This is a WHEN IS CHRISTMAS GOING TO BE OVER? post.

Because I know I am not the only one out there who is ready for Christmas to be over.

So, I'm planning my ideal Christmas for next year:

Nix the presents, splurge on the trip to Bora Bora.

Bring along my mom to do the baby-sitting, and my snorkel gear (to keep the husband entertained).

Invite my bff Patron and my old friend maryjane.

And my ipod.

OH, and this man of course:

If you could plan the perfect Christmas, what would it be??

EDIT: all holiday posts are approved until saturday, no prior permission required.  now kiss my ring.

re:EDIT

this was the best i could find because A i'm lazy, and B i suck

TL;DR

Firstly, I am horrible, I am lazy and I am taking up an account on ADF without actually doing anything. I've lurked for a year or so, and it occured to me this morning I have actually done jackshit even when a topic really interests me. Put this down to me and my inability to type coherently when necessary, but I still feel like a cheapskate. So, I have a question.

Being a member of the amazing livejournal sortofawesome and sortofbeautiful, two completely Jacob/Bella centric communities (some more off topic than others) I have read nearly every J/B fic under the sun. I recently finished off reading all the noms for the sortofbeautiful awards, and am in need of some Jacob/Bella humour and/or horrendous breaking of heart action.

Heads up, I fail at html so don't expect me to know how to link these. (But they are amazing, so go type it into a search engine somewhere.)

Some J/B fics I've enjoyed include the ever popular blackandblue's If You Twist and Turn Away, angry_pixie's My Best Friends Wedding and the Elliot Maske series, Choosing the Right Story by drandomtuba and Barking at the Moon by stretch to name a few. I have even enjoyed a couple Edward/Bellas in my time, including Hydraulic Five, Bella Swan: Zombie Killer etc. If you can't think of any specific fics, any links to comms that could offer recs like these? (Also apart of the_gazebo, so you can see those lovely ladies can rec just about anything and get me to like it.)

I've hit a drought, and decided to use this as an excuse to de-lurk. Any suggestions?

GO NUTS!

Company Loves Misery by AngstGoddess003 updated today

Are you guys reading these fics? Which of your fave fics updated today/this week?

I was reading through everyone's responses on the dinner FF campfire. It got me thinking..so I wanted to ask.

If you could replace SM's characters with ones from the fanfiction world, who would it be and from what story?

My Edward would be from: Tides of Fate

Bella would be from Work on Progress

Emmett would be from The Lost Boys

Jasper would be from Just one of the Guys

Jessica would be from the movie NM, cause she was just great! I loved her.

ok, your turn to share now!

(sorry if you feel bombarded with these type of campfires, I just love reading all your stories you post)

sorry for being annoying with an "i need fic recs" post but...

i need fic recs ;)

so tell me what story i absolutely can not go without reading

im not picky :)

NOW. THEY ARE GOING TO STAR IN YOUR FUTURE BEST SELLER.

WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT AND WHAT WOULD IT BE ABOUT?

ANYTHING GOES.

NOW. GET YOUR ASS WORKING ON YOUR NEXT FANGTASTIC BEST SELLER.

OKAY. THE PUN WASN'T FUNNY. NO NEED TO THROW FORBIDDEN APPLES AT ME. 

Orgasms, that is.

Hi Everyone

Well it's 8am Christmas Eve and let me be the first to wish all Rangers and Campers from all over the world.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Jenny (Demons4eva)

My gift for you - Rob for you Edward for me

It's the Holiday Season in Fanfic World!

Tell me--what five fanfiction characters would you invite to dinner?

I'd have Father Edward at the head of the table...and seated next to him I'd have Son Of A Preacher Man Jasper (because Father Edward would be exasperated and that Jasper is hilarious and hot)

Then I'd have James from Fault, he could bring the applesauce and make me laugh in that creepy, gloomy way.  And I think he'd annoy Father Edward and provide good comedic material for Jasper.

I'd also have Emmett from the Elite because I adore him.

And Alice from The Caged Bird, because she was funny and not annoying and--I liked her.

I would serve Chicken McNuggets and Mountain Dew and have ashtrays at everyone's elbows.

It would be a blast.

Who would you invite?

I predict many smiley pics of him and his mates coming!

i see a lot of people saying they have a hard time connecting with people.  well, i connect.  espesh in my own posts.

this is your chance to play/vent/dalloftheabove.  git in here... but leave a gift. it's the thing to do. 

don wtvocorleone apologizes for the excessive bandwidth abuse, to those of you with slow interwebs connectivity.

now come on in and bring your godfather a gift.  sopranos gifs, david boreanaz, and n00dz are among the acceptable.

and something to keep in mind:

THE WINTER WONDERLAND WEINER IS....

CONGRATS!

Or wasn't there going to be a Twilight companion book put out by SMeyer this month?

The Twilight Saga the official guide was advertised in the back of Breaking Dawn as coming soon...

Anyone know what's up?

And has anyone read the Philosophy of Twilight book?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_0_13?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=twilight+philosophy&x=0&y=0&sprefix=twilight+phil

 Yes, this was due yesterday but I was having so much fun finding out what you guys wanted for christmas that I couldn't have given this the attention that it deserves. Really, you guys amaze me. I love learning about your involvement both inside and outside of the Twiverse and I love being part of a community that is so supportive. As was written about earlier today by the lovely Jandco, all too often we feel like outsiders, but let me tell you right now..as a Ranger I WANT TO INCLUDE YOU. . and this post is a great way to start. 

That's right, sugarpops, now is the time to tell us about YOU. What you write, what you design, things inside and outside of the twiverse that you want US to check out. I only ask one thing in return..if you find out about something via this post, TELL THE AUTHOR, DESIGNER, WHATEVER that you heard about it HERE. How can we show are support if we don't know where we get it??

Last week I asked for you to go to my cabin and let me know what you write so I could get a chance to read it and pimp it out right here on the front page. WOW, I got a great response. KEEP THEM COMING. I will try to get around to reading you all and giving my feedback but I am only one woman (one busy woman) 

THIS WEEK I am going to pimp out TwilightTrin's story A DIFFERENT TWILIGHT. What makes it different? Bella isn't just a fragile human

The first paragraph:

"I’m moving Forks to be with my father. My mother, Renee, is traveling with her new husband, Phil. He’s a great guy, and he makes mom happy, but he travels a lot and I don’t think I can handle the road. I don’t want her to have to stay behind with me, so I came up with the great idea of moving to Forks, Washington, to be with my dad, Charlie. I was packed and said my goodbyes to Phoenix. I'll miss the warm, dry air and the sun, which I won’t be seeing much of anymore unless I conjured a small sun-spell. Being a witch is interesting. I’m really going to miss my grandmother even more when I'm gone. It feels odd not having her around, and although she died last fall, talking about her in past-tense feels weird."

DUDE. SHE IS A WITCH. 

So your challenge this week is to start reading her story. It has WAY TOO FEW reviews and there is already a sequel (along with a great James/Victoria one shot) so you can really read her and watch her grow as an author. WHEN YOU READ IT, LEAVE A REVIEW!! TELL HER YOU SAW IT HERE.

AND NOW IT'S TIME TO PIMP YOUR STUFF.

Anything you got. I want to hear about it. I want to read it. I want to hear OTHER people gush about it. I WANT TO KNOW!

PIMP NOW! GO! GO! GO!

And not just any 'ol fic.  I'm looking for the best damn Emmett fic around.  And I've already been through It's the Beaches, so you've got to try harder!  I've blown through my share of E/B fic and I'm needing some McCarty hawtness.

Oh...And BTW...if someone wants to make me an Em avie, I will heart you forever.  Four times.

Oh yeah...and here's some Kellan p0rn.

Ok, Rob too...

Lets think five year down the line...

All the movies will be finished. We will have nothing more Twilight related to look forward to. Unless SM writes another book.

Not likely.

Will everyone just forget about this world phenomenom?

Will people still read TwiFics and come on ADF?

What do you think it will be like for the TwiFandom in five years?

Lettuce dicuss :)

(Don't worry, it's short!) 

Sneaky Twilight Gifts! 

I have bought the following gifts for family members which are actually covert nods to the Twiverse. Can you guess what my crazy mind was thinking of when I picked these items up??

1.) Graphic Tee for DD, the writing says: "All the Pretty Horses"

2.) Bad Monkeys by Mark Ruff for Mom

3.) This Bath and Body Works set for my step mom: 

4.) And finally these for SO (which he's actually been wanting!) 

To keep it interactive have you ever worked Twilight into the lives of those around you in a sneaky way? 

Hey I get bored and need to keep myself amused around here.  :) 

I LOVE this fic! The plot is so creative!

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5241793/18/

And DISCUSS here!

So I'm writing this post because I'm pissed and confused. I've been out yesterday with a group of my sister's friends who I don't know very well and don't meet often. We were laughing and drinking, just having some fun. My sister kind of dropped the hint that I liked Twilight and that I read fanfic. I did not deny, because its true, and I think its harmless fun, so why the hell not. Most of them were surprised and okay with it, but there was this guy, who I always had a great time with, who just couldn't get over it and I swear looked at me differently.And he asked me if I was a twihard in a way that made it seem like he was disappointed in me and I suddenly became shallow. I mean, I guess I am a twihard in some ways since I have an account here and read fanfic.

Sometimes I come across posts on blogs which contain something Twilight related with a hint of criticism, where the twihard commenters curse the whole family and friends of the writer into early grave but I just laugh them off. I like Twilight but not religiously, I know its flawed and unintentionally funny in oh so many ways, but its the most delicious guilty pleasure ever and fanfic spins it around in the most extraordinary ways. I never really thought to hide it, but this just keeps bugging me, that some people might put me down as an imbecile because I like it. I get why aggressive devoted twilighters who can't accept someone not liking it cause outsider to be vary of them, but I am not like this at all, I have no problem with those who hate Twilight. There are people who hate chocolate too, but why hate on them? All the more for me.

Has this ever happened to you? How can you dig your self out of the hole this put you in? Should you have to?

My sister says I'm blowing this out of proportion, but it just made me feel bad. Pls send some words of comfort for me!