Green Room, Week 21, Day 5

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The good news: You still have time to get your entry in! The deadline is this evening at 8PM EDT http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/324491.html

you can even get in your Home Game Entry: http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/325800.html

The sad news that I alluded to yesterday: We have another member of the Home Game.

Anyone on her FL probably suspected that this was coming - but due to RL health issues oneonthefence has had to step aside.

She's been fighting for so long to keep in this, that it's a really difficult thing to see happen. But I hope that not having the extra stress will speed her recovery *and* hope that the good vibes you folks will continue to send her will help.

She is going to be missed as she recovers, but I know she is planning on poking her head in, and playing the Home Game whenever she is able.

In personal terms it's difficult to see.

In *game terms* - it changes things and shows that anything can and will happen during the course of this marathon.

She was someone who did well in *every* kind of vote - and was often mentioned as a potential finalist. So at the very least we just lost someone people thought was a sure shot to get into the Top 10. . . which means (again, as far as the game itself goes) that a spot *just opened for someone else to take*. Someone who *didn't* think they were going to get there.

Is that person going to be YOU???

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Some more sad news on the health related front. diagenou is back in the hospital. His family has asked that people don't email, because no one is going to be able to respond until he is in the shape to do so, and doesn't want to face the usual back log!

When he is better, he will be back posting here.

Until then - please just send some good thoughts his way.

And then there were 44. . .

Voting - Week 21

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A few words from clauderainsrm:

This is going to be the most difficult week yet. More difficult than that time you slammed your hand in the car door and gotten eaten by leopards combined.

More difficult than your stint as bait during shark week.

This week we are losing *3 contestants* with the lowest vote totals.

How is this any different than any other week? It doesn't sound any different!!

Oh, but it is. Because we will be down to 41 contestants. Which, adding the one newbie who came into the game, means that the people who survive this week have outlasted 200 other contestants!!

It's a benchmark.

Just getting to this point is something that hopefully everyone is pleased with themselves. Because you should be. Getting through this vote, and being able to look back over your shoulder and seeing 200 places behind you - that's a big deal. Good job.

Ah, but you are not quite there yet.

Standing in front of you is "Hyperbole is Literally Hitler".

Now it's up to the readers, the voters, to read the entries and cast their vote for their favorites. Their support is going to determine who will be saying that they outlasted "almost 200" and who will be around next week!

The poll will close Saturday April 10th at 3pm EDT

Good luck to everyone!

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Note: kittenboo's proper link is http://kittenboo.livejournal.com/322560.html My apologies