It's that weekend, campers! GREY CUP, WOOP WOOP!!

My fellow Canadians (hopefully) share my enthusiasm for the CFL.

In true Saskatchewan fashion, I'm a Roughrider fan(atic). And, the Riders somehow managed to make it to the Cup.

This year it's a repeat of '09's Grey Cup. Montreal vs. Saskatchewan. And, no, I don't wanna talk about how the Riders lost last year...

Andy Fantuz is gunna be rockin', as always. He just won the Outstanding Canadian award this week. I'm pretty sure he's got the most yards in the CFL.

And Darian Durant, our fabulous quarterback, will be hitting our guys like it's his job. (Corny joke, corny joke...)

So, who are you cheering for? Alouettes or Riders? Canadian or Pilsner? Red, white, and blue, or green, white, dy-no-mite?

GREEN ALL THE WAY, BABYY!

So...I'm thinking of going on study exchange to the US next year (I'm from Australia).

I'm looking at various universities available and the ones I'm putting on my Top 10 List include the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champagne and the University of Connecticut.

Obviously, the websites of each of the universities are out to promote themselves...but I want to decide based on what actual students or people know about each campus.

So - All you US campers. Have any of you studied at these Universities? What's the atmosphere and accomodation like? Plus all the obvious questions including the area, safety, all that.

And maybe most importantly...Can I be your friend if I choose to go to your University, pretty please? haha

Post away

- Melie

(By the way, I hope its still Free For All. Sorry if it's not!)

Ok, so I know it may seem like I am posting fire after fire, but I'm not! Really! Sometimes it really sucks being on Aussie time with most of you in the USA.

I just saw this manip on a blog for the fic Unexpected Love by http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2206640/SweetLovinCullen and loved the streak of colour through Robwards hair.

Does anyone know of any fics that have Edward with dyed hair like this? Blue tips, red streaks... anything but blonde highlights. I'm enjoying the fic I'm reading right now, but would love to have some punk rocker boy to follow it up with.

Oh, and FYI... tatts and piercings make EVERYTHING better.

I tried to find a good pic of a tattoo'd Robward, but google images just came up with a bunch of pics of other peoples tattoos of Robward. So...

On top of any fic recs, please post pics of a tattoo'd Edward Cullen. PLEASE. I beg you.

Does anyone know how to change the font size on fics that are downloaded into PDF on the http://flag.erayd.net/ website? The text is huge, which makes it a ridiculous waste of paper if physically printed.

Any suggestions? Any alternative downloaders?

thnx

FYT

My life is not awesome. The thanksgiving part of this weekend rocked. But hormonal sisters and crazy family has made it not so awesome. Plus blackfriday was a bust.  For me, atleast. My laptp's hardrive needs replaced, as does the battery, and the charger. My gps was stolen as was a brand new printer. What else could go wrong???

I need a pick me up. Since I'm on vacation my actual go to people aren't around. So...I was hoping you guys could help. :?

Yah. Send me some Somerhalder.

Kellan, Jackson, Rob. Not necessarially all of them. or in that order. Tell me jokes. Tell me how much of a bust something in your life is so that I don't feel so poorly about mine.

Make me giggle with an awesome short sweet fic rec.

PLEASE. with Ian on top. (take that how you prefer.)

Ps. I'll try to reply but seeing as how my laptop has no batter or charger it might die. So don't get mad. Ill try to see if I can steal someone's computer away here. But don't count on it. If not I'll reply by monday.

I love Twitter. It is a public social networking service that brings people together. Let's make this a post of things we have have found on Twitter-things that stirred you up-made you laugh-made you angry-just made you feel something. I tend to disagree with this particular conversation that I stumbled upon (I am a huge Father Edward/Sanctuary fan) but hey-that's what Twitter is all about-right?

Ranger Edit: We don't delete campfires. But we will delete screengrabs from locked twitter accounts that were not posted from either of the original parties involved. We do this because we do not know the context of the entire converation and because while Twitter is a public forum, locked accounts are meant to be private.

I've had an offer to have one of my one-shots translated into Polish (which I do not even REMOTELY speak).  And I mean... I don't really know what to do.  I think it would be awesome to have my story in another language so other people could enjoy it... but...???  I just don't know... and I need HELP!  So my question to the forest is this:

If you had the chance, would you have a story translated? Why or why not?

or

If you've had a story translated, what was your experience?

FYT:   *sigh*  I love the pretty...

erm, i'm a lurker... so i feel like i should cumbaya or somethin before i just jump in with a request... so Hi!

so, the point, i would like to coyote ugly my stuff and have someone else make my ideas famous... well i suppose ill settle for readable. i can't write for the life of me and had it not been for the boy who sat beside me i may have passed with a higher grade and more knowledge of the english language.. but, eh, he was hott....

My job has made me reach the end of my patience today, and since the RL bestie isn't answering her phone i figured i'd come here to let it all out.

I'll put it inside.

But is there anything here lately that has made you say i'm done... i can't do it anymore?

if so come inside and tell me what it is

FYT:

There's a YELLOW PORSCHE parked in front of my house. ALICE?!?!?!?!?!?! But alas... she's not here. I was hoping for a reunion scene a la New Moon.

Who's the biggest dork? -raises hand-

I know you all understand, though. That's the beauty of this forest. :D:D:D

I need some help please. I read a fic a long time ago and can't remember a f@!$ing thing. (Craft) Anyway all I can remember is that B and E are at someone's house. Ed didn't know Bell would be there. It's a pool party I think at Alice's or Rose's. Anyway all I remember is Bella is holding someone's baby when Edward sees she is there. And then they make out by the bathroom. I know it's not much but I figure you guys are the best chance I got. Thanks

Am I the only one knocking around the forest that has tried reading a few of the OMG!!YOUMUSTREADTHIS!! fics and either not made it past the first few chapters or flounced on them when they drag on?

So...as many of you probably know THE CHERRY EXCHANGE CONTEST is ticking into its final days before entries must be submitted (by Nov 30).

I'm sure many of you have been eagerly reading the entries already posted on the Cherry Exchange C2... and I must say - THEY ARE BRILLIANT! The wide range of one-shots authors have written is astounding.

I posted my entry just yesterday. It was my first contest AND first lemon AND first attempt at historical fic (set in the 1950s)...so it's been a huge writing challenge and leap for me. And it's definitely helped me to get my mojo back!

What's your fave one-shot from the Exchange so far?

Do you love fics that actually take time to build up character relationships before the lemon, or would you rather they got down and dirty straight away?

OH - and if you're not reading these entries HOP TO IT!

~ Melie

Okay, don't want to offend but I needed to know what derogatory slang american teens, maybe east coast? use for Homosexuality?  I hope I won't get in trouble for this.  Its the evil character in my story is going to start a rumor about my MC being gay.  I'll put my slur in comments.  Don't come in if you are offended easily.  Its not my opinions, it's a close minded fictional character.  

thanks for any advice.

Mel

My kids are mad because I attempted to overthrow the living room TV. Needless to say I am now in my bedroom on the laptop with The Lurker and gchatting about the game. Life doesn't get any better!

Ohio. State. Rocks.

Have you read this book?

If not go out and get yourself a copy. I started reading it this morning and have just finished it, I could not put it down!

So If you've read it what did you think? If you haven't go buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy.

Now I've finished this what should I read next? Any suggestions? What are you reading at the moment?

What gets you into a holiday mood?

Christmas tree, menorah, Kwanzaa candles?

Advent calendar?

Special music?

Pot lucks at work?

Hay rides?

Do you drive around seeing all the Christmas lights?

Do you watch special movies?

And how about those special drinks at Starbucks?

I'm curious.

Panic/Anxiety attacks? I have been lately (for d past couple of months now) but had a pretty bad one today which has me pretty down. Its really starting to get to me now. I'm wondering was it always going to be in my biological make-up or has something triggered it! My drink was spiked a few months back and it seems to have co-insided with the anxiety and panic attacks so I'm wondering if that could be a trigger? Anyway anyone with any knowledge to share please do it would be greatly appreciated.

Also is there a fanfic with panic attack or anxiety that Edward suffers from? Think I seen it in a campfire before!

Anyhow many thanks guys for all d smiles ye put on my face on days like today...Love this site : )

Ladies, I need some lemon laden fiction.  There's very few love-through-citris kind of stories.  I'm reading Ride, Million Dollar Baby and Last Tango in Forks, but I don't come across many other stories of that ilk. 

EDIT: Thank you to imsonotdoingthis for sending me a copy of the third installment, This Hungry World, of LolaShoes' series.

When I look at my current alert list, I'm amazed over the variety of the kinds of stories I have on it.  I've got angst, humor, smut, romance, hurt/comfort, fantasy, sci-fic.....There's first love, second chances, love triangles, beating the odds, unlikely senarios, HF, cheating (gasp!)...and I'm betting a lot of your lists look like this, too.

So I thought a fun way to get some specific recs would be for us to look through our reading list and answer the following questions:

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(please note whether the fic is AH or AU)

1. What's the angstiest, bite-your-nails-as-you-read, fic you're reading right now?

2. What's the funniest, LOL fic on your list?

3. What's the most romantic (aka "swooniest") story you're reading?

4. What's the hottest, smuttiest thing on your list (remember, it's rude not to share!)?

5. Which fic on your list has the most original or unique story line? 

6. In your humble opinion, which fic on your list is the most well-written? You might have already listed it and that's ok...I wanna know!!! 

<3 <3 <3 hearing your opinions!!!  Remember to include links if you can! :)

my answers will be inside, but i have to go make brunch first :/ xoxox

oh, almost forgot....here's adorkable rob FYT :)