happy father's day

to all the dads in your life!

got any plans today? wha'd you get your daddy as a gift? what're your favorite stories about your dad?

one of my favorite TV dads fyt:

Okay, that's not true. Once I fall asleep I can sleep like a baby. The problem is falling asleep.

Usually when I have to go to class I go to bed at 1 am (even when I have to get up at 5:30 am) but lately I can get up when I want since I have to stay at home and study. So now I go to bed at 3 am at the earliest and sometimes even at 6 am.

This means that I wake up at 12-1 pm and don't want to do anything the whole day. So I study at night and guess what, this means I go to bed in the morning!

I tried setting the alarm clock so I can wake up early but when I did that: a) I was restless and exhausted the whole day, and b) I still went to bed at 4 am.

What do I do? Any tips on going to bed early?

Good morning, good afternoon and good evening.. I've got me an issue, and if someone can help me fix it, I might just offer up my first born. I've been movng my fic's here and all was going well. Then on Chapter 16 I hit a speed bump.  Any time I try to add a new chapter it says Invalid Permissions. No clue why, I'm loged and all, but nope, it won't let me. Any guesses, suggestions? 

And since I'm asking a question I toss two rec's out there. If you're not reading The Mortal Instruments Series, my only question in why?? It's five books in to the series now, so you've got some catching up to do.

On the fan fiction front Coming Home by Sarges Girls. Its a collap piece that one of my readers brought to my attention and I'm very glad she did. 

Thanks OOOOOODLES,

~MissJanuary

Hi Rangers, I'd like to start a campfire please. I've not done this before and hope I don't singe myself.

I'm having a great time working my way through some of the classic fics for the first time (Trust in Advertising, Clipped Wings, etc) but I bet we all have favourite fics that no one else seems to know about. This is the fic chain game, where we chain fics by a common element, the more random the better, as this is likely to lead us to undiscovered treasures.

For example, I'll say Facebook Friends by GreenPuma to start off, and the next person says 'Edward and Bella chat online' and links to 'Tropic of Virgo' by In.a.blue.bathrobe and then someone finds an element from Tropic that is common to another fic....

See what I mean?

So who can find a link from Tropic of Virgo to another fic?

So we are still meandering around the Oregon Coast. The Offspring is glued to her new laptop and video chats with her bestie several times a day. The Midget is game for nearly every adventure we've gone on.

Me? I'm trying to learn how to use my camera. I think it will take forever but I'm sure having fun doing it!

Here's a quick sampling of where we've been so far:

 We leave the coast next week and are heading to Leavenworth, WA for a couple of days before landing back in North Idaho.

Interactive part:

What are you doing this summer? Even if you aren't on vacation, come in and share some pics of what you are up to!

Apparently this guy is a famous tightrope walker. I had no idea who he was, until I saw this:

Hello girls !

I hope everyone is having a great weekend ! So here is the thing, I have moved to USA recently ..Now I need to buy some skin care products ! I got sone aveeno products from walmart  that day but they didn't suit me well..so please rec me some good moisturizer,sunscreen , lip balm and face wash. and today on a whim I got myself a lush ocean Salt scrub. is that a good one? and what are the place to shop beauty products?  Thanks so much in advance ! 

I know it's free for all but still here is my rec beacuse I freaking love this fic ! 

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6765479/1/Cracks_in_the_Pavement

Do you know where I can find The Pool Boy? Its really difficult to find it :( thanks

Rec fic :

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5164644/1/Passing_By

Author: DeltaSwan90 PM
It was written law in Revolutionary France, "Should a man be convicted of a crime and sentenced to hang, he may be saved by a virtuous maiden who agrees to marry him." E/B, AU, AH
Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Drama - Bella & Edward - Reviews: 2,016 - Chapters: 21 - Words: 86,679 - Updated: 11-16-09 - Published: 06-24-09 - Status: Complete

Happy Saturday, Campers!

I'm very excited to post this...Lissa Bryan (The Selkie Wife and Written in the Stars author) has just posted on goodreads that her ORIGINAL BOOK is ready to be shelved on your TO READ list.

It comes out on October 11, 2012:

Newly single, unemployed, and with her savings dwindling to an all-time low, Sara thinks things are finally looking up when she lands a job ghostwriting a popular politician’s biography, and rents the affordable island home of her favorite author, Seth Fortner, who mysteriously disappeared in 1925. Strange things begin to happen as objects break, go missing, and terrifying visions appear, making Sara wonder if Seth ever left, or if she is slowly losing her mind. She gets no answers from his family who closely guards the secret of his disappearance. Through an old trunk of letters Sara discovers in the attic of her seaside cottage, Sara unravels the mystery and becomes caught up in a tale of greed, lost love, and the horrors of WWI. Will she be the one to break the “Fortner Curse” by helping Seth conquer his demons, and heal both of their hearts in the process?

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15705459-ghostwriter

Yes, I do work for the publisher...but that doesn't mean that THIS book isn't GREAT...gosh, the hair on the back of my neck stood up a time or three! I kept thinking: HOW can this WORK?

And Lissa came through...and it works marvelously!!!

Would love to see a load of "TO READ" comments on her page at goodreads!  Thanks!

As a rec, you could read: The Selkie Wife!

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7598322/1/The_Selkie_Wife

Anyone seen how FF.net released fic banners recently? They are visible at the left side of the screen just next to the summary.

^needs expanding maybe. Right click view pic.

ranger edit: size width on pics can only be 500. This was 777, I reduced it and now it looks perfect!

(sorry for the lesson on your campfire!)

Well, mine looks really lame, because it's so teeny-tiny. I don't even know if the title is readable to all. I can read because my eyesight is good, so there.

But really, if they wanted to introduce banners, they should've given some repectable space to them. It doesn't add much to the story in this style.

• What do you guys think? Have you tried putting on banners on your fics yet? How do they look? Post some screen camptures maybe?
   

Also, please rec me some AH fics where E/B are either virgins or aren't very experienced. My sister wants to read fics now. And she's a little uptight, so extensive sexual experience is a big no-no. Obviously, my stories aren't her type (not that I'll ever tell her I write fics, lol).

Her requests are making me a bit antsy. This is what I really want to do now-

can you die of a hangover?

POST, LINK AND DISCUSS TODAYS UPDATES!

Does anybody have a copy of 'Melancholy Collar' i can't remeber who wrote it but here's a brief summary:

Bella was an aspiring opera singer until a car aciddent, she is now audtioning for Edwards band.

I have been looking for this for ages if anyone can help

I have also been looking for 'cat o nine tails by Boobookitty if anyone can help with that too.

Thanks 

Xjx

*Rangers delete this if it's not ok!!!

Hi all! So I'm a huge fan of One Direction and I really wanted VIP tickets for their concert but they sold out before I got a reply from ticketmaster to my request for handicapped accessible seating!! This has happend to me twice now! :( So I found this contest that allows two people to go backstage and meet the band!!! The person that gets the most clicks on their link will be the winner!!! So all I need is for you all to go to the link below and then you can exit the page! you can do it once an hour :) Thanks I really appreciate it!! Here's the link!!! http://www.933flz.com/pages/meet-one-direction/index.php?linkid=3400

Hi All,

I've created a page of search shorcuts for fics in my database written in support of a cause, challenge or contest. There are tons more to add as I come across them daily during the update so check back often.  Let me know if there are any you want me to add. :)  Related Blog Post

Fic Rec (What I am reading now - please don't give me spoilers!  LOL)

Forget Me Not
Author: SydneyAlice
With the help of his nurse, a man tries to put the pieces of his life back together. Will he be happy once the puzzle pieces fit, or will he wish his memories had remained a mystery?
Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Edward & Bella - Reviews: 8,472 - Chapters: 46 - Words: 76,009 - Updated: 09-30-11 - Published: 07-02-11 - Status: Complete

I'm looking for a fic but I don't know who wrote it or the title....pls help me to find this

Edward fell off a cliff and into the ocean while out hiking with Emmett. His body was never found and Bella never accepted that he was dead. A year later, Bella returns to the town near the spot where Edward fell from the cliff and almost immediately runs into Edward at a local store. Edward goes by a different name and doesn't recognize Bella. He is engaged to the Tanya (I think), the store owner's daughter. The store owner and Tanya seem to hate Bella immediately. Part of the story is told from Edward's point of view. He doesn't remember anything prior to the previous summer when he had a "swimming accident." After his fall from the cliff, Edward was found floating in the ocean by Esme. Esme had lost her son (also Tanya's fiancee) when he had drown the previous summer. Edward looks almost exactly like Esme's son, so when he doesn't remember who he is, she and the whole town pretend he is Esme's son. Bella triggers the return of Edward's memory. Tanya's mother tries to attack Bella because she doesn't want her daughter to lose another fiancee. In the last chaptre or epilogue, Edward and Bella are married and Esme is at the wedding as his mother because Edward had lost his real mother when he was a child.

...........................................

Edward was married to some girl and they were having a baby...but they had an accident, and she dies, and edward is in coma. When he wakes up after some time, he doesn't remember anything, he asks if he was married or something. Esme tells him, he is. Bella works for her and she is looks like Edward's dead wife a lot...so Esme asks her to be his wife, and as Bella needs money she says Yes...

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Charlie is sick Bella needs money she goes out with friends and meets her twin sister Marie. Marie is married to Edward but is cheating on him with Jacob she tells Bella to pretend to be her and she will pay for Charlies surgery expenses Bella agrees and now she has to go back to Edward and pretend to be Marie she does

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and if there's a similar story of dark whispers by oriana de la rose but edward and bella version...thanks :)

hey was wondering if anyone knows if there is a list on adf or if anyone has any recs for fics that are about kristen and rob ?? i read one and it was really good but only a few chapters long and then it got pulled .  i have come across a few awful ones though which seemed to get carried away with ridiculous drama and came across as very unrealistic....

my rec for today is....

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5545933/1/

Bella is having a baby. How will she cope? It will be full of mood swings and Emotional whiplash - and thats only Edward. How will he cope with the news along with the struggle of his conditon? Will the pair survive this testing time together. Sequal
Rated: Fiction M - English - Drama/Hurt/Comfort - Edward & Bella - Reviews: 1,149 - Chapters: 30 - Words: 180,589 - Updated: 04-19-10 - Published: 11-29-09 - Status: Complete

read the prequel if you havent already....

Bella's leaving Forks and Jake behind for College in Seattle. Edward is anti-social with a rare medical condition, his sister acting as his baby sitter, both heading for a fresh start. What will the future hold? AU ALL HUMAN SLIGHTLY OOC E&B someB&Ja A&J
Rated: Fiction M - English - Drama/Angst - Edward & Bella - Reviews: 1,198 - Chapters: 39 - Words: 226,360 - Updated: 12-15-09 - Published: 08-05-09 - Status: Complete

Hi all, happy weekend *Awkward Wave*
 

My trouble with my hair is that it's are fine textured and delicate. The thin strands aren't easy to manage, as they go wild even if I so much as sit under a fan.
 

But the biggest issue is that I can't find the right shampoo+ conditioner for it. If I use a shampoo for moisture(as it's hot, dry summer here), then my scalp gets all greasy and itchy, and my hair go limp within a few hours of washing.
 

Hair fall is also an issue, but I suppose that happens when you're stressed and shit.
 

Then, if I use a shampoo meant for easing oily scalp condition, then my hair becomes a hay stack. It becomes so dry that I can't even comb it down properly. And yeah, hair fall goes up. Naturally.
 

Itchy scalp coupled with moisturizer shampoo causes dandruff--gets worse in winters, but sort of eases during summer. No idea why.
 

Now, I'm already suffering thinning hair because of hair fall. Already the soft and wispy strands make it worse for my over-all hair volume. I sometimes have bad dreams about losing all my hair and going bald omg...
 

Please, if there is anything I can do to remedy this situation, tell me! I need your help guys. I'm losing my mind here.
 

Rec because I want to- freaking read I REMAIN, YOURS by Momatu- IT JUST UPDATED!

AND also read-- HARDCOVER PARANORMAL ROMANCE by Badjujube-- JUST UPDATED AS WELL!

There has been a flurry of activity from my ff.net alerts this week, and I was beyond delighted to see that it was due to Hmonster4 reposting her stories! She is a wonderfully talented author whom I was sad to see leave the fandom several months ago. This is so fabulously exciting that I felt the need to start my very first campfire. I have been enjoying re-reading some of my all-time fave fics as she reposts them, and I suggest you do the same! To get you started: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8206429/1/Swear_Not_By_the_Moon

What is your fave Hmonster4 fic?

After trying since my daughter was 1.5 years old (with an unfortunate year break), we are now pregnant.  I have to tell you guys as I mentioned before having a hard time and y'all were there for me.  We haven't been to the OB yet as we are still trying to decided on the doc.  However, the lady from my clinic said I'm due Feb. 10th.

Thank you guys for being the best!!

Is anyone else geting this?

I have Norton 360 and all of a sudden it is telling me every story is a known fraudulent web page.  I can still access the fanfiction home page itself and search for stories, just not launch them when i click on the story link.  i can view the author pages.

Norton allows me to proceed to the page anyway - just wondered why this started happening all of a sudden.  I have had norton installed for a while now.