I'd like to talk PLOT HOLE!

CONTACTS . . . . Does this bother anyone else? (LOL, has anyone else overthought it as much as I have?)  I've thought about it and if we stick to canon, SM's characters had near glacial body temps, being undead and all. SOO the wearing of contacts would be practically an impossiblity. They'd freeze eventually--bad!

SO why do we as fanfic writers use the contact tool as a way to "mask" our vamps eyes? I'd love to understand another perspective on the issue. OR is anyone else bothered by the vamps wearing contacts?

So I checked ADF before I went to bed, and then when I opened it this morning, I had to scroll a lot and there were so many good posts (Rob's tongue, for example.  What. ) that already had a lot of responses. 

Sometimes I feel so late to the party that my comments would be pointless, or someone already voiced my point, damnit.   I keep thinking I'll participate in the fic preview post, but I'm always like, twelve HOURS late.  So I don't.

I would love to see more of us on the flipside of the world starting topics and posting and stuff, and the North and South Americans would wake up to our clever, amusing and sparkling conversation.  'Course, maybe the language barrier has something to do with it.  We've got some excellent particpation but MORE would be cool.

So, how many Europeans have we got here?  Asia and Far-East dwellers?  Australians hello?  Uh, Pacific Islanders?  Edited to add:  late-shift workers? 

Are there any damp campers in this green and fertile corner of the world (England)?   Littlechoo, I know you're around.  If you feel this repeats an earlier post about 'where are you from?' then I'll withdraw.  But we might have been asleep during that post....

The natives are beautiful here, you know:

okay, campers. have you been watching the @DifferentForest twitterfeed lately? someone with some sort of sick obsession with the Backstreet Boys has taken over lately... and one brave camper is battling back with her love for *NSYNC.  i'm cracking up watching it.

i want to know which side you're on.  are the backstreet boys your fire?  your one desire?  or would you tell them "bye bye bye" and hang out with the boys from *nsync?

THESE ARE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, PEOPLE.

I want to see Robert's tongue....get to it.

I think a lot of you are like me right now, and can't find anything new to read. It's hard (twss)

Your mission should you choose to accept it is to rec me something new to read.

That's pretty easy, no?

I'm not picky about pairings, but I am picky about age. I can't read anything where the female lead is older than the male. It's a hard limit for me.

Oh, and it has to be relatively good.

FYT:

After nearly having my soul crushed, defeated, stomped and spit on today by the 16 year-old pms'ing witch who shares my DNA, I am trying to count my blessings and be happy and bounce back from her evilness. I shall overcome....

What made me happy today?

• Not having to take any Live Chats on our website today at work.
• Jenny posting a beyond-awesome update for 'Sanctuary'.
• Glasscannon giving in to peer pressure and posting a teaser for 'No Choice' on the preview thread.
• Completing my son's science fair project by tomorrow's due date.
• Haagen-Dazs Creme Brulee ice cream
• And these pics.

So campers, what made you happy today? What got you through this Monday and made you glad to be alive?

I took my boys to the Ontario Science Centre today and look what's coming April 9, 2010!

Here are some relavent links

Ontario Science Centre www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/harrypotter

Harry Potter Exhibit Info www.harrypotterexhibition.com/

Of course I have to mention that right near the Science Centre is Edwards Gardens which are lovely.

Sometimes, I'll get a review for a fic that will say something along the lines of:  "Oh, I wanted..."  or "Oh, I would've...."

I love these kinds of reviews.  Even if the reviewer was disappointed in my choice of direction for the fic, it's fun to think that someone actually put thought into what they'd do with a fic I wrote. 

And then, there are times when I'm reading a fic and I think "Oh, I would so FILL IN THE BLANK" or "I SO wouldn't have done that" etc.

So.  Has it happened to you?  Which fic would you change and what would you do differently?

This post is in NO WAY meant to take away from a fic authors vision of their story nor is this post supposed to be used to flame fics.  Just a discussion about what YOU would've done. 

 Does anyone know if Welcome to the Drama Academy is posted somewhere?  I never got the opportunity to read it and I don't know if she is posting to any other sites.

Thanks,

Karen

 The lovely and talented Ranger Jennyfly has updated Sanctuary!

So if you know what's good for ya, you'll go and read it here:

http://www.adifferentforest.com/Fiction/Default.aspx?Chapter=2212

And then show her and Father Edward some love here (and in the comments, if you're so inclined):

I command thee (or something)!

lol you're welcome

 So I was on vacay all last week in the grand state of Oregon. Ahhh, yes, state of "The Goonies." Anyhoo, I only had access to ADF on my iPhone and ya know what...? My iPhone refuses to let me post comments on ADF. In fact, it refuses to recognize the existence of the content box at all. "Don't panic," I internally monologued, "You're stranded on this island house in Beaverton with a software engineer AKA Mr. feeb01. He can get this problem all squared away within moments, and you can happily reply to any and all campfires you wish."

One hour later...Mr. feeb01 comes out of the operating room with the "There's nothing we can do ma'am" face. Too much flash, somethingsomething, I dunno I was too sad panda to make sense of it all. I mean, there was a DELURKING post that I HAD TO REPLY TO! Jandco herself DECLARES IT MUST BE SO! OMG, what if Edward needed me to reply to something or GOD FORBID Esme or Emmett posted something about Cadbury Creme Eggs?!? THEN it happened, a camper actually DID post something about Cadbury Creme Eggs being underrated. To which I screamed YES! Yes they ARE!! But alas, I could not scream it in a reply post. Or colored-font-shouty-caps it. I could only read and nod my head, muttering to myself.

I was so depressed last week sans ADF-replying-rights I only ate 3 Creme Eggs. I may have blacked out a few times. My life was like a moonless night. Edward, I feel your pain.

I think ADF is my Bella. I need to turn it into a vampire STAT so I can spend eternity with it. But first I'll attempt to not make out with it. Well...maybe just a leg hitch...

Do you write fan fiction? Want to give a peek of what's to come in your upcoming chapters?

Post upcoming excerpts from your stories here!

Don't forget to include a link! :)

** Let's try something new this week! If you have an image or video that you'd like to include with your excerpt go ahead and add it too!

Or... feeling ambiguous? Post it INSTEAD of an excerpt and drive your readers mad with curiosity! Mwahahaha... I'm in an evil teasing mood ;) HAVE FUN!!! **

Hey Campers,

I'm so nervous, I'm new here and I thought that after lurking on ADF for a very very long time (just registered recently), I decided I would come out and play. I live in England and I have a soft spot for a certain special agent, as you might guess ;) I've been hearing good and not so good things about this place but I found the not so good to be untrue; this seemed like a very welcoming and open-minded community, where people are encouraged to speak out and share their opinions. Which is always good, I'm all for people speaking their minds as long as it's not deliberately hurtful.

I have a recommendation and a question to the forest. I found an amazing fic, which is my current addiction now, and I wait on the edge of my seat for every new chapter (thankfully the author updates often, every other day). It's called California Dreaming and it's one of the most unique fics I've read yet, and I've been reading fanfiction for a year. It's very dark and sometimes bitter, one of the angstiest things I've ever read, it gets me down, and stays in my head for hours after I've read it. Here's the link:

link

It's truly unique and it has around 20 reviews, which boggles the mind. My question is: Is it possible that a good fic never gets discovered? I know about the Indie Awards, in fact I've nominated a few fics myself, and I'm reading my way through the winners and the nominees and I'm really grateful for the people who organized it. But what if a good fic has so few readers that it does not even get nominated to the Indie Awards? Are there hidden gems out there which pass even under the radar of the Indies? Ones which are inventive and special, but are never discovered, so the author abandons it and it never gets revealed to us? Please tell me what you think. And do show me the hidden gems that you know of.

Ms. Moneypenny

Exactly what it says, what always makes you smile?

=)

I find that hilarious... most people disagree :)

 What does Ewan singing have to do with Lisa/Lillybellis?

Easy - She loves big, hard and loud, and isn't afraid to shout it from..the top of the elephant.

And if she loves big, it has nothing on her laughter or affection for caps lock.

She gives them freely and without reserve.  She'd give them all to Jeremy Shockey if she could  - and I bet he'd eat it up.

Lisa does a lot for this fandom....she encourages, teases, cheers, and caps locks with joyful abandon.

Let's rally around and leave her a little love...picks of Sir Shockey, good Charlie fic recs....JonasBro's love - game on!

My offering will be below the fold.

LOVE YOU LISA!!

You can vote for Rob for the MTV Movie Awards nominations

BEST KISS

• Emilie de Ravin & Robert Pattinson Remember Me

• Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson The Twilight Saga: New Moon

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• Robert Pattinson Remember Me

• Robert Pattinson The Twilight Saga: New Moon

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• Robert Pattinson

BEST MOVIE

• The Twilight Saga: New Moon

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So- I am sure this topic has been covered before but I just got so angry- and I am not sure that people would agree with me on this one:

I have been reading a story that is complete but at the end of some of the chapters, there is an Authors Note that reads:  20 Reviews will get you a chapter tonight, 15 reviews will get you a chapter tomorrow night and anything less will give you a chapter next week.

Now- the writing on this isn't exactly stellar and the plot has been done time and time again- but I was interested. Again, this was a complete story with 39 chapters and I just jumped ship midway through because the whole idea of the Author basically holding the story for ransom pissed me off- and it was all laid out in front of me.

If I had this story on Alert before it was complete I probably would have dropped it as soon as the first note came out.

Is there anyone with me on this???

Or am I all alone in my indignation?

You are stranded on a deserted island.

You can take three twilight characters with you.

Who you taking and why?

Seriously, I need the entertainment.

I have read a fic where both Bella and Edward are staying in some sort of Hospital. They don't know each other prior, and Carlisle is a Doctor there.

Somehow they are roommates, I believe Edward had tried to commit suicide(he has scars and bandages, I think), and he doesn't talk to any of the staff (ya know he's angry and stuff.) He does talk to Bella some when they are in the room. That is all I remember, It could have been on twilighted, I never alert over there so,  . . . any help would be appreciated, thanks so much for your time.