Okay so I'm mostly a lurker but have commented five times  a few times so far in the two years time I've been a member here at ADF :-/ 

This is another one of those annoying, 'what was the name of that fic again?' posts. Sorry :(. I was inspired to re-read one of the most inspiring fics I've ever read by the Africa post below, but couldn't seem to remember the name. I searched my favorites and still couldn't place it :(

Summary is as follows:
Edward is a doctor with MSF in Sudan (Khartoum specificially), he is helping treat everything from child malnourishment to female infibulation (if you don't know what that is google it, but it's horrible, don't say I didn't warn you) Anyways him and Bella are together? maybe? on the rocks? something like that. She is a lawyer who prosecutes country leaders for crimes against humanity (aww two peas in a pod). They communicate through letters and occasional phone calls/emails when Edward can find an internet connection. Big climax of the story happens when the place Edward is in gets bombed and he has to flee and Bella can't contact him etc etc.
I must have read the story about a year ago, and its complete and there is also a sequel. 

I know that's a bunch of stuff to go off of, and if I can't find the story after all that I must be an idiot so I'm thinking the story might have been pulled :(. If so that would make me sad because it was an extremely emotional and inspirational story for me. I am a pre-med student planning on going into trauma/ER. This story inspired me to look into MSF as a possible pathway for me after med school, and I'm definitely considering it. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated and if you read this whole thing, THANK YOU and you deserve a cookie!

Rec: 
I am LOVING Exposed by kdc2239.
Summary: An influenza pandemic occurs when a new virus appears against which the human population has no immunity, resulting in epidemics worldwide with enormous numbers of deaths and illness. The story of two strangers surviving when they only have each other.
I'm a sucker for end of the world type of fics so this one is totally my cup of tea. Plus the way kdc writes edward and bella in this story is really believable. It's not one of the end of the world fics that makes you say "yeeaahh riiight". Instead you find yourself saying "oh sh*t i totally wouldn't know what to do either, what's going to happen next!" 

ETA: Story found! It was Courting Achilles by greeengoldfish. As thought, the story has been pulled :( *sigh* 

Have you been? Do you live there? Feel free to post some pictures, tell some stories and/ or offer some advice (like where not to live or what not to wear! I'm relocating to DC and am in need of some info =)

I know he hated Twilight's manscaping (and that's not the only thing us women are used to waxing, Rob), but W.T.F.

Am I the only one who was bothered by it?

Hi all. Sorry I haven't been around much lately. So busy... Such is life. I've missed you all! Just thought I'd let you know that I'm writing a new fanfic and wanted to share. I've taken a leap from my comfort zone of writing vamp and made an attempt at an all-human multi-chapter :)

Summary: Bella flees to vacation in the Caribbean to escape her messed up personal life. There, she meets Edward Cullen and tries to determine whether he's her desperately sought-out solution, or simply adding to her troubles. All-human/AU. Rated M.

Rated M for sexual situations and coarse language.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7623263/1/Blink

I LOVE FFA, because I can post a ramble CF-

So, as some of you know, I have a 13 y/o stepdaughter, named Bella (Short for Annabella)

She has recently gotten into skateboarding lately MUCH to the delight of her dad.

( Mr Cherry was a photographer for Thrasher mag/Juxtapose mag and Black Market mag back in the late 80's and 90's. A TON of his work was in the Helen Stickler produced Documentary about Mark 'gator' Rogowski)

Anyhoo- Dave Duncan just called Mr Cherry to invite him to the Clairmont skatepark for some Skate and Destroy Cancer exhibition thing, where a TON of skaters including the original crew from the beginning of the skateboard movement of the 70s are gonna skate.

Verbatim Dialogue:

Mr Cherry-Hey B- wanna go meet Jay Adams?
B- Who?

I am still giggling.

J

i have an obsession with Africa. it comes and goes in waves, but at present time it's like OMGWTFWANNAGOTOAFRICANAAAOW and stuff.

so, i'll just throw the q out there for you:

fiction, fanfiction, music, movies, anything africa-related you want to rec me?

and here's some african music for ya'll:

Or is it?

After four and a half, long years (I think), Fear Factor is finally making its return. On Monday. Like, this Monday. December 12. FOR TWO WHOLE HOURS. I've been waiting all week for FFA so I can start a campfire to see how many people here watched the show before, or have heard about it, or if maybe I'm alone in my excitement. Which is an understatement, by the way. If you want me to say how excited I am, I get craaaaazy excited. Like, as crazy as Justin Bieber fans when he lost the Best New Artist Grammy to someone less well-known.

Or as crazy as Twilight fans when they see Rob, Kristen or Taylor. Whichever. It's all the same crazy.

So, yeah. Does anyone else love this show as much as I do?

Ever wanted to go on it like I do?

Have a crush on Joe Rogan like I do?

Eight episodes have been ordered, and I'm praying on hands and knees that NBC orders more, but I'll take what I can get. I'm just so craaaaazy-excited I get to watch it again. I fan-girl hard every time.

So, am I alone in this excitement?

Talk about your favorite stunts/dares that have been on the show in past seasons with me.

Or tell me what you would be willing to do if you had the opportunity to play for $50,000.

What things are you not willing to do?

Welcome back chickas!  I'm laptop bound again so how is everyone doing?  Everything going good in your lives?

Homework:  Got any new recipes to share or is there a new food you love that you would like to see if someone else has a recipe for?  Well come on in and ask away.

24/7 Support - ADF Fit Club LJ Community
 

Also its never too late to join in. ; )

Out Of The Darkness  

Chapter 16 has just been posted.

Alice is very excited about an up-coming event.

Will she leave the shelter of Than'e cellar? Even just for one evening?

Check it out and find out.

If so, all you need to do is:

WRITE ME

AMERICAN HORROR STORY FIC

:D

Seriously. I need this in my life RTFN.

See, I'd been watching the show... but then, this week, I decided to rewatch all episodes back to back in prep for this past Wednesday's epi. And somehow... a full on obsession was born.

So, the next logical step?

I scoured through all 150 fics on ffn (srsly, like there's only 150) and have come away....

un-impressed and unfulfilled.

This is where you ladies come in.

Twilight fandom knows how to write... I know this.

So gimme?

Pls?

Or link me good AHS fics.

Or tell me what kinds of fics you'd want to read.

(I'd really like some canon/canon-esque, but I'm not going to be terribly picky, considering what's available... )

Scary Tate approves.

purple edit: WHEN YOU'RE DONE WRITING IT, POST IT HERE IN THE FOREST, PLEASE AND THANK YOU

According to MensHealth they have named the hottest women of ALL time! 

The #1 Hottest Woman of ALL TIME is.....drumroll please.......

Do you agree?

I have nothing against Jen but I sure thought it would have been....

What happen to the love of curves that Marilyn was famous for?

Show pictures of some of the famous women you think is the hottest or prettiest? 

Tell me what you think?

Angelina Jolie got #10

3 Weeks Left!

Is anybody still doing it?
What have you read?

What do you want to read?

Will you join in 2012?

As I was decorating our tree last weekend, it suddenly occurred to me:

Our tree is a hot mess!

It's a hodge-podge of ornaments my husband and I have been acquiring since we started dating fifteen years ago. We also have a daughter in elementary school, so there's the requisite assortment of glitter and construction paper works of art sent home from school. 

But you know what? I LOVE that. I get all nostalgic and sentimental every year when I unpack the ornaments and I can't imagine not using a single one, no matter how ugly and/or tacky!

Thanksgiving weekend, I helped my mother put up her tree and I'm pretty sure that's where I get my fondness for mismatched, tacky Christmas decorations. After nearly 50 years of Christmases, her tree is an illustrated "history of Christmas ornaments", plus a scrapbook of family craft projects through the years. The angel was made by her father in the late 40's and it barely even resembles an angel anymore, but it just wouldn't be Christmas without that ratty piece of gold mylar and pipe cleaners on top of the tree. Forget family heirlooms with actual monetary value- the only thing I want my mother to leave me in her will is that angel!

So campers, I want to know- what does your Christmas looks like?

All white twinkle lights? Big, old-school multi-colored lights? Color-coordinated ornaments or yard sale specials? Are you pro or anti tinsel (this was the first major argument I had with my spouse)? What single decoration says "Christmas" to you? 

And give us a picture of your tree! Here's mine:

Ok I'm looking for a fic and I apologize for the vague description I'm giving:

Bella is new to school and first meets Edward (vampire) in the parking lot where he is bashing Jasper. I remember Edward is Jasper's maker and they are posing as brothers. Jasper is from Russia and Edward is from 19th century England. They live with Carlisle and a human older Esme. I believe Edward is some kind of vampire hitman I think? Everyone at school thinks Edward is a psycho. That's all I've got. Anyone?

I found one of these on the floor at work:

I asked around the closest department, and when I couldn't find the owner, I turned it in to security.  So far, no one has claimed it.  

It got me thinking:

What's the most expensive thing you've ever lost?

Have you lost an item that you still frequently miss?  (Mine is relatively cheap, but still makes me crazy.  I'll post inside.)

Okay, so I just read this tumblr post/essay and I really really really want to talk to someone about it, so... to fandom! Tell me what you guys think about this.

The author thinks that the very idea of the "mary sue" is dumb and rather sexist. It's a term I've thrown around so much without thinking about it, but now, you see, I'm thinking about it. Bella Swan is mentioned toward the end, if you need some incentive to read the whole thing. 

Come tell me what you think!!

Some choice quotes:

" Wish fulfillment characters have been around since the beginning of time. The good guys tend to win, get the girl and have everything fall into place for them. It’s only when women started doing it that it became a problem."

"How many nerdy, schlubby guys suddenly become badasses and have hot girls chasing after them in fiction? See: Spiderman- blatant everyman who happens to stumble across amazing powers and catch the eye of a supermodel."

Holy cow I haven't been on here in ages! ADF got a facelift...very nice...anyways as it is FFAF I've decided to come out of hiding...

I have missed so much in the fandom it's not even funny...I recently reactivated my twitter account as well because I missed having y'all there to talk to.

Anyways to make this post interactive what are the last 5 books you read? And if you don't read books anymore because FF is running your life then put the last 5 stories you read instead...I need to get back in the swing of things

Some pretty for y'all

Oh and one more quick question for the rangers? Are you doing another free-cycle anytime soon...I've got some things I can pitch in finally!

I really miss Vampire Diaries. Even though I can't stand the sound of Elena's fake scream, I miss the show.

But I have to admit, it has left me with a number of burning questions, such as:

If Klaus had to kill the doppelganger (or serve up her blood, whichever) to break the curse, why would Katherine turning into a vampire stop him? These vampires still have blood, don't they?

Stefan and Damon live in the boarding house that has been owned for generations by their nephews and great-nephews. If there were only two Salvatore brothers and Stefan killed his father, how were there any Salvatore nephews?

I thought Stefan and Damon signed over their house to Elena so that no vampires could come in uninvited. So how did Rebecca just invite herself right in? Which reminds me...

The rules that apply to most vampires don't seem to apply to the Originals. Sometimes. Vervain used to work on them...does it not work on them anymore? Staking an Original only works when that oak tree is involved. But somehow second generation vampires can just be staked? And vervained? WHY MAKE RULES IF YOU AREN'T GOING TO ABIDE BY THEM?

Bonnie is a Bennett witch. Good. Her grandmother, too. Fine. And that chick who was her second cousin twice removed is a Bennett. Okay. But how are all these women Bennetts? Does no one ever take their father's or husband's last name in that family? (Actually, I like that idea.)

Why is it that every black person with spoken lines in this show is either a witch or a victim or both? Is it some kind of in-show racial profiling? Can't there be some black folks who are like Matt--not victimized, not witchified, just normal people who get to speak up when something's not right?

If you have answers, or questions of your own, or even some VD-related rants, come right in!

HI everyone!! My first campfire....wow.

I saw the CF not too long ago about this same topic. I went ahead and bought my 13yr old daughter a Kindle Fire for Christmas. We don't have any experience with e-readers AT ALL. My specific question now is a little different. I want to get one of the 2 e-readers for my husband, but he works overseas (actually out in the ocean) for half of the year. He's offshore out of Luanda, Angola, Africa for 30 days, then back here to Tennessee for 30 days, back and forth. Does anyone know which device would be more "usable" or "functional" out of the US? Just go ahead and assume that Angola doesn't have any kind of mobile network coverage or whatever, b/c they are never included, even with AT&T, etc.

Just looking for opinions or info, or even if you have one or both and have any tips, I would appreciate it!

Thanks!!