Traditions

what traditions do you have for Xmas?, it can be family, it can be national, it can just be because you feel like it, so tell me/us, what do you do for Xmas to is special? why?
convince me to get new Traditions, I have many different ones going all around the year, but I think Xmas and the first week of January are the more different ones, so, I will tell you... if you tell me too

I will Start with one...
In Spain it is a tradition to eat 12 Grapes at the ring of the bells at midnight, they are the lucky Grapes and if you do eat them before the last bell you will have a good and happy year..., the tradition started in 1910, when we had an extraordinary year in grapes production and the sellers created this "tradition" so we consume more product before they got ruined.... (I got my Danish Bf to do this, one word "Hilarious" , you train all your life and just an smile can ruin everything starting a chain reacction)... I think you should try, you only need a grandfather clock, some grapes and lots of good humor,

oh oh, one more I can explain later, during my childhood and until the late 80s we didn´t had Santa (or Xmas tree), We had (and I still have), the 3 Wise men... and in Italy the have the good witch called Befana...

so hit me with your willdest/crazyes/funniest

I haven't done this in a long time. I was horribly burned last time I did it so I just went back to reading quietly and raving about what I liked to my friends.

I am putting myself out there again to get the word out about an extraordinary fic. Some of you know it-it was in the pimp post which is where I found it (I read most of what is pimped-swear-ask Jennyfly, Jandco, Emibella or Tor-they will vouch for me). In fact, I sort of drive Jennyfly crazy with all my reading but that's another story entirely.

Anyway-back to For Whom The Bell Tolls. The author Cyrabear has done an extraordinary job of creating a mysterious, intriguing story with richly developed characters. There are no stereotypes here. Edward, Bella, Jacob and the Cullens shine. The twists and turns have kept me riveted and a few of them broke my heart.

Vampward is back in a big way! Her Edward is dark, tormented and achingly romantic. Bella isn't a boring Marysue. A Rosalie who isn't a cookie-cutter bitch? Alice isn't a annoying twit? Wow-what a refreshing surprise.

This story has only 132 reviews. How is that possible? Let's get the word out. It deserves it.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6460691/1/For_Whom_The_Bell_Tolls

BY THE NUMBERS, BBs!

NUMEROLOGY TIME

Numerology can be fun. I went to Facade.com and entered the information for Edward Cullen, born Edward Anthony Masen on June 20, 1901:

Numerology for Edward Cullen for 12/4/2010
In Your Public Life...
Words that embody things that may be a part of you are "Africa, Boat, Change, Death, Fire, Gold, Jackal, Ocean, Palace, Rich, Tide".
Words that embody people or things in your periphery are "Abuse, Angel, Art, Astronaut, Blood, Bondage, Butterfly, Candle, Charity, Commune, Cosmos, Crime, Crucifix, Cycle, Daughter, Electricity, Enthusiasm, Evil, Famine, Fervor, Fling, Fool, Greed, Harvest, Lantern, Martini, Mate, Outside, Pagan, Passion, Pluto, Rat, Resurrection, Ring, Sable, Saturn, Sex, Son, Spectacle, Thief, Tolerance, Transformation, Tree, Vampire".

In Your Private Life...
Words that embody your presence are "Barrier, Desert, Leopard, Snow, Sphere, Spider, Target, Vanilla".
Words that embody the people or things that you interact with are "Ice".

Words that embody people or things in your periphery are "Breakthrough, Execution, Fellowship, Flattery, Hypnosis, Microscope, Mountain, Mystery, Navigator, Philosophy, Roulette".

In Your Spiritual Life...
Words that embody things that may be a part of you are "Angel, Art, Candle, Deck, Greed, Mate, Pagan, Rat, Sable".
Words that embody people or things in your periphery are "Ancestor, Blues, Civilization, Dragon, Finger, Grotto, Halloween, Illumination, Island, Joker, Martyr, Mustang, Neptune, Rook, Scream, Shackle, Slave, Tiger, Unholy, Virtue".

It's all in fun.

Enter your information and see if something interesting comes up. 

Do any of the words seem strangely relevent?

So, I'm one chapter into a fic. And I've set it some place I've never been...

Medical school. 

A lot of the fic will take place outside the classroom, but for the moments when classes and studying have to come into play...I'm going to need some help. I have a lot of friends who've been, and a few have even gone to the one where this one is set, but I've found sometimes it can be tough for people who don't know the saga to answer questions with an eye toward, "Yes. This happens, and these are the potential complications that being a vampire in this situation could cause." 

So, if any of you lovely folk have spent time being an M1 student, and would be at all interested in putting yourself up as a contact so that I can shoot you the occasional question as I write this thing, I'd be grateful. It's being quasi-prewritten, so the glory of having your name in lights in an A/N on FFnet will be delayed, but I'll appreciate your help immensely. 

christmas music campfire

we're getting our tree today, i'm making puppy chow (chex mix), gonna watch me some grinch (original, not jim carrey)

anyway, share some good christmas music!  this is my playlist (although i removed a certain song by the vandals because i felt it was a tad inappropriate for the forest).  gimme more suggestions! 

(same playlist in a different color, minus the autoplay :D :D :D)

  

Ok, let me say this now. This series here:

Is pretty much my favorite series. Could become my first Fanfiction story. Explanation and reasons inside.

I just got season 1 disc 1 from Netflix and I am very excited to watch it, but before I do I have to ask:

                             VS.

What do you prefer the show or the books? Are they even related?

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

I just received a letter in the mail saying that my son has won a 4 day 3 night trip to Walt Disney World (pending verification) to attend Disney's Dreamers Academy.

Steve Harvey (actor, comediene, radio host) hosts the Dreamers Academy at WDW every year. Students 13-19 can submit essays about their dreams, aspirations, and overcoming adversity. 100 essays are picked out of the ones received and those 100 are invited to WDW for a 4 day program about achieving your goals and reaching your potential.  There will be celebrities present along with Disney's imagineers.

My son was one of the 100!!!!! He is super excited!!!

Here's the link to the website for anyone that may be interested in submitting and essay for next year.

http://www.disneysdreamersacademy.com/

A scan of the letter will be inside

Whatcha reading? Whatcha writing? What are your friends writing?

I miss the PIMP campfire. Let's do some pimping.

HEY YA'LL!

It's Friday night and I'm sitting here doing some of the work I blew off all day!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?

I know some Campers are standing in line for the Eclipse DVD.... I'm just gonna get mine at Target sometime over the weekend....it's not like it'll sell out.

SOME COME TALK TO ME!!

Tell me what you're up to~

Tell me your weekend plans~

Tell me something you're excited about~

Know what I'm excited about?!?!?

BOBBY LONG NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES ARE ANNOUNCED AND I PLAN TO SEE HIM SO MANY TIMES I'M GONNA DIE!

Remember when you were a kid and there was one thing....like summer vacation, or your birthday or CHRISTMAS and you just COULD NOT wait, and you lost sleep over it and you thought about it all the time, and TIME seemed to creep so slowly but you just counted down the days.... Yeah, that's me right now.

also...

HIS NEW ALBUM COVER:

IT'S OUT FEBRUARY 1ST!!!!

HERE'S A GREAT PERFORMANCE OMG~~

People seem so musical tonight around the campfire. So whip out your banjo and come sing with me. 

Alright, we all have our favourite songs... but what about our favourite remixes and/or covers that really jazz things up? I know there are some electronica lovers out there. 

I'll put a few inside the thread to kick things off. 

okay. so confession... cheesy dork that i am, I love to put poems inside my christmas cards that have references to moments that the recipient and I have shared.

thing is... i'm drawing up a blank right now (yes, I'm writing my cards early, so that i don't make the same mistake as last year)  and I want to do "cute" poems about friendship or cute quotes to insert into them...

BUT I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING!!!!!!!!

campers, help.  a rhyme or a quote that you've always liked?  or that you write?  idk. idc, i'm desperate!!

This is so politically incorrect that it's absolutely hilarious and I had to share. Enjoy!

How much do I love this fic? I'm only halfway through it, and I swear it owns me! I've been reading fic for a long time and always saw it rec'd everywhere. I thought it was about Bella being a slave back in the 1700s or 1800s or something and Edward being her Master, and I was just always like, 'blah'. I should have known my fic sisters would have never squee'd so much over something that wasn't awesome! I love it so much!

Have you ever finally read a fic like this, that everyone had rec'd and you'd put off, and then you were like, 'wtf? what took me so long' once you read it? Have you read EP, and if so, did you love/hate it? (I'm not done with it, please no spoilers).

Is there a fic right now you are reading that is EPIC and awesome like this one? Share, share!

Oh, and happy FFAF!

xoxo

Misti

Do you have a favourite theme song from growing up that even now if you hear it you can hum or sing all the words to?

I can still repeat this WORD for WORD.  

I just discovered this site 

Dear Blank, Please Blank

(forgive me if i'm slow about finding this site out)

unfamiliar with the site? here are some examples -

Dear Cullen Family,
Please look up the definition of 'vegetarianism.'
Sincerely, Bambi.

Dear college boys hitting on me,
Thanks for buying my coffee.
Sincerely, I'm a lesbian, btw.

Dear Alaska,
Keep your politicians to yourself.
Sincerely, the other 49.

Dear World,
I watch the Watchmen.
Sincerely, Chuck Norris.

Dear Hogwarts,
Still waiting on that letter.
Sincerely, an impatient college student.

Dear Dumbledore,
I just got off the phone with Merlin and he is totally down to get the band back together!
Sincerely, Gandalf.

Dear Celebrity Boys,
Dump me and see what happens... I dare you.
Sincerely, Taylor Swift.

let's write some of our own, shall we? 

i'll start

dear customer screaming about long lines,

have you ever shopped during the holidays before?

sincerely, employee that's ready to snap

(ok...not exactly funny...but i just needed to get that out. lol)

YOUR TURN!

I know someone else usually does the debates. I believe there's one right below me....But I don't technically want a debate, I want information.

A friend of mine really supports the legalization of marijuana. The problem is, I hate all her reasons. She's a drug doer, she was an early drinker, and at this point her reasoning seems to be "everyone does it."

I would really like an informed opinion on this subject because, lets face it, I obviously don't know everything. I just know my own experiences.

My opinion will be on the inside....

EDIT: I love it when people give me good arguments against me. I learn stuff :)

lettuce debate...

about CLONING.  (i actually had permission from gaw to post before, but decided to this on FFFA anyways, oops)

so your thoughts on cloning.  i encourage debate (partly because i may use some of your ideas in a debate with a prof on monday.)

but... remember keep it CLASSY please.  :)

What do you think about today's update?

My thoughts are in the comments..

EDIT: forgot to link.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6007656/28/Dead_On_My_Feet

What is the worst Christmas gift you have received?

What was the most embarrassing?

Have YOU ever given a gift that was a major fail?

Has your husband give you a teddy while you were at his parents house?

Has your mother given you an Idiots Guide at Dieting cook book?

Lettuce discuss.