Green Room - Week 27 - Day 7

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

Good morning.

Before we do anything else - let's say hello to everyone who is coming out to support our contestants! Thank you! I know they appreciate it!

"Support them where" you ask? http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/468227.html !!

We also have the Free Topic up. http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/468544.html I've been really impressed with what I've seen so far, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that I was hoping for more! ;) Who needs a dozen or so roses when you can present the same number of creative endeavors! :) (she appreciates writing much more than she does gifts of flowers actually. . . )

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Now for the "meta of the day". Well, less of a feature and more of what is on my mind.

I've had this discussion with a couple people over the course of as many days, so I would be remiss if I didn't bring it out here for everyone. Not that you don't know it - or should, given that it's been mentioned a few times before. Plus LJ itself announced it, and was met with a ton of resistance.

Sometimes people have family and friends who do not have Livejournals - but want to come out and support them. I love this. You love this. Everyone loves this. Quite frankly some of us are kind of jealous of that sort of thing. :)
"Support? From "family"? - what's that? ;)

I've always been rather leniant on "if someone lets me know" which account is which, that I would just keep an eye on it so it didn't get out of hand. It still hasn't, but. . it has got me to thinking. . .

LJ has been allowing people to log in via their facebook accounts (and other Open ID). There should be a button to do so on your log in screen.

If LJ allows it, we're part of LJ, so it's going to happen. I wasn't sure how I felt about the security issues, and if we were going to be overwhelmed, but so far this season only a couple people have voted from their FB. About the same that have done that from Open ID accounts.

Again, if it gets out of hand, I will have to come up with something. (or rather, I'd have to implement it) Don't make me do that. Please. I like being "evil" rather than "that bastard"!;)

Everyone left in the competition is an adult. I think that you can act like adults. I suspect so can your friends and family. It would be a shame, at this point in the competition, if that turned out not to be true. . . especially since the winner doesn't get to play anymore! I've always hoped that was enough incentive for people not to act ridiculous! :)

As long as you don't abuse it, that is another way to promote your work and expand the audience/potential voters.

Comments

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

Sometimes people have family and friends who do not have Livejournals - but want to come out and support them. I love this. You love this. Everyone loves this.

I don't love this. No one in my real life knows of my LJ and that's the way I like it! :D

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

So this won't mean anything to a lot of people here, but it might to a few so: Titanium Seal of Dalaran, bitches :D

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

I have no idea, but I'm gonna guess........... something to do with World of Warcraft?

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

Yes *hides in shame* it's one of the fishing achievements that requires a ton of patience XD

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

Haha, I'm awesome! It was the first thing to pop in my head and it sounded World of Warcrafty so I went with it. But, congrats on the achievement! :D

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

Also, this is not to say that I am patient in general! Just that I CAN sit and fish into a fountain for an hour while watching TV because I am determined to get that one last coin ;)

Thanks :D I am a proud nerd!

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

I'm incredibly impatient when it comes to video/computer games. The only time I actually stick it out and finish something is when I have to - like when I can't move on without completing something first. If it's not required, I just don't care >.>

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

Same here...except for my husband and the people I know IRL from LJ. I have no desire for anyone else I know IRL to follow me to my LJ.

If they knew I was playing Idol, then yeah, I could understand it. But I'd have to play under an alt just so they wouldn't be able to read anything under Kizzy.

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

Me, either! Not that they'd be able to read anything personal because that's all locked, but still. I'd rather they just remain completely ignorant of LJ :D

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

LOL!

I'm locked too. I figure they can read it after I've gone to that great GR in the sky :p

What I've Done Thus Far On Vacation

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

1. Shred a bunch of old checks, receipts, bills, and whatnot.

2. Shred some more.

3. And more.

4. Look at houses on realtor.com within a 20 mile radius of Current Employer until my eyes cross.

5. Send telepathic messages to people I'm supposedly getting together with, as in...where is everybody?!?!?!?

6. Sleep. OMG, I've been averaging 8-9 hours a night. I had NO IDEA I was THAT exhausted :p

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

My family aren't allowed to read it even then! XD

[cacophonesque.livejournal.com]

Update on the baby front: ultrasound tech says it's a girl!

Now the partner and I are starting on the big name selection adventure.

Re: What I've Done Thus Far On Vacation

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

I find shredding paper really therapeutic. That makes me weird, doesn't it? LOL.

Good luck with the house hunt!

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! :D

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

Oh, how exciting! Good luck with the name selection :D

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

Same! I just want to get ahead XD

Re: What I've Done Thus Far On Vacation

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

It is therapeutic, but not as therapeutic as popping bubble wrap ;)

We put out 20 bags of shredded paper out for recycling this past Monday. That was maybe 1/8th of the shredding altogether. My mum never threw away anything paper-related. Neither does my husband. If the motor on the shredder goes, you're going to have to send a search party :eek:

(well, not really. But the sheer amount of old paperwork and such is boggling!)

Re: What I've Done Thus Far On Vacation

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

Hee, true!

Wow, 20 bags! That's impressive. I now understand why "shredding" took up three points in your original comment ;D

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

:bounce:
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:bounce:

Congratulations!!!!

Re: What I've Done Thus Far On Vacation

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

I sat there nearly all weekend feeding paper into it :p

Then I'd attempt to empty it into a paper bag because the town recycling won't take it otherwise.

Mr. Jack (see icon) loves his fiber, so he gobbled up whatever scraps missed the bag. Then he horked it all over the place :shakes head:

I lead such an exciting life :rolls eyes:

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

I don't want to get out of bed. This is tough. It's going to be a looong day where I'm just counting the hours till it's time to get back in bed I'm afraid. Or counting down till the weekend which is even better.

So with all that being said, if we have friends or family vote that way, do we still need to tell you who they are like with LJ accounts? I think that's pretty cool. Hopefully it will bring readers and new people to LJ. I don't get how it all works, but I'm curious what makes them using FB through there FB any different than a regular LJ? Like is their account the same as ours? Or are they limited? What security issues are there? I'm really just curious since I agree, this really could impact the game even more *bites nails*

Re: What I've Done Thus Far On Vacation

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

It's certainly more exciting than mine right now! :D

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

Oh how exciting! Any mane ideas you'd be willing to share? I love hearing about others baby names :)

Re: What I've Done Thus Far On Vacation

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

Well I do envy you for the sleep bit. I need a vacation where I stay home and just sleep. But instead, I'm always going sonewhere (usually MO) where sleep is hard to come by.

Shredding? Yikes. That's a lot of shredding from the sounds of it!