Green Room - Week 24 - Day 5

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

The Top 50 of Season 8 are here, now we just have to navigate through the wreckage to find the track to the Top 40!

If you told me that this group of degenerates talented people would be the Top 50 – well, I don’t know what I would have done. Because it was a really talented field this season from the get-go. So, pretty much every possible scenario was, and still is, possible. Which is exciting! Or scary. Or a little bit of both.

Especially when you factor in just how brutal “Real Life” has been this time around!

Granted, what most people have been chalking up to “Real Life” has just been my increased involvement with setting traps around contestant’s houses in order to better destroy them!! You thought that thing wasn’t in the same place where you’d left it – but fortunately I was able to pump in the memory fogging gas before you could figure too much out.

*pipes more gas into your room*

Get out there and read some entries http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/560771.html and support your favorites!

Comments

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

FIRST!

[myrna-bird.livejournal.com]

Whoo-hooo First!

[medleymisty.livejournal.com]

Someone really liked Cabin in the Woods. What's next, a gas to make us split up? ;)

I'm working so I don't havr long, but I just wanted to say that I really likec this topic. A bunch of us who usually write fiction went nonfiction, and it's been awesome learni.g about everyone's passions.

[alien-infinity.livejournal.com]

You're FIRST!! ^_^

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Congrats! *confettis*

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

Ugh... I woke up this morning with either allergies or a cold. So not amused. I work from home and barely go out, and none of my family is sick, so WTF?!

I'm hoping it's allergies just so I don't risk getting my son sick. Sick babies are teh sad.

Really excited to be in the top 50! I came so close to dropping out this week that it wasn't even funny. "Real life" is always an issue for me, but this time around I just couldn't get my piece to come together at all. Ughhh, so frustrating.

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you didn't drop! It seems like a lot of people were struggling this week. Gary really upped the traps this week I guess....

[drjeff.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just about dropped this week, too. I'm really going to be week to week for the next several. We'll SEE.

[vaudy.livejournal.com]

I almost had to drop this week, too, between concert weekend and the stuff I had to do at home for my grandmother. And if I make it through this week, I have another concert this weekend.

I kind of wish I had a phone that I could get some writing done on during breaks at work or when I have downtime at rehearsal.

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

I still stand by what I say that anyone left seriously could win this thing and not surprise me. There's so much talent this season. Then again, I'm sure I say that every season because it's proven to be true.

I'm really excited to see how the rest of the season plays out and who makes it to what. Top 40? The top 20? Who wil it be?!? Only time will tell.

I may actually finish reading this week! And I want to start doing rec lists again because the entries are that dang good. We will see what happens.

I'm feeling much better today, I almost feel normal (isn't that scary?), but my job is killing me. It's went above and beyond ridiculous. I'm so done with this place. I'm hoping that the interview tomorrow leads to a promising way out so I can (politely) tell my supervisors to F' off for being asshats.

[drjeff.livejournal.com]

I hate that feeling... your job is such a big part of your waking life. I hope that you can get something else soon. I have had the satisfaction of telling my boss to fuck himself, and it was REALLY satisfying.

[drjeff.livejournal.com]

Man, I ALMOST logged in quick enough to get my fourth first, but then I realized that everyone would know that I have no life. haha

Hey, thanks for all the great wedding wishes. It's been fun talking to everyone about the ceremony and the Vegas trip... and I got to do an entry that really was right in my wheelhouse!

[ecosopher.livejournal.com]

I saw your wedding post and I meant to comment, so I'll do it here instead:

Great job, you guys... you're such a wonderful couple, and I'm really, really delighted that you have done this thing. Blessings on you for many more years of shared contentedness.

[ellakite.livejournal.com]

Yo, Gary! Two questions for ya!

(1) You used the phrase "Top 40" in your post like it was an official milestone in Idol. Was a Top 40 Icon created for last season?

(2) This "memory fogging gas".of yours... is it capable of suppressing the memories of an unhappy childhood? If so, I'd be interested in purchasing a few metric tons...

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

1. No. I used "Top 40" because it's a milestone for Casey Kasem! There was no icon created for it though. I can see what I can do for you though.

It's more of a marker this season because of the powers that expire when we hit it.

[ecosopher.livejournal.com]

what most people have been chalking up to “Real Life” has just been my increased involvement with setting traps around contestant’s houses in order to better destroy them!!

Should have known. First you make the cat vomit, and then you wake up my children at 4.30am, and they threaten to vomit! At least I didn't step in any...

Forgot to say in my choked-up response to you all on the Vote page: if anyone wants to add me, feel free. I am generally a ready friender, unless your journal is only LJ Idol, in which case, I probably won't add you back as I like to keep my flist personal, yo :)

Love to you all. (Except Gary, obviously. Kicks to him).

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

I miss you already! I'm so, so sorry that life got in the way, and if you need to talk or anything, you know where to find me. I definitely understand trying to juggle family and day-to-day obligations and just never having enough time. Ugh.

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

That memory fogging gas of yours sure is potent, Gary! I always knew you had it in you, LOL.

Hmmm... I wonder if this gas is flammable?

*gets out lighter*

[lawchicky.livejournal.com]

It would not surprise me if Gary were planting booby traps for all of us. Of course, I create enough problems on my own that it would be impossible to tell if my downfalls were my own or Gary created.

It's a busy day for me here- so much to get done and then continuing ed tonight followed by a late appointment with a friend/client to sign contracts.

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Men have a thing for booby traps... some women do, too!

[marjory.livejournal.com]

Oh it's you pumping gas into the room, is it? I had thought the boyfriend had just been at the wasabi peas again.

[ashgaelsonaria.livejournal.com]

I was chalking it up to grilled cabage

[alien-infinity.livejournal.com]

I thought my fuzzy-feeling brain was due to inadequate sleep and inadequate caffeine, but I think now that it's from Gary and his gas! :P

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Gary's gas is very potent!

[dslartoo.livejournal.com]

Ha. Foolish mortal, you know not where I live! Your puny machinations shall not catch me unawares!

cheers,
Phil

[sweeny-todd.livejournal.com]

It's a public holiday today! Anzac day. I think I am bad because I forgot.

Mind you, I went to the dawn service last year, and it finished before dawn...

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

I don't think there WAS a dawn today... Rain hammering down all night, I'm wondering if the service was completely washed out!

[jacq22.livejournal.com]

Cough, cough, that darned gas.....

[serpentpixie.livejournal.com]

Gary was super sneaky with the trap on me. He trapped my house, so I moved house, and was then so overwhelmed by MOVING HOUSE that I had to bail.

I'm watching you, Gary.

*Eyes*

garr

[ashgaelsonaria.livejournal.com]

thurday last
Thunder storm
Lighning strike - close
inadiquitly buffered hub.
New ordered - not sent over night
UPS given wrong address
Sent to New York!
Finally came
Finally back on line,
Had 85 e-mails
1 was not junk
Bet my dragcave.net hatchlings and eggs are all dead.
Have words for this
Not apropreate
have post
do read
http://ashgaelsonaria.livejournal.com/218058.html

[fading-light.livejournal.com]

I feel kind of bad. I haven't been keeping up with Idol for awhile now. I had jury duty which completely ate up all of my time. Then I got involved with my photo scavenger hunt thing. Finally, got a new camera so I've been playing with that for the past couple of weeks.

So I trust everyone is good and well! I just wanted to say hi!