Hello Ladies! How is everyone? I hope you are all  having a wonderful weekend. I am looking for some Southieward Fics. If you know of any please send me the links, would greatly appreciate it.  Thanks!

So, tonight is the series finale of Doctor Who!

Excited? Ambivalent? Couldn't care less?

What have your thoughts been on the season as a whole? Favourite episode? Least favourite episode? What's made you cry and what's made you laugh?

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(i took this to be much more filthy than it is [and yes I know it is from S5))

Spoilers are likely to be inside. 

free-for-all weekend, people.

all weekend. until 7pm eastern on sunday. whether some ranger makes a campfire about it or not.

until tomorrow, you can post on any topic you like, wherever in the world you are. until sunday, 7pm eastern. so, by my count, you still have 29 hours to post on stuff.

anything!

just, you know. the usual applies. no personal attacks, knock it off with the porn on my front page, same goes for dirty, dirty effing words. have a sense of got damned propriety, people.

that is all.

OK, I waited and waited for the free for all, but it is not here and, this side of the pond, it is dinnertime already, so, here is my post.

Has anybody seen this film?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/film/film-reviews/2011/03/20/film-review-the-eagle-115875-23000719/

 I went to see The Eagle yesterday. It is an historical film on the lost 9th Legion in Britannia. A good film, well done, even the highbrow reviewers here gave it stars. Marcus, the hero, a young Roman officer, wants to restore the honor of his father, the General who lost the Legion and vanished with it. Was he killed, did he ran away?

Then there are crazy Druids and wild Picts (Looking a lot like Mohicans, or Apaches, LOL There is a continuous quote of Stagecoach or the Last of the Mohicans).

And the main issue is that the golden Eagle of the Legion, captured by the barbarians, has to be retrieved.

There is also a Briton slave, Esca  who hates Marcus as an invader of his homeland, but is honor bound to serve him loyally, because Marcus spared his life.

Marcus is deeply religious, following the cult of Mithras. This was a very interesting part. First time the issue is addressed in a film, as far as I can remember.

A very masculine film too, not a woman in sight, all about glory, honor and battles. Marcus and his former slave become fast friends, at the end. Friends only?

I so would like to know if somebody else has seen it, because I could not stop myself wondering if they were going to be friends with benefits, when they go away together in the sunset.

Am I a perv and all this slash in fandom is affecting me or I am right in my thinking? Toward the end I really expected them to start kissing.
 

Well girls, I guess we'll just have to go to Burger King for our Whoppers...

A friend of mine posted this on fb and it made me giggle. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

STOMP OUT BULLYING

Not only is October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but it is also now National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. 

Bullying has become a very serious issue and recently a 14 yr old boy local to me took his life because of being bullied.

My sister and I were bullied in school, and I fear for my oldest because she has learning disabilities. 

Monday is Blue Shirt Day, and though the site is out of the special shirts, everyone can still wear blue to show their support.  

OK, so I have this fic stuck in my head but I can't for the life of me remember what its called!

So Edward is engaged to Tanya but he has an affair with Bella, he's in love with Bella and plans to leave Tanya for her but he's just chickenshit to do it. Blah, blah, blah a bunch of stuff happens and Bella tries to kill herself when she thinks he's going to marry Tanya.

There is also this one part of the story where Edward and Tanya go ring shopping and Bella ends up being the poor sales assistant helping them out.

If you could help me out I would probably kiss your feet. No joke.

Party time....excellent.....(cue guitar solo)

So my boys are playing a cupcake team and I'll be bored today.

Tell me who to watch.

My pick inside.

And a faithful nod to my guys:

So my husband's going away next weekend and I decided to invite my female colleagues for a Twilight pizza night. They've no idea what it is and their ages range from 26-39, though a 45 y.o. colleague may also come and bring her 15 y.o. daughter. I'll try to make them watch Twilight, hoping they, too, will see what I'm obsessing over. Like, seeee it.

My question is is it possible to predict what kind of people would get into Twilight, as opposed to those who remain unaffected by it, or, worse, ridicule it? We have the gender factor cleared out, and it seems that age and relationship status are not an issue, but is there anything else we Twihards have in common? Are we the kind of girls who would get obsessed with celebrities from a young age and think about them 24/7? Are we women who just feel different and keep having all kinds of thoughts instead of just being in the 'here and now' (I bet SM kept having all different kinds of thoughts and was very thrilled about the way others could not suspect what she was thinking. js) Did we feel that pop culture was too male oriented, always presenting gorgeous C cups blondes who would dance and do sports but not read, leaving us with very few or no (in my case) shows and movies to feel really drawn to/relate with?

Also, even on Eurovision boards we would have several people from countries like Japan and China. Am i right to think this is not the case here? Does anyone know if Twilight is not appealing in their cultures?

I know this was posted inside a recent cf, but, come on, it's SM

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      Transcript of Glamour Interview included

Hey Campers, 

Is anyone from Australia or knows about Australia driving laws?

My Question: Is there a number of passengers a person with a (Novice license - that is what it is called in Canada)/ (provisional license - I believe that is what it is called it in Australia?) can have in the car in Australia?

That is all,

thanks for the help!

Hello people of the forest!

I am here to ask you some stuff about life and family.

Let me explain.

I posted something from tumblr on my Facebook the other day. It was a relatively harmless joke that I thought was perfectly acceptable to post. It got a lot of positive feedback from friends and a few selective members of my family. I thought all was fine when I got an email from one of my uncles (my father's older sister's husband).

Basically, he emailed me to tell me he was confused with why I had posted it because it used the "F" word (ONCE). He said he didn't understand why I did it, because if I was a Christian I wouldn't have. He questioned my religious beliefs quite plainly and in undertones scolded me like a child.

My first reaction to the email was embarrassment. Then, as I wrote out my very long reply (I apologized, explained my reasoning and took responsibility) I was so angry. I didn't think it was his place to scold me or question my faith. I am twenty three years old. I am an adult. I am not a child. I did not think I was in the wrong to post the status. I did not think I had to censor the joke. Sure all I had to do was open a photo editor and edit out the word, but I didn't think I had to.

Am I right?

Should I have been more discrete?

Should I have catered to my religious relatives and simply avoided posting it?

I have yet to get a reply from him. I am hoping he shows some humility and admits that he was wrong, like I did. But if he doesn't, what do I do? This is an uncle whom I respect and love, thoughmy family and his have always been on tender ground because we are more relaxed when it comes to religion, I do not want to offend him any more.

WHAT DO I DO?!

(I'll post the joke in the comments)

ETA: Thanks for all your replies, everyone! The issue (if there ever was one) has been resolved (mostly). There was no love lost, though it might be a little awkward on Christmas Eve.

free for all is all weekend now, gents! post off-topic stuff to your little heart's content. until sunday evening.

My niece is getting married and I want to give her a book of "Advice for the Bedroom (or wherever) through the Stages of Life"

The chapters will be:

1. The first years

2. The baby years

3. As you're getting older

I want to offer advice to her and to her groom. 

What do you wish someone had told you?

What do you wish someone would tell your guy?

Also, I was just asked to help with games for her Lingerie Shower.  Do you have any fun but not too tacky games (the groom's mom will be there). 

(Sorry, I don't know how to put in the fun pictures)

Just trying to see if this will post as my replies to other campfires are not posting...is anyone else experiencing this?

I just saw this on College Humor, and I gotta say, I laughed (there may have been a little snort):

C-List Superheroes Audition for Hollywood Greatness

I loved the Wonder Twins (especially demonstrating their powers) and Falcon and the Powerpuff Girls.

I think I like Nikki more when she isn't Rosalie.

To make this interactive, are there any viral videos (or not-so-viral, but funny videos) you've stumbled upon lately? Somthing that made you giggle?

I know there have been a lot of wedding-related campfires in the forest lately, so my apologies for adding another one, but I just need to get this out.

Any advice, or even similar stories are welcomed and encouraged here.  Actually, let's just go all out and add in venting, too.

Full story inside. :|

On August 26th I started a campfire and asked for some unbiased advice on a problem my family was having with a request made by my son’s fiancé. I just wanted to share with those who participated in the campfire, and even those who didn’t, just exactly how everything went down.

Story inside. . .
 

Alright, so we're broke (who isn't!) and we need to switch dog foods. I've had the pups on Blue Buffalo but really can't afford $50 bags of food anymore. Looking for a cheap alternative. Anyone got a decently priced dog food they use? Or anyone experiemented and actually found blue buffalo to be worth the price? Should I be looking for what experts tell you with meat as the first two or three ingredients or will my pound puppies be ok with regular old dog food? They both tend to have ok stomachs but Old Roy (the walmart brand of dog food) caused.....unpleasant side effects so I can't go that cheap. Any thoughts?

And thanks for the input if you have a some.

Hello Campers!

It's been forever since I've done a campfire (or spent any real time here... stupid RL) and I'm looking for new music!  Since it's FFAF and the only other thing I'm doing on my Friday night is working on work-related stuff, I'm hoping you can tell me this:

What song(s) make you think of certain fics?  Like, if you're listening to music and this song comes on, you instantly think of a certain fic.

Here are a few of mine:

18th Floor Balcony by Blue October reminds me EP (because if you read it, you know she used this song in the story).  Every time this song comes on my iPod, I always think of EP.

Your Beating Heart by Brendan James reminds me Paper Cutouts (I love this song and was so excited when I read this story to see they had used the lyrics in one of the chapters).

The Lengths by The Black Keys reminds me of For the Summer.  It wasn't used in the story, but when I was reading it someone told me to listen to this song while reading and now it always reminds me of that fic when I hear it!

So... got anything for me?

I would add a picture or graphic... but it's such a process and I'm way too lazy...

I really want someone to answer these for me. it's Friday. and I am in my sweats watching SpongeBob Square pants the Movie. Humor me. 

When people ask you what sides of the bed you sleep on. What POV do you answer from? Is it the R or L when you are Facing the bed OR the right left when you are actually on the bed?

I really want to know. 

Why do people say "slept like a baby" when babies actually wake up LIKE every two hours?

Why do little girls, or anyone really, cry when they meet a famous person? Are they REALLY THAT OVERCOME WITH EMOTION. I mean, I don't see why its a reason to cry. I just don't. If it were me, I would go crazy with excitement. If you are a crier. Please explain. 

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog’s face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride; he sticks his head out the window? WHY? is your blowing not powerful enough. Pun not intended. 

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

Can you CRY under WATER?

Someone. Please, explain. 

Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

Someone. Please, explain. 

Eta: You are allowed to ask your own mind boggling questions. Is there something that bother you? something you just can't understand. Ask away. I want this to be interactive.