First, wait! My puny brain is still processing...

Lurkers out of the shadows. New background for the forest. Stories updated. So much has happened! I've missed so much!

Anyone wanna fill me in? I've lost count of how long its been since I've been here. I've missed it so much. I promise never to let university get in the way like this again. But right now I have no idea how I'm gunna catch up. So please fill me in...

And, the point of this campfire, my brain has been working. And I was just wondering...

Fic authors: When you make a character OOC, is there another actor/actress that you would choose to play said character instead?

I just got thinking after seeing how forevergold came up with Harry Treadaway for Demetri and Luke Grimes for Edward because they were different and OOC.

Let the talking commence...

Required:
Techie- based sort of person. Website designer, if you will.

Job Spec:
To design and teach my techtarded ass how to use a pretty blog site where I can post This Mortal Life without fear of FF pulling it or my Twilighted beta taking 6 months to validate each chapter.

Desired Qualities:
Sense of humor. Fondness for slash and general boy- love style fun. Endless patience would be useful. I'm a writer! I can't handle anything more complex than Ctrl Alt Delete or right- click save! (If my problem isn't solved by one of those two options, I unplug my laptop at the wall and go back to a pen and paper.)

Pay:
Pffft. Negligable. As in, none. However I am willing to share my Rathbone pics file which is extensive and yummy.

..... Now that the fun bit is over, I'm begging someone to help me out here. I'm genuinely scared that every time I log in to FF it seems like 5 more have disappeared out of my favourites. This is a dark time to be a fic writer as well as a fanfic lover! If someone is up for this please let me know. I really will send you JR pretties as thanks ;]

*sigh* 

First things first.

Did Jandco's bday story for Jenny complete somewhere?

Here's the main camp fire about it:

http://www.adifferentforest.com/Campfire_Comment.aspx?ID=2620

I MUST KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.

Next! The Mortal Instruments Series.

My first thought when I finished the last page was: 

When will I fall in love again?

It's a good series, lots going on, UST, a bit of mystery. 

BUT. 

I just don't care to wonder what happens next. 

And I know it's not all about the pretty because this is who I pictured as Jace: 

Who is now this hottie!

So pretty's not the problem...

I just can't seem to move on....

Have you?  Has any other book captured your devotion like the Twilight series?

Let's drool some more...

I've been one a bit of a poetry kick lately, as the people on my lj friends list know (ahaha sorry) and I was wondering if any of you write pretty poetry or what your favourites are?

bad grammar is bad. I'm in a rush. excuse me.

So, uhh, share some poems.

Also, my frand wrote this for her uni class and I rather like it.

Lily - Minori blahblah lastname blah.

blots of eyeliner and
cigarette ashes sway in the
haze, only echoes that remain
lonelily.

the moments, they’re
buried, burned into memory.
memento mori. deeper into reverie.
lonelily.

a mere afterglow
you are
a shadow, shadow
echoing in the dust
and then blink.

the right words esc-
ape me, formless thoughts
whiz by like binary, binary
tie them clumsily onto a word doc-
ument, suffocate.

an ode to love. suffoca-
-ted by the grime between kitchen
tiles silence of the words
unsaid drowned in the pyres
of ashes, ashes.

vague impressions
you leave
roaming, roaming
cling onto signs
and then blink

the bouquet of lilies, they’re
dying, dying, petals are falling.
esprit d’escalier. nothing to keep you here.
lonelily.

chipped nail polish
nicotine fumes prance into the
days, a daze that remains -
lone
lily.

omg you're lucky that 1) i adore you 2) i'm not feeling 30 pt. today

next time get approval first, or i'll turn your post into an autoplay of sk8r boi or some other avril song, making you adf's new pariah

thank you, oh goddess wtvoc, for your lenience. ily.

 Good Morning Campers!!

I bring you your well wishes for the week...

We had a VERY interesting week here in the forest and an AMAZING weekend...wouldn't you say? There's nothing like a little RPatz overdosing pic spam :)

HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?

Mine was great!

Hubs and I got a new (used) car that is super nice and we really needed....and we also picked out some NEW kitchen appliances that will hopefully be delivered by Thur or Fri.  I can't wait!  My dishwasher is a piece of crap, I can't wait for CLEAN dishes that I don't have to re-wash!!

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IT'S PRESIDENT'S DAY!!

(here in the US)

actually, it's not... the holiday is technically called WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.... but why leave the other 45 President's out, eh?

This means my kidlets are home and are going to drive me nuts.  Right now, one is asleep still, while the other two are quietly watching tv :)

DO YOU HAVE TO WORK TODAY?

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A Few Random Facts:

** If today is your birthday, you share is with Galileo, Susan B.Anthony, and Jane Seymour. (and Happy B-day!)

** On this day in 1882 the first ever shipment of frozen meat was sent from New Zealand to Britain

** Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

** The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians around 2000 BC (ewww)

** The King of Hearts is the only King without a mustache

** Children grow faster in the Springtime

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CHECK THIS OUT...

Kristen Stewart talks a bit about Eclipse.  Some of you don't like her, I personally love her.  Here, she stumbles over her words (as usual) but I find that endearing.  It's like she thinks faster than she talks...

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THIS...

...is my favorite photo of the past week.

Which one is yours?

Hey....you got me tonight.

Tell me about the greatest moments in your life.

achivements

That boy called

A great date

Proms

Weddings

Births

First homes

Better homes

great jobs

lost long boyfriend/best friend reached out

I don't care-just share those moments. Pics are welcome.

Mine will be in the comments.

Blame @AngryBadgerGirl for this one but she inspires me to do crazy things.

See how an "innocent' conversation about Rochambeau'ing leads to this.

For future R-P-S  (Rob-Pattz-Sex) emergencies keep this handy reference card in your lady purse!

Now lets play...ballz?

I feel as though I should have a special font color or something else distinctive, but I suppose that will come with time.

Hello, Campers.  I was wondering if you would be so good as to tell me a little bit about yourselves?  I believe they call this a friending post.

What did you do for the holiday tonight?  Emmett needs some ideas.

What's your own personal brand of heroin?

What was the last book you read?

If you were about to die and I was to turn you into a vampire, what would you miss the most about being a human?

One of the Rangers is telling me that this post needs gifts in the form of "hot hot hotties."  Can you hazard a guess as to which one it was?

This does not amuse me:

I guess I've been living under a rock since I don't frequent the fansit.es often I really just read a story and move onto the next one... I've noticed that quite a few authors have posted up notes about other stories being deleted? Is something going on? Do I have to look elsewhere now?

A month ago, HMonster4 and Emibella issued a challenge:

Write an Emmett Fic

That was it. Nothing about the size, shape or coupling.

Just a chance to have a nice database featuring their favorite Cullen.

YOU GUYS CERTAINLY DELIVERED!

Come visit the "Happy Valentines Day Emmett" Community at

ADF Valentines day Challenge

but wait, there's more! I have started my first NEW FIC in over a year. AMAZED? Well, I sure am! I have about half of it written so it should update fast and furious 

but you can only read it EXCLUSIVELY HERE AT ADF...

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

But please, READ ALL OF THESE OR PICK A FEW AND REVIEW THEM! It's nice to support your fellow ADF Camper!!

Thank you, writers, for all of your hard work!!

It's Valentine's Day and I'm all by myself.  Hubs barely acknowledged it instead wishing me happy chinese new year (and we're not even chinese!  gah!).  I figured I might as well focus my energy into resurrecting my Photoshop.  This came out:

pics.livejournal.com/neuroticris/pic/0001dc6y <-- click for full size

pics.livejournal.com/neuroticris/pic/0001eb7c <--- full size

Let's decorate the forest. Post your icons, banners, and wallpapers here. 

p.s.  I'm wanting to make some thematic wallpaper so I'm looking for some HQ Twilight and/or New Moon stills.  I'd work with the leaked Eclipse stills but the meadow is too cheese for me.

Love this story so much. It's the best kind of sweet and fluffy, and just updated.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5642262/9/

Now, before anyone starts to get angry, this is not a hater post. It is simply a informative post. Am I the only one who has seen this?http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Hate-Jacob-Black/189341988330?v=wall

Really now? Who else thinks maybe this has gone a bit to far?

Summit is angry about the leak, but nothing can really be done at this point. So... here. 

I MISS YA'LL ADF!!!

question:

did you get your valentine? (who didn't? ME!!)

what did you get for valentine?

who do you want to be your valentine? (post the first person popped into ur mind. no cheating!!!)

i know yah don't know me, been too busy this year. oh gawd!

i'm doing a new photomanip. xp.

gift from you!!

HE'S GOING FOR THE KILL!!! GO! GO! GO!

SHE GOING FOR THE WELL...UHMM...GOOO!!!

edit* - caption the pics!

ps.

who's from the philippines here? =]

 what's with all the double underlined words that have pop up ads linked to them?  is this a new thing?  i noticed they are even in the stories...

just wondering.

 Hey lovely people,

So I'm looking for a good fic with Edward as a sexy bad boy and a sweet and innocent Bella.

Cliched I know but give me a break it's Valentines day and my boyfriend is out of the country on business, and i feel the need for a good bit of cliched romance.

Please help I have my box of chocolates and cup of tea ready and waiting all I need is a fic

: )

 It seems that the influx of pictures from Eclipse were leaked, not "OFFICIALLY" released by Summit.

Hmmm.... can we speculate? 

I was wondering why we were getting SO MANY. 

Bella does it, do you?

Has it led to highly embarrassing confessions/revelations of dirty secrets (this isn't an invitation to air your secrets on the net though, I don't want to cause anything) of your inner thoughts/feelings to poor innocent bystanders/Spouses/Boyfriends/BF's/Family members/ Strangers on the morning commute?

And I found this... liked the name of the group (and their name makes me think of HL5 because of Renee's description)

And because I can't stop laughing (hope this link is okay Rangers)

www.sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/