Hi all!  So, I'm leaving tomorrow for a week long trip and my first thought for vacation reading was to bring actual books.  I figured that I would take a vacation from fanfiction as well.  I realize now that it isn’t happening (for one, my inbox would explode), but I would still like the "book experience" of reading something beginning to end.  So, can you recommend any completed fics that are well written, not pwp, and will take me on a complete journey in the chapters?  My favorite authors are:

EZRocksAngel, gisellelx, gondolier, greengoldfish, hunterhunting, itzmegan, ocdindeed,quothme, philadelphic, sleepyvalentina and the ladyingrey42 so I've read all of their fics.  I've also read most, if not all, of the popular fics and a LOT of others.  So, something off the radar but, really good would be great. 

Can't wait to load up my Kindle with your suggestions!

I've just read this link on MSN and I wanted to know what you all thought.

http://movies.uk.msn.com/features/family-and-teen/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=152759579

I SHOULD be typing one of 5 essays that are due in 2 weeks.

I SHOULD be cleaning my house.

I SHOULD be trying to figure out what I am going to do with my kids, who are on Spring Break next week.

But...

I am surfing the net, watching Youtube videos, on ADF and listening to Michael Jackson on iTunes

That's right, I want to know about your fears.

Is it the things that go bump in the night? The creepy crawlies in the basement? Cottonballs? Peanutbutter? ...Or are you utterly and completely fearless? 

Yeah. I wanna hear it. And any fun/traumatizing experiences that go along with that fear.

Mine:

1. Moths (Ugh. They are an abomination and they freak the shit outta me.)

2. Being restrained. (Let's just say it's a good thing I'm not a delinquent, because I'd flip my shit if I got handcuffed)

3. Heights

4. Drowning

5. Fish (unfortunately, I didn't discover that little gem until I caught my first fish two summers ago, and almost jumped out of the boat to get the hell away from it)

(Also, this may or may not be research for a new fic I am writing... bonus points if you can tell me when the HALE Edward Cullen's birthday is. Because I can't remember if it was ever mentioned.)

I don't think this has been asked yet (if it has, could someone please direct me to the thread?), I completely squeed when I got my Target 3-Disc Deluxe Edition DVD. I immediately unwrapped it to look at my film cell. This is what I got one that basically looked like this:

Edward & Jasper on one film cell? Be still my heart. <3

So, what did y'all get as your film cell? Was it what you were hoping for?

 MY NETFLIX QUEUE IS GETTING LOW, SO HELP ME FIND SOME GOOD FLIX.  I TRUST THAT YOU ALL HAVE GREAT TASTE SINCE YOU'RE ALL A PART OF ADF.  

so last night i read Scotch Gin and The New Girl for the first time. i LOVED it! can't believe it took me so long to finally start it.

anyway, someone on twitter said they believed jasper from SG&TNG was so great many jasper fics did a spin off of him.

i want to know; what older fics have such great characters that other writers wanted to base their characters off of?

i'll start with one of my favs. Wide Awake has my favorite edward. i have read many fics that take pieces of that edward because of his awesomeness :)

Hello All!!!

I'm throwing a PARTY and all y'all are invited!

Why, may you ask, am I throwing a PARTY?

Why,

1: because I beat my fanfiction slump and read a whole chapter fanfic. F'ING ALL OF IT. NO FLOUNCING AFTER 3 OR 4 CHAPTERS. WOOOOOOOOOOO

IT WAS MR. HORRIBLE BY algonquinrt and I believe it is the funniest thing I ever read. No joke

ANNNDDDD

2. Tonight is Junior Banquet at my college. Only the biggest deal of your college career. I'm a senior this year, so I got to make my Junior dress up however the hell I wanted this week in order for her to earn her ring and her senior robe (mine, which I pass down to her).

The ENTIRE college celebrates by getting COMPLETELY PLASTERED and having a blast!!!

So, in honor of these two most excellent events, I am throwing the forest a party.

If you wanna have a dance party, go ahead!

If you wanna listen to some kickass music, go ahead:

Wut. It's Friday.

Heck. I invite you for Alien Porn Party if that's your thing. (I'm looking at you greeen goldfish/trollalienpornfish)

If you wanna post your accomplishments, I'd love to hear them. I'm rather proud of myself right now.

If you wanna post your favorite alcohol, I'd LOVE to hear what you are drinking. I'll be having this in a few minutes:

AND EDIT: NOT TOGETHER. GROCE

*Edit: Sorry, about the miss post. Internet fail.

So earlier this week we went to my daughters violin recital. There was a young girl there about the same age as my 6 yo, and they became instant buddies, as 6 yo are known to do, it was so cute watching them play with the costume jewelry my daughter had brought with her.

Well, about 10 minutes in, the little girl suddenly got up and climbed into her mothers lap. Before I knew what was happening, she'd pulled her mothers shirt down, and started breastfeeding! Now I'd heard of children this old that still nursed, but I'd never seen it with my own eyes before. Needless to say my 6 yo was confused as hell (you should have seen her: mouth gapeing, eyes bugged out). I think the mom may have felt a little embarrass when my daughter said "Why is she doing that to her mommy?" At that point the women tried to get her daughter to unlatch. Well that did it. The little girl started flinging her feet about and slapping her mother on the chest demanding the breast.

It was really uncomfortable to be around while this was all going down and I tried to ignore it all. The mom finally gave in after about 10 blows to the chest from her "little darlin".

I had to spend the car ride home trying to explain what had happened to my confused (and honestly, disturbed) kindergartener.

So what do you think? I guess this women has a right to breastfeed her 5 yo if that is what she believes in. I don't happen to agree with it, but for me the bigger problem is the way she didn't seem to be in control of her own breast. It's like any time, any place, if her daughter decides she wasn't to nurse then there's no stopping her.

Okay since its Free For All Friday....I have another question for y'all cuz I am bored and dont want to have to think about having to start working again tomorrow...Any girls here writing for that?? If you are how far along are you into the prompts and do you think you will finish before April 1st?? Oh and leave a link too... I am and I have two more to write and six more to post before April 1st. Here is mine... www.fanfiction.net/s/5654466/1/Gumdrop_Buttons now show me yours :)

Eek ... this is my first attempt at starting a campfire. *nervously hands out marshmallows on sticks to everyone*

As we all sit around the campfire, roasting our marshmallows, let's try this one:

Can you think of some great videos that were made for a fanfic story out there? Since we've all probably read Wide Awake (WA), I can think of two excellents vids that really capture the story. One was made by my friend, AT (Alitriona on YT):

The other was made by ddreamcatcher2 on YT:

(Both have links to Wide Awake in the vid descriptions if you are looking to read it)

So, what great fanfic vids have you found out there?
Have you made one for your own fanfic, or for someone else's fanfic?

(Rangers: I hope this is a 'good' campfire? Maybe it's already been discussed?)

 HIGH SCHOOL PROM!!!

My friends and I are going to the "Adult Prom" tomorrow night at a local-ish bar.  Never been to one, but from what I hear, it's just like a high school prom, except that all the drinking you do there is LEGAL!

I'm totally excited about this one, because this is a chance for a redo.  I went to three proms in high school (two junior year and one senior year) and all three of them sucked major gonads.  This time around, I actually have a group of good friends to get ready with, go out to eat with and party all night long with!

So...tell me, how was prom for you?  Share your stories, post pictures if you want!  If I can dig up pictures from almost 10 years ago, I will post some in the comments later tonight!

The last update says this:

02/28/2010  -  Voting is now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated! Winners will be announced mid-March.

So, with less than one week left in the month, it could be argued that mid-March has come and gone... (What can I say? I am, admittedly, a very impatient person. )

Anyone know if we can still expect a March winners announcement? Has an update been posted someplace other than thecatt.com that I've missed?

 ranger-slash-mother-of-the-eddies edit: we're ironing out the judge's vote of one last category.  due to conflicting schedules, it has been held back, and me and limona sincerely apologize for the delay.  WE'RE WORKING ON IT OMG

hello lovlies *waves nervously* ..umm yeah this is my very first post here and I hope I'm not breaking any rules. I need a little help in finding a fanfic. please, pretty please? I guess someone on ADF has rec'ed it  earlier. It is called  "our tree". AH, E/B (I guess) where bella is engaged to mike now in present time..and the flashback starts. they were childhood best friends.. I had just started this fic but now I cant find it anymore! I'm worried that the author might have abandoned it? :( does anyoen know anything about it? Thanks so much in advance.

P.S: many of my very faves authors post on ADF. gondolier,stella luna sky,itzmegan73,americnxidiot,green goldfish,jandco,wtvoc,lillybellis,jennyfly,littlesecret84,bratty vamp- I want to say through my first campfire that I absolutely love your stories! thanks so much for sharing! Thanks to all the lovely authors for their great great job !

P.P.S : English is not my native laguage so please excuse me for any grammatical error :P

So I have so many fics lined up, I need help picking my next one! What should I read next and why? I'd like to know what you would choose (if you've read any)

- Hiding In Plain Sight
- The Mirrors
- Edward Cullen, Dick for Hire
- Re-read Gin Scotch and the New Girl
- Pride and Professionalism
- Let Your Mercy Fall On Me
- Reality and Other Inconveniences
- Small Town Gossip

Have you  ever thought about flouncing the fandom?? Not the great friends you met but just the fandom...I have because it is taking over my life and I miss hanging out with my RL friends(who all think I have died if they havent heard from me within a few days) instead of reading ff all freaking day...its depressing really and I miss reading actual books...I have like 20 books that have been collecting dust on my shelves because of FF haha...so ADF girls...would you ever quit the fandom to get your real life back??

Itz by Midnight Train does anyone else read this because it just updated and it mad me cry i don't know what going on with me i've been crying alot latley Remember started this shit

So for those who read this what did you think?

Have you?  Huh?

Well here's your chance.

Indies are wrapped up.  I actually have SOME time (not a ton, SOME)...what should I do with it?

brownie points if you bring me pretteh pics....

Okay - so I'm in love with Kristen Stewart. When I promise to stfu about something and not spread it, I swear on Kristen's legs (several Rangers can attest to this). When I wake up, I see her face on my iPhone screen. I love her.

So when I realized I'm slow and don't know how to post pictures on ADF, I thought - what better motivation to learn than a Kristen appreciation post?! 

Now, all the pictures are different sizes, and that's annoying, but whatever. I can't be a perfectionist right now - I'm at the office and people keep asking me to do stuff - wtf?

Okay, on to the pics:

Look at her in a simple t-shirt. Perfection.

Hello, legs. And smile.

CC 2008 - my favorite picture of KStew. It's my iPhone background.

Um, yeah...

 I LOVE HER ASS.

Okay, let's APPRECIATE KRISTEN TOGETHER.

Hi guys ^^

Two weeks ago I was dying of boredom so I bought this

 Eer... I mean THIS

A new shiny Boreanaz specimen Ds game! (only because it was cheap XD)

Having two free periods before class and the game in my bag (I'd gone to the market and had bought it on yet another free period earlier that day), I decided to take a peek at the instructions and presentation of the game since I was literally falling asleep. And then, when I reached the character's presentation page I saw this...

 Not only is there an Edward in this game, but there's an Emmett too! "How funny", I thought (seeing their name on paper had woken me up lol). "It could be a coincidence..." But when I turned the page...

Holy crow! There's a Jasper too! I read on the box that I could marry someone and have a family, but I later discovered your character had to be male (the one on the cover). I thought for a second that I could  get Edward... TT

  I then looked for Carlisle, but fortunately for him, he was forgotten. He wouldn't have survived the slaughter... When I started to play, I discovered lots of things...

Emmett is the owner of a bar, which kinda suits him...Edward is a doctor, but a long haired man with a moustache (the 17 century old handsome sparkly vampire was long gone...) and Jasper may be the mayor of the village thanks to his manipulating skills but he was turned into a "gourmet", which isn't really offending, but let's say his looks were really, really altered. He's a not-handsome Dudley-like big-boned man...and still could be taken since he has a daughter - who is by the way, a potential bride XD Jasper and I could be family -hey, being his son-in-law coudn't be that bad... could it?

Even if the game was a disappointment, I got a 3-Cullen package. I can say that I own Edward, Jasper and Emmett Cullen thanks to the Twilight fangirls (hence the lack of Twilight females XD) who infiltrated the creator's team.Now, where can I purchase a Carlisle??