This has to be my dumbest post yet (and boy those are hard shoes to fill), considering I'm Greek and all (well, sort of) and have been to Athens several times, but this time I'm dragging my family along with me (Placebo concert!!!) . So, does anyone have any specific recommendations on visiting with children? Like, is the Spata zoo worth it or is it too far away and too hot to visit now in August, how many hours should we expect to spend at the Acropolis museum, should we go up at Lykavytos, and what is this talk about Omonia not being that safe anymore?? I haven't been to Athens in years. Also, are all shops closed on Wednesday or should we expect the major chains (e.g. H&M, which we don't have in my country, sadly) to be open?

Ευχαριστω :)

I hear those of us on the West Coast can watch episode 1 of Outlander at 9:01 pm.  

Guess where I will be!

ETA Interactive:  will you/did you watch? What do you think?

          SPOILERS WILL BE INVOLVED!!!

sorry I can't get the tags to work from my phone. 

Feed Your E-Reader

(mostly) weekly campfire

Also, OMG, how is it August already???

Please post all the fabulous deals you've found this week. And if you pick up a book from a comment inside, please let your fellow campers know you did.

This CF is open to all genres and all book deals.

And don't forget to feed the trees, yeah?

I have a fantasy football team and a league here if you wanna play.

http://www.premierleague.com/

Here is my kit. Stylin', right?

Code to join The Treblemakers league is inside.

Here's a Happy Birthday to all you August Babies

August 3-modunk

August 3-1853kaz

August 5-Firstblush

August 13-DianaWolfskill

August 14-Saluki

August 15-JuniperJulep

August 16-kliodhna

August 16-MrsBrownloe

August 19-tnuccio

August 21-queenbee83

August 22-GrabaDietCoke

August 23-HEA-Gir

l August 24-rote_kirsche

August 28-kelli_rose

Come in and wish our Campers a very Special Birthday Month

It's not too late to join our fun-if you haven't given me your birthday as of yet, PM Me

Hello Campers!  Today we're going to do a Picture This/Bondfire combo CF.

Show us

you've taken on your camera or phone.

(But please make it CF friendly--no nude selfies etc, lol --so that our trees don't disappear.)

Or if you're in a chitty chatty type of mood, you can also tell us

1) The last five books you've read

2) The last five movies you've seen

3) The last five FFs you've read or favorited or alerted

4) The five things you would grab to take with you on a deserted island

This is Wonder Woman's look for Batman VS. Superman.

I'm honestly...not sure how I feel about this. I mean, does she even look the part to you?

Discuss.

Diving Deep for Fan Fic Treasures

Our Fic Dive of the Year campaign was a huge success!  However, compiling a poll of nearly 200 fics was a little overwhelming.  So, going forward we'll do a vote at the end of each month.  Top 3 vote getters will go on to the Fic Dive of the Year.  I'll include a "write in" option for fics that you fall in love with after the voting is over.

The July poll will end on August 15th.  Please make sure to take your time and read all of the Fics before you vote!

Let's discuss which Fic Dive recs you're reading and enjoying now.  Which are you looking forward to updating most?

JULY POLL IS IN THE COMMENTS!

ETA:  The Link is in the comments. 

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

We here at ADF are a friendly, helpful bunch!

If you have a request for a type of story or a book,
this is your spot.

If you are unsure about something that has to do with ADF,
ask here.

If you have amnesia about a fic,
this is the place to ask about it!

If you are unsure about something that DOES NOT have to do with ADF,
ask here as well!

Since two hours ago if I try to access anything on fanfiction net, stories, PMs, my profile, whatever, I get a message in Italian which says, more or less:

Unsafe connection signature certificate OCSP unvalid. The page you are looking  for can't be shown because the authenticity of data can't be verified

Contact the person responsible for the website

I use Mozilla. Strangely enough I mangaed to reach ff net trying  with  my obsolete outlook express.

Edit: Mozille Firefox and ff net must have "spoken" while I slept because now I can finally access it from my regular browser. Thank you all

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!

Thanks to all of the Rangers and John for keeping the Forest up and running!  Your hard work is appreciated!

Some interesting finds this week.  Please let the writers know where you found them and let folks know about the .net trail to the Forest.

Cooking Contest Encounter by TwiTwiAgain
College student Bella enters cooking contests to win extra money. Surgeon Edward hopes to create healthy recipes his patients will enjoy. They can't fight their attraction, when they meet on the way to a contest in Napa.

We get a behind the scenes look of how cooking competition shows on TV work.  Beware of a slow updater, but I'm really liking the story, so I'll hold out hope that she sticks with it as promised.  The writer is a cooking show contestant herself so maybe we've seen her compete!

Star Crossed by tufano79
She was the leader of her people. He was a gruff, by-the-book star ship captain. An interstellar war, negotiations for a peace treaty gone wrong and a taboo relationship between two species. Will they survive this threat or are the Star Crossed lovers doomed before they even have a chance?

Good alien love story!  Lots of Trekkie and Sci Fi type lingo.  The writer does give us a glossary of terms at the end of each chapter.  I'm intrigued and liking it.

So I Can Kiss You Anytime I Want by k8ln713
It's been five years since Bella's returned to her hometown in St. Pete Beach. Her reason: to finally get her husband, Edward, to give her a divorce. She's built a successful life for herself up in NY after leaving Edward, but has been having trouble getting Edward to give in and sign the divorce papers. Will Bella's return make her remember that Edward was always the one for her?

Very Sweet Home Alabama.  Cute.

Hit and Run by Trixi20
Hit and Run: the act of operating quickly so as not to be late for another engagement (often a non-medical appointment). He was stuck in Nowhere, USA but maybe that wasn't such a bad thing. Doc Hollywood meets Twilight. Awesome combo if you ask me.

Fun story so far.  I'm a Doc Hollywood fan. Also the same premise as the Disney movie Cars.  It worked for both of these movies and I'm thinking it will work here as well.

FLASH BACK FIC DIVE:

That's A1 by The Irish Cullen Twilight
A simple bet, see who can use a 'coupla focail' to get a 'cailini' into the 'aul 'leaba', what could go wrong? Well Irish Boy Edward Masen is going to find, not just what could go wrong, but what could also go right. Not you're typical Irishward. Complete Drabble

I liked this Irishward.  Some chapters are longer than others. 
 

The Better Angels of Our Nature by Lissa Bryan
Bella is a powerful telekinetic, escaped from a government research facility. With her is Edward, her guardian angel, sent to earth to protect her. Can they find safety? Can Bella love this extraordinary creature? OOC/AU

This one has all the makings of an awesome action packed story.  Good, evil, angels, bad guys, telekinetics, fire starters, mercinaries, sexy times with a white winged Edward and my personal favorite--a puppy named Dave.

Thanks as always for your feedback and support!
 

Way down at the bottom of the screen, it states:  

A Different Forest is an all-inclusive user-generated supernatural community

So, what's your poison?

Vampires? 

Demons?

Witches?

Werewolves?

Zombies? 

Do you prefer to read a book about them or watch a movie or TV Show? 

ETA: Yes, I do realize that Witches aren't truly Supernatural Creatures. This post is based on their beyond believable fantastical powers + how they're classified in their book sections, movie + TV genre, not the religious following.

It's not meant as an insult in any way to any one