Vote! Week 27

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

A few words from clauderainsrm:

It's one shake-up after another. But by now, you're pretty much used to that. Anyone who knows where the next step is going to be at this point is either fooling themselves, or well they know me pretty well!*G*

I gave the jury time to deliberate before results started coming in because their decision was going to be a hard one. They didn't realize it was going to be making one of the biggest impacts in the game thus far!

Which is only appropriate considering that this is the last week where the jury is in place.

I gave them the usual instructions. Read the entries and rank your favorites 1-7 (1 being the best). I told them to do this separately with each topic.

Which means, you would think, that we would be handing out TWO IMMUNITIES this week right?

*shakes head* Nope.

Because it's the person with the lowest vote total in the first one, the person with the lowest vote total in the second, and the person (other than those two) with the lowest *COMBINED* vote total.

That's right, in a field of 7, *3* of them are off the hook this week and have a spot in our Top 5. The other four will have to fight for those last two spots!!

Who has immunity? It was *close* in all categories, but in the end the three spots went to:
chite
imafarmgirl
porcelain72

So congratulations to you, and thank you to the jury for your hard work over the last couple of weeks!

As for the poll… voting starts now and will close Sunday May 18th at 9am EDT. That's a really short window for such high stakes! The vote totals for each entry will be combined, the two with the lowest vote totals will be going home.

Good luck to all of you. All of you deserve to be here, and all of you deserve a spot in the Top 5. Unfortunately though people do have to be cut, and it's up to the voters to decide who that is going to be.

[Poll #1189088]

Comments

[porcelain72.livejournal.com]

I continue to be surprised. Thanks everyone, very much.

[imafarmgirl.livejournal.com]

Interesting way to mix up the vote a bit. Good luck to everyone. I think I'm in shock.

[desert-rose.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Making it into the top five is very exciting, and also very deserved!

I love both your entries!

[imafarmgirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[kittenboo.livejournal.com]

damn

[n-decisive.livejournal.com]

yeah

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

Wow.

This is gonna be interesting.

ETA: Interesting in that "I am so glad I can't watch polls this weekend, otherwise I would be biting off my fingers."

Congratulations to the fantastic three who are already in the top five.

Good luck to the other four absolutely wonderful and talented writers who have yet to learn their fates.

Spydie

[chite.livejournal.com]

*picks jaw up off ground*

Wow. Thank you again.

And congratulations to porcelain72 and imafarmgirl too!

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

I don't know, doesn't picking the lowest score to have immunity sort of go against the whole "best of livejournal" thing? I mean, I haven't followed a bunch, and so maybe I'm missing something, but it seems to me that that would be a good way of quite possibly losing some of your best competitors.

[mme-furiosa.livejournal.com]

I misread it the first time, too. This is what Gary said:

"Read the entries and rank your favorites 1-7 (1 being the best). "

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Thank you for clarifying that for me.

[bretzysdude.livejournal.com]

Okay, that threw me a curve. I thought we were just supposed to vote for the person instead of the individual entries. In other words, both had to be good to advance.

[mme-furiosa.livejournal.com]

wow. no matter what happens with this vote, we are going to lose 2 incredible, talented writers. it boggles the mind so much that I can't even bother with capitalization.

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't it have been easier to not put the 3 with immunity in the polls, since the votes for them won't really count?

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

Of course it would be easier, but wasn't that the point of not doing it. I become increasingly aware of why I don't watch reality tv every week.

Touche'

[n-decisive.livejournal.com]

I become increasingly aware of why I don't watch reality tv every week.

And I become increasingly aware of why I shouldn't participate in reality journaling each week. ;o)

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

I *almost* did that, took them right out.

But then I realized they're damn good entries and people should be reading them. Putting them in the poll means more people making with the clicky.

[creature-girl08.livejournal.com]

This is like way out dude. WOW!

[monkeysugarmama.livejournal.com]

I haven't had a chance to comment much...err..at all...this week, but I read everything yesterday and there are some amazing entries this week.

I understand putting everyone's piece in the poll, for the readers who do not read before the voting begins. I think even if a player receives immunity from the jury, it is interesting to see the votes the general public gives them also. Although, I do realize, depending on how people vote, they might not "waste" a vote on someone with immunity.

It's obvious tensions are running high. You have all made it so far. Please remember what Idol is about - what the past seven months have been about - and don't turn on each other now!!

[kittenboo.livejournal.com]

good points, this is a hard vote, and many people are choosing "sides" since the reality is we are choosing which 2 people are going to stay in the game.

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

I actually did go back and leave some votes for people, based on this comment and some of the earlier ones...but normally I just would have said "I like this" or something in their journal...

[porcelain72.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I love when people think they're being all slick and sneaky-like, I really do.

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

Only 6 hours to go, and the polls are so freakin close. I can't wait for the vote numbers to sky-rocket within that last hour...

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Um what? I'm superbly confused. Where did all those votes for me come from?

[bretzysdude.livejournal.com]

No idea! :)