I've noticed this trend of late.. well not of late, its been around a while and for some reason *aka I'm taking a break from searching high and low for ANY form of writing mojo* this is really starting to bug me.

"I can't read that, its too angsty."
"Oh I don't do angst."
"That last update was far to angsty, I'm flouncing."

What DOES angst mean to you?  I've got the Dictionary.com definition

 

angst

   [ahngkst]  Show IPA

–noun,pluraläng·ste  [engk-stuh]  Show IPA.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

Maybe I'm alone here, maybe it's just me that treats fanfiction stories as .. basically books without having to buy them.  
Sure, I care about the characters, if a writer creates a world that I can fall into like Alice down the Rabbit hole.. I'll follow them to the ends of purgatory and back again.

What I don't understand, is why you WOULDN'T read a fic because of the heart fail.  IMO, you read a WIP, you're going to have heartfail combined with a week/month/age before the next update and until whatever dramarama that has unfolded, is resolved.  

I've heard a lot of talk about Fanfiction as an escape from day to day life - reality- as it were.  But isn't that what any form of reading is? Not just Fanfic but novels and poetry and .. even cartoons?

My question/s I guess.. is without agitating the whirl pool of naming fics and authors.. what does Angst mean to you and why or why won't you read it?  Do you believe its a category we really need to have in fic?  What constitutes Angst to you? Is it characters taking a forever and a day to realize they love one another? Is it the missed opportunities and words taken the wrong way that change it all?

Or is it something completely different?

and for le Rangers who protect us all from the crazy outside the forest walls...

Hi all!

Need some help finding a fic - it's one in which Bella is a teacher and Edward is a student.  They totally have the hots for each other, and the crap hits the fan one night when Edward and a bunch of friends sing "Hot for Teacher" to her.  She's basically run out of town.  I'm pretty sure there's a sequel. 

Thought I saved it as a favorite, but cannot find it.  Can anyone help? 

Thanks!  

Jennyfly has updated Sanctuary...it's Christmas for Father Edward.  Time for miracles.  Right?  Right??

Read it all unfold, then come back and tell me what you think.

show me your neck of the woods forest

i took this picture of laguna beach about an hour ago.  70 degrees, sunny, slightly breezy.  down at the bottom, those're the tidepools at heisler park.  i successfully navigated my kids across the rocks with nary a broken neck.  :')

show me pictures of where you're taking me when i come for a visit. 

and i'm dead serious when i say if you come out here, i'll take you out for lunch.  i'm going out to LA with a couple ladies from the bonesdom this week, and i've just been cordially invited to pulsepoint's disneyland birthday at the end of the month.  so, seriously.  lemme know when you're in town.

So I'm looking for fics the good old fashin way you know just flipping thru pages and anyway I find this fic that's 800,000 words long and I'm shock cuz I don't think I ever seen such a long fic so my question is have any of you ever seen a fic passing the million words mark?

So I should be studying right now for my AP Euro AP test at the end of this week, because apparently it affects my future and yadda yadda yadda...

But instead, I want recs. ;P

Specifically, recs where Jasper is Bella's brother. Do not ask me why, for I know not.

Or even just fics where Emmett is her brother. But Jasper is preferred.

AND NO! I don't want that one where Jasper and Bella and siblings and get it on! That's just... NO.

Sooo, when reading a fic, some things happen and I get really depressed. These things usually involve characters that I adore and are not very nice.

The main ones being;

and

The fic will still be read (most of the time depending on HOW bad they are), I just get really sad....Because they are the daddies, and they sexy, and I mean...IT'S CARLISLE! And Charlie is...Charlie. And I get sad.

Another one is Tanya. Even fics that I think are amazing, when she shows up as a bad guy I roll my eyes. Evil Tanya has actually become one of my biggest turn offs.

Depending on how it's done with these three can mean whether I stop reading altogether.

Any people you hate seeing bad? To the point where it's kind of a turn off? 

Okay.

So I've met some awesome people here, and I stalk some awesome people here, and I want to get to know more awesome people here... or just find more people to stalk. Anyway, I decided to ask some questions, and give you my answers to these questions to start off this little whatever it is.

I hope some of you respond!

1. What's your favorite scene from Twilight or NM? This is mine:

I KNOW. Shitty quality... but yeah, I'M OBSESSED WITH THAT SCENE. The Edward & Bella arrive at school (yummyRayBansscene) comes in at #2.

2. What is your favorite quote/line/paragraph/whatever from any fic?

Mine would be:

1) "Hello, Spark." - Tropic of Virgo (Blue Bathrobe)

2) "Oh God, Isabel, didn't we fly?" + the entire part of Ch. 28 of Skygods at the beginning of Ch. 28 of HL5 (Bow & Stern) -  Hydraulic Level 5 (Gondolier)

3) other stuff from another story I adore, by an author I adore even more...

3. Show me your favorite picture of RPattz! (if you're not a fan of RPattz, skip this section, proceed to #4)

This is my favorite. Oh, douchey Rob. What a wonderful night. You were on the stage with my first love... Shia for like a nanosecond. And then my current love... Kristen. I wanted to molest you that night.

4) Finally, show me a picture THAT MAKES YOU SMILE RIGHT NOW.

This makes me smile big:

Okay, so there's this guy, Thomas Galvin. He's 220 lb. body builder & he's into Twilight. On his blog he does a recap of the Twilight & New Moon movies & talks about his love of Alice Cullen. He also does Vampire Diaries recaps. It's not specifically a Twi-blog, but what he has good points about the series & he's just very snarky and kinda sorta incredibly hilarious.

Has anyone found any blogs that touch on Twilight that aren't necessarily Twilight-central.

Note: I have read cleolinda's blog, but y'all are still welcome to link to it for those who haven't. =)

So Campers.... I've been MIA here the past month or so. It's been a rough time in my life, and I just needed to step off for a bit. 

BUT NOW I'M BACK. AND READY FOR ACTION. 

I wanna know how you're spending (or spent) YOUR Sunday. 

Right now, I'm kicked back on beautiful Lake Martin, Alabama with my favorite girls, drinking some cold drinks and enjoying the sun. This is my favorite place in the whole world. So it has revived me to be here for the weekend. 

So, my forest creatures.... what are your Sunday plans?

Happy Sunday Campers

I usually lurk around the forest just near edge but I noticed something today at Walmart (yes - I know) and I couldn't help wonder how many other campers have noticed this. There was a guy shopping from a list and the biggest thing in his buggy was newborn diapers. It wasn't what was in his cart that I noticed first but it was him. He looked like my mental image of Jasper. He was about 6 ft, lanky with dirty blond hair almost to his shoulders. It was slightly wavy and he kep pushing it back behind his ears. We were on the same path through the grocery section so I got to observe him checking his list while checking out products. I could just image his "Alice" at home with the newborn waiting at home and hoping he didn't deviate from the list. This the main reason my husband doesn't buy the gorceries. Anyway - I'll standing behind him in the check out (yes I followed him to the same register - I'm just so bad) I wondered how many other Twilighters have seen Edwards, Alices, Bellas and the rest of our favorite vamps. What is even funnier is that this "Jasper" I saw would have really fit the mental image of "Murmur of Fire in the Vein" Jasper perfectly because he was slightly older and had a little rough edge to him. So I'm curious to know how many 50 Shades have you seen? How many Esme & Carlisles have you seen?

FYT

Ok so I have been A.W.O.L for the past couple of weeks coz of work doing to damn much of it . i come back start reading my fanfic and it just isnt doing anything for me.

So please help me campers I want fic recs would like complete and it as got to be B & E sorry but cant read anything else,

I want a story line that just grabs you and doesnt let go as they all seeem to be the same at the minute

FYT

i know its a old one but damn he looks fine

Since I've seen lot's of music posts here, hopefully this post is ok!

I'm always looking for new music.  So campers, if you have an iPod or iTunes, put it on shuffle and tell me what the first 15 songs are that come up.  And NO CHEATING - you cannot skip a song!

Here are my 15:

1. Syndicate - The Fray

2. Done All Wrong - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

3. How Love Should Be - Tyler Hilton (if you like his music, he's awesome to follow on Twitter)

4. White Horse - Taylor Swift

5. Better Than Yesterday - Stellar Road

6. Jealous Guy - Gavin DeGraw

7. Only Fooling Myself - Kate Voegele

8. The Pursuit - Evans Blue

9. Slow Life - Grizzly Bear

10. Last Night - Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole

11. Perfect Time of Day - Howie Day

12. Kill - Jimmy Eat World

13. Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood

14. Sleep Til the War is Over - Rob Thomas

15. Fair Fight - The Fray

And something for your time....

Well my dear campers, I am going on about 4 hours sleep and dealing with a raging head cold.  My 2 year old was up all night with croup and today he decided that he is much too hyper to be sick.  The hubs went to work and I am dealing with an attention-craving, energy-sucking toddler all by my lonesome. 

I am exhausted.

Spam me with happy, sexy pics, videos and story recs (completed ones please).

p.s. I'm sad that none of the fics I'm following has updated. :-(  If you have any hidden gems that you're reading, let me know.  I'm always looking for unknown fics to read.

<-- Don't you think Rob looks a little like Jake Gylenhaal in this pic?
 

Maybe it's just me, BUT

I don't understand



What is so

appealing about this?



Plz to be explainin

Right, so, today I decided I wanted to be SUPER organized/inspired for the third round (my first) of TT25. So, what did I do? I made a  collage of all the picture prompts in chronological prompt order. It didn't take long and it was pretty easy, but I don't even do stuff like that for real life/work stuff. It is now my desktop background. 

So, tell me...what are some random/crazy/OCD things you have done in the name of/because of/in spite of the fandom? 

Also, here's a link to the collage if anyone wants to use it: i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz268/jessica0306/Misc/TT25Collage.jpg

So at brunch with my family today, the subject of Twilight came up, as it often does, they tend to make fun of me for watching the movies and reading the books.

We were all sitting around talking, when BiL mentions that Breaking Dawn might not be made into a movie (news to me, I hated the book, therefore have no interest in the movie) as always, I denied liking the books as much as they claim I do.  But then, mom mentioned I happened to have attended the midnight premieres (she earned a very intense glare) so, cue the laughter, but as always I denied, denied, denied.

I've had these close encounters a few times, all which end with me always denying my love for all things Twi. So tell me, has this ever happened to you? 

I've following like, 20 fics and none of them updated today...

...I really really want some good old ExB, HEA, well-written and completed fics [other than that - anything goes, angst/fluff/whatever]...preferrably something long? Please...rec me something you LOVE and tell me why...!!??!!!

I <3 badboyward x infinity.
 
Kthnxbye!

FYT:



 

The weekend is nearly over, Saturday is already a distant memory of smudged makeup and empty wine bottles, and you need a little sumthin' sumthin' to chillax to before Monday raises its head and crackles manically.

What do you listen to? This is my slice of Sunday heaven - tell me yours! I need some new tunes in my ituuuuuunes!