This right here is the help desk.

looking for a lost fic?

a nice rec?

a specific gif or pic?

an explanation for renesmee?

some kind of logic as to why robert pattinson is so good looking?

post your general fandom questions and/or

help answer the questions.

this fic is AWSOME, and each chapter keeps getting better and better. Big thanks to whomever rec'd it on ADF, I've been DYING to find something worthy to read and I finally found it.

seriously, this fic is magnificent, and I think there will be only 3 more chapters to go. So it is safe to read it if you, like me, hate the wait between updates

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6446703/1/Hallett_Hall

On our first night away at college, Bella Swan, thinking the room was her own, drunkenly stumbled into my bed. She was broken and I wanted to fix her. I loved her for four years before she left. Never did I expect her to come back, but she surprised me. Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 26 - Words: 222,441 - Reviews: 686 - Updated: 6-16-11 - Published: 11-2-10 - Bella & Edward

I WANT CEO EDWARD.

I have been reading fics such as Frontline/Fridays at Noon/MOTU and I am craving this smart, successful, rich, and SEXY Edward that is in these fics.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

I'm sitting here curled up in bed with a mug of tea trying to keep myself amused while attempting to ward off a cold.

So I want to hear what your favorite old wives tales are, cold related or not, or anything else that you feel would be appropriate. Need to rant or pat yourself on the back for a job well done, share a cool picture or gif? Pull up a seat for a chat.

I promise you won't catch my germs =)

I just started the netflix free trial and found that there are a lot of movies that are DVD only. I was hoping to just have instant streaming. I am cheap so netflix alone is a big step for me.

So to the ppl who have netflix---- how has it worked for you?

Love it? Like it? Loath it?

Photos will do.

I need photos of kids for a school project. You, your kids, your parents: as long as they're under 18 in the pics. And decently clothed, please OMG.

I'm a grad student working on my masters in secondary education & for my basic pedagogical psychology course I have a Picture Portfolio project which requires me to collect at least fifty photos representing the different developmental stages children go through as they mature.

You, Campers, can help me by posting pictures that you'll allow me to put in my powerpoint for my professor.

Here are some examples of the kinds of pictures I am looking for, but I am not married to just these parameters, so feel free to offer up photos outside of these suggestions.

PLEASE GIVE ME THE AGE OF THE CHILD/CHILDREN IN THE PHOTO OR THE GRADE IN WHICH THEY'RE PLACED AT THE TIME THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN.

EDIT: OMG the examples made this post too big, so I moved them inside. Here are some boring photos from my textbook instead.

EDIT#2: IF YOU DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE POSTING YOUR PICTURES HERE, EMAIL THEM TO ME! jenny@adifferentforest.com

So I'm in a music video mood.  I want you to show off your favorite music videos.

I don't mean just show me one of your favorite songs music video.

Tell me what/why you like a video, is there one you just can't get enough of?

I've been debating this campfire for months now...but I figure I need to just bite the bullet and ask...

This campfire is about CONFIDENCE. 

Of which I have very little... and no this isn't a pity party :)  I hate the way I look (but really, what woman is ever completely satisfied with their looks?).  When I am in a professional situation, with people that make me nervous, I stutter like a fool and giggle when I'm nervous.  I can't take myself seriously, so how should they?  When I am in a friendly setting, I can crack jokes and be incredibly personable.   So clearly I have some ability to be a human being... :P

I am a thirty year old wife and mother, I have a job I hate and have been looking for a new one for months.  A couple of months ago I had an interview for a job that I thought I had in the bag.  I had a great resume, I knew several of the staff members of the new facility, and two had been my managers previously.  I even had a glowing letter of recommendation from one of them.  I was already familiar with their company and computer system, so training would be a snap.  Come interview time and I completely blew it.  Absolutely without a doubt I was my own worst enemy in this situation.  Obviously, I didn't get the job.

So, my question is, are you a confident person?  If not, do you fake it?  How do you gain confidence?  Is confidence a learned trait from your youth and I have missed the boat entirely?  Give me some tips...techniques...ideas?  I don't necessarily need interviewing tips, there are tons of webites with that info, and my MIL is always offering her services for mock interviews...Thank you campers!

FYT since I haven't seen much of him lately, how about an oldie, but a goodie!! :)

Sorry I didn't create this campfire last week. I was recovering from a combination of endless fic reading, sleep deprivation, Six Flags, and a sunburn. Lol.

Have you read Hit by Destiny? I seriously stayed up all night reading it. And proceeded to spend the rest of my weekend continuing. I'm still not done. Then again, I kind of paused because of RL...

Anyway...

Please post your favorites for the other fandoms you follow.

To keep things organized, please include the following:

1) Title of Fandom
2) Title of story, summary, and pairing
3) If you aren't going to link, please provide the name of the author and mention the website where it can be found (if not on ff.net)

So far, we have recs for:
-Doctor Who/Supernatural
-Harry Potter
-Harry Potter/Smallville
-Pride & Prejudice
-X Files

And requests for:
(Along with more from all of the fandoms that have already been mentioned...)
-Lord of the Rings

Previous Campfires:
-March 26, 2011
Includes recs for: Daria, Doctor Who, Glee, Harry Potter, Jane Eyre, North and South, One Tree Hill, Pride and Prejudice, Roswell, Sailor Moon, Shakespeare, Star Trek, Star Wars, Teen Titans, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Office, The Time Traveler's Wife, Vampire Diaries
-April 2, 2011
Includes recs for: Doctor Who, Doctor Who/Glee Crossover, Glee, Harry Potter, Merlin, Naruto, Prison Break, Sailor Moon, Vampire Diaries
-April 9, 2011
Includes recs for: Aliens, Glee, Legend of Zelda, North & South, Sailor Moon, Star Trek
-April 16, 2011
Includes recs for: Glee, Labyrinth, Pride & Prejudice, Ramona Quimby, The Phantom of the Opera, Vampire Diaries
-April 23, 2011
Includes recs for: DiscWorld, Fever Series, Glee, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Pride & Prejudice, Vampire Diaries, Veronica Mars
-April 29, 2011
Includes recs for: Glee, Hawaii 5-0, Pride & Prejudice, Red Riding Hood, Star Trek, Vampire Diaries
-May 6, 2011
Includes recs for: Harry Potter, Merlin, Star Trek
-May 14, 2011
Includes recs for: Doctor Who, Pride & Prejudice
-May 21, 2011
Includes recs for: Doctor Who, Glee, Harry Potter, Sherlock, Sookie Stackhouse Novels, Thor, X-Men
-May 28, 2011
Includes recs for: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Glee, Doctor Who, Glee
-June 4, 2011
Includes recs for: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Glee, Harry Potter, X-Men

(I haven't linked all of the past campfires this time, but if you click on the previous campfires, you'll find that all the links are still there)

Anyone reading House of Cards?

Because holy mother of bleeps it is the saddest thing I have ever read.

It is absolutely fantastic so far, but I don't think I've ever cried so much in entire my life, let alone a story.

In fact I am pretty sure the only other fic I have cried over was The Best Man.... and I think we can all agree that it was pretty effing sad!

I just  read all the completed chapters non stop, and I think I cried during 17 out of 18.

This story is just ridiculously heart wrenching, my eyes are puffy and feel like they weigh a million pounds right now.

It is definitely heavy on the angst, but if you are looking for a good cry I don't think you'll be disappointed.

So, is anyone else totally captivated by this fic?

So now on Friday nights the Sundance channel plays My So Called Life, and even though I have the dvd set I must watch.  I must say I am thoroughly freaked out that I am now closer to Angela's mom's age then Angela who I think was supposed to be a year older than me when the show actually aired. 

But anyway this is an appreciation post.   Tell me how much you love this show or why you don't get it (I remembered being appalled when a girl on my cheerleading squad in HS told me she didn't get the show, she said she rather watch the new show on at the same time, it was Friends.  I always blamed Friends for MSCL being canceled.)

Who do you most relate to??   Who would other people say you are most like?

I thought I was an Angela back in the day.  Now when I watch I realize I was totally Sharon.

And lets hear how much you love JC even if he can't read he has this way of just leaning on things:

Angela and Jordan now:

So, there are many New Moon AUs.

Edward's departure is the perfect segue for thousands of stories, but...

I've always wondered...

What if Bella left first?

Not because she doesn't love him or anything like that, but for the same reason Edward leaves her.

I'm looking for stories that take place in New Moon, after Bella's birthday, but before Edward leaves.

Maybe Bella has a past that no one knows about? Maybe she's in danger and she doesn't want Edward to get caught in the crossfire?

There are so many ways this could go.

Bella's a witch and there are demons after her... Bella's a hunter and again there are demons after her... Bella's a Jumper and paladins are after her.  Bella's a whitelighter and the Elders have put there foot down--Bella can't be with Edward. Bella is a vampire and she's in danger. Maybe she knows that Klaus has found her?

It could be a crossover. Whatever. (Charmed, Supernatural, Jumper, Vampire Diaries)

Just as long as Bella leaves before Edward has a chance to and that she does it out of love.

Recs, please?

Hello ladies, can we talk books?

I love seeing what people are reading and getting recommendations, and what better place than a site dedicated to a book we all loved at one point or another.  Some of us are bound to have similar taste.

I found a couple of questionnaires that I thought might be fun to post.  Here is a sampling from the two of them, all you gotta do is copy and paste.

What was the last book you read?  Did you like it?

Which book are you currently reading? Are you enjoying it?

Are you a book purist or ebook convert?

What is the first section you go to when you enter a bookstore?

Do you have a favourite author?

What is your favourite "classic"?

Have you ever skipped to the end of a book to find out what happens?

Do you use a bookmark or dogear the pages?

How do you feel about books being made into movies?

If you could live in any book's "world", what would it be?

"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?

Who is your favourite poet?

Do you find books based on reviews, recommendations, or just by browsing?

Who is your favourite fictional villain?

Do you have a favourite place to read?

What is your favourite book from your childhood?

Has a book ever made you cry?

Do you prefer series or stand alone books?

What is your favourite series?

What is the best book you've read this year?

Any other books you'd like to recommend?

Also feel free to link to your goodreads if you have one.

Do you ever get really random thoughts??

Here are just a few of mine:

I think public toilets should play music, all of them. I find peeing is so awkward in a quiet room when you know there are others there, so like you try and pee quieter, I'm not even sure if that's possible. But yeah if music was played quite loudly then there wouldn't be that worry. Then those times where you accidentally let out a bottom burp and die of shame because you know everyone in the room heard it echo around the bowl would be gone because the music would over power it. If you take friends to the loo you can always have someone make sure the hand dryer is on nice and loud, but what if you go alone? Thus toilet music i think would be a great idea.

What is with the horrific tan lines in porn? It just looks silly.

How come in the UK only London has the whole stand on the right on an escalator? I think everywhere should adopt this. 

What annoys me about all you can eat buffets is you're sat there slowly exploding, unable to eat anymore, then a few hours you're sat thinking.... I wish i ate more... like right now, i want some food but i have nothing to snack on and all im doing is thinking about all that food i ate earlier wishing i had more...

Do any of you have random stuff to add? 

Any random pictures?

THIS IS WEEK 11/40

Hey!!!  Guess who the blonde that just realized its Friday...and who's the hasn't responded to last weeks post yet....  (Am I freakin drunk?  Goodness, lets retry that.)

Hey!!! Guess who's blonde that just realized its Friday...and who also hasn't responded to last weeks post yet....

Sorry you guys, not being a good leader.  I'll be working on that this weekend.  This was me all week no job:

Homework:  None today, make it a free day for ya.  

24/7 Support - ADF Fit Club LJ Community

Also its never too late to join in. ; )

My heart is so broken anyone please make me feel better.

Have any of you fellow forest dwellers ever heard of a children's book entitled, Go the F*** to Sleep?  I didn't know about it until a couple of days ago when I heard a clip of Samuel L. Jackson reading a sample of the book on YouTube.

I thought it was hilarious.  As a parent, I can totally attest to a lot of the different scenarios.  Toddlers are devious little creatures.  They seem to be allergic to sleep and vegetables (or in my son's case any type of meat other than shrimp).

To make this interactive, come and share your funny/frustrating/gray-hair inducing parenting/babysitting stories.

p.s. the video is inside.  fair warning it contains the F-word and therefore isn't safe for work or little ears.

So, is not anybody else EXCITED about the EPOV outtakes of "For the Summer"?

Easily one of the top three fanfics of my my fanfic-reading-career - which has lasted some 18 months and included hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pages of Twilight-induced creativity.

There will be 5 chapters, and the last will be published on 4th of July. (What's the big deal of this date, anyway? ;D)

So any of you not having read the first catering, click the link above. (Or, if you just want to indulge, even if you have read it before, maybe even several times twice.)

The new chapters are to be found here.

*****

And all the best to any and all of my latitude buddies (EKSmith to be mentioned by name) who live close enough to the Arctic Circle to be able to enjoy the  magic that is the "nightless night". I will be travelling a bit further north next week for the midsummer / summer solstice festivities - love, love, love the light. (Bonfires, sauna, friends and family, swimming, good food and drink....)

Didn't even think beforehand  of ways to make this interactive, besides the comments of the excellent story mentioned above, but do you observe the seasons changing (like the solstices or equinoxes? My colleagues from Central Europe are always kind of surprised how big a thing those things are for us living in the North. (And we do get a day off on the longest day of the year, every year.)

P.S. EKSmith: what's the problem with Vancouver Canucks fans, anyway? They went berserk. I always thought the Canadians are nice, friendly and harmless? ;D

Bellas that don't get turned s'il vous plait?

Good writing please...

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