Results - Week 14
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therealljidolI wasn't planning it on it being a long night. But that last two hours produced quite a few votes! Were you among them?
If so. . . *mutters under breath* I mean, thank you for coming out and making a really difficult decision.
I joke about "Gary Only Voting", and how it's coming one day - but this is one week where I'm really glad that it won't be actually happening!
I'm not entirely certain who I would be sending to the Home Game this week, because any way you look at it there are no easy choices to make with this group.
I expected that it would be close. I wasn't expecting *how* close it was going to be. I knew you were a diverse and opinionated group when it came to "What you like" - but I judging by the span on the votes, it's pretty clear to me that the group has some massively differing opinions - which is awesome. It makes for a great "coming together" over the rest of the season.
I knew coming in that people from Second Chance were going to have a rough go of it - and some of them definitely did. Some of them quite frankly did quite well for themselves. That was the surprise.
I knew there were going to be a few names that I personally would be shocked to see on the list. You folks certainly didn't disappoint in that department.
In full disclosure, I did have it down to 6 people leaving this week. However, then![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
maizing_grace contacted me about using her token to grant immunity to one person. I'm supposed to say that it's in celebration of getting control of her LJ again. Anyone reading the ongoing saga will understand that.
She gave me a list of the order of "who to save".
The person on the list, who was set to go out this week - but has been saved by the Immunity token issupremegoddess1!
That move meant that the next contestant with the lowest vote was going. . . which meant the next "block of votes" was in danger, and which shifted the number of people leaving this week to 8.
Definitely some surprises (for me at least) in the goodbyes this time around.
Today we are saying goodbye to
amazingwriter23
arielchan
emo_snal
kate_spencer
lordrexfear
oldscratchx
sdaisyk
the_o_writes
Thank you to all of you for an amazing season. I hope that we will continue to see you all in the Home Game, and around these parts.
Thank you also to everyone who took the time to read, vote and comment on the entries this week. Hopefully you found some new favorites in the mix.
I'm going to fall down now. . .
If so. . . *mutters under breath* I mean, thank you for coming out and making a really difficult decision.
I joke about "Gary Only Voting", and how it's coming one day - but this is one week where I'm really glad that it won't be actually happening!
I'm not entirely certain who I would be sending to the Home Game this week, because any way you look at it there are no easy choices to make with this group.
I expected that it would be close. I wasn't expecting *how* close it was going to be. I knew you were a diverse and opinionated group when it came to "What you like" - but I judging by the span on the votes, it's pretty clear to me that the group has some massively differing opinions - which is awesome. It makes for a great "coming together" over the rest of the season.
I knew coming in that people from Second Chance were going to have a rough go of it - and some of them definitely did. Some of them quite frankly did quite well for themselves. That was the surprise.
I knew there were going to be a few names that I personally would be shocked to see on the list. You folks certainly didn't disappoint in that department.
In full disclosure, I did have it down to 6 people leaving this week. However, then
maizing_grace contacted me about using her token to grant immunity to one person. I'm supposed to say that it's in celebration of getting control of her LJ again. Anyone reading the ongoing saga will understand that.She gave me a list of the order of "who to save".
The person on the list, who was set to go out this week - but has been saved by the Immunity token is
supremegoddess1!That move meant that the next contestant with the lowest vote was going. . . which meant the next "block of votes" was in danger, and which shifted the number of people leaving this week to 8.
Definitely some surprises (for me at least) in the goodbyes this time around.
Today we are saying goodbye to
amazingwriter23 arielchan emo_snal kate_spencer lordrexfear oldscratchx sdaisyk the_o_writes Thank you to all of you for an amazing season. I hope that we will continue to see you all in the Home Game, and around these parts.
Thank you also to everyone who took the time to read, vote and comment on the entries this week. Hopefully you found some new favorites in the mix.
I'm going to fall down now. . .
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:01 am (UTC)Wow. I didn't think I would be awake to see this posted.
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:15 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:03 am (UTC)Thanks for the extra work, Gary.
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-23 05:03 am (UTC)Sorry to see you all go - it's such a big pack, and I've definitely enjoyed your entries.
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:03 am (UTC)But still..this list was a surprise to me:(
I hope Gary gets some rest!
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:04 am (UTC)If anyone would like into my back into the game raffle, I'll be doing that tomorrow! Please let me know in my journal if you'd like to.
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:07 am (UTC)Congratulations to everyone still playing! You won't see me in Home Game unless there's a good topic and I've got much more time on my hands. ♥
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:16 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:08 am (UTC)There are some surprises there. The biggest one is always how I manage to stay OFF that list! But yeah, I am sad to see everyone go. Home game it? Please?
Get some sleep, Gary....you work too hard. Though we all appreciate you not making us wait till tomorrow :)
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:10 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-23 05:18 am (UTC)Gary, I really appreciate all the work you put into this, and I hope I'm not making your life miserable by asking... last year, you were willing to tell people if they were in danger of being eliminated or if they were safe in the contestant only vote if they emailed you. Is that option still on the table? Inquiring minds want to know...
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:20 am (UTC)But starting tomorrow. :)
Same rules as last time: "Close, Safe and Way Safe". No specifics.
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:23 am (UTC)I got my votes sent in at 8:45, although at least I sent them in alphabetical order (hope that helped, Gary)!
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:27 am (UTC)(Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my iPhone... but trying to go through 90-odd entries on, keep track, leave comments... no way!)
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:34 am (UTC)This one made me super nervous. Difficult memories from last year!
Thanks so much for your hard work, Gary.
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-23 05:34 am (UTC)I am sorry I could not save everyone, I have truly, TRULY enjoyed many of your offerings these many months.
Please do keep in touch, will you?
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Date: 2011-02-23 05:40 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-02-23 06:11 am (UTC)*SIGH*
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Date: 2011-02-23 10:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-23 07:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-23 07:56 am (UTC)Or something like that...
Look, I just started sentences with And and Or, how dare I be in LJ Idol.
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Date: 2011-02-23 08:13 am (UTC)Floor.
Holy WOW, I did not see those eliminations coming. Not even a little.
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Date: 2011-02-23 08:17 am (UTC)And thanks to Gary for all your work. Especially because I didn't send my votes in alphabetical order and that must have been a bit annoying. Sorry about that.
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Date: 2011-02-23 08:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-23 09:24 am (UTC)Please continue home gaming with us and, while we're at it, enter the raffle for return with
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Date: 2011-02-23 11:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-23 12:45 pm (UTC)This game is giving me gray hairs.... LOL.
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Date: 2011-02-23 12:52 pm (UTC)I also want to thank Gary for all of the time and hardcwork he puts into the competition. Hope you got some rest last night Gary!
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Date: 2011-02-23 01:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-23 01:27 pm (UTC)*sniffs*..*sniffs*