I have so much student loan debt it is ridiculous.

I am in the process of refinancing my house in order to pull the money out of it to pay off the effers--the interest rate on the mortgage would actually be about 3% lower than my lowest loan's rate.

Come in, sit down by the fire, bring your bills, burdens, and b*tching.

What do you want to complain about?  The price of Thomas the Train engines and a child who seems to know which one he doesn't own?  The fact that American Girl Dolls are getting cheesier and cheesier now that they've gotten rid of Samantha and Co.?  How crazy it is that I've spent my morning looking for an attorney to do my closing and no one will let me know--and I went to law school!  I know these people personally!!!

Please, share your concerns....

Yummy....

It's Friday, so it's time for me to add to my ever growing TBR list.

What was the last story that you left a review for? Feel free to include the review in your post.

What was the newest story that you just started reading? Link me baybee.

To make it more interactive, tell me why I MUST read the story.

If you aren't up to date with your newly updated fics, spoilers might be in the post. You have been warned.

FYT.

it's free for all friday, whatchoo waitin' for?

rules: start any campfire you want!  just don't attack personally!

talk about harry potter!  boys! other fandoms!  uhh shoes!  anything goes!

Yeah, this is a SHAMELESS use of FFFA.

See . . . I wrote a Brokeback Mountain and Twilight crossover slash fic, that I'm actually insanely proud of--as it was a birthday prompt that intimidated the hell out of me considering I'd never done slash, and well Brokeback Mountain and Twilight?? (Lol, I swear it's not as WTF as it sounds.) But I gave it a go, and it was a really fun experience. I tried to keep true to canon in both universes, and to create something that I believe could be completely plausible . . . .

Here's my one-shot, check it out!

Forever Changed
In May 1960, Edward Cullen is scarcely living through his immortal existence. But that's all about to change when he catches the enthralling thoughts of a young man, Jack Twist, camping.CANON-AU/SLASH/M-LEMONS

Also, has anyone read any crossover slash? Any recs? Anything you like or don't? When you think of crossover slash, or even crossover in general, what makes you hesitant to try it? Any horror stories (lol Gollum and Edward) or any sweet surprises? 

Finished the Mortal Instruments Trilogy last week and I want MOARRR!

So I'm trying to figure out what to read...please rec me some fics..

Preferably IC Canon but I won't be too picky just as long as it's:

* Alec / Magus

cutest. couple. ever.

* Jace / Clary

* Jace / Simon

Please and Thank you. :)

FYT:

but I don't care!!! Because I saw Harry Potter!!!

Come inside if you have seen the movie and squee or rant about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.

Spoiler Alert for those who haven't seen it yet.

IT'S FRIDAY PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE HARRY POTTER AND WANTED TO SHARE MY JOY THAT DEATHLY HALLOWS IS FINALLY HEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Hi All!  It's Friday here so..... This is a PSA for ME.  I want to let you all know that I've recently been doing some housekeeping on Twitter, trying to separate my RL from my fandom life.  The lines were getting a little too blurred for my liking.  

SO......my new twitter name is @ItsMeVampGirl

I was formerly (and still am) @MelDL42 but that will be for non fandom stuff, so if you were following me please follow me again with my new name.  I think I've started following everyone that I was following before - and requested to follow those whose twitters are locked.  And of course all new followers are welcome - I'll follow you back.  

Now if I was clever I'd know how to make a direct link to my twitter but I don't - I'm sorry!  But for your time......

EDIT - I guess I should make this interactive.  Come on in and say hello. Tell me a little about yourself. Do you have pets? Do you have a favourite sports team? Post piccies & tell me all about it. Let's just make this a friendly get to know you post.

(I'll always love Twilight Edward)

Update for me.  Every since hubby announced that he may want to get out, I've been browsing places to live in our home state.  Problem is, I would want to buy a home, even though we aren't sure what jobs we will have.  He plans to look into work at the airport and i have found the perfect house about 20 mins away.  Another problem, I don't understand mortgage talk and all that good stuff.  They speak about having a low monthly payment, which is what we want, but talk about fees and stuff.  Does anyone know anything about this type of thing?

Thanks!

It's Friday morning here, so for me, FFAF has started. I thought I'd use this opportunity to consult you, campers, especially the ones in the USA.

Since I have to vacate my appartment no later than this coming June, I figured it's as good a time as any to finally embark on my long-awaited travels. So, I've decided to go backpacking in Australia (with a two-week stop-over in Thailand and Singapore) for about 6 months. Lots of details to sort out, but the backpacking part of my journey is fairly straightforward when it comes to planning it.

No, I'll be swamped with forms, applications and what not for the second, and probably biggest part of my adventure. You see, I also intend to further myself in my area of expertise, by studying in the US for at least one semester, starting January/February 2012. It's still well over a year away, but I'd like to have most of it sorted before I leave for Australia, so I can fully enjoy my time there, without having to busy myself too much with official business.

And that's where you guys come in.

I have absolutely no idea what schools to consider.

I hold a Master's degree in Art History and have written two theses on the later Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, focusing mostly on the first two centuries AD, with some extension into the third and fourth centuries.

For my next course, I'd either like to get a Master's in a different era/area of Art History, or a PhD in the same field of studies as my previous theses, while simultaneously teaching Undergrads. The only area I don't really have enough interest in, is Modern, Postmodern and Contemporary Art (basically speaking, from about 1900 onwards). I don't hate it, but I also don't enjoy it enough to thoroughly study it.

My question for the American campers here is:

Can you rec me any schools or programs that might meet these interests?

I don't really have a preference for any city or region in the US; I just want a good program and a good school.

Help a camper out!

FYT

Rob is patiently awaiting your answer.

PS I'll try to start my RobP0rn campfire over the weekend.

http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/11/09/harry-potters-sexiest-men/

Do you agree with the list?

Who's  your number one?

Would you put Severus Snape on the list?

IN HONOR OF TONIGHT'S FESTIVITIES, WATCH AS THE CAST OF HARRY POTTER LEARNS HOW TO SPEAK AMERICAN:

THIS IS AN ALL-CAPS HARRY POTTER POST

SHARE YOUR EXCITEMENT HERE

SHOW ME YOUR HP MACROS AND GIFS

EMIBELLA, I'M SORRY I'M OUSTING YOUR BIRTHDAY CAMPFIRE, BUT THIS IS HARRY POTTER AND I ASSUME YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE FORSAKEN ME

ANYWAY, I'M SEEING IT AT DOWNTOWN DISNEYLAND, HOW 'BOUTCHOO?

Ask me stuff.

For example: "Hey Jenny, why are the antibiotic drops for my cat BUBBLEGUM flavored?"

and: "Why does BALD have a smell?"

or: "What is a SPARKLEPIRE?"

okay GO.

So I'm in the mood to read some teen mommyella and daddyward or unexpected "I don't know who you are but I'm having your baby" fics lol any recs?

OMG!  When Fiction Becomes Reality by BITTENEV just updated!!  I don't know whether to scream or cry in joy.  Dudes, I've been waiting for almost a year for this fic to update.  And finally it's happened!  I'm so freakin excited I don't know what to do with myself.  Go and read and tell me what you think.

Summary:  Continuation of the original story by Bella-of-the-Ball,Bella is a writer whose most successful book is one she wrote about Edward, her high school crush. Edward is now an A-list actor and has signed on to star in a movie based on Bella's creation. AU/AH

Hey, i'm having a real amnesia moment, for the life of me I can't remember the name of this story or the author, and I totally knew the answer not a week ago...

The story is about teenage Edward and Bella, they experiment with each other (ahem) and then they develop feelings an Bella gets pregnant but I believe she has an atopic (sp?) pregnancy. There is a sequel too.

It's well loved, very popular, and I'm drawing a blank! LOL

** EDIT: ANSWER FOUND! THANKS TO CLHAHNY!

- A rite of passage » AU All Human. Bella and Edward are best friends. A story of self discovery and the loss of innocence. This story is about how two people deal with sex, love, trust, friendship all while growing up. Very OOC.

THE EPILOGUE JUST WENT UP.

Thoughts?

Needless to say there'll probably be spoilers up in here!

You thought this was over, didn't you?

This is a big week here in the Forest....and TODAY is simply EPIC!

Let's keep the party going because it is

*****EMIBELLA'S BIRTHDAY!!!!*****

EMIBELLA--

WE LOVE YOU!

YOU ARE SWEET, SMART, KIND, AND JUST AMAZING!

You support us when we're weak, you lift us up when we are down. You help, encourage, and inspire.

YOU ARE THE KIND OF PERSON WE ALL WANT TO BE AROUND,

THE KIND OF PERSON WE ALL WANT TO BE.

You're our very own ESME, our Sister, and our Friend!

I love you, Tricia... I hope today is simply splendid for you! You deserve it!

~~~~So come on Campers... Help me wish EMIBELLA a very Happy Birthday!~~~~

I can't seem to figure out how to remove a story alert here. Am I missing something? haha