Congratulations

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

This is why we play it.

The introvert who writes like a dream. Who defies all self expectations on how well she could do in such a social game.

The poet who takes up prose and manages to be briliant at it. Who starts with *40 friends* in Tribe 1 and climbs into a spot on the leader board and selected as Spirit of the season by her peers.

The storyteller who's work grows by leaps and bounds every week, with a decent but not overwhelming friends list who wasn't on anyone's radar as "a threat", but manages to find herself in the finals anyway.

Most people would not have called these three as the finalists. They would have been wrong, all of them are simply amazing. But that is why we play, to find out who can rise to the challenge. These three clearly did.

We play Idol for the unexpected, for finding out what is around the next turn -

for seeing the poll numbers increase until ALL THREE FINALISTS BREAK THE PREVIOUS ALL-TIME VOTE RECORD!!!!!!!(and yes, that includes second place finisher tulip_in_yellow who manages to pull off numbers over 5X her starting FL! (all of them were outstanding, so I know it was a hard choice to make)

For seeing the joy, and the sportsmanship. For experiencing the rush and friendships that are formed.

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That said, here they are - the OFFICIAL RESULTS:

Third place - porcelain72
Second place - tulip_in_yellow

and Our Season 4 LJ IDOL, the one and only chite!!!!!

Congratulations chite!!!!!!
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You will be able to catch our final three, and in fact our Top 20 on tour at malls across the country, and the world, coming soon! Look for them in your area!!!!*g*

Look for our wrap party to start tomorrow, and information on Season 5 to start coming over the next coming of months.

For now though, the spotlight is shining on the stage and the music is swelling as chite makes her way across the stage.

As for me, I'm going to go collapse now.*g* Hope you had a good time, and I'll see you at the Wrap Party!!!

Dreslinski Out.

Comments

[welfy.livejournal.com]

SQUEE

[caninespirit.livejournal.com]

congratulations to all three of you. You are all fabulous writers! I haven't commented a lot but I've read everything and voted every week. Thanks for spinning out such fabulous work!

[tryslora]

Congratulations!

[porcelain72.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, chite. Well done, indeed.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Congrats chite! ::hugs and claps::


Congrats also tulip_in_yellow and porcelain72!

::group hug::

Three talented women. Well done all!

[libra-dragon.livejournal.com]

Many many congrats to all three of you ladies!
and uber congrats to chite

[shay-writes.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!!!!!

*hugs everyone*

All three are excellent writers and people.

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

Congratulations chite!!

Now you don't have to play next season!

*grin*

Congratulations

[desert-rose.livejournal.com]

I don't have any eloquent words this morning, so will simply say to chite, Huge Congratulations!

I think I'll come back and say a bit more when I'm feeling more inspired, as there is more I want to say, but I need to wake up a bit more, or something.

Here's to all of you for bringing so much to this contest!

[tantra-cat.livejournal.com]

Thanks to all the LJI people, who gave me much more interesting reads than my graduate program dishes out! You are all inspiring.

And Congrats especially to Chite!

Yay!

[superhappytime.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to all the finalist, and especially to chite, who is a pure joy to read and who absolutely destroyed the final post!

[creature-girl08.livejournal.com]

Many congrats to chite.

Congrats to porcelain72 and
tulip_in_yellow. You two rock.

[sushimustwrite.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, chite! You, your pink hat, and your love of Coke Zero will not be forgotten. (That's part of the prize, right, Gary?)

And another congratulations to tulip_in_yellow and porcelain72!

(I was refreshing the comm while reading my flist, and I missed this. Alas.)

[az-starshine.livejournal.com]

IAWT with the parts about the pink hat. :-)

[firesign10.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS to all three, and a SUPER CONGRATS WITH SHINY BALLOONS to chite!!

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

It was a long and grueling journey, but you three managed to stick it out the whole way and come out on top! You're all winners in my book, so congratulations one and all to chite, tulip_in_yellow, and porcelain72 for a wonderful season of writing!

[worldofcharlie.livejournal.com]

*yayyayayyayayayayayayyay*

I'm in a bloody good mood for many reasons...*drinks beer to you*...


yayayyayayaayayay...

I'm excited for chite

tulip_in_yellow & porcelain72 are both so awesome tooooo

[bretzysdude.livejournal.com]

WOOHOO! Congrats to all three of you! Most congrats to the winner!

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

[imafarmgirl.livejournal.com]

Huge congrats to chite! I'll even pass out hugs, but probably only to the top three or I'll start feeling clostrophobic.

Great game to all who participated. It was fun.

[az-starshine.livejournal.com]

Yay!!!! Congrats, chite!!!!!

[chite.livejournal.com]

Yay!! Thank you!!!

So, I was out getting a contract signed and my phone started going crazy with text messages. I had to explain to my client what LJ Idol was. (then I sneaked a peek at the messages!)

Meanwhile, come celebrate for a while! http://live.yahoo.com/chite

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, chica. You've done a fantastic job :)

[elva-undine.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[bkhager.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to Chite!
and also to everyone else who participated in this from day one. This is my first year reading and it's been an adventure. Everyone did a wonderful job.

[eqfe.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to chite; tulip_in_yellow; and
porcelain72

[unsold-capacity.livejournal.com]

Grats :D

[kittenboo.livejournal.com]

*throws confetti*

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

Congrats to everyone! :D

[uawildcatgrl.livejournal.com]

Congrats chite!!! Couldn't.be.happier!!

[norda.livejournal.com]

Good job to all!

The Kitten of Rawk salutes you.

[monkeysugarmama.livejournal.com]

Chite! Yahoooo! Congratulations girl!

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

YAY!!! Congrats to the awesome Chite!

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

<applause>

Congratulations chite!

Also, much respect due to tulip_in_yellow and porcelain72 for not only being awesome writers, but also for the aura of chilled-out friendliness they've brought to the finals.

And of course a big thankyou to clauderainsrm and kithan for all their hard work. It's been most entertaining!