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.

Do You Write Fanfiction ?

Give us a peek!

post something from your upcoming chapters here

excerpt / banner / pictease / limerick

don't forget to include the link

...then there's this.

I wasn't quite sure where to post this, but it's still free for all weekend, right?

This came across my Facebook news feed today and I found it so disturbing to me on so many levels.

Can't something be done about this? 

Seven semi-pointless questions to ponder ...

1) What did you do in 2013 that you'd never done before?

2) What is your favorite restaurant and why?

3) In school, who was your favorite teacher, and why?

4) The last show you watched on television from beginning to end?

5) Your favorite song right now?

6) Best live show you ever saw?

7) A quote from the last book you finished (and if you're feeling really kind, you can tell us what book it's from).

Also, a ridiculously handsome (and amusing) man for your viewing pleasure ...

Hopefully some of you can help.

As of yesterday, destiny landed a small dog in my lap.

A Chihuahua.

Me.

Really.

She's adorbs-it was one of those meant to be things.

She's unlike any other dog I've ever dealt with. 

I'm out of my element here and need some advice.

Come inside and see if you can help me?

Here is the article about where she came from.

I will beg forgiveness now if your computer screens crack-I haven't had any coffee yet and my pic is hideous.....

For some reason I can't add tags....

In an older CF down below, some of us have been discussing the sauna culture of Finland.  When I first started conversing with camper Ellinor, I became intrigued by her country and started Googling, which led me to learn how important saunas are to their culture (Ellinor can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe nearly every family has one in their home, or has access to one, and that includes apartment dwellers).  I personally find that fascinating.

I know we have campers here from all over the globe.  I live in Iowa in the US, which doesn't have a very diverse population, and I'm not often afforded the opportunity to directly ask someone what they find important about their culture, or what they enjoy or dislike the most about where they live, or how our customs compare to their own.  

So this campfire is for you to share something you think other campers might like to know about your country or culture.  Pictures are nice (they don't have to be your own) but aren't necessary.  Have a question you'd like to ask someone about their country or culture?  This is the place (as long as we're all being respectful, which seems to be normal operation around this site for the most part).  

If you're from the US, you can always share something specific to your state -- I've traveled the US at least enough to know that although we're all "Americans," our cultures can vary widely depending on where we live within these United States. 

Please share!  [And if you're from Scotland, I won't beg you, but feel free to write paragraph after paragraph and post pics of men in kilts ;-) ]

Please, Help I  have my images in Imageshack (to be able to post them). They changed the site, so I can't get to the place were I could upload a new one (I needed it to be able to post something on a campfire). Once I am logged in now I can only see my old images. Ar you familiar with that site? I can i go back to the old setting where I could add images and get the permanent links? Is there a way to skip this new and hateful setting?

Here is where I get now, and there is nothing working https://imageshack.com/my/images  no button to upload, nothing.

For your troubles a delightful (and not fluffy) fic by Twiloversue: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9935251/1/Restoration

Resigned to her lonely fate, Bella risks her life to rescue a man left for dead by enemy soldiers. Edward turns out to be a little more than she bargained for, his presence awakening dangerous desires and inspiring dreams that could change her life—and the course of a Kingdom—forever. Loosely inspired by Cinderella.

This is THE GREAT DEBATE. (yeah it might just be debate but anyway)... Robert Pattinson...or Kristen Stewart?

Feel free to spread pics of both.

I'm Team Kristen for her looks, her acting could use major work. And I guess she's supposed to be in an adaption of 1984 which makes me die inside - can you imagine? Shivers*

Rob? I just think he's mostly a nice filler of jeans, but you guys decide.

Welcome to the Feed Your E-Reader

weekly campfire

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.

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

Happy FFA Everyone!

I haven't really watched American Idol in years.  I happened to catch it the past two nights and have fallen in love with Harry Connick Jr.  He was hysterical!  He adds some levity on the judges panel that seemed to be wrought with pompous jerks/divas for the past few seasons. 

Yet another example of how some men get better looking with age.

What guys in their 40s, 50s or older do you think are sexy? 

or

Who has come out of their gawky ganlgy adolescence to be smoking hot?

Hi Campers!  Today we are posting pictures of

ME Time!

What are you doing now that the holidays are over?  What are you doing that's just for you?

So, I've switched the Picture This! CF to Thursdays.  I hope that this will work out for everyone else too.  Thank you to Mabso for filling in for me last week.

Since I neglected last week to post what this week's topic would be, feel free to post pictures of the seasons in your area.  Or whatever beautiful pictures you took this week.  Something that makes you happy maybe?

The above picture is Comm  Ave in Boston.  This one isn't mine, but I lived on Comm Ave for a year and I absolutely adored the fact that they kept the twinkle lights on the trees all winter long.  It helped keep this native Californian sane during those cold winter days!

I love where I live, but I do miss the seasons.  (It was in the 80s here yesterday.)  Did you get any great pics during the polar vortex?  On NPR, they were talking about people blowing bubbles to watch them as they froze before hitting the ground.

For next week:

Obsession: interpret how you will.  What's your latest obsession?  Still Twilight?  Your new garden?  The way the winter sunlight is reflecting off the all that snow (or sand)? A new way of eating?