Vote! - Week Thirteen

[kithan.livejournal.com]

A few words from clauderainsrm:

Can you feel that? That’s the tension in the air as we head toward our Top 50.

Any moment there could be a massive bye-out that takes us to 30. Any step could be a misstep. Every move could be the last.

Or, this could be the week where someone takes things to the next level, where they make their case for why they are a serious contender. Considering how wide open this field is, we’ve seen that, at this point, that just about anyone in the competition could do exactly that.

Current Events has become a regular feature, to force people outside of their comfort zones to actually talk about the things going on in the world around them, and how they relate to events in their own lives.

There have been some INCREDIBLE entries this week so I hope you take the time to read them and vote for your favorites.

Because that’s the only thing that is going to keep them in this hunt – your vote and your support.

This week two people were given the power to declare Sudden Death matches, one on one fights. Those two were dedamona and lacombe. Both of whom decided not to subject anyone to that fact.

The numbers of who are going is not going to change, just who it will be. The bottom 5 voter getters, over all (in both polls) will be leaving us.

Actually, since it’s probably the worst kept secret ever, make that 4. Because as of the moment this poll is posted, worldofcharlie has officially dropped out of the competition. So someone was just saved by this sacrifice. . .


Voting opens now and will continue until Monday Feb 11th at 1pm EST. Good luck to everyone!

Tech Support Note - Neither sleet, nor snow (not even 14"), nor dead of night will keep the poll from being posted. :)


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Comments

[imafarmgirl.livejournal.com]

You'll be missed, Charlie.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

That he will. But my instincts tell me he's not going to be staying away from the green room.

[lacombe.livejournal.com]

VERY missed.

[worldofcharlie.livejournal.com]

Thanks..

for some reason I didn't receive email notification and this isn't my Live Journal inbox..

only know about it because it's in Carrie's.. :)

I've enjoyed my time here..

[johnmill79.livejournal.com]

I'm just relieved I managed to sneak it in! Thought of rigging my cousin's laptop to a dial-up connection just in the nick of time. Now they just got my real machine online, thank goodness! Thanks to kithan for your assistance.

[kithan.livejournal.com]

Except when I deleted your entry comment. :-)

I was very happy to see you posting.

[lacombe.livejournal.com]

Major props to dedamona for making a decision that I know very well is not easy to make.

[imafarmgirl.livejournal.com]

Major respect for both of you for being kind and generous human beings.

[worldofcharlie.livejournal.com]

*looks forward to a drama less weekend* *nods*...

When the GR's posted...I'll be there at some point..

Charlie

[lacombe.livejournal.com]

::: hugs and tears :::

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

Ok... I have read all the entries, voted for my favorites, and posted my recommendation list (http://spydielives.livejournal.com/1684417.html).

I am FINALLY going to get dressed and work.

And to Charlie - I will miss you and your writing. Don't abandon us in the GR, ok?

[lacombe.livejournal.com]

How the heck do you do that?

Oh, and thank you again SO MUCH for helping me edit my entry.

[twystedpixie.livejournal.com]

Argh...why is it that the most awesome people are the ones to step aside? Nobly and for perfectly valid reasons, so I can't even hate them for it. Fie. ;)

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

It's a sick circle, isn't it?

[kittenboo.livejournal.com]

i just have to say this somewhere... every now and again i read an entry and go "wait this person is a man?????" because for whatever reason i generally think everyone in this contest is a girl. i though i had figured out what gender everyone is after 13 weeks, but i guess i was wrong, lol

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

::sniff::

I'm only half-way through, and I've seriously got to suggest we start posting kleenex warnings on these posts.

::sniff::

I need a beverage.

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Wait until the much more personal topics roll around. It's stunning what you learn about people, what some of the contestants have survived...it makes this contest bigger than just the writing aspect. I think inevitably, it brings a lot of people closer to one another and I love that aspect of the game.

SushiMW?

[n-decisive.livejournal.com]

sushimustwrite? I will miss you, and I didn't even get a chance to thank you for the compliment you paid me in the Green Room a day or two ago. Thank you for saying such nice things about my writing. I hope you will stick around so that I may get to know you better.

Muchas hugas,
M

Re: SushiMW?

[sushimustwrite.livejournal.com]

You don't have to miss me too much--I'll still be around!

[n-decisive.livejournal.com]

Dear worldofcharlie:

Please visit often. I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to know you better. Perhaps without the idol deadlines we can talk more?

Be well, and good job!
M

[worldofcharlie.livejournal.com]

*oh yes*...

Feel free to IM us..*I'll post contact info again on this entry*...

[monkeysugarmama.livejournal.com]

*waves*

Bye Charlie! Your face has become one I'd count as synonymous with this season's Idol. I am really surprised you'd cut out early but you are doing it for a great reason.
See you around the Green Room!

[worldofcharlie.livejournal.com]

*I'm surprised that I've lasted this long actually*...

But meeting folks from this community has been great...

[gonadsandstrife.livejournal.com]

No GR to post in? Fine.

So. based on some of the entries this week, I've started really thinking about my list of "Chicks On LJ Idol I'd Like To Plonk", because...well, I'm dirty creepy old man. But that makes me think...we need a calendar. A "Chix of LJ Idol" calendar. Yes. Not monthly. Weekly. Actually, if enough shots are done, perhaps daily.

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

Can I play?

There are Chix I would like to... oh wait... um...

*scurries away*

I'VE EDITED MY POST SLIGHTLY-

[n-decisive.livejournal.com]

Because of the way I linked my post, not everyone was seeing the note on how to view the article link. I added it to another spot so that it will be noticeable.

[sushimustwrite.livejournal.com]

Wow. It's really weird seeing a poll without my name in it.

I'm going to miss Idol.

[bretzysdude.livejournal.com]

66 entries. Let's see how long it takes for me to read each one...

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

I'm finally home from work (6 hours after the polls opened). Fish sandwiches, halushki, and Idol. Nothin better. (Except maybe some Tim Gunn?)

[browneyedgirl65.livejournal.com]

Whoo. Busy day today. Had to take the car in for servicing and then between my not hearing my name called (which they always do even though I always tell them I can't hear them) and them not seeing me in the up front and center spot (where I always park myself so that I CAN be seen), spent four hours waiting for my car. Gah. After assorted errands, then got home, finished reading and rating, and I have my rec list up (http://browneyedgirl65.livejournal.com/400098.html).

Yowza. Is it bed time yet?

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

Hey, peeps! Since it's Friday and dinnertime (and Lent):

~Breaded fish
~Buttered Parsley Potatoes
~Halushki
~Pagach (Potato pizza)
~Breaded shrimp
~Shrimp scampi
~Cole Slaw
~Homemade rolls
~Macaroni salad
~Chocolate cake with chocolate icing
~Cheesecake with strawberries

Enjoy dinner, everyone!

[gonadsandstrife.livejournal.com]

"Today is Yom Kippur...the Jewish Day of atonement. One DAY of not eating & all your sins for the year are washed clean. Beat THAT with your little...LENT. What is that, forty days? Even in absolution, you're paying retail! ...And it's not even a full day, either: it's sunset to sunset. Most Jews, by 2 PM, they're like 'Fuck it, it's cloudy, I'm havin' a sandwich.'" --Jon Stewart

THANK YOU THANK YOU!

[worldofcharlie.livejournal.com]

I wanted to thank everyone for the Great posts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I keep plastering my bloody contact info all over the place -- so if you see me online - AIM/YAHOO or MSN...feel free to IM us..my IDs are linked with Carrie's -- so you may have to add both for YIM & AIM.

Yahoo ID: worldofcharliejohnson or justcarrie_28
AIM: worldofcharlie or misshall2
MSN: carriea@hotmail (I don't have a separate MSN account)

I know a few lucky folks have my digits..

tdarling - we need to talk on the phone again soon.. *s*...

[bretzysdude.livejournal.com]

Done with all the posts now, and just voted! Thank you all for your great entries!

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Thank you for investing your time on a consistent basis. It's pretty nice of you considering you aren't a contestant :)

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Going to comment here, since I will probably be out of the house before a weekend green room is posted. I voted today (http://kathrynrose.livejournal.com/389220.html), and now I'm off to spend the day at the lake with friends. This will keep me from checking the polls every few minutes all weekend.

Have fun everyone!

[kindapoetry.livejournal.com]

*pops in quick* G'luck, peoples! *runs off*