Voting - Week 24

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

A few words from clauderainsrm:

I have some good news and some bad news. Since the former is very much tied into the latter, I'll go with the bad news first.

Real life has claimed a couple more victims. Every great climb has people who fall out the closer you get to the summit, and Idol is no exception. Today we are saying goodbye to one amazing writer ecosopher and one annoying hack cemetaria who was never quite the newbie she played on television. I hope there will be a reveal on that latter, since it's one of those "was I really good enough???" stories where it's exactly what I said would be the case - they are as successful in an alternate identity as they were in the oneand they should really just listen to me in the first place! But some people want to see for themselves... and then let "real life" get to them!! *kicks her again*

At least one of them will be missed. *kicks the other*

I promised some good news was coming out of this - and here it is, due to those two leaving - CONGRATULATIONS, you are now officially the TOP 50 of LJ IDOL SEASON 8!

The Top 50 icons should be ready for rolling out by the end of this poll for anyone who wants them.

So, while you are celebrating - we are still getting down to the business of the actual poll, and losing a couple more from the collective talent pool.

The bottom two vote-getters from the poll will be eliminated. Anyone wishing to use a special power needs to let me know up to one hour before the poll closes. porn_this_way opted to use her Bye power this week, for those keeping track of such things at home.

There are a lot of good entries out there this week, as usual - so go forth - read, comment and vote for your favorites! And tell a friend to check them out as well!

The poll will close April 26th at 9pm EDT

Good luck to everyone!

Note: Due to technical difficulties, karmasoup's entry was moved to http://karmasoup.livejournal.com/32141.html

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My evil plan to exclude her was exposed, so I guess that I should go ahead and post a link to the missing post, so people can at least read it! http://tigrkittn.livejournal.com/200533.html. (sorry about that)

Comments

[michikatinski.livejournal.com]

So sad to see ecosopher leave. *sniffles*

<3

[ellakite.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

[tigrkittn.livejournal.com]

ecosopher and cemetaria? *sadness and woe!*

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

ecosopher, you will be sorely missed! Although not really because you're on my friends-list so I still get to read your regular posts :D ♥

"cemetaria", you sly dog, you! :P I was about to get offline when I saw your post from your regular journal, and then I had to stick around to see what name you'd been playing under because I just had no idea!!! Aww man.

[michikatinski.livejournal.com]

I'm so curious!!!

[ellakite.livejournal.com]

For the record: I enjoyed both ecosopher's and cemetaria's writing, and will miss them both...

[myrna-bird.livejournal.com]

Ditto that. Such special writers, both.

[kickthehobbit.livejournal.com]

o.o I did not think I would get this far.

Sorry to see both ecosopher and cemetaria go—I've enjoyed both of their writing a lot. :(

[similiesslip.livejournal.com]

I never thought I would get this far either! I never have before.

[cheshire23.livejournal.com]

*sadface*

That dreaded Real Life that claims so much good writing!

[alycewilson.livejournal.com]

Unbelievable. I figured both ecosopher and cemetaria for at least the Top 20, if not higher. They will be missed.

[unmowngrass.livejournal.com]

Did we have icons for making the top 100? I don't remember seeing them...

PS. Good luck to ecosopher and cemetaria with whatever else they'll be doing in real life.

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

I can get them for you if you want one. :)

[copyright1983.livejournal.com]

I had a feeling cemetaria was an alt, but I have no idea for whom. Now I'm really curious.

Sorry to see them and ecosopher go. On the other hand...woohoo! Top 50! Congrats everyone, and good luck!

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

I guessed she was an alt too and I've been trying to guess for the longest time. I didn't even put it together when the real person said they were dropping in their real journal. It was that good!

[emploding.livejournal.com]

Does that mean we are down to only two Aussie's now? mstrobel & jacq22 need to hang in there, we need an Aussie in the top 10. No, the top 2. No dammit, we need an Aussie winner!

;)

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

Haha, no pressure or anything!! :P

[magicmarmot.livejournal.com]

In the sense of oddness, since I've come in from second chance, I know nothing of special powers. I'm sort of going on the belief that I don't have any, because ever since I tried that whole invisibility thing, they don't let me ride the city bus anymore.

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

There's a post about them:

http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/557781.html

Yo, Gary!

[ellakite.livejournal.com]

Out of curiosity -- does tigrkittn get a "free pass" this week because you forgot to include her in the poll?

I'm not complaining; just asking for a rule clarification.

Re: Yo, Gary!

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

I don't penalize people for my mistakes. So, yes, she's immune to the vote this week.

[lilycobalt.livejournal.com]

I am so sad to see both ecosopher and cemetaria go. cemetaria, of course you were good enough. I am still in awe of your entries. Naturally, I'm the most fond of the one in which you built gorgeous sand castles in my sandbox, but I would buy a collection of stories about the times that the world ended :D

[beldarzfixon.livejournal.com]

Truly sad to see both go, intersection partner Cemetaria, and a friend since at least the beginning of this season, ecosopher. Kinda dampens the Top 50 celebration.

[copyright1983.livejournal.com]

I can't seem to access karmasoup's entry--can anyone else?

[tigrkittn.livejournal.com]

It's not just you. Maybe she forgot to unlock it from private working-on-it mode?

[porn-this-way.livejournal.com]

I had a feeling cemetaria was a sock! Do we have to break out a ouija board around here to find out who she is? :P

[rattsu.livejournal.com]

I think Cemetaria might be the person that I immediately became a squeeing fan of last season... but of course I cannot be sure. Still... both sad losses!

[ecosopher.livejournal.com]

Thanks for such kind words, everyone :) Just too many things to juggle right now.

Obviously, way to let the Australian side down! *rolls eyes*

Next year, right?!

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

*hugs* You did an amazing job juggling them this long. I'll miss your entries, but I know you have a lot of stuff going that's more important. (Gary's going to kick me for saying that, isn't he?)

[serpentpixie.livejournal.com]

Obviously I have no idea about cemetaria... no idea at all...


*Shifty Eyes*


In all seriousness, I'm leaving for work in a few short moments and I won't be home until later so I don't have time to reply to everyone who has left lovely things about my writing this season. Cemetaria was the ultimate experiment in playing outside my comfort zone, and I 100% thought I'd be booted out within the first few weeks. I'm genuinely sorry I couldn't make it in before the deadline this week -- I probably should've planned my time better, because I knew I'd be moving house this weekend, and I also knew I wouldn't be home until late last night. I did try, but I was literally falling asleep on the keyboard.

In any case - thank you lovely people for being so nice about my scribblings. Also, I did have an idea for this week so I'll see if I can't get it home gamed before the closing of the poll.

If anyone wants to add me or anything in this, my real journal you're very welcome - although in the name of fair warning, you will find I have the emotional stability of a box of narcoleptic frogs... ^^


You've all been lovely, and I'll see you in the home game <3 <3 <3

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

I'll miss your writing -- well, unless you Home Game! I'll keep an eye on the thread. :D

[imafarmgirl.livejournal.com]

I will miss both of them but especially ecosopher!

Holy shit I made it to the top fifty. I never thought I would this season because of so many good writers.

[similiesslip.livejournal.com]

I'm not at all surprised you made it this far!:)

[halfshellvenus.livejournal.com]

Is the link for karmasoup broken? I'm getting a "Page not found" error.

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Gary's edited; the link is above the poll.

[jacq22.livejournal.com]

Just giving more poetic reasons for Aussies to exist. Need a break as I am going cross eyed reading. Even with a smaller amount it takes concentrated effort to read them all, and is even more difficult to comment on all.


An opal-hearted country,
A wilful, lavish land –
All you who have not loved her,
You will not understand –
Though earth holds many splendours,
Wherever I may die,
I know to what brown country
My homing thoughts will fly.


Just laying on the pathos with an iconic poem.

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's sweet!

[jacq22.livejournal.com]

Agree about the top 50, wow, never thought that would happen, especially as with my shaky start I didn't even make a public access entry! I also had no idea what it all entailed thanks to my dear friend tjoel2 who got me interested. I had an idea I would like to get to 20 weeks and then thought I would die a death.

Am facing knee replacement in June, so not sure what will get me first, surgery or being ousted.

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[ashgaelsonaria.livejournal.com]

Arrgg.
Voted
posted new junk - wrote stuff when netless
caught up stuff
head hurts