Oy, its been so long since I did this. 

Let me know if i need something to this campfire. (rules or etc).

How is everyone? Well, I hope you are all well. I miss this place something terribly. I wish I could say that my intentions for making of these was to catch up. Which, I would love to. 

But the main reason for this campfire is

TO HELP ME WIN A CONTEST

my apologies. Before you click the link, PLEASE check out what it's about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Ranger Edit: Don't feel obligated to click the link until you come inside and check out what it is for, then click away! Same for emails, RANGER PSA: KNOW YOUR LINKS!)

comments inside. ETA: if you voted yesterday, you can come vote again today! Check out what it's about and click away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, all this talk about TVD has me interested in seeing what the fuss is all about.  I'd like to watch the pilot episode from season 1, but I'm having trouble finding a site where it streams for free. Anyone know where I can watch episodes from season 1 for free?

I did it. I bought my very first P2P book (well, on Kindle.) I just purchased Animate Me. Partly because I really liked the fanfic, and partly because I felt so terrible about how the author was trashed in a previous campfire and wanted to support her. I'm looking forward to it.

Also on my reading list: The new book The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer.

So, what are you reading this weekend?

I've gotta chuckle everytime I open my read count at ADF and see the bewildering numbers for my chapters.

Some readers must go to the list of chapters and pick out those that look most sexy  interesting.  

For some reason, 'Premature ejaculation' has 44 reads, and continues to rise.  Other sexy sounding chapters have fewer reads.  Is it because we're sick of obvious lemons and want a less masterful Edward?  And the chapter called 'One room, two rooms' has only 16, booo.

Perhaps I should just give each chapter a little commentary instead of a title.  

Chapter 1 YES, YES EDWARD APPEARS ALREADY

Chapter 2 UST

Chapter 3 UST

Chapter 4 SMOKIN'

Chapter 5 WARNING ORGASM HERE (may I say 'orgasm' on the front page, wtvoc?)

That way, chapter divers won't be disappointed and might give the rest of my fic a try. ' Premature ejaculation' only includes a discussion of premature ejaculation.  Not any actual ejaculation.  Perhaps I should rename it.

READERS:  how much does a clever (or poor) title influence your decision to try a new fic?  And do you chapter-dive, within a fic?

freeforall

feed a tree

no nekkid pics on the front page

or curses

iron man 3 is out this weekend, are you going

i wanna talk about hannibal

whatever, tell me what you're up to this weekend and then go down a few posts and tell mabso what you're doing right now

2 playlists for hannibal that you can check out on my tumblr here. one for hannibal (for when you're hungry) and one for will (for when you can't anymore)(lol) for your time

oh, also- npr is streaming the great gatsby soundtrack in its entirety and it is genius. baz luhrman and jay-z oversaw the entire production of the album- it basically takes hip hop and infuses it with the beats, stylization, and often riffs from the jazz era. simply incredible. my favorite tracks are the jack white and emeli sands' charleston-esque big band cover of beyonce's crazy in love. anyway, you can stream that here. you're welcome.

now that i've given you great musics, you owe me. get in here and tell me what's the cool jams or something.

So for a variety of reasons, I just got caught up on the season finale of Vikings last night.

I don't even know how many different feelings I have running through my head. Did anyone else watch and love this also? Would anyone else care to have a late-to-the-party discussion on the ending of the season?

LJ Summers and Lissa Bryan had weekly discussions on the show and you can find their thoughtful and intelligent discussion on their respective blogs by clicking their names (same converstation on both blogs, different pics). My scattered ramblings are inside.

ETA: Or maybe 9 episodes was not enough, lol. My dvr and the history channel website seem to disagree on the number. I'm sure the history channel is right, but my dvr is the predecessor of skynet and likes to renumber things and skip/re-record stuff for me because it apparently knows what I want more than I do. I'll leave title at 10 lest I anger it ;)

Show me the Campers!

What does your Friday look like?

Is it breakfast time at your house?  Or are you out and about during your busy day?

If you live in the future like me, it's Friday wind down time!

Whatever you are up to today, give us a little peep into your life!!

It didn't happen if there aren't pictures!

Some inspirational music to get you in the snap happy mood:

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TONIGHT? 

WILL ELENA FINALLY COME TO HER SENSES?

WILL KATHERINE AND ELIJAH EVER GET BACK TOGETHER? 

WILL THERE BE MORE DAMON IN THIS EPISODE? 

AND FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT'S HOLY, WHY ARE KLAUS AND HAYLEY HAVING A KID??? 

COME ON IN AND DISCUSS TONIGHT'S EPISODE, CAMPERS! 

REMEMBER, THERE WILL BE SPOILERS IN HERE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN'T WATCH IT AT 8PM EST.

When Scrubs started, I was a third year medical student. Now judging from many FFs I've read where Edward is a doctor/med student/resident, there are very few people who understand that being a third year medical student means that you're lower than dirt, especially when you're training at one of the most academic cities in the country.  I was told this repeatedly by many of my attendings when I was a third year medical student.

While the first two years of medical school is more like college (to the nth degree), the third and fourth years are clinical rotations.  I never would have made it through my first two years without my super supportive husband and my med school friends who I met up with all over the city and closed down several undergrad and law school libraries with.  And, yes, even spent many all-nighters with, cramming seemingly random facts into our brains while trying to stay awake in musty old classrooms at M and V.  (Thank you C, C, S, E and S.)

What helped me get through my third year?  Why, Scrubs, of course.  Even though Turk and JD started as interns on the show, they mirrored so much of what my friends and I were going through: the crazy hours, the even crazier attendings, the struggle between feeling too much or too little for your patients, and the differences between internists (internal medicine residents) and surgeons.

Plus, JD and Turk are the original Bromance:

Interactivity part:  What projects on Kickstarter have you supported?  What tv shows/movies/books do you feel truly shed a light on your job, schooling, or something else in your life?  Who's your fave Bromance OTP?  Or, what's your fave Scrubs episode or moment?

PS I'm ten years out from med school and I've never treated any of my med students or residents with anything less than the respect they deserve.

PPS Sorry the CF is so long.  I've been thinking about med school a lot since I just missed my reunion last weekend.

Posted with permission of wtvoc

Just went to see it. And it's now absolutely official: I can't find another movie as magical as Twilight. Sigh. More in the comments.

Btw, interesting to see Emily Browing in the movie. Didn't SM want her cast as Bella?

Those of you that read/saw The Host, did you like it? The others: Do you plan on reading/seeing it?

Readers and writers – what are your opinions regarding reviews on the various sites you read/post a story?

I had a fascinating PM exchange with a reader a few months ago, who expressed surprise when I replied to her review, thanking her for taking the time to share her thoughts with me. This reader told me that she's been in the fandom a few years now, and has noticed that fewer authors are sending out review replies, and how that's affecting her willingness to read or review any of their future stories, should they post more. She thanked me for my response, and that conversation inspired me to really consider her point of view, one that appreciates the personalized expression of gratitude in a private reply, a reciprocation of acknowledgment from one person to another. 

Personally, I don't care how busy I am, I will stay up a little later at night or make every effort to respond to every review I get (it may take me a week or two, but I will), because I believe that in all facets of life, a compliment/comment deserves a response, and a kind one, if possible, based on the approach that positivity breeds more positivity, paying it forward and subconsciously inviting more of it, etc.

In my opinion, It's encouraging to hear from a reader, and I feel that by responding, it's an extension of the process we engage in when we write or read fanfiction. Granted, there is a difference between “expecting” things and hoping for them, and there's a fine line we balance when we post a story or review.

I don't believe a writer is obligated to post a new chapter any more than a reader is obligated to review it.

But isn't it nice when both things happen?

Yet we are all so busy with our lives, and may not have the chance to respond to every comment, etc. It's not physically possible for some to do it all – write, read, post on our favorite net places, review, review reply...all the while having to manage our personal lives/careers/etc. And what I find important may not be a shared opinion of others – but it does get me thinking about what fanfiction and reviews are about. It's about exchange/interaction to some, and a hands-off kind of hobby to others, both readers and writers alike. Yet it's rarely discussed, and hearing from that reader again this morning reminded me about how many opinions there must be out there, regarding this issue of reviews.

Readers:

What are your opinions about leaving a review, or receiving a response from the author? Do you have any expectations when you begin reading and/or reviewing a story? Does it upset you to see an author ask for reviews, or holding their future chapters hostage until they reach a certain number? Are you surprised when you receive a thank you for your review, or is a response a standard occurrence for you?

Authors:

What are your opinions about the review process? Do the one word reviews or “smiley faces only” bother you (I've heard that criticism a lot from authors, over the years)? Do you try to respond to reviews individually or do you prefer to leave a “thank you” in your authors notes, freeing up more time to write in your already hectic day? Do you feel that reviews are helpful or a hindrance to your creative process?

I look forward to reading your opinions, and wish you all a wonderful day!

Becca

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And to feed a tree, a story update I run to when I see it come into my in-box:

Quarterback Sneak by jayhawkbb

As a Seattle sports talk radio host, it's my job to give my opinion on the Seahawks new quarterback, Edward Cullen. But maybe I shouldn't have said what I did...you know, about his butt. E/B Rated M for language and adult content.

Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 9 - Words: 66,836 - Reviews: 1,707 - Favs: 1,590 - Follows: 2,550 - Updated: 03-17-13 - Published: 08-31-12 - id: 8483034

So...apparently Michael Fassbender is going to play alongside Natalie Portman in a big screen adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/169188/michael-fassbender-and-natalie-portman-to-star-in-big-screen-adaptation-of-macbeth/

Let's let that sink in, shall we?

Michael Fassbender as Macbeth. 

Seems to me that inspiring lustful thoughts of Fassbender in a kilt would be enough to make an automatically interactive campfire, but just in case...

Shakespeare plays to the big screen -- what do you like, what do you hate? Can Fassbender pull this off? Can Portman?

What about other movies being made of your favorite books? I'm totally down with Theo James as Four. I know the age thing is off, but I'd rather have an actor who nails the role than one who fits all the details of looks/precise age, etc. Personally, I can't wait to see a Dauntless tattoo on this man's chest.

You?

Edited to add: I just realized it isn't FFA. It's a holiday for me here, so I posted something that may or may not fit. How ya feel about it, Rangers? Am I okay?

RANGER APPROVED. Michael Fassbender in a kilt - even imagined - seals the deal.