAN VIDS.  BRING ON THE ANGST!

HERE'S MY REC FOR THE WEEK <- EVERYONE SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO WATCH THIS.  WOW.

"New Moon // Edward..." by verotruth 

It’s been three months since I got my first tattoo and I have to say, I’m very much in love with it.

Some people say they’re trashy, some people say it gives a person elegance, what do you think?

If you have a tattoo or you want a tattoo, post pictures! :)

Mine’s inside. ;)

Ranger approved by wolvesnvamps.

Maybe it's my semi old timers making me feel nostalgic...

Maybe it's low blood sugar...

But I'm curious ADF - what gets you excited these days.  I don't see much about people going nuts on updates or there being those two or three stories that everyone was reading and talking about like once upon a time.  My suspicion is that we've grown so large, and become so diverse as a fandom, that those things might have gone the way of Jasper's wig in New Moon.  Far far away never to be seen again :)

So tell me, campers...what gets you excited these days? What story makes you excited when it updates?  What event are you looking forward to.  On the flip side - do you see a change in the last 8-9 months? If so, why do you think that is?

Tell me what makes you go like this:

Has anyone else read J.R Ward's short story "The Story of Son" that is in the below anthology?? OMG AMAZING!!!!!

Summary: The Story of Son by J.R. Ward
Claire Stroughton is a beautiful lawyer who would rather spend the night with a legal brief than the man of her dreams. Then a routine client meeting turns dangerous—and deeply sensual—when she is held captive by a gorgeous man with an unworldly hunger…

It is based in the same world/town as her Black Dagger Brotherhood series..but is a separate story..but sooooo good..(BUT...it may become interrelated with BDB in future....) If you are a BDB fan..you should definately read this story..

This book is an anthology with 4 short stories..I"ve only read the first two...but i say its worth the money just for JR's story!

The other bonus is that if you are a fan of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunters Series(like me)..this anthology contains a short story about Fury & Angelia!

If you have not already read anything by J.R. Ward..then go NOW RUN! And Read her Black Dagger Brotherhood series!!

Please someone tell me they've read this story! Or..ask me about it b/c it's just THAT good!

- Wasn't sure if this needed approval...so I got it approved by my fellow Canuck Tor!

Summit will be releasing a number of new banners/art from Eclipse over the next few days. We need a fierce bitch alert for Dakota.

You guys have helped me out with this problem before, getting over an issue to read a fic.

It happened with "The Mirrors". I just could not get myself to read it, you all promised me I wouldn't regret it, so I finally took the plunge and loved it.

I'm having the same issue with "Boy in the Red Sweater". I've started it a few times, but can't get past the point where Edward makes his first appearance.

Please help me out! Tell me what's so great about it! (Without giving much away). Is he a vamp or is it human?