So, I have recently discovered the amazingness that is Merlin.  There's a deviant artist I follow for her Supernatural and Doctor Who cartoons, but when I noticed some Merlin ones, I got curious.

I love it. Merlin and Arthur have a wonderful bromance. =)

Does anyone else watch this? What about fanfiction? Anyone have any recs?
(I've only seen up to the first two episodes of Season 3, so please be aware of the spoilers!)

Let's discuss!

Also, here's a wonderful Merlin/Twilight story I found:

When Bella Met Merlin » by AuroraKnight
In which Bella meets Merlin and eventually ponders the origins of vampire eye color. Oneshot.
Crossover - Twilight & Merlin - Supernatural/Fantasy - Bella/Merlin - Complete

One of my very favorite authors, John Green, released his new book on Tuesday. The Fault in Our Stars is, without a doubt, his best book so far. I know that there must be more NERDFIGHTERS here in the forest, so I hope I am not the only one who was so excited for this.

If you do not already know who John Green is, let me tell you just how awesome this guy is. He literally signed all 150,000 copies of the preorder of TFiOS. There is video evidence on the vlogbrother's YouTube channel of him injuring himself due to all the signing he did.

Regardless, this book is amazing if you know who the author is, or not.

From Amazon:
"Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love."

If you occasionally take adventures in the world of nonfic, hold in your hand, smell the wondefulness of real books, please look in to this one!!! I know it's at WalMart and KMart and is READILY available on the internet.

Thank you for your time :)
DFTBA

edited to add: there MAY be spoilers inside! You've been warned.

So....just saw this.  Apparently with the recent purchase of Summit, the new Lionsgate powers that be feel that there is "ongoing value" in the Twilight series after the release of BD Part 2 in Nov.  Implying that there is the possibility of another film or TV.  You never know how much truth there is to these kinds of things but I am curious as to everyone's thoughts. 

Would you watch a Twilight tv show?  Would it ruin it?  Who would you cast?  Can you think of any other movies that made the jump to tv and survived?

I personally can't see anyone but RPatz for Edward, but the rest I can l swap out.

http://www.slashfilm.com/lionsgate-buys-summit-studio-head-suggests-twilight-continue-breaking-dawn-part-ii/

So something I have been waiting years for happened this week and I want to party. What has you so happy you're trolling tumblr to find the right .gif to share it?

Happy times with the fam?

New Fic?  

Great book?

Great date?

Clean house? 

For me: THE STAR TREK SEQUEL STARTED FILMING! 

We don't know much but here's my guess at the plot

COME OVER AND SHARE ANYTHING THAT'S AWESOME AND BRING THE GIF!! (Otherwise we'll have no idea of how your ~feeling)

What!? Two beers. Ridic.

So, anyway. I'm watching the Twilight movie with commentary from Rob, Kristen, and director on.

Does anyone else find Katherine I-can't-be-bothered-with-looking-up-her-name-spelling Hardwick really... awkward? She's really, really awkward.

I don't own the other movies, but I'm a sucker for extras so I'm thinking about investing. Do the other movies have commentary with Rob and Kristen?

One Million Thoughts. Like Hamlet.

That guy is hilarious. Rob, not Hamlet.

I HAPPENED TO LOOK AT THE SIDE BAR JUST NOW, AND I SAW THIS:

and it made me wonder what the heck made a bunch of people suddenly decide to dredge that thing up.

Do you ever wonder why really old stories show up on the hotlist like that?

Better yes: do you know the answer?

What old fics have you been reminded of by that little window on ADF?

Yay!  It's Friday and the 13th. 

Have you come across a Facebook post that was hilarious?  How about funny Craig's list ads?  I know we're all familiar with the Dog Walker ad and the Roommate ad, but what about the Yoga mat for sale ad (see first post inside)?

I wanna know, what would you do for a Klondike bar?

Or any other candy/icecream. Because last night I had absolutely no chocolate in my house. It was terrible.

Would you murder someone? Get in a fight with a badger? WHAT?

I am looking for a fanfic like Behind Enemy Lines or Scintilla where Bella and Edward travel to countries in need and help out as part of their job or just their passion.

Thank you,

Rec: . My Beautiful Storm » reviews
Weather-obsessed Bella finds Edward's journal, leading her on a trip down memory lane. Back then, Edward had run away, hoping to find a new purpose. Bella couldn't wait for her chance to escape, sure she knew what she wanted. Neither one expected this.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 8 - Words: 46,203 - Reviews: 1270 - Updated: 1-13-12 - Published: 12-2-11 - Bella & Edward

Kristen Stewart's landed a glamorous new role: fashion muse!

The Twilight Saga actress will be shedding her Bella Swan jeans and flannels for the edgy, cool-girl couture of Balenciaga as the face of the brand's newest perfume.

"I love Balenciaga fashion because it is incredibly bold and forceful, yet feminine and sexy," Kristen said in a statement. "I found there was a real creative freedom in this project. I feel blessed and really proud to be the face of this new fragrance."

The fashion house's head designer, Nicolas Ghesquière, added, "Kristen Stewart embodies the modernity of the new Balenciaga fragrance with her unique sensibility and intelligence...She shares the radical spirit of Balenciaga."

The 21-year-old actress, whose edgy style has blossomed in the past year, has worn Balenciaga on a number of occasions, including a New Moon photo call in Spain in 2009 and at the Los Angeles premiere of Twilight in 2008.

Balenciaga's new fragrance, which has yet to be named, will launch in the fall.

What do you think?

Ranger Edit: Tell us your favourite perfume(s).

E.L. James and the Case of Fan Fiction

After running a piece earlier this week about a British author whose erotica series sparked interest in Hollywood, a number of readers commented that the series, Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James, began as Twilight fan fiction. Some of the commenters went so far as to say there could be copyright infringement issues, because of the connection.

A spokesperson for Little, Brown, which publishes Stephenie Meyers's Twilight saga, did not specifically address Fifty Shades of Grey, but said that "it is Hachette's policy to proactively monitor and investigate all reports of potential copyright infringements." According to Valerie Hoskins, who is based in the U.K. and represents James for film, Fifty Shades of Grey does not align closely with Twilight; Hoskins noted that in James's series, for example, there are no vampires.

Amanda Hayward, CEO of The Writer's Coffee Shop, the small writers community-turned publisher that released Fifty Shades of Grey, said James's book "bore very little resemblance to Twilight," even though the story began as fan fiction. Hayward added: "Essentially only the character's names were borrowed, the setting, plot, abilities, relationship structure, feel and focus of the story were original. Twilight and Fifty Shades Trilogy are worlds apart, new readers are totally surprised it was ever a Twilight fan fiction story. We see it in the reviews over and over again."

It'll be interesting to see where it goes from here...

Happy Friday!

It's not just any old Friday, but it's a ~special kind of Friday...

FRIDAY THE 13TH!!!

So tell me campers - are you superstitious?  What do you do if a black cat crosses your path?  Would you open an umbrella inside?  Toss salt over your shoulder if you spill it?

Come in here and share your superstitions - maybe you're not alone!

FFA is on until Sunday evening.  You're free to post any fires you want during this time - just refrain from self pimping (the pimping campfire is still up and full of goodness), nudies and nasty language on the front page.  If you're unsure about your content you can page a ranger or refer to the Rules/FAQ section.

The forest thrives when you click the ads - give those a lookie too. 

 Party on, friends!

So last night I dreamed I wrote TRADING SPACES fanfic.

You read that right, Trading Spaces. You know, the first home improvement reality show from the late 90s early 2000s. Two homeowners swap houses to redecorate one room in each other's home in two days. With the help of a designer and a thousand dollar budget (oh my god I still remember the intro sound bite)

Trading Spaces, y'all

More of my depraved mind inside.....

And to make this interactive, tell me what random shows, books, movies etc... you could see as fan fic. Matt Lauer and Ann Curry anyone???

I love good music and I love discovering new music even more.

What are your favourite songs at the moment?

These are mine:

Oh I have to share this. I was exchanging PMs on fanfiction net with another author who like me writes historical fics,  and discussing how to write lemons that are period appropriate (Sexuality has changed a lot, apart from the basics).

And here is how my sentence was transformed:

Of course coitus interruptus existed, but again, it is their first time .. no boy at his first experience would have restraint enough ... And, to bring each other to ** with other means - like it happens today - would not be very realistic period-wise.

Please see inside for the word that was changed, and tell me if it has ever happened to you. I mean, on fanfiction net the word is usually used, and we were exchanging personal messages, which are supposedly private!

Good Morning, Campers!

Happy Friday!

Let's have a gossip.

What are your plans for the weekend? Anything really bugging you that you want to talk about? 

Pull up a cushion and get it off your chest.

Let's chat. 

Hi everyone.

I just found fifty notifications in my inbox for comments I received from my campfire two days ago. Is this happening to anyone else this morning?

.... but also a nurse or a physiotherapist would do perfectly. I am writing a story where human Edward will sustain a crippling injury and I know next to nothing about medical issues. So if you know a camper who could answer my questions, please give me her/his name. Or, if you are that one, please PM me so I can tell you more about it and ask the questions I have (Since PM alerts are malfunctioning, I'll check my list regularly today and tomorrow). And, if you are answering me, please check yours. Or give me your ff link, where it would be simpler to exchange messages).

GOT MY ANSWER. THANK YOU DOC!

And now here I go with a rec.

Downward spiral by content1

Summary: Post-BD AU. Captured by the Volturi, Edward faces a nightmarish choice as Aro enacts a diabolical plan to break him. As Edward's hold on his sanity weakens, only his memories of Bella help him stay strong as he faces the ultimate test. Mentalward Winner

The interesting thing about this fic is how it came to be. It is a spin off of a wonderful story by Gleena: The cold war. It is complete and your should read it. Anyway, a male author (Yes, rara avis), crmcneill, obtained permission to develop a scenario from Gleena's fic. The resulting one shot won the Mentalward contest award and crmcneill was asked to continue it. He started, but RL got in his way. So now Content1 is continuing it. I understand that she has already a number of chapters ready to post. All in all it is a great exaple of cooperation between authors.

Okay, so I have missed you lovelies! No internet connection=no fun!!! I noticed a campfire the other day about whether or not you would join in on a convo you hear/stumble across that involved twilight. Do you join or not join? Well I thought of that campfire today when I saw a lady (note the term 'lady'-as in, over fifty) wearing this:

I kinda internally cringed. Not that there is anything wrong with wanting to show your love for twilight, I guess, it's just something I would ever be so...bold about? I prefer my fan shirts to be a *little* more subtle:

Still dorky, I know, but at least Harry's face isn't plastered on there lol! How about you? Do you let your fan freak flag fly in your apparel? What's the most embarassing thing you've worn/seen someone else wear in relation to a fandom? (HP, Twilight, Nsync...you get the idea lol)

IT'S ALMOST TIME!

WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN TONIGHT?

I DON'T HAVE A CLUE, BUT ALL I DO KNOW IS HOW DARE IAN NOT WIN A PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD LAST NIGHT.

SHAME.

I MEAN, COME ON.

anyway...

SO YEAH, LAST EPISODE???  AAAA-MAZING.

GET READY CAMPERS. I FEEL IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE TONIGHT.