In honor of Free For All Friday, I have a confession to make.

For the last month....I've been hiding in my office.

I come in early, leave late, avoid all common areas at my company, like the cafeteria and gym. 

Why you may ask?  My EX has started working here and I'm avoiding the awkward run in.

To give this a little prespective, this is my EX from years and years ago.  I've been with my SO for nearly 13 years now, we have an 2 kids, a stinky dog and a ridic mortgage. 

Basically - I have no reason to be such a chicken.  Yet I am.

*Phew* Feels good to get that off my chest!  LOL. 

Soooooo....tell me about a time you were less than brave, or better than brave or explain to me why EXes drive us all batty or just call me a chicken and we'll call it a day.

: )  

Rob can't wait to hear your stories!

And you all know what that means right?

FREE FOR ALL FRIDAY IS HERE!!!!!

The NEW reigning Super Bowl Champs are set to take on the cast of Twilight in New Orleans next month for a charity softball game. 

Here's the article from Nola.com:

He's battled Vikings, he's kicked Colts, and now New Orleans Saints kickerGarrett Hartley is turning his attention to a new foe: vampires.

Ted Jackson/The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints kicker Garrett Hartley celebrates after his 40-yard field goal against he Vikings sent his team tot he Super Bowl.The golden-toed fan favorite has been added to the lineup of local celebrities and athletes who will play against cast members of the "Twilight" movies in a celebrity baseball game set for March 20 at Zephyr Field.

He will be joined on the local team by Saints teammates Lynell Hamilton and Kyle Eckel.

Some of the proceeds from the game will benefit earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, as well as to the Blood Center of Southeast Louisiana and the 9th Ward Field of Dreams.

Rosters still are being finalized, but the "Twilight" team will include actor Peter Facinelli, who plays Carlisle Cullen in the "Twilight" movies. He will be joined by Chaske Spencer, Alex Meraz and Tyson Houseman, all of whom appeared in last year's "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" and are scheduled to appear in June's "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."

Tickets to the game -- which will include admission to a post-game autograph session and a concert -- are $25 and are available online atwww.fantrips.travel/twilightfantrips/.

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 I just found another story that has been plagiarized.  The original story is called A Little Piece Of Heaven by vampgirl18.  It's been stolen by author LadyExcalibur2010 and renamed Just A Tasteful Little Affair.  She changed some of the words but it's totally the same story.  The original was published on 12/30/09 and the copycat on 01/22/10.

I just wanted to give a heads up because I personally think this kind of thing is wrong.

I love horror movies so I'm gonna go see this. What do you ladies think about horror flicks?

Love 'em?  What's your favorite? Bet ya can't guess mine ;)

Hate 'em?  Would you watch this just because the Lutz is in it?

Vampire in the Basement just updated!!! woo hoo :)

summary:

 While hunting one afternoon, the boys stumble upon what appears to be a corpse. When they learn it's a severely broken vampire, they take him home to do what they can to help. But of course, fate has plans for this man. Canon Couples. AU.

Here is the link http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4887478/23/

OKAY SO I'VE BEEN READING FANFIC FOR QUITE A WHILE AND I'VE NEVER SEEN A WEBSITE LIKE THIS.

THIS IS FRIGGIN AMAZING. I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT SOME OLDER POST AND I AM IN LOVE.

I FOUND IT TODAY WHEN A FEW AUTHORS I WAS FOLLOWING KEPT TWEETING FANDOM LOVE. ONE LINK LEAD TO ANOTHER AND HERE I AM. I HAVE NO INTENTION OF LEAVING. I NOTICED QUITE A FEW HAVE TWITTER ACCOUNTS AND IM SORELY LACKING FOLLOWERS.

SO, IM GONNA LEAVE MY TWITTER HERE AND YOU GUISE CAN LEAVE YOURS AND WE'LL SEE WHERE THIS GOES.

READY? SET......WAIT FOR IT........

GO. =)

Okay so, i'm not trying to rain on the parade or anything. I just have a question about an overwhelming number of fanfiction out there and it's honestly really gnawing me to the bone. I probably wouldn't care or would have just moved on with no further thought if this trend wasn't all over the fucking place.

The root of my despair (dramatic no?): WHY is it so fucking commonplace for edward to fall head over heels in love with bella, piss around about it or pine over her like he's leo dicaprio in titanic, but STILL go fuck some other random ass chick (usually tanya) because...what? A guys gotta get laid? i'm sorry but I don't understand this line of thinking or why it's so common. I've never done that so i just don't get how or why apparently so many people in the fic community have or assume men do. To me, it's gross and asinine.  No they're not official yet but come-the-hell-on! anyone care to explain? i'm not saying I'll be okay with it. I drop fics so fucking fast when authors do that shit. Nothing personal to anyone.

Anyone else bothered by this?

And to keep from being a total debbie-downer, have some lols.

I seriously can't wait to see what Jon does with Rob on the show. most entertaining moment of the year perhaps?

Welcome to my sense of humor ;p

Hello everyone! I'm new to this site and this is my very first campfire so if I'm doing something wrong or breaking any rules please let me know :)

I just had a fan fiction recomendation. The story is called Love and Obsession and it's by michelly1. The fic is updated now around once a week but every now and then we get two sometimes even three lengthy chapters. Here is the summary and link....

Every guy wanted to be him, every girl wanted to date him, but he only wanted her… and what he wanted he always got. Her crush had turned into love, his love turned into obsession. His obsession became Bella’s nightmare. B/Jms at first then B/E\

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5644447/1/Love_and_Obsession

It's really not your normal Edward/Bella/crazy James story and I think you all should give it a go! 

Calling a spade a spade - it's been a tough few weeks in fandom. Hell, it's been a tough few weeks for ME in fandom.

I'm not the type to focus on the negative - so I took my normal course, self medication with some good chocolate and laying in bed staring at the ceiling. Yes, we have our blips, but this fandom can do some pretty cool stuff when it chooses to. Raising money for charity, donating time, writing amazing stories, offering support...the list could go on and on. Then I started thinking about all the people that helped me get started a little over a year ago - who took a gamble on an unknown writer who didn't do conventional stories and is probably a little to ideal for her own good. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be here today.

So this morning, on a total whim, I decided to pay it back. I move a million miles an hour - both in the fandom and in real life. Grass doesn't grow under my feet, and sometimes that means I don't stop to say thank you or tell people I appreciate them. I wanted to let people know how much I appreciated what they do, the time the spend, the little slices of themselves that they share. So I started DM'ing and tweeting, and I made a few comm posts. 

Everything kind of snowballed from there. How or why, I am not really sure. The Pollyanna in me likes to think that it was just a good time to do it. First it was people reaching out, then the #fandomloveday showed up on twitter, then the Pay it Forward post on ADF. I sit back here, awed, amazed, and truly humbled by how people played off something small and relatively insignificant I did in a moment of idealism and turned it into an all day event. I can't say that the fandom surprised me, for at root, we are diverse, amazing group. What amazed me is how people reached out and made new friends today, were exposed to some new stories - things that will continue beyond today. For that I am grateful - more than you will ever know.

This is why our fandom rocks - and why I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Thank you.

H

***ETA just for ADF - this is one of the most supportive, positive places in the fandom now - you should all be proud of what you accomplished today.  Thank you.

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Sooooo....who's interested???  Who thinks Lennon is a God?  Who really is the Walrus?

This post was approved by wtdboc and I humbly bestow these peaceful gifts...(check out the package, is that a bulge I see???)

I love watching the versions of the sims do the twilight saga and i never seen this one before its one of the best I have seen check it out:

Beautiful.. just? beautiful. ( sniff, sniff )

Oh my...

Robert Pattinson is the scheduled guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart this Tuesday (March 2).

Is my tv strong enough to contain the hotness of these two men on one screen?

Here's how I've come to this conclusion.  Over the past few days, I've been brainstorming over ideas for entries to some of the upcoming oneshot contests, and it was complete and total fail.

But now that I am sitting down attempting to coerce my mind into hammering out 2,000 plus words on Wordsworth's lyrical ballads in relation to the rules he set up in his preface (which, as much as I love Wordsworth's poems... I've gone through the preface five times and am still at a giant WTF?!?), I now have a mind completely overflowing with story ideas and dialogue and plot twists begging to be written down.  It always happens like this... the only time I really get creative is when I'm on a major deadline (paper due in the A.M. and it's almost 10pm here).  It always ends up leading to all-nighters, which I'm growing to despise.

Anyways... does this ever happen to you or are you lucky enough to be creative at will?  Where / when do you inconveniently get hit by your creative muses?

(Tor's Dirty Laundry campfire from yesterday inspired this)

Come all ye weary Campers, and unburden yourselves in the forest. What's been eating at you lately? What do you feel guilty about?

Let it all go in this virtual bathroom stall/ confessional. Here's a pretend Sharpie for you. Write away.

Here're my confession(s):

I totally lied and told my hubs I was sick this morning so I didn't have to do the deed with him. He's getting....larger (not there, but that would be awesome)? And even though I still think he's hot, he squishes me. Also I feel like a shit for giving my kids the least amount of attention I can get away with lately. Oh, and I've been spending too much money.

Here's what others have had to say -

Unload, or post your favorite bathroom stall graffiti here!

(approved by withtheangrypurplefontofcourse/everyone'sfavoritedirtyuncle) A gift for her (an oldie, but the other Dave misses her):

I was wondering who you guys picture for all of the vampires mentioned in Breaking Dawn. Anyone from Alistair, to Tanya & Co., to Zafrina, etc...

My choice for Garrett is in the comments.

(And yes, I know there's a Peter post down there. I planned on posting this last night, but couldn't get the pics I wanted of this guy by then)

Just wanted to know who's dark edward keeps you up all night?

My heart belongs to durtynelly Edward/Masen from Buried Amongst the Begonias so dark and evil very sexy

Anyone reading this? Thoughts???

I am finding it interesting, but it is making me squirm. I have read tons of Edward is not a virgin fics, and love dark dirty Edward so don't know why this is making me feel -I don't know. Sad and insecure for Bella?

Anyone else? Would love hearing other thoughts to pull me out of my funk! 

love the site!

I've noticed Peter has been showing up in a lot more fanfiction as of late. It just got me thinking to all the authors who use him, and all the readers who read him, who is he in your head? If anyone were to be cast as Peter in the movies, who would you choose? Pictures most welcome!

And for your time... a little something for everyone...

Thanks in advance!