Green Room - Week 14 - Day 7

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The poll closes tonight https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1039537.html so make sure to vote to keep your favorites in the running!

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I've mentioned before that I've been doing freelance writing work for Cynthia's company. It's only a few articles a year, but it's a little extra money and gives me an excuse to write about subjects I have absolutely no interest in writing about, but doing it in a way that makes it fun for me.

Today I heard that the woman in charge of Marketing is leaving. She's been my point of contact now for the last couple of years of freelance writing. She let me know who I would be talking to now - and also let me know that her *new* job is going to be needing freelance writers in a couple months, once she gets settled into the new position! :) I know having *two* clients is no big deal to people who do freelance work on a regular basis. Or even semi-seriously. But for me it feels huge!

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I finished a 1,600 word piece last night (it was due today, so of course it wasn't even half-finished!) and had that rush of "OMG! I finished it, and it's pretty good". It was such a relief to be finished writing it. When I expressed this to Cynthia, she was confused. "I thought you liked writing".

"Nope. I like HAVING WRITTEN SOMETHING. The actual writing process kind of sucks". I figured if there was anyone who understood, it would be people here.

Anyone else feel the same way?

Results - Week 14

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This is going to be a rough entry to read. It's difficult to write.

But we are losing three people this week, and that's the nature of the beast that needs to be fed.

The good news is that this week the Jury is gaining three new awesome members.

The bad news is who they are:

First off is the sacrifice. If you've read the entries, you know who it is, and why she has made the call to bow out. I will just say that I'm really annoyed by it. Not "sad" or "disappointed", but mad. Because she is one of the few people that I've never been able to eliminate!! Every time she shows up, she sacrifices! Come on, bsgsix , let me officially eliminate you next time!!! ;)

The second contestant leaving us is the always awesome wolfden .

The third?

Well, notice how I haven't told you the results from the Jury yet? Usually, it's a close vote. This time? It wasn't. This time they overwhelmingly decided to save dmousey .

Congratulations! She was actually due to be on the chopping block, which means the person with the next fewest votes is the one leaving us.  In this case, that means someone is going by falling a single vote shy of causing a 5-way tiebreaker. 

Which means that we are losing emo-snal. aka aggienaut 

I was hoping to see him last at least four more weeks. That may seem awfully specific - but that is how close he is to breaking the record for the Most Weeks Survived! That stat alone should tell you everything you need to know about him. He's just that good.

Thank you so much to all of you for coming out to this experiment. You helped shape this into a special experience, and as members of the Jury, you are going to have a direct role in deciding how this is going to play out!

Which means that someone else is going to be eliminated.

Topic - Week 15

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 Congratulations to our Top 19! 

Which means we are only a few steps away from our Top 15... and our Top 10... Top 7... Top 4... our winner...  

We are on the outer edge of where greatness happens - and that's why our topic this week is 

periphery


The deadline to link your entry back to this thread is Saturday Feb 9th at 8pm EST

Have fun!