So, I was rec'd this comic the other day and I've been waiting for FFA to share it. Omg, if you are pregnant, have a heart condition, or easily pee your pants, DO NOT WATCH THIS! Lol. It seriously gave me the heebie jeebies.

Make sure you scroll through the whole thing! *grin*

I used to be obsessed with this site, was on here multiple hours a day. Chatting with rangers, reading every story in existance.

But then...

Real life happened. I lost touch. I miss my FF....problem is, I don't know what's good or really happening anymore. I'm sad to see that some of my faves have left the fandom, btw.

So anyway, can you guys rec me things that are good/trendy/whateveryoneisreadingrightnow...I'm up for anything if it's good. I can only handle Twilight though. (Really, I have tried reading other fandoms and I just can't do it.)

I'm really looking forward to get back into this. You have no idea how much I need it.

EDIT:: I am want to apologize for my horrifying grammer in the CF. I'm ashamed of myself right now.

                   Has anyone seen the movie hunger games? 

                                                       Book or movie

                                                                      which is better to you?

                                                                         to me its the book

Are there any hair gurus out there? Any savvy cameraphobes?

I have questions for you!

Come inside and I will show you what's up......I need your help.

Quid pro quo:

Have you changed or upgraded anything in your life lately?  Come and share!

This here campfire is for picture postin' and idea sharin'! I don't know about you, but we've started workin' on our gardens and yard around this house of ours that was a complete mess when we moved in! I'll include more pics inside, but here's the deal--

Post pictures of neat or interesting things you've done to or want to do to your spaces (home, office, car, etc etc etc)

Have a weirdo area of your home that you're not satisfied with and don't know what to do with? Post a pic, maybe someone will have a great idea!

Also-- are you on pinterest? Saving some great ideas you want to get around to doing? Have done something??

Remodels? Redecorating? Gardening? Share!!

If you don't have your own pics, feel free to use the pinterest photos or other pictures. Or an artist rendering? :D

(More of our pictures will be inside-- but look, I need to spruce up my porch!)

You probably don't remember me .... but Hello..

Is there any new stories I've missed in the past month or so...... I've been gone, so I'm kinda outta the loop for the moment..... 

honestly can't remember if I have to rec a story or not on FFA so I'll do it anyway...

Tomorrow Is Another Day » by LyricalKris
In the post Civil War South, there are consequences for a Northern man who falls for a Southern Belle. A story of a friendship ripped apart by war, and rebuilding your life after near total devastation.
Twilight - Fiction Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 18 - Words: 71,287 - Reviews: 1119 - Updated: 4-17-12 - Published: 12-1-11 - - Edward/Bella

As usual, I am late to the party when it comes to finding great TV. Started watching this gem:

And now I'm in love. I've started referring to Michael C Hall as Hot Michael. Because killing people has never been this sexy.

My inquiry to the fine people of the forest is this: Tell me about all the creepy guys you find attractive. I wanna know. Or, what you would do if you found out your significant other was really someone like Dexter.

Is anyone else watching

AWAKE?

Jason Isaacs insists that you watch. (Thursdays, NBC, 10/9C). And come in here to rave about it.

Also: he was naked in last night's episode, so if anyone has screencaps, this is the place where they'll be most appreciated.

Hi everyone! After a looooong time finnally I'm on Pottermore! I'm a proud Hufflepuff but have no friends on the site yet :( join me please :( I know I'm pathetic ;D my name is inside :)

So..... Its Friday .... wooot.....

I thought we could all start off our weekends with some tunes.....

So hit me with your All time Favouries, Your New Flavor of the Month, or the song that Everyone Loves & has bullied you into liking!!

Here is one to start you all off.... in honor of Jandco who gets turned on by these guys :P

So it’s time to thank wtvoc for being a ranger. In addition to normal rangering duties, she tells us about Black Friday deals, she adds awesome tags, she holds whole campfires for us to yell in SHOUTY CAPS, or freecycle, or ask her absolutely anything (except medical stuff, of course).

Come in and thank her cuz you’re scared of her, come in and thank her cuz you know she’s not scary at all, come thank her for keeping your secret, come thank her for following your twitter, come thank her for posting things you think but are afraid to post. Just get in here and thank her for your own reasons.
 

Borrowing purple font in honor of this week's lovable ranger

RANGER EDIT-THIS CAMPFIRE KICKS OFF FREE FOR ALL. A REMINDER TO PLEASE FEED THE TREES (which everyone should be doing all week anyway ;) )

purple edit: it's a total coincidence that my ranger honoring day happens to fall on 4/20, right? or is it because it's my birthday on tuesday?

Prism by Anna Faze updated today!

This has become one of my new obsessions, along with Everlasting Why. Its nice to go back to vampy fanfiction. 

Will people please discusss the new chapter with me?

Actor Jonathan Frid, who played imposing and elegant vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows," has died at 87. Frid passed away on April 14 from natural causes in his native Ontario.

I can't be the only one here who loves Dark Shadows. Show of hands? Come share your memories of this awesome (and occasionally awesomely bad) show.

*I would have added more tags but I couldn't find ones that seemed to fit. No death tag or Dark Shadows one.

IT'S ALMOST TIME.

AND GUESS WHAT???

JEREMY'S BACK!!!!

JOIN YOUR FELLOW CAMPERS AND SQUEE TO YOUR HEART'S DELIGHT ABOUT TONIGHT'S NEW EPISODE!

YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.

NEW .GIF DUMP

post some NEW .gifs

We want ones that we haven't seen before~

Prepare yourself for the first one...

Most of us have made our way to the Forest due to our collective love/like of Twilight and/or our love of Fanfiction.  I found an interesting post regarding how (professional) authors feel about fanfiction.

George R.R. Martin

Martin has always been against fan-fiction, which must be a little sad for the fan-fiction writers out there, seeing as how very many delicious characters he has created. He writes, “Every writer needs to learn to create his own characters, worlds, and settings. Using someone else’s world is the lazy way out.” But more importantly, in a very articulate and informative explanation on the legal and monetary problems with fan fiction, he explains, “My characters are my children … I don’t want people making off with them, thank you. Even people who say they love my children. I’m sure that’s true, I don’t doubt the sincerity of the affection, but still… No one gets to abuse the people of Westeros but me.”

(I guess he doesn't realize that there are some fanfics based on Song of Ice & Fire over on FF.net.)

Stephenie Meyer

Like Rowling, Meyer doesn’t take a strong stance against fan-fiction about her books, though she seems to think that the form is a waste of time. In an interview, Meyer explained, “Fan-fiction has become kind of a mixed thing for me. like in the beginning I hadn’t heard of it and there were some that were…I couldn’t read the ones that had the characters IN character. It freaked me out… but there was one about Harry Potter and Twilight that was hilarious. And then there was one that was about a girl who was starring as Bella in the movie and that was funny. And uh, I hear so many people arguing about fan-fiction. This one and that one. It seems like they are not as much fun anymore. I don’t know…. People pour out so much energy and talent into them… It makes me frustrated. I’m like, go write your own story. Put them out there and get them published. That’s what you should be doing. You should be working on your own book right now.”

Maybe someone should spam mail you know who (who wrote the novel that shall not be named) this little bitty from Meyer.

I get where Meyer is coming from but fanfiction is supposed to be a fun endeavor.  Plus it's a way to try out writing if you've never written before.  However, this is just perfect support for NOT pulling to publish. 

What does everyone think about this?  Yay or nay?

Source

 

Hi campers,

I just got a heads-up from a ranger to start this fire. I wanted to talk about pottermore, make new friends there, etc.

So can we have a pottermore roll call please? I'll give mine first-

DawnShield8707 - Slytherin

Who else has tried to make complicated potions. Exploding cauldrons, anyone? How have you liked the duelling feature?

EDIT: The new are tags fab! Courtesy our beloved WTVOC!

Ahhh...springtime in the Forest!  The grass is green, the cherry blossoms are in bloom, the brightly colored tulips sway in the gentle breeze...and the tree pollen threatens to kill the WckdQueen. 

But...I digress...

It's that time again!!  Time to share your twitter!  

Yesterday, we had a CF inspired by a huge twitter convo (see: the epic Epic Flounces cf!).  Now, some of us missed out on some of that because, well...we don't all follow the same folks on twitter!

So, here's what...how about we use this CF to share our twitters...but with a twist!

Give us your twitter (if you are so inclined to share with us...we are a little bit...off ;) ) 

BUT...

ALSO...share with us your funny Twitter stories!  Funny exchanges, celebrity tweets, twitter jokes....you get the picture!

My story will be on the inside!

Morning everyone! Dusty updated, so remember to come back and discuss once you've read.

XOXO

Last night was a busy night, so TODAY we are posting the help desk. Remember this is the best place to ask for help!

As always, the weekly help desk is your place to ask questions:

Did you forget the name of a fanfic?

Do you have a request for a special kind of fanfic?

Do you want to know what happened to an author or a story?

Do you have a question about ADF and how it works?

In addition to this, ask about ANYTHING YOU WANT! Ask about cats! Ask about food! Ask about aches and pains! THIS IS YOUR CAMPFIRE FOR ANSWERS!

Ask away! Many people like to answer!