ZOMG AN END OF SUMMER IDOL GATHERING!!!!

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

From the Intern ewok_626,

I was late to work this morning.  Stuck behind a school bus.  Ahh, the first day of school.  New beginnings.  Seeing old friends.  Making new friends.  Meeting your teacher for the first time.  Seeing where your new desk was.  Wearing the new outfit that you just HAD to have.  Being able to open that spiffy new backpack to pull out the new school supplies that your parents had packed the night before.  And then realizing that the cafeteria food has not, in fact, gotten any better since the last school year.

September is only two days away.  Meaning that our fifth season of Idol is around the corner!  More new beginnings!  Meeting new contestants.  Meeting up with the other crazies veterans.  Getting the new topics.  And for the love, there will be GREEN ROOMS!!!  (Which means that I will again be feeding everyone!)

Be watching for the sign-ups, as Gary will randomly just post them without prior reminders.  And be sure to encourage all those around you to join in the insanity crazy awesome fun!  Start getting those creative juices flowing!  The more participants, the better!  Don't be afraid to take the plunge!

And for the record, August 31st is the last day for me to be LJ_Idol Intern.  As of September 1st, I will just be another player like everyone else.  I'm giving up my posting priviledges so that I can play Season Five! 

And since it's lunchtime in the EST...
~Cheese-stuffed shells
~Meat and cheese rigatoni
~Fried chicken
~Breadsticks
~Tossed and ceasar salads and dressings
~Potato, macaroni, and pasta salad
~Cookies, puddings, brownies, and angel food cake
~Drinks in the cooler 

So how's everyone doing today?  Any plans for your Labor Day weekend?  Is there anyone who has to work on Monday?  And for the love... WHERE ARE THE CHEETOS?!

*free hugs for all*
~Intern Wok

 

Comments

[libra-dragon.livejournal.com]

Yay a green room post:) Now I have something to follow while I twiddle my thumbs bored at work.

How am I today? Bored out of my mind at work. Anyone want to send me something to do?

Labor Day weekend plans? Tomorrow hitting the MN state fair again:) Yummy Yummy! So I am trying to decide if I am brave enough for the chocolate covered bacon. I do plan on getting my pickle on a stick...among a few other foods I missed the first time around and maybe another helping of the big fat bacon.
Then Sunday is the MN Ren Fest, can't wait to get all costumed up and play.
Monday...no plans as of yet but I have heard we will be watching more DVD's of the old Robotech series.

I hope everyone has a good safe weekend!

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

FIRST!!! :^)

I'm going to a local ethnic festival, so I'll be eating nummy fair food too. :^) Funnel cakes, hot sausage sandwiches, cheesesteaks, smoothies... Oh yeah.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Chocolate and bacon. Two of the world's best things that should never, ever, ever be combined together. Ew!

[desert-rose.livejournal.com]

Chocolate-covered bacon? I'm curious about this, so will be interested in hearing what you think!

Have a great weekend!

[worldofcharlie.livejournal.com]

drat..

not first!!..

oh well..

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

She was too fast for you, and I even gave you a heads up! :^p

TGIF, CHARLIE! (Since the foundry guys are going home early, we are leaving at two!)

[creature-girl08.livejournal.com]

I am finding it amazing that September starts on Monday. Just WOW!

The schools here have been in session for two weeks alrady. I remember when school started the day after labor day.

Not much going on here. Just chillin this morning and reading the flist for a change.

[creature-girl08.livejournal.com]

WOW! I'm never in the top ten to post. LOL! Must be really on my game today I guess.

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

My weekend is as follows:

~Leaving work at 2pm (as per C, the engineer) instead of 4. YIPPEE!!!
~Finishing up the guest room so that roommate BC can move in. (BC = Big Chuck) He was a former roommate and we got along well. South Dakota just wasn't for him, so he decided to move back to town.
~Going to the local ethnic festival. Will eat halushki, halupki, sausage sanwiches, cheesesteaks, gobs (aka whoopie pies), cookies, and of course, a funnel cake or two.
~Scrubbing carpets of the house. Try to do this at least once every two months. Having a puppy isn't good on the carpets...
~Going to a bonfire at BC's mom's house.
~Moving in said BC.
~Picnic at John's mom's house on Monday. Santino and his sister Izzy will be playing all day, so I'll get sleep Monday night because MinPin will be super tired.
~Maybe a bit of packrat too. *g*

[lordrexfear.livejournal.com]

You're doing more than I am at least!

[lordrexfear.livejournal.com]

I need out of this office so bad.

Soooooooooo bad.

Get me out! Now!

Grabs Fried Chicken and free hugs, lots of hugs!

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

We're closing the office at 2pm today. (I just found out at like 1...) Come work with me! ;)

Are you off Monday?

[laura-writes.livejournal.com]

cheese-stuffed shells and rigatoni? You spoil us!

This is my first season of ljidol. Is there a post somewhere that explains how it works and signing up, etc.? Looking forward to jumping straight in.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Welcome to Idol! Love your icon.

I'm sure Gary will be posting a "hows and whens" post soon. ::looks around for Gary:: Except he's probably clinging to the last bits of the off season.

It's a friendly group, so if you have any questions I'm sure someone will jump in to answer them. If you're lucky, the answers might even be helpful. :)

[norda.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, yummy food.

:::hands over the Cheetos:::

Good job interning, Ewok.

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Nothing special about this weekend... as always I will work, cook, and clean. Haven't got the discretionary funds to do anything else.

[lordrexfear.livejournal.com]

It's too bad we can't just spend the weekend hanging out... bu funds and all! ;)

Nothing special for me either though... which would've been the case anyways, so not too bad!

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

No plans for monday. I'm on my 3rd of six days of weekend, and I've accomplished not one single thing of importance. It is my goal to keep it that way. :)

I have managed some dishes and some laundry, but yaknow, you gotta eat and wear stuff.

Ready for registration. Sharpening my pencils and cleaning my erasers and well, I actually do my writing on a laptop, so neither of those, but metaphorically.

Thinking of crazy alternate topics like Cowboy Dinosaurs on Crack, and things like that.

[angelic-oni.livejournal.com]

In order to prepare for registration, I am doing rigorous finger exercises. I can only imagine that the fingers can cramp while writing longer entries and it would be a shame to have to suffer through a few final paragraphs of agony.

[angelic-oni.livejournal.com]

So excited for LJ Idol sign ups!

For the first time ever, I'm not going to school this September. It's a really strange feeling. I will be getting up just as early to take my little sister to school, though. So that'll be great! Yeah.

I have no Labor Day weekend plans. I know most people around here head to a beach or have BBQs. We don't really do that at my place. Labor Day's usually reserved for mourning and WOE because of the return of school.

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

Oh, I remember two years ago when I stopped going to school. It was the weirdest feeling. Like "I should be in school... I should be there." But then I remembered the cafeteria food and congratulated myself on getting out of there. *g*

[ewok-626.livejournal.com]

How sad am I?

I'm sitting at work... only 20 minutes to go. And I'm listening to Air Supply.

/headdesk

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

I'm at Dragon*Con this weekend. We're staying in the main hotel for once (the Hyatt), so if anyone else is here, if you see me (see icon) stop me and say HI!

I even have Roina_Arwen on my badge, just FWIW. =)

[monkeysugarmama.livejournal.com]

Welcome new Idolers! I can't wait to see all the new faces.

I wish I was at Dragon*Con, y'all! There was a distinct fundage issue this year though, as well as a lack of babysitters, sigh. Next year though...next year.

I am *still* at the library, rawrz! But, since I'm working late today while the majority of my coworkers are home partying, I get Tuesday off too, yay!

Our plans? Mexican for dinner tonight - me needs the white cheese dip. Tomorrow there is a big water park opening here so we are gonna take the kiddos and play and get pruny for the afternoon. Someone plz remind me to pack sunscreen, ok??

Sunday...recovery?

At some point we have to hit the Wal-Mart for necessities...some laundry needs folding...but for now, 30 more minutes of salivating over the promised cheese dip (and a margarita, woot!).

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Why on earth would a water park open on the weekend that semi-officially ends summer vacations?

::boggle::

*knock knock*

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

Anyone still around?

I am just getting home from hanging out with dubheach most of the day (she is visiting DC, rather than me in KY, for a change).

We had a great idea, riffing off something Wok suggested last month, something we are going to try to do in the Spring (depending on where things are Season-wise).

Curious? Heh. Good.

As for my weekend plans - I just bought fabric. I have some sewing to do, some baking to do, but most importantly...

I DID SOME WRITING ON THE TRAIN!

It isn't any big thing, but it is the first "creative writing" that I am actually comfortable with in a while. My mind is sort of bubbly, and not in that "Spydie is a loon" way.

*waves* Hello New Players! Hello Returning Players!

It is almost time to play.
I am almost there.

Re: *knock knock*

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

I'm still here. Yay for writing!

I am still busy being a slug. :P

[tryslora]

We are out camping for Labor Day weekend, and I'm very excited to have a quiet weekend hanging around outdoors and getting eaten by mosquitoes.

Okay, more excited about the weekend and the relaxing and the cool peoples than the mosquitoes. Sadly, those mosquitoes? Seem to be terribly excited by ME! Apparently, I taste good. Last time we were at this site I got so bitten up that my legs swelled up.

And yes, we have WiFi at the site. *grins* Now? We're off to the campfire to make s'mores...

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

Mmmm... s'mores.

I have marshmallows in my cabinet right now.

[norda.livejournal.com]

On a personal note, I am looking forward to Idol starting because I really, really need the kick in the pants to write. My journalling skills have atrophied greatly because of various disappointments and depressing things in my life.

We'll see how far I make it.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

I noticed that since my Idol experience ended I'm pretty much posting short bits and/or bullet points anymore. My friends list may not be looking forward to the weekly "the poll is up, please vote" posts, but I think the signal/noise ratio is better when I'm competing.

[gabby-erikson.livejournal.com]

I am way behind everyone else. Maybe there is some fried chicken left over?

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

mmmm leftover sammiches. :)

[desert-rose.livejournal.com]

There's no Labor Day holiday in Australia this weekend, unfortunately!

For those who have a holiday weekend this weekend, have an enjoyable and relaxing time!

It is starting to feel a little spring-like, so I decided it was time to go through my clothes, most of which have been packed away since the move, and get rid of a lot of things I don't need anymore.

It's amazing what a little sunshine can do for the spirits and energy levels! :-)

Back to the working week tomorrow, though, which I wish wasn't the case.

*hugs* to all!

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

September is TOMORROW!!

::does ridiculously embarassing celebratory dance::

knock knock

[minikin.livejournal.com]

anyone still around?

So, I'm sitting at my laptop, behind a stage about to host Kirk Franklin, Christian Rock singer, at a little party thrown by my church called Questapalooza. It, along with getting my boy off to college, has been enough of a focus in my life this summer, that I've barely existed on my own LJ, much less any of my communities.

If you'd like to join in for a free online concert, check out qpza.com

And until 8pm, I'm in the chatroom - give a shoutout to QCC--Deb

Re: knock knock

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Still here. Have fun!

[monkeysugarmama.livejournal.com]

IT'S SEPTEMBER!!! IT'S SEPTEMBER!!!

Where's Gary?
Who's in??
Where's my Week Zero prompt???

*takes deep breath*

What I meant to say calmly was, hey y'all! Got any plans for September?
:)

This is the link to my 1st LJ Idol Week 1 Post response:

[plastrickland23.livejournal.com]

http://plastrickland23.livejournal.com/336456.html

Sure hope I did this right. I got it done early so I'd have plenty of time to mess up! Sorta like getting lost and having enough drive time anyway! P.