gallantcorkscrews

What makes Edward?

Friday November 6, 2009 at 1:30 PM

This has been asked a couple of times. Oh well.

What traits make Edward? If you take away the vampire, what's the canon characteristics that must be there in order for you to recognize him?

For me, here's the must haves:

-extremely competent

-dismissive/condescending toward some

-not very sexually experienced before Bella. thus, he can be a little possessive or immature when it comes to love

-old school charm

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Tell me about one shots

Friday November 6, 2009 at 12:29 PM

I have been reading fanfic forever and would love to actually write a few. The Mental Edward contest has inspired me because psych is my specialty. I have a long story in mind but I am not sure what I am supposed to submit. I know its supposed to be a short section but should I start at the beginning, or submit a more interesting event that occurs later. Suggestions???

 

Robporn that make me feel a little insane...cause it looks like he would sooo fit in my trunk.

 

 

fabulous

Rob...sexiest man alive?

Friday November 6, 2009 at 12:07 PM

Who Is People's Sexiest Man Alive 2009?
 
Does Pattinson have it locked up? Maybe not.
Actor Robert Pattinson arrives at the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter held at the Sunset Tower on February 22, 2009 in West Hollywood, California
Nov 05, 2009

We're likely about two weeks away from learning the identity of the Sexiest Man Alive, as chosen by People magazine. Given that there are fairly strict (if unwritten) criteria for being awarded this honor -- SMAs of recent years have typically been film actors between 30 and 45 -- it's usually easy to guess at who the next winner may be. Here are 10 contenders, a few of whom are outside the usual template for Sexiest Men Alive. For starters, the leading contender is a mere lad of 23.

Annie Wersching

Robert Pattinson: He has to be considered the heavy favorite, to the point where I would be surprised if it is anyone else. For starters, the Twilight sequelNew Moon will be premiering right around the time that the SMA issue comes out, providing a natural tie-in. And judging from how often Pattinson and his co-stars appear in the gossip media even without a film to promote, giving him the honor would be a license to print money. The only thing working against Pattinson is his age. The Sexiest Man Alive is typically not someone who could be described as "boyish." The honor has never been bestowed on someone who arguably needs to shave just once a month. Odds: Even money.

 

Brad Pitt: This isn't like being Miss America -- even after you've won Sexiest Man Alive, you're allowed to win it again, and Pitt is one of the few who has accomplished this feat. He has to be on any list of possible winners because, let's face it, he's Brad Freakin' Pitt. But there are two big arguments against him. One, there has never been a three-time winner. Two, there's that goatee he's been sporting of late, which has him looking more like an Allman Brother than someone gearing up to make an acceptance speech at the People offices. Odds: 8 to 1.

Neil Patrick Harris: He has had the kind of career year (even if he didn't get that Emmy) that could nicely be capped off by winning Sexiest Man Alive. Of course, the elephant in the room is Harris's sexual orientation. There's never been a gay winner of the SMA, at least not one who was out, and this is certainly no coincidence. Just like the annual People list of sexiest bachelors, which usually has only a token gay man or two in it even though the percentage of unmarried men who are gay is certainly quite high, there's an undeniable fantasy element to the naming of the Sexiest Man Alive. There may come a day when People will give the honor to someone that its female readers can't imagine sleeping with, but I doubt that day will be in 2009. Odds: 20 to 1

Robert Downey Jr.: He has some of the same factors going for him that Harris does: he's never won before; he's the right age, broadly speaking (44); he has a big project to promote over the coming weeks (Sherlock Holmes); and he's never been hotter than he is right now. However, most of the Sexiest Men Alive have a background in romantic comedies or action films, neither of which are Downey's forte (despite the Iron Man franchise). Quirkier actors have won before, but they have been men like Jude Law and Johnny Depp who are more conventionally gorgeous than Downey. He's an intriguing longshot. Odds: 10 to 1.

Colin Firth: He's considered a thinking woman's sex symbol by many, probably because he has the British accent and had his breakthrough role in Pride and Prejudice. This is shaping up as a big few months for Firth, given his supporting role in the will-probably-be-a-hit A Christmas Carol and his starring turn in A Single Man, which should land him on Oscar short lists. The big questions about Firth are his age (49) and whether he's really famous enough for People to even put him on its cover at all, let alone as the SMA. Odds: 30 to 1.

Mark Harmon: Naming Harmon would be a good way for People to tie into what is currently the top-rated show on television, NCIS. It would also be a shoutout to People's own history, since Harmon was Sexiest Man Alive way back in 1986, when he was dark-haired and starring on St. Elsewhere. But while being 58 probably doesn't completely disqualify him -- there has been one winner, Sean Connery, who was even older -- it's not really a point in his favor either. Odds: 50 to

Jake Gyllenhaal: He's been kind of quiet lately, but he does have a role in next year's Prince of Persiain which he will be showing off quite a physique. Plus, his current status as boyfriend to Reese Witherspoon, who is the sort of nice person People readers admire even if they would rather read about the disaster areas, makes him something of a role model. Gyllenhaal fits the general profile of a future Sexiest Man Alive, but like Matthew McConaughey or Matt Damon ten years ago, he probably needs more seasoning. Odds: 25 to 1.

Leonardo DiCaprio: How is it possible that this dude has never won SMA, given his idol status and his unending string of prestige projects? Bottom line is that he was probably too young and apple-cheeked to win at the time of Titanic (just as Pattinson may be today); and since then, DiCaprio, like Downey, has mostly pursued roles that don't play up sex appeal. He's also not a particular friend of celebrity journalism, which would make doing a cover story on him somewhat difficult. But a list of Sexiest Men Alive that doesn't include DiCaprio is an incomplete cultural history of the last 15 years. It would be as if Lindsay Lohan had never won Trainwreck of the Year. Odds: 5 to 1.

John Mayer:I'm mentioning him because 1) he's considered to be an attractive man; and 2) the scope of his little black book attests to the fact that an awful lot of famous women have personally found him quite sexy. He's also promoting a new album. However, there's never been a Sexiest Man Alive who was a musician (we'll ignore Pierce Brosnan singing in Mamma Mia!), so I doubt the first will be Mayer. Besides, who really wants to hear Kanye West shouting "I'm really happy for you John, but Usher was one of the sexiest men of all time!" Odds: 1000 to 1.

Barack Obama: Wait, hear me out. We know that People is not averse to putting this President on its cover. Naming him the SMA would get them more publicity than almost anything else you could think of. The downsides are that the magazine would surely get a flurry of subscription cancellations from those who believe Obama has already received too much attention from People, and from those who supported Glenn Beck's candidacy. Bottom line is that the Nobel Peace Prize/Sexiest Man Alive combo is a difficult one to pull off; the only person to ever win both in the same year is Bishop Desmond Tutu*. Odds: 40 to 1.

Source: www.film.com/celebrities/robert-pattinson/story/peoples-sexiest-man-alive-2009/30784287

HOW DOES THIS MAKE YOU FEEL???

owlfight

What I came home from work to...

Friday November 6, 2009 at 11:58 AM

 

Yes, that is my very own life size Edward. Yes, those are passes to see New Moon the day before it comes out. Yes, I am freaking out!!!!

 

 

p.s. yes, that is a copy of Twilight on top of my tv

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People mag's Top 5 things about 'NM'

Friday November 6, 2009 at 11:25 AM

Because The Twilight Saga: New Moon is probably the most highly anticipated movie of the year, fervent fans – whether on Team Edward or Team Jacob – are practically salivating at the prospect of seeing their favorite heartthrobs on the big screen once the movie opens Nov. 20.

And since PEOPLE has gotten an early look at the film, now we can report on the top five aspects to New Moon that fans can eagerly anticipate. (Warning: Spoiler Alert!)

Jacob Black's Body: Photos of Taylor Lautner's amazing transformation from a scrawny kid to a rippling teen werewolf already have been making the rounds for months. But the first time Lautner rips off his T-shirt to reveal his muscled chest onscreen, the sight is still gasp-worthy. In fact, Lautner sizzles and smolders throughout New Moon as he walks the line between friendship and romance with Bella (Kristen Stewart). Though Bella's heart belongs to Edward (Robert Pattinson), Launter may steal Pattinson's heartthrob status right out from under his pale nose.

Bella and Edward's Reunion: When Edward comes to the (incorrect) conclusion that his love, Bella, is dead, he decides there is no choice but to commit vampire suicide. Of course, the only person who can save him is Bella. When she launches herself through a crowd and across a fountain in an Italian square to push Edward out of harm's way, the sparks that fly between the soul-mates are like fireworks.

The Wolf Pack: The actors who play Jacob Black's gang of strapping pals provide the perfect mix of teen tension and ferocious loyalty that exist between the group of guys who realize that one and all are actually werewolves. They snarl and yelp, tease and torment each other, and of course, fight together just like Twilight Saga author Stephanie Meyer describes in her series.

Dakota Fanning: She plays the pint-sized vamp, Jane, who wields a daunting power – simply by concentrating she can cause her victims to convulse in excruciating pain. She's not in the movie for very long, but when she focuses those red eyes on her targets and softly whispers, "Pain," everyone will squirm.

The Sense of Humor: While the Twilight series is based overwrought teenage angst, director Chris Weitz lightens the mood with some well-placed humor. Bella's human school friends provide comic relief. When one of them has to leave a horror movie because he's ill, Launter's character laughs and says, "What a marshmallow." And when a member of the wolf pack accidentally changes from human to werewolf right in front of Bella, another member quips, "Well, I guess the wolf is out of the bag." 
 

http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20316279_20318164,00.html

Sorry, I'm still a bit nauseous after reading their first point.

Forever Enough

Truth?

Friday November 6, 2009 at 10:04 AM

It seems that since we have had two articles come out where denial was the name of the game, Pop Tarts spoke to some "insiders" and come up with the lovely little pile of garbage below.

Remember the saying, "Two wrongs don't make a right?"  In the case of this article, I wonder what three wrongs makes.

Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Keeping Relationship Secret

While Rob Pattinson captured the hearts of millions of ladies (and men) across the world, the heartthrob told us that he refuses to watch himself on-screen. Period.

“I never watch my stuff, ever,” he said. “I just hate it. Nothing good can come out of watching yourself.”

And despite the success of the first “Twilight” installment directed by Catherine Hardwicke, could Pattinson have had anything to do with why she wasn’t signed on to “New Moon”?

“Catherine and Rob didn’t exactly get along that well,” explained an insider. “Rob is more a method actor and likes to take time and get into his character while Catherine likes to get things moving. It caused a lot of tension between them.”

On the note of tension, Pop Tarts has also been told that Pattinson’s off-screen romance with Kristen Stewart caused one bitter love triangle with fellow "Twilighter" Nikki Reed, who started dating the teen heartthrob late last year. But it seems the press isn’t the only ones to keep hearing romance denials from the high-profile duo.

“Rob and Kristen are funny because they're so super secretive, even with their closest friends in the cast, they're very cryptic. They are together for sure because it really caused waves between Rob,Kristen and Nikki Reed,” an inside source dished to Tarts. “After the first 'Twilight' wrapped, when Rob and Nikki were together and no one was a mega-star yet, you could still see the sparks between Kristen and Rob even though they were each in their respective relationships ... they always had this really intense, magnetic chemistry. So Nikki was the one to get hurt.”

But apparently all the tabloid talk of them “living these super decadent romantic lives together high above the streets of Vancouver in their hotel suites” is well, a load of BS. 

“They're very boring people.  Very low key and don’t discuss their relationship,” added the insider.

So it’s just as well Miss Reed found herself another beau, because things could have turned pretty ugly with Miss Stewart during the promotion of “New Moon.”

“Nikki was really in love with Rob, but we’re all is scared to bring it up now. It’s something we just don’t talk about,” added our source. “Everyone is relieved she’s with Paris (Latsis, Paris Hilton’s former fiancé) because he is an amazing boyfriend to her. She's happy and she’s really found someone that she can lean on through all the media hype surrounding the series.”

 

 

Melba87

Rathbone on Love and Lust

Friday November 6, 2009 at 9:54 AM

I've never been a big fan of Jackson Rathbone because to me he will always be the boy in this vid

BUT,

I read something today that makes me wanna rethink my anti-Rathbone bias...

Jackson on love and lust: “Lust tastes like tequila and love tastes like whiskey. Love burns for longer and warms you up on the inside and sometimes it makes you do stupid things. Tequila just makes you wasted.”

Truth.

That pretty much nails it.  Do you think this is an original Jackson Rathbone thought? or did another deepthinker come up with it first, and this girly-boy is just plagiarizing?

This is from December's UK-edition of Glamour.  I got it from Just Jared

source:

http://justjaredjr.buzznet.com/2009/11/05/ashley-greene-jackson-rathbone-give-relationship-advice/

 

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Your Signficant Others

Friday November 6, 2009 at 8:26 AM

This is my first campfire, so howdy and gather round.  My question:  What do your significant others think of your twilight obsession?  

I had a late night discussion with my husband last night where he was trying to understand the appeal of the books, fanfiction, online communities, etc.   I tried to explain, but just couldn't and told him to hang in there.   In the end I mentioned to him that some fanfic is responsible for our lately more adventurous sex-life and I won him over :)  haha. 

So guess who was tickled to death when she got an email from her husband this morning with this in it: http://kaction.com/badfanfiction/.  I love him!  So cute. 

Do tell:  how has fanfiction influenced your relationship?

pixievamp

FANFIC UPDATE

Friday November 6, 2009 at 7:18 AM

 OUR LOVELY ADF VIP AUTHOR BRATTY-VAMP UPDATED HER LATEST FIC. 

free logo - http://www.sparklee.com

IT'S SUCH A CUTE FIC, AND I LOVE HER A LOT. =)

GO CHECK IT OUT UNDER THE STORYTELLING TAB! 

AprilAnne

Twi-Twat I mean... Twi-Tat

Friday November 6, 2009 at 7:06 AM

Anyone wanna get this on their backs??????

brand yourselves!

i like how the flower is birthing the arm...

"Edward carved this on my neck :)"

** brrrrrum da da da dumm.... the GRAND FINALE**

Its a Splitting Image...  I say....

KNOW ANY CRAZIER WAYS OF EXPRESSING DEVOTION TO THE SERIES??

Edward Cullen

Hello

Thursday November 5, 2009 at 10:58 PM

I am rather impressed with this website.

There isn't a lot of serious speculation surrounding the humans portraying me and my family, which is appreciated.

So, how did you all decide to join this forest?  I'm afraid the various twitter accounts bearing my name are false as I find the entire idea of constant updates on your current whereabouts to be tiresome, but I understand Twitter plays a big part in the Twilight universe.

I'd post a picture, but I think you all ogle me too much as it is.

chiefpornstache

Who wants a mustache ride?

Thursday November 5, 2009 at 10:28 PM

How are you ladies?

I hear you do fanfictions in this place.  Got any good Chief recs for me?

 

fabulous

Icons! I've got icons!

Thursday November 5, 2009 at 9:50 PM

Hello lovelies!  I have pretties for you!  

There have been some great pics posted here over the past couple of days so I thought I would make us some pretties!  

Enjoy!  They are all for the taking!  

**Only request, please credit me for my work!**

     

      

     

     

      

     

     

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!!  :)

 

gallantcorkscrews

Mental Illness, yay or nay?

Thursday November 5, 2009 at 9:35 PM

So I saw the new contest for Mentalward- and it got me thinking. Twilight is a great fandom for mental illness. Our romantic lead is sorta stalkerish, Rosalie suffers PTSD, Alice was committed to a mental asylum, blah blah blah.

What do you think about mental illness in fanfic? Are there disorders that you just can't read about? Eating disorders, for me, are really tricky. Reading about Bella with an eating disorder makes me flash back to conversations in highschool with my most insecure friends, and I sorta would rather stab my eyes out.

Are there stories that you won't read because Edward has a disorder that makes him less than sexy? What if Edward had the eating disorder- would you read about a bulimic Edward?  An Edward with gender identity issues? Tourette's?

On the flipside, are there disorders that are -ahem- sexier to read about? We like obsessive Edwards. We like depressed Edwards (aww baby, you're broken? how about a big cup of Bella to perk you up) We're ok with drug use (doesn't it just complete the Doucheward image?)

pixievamp

TAYLOR FROM THE BLOCK

Thursday November 5, 2009 at 8:11 PM

BRATTY-VAMP BROUGHT THIS PIC TO OUR ATTENTION & TAYLOR ISN'T THRILLED THAT IT LANDED HERE! SORRY.........

DISCUSS THE HILARITY OF THIS SHIT!!!

EDIT: Have another still of Taylor. 

 

 
emibella

Twilight Merchandise - Fantastic or Foul

Thursday November 5, 2009 at 7:58 PM

 We all know about Hot Topic

(I am the proud owner of a Twilight slap bracelet from the lovely wtvoc) 

but have you ever perused the inner bowels of Etsy for Twilight Merchandise??

You know, those homemade treasures from Superfans or just crafters hoping to cash in??

Here are some fantastic examples:

A sparkly Edward Pin! (Yes, that is really the description)

Shoes adorned with the faces of Edward AND Jacob

(actual retail price: $199)

A Jacob Black Dolly complete with Wolf hat and six pack abs!

and....

quite possibly the scariest baby gift of ALL TIME.

 

So I challenge

ALL CAMPERS

you too, rangers

to SHOW ME YOUR FAVORITE FUNNY, BEAUTIFUL, INTERESTING OR I-ACTUALLY-KINDA-LIKE-THIS piece of

Twilight Merchandise

wtvoc

reminder

Thursday November 5, 2009 at 7:46 PM

hey, you.  have you made your playlist yet?

don't forget about ADF's first official contest!

make us a new moon playlist!

winner gets high fives from the rangers, their playlist becomes a part of the website... and you get a goodie bag delivered by yours truly, including a new moon calendario!  save yourself the 17.99 plus tax that i paid at borders!  and yeah, i bought 3 copies.  eat me.

official rules here:

 

http://adifferentforest.com/Campfire_Comment.aspx?ID=98

 

contest ends midnight PST on wednesday, november 18th.  good luck!

ask any questions here.  and no, Kimvi, your status as my new favorite chat buddy wins you no points as i am not judging this here contest.

for everyone's time:

 

Photobucket

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Needle in a haystack

Thursday November 5, 2009 at 7:36 PM

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO IS REALLY NOT INTERESTED, NOT THE TINIEST BIT, NO, IN WATCHING NEW MOON?

I mean, I'll go watch it, just because I wanna get a serious laugh out of it, like I did when Twilight came out. And because I don't want people to tell me about it, so I'll just go, watch it, and whenever someone starts a conversation about it I'll just cut them off. But seriously, I'm not interested in the slightest.

I'm not gonna say THE TWILIGHT MOVIE RUINED IT FOR ME! That'd be a tad bit overreacting, because.. it didn't. Whenever I think of Edward or Bella or whoever, the first thing that comes to my mind certainly isn't anyone in the cast. I don't really like Rob. I hate Kristen, I think Taylor looks like he did one of those 'I GOT RIPPED IN 40 DAYS, NO EXCERCISING OR SHIT! TRY IT!!' thingies, Jackson.. umm.. not. Nikki. Don't even get me started on Nikki.. etcetcetc.

I only saw Twilight twice, and I plan on keeping it that way. I think New Moon will be a one-time thing though. Too much Jacob, so little Edward? NUH-UH.

pixievamp

More New Moon Stills

Thursday November 5, 2009 at 5:36 PM

 

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