Hey Laaaaadies.

We have not had a picture post in a while.

There are a lot of new people here and I want to know all of your beautiful faces.

I understand if you're squicky about coming out of hiding, though. Still. DOOO IT.

ETA: Tell us what your avi/screenname means 

P.S. I missed you guys. I've been lurking.

I'll put my pic inside. Please don't leave me hangin'!

So, I'm here slaving away over the first draft of my final short story for my minor, and I feel that it is especially crappy for a first draft, and it's due today. I was wondering if, although it's certainly not happy and it's certainly not twilight, someone would be willing to give it a once over and let me know what they think: what works, what's majorly confusing, what needs to be refocused, etc.

I normally wouldn't ask this, but:

     (1) I can't go to my normal first read people (namely my mom and my best friend) because the piece is pretty connected to things that recently happened in my family and my mom, especially wouldn't appreciate/make it through the story, and my best friend is crazy bogged down with final papers and such as well

    (2) As the story is based on real people I know personally, it's hard to be objective

    (3) I really don't want to fail this class and end up being a super-super-senior

EDIT: The story is about 8,040 words.

For your time:

Or my new crush:

   AKA  AKA

I guess we've all been good little campers this year, because look what just appeared in my stocking!

BOUND FOR GLORY

A new fic by jandco & withthevampsofcourse- A ridiculous tale ofaccidental misdemeanors, felonies, past affairs and six kids on the run from life. Not necessarily realistic, but AH anyway.

Found here in the Forest:

bound for glory, chapter 1

Let's read and discuss, shall we???

Have you ever noticed that people who deserve awesome things (i.e. me) never get them but others (i.e. people I dislike/feel I am superior to in some way) get all kinds of goodies?

I'm a bit of a complaining mood, so please, join me Friday Free For Allers!

My specific complaint which sparked this fire inside.

So, I just finished reading this AMAZING HP fanfic. I won't tell you which one, because if you haven't read it, I'll spoil it when I say it's the reason I'm looking for more Remus Lupin/Sirius Black fic.

(if you're thinking right now 'wait, could it be...?' then yes, it probably is. However, feel free to rec it to me anyway, because if it isn't, then I'd like to read it.)

Please, please rec me a good Remus/Sirius fic. The HP fandom scares me - there's so many fics and some are really, really good but most of it's awful. I'm mostly looking for a Hogwarts fic, in which they're friends and things slowly build, and Remus is awkward (I LOVE awkward) and Sirius is a player, but I'll read anything if someone promises me it's good :)

FYT:

Hi Forest!

I'm in the search for tips on how to make avi's, gifs, etc. whatever you call them!

I have some computer skills but I seem to be lacking in this department. 

Anyone with tips on how to make them, please join me in this campfire! (or we can make a deal somehow..)

**Post all yer funny gifs, avi's, anything you want. I want to see some funny!

I'll post some that I found in the comments.

Some pretty pretty for your time...

Who is your Favourite, hot and steamy vampire? The one thats in all your little fantasies and why?

Mine has got to be Damon Salvatore...because he is just so gorgeous and hot and BAD ASS! I love it! And as for fantasies.... anything goes ;-)

so feel free to share who you'r Fav is and why....and feel free to put up pics too!!!

Lets feel the vampire love people

Tonight's the third night and I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Hanukkah!!

Feel free to use this campfire to share special traditions you have for the holidays or recipes that come out at this time of year.

Happy Hanukkah, Merry Almost Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

I got some great rec's from the campfire last time.

What was the name of the story you left your last review for? (Feel free to include the review)

What recent story has you chomping at the bit for an update and we should drop everything to read?

FYT

So tonight this comes out at midnight in the US:

are there any campers that are going to be waiting in line to get it?

I will be... only because i have to work tomorrow and i won't feel like going after work to get it.

is there any other movie that you would be willing to go out at midnight to get?

I had a lovely RM story in my favorites, and just as I was about to download a copy, it was gone. 

So, I got bored one day a couple of weeks ago and made this ...

And I feel like I need a good laugh today.  So I was just wondering what has made you LOL or even ROFLYAO recently. Pics, videos, links, whatever. :)

PS - This is my first campfire :)

Trawling through Randigiles' birthday campfire, I noticed that punked-up Spike bore a startling resemblance to Billy Idol.

Then I remembered this Literal Video and thought I'd share the joy.

How come there is no campfire about Tangled??!!

I saw it yesterday and it was AMAZING!

I especially loved the Healing Incantation, Mandy Moore's voice is perfect for Disney...

I was in a Christmas concert on Wednesday evening and met  a friend of mine that had her third child 8 months ago. She just returned to work a couple of weeks ago and now her husband stays home with the children for a couple of months.

I kind of started to wonder, would that be considered odd in your country / culture? That the father stays at home for a while when the children are young? From the families I know, it tends to be that the higher the socio-economic status is, the more common it is for the father to take a break from work for three - twelve months before the children "attend" daycare.

Some background information: here either of the parents has a right to stay at home with children under three years of age - and not to lose his/her job. I don't know the exact terms of maternity leave at the moment, but as far as I know some three months of it is designated for the mother, a fortnight for the father, and the rest (6 months, I believe) can be had by either.

So, is it common / done at all that the father stays home? If not, why not? If yes, does it come with any kind of "stigma" considering his career?

So, I haven't really been into FF since I discovered the Outlander series, I've been too addicted to all men things Scottish... SO I may have resorted to some really badly written cheapo romances on the kindle... but they're awful, and I can't take it anymore!!!

So, I'll settle, he doesn't have to be in a kilt, or even scottish, but he has to be sort of a knight-ish figure, and probably from some part of Europe.... I'm thinking from 800 bc to around 1750 ad??? Betrothals/arranged marriages, knight in shining armor, you catch my drift???

anyone? Bueller?

(please and thank you!!!)

I've recently become addicted to The Hunger Games series.  

I plowed through all three books in two days and loved them.

I'm really getting a kick out of the "Mark Reads" blog while he goes chapter-by-chapter and describes his reactions and theories.  (By the way, I know I saw a few people here mention they thought it was a rip off of Battle Royale, and he brought up that concern too.  But after reading more, he's seeing big enough differences to feel it's not a rip off -- similar, but not a re-do.  Just an FYI in case you might ever want to read the series but that was holding you back.)   That blog is http://markreads.net/reviews/2010/11/mark-reads-the-hunger-games-chapter-1/   if you want to have a look.  Full on spoilers, though!

So, pop in and squee with me.   Did you like the outcome?  Did your ship sail or sink?  Are you glad you read the books or is that hours of your life you will never get back?

Who do you want in the roles for the film? 

I want your Hunger Games fan fiction recs!   Did you know that ff.net only archives less than 3,200 fics for the series?  Which one of you is going to step up to be a passionate Hunger Games fanficcer?

Help me pop my campfire cherry, y'all.  I know we did this a week or two ago, but please you guise. I need more.

Which one should I subscribe to??

EDIT: nevermind. Can't subscribe to either since I am not in the USA.

Booooooooooooooooooo.

Booked a hair cut this (yesterday) morning at 9:30 AM. Thought I'd just get a trim.

Ended up cutting off six inches and now have a bob.

What's the most random/crazy thing you've done lately?

Is it just me or does anyone else out there enjoy the tasty treat that is:

CHICKEN & WAFFLE's

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I enjoy mine with syruup&Hot sauce...Im a total sucker for salty/sweet & spicy/crunchy combinations.  How do you like yours?