say congrats to the ugly sweater winner

JINXYOUOWEMEADP or more specifically, her angry hipster of a kid brother and that equally angry hipster cat.

PM me or wolvesnvamps with your email to claim your $50 giftcard, m'dear.

we'll be announcing the winner in the "edward's nightmare before christmas" contest in the next day or so. we're still waiting on a lazy ranger me me me to read/vote. until then, carry on with the freeforall and keep telling us how you're spending the rest of 2011!

inside this campfire you will find out what i'm doing with leftovers, and i ask that you leave your favorite leftover recipes in here.

Has there been a campfire about the Myers-Briggs personality test?  

I'm curious to know what types we have in the Forest.  

Last week I had a very bad day.  I'm an introvert, and I wanted to be left alone to lick my wounds and put things into perspective.  As an extrovert, Dear Husband saw I was hurting and wanted to help me feel better.  He followed me around the house, hugging me, talking to me, and generally making me want to pull my hair out.  

Because I know our personality types, I know he was doing it out of love and because that is what he would want from me in the same situation, so I let him try, then found some time alone later.  

If you know your type, does that information help you in daily life?  I think it has for me.  Evidently, I match Snape, which made me laugh.  

He might be a rabbi. He might be a youth pastor, or perhaps a missionary.  It's possible he's Catholic or Protestant. He might be a vampire or human.  He could be contemporary or historical.

He's Edward, in any guise, and he is involved in leading worship, directing people, living a life devoted in some measure to a holy cause.  

Religiousward is out there.

Have you seen him? I know many of you have!  He might be perfect just as he is, or perhaps he's new and rough around the edges. Maybe he's got a dark past or a darker future...

If you know of a good Religiousward story, share it around the campfire!

Any pairing, any rating.  AU or AH.

I know of a few...

This may be FFA 'til 2012, but this campfire still has rules:

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

2.  No discussions.  This is a list.

Thanks for sharing your favorite Religiousward fics around the fire!

As a lovely Christmas present, OCD_Indeed has updated The Fallout! Chapter 32. Part II is almost over!

And if you're worried that its just one update and then no more for a while -- no fear! She's got quite a few stocked up ;)

Merry Christmas to all.. :)

I dont have anything else to say, so I am recommending two under the radar fics. Please give them some reviews as a christmas gife. ;)
 

Had Never Thought

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7562659/1/Had_Never_Thought

When Emmett Cullen- the younger heir of Cullen Industries died, he left his pregnant wife Bella behind him. But Cullens want the last memory of him at any cost. Even if, the cost is marriage of Bella with the elder playboy son- Edward Cullen.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6205248/1

Second son of a duke

Chapter 17! Completely alternate universe. No vampires, but lots of Edward and Bella. Lord Edward is the second son of a duke and on one mistaken night, his fate and the fate of a Viscount's daughter is forever intertwined. Set in 19th century London.

as some of you may remember, i won a $100 amazon.com gift card here at ADF not too long ago.  on friday, my employees - who are mucho, mucho awesomesauce - gave me a $70 amazon.com gift card as well.  since i haven't had any time to do any internet shopping, what with working all the damn time and the holidays and all, i now have $170 of internet cash burning a hole in my proverbial pocket.

want to help me spend it?  i need some recs...what have you been reading?  or what have you read in the past that you loved?  i've got a kindle but i also love the feel of a real book in my hands as well.  so give it to me.  what would you be reading if someone else was buying it for you?

but what do you like to read, dmd?  you might ask.  i'd love to answer that, but really, we don't want the entire front page of christmas ADF taken up by this campfire, do we?  i'll read just about anything.  i like series.  i like supernatural romance/suspense (well duh...).  the harry potter books and to kill a mockingbird are my faves.  but my taste in books, like my taste in just about everything, is quite eclectic.

title, author, summary, why you love it would be really helpful.  or give me a rec that isn't even a book.  what are you planning on spending your holiday gift cards on???

my rec....

The Whole Package »reviews
Collab relay-fic by DiamondHeart78 and primarycolors. Bella sees him every day but has a hard time gathering up the nerve to make a move. Every delivery is a special delivery. UPSward! E/B AH Rated M for Bella checkin' out Edward's package.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 13 - Words: 11,437 - Reviews: 318 - Updated: 12-24-11 - Published: 12-14-11 - Edward & Bella

Hi everyone! I haven't been on in awhile, since I had to have some sinus surgery so I'm not sure this CF is okay. 

Anyway...I just wanted to say we had a good X-mas and I'm glad it is over, but I had my day ruined by some home news.

The other day, I found out my baby sister is expecting.  Good for her, right? Then today, I find that my middle sister is also expecting, and due the same month! So, now I am really depressed since we've been trying to have our second child since my daughter was 1.5 years old and she is going to be 7 soon (and thanks to her teacher, thinks that I am preggers since I'm chubby and is expecting a sibling *tears*). Yes, I jealous and envious. So after I cried, I curled up in bed and contiuned my Buffy marathon.

So my question...how do I deal with this? How can I make myself be less jealous?

Thanks guys.

from santa, from the holiday armadillo, from your family, from yourself, from the ADF freecycle exchange

and don't forget, holiday free for all lasts until it's officially 2012!

i'm editing to brag about my shopping today. my mommy bought me $285 coach boots for SEVENTY TWO BUCKS :'D

A very Merry Christmas to you all!

Hope you are having a lovely day/night

FinS x

everyone should stop eating cookies/chocolates/whatever pies you lucky Americans have and read this js

Chapter 12: Against suspision

I have to go stay in the same house with my mother AND my in-laws. Oh the joy. I may not sleep but at least I'll be eating these:

Feel free to post pics of the Xmas holiday calorie source in your part of the world.

All the best for whatever you're celebrating!

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6037621/1/Edroar_the_Angry_Lion

Does anyone read this?

It is a fun read with a Fifty Shades/The Office/Pennywardish Edward.

Unfortunately, it is a slow updater.  I really love it.

we hope you have a wonderful, safe, delightful holiday, whether you celebrate christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa, or just being with family and friends.

<3

love, the forest

also, lady gwynedd- if you see this, THANK YOU. you're a dollface. i love getting colin firth in the mail! you too, bobbiejo. thanks! <333

I guess everyone gets a gift now and then that is like the proverbial box of athletic socks.

I've written a Christmas Gift for my fellow members of the fandom and I hope you won't think of it like that fruitcake your Aunt Matilda insists on making for you every year.

It's a short, high school, all human, fiction.  It's light and I was trying to get the gist of high school in all its glory in it.

It's called The Note and is only ten short drabble chapters long (it totalled out to around eight thousand words).

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7648591/1/The_Note

The note Bella found in her locker raised more questions than it answered.

Happy Holidays, my friends.  Many blessings to you and to yours.

stella luna sky tweeted that she’d be pulling 2 of her WIPs from the Internet on 12/26.  She’s pulling Shine Divine and All At Once.  She won’t be finishing them. 

All of her completed stories will be left up and she said she’d start working on Turn the Page after Christmas.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday. 

While I think Craig Horner is super freaking sexy and does somewhat resemble my vision of Richard Cypher, the rest of the tv show Legend of the Seeker left a slightly bitter taste in my mouth.

I will never understand the need for script writers to alter the source material to the point where the audience can barely recognize it. I'm an actress/director on top of being a writer, so I know there are certain things that must change for a story to work in a visual medium, but a lot of the changes I see made are senseless. It's as if the script writer has said, "While I like this part, I can do this part so much better."

NO!  You really, really can't.

If I were translating from English to German, I would not take "I really love this car" and turn it into "My pet flea has his own tiny car." I may have to spare a few words to make it coherent in German, but overall, it would be the same sentence. Translation from book to film should be the same way.

But alas, my gripes will continue to go unheard by self-assured egomaniacal Hollywood writers, so I share them with you.

Has anyone here read The Sword of Truth Series and/or seen the tv show based on it, Legend of the Seeker?

More thoughts inside... (SPOILERS)

What do you do with your Christmas & Holiday Cards after the season ends?

Do you use them to decorate next year?

Do your kids use them in craft projects?

Do you put them in the recycle bin?

I'm not even certain how I landed on this site recently, but I thought it sounded like a cool thing.

St Jude's Ranch for Children - Recycled Card Program

What do you do with the "trappings" of the season, once the season is over?  Do you save bows?  Gift Bags? name tags?  Are you a Live Tree or Fake Tree person?  Do you take everything down December 26th or wait until (when)?  Leave your lights on the house all year round?

Ch. 42: It's Me

This is pivotal. PIVOTAL. At least I think so, anyway.

Get in here and let's discuss. If you've read the update already.

If you haven't, yet, just know... SPOILERS ARE INEVITABLE.

How much we are loving the cards and surprise goodies that we've been getting in the mail. We had fun sending them too. The Midget had lots of fun signing them.

A big en masse thanks and Whatever You Do/Don't Celebrate!

My rec:

Pinky Swear
Bella always knew she loved her best friend, but it isn't until she finds out he's engaged that she remembers just how much. How far will she go to make him see he's marrying the wrong woman? A story about finding your heart and losing your head. AH E/B Twilight - Rated: M - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 18 - Words: 123,332 - Reviews: 4681 - Updated: 12-6-11 - Published: 6-10-11 - Bella & Edward

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7068944/1/Pinky_Swear

Merry Christmas to everyone of you guys. I love you all and I wish you all the best for this season.

*hugs*

Dennisse

So, I am always the last one on the bandwagon.  I resist change like nobody's business.  But today I was cruising around on Pinterest (I think I'm the last person on that wagon too), and I ran across this cute hairstyle blog.  And I got inspired to cut some side swept bangs.  I've thought about it off and on for years.  I always chicken out because bangs always sound alluring and then I inevitably end up hating them.  But I really had the itch.  Maybe I just need to get out more, idk.  So I watched a couple youtube videos on how to do it - because I hate going to the salon - and I did it.  And I can't lie, I totally love it!  See inside for the after pic, I didn't do a before, *shrug*.

Anyway, come on inside and share your do-it-yourself/at home triumphs and failures!  Share pictures, tips, strategies, whatever for what you've found to work!  This could be a hairstyle, a recipe for sugar wax, a plan for how to build an outdoor oven, or whatever you've done and wound up loving - or hating, as the case may be.  

And fyt, who hasn't experienced the home perm disaster?