Green Room - Week 17 - Day 6

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

'afternoon.

No "good". But tolerable.

Hopefully your day is going better than mine.
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There is a poll going on with some pretty steep stakes: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/539462.html
There is a Second Chance topic: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/540037.html
And of course, the "Idol Gives Back" thread http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/540399.html

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Speaking of the poll - what are your favorite entries that might not be getting the attention you feel they deserve?

Comments

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

First?

Look at everywordiwrite's post. I really liked it. :D

[tigrkittn.livejournal.com]

Yay, FIRST!! *throws confetti, launches balloons*

[tigrkittn.livejournal.com]

My day? A bill just came across my desk for a group of faculty who had some sort of "meeting" over drinks and dinner.

$575 for six people.

I should have gone to grad school. 20/20 hindsight, as usual.

[medleymisty.livejournal.com]

Dang, yo. That's expensive. Wonder what they had?

[wookiewife.livejournal.com]

Afternoon? Sir, it isn't even time for my morning break yet. I miss coffee. Just putting that out there.

I have a lot of Idol homework to do. I'm so far behind on reading. Anyone else having a wicked time getting everything read now, but had no problem in the beginning of the season? Why is that? You'd think it would be easier now that there aren't 8,000 entries.

[whirlgig.livejournal.com]

I think people are getting burnt out. I know I am!

[medleymisty.livejournal.com]

I'm home for lunch. My day is good so far. :) I'm brainstorming a new Sims story. I need to find a playable Grim Reaper to download, since he's going to be the antagonist. And I'm going to build him a house based on the descriptions of the party chambers in Poe's story Masque of the Red Death.

Also it seems like the genre of music appropriate to this story is dubstep. I've always loved me some bass. :)

We went out last night, but tonight I should have time to read and vote. Looking forward to it.

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

Oh now that sounds very intriguing. The Grim Reaper is vastly underappreciated. :-)

I've always loved me some bass.

I do too! It's one of my favorite fishes! ;-p

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

It's still morning here. My morning has been tolerable, but I just got to work so I expect that to change. Monday was bad, yesterday was beyond horrible. I'm hoping today is at least tolerable and that maybe something good will happen. I don't know what that might be... But I'm hopeful.

I'm also sleepy. I'm trying to make my way through the entries. I haven't looked at how they are doing, but caile and kathrynrose wrote entries I really liked. I haven't read many in my tribe, but alien_infinity and vaudy were lower than I thought they should be. Both wrote entries I enjoyed. I read randomly though, and I know there's more that likely should be getting attention... So I'll try to read the low vote getters first. Hopefully I'll get more read.

[medleymisty.livejournal.com]

I hope something good does happen. You need a break.

Ooh, that's an idea. Look at the results first and then read in order of lowest votes. Thanks!

[whirlgig.livejournal.com]

My day hasn't started yet as it's 2am Thursday morning where I'm from:) I am slowly making my way through the first tribe (haven't started on the 2nd yet), I'm trying to comment on everyones as it seems comments are way down the past few weeks. I think people are burnt out, I know I'm starting to feel that way. Every single post I've read so far has been really great; unique takes on the topic I would never have thought of. I have today off so should finish reading by tonight.

[lilycobalt.livejournal.com]

Seconded this rec!

[mac-arthur-park.livejournal.com]

I'm having a pretty good day so far. I've been super-productive this morning and knocked out most of my (admittedly short-sounding) to-do list. This afternoon is planning the big grocery shopping trip later this week and reading, reading, reading.

Hope your day improves, Gary.

[sarcasmoqueen.livejournal.com]

Hello GR! I'm not going to lie, the polls are freaking me out!! I am NOT ready to go yet!

No recs from me yet, but I haven't finished reading yet. On my lunch hour (or maybe now), I'm going to to do some more.

Have a great day everyone!

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Same here! I need to get through this poll and two more in order to make the 100 Week mark, so I'm really biting my nails at this point and wishing I'd gone ahead and used the d@mn bye! *sigh*

[lrig-rorrim.livejournal.com]

It's a dark and stormy day here (though honestly it's just gray and blah so far), and my mood is pretty dark and stormy to go with it. Raaaar, et cetera. I'm hoping for a lovely thunderstorm to help cheer me up. I'll be reading through the entries today in between bouts of dashing around and getting things done (renew the car registration, get groceries, pick medicine up from pharmacy, fun stuff like that).

The entries I've read so far are all wildly different in style and substance - I'm loving it. :)

[medleymisty.livejournal.com]

I like thunderstorms too.

How are you feeling? Did you get over the stomach bug thing?

[nyyhoneybee.livejournal.com]

I'm still super nervous about the internship interview I had this morning. I'm not sure how it went.

Time to breathe, put it behind me and go on to my next thing: Shecky's Girls Night Out. I will be there with all my Scentsy goodies so it should be fun!

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

Yes breathe! I'm sure you did better than you think! Digit crossed for you!!!

[poppetawoppet.livejournal.com]

It's gorgeous and sunny, and no one voted yesterday (well not no one (and ugh that phrase) but voter turnout was terrible)

um.

I really really like my entry this week, so no matter what I'm not poll watching. Much.

I'm feeling better than the last few days, still not completely right though.

:D

[teenagewitch.livejournal.com]

Well they finally announced the date that tickets to see Idina Menzel will be on sale. So I am all excited. I am going to go see her at the Paramount in Seattle!
I am working on my SCI topic. I hate hate hate free topic, its so hard to make a decision on what to write.

[myrna-bird.livejournal.com]

Lucky you to be able to see Idina in person! Wow!

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

I haven't completed reading the polls yet, but pixie117's was really cool, with photos and a video and Zombification!

Of course, I'm also fond of my own entry, but that's a given, LOL. =)

On the plus side, I had enough time this morning to pick up some Starbucks. On the minus side, bowling sort of sucked last night - I had two games under 100, and our team lost all of our games anyway. Urgh.

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

Aww thank you! It means a lot that you liked it enough to mention it :)

I haven't read yours yet, but I typically like your writing!

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

Recipe please? :D

[unmowngrass.livejournal.com]

http://unmowngrass.livejournal.com/117721.html

I'm sorry.

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

Dude, 5 people are going home this week. I don't think you have to be sorry. :D

Heh, I keep saying "going home" like we're actually on a reality show. I think I'm becoming delusional.

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

Good afternoon Greenies! It's utterly gorgeous here today, and supposedly it's going to be even more gorgeous and warmer tomorrow! Shirtsleeves in early March in New England! Who would've thought? Plus I saw a sure sign of spring in these parts: Our resident hawk couple wheeling around each other on the thermals!

Now can someone explain how I managed to trip over my own foot while walking Ember earlier? I hit the pavement. I'm OK. Ember's OK. It was just utterly bizarre in that I didn't trip over something, I didn't miss a curb or anything -- we were just walking and suddenly -- THUNK!

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

I trip over nothing all the time. But I am what they call "clumsy". :D

[blythe025.livejournal.com]

Did I miss something? Are there not going to be any more places to link homegame posts?

Anyway, here's my homegame entry for Week 17, "bring a knife to a gun fight": http://blythe025.livejournal.com/332063.html

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Yay a home game entry! :)

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

Meh. Wednesday it is. It's been a week already. I'm ready for a new life. Is there a life-changing machine I can go plug a few quarters into, push a button and have a whole new life come out for me??? No? Why the heck not???

It's days like I've had over the last few weeks that make throwing a few bucks at the lotto jackpot (currently over $140 mil) really tempting. I'm pretty darn sure I could change my life with that. No, money can't buy happiness... but it can sure buy the hell out of a lotta things that *will* make me happy!

I still have some reading to get through so I can't quite say who needs more love just yet. Though truth be told, we *ALL* need more love these days. :-)

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry things have been so rough on you :(

I want a life changer too. A lottery win would be nice too. I hope things get better for you soon *hugs*

[alien-infinity.livejournal.com]

I haven't checked the poll in some time, so I don't know who's doing worse than they should be. That said, I really enjoyed alycewilson's piece for this week. :)

Of course, I would like to recommend my own entry, too! ;)

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

The polls are so close right now... I'm just going to post everyone who's on my rec list.

Alephz, Dakotawitch, Dblitcher, N3m3sis42, Pricelessone (who is really low!), and Whipchick. Also there's a TMNT reference in Whirlgig's!

...It would be morally questionable to put myself on my own rec list, right?

[pricelessone.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec! You're too sweet!

[malruniel11.livejournal.com]

I say today isn't good, but it sure it FABULOUS!! I'm in the middle of moving, and I should finish tomorrow! I'm at work right now, and the 3 year old has gone the whole morning without an accident and 4 successful trips to the potty! He even asked to go one of those times!!! Both of these things have been a LONG time coming, and it's awesome. Also, got my final grade back from my half semester Advanced Comp class, and I got an A, even though my final research paper was 1200 words short!!


Exclamation points for EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dblicher.livejournal.com]

I think alycewilson's entry is fabulous. Thoughtful use of the topic and skillful writing.
http://alycewilson.livejournal.com/434053.html

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Poll is making me crazy.

Must. stop. looking.

[lrig-rorrim.livejournal.com]

I thought that cheshire23's entry (http://cheshire23.livejournal.com/585746.html) was pretty awesome.

[cheshire23.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks! *beams*