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So, is the Apple Watch fashionable?

Many praised the “Apple Watch”, priced from $349 when it debuts next year, for its clean aesthetic, but some bloggers and editors said the watch had a masculine aura, which would limit its allure to parts of the style-conscious crowd.

The gadget, which must be paired with an iPhone, is shaped like a traditional timepiece, with a small square display.

Apple will offer three different versions — sport, standard, and a luxury edition, with finishes including stainless steel and gold plated. The display can be customized to show the time in numbers or a facsimile of a watch with hands.

Wrist bands range from leather and stainless steel to sports models in hues from pink to blue. The Watch recognizes voice commands and carries sensors that can track activity such as steps and heart rate.

“It’s not pretty,” she told Reuters. “It’s very future techno as opposed to feminine sexy.”
 

iPhone 6: 8 Reasons to Buy, 6 Reasons to Wait

Do you really need one of Apple's bigger iPhones? These 14 pros and cons should help you decide.

Charlie Hunnam had a 'nervous breakdown' over 'Fifty Shades'

Charlie Hunnam has finally opened up about the reasons behind his departure from Fifty Shades Of Grey, the original choice to play Christian Grey in the movie version of EL James' erotic novel

He insisted that he had wanted to play Mr Grey after meeting director Sam Taylor-Johnson, explaining: "I started talking about this thing and I just got so excited. I fell in love with the character and started seeing him and becoming intoxicated, which is the way I work: I find a character I love and I start thinking about it all the time."

"To fail on such a grand scale - because Fifty's going to be massive, it's going to be huge. I really didn't want to fail on such a grand scale and I just couldn't transition from Jax Teller (Sons of Anarchy) to Christian Grey in 48 hours.

"I bit off more than I could chew and it was painful. I loved the character and I wanted to do it. And I was going to shoot that film, wrap that on the Wednesday, and the following Monday I was going to start shooting Crimson Peak in Toronto. I just had like... frankly, something of a nervous breakdown."

Diving Deep for Fan Fic Treasures

Each week I will brave the treacherous waters of Fan Fiction for buried treasure. Below are the gems I've found this week!

Hey Gang! Loved seeing some lurkers come out of hiding last week.
Don't forget your 3 R's!

Read, Review & Recommend!

Don't forget to tell'em you found them here in the Fic Dive at ADF!

ETA: Don't forget to Vote for your Favorite Fic Dive Story in August!
Wow.  There are a lot of things you shouldn't foget to do apparently!  LOL

The Perfect Light by TwiAddictAnne
I wanted the truth...I needed to know the truth and he was going to help me. Mostly Human. Canon couples. Rated for language and adult themes.

Bella is a self proclaimed "Truth Junkie" and a tenacious reporter.  Edward is a little bit of hot nutty professor with some interesting theories on Extra-Terrestrials.  Sci-fi.

The Fake Lawyer by TwilightTales
Edward Masen is a Special Agent for the National Security Unit of the FBI. He has been placed undercover at Cullen Hale law firm where he must uncover the employee committing fraud and embezzlement. Everyone is a suspect... Including, Bella Swan, the beautiful Associate that Edward can't keep himself away from. Can he keep up his charade in the face of love? AH EXB M for lemons.

Undercover Edward starts at the bottom of the corporate ladder to find out who is screwing the company.  Bella is a ball busting 3rd year associate who captures his attention.

Tremble by First Responders
Sports journalist Bella Swan has been assigned to cover the FIFA World Cup, but when her favorite photographer gets in an accident, she is forced to go with her arrogant rival and secret crush, Edward Cullen. Bella tries to fight the attraction, but a quick trip to the rainforest turns into a life-changing experience when everything starts to tremble. Complete.

This is a unique quick fic that just finished up that had a unique writing process.  The First Responders were joined by some of our favorite fic writers to complete the story while raising funds for Disaster Relief.

FLASH BACK FIC DIVE:

Foul Territory by rinabina
After being dragged to a baseball game by her best friend, Bella Swan meets handsome first baseman, Edward Cullen with the help of a rogue foul ball. There's something about him that she can't put out of her head, and apparently neither can he. E/B AH

We're heavy into baseball at my house right now.  So this story just fit.

Crash Into Me by eibbil
Hollywood It Girl, Bella Swan, needs a vacation. Best friend/PA Alice convinces her to spend it in her hometown, but a reckless driver changes their plans. Will Bella get the rest she needs in the care of Alice's brother.or something much better? AH

Doctorward = Yes.

Thanks as always for your support of this campfire.  Your feedback is important to me, so let me know what you're reading and what you've bailed on!  Thanks all!

Obama on Ray Rice video: A 'real man' doesn't hit a woman

Ray Rice's Wife Comes to Defense of 'the Man I Love'

Long Lost Dr. Seuss Book Hits the Shelves! 

From the literary lost and found – like the ones in the back of elementary school classrooms – come four "new" illustrated stories by Dr. Seuss that will be published for the first time collected in a book.

Bored child faceplants on sofa while his parents talk to Obama in the Oval Office

This bored child did his best to entertain himself in the Oval Office but the couch’s ‘bounce factor’ proved to be too much of a temptation.

The suited-up youngster was photographed ‘face-planting’ onto one of the most prestigious sofas in the world while his parents chatted with US President Barack Obama.

The departing Secret Service agent and his wife were seemingly unaware of their son’s antics during the scheduled meeting in June.
 

Welcome to The Weekly Funnies!! It's been said, humor is the best medicine. (That's humour for our mates across the pond.)

Just need a laugh? Or a lighthearted moment to shake off real life? Here's the campfire for just that. A new campfire that is just for laughs, giggles, snorts, chuckles and anything and everything you find funny and silly.

Each week please post anything and everything that finds the humor in everyday life, because life is funny, silly & humorous!!

What's the funniest, silliest, LOL picture, gif, video or story you heard or saw this week? We want to hear it because here at ADF, we are a humorous bunch!

Anything goes humor! 

It's Tuesday. Let's talk books!

Read anything good since last week, guys? Do tell us if you picked up any recs from the last campfire or the feed your e-reader one? I get so many awesome recs from my fandom friends and they probably don't even know it. 

What are some books you've loved than you never would have discovered if not for the internet?

omg i was so glad so many people got involved last week.

The shortlist for the Man Booker Prize was announced today. Have you read any of the titles? Will you read any because of their inclusion?

This is the first year it has been open to writers outside the UK, Ireland and the Commonwealth and includes two American authors.

Welcome to the Monday Morning Hot Guy Campfire. What better way to start your week than a hot guy?

Every Monday, I'm going to dedicate a CF to the Hot Guy of the Week.The catch? The CF can ONLY be about the current nominated guy. 

We all have different tastes in men, so please don't yuck anyone's yum.If you have a man you'd like to see crowned for the week, PM or hit me up on twitter (@ffcherry) with his name

Royal baby: Prince William and Kate expecting second child

‘Athleisure’ Trend Booms as Blue Jeans Sales Decline

The AP says that the nation's devotion to denim is wearing thin. Sales fell a significant 6 percent over the last year after decades of steady growth. Seems the nation is leisurizing its pants, bypassing jeans and choosing elastic waistbands and sweats instead.

The "athleisure" trend could be blue jeans' biggest threat. "Everyone wants to look like they're running to the gym, even if they're not."

Blue jeans' fade could also be due to a lack of new styles since jean skinnies hit the market several years ago, a trend that doesn't work for most body types.

Skinnies "were only flattering on people with 2-percent body fat and felt like they were squeezing your internal organs into a vise," Serota writes. "By comparison, yoga pants feel like stepping into a warm hug." 

Red Sox fan, 12, gives foul ball to little girl: 'It's good to make people happy'

I'm looking for a completed version of Put It Behind You by Digsy Galley, ShojiOxlow, which still has eight chapters posted on Twilighted but has been pulled from FFn.

I have a friend on Facebook group who insists that the story was completed on FFn, but I don't have a copy of it. The pdf on PtS is of the one on Twilighted.

Does anyone here have a copy longer than eight chapters?

Hi Campers, with Ranger's approval, we thought of introducing a new weekly Campfire: "Author's Spotlight". With this Campfire we can receive writing tips, fun facts and history of our favorite stories as well as fangirl with the authors.

Our first spotlight author is the amazing Counselor whom has graciously agreed to be our first featured speaker. She has 15 posted stories on Twilight Fan Fiction with over a thousand reviews, favorites and follows...

https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2130754/counselor 

First we will collect all camper's questions and then send them to the featured author. Her/his responses will then be posted later in the week in the Author's Spotlight Q&A Session. They probably won't answer all- but we can hope.

I know we have many new and seasoned campers that are writers, (& published)  that we would all like to spotlight if they are in agreement.
Maybe setting up a calendar and posting so campers can tune in with their questions???

Campers please provide feedback & suggestions to make this an entertaining and informative Campfire.

Or post any questions for Counselor. I told her I will send them to her on Wednesday,       9-10-14.  Thanks

Have you ever said or did something that makes you look back and roll your eyes later?

Were you embarrassed because you got so passionate about something in the moment and then realized later it didn't matter?

Would you go back and talk some sense into yourself if you could or would you still live with the mistake even if you could fix it?

Tell me your stories of embarrassment and if you would go back and fix it.

Hi all - first post here and it's for help in finding a fic.  

It's been bugging me all day and even searching through (what feels like) the whole of edward/bella fics on fanfiction hasn't helped in finding this one....

From what I remember:

charlie leaves bella with his business after he dies. It's a camping/retreat type place where bella takes customers out into the woods/mountains as their guide

edward is a rival business owner just set up in the last few years

due to the economy and edwards rival business bella needs to sell up (edward offers to buy her out - she refuses due to her dislike of him and the fact that she blames him for her business failing)

One of her last bookings is to take two customers out. One of the customers is using this weekend trip to kill the other. (Something to do with him being a shady accountant and skimming the books)

there is a bear on the loose 

edward is told by bellas lawyer/friend that she has went out with two men and decides to follow to make sure she is ok. he hears gunshots that sends him out in the rain to her camp 

hope this rings a bell with someone :)

not sure if I need to leave a rec or not? Here is one just in case.....

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9016564/1/Secrets-and-Lies

Bella once told a lie. A lie that cost her everything she ever wanted. 10 years later she returns to her hometown to an ailing father, an angry best friend, and the man from whom she has kept a secret that threatens to unravel her existence. M AU AH OOC Rated M for language and lemons **This story is a repost. It was previously posted in its entirety in 2011/12***