Green Room - Break - Day 11

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

How is 2011 working for you so far?

Still working out on the kinks? What is Ray Davies doing in your house anyway, and why do you have him doing exercises?

If you are like me, you spent last night passed out drunk and had to find your way home this morning, from a city you have never been before, in a room full of naked people you don't recall ever meeting.

But if you aren't - then maybe you saw the announcements that went up yesterday - http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/407352.html , the special powers that have now entered the game just in time for Phase 2 and of course the Second Chance Idol - http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/407687.html

Just a couple notes on SCI: There are no byes and the special powers in the actual game cannot be used to influence anything over there. At the end of it, there will be two groups of people - those eliminated and those "back" in the real competition!

But yes, people coming into the game *is* going to impact that "using your byes" strategy. You might have to get by without them/use them sparingly for a little longer than you thought! (or shorter if enough people, frightened of their positions in the tribes, opt for taking the gamble of moving over to a second chance position! I guess we will see!!)

That's just one of the implications going forward! It should be fun!

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Speaking of fun - keep in mind that the main competition is gearing back up soon! The break is almost over, and it's back into the thick of it!!

edit to add - The special powers thread is being updated to reflect the contestants who have received those powers, as they are officially recognized.

Comments

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

Back from work! Silly me thought we were going to get slammed with the college bowl crowd, but somebody told me most of the games air tomorrow :braces herself:

We're getting a free gently used Mac later today. Anyone know the learning curve if you've been using a PC for nearly all your computerized life?

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Pretty doggone quick. Macs are pretty intuitive over all and the on-line help is great if you do run into a problem.

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

SO says similar :) We just brought it back to the house. I first have to configure my desk area before we get it set up.

:looks around:

OMG, what am I going to do with this mash-up set up I've got????

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

I know everyone says it's a pretty easy transition and that it's so user friendly...

But I've had a Mac laptop for years and still learn something new everyday! I hated it at first, but now that's all I have and it's grown on me. I see many benefits, but also disadvantages. Many Mac people just don't seem to ever see those :p

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

I know there are instances where some PC programs don't translate easily to Mac, or, if they do, it seems to be a complicated mess (maybe it's not, but that's always been my perception). OTOH, if you're into web design, Macs are the standard in the industry...

We haven't set it up yet. We also inherited an open wooden cube that's about 30" high. My little filing cabinet would fit nicely into it and my printer could go on top of it, but now what do I do with all the detritus that's already on top of the filing cabinet??? Aieeeee!

[tigrkittn.livejournal.com]

I do web design from a PC. It really makes no difference.

Macs used to actually be more different from PCs - now they're basically Linux OS with the same processing chip as a PC except with an extra bit that tells it it's a Mac and can't use programs designed for PC. *eyeroll*

[tigrkittn.livejournal.com]

I agree with you- I don't find Macs intuitive at all. I think that's just "party line" and not based on reality. Certainly not based on a comparison to PCs.