ADF presents: forest freecycling

get rid of your junk and/or have a generous heart!

freecycling is easy and a great way to clear out your stuff. you know the stuff. it's been sitting in your closet. you don't really want to throw it away and you're definitely too lazy to put it on ebay or have a garage sale.

so, why don't you give it to one of your fellow campers? makeup you've used once or thrice, CDs/books/movies you'll never use again, that perfume that makes you sneeze, clothes that don't fit, jewelry you won't wear again, something you crafted and don't know what to do with. anything.

i'm adding a little twist to this one: if you've always wanted to participate in one of these but never knew how and you have a little extra dough, why don't you put something out there for someone? say... a $5 giftcard to something, or movie tickets, or maybe a fun little gift from your state/country/hometown/village/plantation/etc? i know not everyone can afford it, but some of you can. you can offer something like that.

the only real rules are that if you're offering something, you take care of the shipping (or sometimes people offer things that can't be shipped and are pick-up only. do this at your own risk!)

how to freecycle:

-start a comment in this campfire offering up your stuff. it has to go to the first person who responds. no picking and choosing who gets your stuff!

-let us know if you can't ship internationally. 

-you take care of shipping. postage can get pricey, so if you can't afford it, don't play!

-keeping that last rule in mind, if you snag something, offer to cover the shipping!

-do not post your emails and addresses on ADF. take care of that privately.

-do not be a freecycle hog. especially if people are offering good things. give your fellow campers a chance! if no one's snagged what you were eyeing several hours from now, then go for it.

anyway, have fun recyling your old crap. i'll be adding to what i'm giving away all day, so keep checking back!

and please, little camper hippies: feed the trees. 

I'm currently in the bushveld on vacation and haven't been on ffnet or any of the other sites that I regulary visit untill now.

I was so excited when I finally got internet access to see which fic has updated, only to get an authors note from IvoryAdulation that Training the Cullen has been pulled as well as all her other fics. I've been searching for this fic for quite some time, because I read it and then forgot it's name!

 Training the Cullen:

Movie star Edward Cullen is sent to Seattle Crime Lab to train for his next role. A one night stand with an alluring woman rocks his world but not as much as finding out she's his mentor, she doesn't remember him, and she's nothing like he thought-EPOV/MA
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 153 - Reviews: 1662 - Updated: 5-1-12 - Published: 1-2-10 - Edward & Bella - Complete

I wondered if maybe someone have this fic in pdf that can email it to me please?

PM me and I'll send you my email!

My rec for you guys is Nolebugrl's:

Words with Friends

Bella Swan has a major crush on a major star, Edward Cullen. They have an obsession with the same game. Can they connect through Words with Friends and become more than that? Time will tell! Rated M for possible lemons down the line and some language.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 55 - Words: 316,419 - Reviews: 15722 - Updated: 4-25-12 - Published: 4-16-11 - Bella & Edward

as well as 

Words with Strangers

EPOV Companion Piece to Words with Friends. Movie star Edward Cullen is done with women and focused on his career. A stranger reaches out to him via Words with Friends. Will her words change his mind?
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 46 - Words: 277,558 - Reviews: 11494 - Updated: 4-25-12 - Published: 7-13-11 - Edward & Bella

Both will be updated later today!

Thank you so much for your help!

ETA: I have it! Thank you so much for all the help!

I'm not much of one for action movies. Don't care for those blockbuster type movies (I didn't even see Titanic until it had been on video for 3 months). I'm not a comic book geek. I know Spiderman, Batman, and Superman. Oh, and Wonder Woman. I had WW underoos when I was like, six. I know Joss Whedon created a bunch of TV shows with big fan followings, but I've never watched any of his shows.

So when I had the chance to enter a drawing for tickets to a local preview of The Avengers, I was doing it with the thought that my son would love to go see the movie even if I didn't care two bits about it. Add in the fact that I don't watch TV and have never seen a commercial for it, and you can see that my interest was already at negative below.

But win the tickets I did, so off we went to the theater earlier tonight. And we watched the movie.

AND IT WAS TOTALLY FRIGGIN' AWESOME!!!!!!

I knew the actors in the movie- there's a lot of big names there. But I only knew a few of the characters. The Hulk I knew, because I watched the show with Bill Bixby faithfully as a child of the 80's. I knew Captain America and Iron Man because there have been movies recently about them, even though I haven't seen them. The other main characters, I didn't know. But it didn't matter. The story was easy to follow, and oh mylanta, all the hot men were easy on the eyes.

Jeremy Renner? Check!  Chris Evans? Check! RDJ? Check! And my personal long-time crush, Mark Ruffalo? Check!

The movie was in 3-D and the effects were incredible. I can't believe a studio can put out a movie full of 2 hours of realistic special effects, yet Scummitt can't cough up for a few scenes with decent CGI wolves!

It was also really, really funny. And I don't mean funny like Eclipse was funny, if you know what I mean.

I also have to say that I am dying for some Tony Stark/Bruce Banner slash-fic right about now. Whew, someone turn the fan on because I just got real hot all of a sudden.

If anybody else has seen the movie, come discuss- or rave about!- it in here. If you're looking forward to seeing it tell me what you're most excited about. If neither of these apply to you, just come talk to me about your favorite super heroes, be it from movies, TV, or comic books.

I leave you with one of the best theme songs from one of the best shows ever:

Okay, so we know from the CF below that Rob and Kristen were nominated for the MTV Movie Awards best kiss...

So this is what we've been subject to.

And this...

And this... (good grief)

When all we really want is something like THIS.

So tell me

1) Do you think they're going to win again this year?  (OF COURSE THEY ARE I'm calling for a massive uprising in the fandom if they don't)

2) What would YOU like to see happen when they accept this year's award?  Be realistic, be crazy, make up some crackfic type answer, just tell us what you think.

Tell us what you are reading RIGHT NOW!

Books and Fanfiction alike

It can be supernatural or not, it can be a copy/paste of your reading list, it can be a flyer for the local supermarket. We don't care. 

Please link if you are reading fanfiction or give us a nice summary if you are reading a book. We also LOVE reviews, so tell us what you think of what you are reading!

Special Assignment:

So. I had this terrible day. I mean the kind of day where I literally came home and drank a beer before climbing under the covers for two hours. Because of this....

PLEASE SHARE WITH ME YOUR FAVORITE

FEEL-SO-GOOD FIC

The one that makes you smile when you think about it. The one that might have a little angst but is still such a perfect story. And, as always, rec ANYTHING else. Because that is what we are all about!

I KNOW, I KNOW. ANOTHER POST ON 50, BUT DUDE, IT'S AFFECTING TRUE BLOOD NOW! I JUST CAN'T NOT POST ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. ERIC NORTHMAN=50?

Alexander Skarsgard is tall, blond and handsome and the latest name fans are rallying behind in the hopes he’ll play the title character when “Fifty Shades of Grey” makes the leap from novel to big screen feature.

The “Battleship” star had not heard of the book when he sat down to talk about his new action sci-fi film at the junket in Hawaii over the weekend, but after Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson informed him about the erotic role, Alexander laughed.

“Where do I sign?” the “True Blood” hunk smiled.

Shaun made sure to prep Alexander on many facets of the character, created by E. L. James, and he reacted to one of the more titillating details, one that he’s already dealt with on his hit HBO show.

“He’s got a sex chamber? My character has that on ‘True Blood.’ He’s got his little dungeon,” Alexander said, referring to vampire Eric Northman.

“I was born to play that part,” he added with a grin, of Christian.
 

Source is MSN: http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/01/11485276-true-bloods-alexander-skarsgard-i-was-born-to-play-fifty-shades-role?lite

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Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 9 - Words: 52,807 - Reviews: 188 - Updated: 5-1-12 - Published: 3-11-12  Question is: Would True Blood be the same? Would you go and watch it? People, I'm reeling!! Baffled, simply baffled.

Rec because maybe it'll ease the pain of the annoyance you feel for another campfire or me. Plus it's super awesome. In the Debris: A story of unlikely friends, a story of family, a search for truth and a search of self. "She's everyone else's Isabella, but she's only my Bella." "I write a poem about a boy and girl who fall in love in the eye of a tornado." AH E/B V/J 

 http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7915341/1/In_the_Debris

ETA: I'll just bomboard everything that is 50 shades of grey news in here.

RYAN SEACREST'S TWO CENTS:

Ryan Seacrest ‘Obsessed’ With ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’

Ryan Seacrest has admitted he is smitten with E L James’ “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

“I’m obsessed. I’m past the bathtub scene, so I’m making progress,” he told Access Hollywood correspondent Jill Martin ahead of the E! upfronts in New York City on Monday, referring to his spot in the novel. “It’s fascinating to see something like that capture the zeitgeist and also it’s really interesting to read.

“And I’m using it as a manual,” he continued. “I think it can be a study book for a lot of people.”

HERE'S THE SOURCE: http://realityrewind.com/50-shades-of-grey-is-ryan-seacrests-new-obsession-353663/

So I just finished reading Sempre 

or as some of you might know it Emancipation Proclamation

And I LOVED it.

What I want to know is: has anyone else read it? What did you think of it?

Or have you read any other books written by fanfiction writers, if so what? and did you like them :)

No, this is not about p2p, take those opinions elsewhere, cause I don't want to see them here. This is a fire about good books written by people we are vaguely aware of.

And that's not a good thing.

I was so excited to get a Dyson! I researched. I waited for a sale. I said good-bye to my trusty but very old Hoover and finally took the plunge.

And it didn't suck. At all. It barely picked up ANYTHING. It was TERRIBLE on hard-wood floors (I bought one that was supposed to be "great" for them).

And then it broke.

Guess what? I have a brand-new Hoover now and it sucks beautifully.

Let's discuss the products that you couldn't wait to get and then ultimately disappointed you. Tell us your story!

This is a consumer rant post!

Another crazy request from my friend. 

So, do you have such recommendations? lol

She send me one O/S, which is pretty crazy. It made me go LMAO...

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8051402/1/Oh_No_He_isnt

GOOD MORNING, AND HAPPY MAY!!!

In honor of the start of May, this edition of the Kitchen will be open for any and all fandom needs!  Blog troubles, contests, graphics problems, campfire ideas, and, of course, WRITING!!

The rules will be inside.  Come on in and join the fun!!

Part of the fun of writing fan fiction is to play with the characters everyone grew to love or hate or giggle at in the Twilight Saga.  Part of the fun is exploring other avenues for these characters, or tinkering with their storylines.

What we're looking for today are fics that are not about vampires and werewolves but where the characterizations are still very near the canon character.  Not necessarily in a "rewrite a human Twilight" scenario (though this is okay, too!), just a story where Edward and Bella are both and will always both be human.

...With as many canon characteristics as possible.

Edward is still devoted to Bella, might fall in love with her suddenly. Bella can still be blown away by his gorgeous self.  She might even be dazzled by him.

He plays the piano, maybe. She was perhaps born middle-aged, as her mother said.

They don't have to be teenagers, but they should be very canon, even so.

So...do you know any stories like this?

Close to canon, but All Human?

Share your recs within!

Remember the Rules of the Campfire:

1. Keep it simple.  Title. Author. Summary. Link.

2.  No discussions. If a camper is rec'ing a fic, we're presuming it's a good one.

Thank you for sharing your favorite Close to Canon, but All Human fics around the fire!

I am looking for some very great fics. I just finished MOTU, EP, OFFICE, HA, WA and HBD. And these fics are fantastic. But now I cant find anything as good as  these fics. Do you know any with sexy, bad Edward? I really need something good.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6229263/21/Unplanned_Perfection

Hey, does anyone know where this story went: The Caged Bird - KristenNicole? And does anyone have it? I REALLY love this story!!!

Fic Rec: 

Living Royal by: D-Twilighter

Summary: Bella Swan is a typical college girl who's trying to make the best of her college experience. Only one problem gets in her way, Prince Edward happens to attend the same University...Full Summary Inside - Inspired by the British Royal Wedding!E/B

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6953389/1/bLiving_b_bRoyal_b

ranger edit: oi, follow the rules. add a rec and a link if you're going to ask for something. you'll get deleted if you don't do it before i decide to go to bed.

there will be a freecycle campfire on wednesday and hey why don't you feed a tree or three today?

freecycling is a simple hippie way to get new crap and get rid of your old crap.

the rules are simple:

-you start a comment in my campfire listing what you're willing to get rid of, scott-free

-you pay the shipping, so tell us if you can't ship outside of your country. and be willing to pay for shipping, man.

-don't post your emails or addresses on ADF. take care of that junk in private.

-you MUST give first dibs. can't pick and choose who gets your stuff.

-call dibs on whatever you want, but dude. don't be a freecycle hog. give others a chance.

-you can offer to pay for shipping if you're getting stuff, which i encourage you to do. especially in these times of economic crisis~

anyway, that's it. there should be no money or tradesies for stuff here. just flat out giving the stuff you don't really want to throw away but hate seeing in a pile in your closet to a good home.

i've seen people give makeup (that's my m.o.), ipods, coach purses, vintage clothing, shoes, care packages from their country, jewelry, books, dvds, CDs. 

if you're not getting it, click on the freecycle tab to see the last one.

so, peruse your stuff and see what you need to get outta your house. i'll see you guys on wednesday.

~this freecycle is brought to you by my hippie heart and owlsarebirdstoo's express request~

and here, gendry for your time. now, why don't you watch game of thrones again?

I'm looking for kind of stories for my friend, where Edward leaves Bella pregnant, but she's changed by some vampire after giving a birth to their child. Any stories like this? Only E/B please...

Recommendation:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6453369/1/Fridays_at_Noon

So The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 is only nominated for two categories.

MOVIE OF THE YEAR (voting stays live throughout the “2012 Movie Awards” ceremony)

Bridesmaids

Director: Paul Feig, Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend (Universal Pictures)

The Hunger Games
Director: Gary Ross, Producers: Nina Jacobson, Jon Kilik (Lionsgate)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Director: David Yates, Producers: David Heyman, David Barron, J.K. Rowling (Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Help
Director: Tate Taylor, Producers: Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Brunson Green (DreamWorks)

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Director: Bill Condon, Producers: Karen Rosenfelt, Wyck Godfrey, Stephenie Meyer
(Summit Entertainment)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Sony Pictures)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

Channing Tatum – The Vow (Sony Pictures)
Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50 (Summit Entertainment)
Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Ryan Gosling – Drive (FilmDistrict)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE**

Elle Fanning – Super 8 (Paramount Pictures)
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Liam Hemsworth – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Sony Pictures)
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants (Fox Searchlight)

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

Jonah Hill – 21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures)
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Oliver Cooper – Project X (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Zach Galifianakis – The Hangover Part II (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BEST CAST*

21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures) – Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Dave Franco, Ellie Kemper, Brie Larson
Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures) – Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton
The Help (DreamWorks) – Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain
The Hunger Games (Lionsgate) – Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz

BEST ON-SCREEN TRANSFORMATION*

Collin Farrell – Horrible Bosses (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Elizabeth Banks – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Johnny Depp – 21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures)
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn (The Weinstein Company)
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Sony Pictures)

BEST FIGHT

Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang – 21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures)
Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Tom Cruise vs. Michael Nyqvist – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Paramount Pictures)
Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton – Warrior (Lionsgate)

BEST KISS

Channing Tatum & Rachel McAdams – The Vow (Sony Pictures)
Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
(Summit Entertainment)
Rupert Grint & Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love. (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BEST GUT-WRENCHING PERFORMANCE*

21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures) – Jonah Hill & Rob Riggle
Schmidt shoots Coach Walters in the d#@k

Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures) – Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper
Food poisoning turns the girls’ dress fitting into a disaster

Drive (FilmDistrict) – Ryan Gosling
Elevator beat-down

The Help (DreamWorks) – Bryce Dallas Howard
Minny gives Hilly a pie she won’t forget

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Paramount Pictures) – Tom Cruise
Ethan Hunt scales to new heights

BEST ON-SCREEN DIRTBAG*

Bryce Dallas Howard – The Help (DreamWorks)
Collin Farrell – Horrible Bosses (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jennifer Aniston – Horrible Bosses (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jon Hamm – Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Oliver Cooper – Project X (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BEST MUSIC*

“The Devil is in the Details,” Chemical Brothers – Hanna (Focus Features)
Interrogation scene

“Impossible,” Figurine – Like Crazy (Paramount Vantage)
Anna texts Jacob from across the pond

“Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO – 21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures)
House dance party

“Pursuit of Happiness,” Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki Remix) – Project X (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The party erupts into chaos

“A Real Hero,” College w/Electric Youth – Drive (FilmDistrict)
The Driver takes Irene and her son for a fun ride

So what are your thoughts on this? Is Twilight losing steam to Hunger Games? Did they only nominate R/K in the Best Kiss category because damn it! Kiss already! Did MTV get tired of Twilight winning everything?
Lettuce Discuss!

Slash Rec:

Gone Fishing by Milly3c

What does a straight camera man do in a gay porn business? Fall in love of course! Set in the world of Corbin Fisher, Edward and Jasper are in for a ride. Over 18's ONLY!
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 11 - Words: 65,061 - Reviews: 459 - Updated: 4-28-12 - Published: 1-8-12 - Edward & Jasper

Ah, the scourge of the anonymous review. We've all been there. Everything is going great, people really seem to like your story, and then one nasty person decides to hide their insults behind a linkless screenname. These comments have the ability to infuriate, but they also have the ability to cause doubt and anxiousness.

Did this guy have a point? Does my writing really read as though I'm thirteen? What if everyone else is just feeding my delusions? Our emotions are heightened by the fact that we can't defend ourselves. We are left to wallow away the unanswerable insults, forced to let go of the unresolved.

Well, I'm tired of it!

This campfire is for anyone who has ever gotten an anonymous review you just HAD to respond to but couldn't. If someone made you angry, bashed your work, your person, or just didn't know what the hell they were talking about, here's your chance to get it off your chest. On the flip side, if there's a wonderful review you were never able to thank someone for, you can do so now, even if they'll likely never see it. Here's how it works:

• Post a copy of the anonymous review you would like to reply to.
• Write your long awaited reply just as you would have written it to the reviewer in question.
• Be POLITE! It's fine to get angry and vent your frustration, but this campfire was not created to sling insults.
• Read other authors' experiences and have fun commiserating!

HELLO CAMPERS!!!

Happy Monday to you all- or not, depending on how you view Monday's lol

Anywho, you know what time it is

Come on inside and give us a peek

at the awesome things you've been working on

I love seeing you participate

I love seeing your writing

I just love you in general :)

Cool bit of Hal news

I just got my first born signed up for kindergarten and omg

FREAKING OUT!!!

Even if you're not coming in to sneak peek

just peek

maybe go ahead and share some kind words about how I'll be okay

babies gotta grow up and be big kids eventually, right?!

'cause I'm so not ready!!

pop in and share or just pop in to chat. I love it, either way!

~Don't forget to include the link for your fic~

Why do Urban Fantasy books have the cheesiest cover art?  I have my goodreads account synced to my facebook, and I have to admit that I get a little embarrassed reviewing some of the books I read bc shortly after a half nekkid man shows up on facebook timeline.

Isn't the picture on the front of the book suppose to lure a reader?  Entice us?  For me, it does the exact opposite.  The only reason I read these books is because my friends read them and they come highly recommended.

Examples....

I'm really enjoying this story, but the cover?  Really?

Even the Karen Moning's awesome Fever Series has cheesy cover art.

So campers have you ready any books lately that have horrid cover art, but a fantastic story?  If so, share them with me (us) bc chances are I have completely glossed over them.