How did you discover Twilight?

Did someone come to you and say "Read this now!"

Did you stumble upon it in a bookstore?

Did you see a poster of Robert Pattinson and think

'What is this and where do I get more?'

Come on Campers, take me down memory lane.

so i'm tired of waiting for SM to get her act together & finish Midnight Sun,
does anyone know of any good fic that picks up where she left off and/or is similar to it?
(or is anyone planning on writing about this so i can author alert you)

did you even like/enjoy M.S??
tell me your thoughts!

please and thanks.

I'm looking for recs of fics that are really sad (I'm talking tissue-box-needed status), BUT have HEAs. Because as much as I love me some good 'ole angst, I do love a happy ending.

(Think: We Were Nomads, Bathed in Concrete)

 One shots or just short-lengths are preferable, as I have to go to sleep soon. :P

Do you remember THIS POST?

If you do, then you know what my thoughts are.

Watch that video.

THE IRONY DOES NOT ESCAPE ME.

THEY WANT TO PAPZ TO STOP HOUNDING HIM, BUT YET I CAN BET THAT THE CREATOR OF THIS VIDEO HAS EVERY SINGLE PHOTO OF HIM BEING STALKED SAVED, AS WELL AS EVERY PAP VIDEO THERE IS OF HIM.

AS JANDCO SAID:

Jandco:  seriously.  SERIOUSLY.

THE IRONY IS SO THICK, I CAN'T EVEN BREATHE.

Well, hello my lovelies!  Oh, how I have missed my ADF time in the evening!  I have been drowning in finals for the past week and I finally resurfaced yesterday (and now I am getting sick!)  I celebrated last night by getting a little toasted with my little sister and a friend and we watched New Moon, again.  

I know that many of you guys are in school as well and can sympathize with me.

So, late night wolvesnvamps declared her post a RAGE POST!  Well, I think we need a 

LOVE POST

on this lovely Wednesday evening!  

Tell me, what you are lovin'!  Who you are lovin'!  I don't care what it is!  Just tell me what you love right now!

Come on over to the comments!  See what I am loving!  

A getting to know you spam post because I tend to be a very random person...

1.  Name one thing you miss about being a kid

2. Name worst roommate you ever had

3.  What is your worst dating experience

4.  What is the craziest thing you've ever done?

5.  Name one thing not many people know about you

6. What outdoor activities do you like?

7. Where is your most favorite place?

8. What is one thing you would like to be remembered for?

9.  If your house was on fire, grab 3 things you would grab

10. What would be your dream job?

11. If you HAD to change your name, what would you change it to?

12. If you could go on a road trip with one person (dead or alive, fictional or not) who would it be?

13. Write down your middle name, and then the name of the street you grew up on.  This is your hooker name.

14. What do you always order when you make a 2 AM drunk-food haul at your local Waffle House, IHOP, Perkins, Villiage Inn, etc.

15.  What is the one food you could never give up?

16. Describe one of your "alone, me time" habits.

17.  What stereotype(s) did you fulfill while in high school?

18.  What actor/actress would play you if they made a movie out of your life?

19.  What would the movie title for your life be?

You thought there were going to be 20 didn't you?  Sorry, I have a thing with odd numbers.

click-click-click

dammit!  howdoyoulightthisdamnthing!?

Hello? *tap-tap-tap* anyone out there?

I have brewskies, eh.  C'mon over and share muh log by the fire...

First campfire and glad to *finally* be here.  Thanks for the add.

Used to be DDofEve, for those who care.

More fics?  YAY!  TYVM. 

*runs off to read "Sanctuary" FINALLY OMG.

I know many people read fic as a way to escape and relax.  In searching for stories they often read summaries and check to see if there will be a Happily Ever After (HEA) ending.  

However, I'm morbid and I am in search of Unhappily Ever Afters. :P

I was reading an Un-HEA ending story the other day, and I really enjoyed it. . . .

This got me thinking about all the fics that I've read--most of which have HEAs.  Now, the ending of the story can make or break the story for me.  I've read some really good fics that were solid (well, for the most part) and then the ending came and BAM, disappointment.

 My reasoning for being disappointed is because the endings are unrealistic.  Whether it be due to the story pace (No way that could happen so quickly, they've only dated for 3 minutes. WTF!), or when the ending just doesn't make sense (Events 1, 2, 3, and 4 should lead to event 5, but instead they lead to event NOT POSSIBLE), or I'm gonna end the story this way so all the characters get their own personal HEA (Breaking Dawn), or a no-way-in-hell would that happen (Edward was a man-whore and had 14,000 STDs, and, even though during the whole story he was an asshole who hated Bella, he is now MADLY in love with her, magically cured of any and all diseases, and they wanna have a million little jerk babies together*)  this -- the characters acting completely contrary to how they've been previously written -- really bothers me.  My list could go on and on, but I digress.  

In most of these scenarios, an Un-HEA would've been more realistic, but, for one reason or another, the author decided against it.  I feel like sometimes an Un-HEA would make more sense.

So, here are my questions for you:

What are your feelings on Un-HEA stories?

Do you know any good ones?

Please let me know! 

*Okay, so this is a slight exaggeration. Kill me.

I love looking at people's username/penname/screen names and trying to figure out why they chose them. Some are dedicated to Rob, or twilight, or something like that. But than there's others...

What's the reasoning behind your username/penname/screen name? 

I wanna know 'cause I'm bored and procrastinating, and I'm just weird like that. Robporn would also help ;)

150 applicants.

11 interviews.

for 2 spots.

i talked my way into getting an interview.

i just had it.  i find out next week.

get in here and wish me luck.

then start discussing how with graduating... the piano lessons updates are flowing and just about ready to be delivered

oh, and i posted a teaser in mah cabin a few days ago.

i can be placated with pics of my second husband, too.  js

So, it's my first campfire. A bit nervous, but I'm taking a chance. :)  Don't I feel so cool? Maybe I'll be in with the cool kids now. :D

Anyhow, there was a reason for this. I was writing my fic, and she has a dog. I started thinking about and if you notice that ALOT of the fics have no pets. I mean, obviously I'm sure that a lot of people have pets. I myself have 2 cats & a dog. I was very surprised that basically NO ONE in the Twilight Saga had pets. Or at least I don't remember any. Do you? :p

Soooo, this leads me to my point. Well, two. For one, do you have any fic recs that have pets in them? Not centered, though those are good, but just regular fics with pets in them.

And, if you want of course, post a picture of your pets. :) I would post mine, but I don't have a picture. I'm not attempting to stand up and go get one either. ;)

Okay..I guess that's it...don't shun me away. :)

I'm listening to wwwwaaaaayyyy too much Dashboard Confessional and thinking about New Moon.  A dangerous combination.  

You know when Bella sends all those emails to Alice's ghost email address and she's just rambling on about the emptiness of life? 

Well I do that too.  

I write letters to an EX about gray winter days like today....

I write letters to my Dad about how things are since he passed....

I write letters to my family, ranting and raving or offering compliments I'd never say aloud...

Soooo...who would you write a ghost letter to?

Song recc? Company by An Horse. It's just me right now. 

- I'm not nearly as melancholy as this campfire suggests.  :  )  

Just had to post this to laugh. Oh, and of course, grieve. 

Yeah right.

The author of the Twilight books, Stephenie Meyer was found dead in her Phoenix, Arizona home. The 36-year-old mother of three may have overdosed on prescription pills. Several yet unidentified pill bottles and a suicide note were found nearby. None of the contents of the note have been made public. Sources at the scene indicate that Meyer was believed to be deceased approximately 36 hours prior to the discovery of her body by her husband of 15 years.

Rumors of a deepening depression have been circling around Meyer since the publicizing of derisive comments made by fellow author Stephen King in late 2008. Though these rumors, and whether they contributed to Meyer's apparent suicide, remain unconfirmed -- there is little doubt Meyer's countless adoring fans will begin to point fingers in King's direction.

What may prove even more disturbing to Twilight fans is that Meyer's shocking death has come prior to her completion of the fifth book in the Twilight series, Midnight Sun. Although Meyer's spokesperson has not yet commented on today's news or on the status of Midnight Sun, the book -- a portion of which was leaked on the internet last year -- is said to still be a work in progress despite Meyer publicly stating the project was on hold indefinitely. Whether or not Midnight Sun will ever see the light of day is now in question.

At this time Summit Entertainment still has plans to release two new movies based on her books,New Moon on Nov. 20 and Eclipse on June 30th, 2010. Both are sequels to the blockbuster hitTwilight starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.

Meyer left behind her husband and three sons Gabe, Seth, and Eli.

source

SURE SHE IS. AND I WRITE THE OFFICE. IT'S JUST A DAY OF DISCOVERIES. 

 It's around the :53 mark. Her face is priceless.

Questions Translated
Q1: Well, Taylor is a warewolf that's quite sexy, but you are not in love with him, is it because he doesn't own a Volvo?

Q2: You have been in Spain before, tell us the difference between the two visits, have you noticed the growth on the fanbase?

Q3: What is more scary, a vampire or a fan?

Q4: I don't know if you like to navegate the internet as much as I do, but I found this really nice panties with Robert's face on them. Would you ever wear this panties?

Q5: Tell us a funny thing that happened during filming.

Q6: A few hours ago I was telling people in our twitter what you said in the Press Conference, why don't you use twitter like, for example, the Jonas Brothers, who were here yesterday, are you afraid to tell your fans so many things?

In case you haven't heard, jennyfly posted a new story called River Dam for Capricorn75 and DeeLovely 

Title Summary: Edward bides his time in Forks counting the days til he can leave the sleepy town forever. But fate halts his departure, and he must learn to see Forks as a home instead of a prison. ... This story is the result of a prompt FROM THE WINNING BIDDER OF THE SUPPORT STACIE AUTHOR AUCTION. Well, the winning bidder who bid for me. The prompt, if you're interested in looking it up is the song River by The Boss.
 

jennyfly has revealed that she collaborated with a secret someone once this story took shape, and she asked for help regarding a particular topic.  jennyfly has also told us that she will not reveal her partner until it is polite to do so.  She says, "Sometimes alliances must be kept somewhat hidden from the public-at-large for the greater good." 

That doesn't mean we can't take a guess!  Different authors' names flash through my brain everytime I think of the possibilities.  I've decided I'm going to guess someone new each and everyday until we find out.  Do you want to play this guessing game with me?  Who do you think is jennyfly's Special Guest Collaborator??? and Why??

maybe mods a ranger can help me tag this, and embed jennyfly's cabin. pretty please with sugar and cinnamon ala snickerdoodle.

edit:there is a Sanctuary Ch36 teaser inside NOW!

I'm curious and perhaps looking for fic recs...

Is there a fic you wish could be a movie?

An author you wish could replace screenwriter MR?

Which Edward/Jasper/Emmett/Carlisle in fic would you most like…

to smex up?

to nurture?

to DIAF?

Which Rosalie/Bella/Alice/Esme…

Do you like the best?

Do you want to GTFO?

Lastly, what fic gave you the best characterization of Jessica, Tanya, Lauren or Mike?

Answer the ones you can.  Add questions if you have your own.

my answers are inside : )

Hi Campers! 

I was just rocking out to some Pearl Jam, reminiscing about my teen years and the times when Anne Rice's vampires were the ones everyone was talking about.  That got me to thinking...

Which musical era do you think exemplifies each of the Twilight characters?  We all know Jasper gets associated with country-rock, Edward with classical piano....yawn.  What if we leave the stereotypes behind?  Is it possible?  If not, why not?

For example, I think Edward could have really gotten into some self-flagelating grunge!  And Jasper would be down with norteno for sure!

What do you think?  And is there a fic that you feel embodies the musical aspect the best?  I know I just yawned about Edward and classical music, but I love Philadelphic's La Canzone della Bella Cigna.

Thoughts?

IMAX Corporation and Summit Entertainment announced today that The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third film in the studio's "Twilight" franchise, will be released to IMAX(R) theatres simultaneously with the film's launch on June 30, 2010. Directed by David Slade (30 Days of Night, Hard Candy) and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of "The IMAX Experience" with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie. The film franchise is based on the book series by Stephenie Meyer.

"'Twilight' moviegoers will have a whole new way to experience this next installment of the series, with the enhanced image and sound quality of 'The IMAX Experience' putting them IN the movie," said Richie Fay, Summit Entertainment's President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution. "The IMAX release puts us on the event film calendar for 2010, and we're very excited to work with IMAX to bring a new kind of film to the IMAX theatre network."

"Our 2010 film slate continues to fill out with strong titles, and a film from this incredible franchise is a very welcome addition," said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. "This title fills a valuable spot in our 2010 summer release window, and will no doubt thrill IMAX audiences."

"We're very excited to work with our new partners at Summit Entertainment to transport the very loyal and enthusiastic 'Twilight' fans into the world of the Volturi via The IMAX Experience," added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "With our growing theatre network, we're poised to take advantage of the rapidly growing fan-base devoted to this dynamic, cutting edge series."

In The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob -- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.

I am SO there! Can you imagine Rob in super brilliant HQ? yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

Robert Pattinson once again denies rumors he's dating Twlight co-star Kristen Stewart in an interview with Italian Vanity Fair.

"I am single... almost everything that came out about my private life is false."

So why all the chatter??

"I think it happens because, really, there is not much to say about what I'm doing. While I am filming, I live practically [like a] recluse in [a] hotel. I come out only to work, and sometimes to go out for dinner. But, if you read the magazines, it seems that I have a frantic high life."

The latest rumors churning out of the mill??
Pattz has been linked to Lovely Bones star Saoirse Ronan after showing up at the movie's L.A. premiere.

Robert Pattinson ’signs $500m Twilight TV deal

London, Nov 22 (ANI): British actor Robert Pattinson is said to have signed a 500-million-dollar Twilight television deal.

Summit Entertainment, the studio that makes the monster-hit film franchise, is branching out into TV production, and bosses want Pattinson to reprise his big-screen role as Edward Cullen.

The 23-year-old actor could land as much as 1.5million-dollar an episode as part of the deal, which could kick in as early as next year, reports the Daily Star.

Pattinson’s co-star Kristen Stewart, who plays his on-screen human love Bella Swan, is also wanted by the bosses.

Both the stars, rumoured to be real-life couple, would be free to work on the TV version almost immediately as they have already finished working on third film in the series, ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’. (ANI)

I got a tweet from fellow camper Dragonsexist and we decided to post it here. What the hell is this fuckery?

Lettuce discuss...