written by a MAN:

Why The Twilight Saga film franchise mattered, what it accomplished, and why its legacy is ultimately a positive one\

Can't get this picture to appear, so a tribute to the Muse cf somewhere below. Starlight's still stuck in my head damn it

ETA: liking this one too:

Agree? Disagree? Don't really care, just want to eat pie (with melted vanilla ice-cream, walnuts and cookie crumbs on top)?

Robert Pattinson after "the split:"

Robert Pattinson after "the reconciliation:"

Can we discuss why Robert Pattinson reverted back from sex on legs to a drunken, greasy hobo?

Can we discuss this shirt?

Personally, I think the shirt had potential.  Worn with something besides this suit.  By someone who bathes.  And uses a comb. 

Shakes head and eats more Rold Gold Classic Dipped Tiny Twists.

In the event that I need a rec (besides the pretzels ... and regular bathing ...), here is the link for High Fidelity, a story I discovered months after everyone else on the planet and spent an entire Saturday reading in one sitting because I had to know how it all worked out, even after my eyeballs got so dry and itchy that tears started running down my face while I wasn't even crying.  SO GOOD. 

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.

So come on in and see who won the crown this week!

Do you write fan fiction?

Give us a little peek!

Post excerpts or a pictease from your upcoming chapters here!

~ Don't forget to include a link to your story! ~

As always, I'm behind times and just now watching this show. We are watching on Netflix - 11 episodes into the first season. I love it! Does anyone else watch?

So I hate to randomly show up here again just because I need something, but I don't really know who else to turn to and you guys have always come through in the past so I'm hoping that it still proves true and somebody will have something to say that will talk me off of the ledge I'm currently (metaphorically) standing on.

I've always done brilliantly in school, until now. I'm technically a freshmen in college now and I'm doing horribly. The only things I'm doing well in are First Year Seminar (which is completely worthless to me) and Biology lab. I'm doing decently, but not well, in Chemistry lab. I knew going in that I would be terrible at Calculus II, so right from the beginning I've been focusing almost all of my energy on that, going to tutoring sessions and office hours and trying to figure out what the hell it all means and I still failed the first test, and have another one on Tuesday that I am in no way ready for. Because I've been focusing on calc so much I have a D in Biology (which I rocked in high school) and no clue what I have in Chemistry but I failed the first test (I'm not so worried about that, though, because I didn't answer half of the questions because of reasons that I will not go into because they are ridiculous and will not be happening again.)

I want nothing more than to call my mom and talk to her about this but... I don't know. I guess I just don't want her to think of me as the failure I think of myself. It hurts enough as it is. 

Anyway. The reason all of this even matters is because the only thing I've ever considered doing with my life is medicine, and it's so competetive that even one bad grade could destroy my chances of getting into medical school, and considering I'm a freshmen, it's going to destroy them before they even existed and now my mind is going off in a hundred different tangents but they all meet up again at the point where I feel like I've alredy ruined everything I've been working towards and I might as well give up now and I can't do that but like I said my mind is just going there and I don't have anyone else to talk to, so if any of you have anything to say that could help to calm me down and bring me back off of the ledge, that would be wonderful.

I'm looking for some really epic Harry Potter fanfiction! 

Preferable Ginny/Harry, but Hermione/Harry is good as well.

Post-war, pre-war, during-war, whatever! I'm not being all that picky! 

Interactive: 
Who's your favorite couple in HP? How did you feel about the movies? I personally feel the movies led you to believe Harry & Hermione would wind up together. I mean, c'mon. At least 50% of scenes in the last 4 movies were Harry/Hermione. And the dance scene in the tent in DH Part 1!?  Ron was almost a secondary character and Ginny had like, 10 lines the whole series. Laaaaaaame. The books are a completely different story, but yeah. 

Lemme have it! 

Hi everyone! I'm feeling nostalgic and I'd like to read old FFs...Does any of you have PDFs of

The Caged Bird

Fourteen  

...?

This are the first fictions i read on FanFiction.net and the first I read in english...I would really like to re-read them but unfortunatly they have been pulled :(

If any of you have them PM me and I'll give you my e mail address....

If you happen to have "Mens Rea: A guilty mind" too that would be appreciated :) thank you veeeeeery much in advance ;D!!

To make this interactive: what is the first fan fiction you ever read?

My rec (even if it's FFA...because it's nice to give back)

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5500079/1/Ruthless-and-Ivory

The full story to the Red Ribbon assassin-Finalist to Tattward and Inkella Contest: She finds every corpse he hides. She follows every trail he leaves behind. A ribbon. A clue. A crime. She doesn't know he'll do anything to keep her alive.
Rated: Fiction M - English - Drama/Crime - Edward & Bella - Chapters: 25 - Words: 169,139 - Reviews: 1,114 - Favs: 750 - Follows: 777 - Updated: 07-08-12 - Published: 11-09-09 - id: 5500079

I hadn't heard of them before Twilight. Didn't like that Supersonic song, but absolutely LOVED their songs in the other two movies. Had both as ringtones. Now I can't get this out of my head:

Two bits of entertainment news both of which relate back to this gem of a movie:

That's a still from the film Let The Right One In which is based on the book by John Lindqvist.

News #1 is that last week saw the release of a new book by Lindqvist, Little Star:

From Amazon:

A man finds a baby in the woods, left for dead. He brings the baby home, and he and his wife raise the girl in their basement. When a shocking and catastrophic incident occurs, the couple’s son Jerry whisks the girl away to Stockholm to start a new life. There, he enters her in a nationwide singing competition. Another young girl who’s never fit in sees the performance on TV, and a spark is struck that will ignite the most terrifying duo in modern fiction.

Little Star is an unforgettable portrait of adolescence, a modern-day Carrie for the age of internet bullies, offensive reality television, and overnight You Tube sensations. Chilling, unnerving, and petrifying, Little Star is Lindqvist’s most disturbing book to date.

And in news #2 Lina Leandersson who so brilliantly portrayed child vampire Eli in Let The Right One In is starring in a new (and equally disturbing looking film) called The Arbiter (release date to be announced). Here's the trailer:

For those of you who may not know, one of our own, Katalina Roseph, has been diagnosed with Stage Four cancer. Her friends in the fandom asked what they could do for her, and she wanted nothing for herself. Instead, she asked that they raise money for Stand Up To Cancer. That's how Stand Up for Katalina was born.

This amazing charity is doing so well. It's been an incredible outpouring of fandom love. We have over 100 authors signed up, including some of the fandom faves, like HunterHunting, TKegl, SoapyMayhem (who made my gorgeous banner), Betti Gefecht, AwesomeSauce76, and many, many more.

Please consider donating to this awesome charity. 

Rob wants you to.

A donation of just five bucks gets you this huge compilation of stories.

Authors, please feel free to add your banners and teasers inside.

This week, I have been tweeting a Facebook page for a young man in my school community. He was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma in 2005 when he was 13 years old. He was sent home this week from St. Jude's. 

Have you ever been effected by childhood cancer? Do you have a story to tell? 

Become a JayWarrior

Come inside and learn about this brave young man and share your stories. These children are the biggest heroes out there. 

Ohai!

I'm moving from my almost ten years old house, and I'm finding really weird things now that I'm packing. How can we get so much crap over the years? 

I found an old tape (not even VHS,  it is a beta!) from my favorite chilhood anime Mazinger Z. And it reminded me of my little crush with the principal character Koji Kabuto. Yep, an anime character.

Now I'm nostalgic.

Which guy was your chilhood or preteen crush? It was a boyband? An actor? A cartoon?

Mine:

Koji Kabuto (Look at the hair, that's how I imagine Edward Cullen's hair)
 

And Corey Feldman

nd my first vampire movie crush

We're not supposed to rec today, but I'm reading this one:

Offbeat

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8540220/1/Offbeat

He's a cop. She's a student. A missed connection during a traumatic time leaves them both longing, until fate brings them back together again. Romance, humor, slight drama. Canon couples. OOC. AU. This is my version of Copward, and this is a working summary.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 10 - Words: 50,231 - Reviews: 1422 - Updated: 10-18-12 - Published: 9-19-12 - Edward & Bella

It's great like everything she writes.

Happy Football weekend, campers. So my last weekend was awful, Steelers lost, WVU forgot that defense is actually half of the game…the only things that was awesome was the Seahawks beating the Pats. Well, now the Seahawks have lost so it’s time for my boys and my men to win!

Whatcha watching today, who you loving, who you hating?

Nod to my boys and a giant hope that last week is the only time they break my heart this season (knocking on everything wood, holding a rabbit’s foot, wearing lucky socks and that stuff).

A nod at my men, who look old, hurt, and slow, but I love them anyway.
 

I love this show! He's the serial killer I love. This is the last season (I think) Your thoughts on what's going to happen?
Will he get caught? Killed? Who was looking after Harrison while he was staying with Deb? I think the sitter needs a raise.

Discuss please!

I wonder if there's a fic like this? hhmmm there's a plot bunny for someone to run with!

Question for fellow Supernatural fans:

What the heck is up with Dean?

I get it, his time in purgatory has somehow left him more committed to hunting and yet more jaded about the ferocity of what he does than his decades in hell.

But why is he ragging so hard on Sam for getting out of the hunter's life for a year?

Is Dean pretending his year with Lisa and Ben didn't happen?

Why isn't Sam throwing that back in his face?

Are the writers pretending Lisa didn't happen?

Glass houses, Dean.

Thoughts? Questions? Reactions to this week's episode?