Elimination

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

I wasn't expecting to have to say a few words about anyone this early in the process. It's one of the reasons why it was set up that way. Because I didn't want to say goodbye to any of them, and knew that this way we'd have just a little bit longer.

Sadly that was not the case.

I don't want to say goodbye to any of them, and I certainly wasn't prepared to say goodbye to kittenboo. She did take a lot of risks with entries this round, but I thought most of them ended up paying off for her in a creative sense. She stretched out her winds, and what beautiful yet powerful wings they were.

I may have said this before - but I'll say it again. In one of the earliest weeks (2 or 3) I had a dream where I saw the finalists. It kind of confused me because I wasn't quite sure *how* they would get there, but there was something that told me that they would. kittenboo was one of those two. Not sure that I had talked to her much up to that point. I did afterward though, and I'm really glad that I did.

I always say this wrong, and I hope people will FINALLY get what I'm saying when I point out that she *could* have rested on her FL. She could have rested on the fact that her husband has done quite well for himself. Had she done this, she still would have done quite well.

She didn't though. She took the hard road and did it herself. She did it FOR herself I can't begin to tell you the amount of respect she has from me from that one little decision. (not sure that actually *means* anything, having respect from me... but there it is anyway!*g*)

I can easily say that she's one of the most improved writers from start to finish who have been in this season, and has one of the best heads for the various aspects of the game that I have ever come across.

Her writing still very much has it's raw edges. Which is what gives it so much power when it connects.

Anyone who has the courage to enter Idol *at all* is a winner in my book. The ones who can make it far into the process are absolutely amazing.

To make it to the Final Four out of *155* contestants. I don't think you can call anyone who does that anything short of remarkable.

Thank you kittenboo, Heather, for a fantastic run and letting us share in a part of your continuing journey. Thank you.

Comments

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

Once again, the person who COULD have pulled on a lot of outside votes gets ousted by a load of mysterious voting...this makes at least two people (puppetmaker40 being the other) that could have cached in on a lot of spouse support, yet they chose not to do to...it's funny, the people who have talked the most about what is and is not fair have not made a peep the last few weeks when a lot of shady, last minute voting bailed people out...it's got a Republican Conspiracy twist to it, doesn't it? "Obey the Bible...thou shalt not kill! Unless it helps me...then it's cool."

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

You really have to stop talking to yourself in public it looks a bit odd. If you wait a minute or two others will respond.

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

talking to myself? huh?

[amergina.livejournal.com]

Obviously people with similar icons are the same person, donchaknow.

(relurks)

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

okay rub it in, but it was pretty stupid.

[kittenboo.livejournal.com]

hehe even though we have the same icon we are not the same person!

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Which is GREAT because I for one have to say that I don't want *him* posting naked pictures of himself in his LJ!!!*g*

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

THat's not the worst part I thought you both were gnome. Its hot out and I just pop in to cool off. The garden is growing so fast I have to harvest every day.

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

THAT makes total sense, since gnome WOULD have been talking to herself!!!*G*

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

heh, took me a second at first too! Half-way through the first sentence though I stopped because it didn't sound like him at all!*g*

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

I had no idea what he/she was talking about...then I realized it was on another thread and got it....

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Except of course I KNOW where the votes came from, and where they have been coming from. I also know which communities both of the people in question run.*G*

So it's nothing that anyone who has been in the running for the last couple of months has even involved in as far as I can tell.

There have been legitimate surges in votes though. I don't think that can be overemphasized(considering that the illegitimate ones are processed out of the final figures). Especially toward the end of each round. The same way there always have been, when people decide to come out to support their favorites to keep them in.

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know that you know where all the votes are coming from...

I don't think it's "coming out to support your favorites to keep them in" when all 16 polls surge and you only need 1 to keep them in...and you can't really make the argument that it had to do with entries this week...