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therealljidolAnother day and we've hit *130 contestants*??? I wasn't sure that we were going to have as many as Season 3, and here we are, VERY close to doubling it!!
One of the things that makes me really happy is the diversity out there. Lots of new people with new experiences to meet and learn from.
I'm also quite pleased with the people who have experience in the publishing industry who have entered. It always makes me chuckle (well ok, not "chuckle") when I see people talking about "the popularity contest" aspects as if the key to getting published is just writing a really really good, putting it on a shelf and watching the money roll in. As if there wasn't a LOT of networking and self promotion involved.
So how are you this morning? Who have you been enjoying reading/interacting with so far?
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MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THIS IF YOU WANT TO PLAY! (there's at least one person who linked something in a Green Room, but last time I checked still hadn't done it in either of the two places they need to!!)
"Don't forget to post your Topic 0 posts at: http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/69885.html
and most important, remember to go there to READ other people's posts.
and make sure to sign up to play this season:
http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/68021.html
If you have any questions, be sure to check out the FAQ: http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/67483.html"
One of the things that makes me really happy is the diversity out there. Lots of new people with new experiences to meet and learn from.
I'm also quite pleased with the people who have experience in the publishing industry who have entered. It always makes me chuckle (well ok, not "chuckle") when I see people talking about "the popularity contest" aspects as if the key to getting published is just writing a really really good, putting it on a shelf and watching the money roll in. As if there wasn't a LOT of networking and self promotion involved.
So how are you this morning? Who have you been enjoying reading/interacting with so far?
***
MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THIS IF YOU WANT TO PLAY! (there's at least one person who linked something in a Green Room, but last time I checked still hadn't done it in either of the two places they need to!!)
"Don't forget to post your Topic 0 posts at: http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/69885.html
and most important, remember to go there to READ other people's posts.
and make sure to sign up to play this season:
http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/68021.html
If you have any questions, be sure to check out the FAQ: http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/67483.html"
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Date: 2007-10-31 12:15 pm (UTC)Boooooo, homework.
Date: 2007-10-31 01:22 pm (UTC)Re: Boooooo, homework.
Date: 2007-10-31 01:41 pm (UTC)Re: Boooooo, homework.
Date: 2007-10-31 02:22 pm (UTC)I hope to take some sociology classes through GW continuing education in the spring.
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:29 pm (UTC)Same here...I seem to keep going back for something.
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 02:06 pm (UTC)maybe lj idol will be my new homework? -- hope i haven't jinxed myself re tangents though...
Hi (and I have FAQ ANS for you)
Date: 2007-10-31 12:30 pm (UTC)BTW - I have hidden some FAQ nuggets in amongst yesterday's green room. Could you move them for me?
The subject tags of the comments should make them easy to find.
Re: Hi (and I have FAQ ANS for you)
Date: 2007-10-31 03:54 pm (UTC)I'm feeling really overwhelmed at the moment, with so many entries and so many greenroom comments and whatnot. I feel like I'll never catch up, I can't imagine having time to play with geek stuff like data-mining. Though I REALLY wish I did. Sounds like fun.
Re: Hi (and I have FAQ ANS for you)
Date: 2007-10-31 04:12 pm (UTC)But I am caught up for the moment. I will fall behind later, but that is ok. Don't feel obligated to get to know everyone right now. You will, eventually, discover who is a kindred spirit, and who is not.
And if you have questions, please feel free to leave them over on the questions post (http://community.livejournal.com/therealljidol/69002.html) and they will be answered.
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Date: 2007-10-31 04:24 pm (UTC)Re: Hi (and I have FAQ ANS for you)
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Date: 2007-10-31 01:00 pm (UTC)But hey. His commercial for Emerald Nuts during this year's Super Bowl is an awesome way to remember him. ^-^
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Date: 2007-10-31 01:40 pm (UTC)Why are all the people from our generation dying?!
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Date: 2007-10-31 12:57 pm (UTC)I need help.
:0p
P.S. Posting that first entry was truly scary.
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Date: 2007-10-31 01:07 pm (UTC)Good to see you here!
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:18 pm (UTC)I don't know about everyone else, but I am having a blast reading all the intros so far.
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Date: 2007-10-31 01:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 01:08 pm (UTC)\m/- That is fantastic.
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Date: 2007-10-31 05:29 pm (UTC)That really rocks, and I'm so going to have to try it!
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:20 pm (UTC)(And it isn't time wasted, trust me. In learning about others, we learn about ourselves.)
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Date: 2007-10-31 01:21 pm (UTC)I've friended up with
And can't forget
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 10:02 pm (UTC)I love your costume! I was a cranky lazy graphic designer today. Oh wait, that's what I am every day.
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Date: 2007-10-31 01:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 01:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 01:38 pm (UTC)Happy Halloween!
Dress up in a costume and say "Trick or Treat!" I'll give you a candy bar!
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Date: 2007-10-31 01:44 pm (UTC)Trick or Treat!
(I can never turn down chocolate!)
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 06:45 pm (UTC)*mmmm chocolate*
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:37 pm (UTC)"trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!"
*childish smile*
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Date: 2007-10-31 04:07 pm (UTC)I can't believe I fell for the ole Candy Mountain trick!
Trick or Treat!
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Date: 2007-10-31 04:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 05:00 pm (UTC)Melts in your mouth, not your hooves!
Thank you kind lady!
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Date: 2007-10-31 05:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 05:26 pm (UTC)*runs away*
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Date: 2007-10-31 07:16 pm (UTC)Trick or treat!
Date: 2007-10-31 05:01 pm (UTC)Re: Trick or treat!
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Date: 2007-10-31 01:43 pm (UTC)I'm On the Run Girl today!
As for who I'm reading (and this is taking out the wonderful people that I was reading before I signed up this year, like
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:24 pm (UTC)Oh you are so weird.
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Date: 2007-10-31 03:57 pm (UTC)That was my exact response.
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:29 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-10-31 04:43 pm (UTC)Years ago I had a dream in which hillary clinton and gary coleman were on the same cruise ship as me.
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Date: 2007-10-31 05:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 10:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 01:53 pm (UTC)Just doing the work thing this morning after doing to much of that homework thing last night.
I have enjoyed reading all the entries and gaining a few new friends in the process.
Happy Halloween too!
Arrr....
Date: 2007-10-31 01:53 pm (UTC)Avast! Ahoy! Where's my mead?! Where's my rum? Maintaining pirate talk while sober is harder than it looks.
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Date: 2007-10-31 06:51 pm (UTC)Keeping up with Buttons is harder than it looks too. (Though usually it is better to do it while remaining sober...)
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:25 pm (UTC)What is Keegan wearing tonight so that daddy can have the candy?
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:49 pm (UTC)As for Mercedes its a huge secret that will be revealed when I finally post the pictures.
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:34 pm (UTC)Those are ALWAYS hilarious, heartbreaking, or horrendous.
[just kidding about the last one, really]
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:35 pm (UTC)I planning on reading all the topic 0 posts late friday night (when I actually have time to do read)
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 02:35 pm (UTC)Robert Goulet died people... what's this about Vampires and Werewolves? ;) (He says while using his Monster Squad icon)
Also, I wanna thank everyone who commented on my comment in the last green room. I'm going to pour through all those wonderful insights and such in a bit.
The one thing I hate about Halloween? People dressing up their dogs... it's too much!
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 04:34 pm (UTC)To be a REAL pirate though. I don't know. Spending life on sea, porting in lowly places, hiding in caves and attacking villages while pillaging and raping before running. I don't think it'd be the greatest life.
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Date: 2007-10-31 04:38 pm (UTC)I'm a weekend pirate. *burns a cd*
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Date: 2007-10-31 11:41 pm (UTC)I mean some of those files are huge, they can take all day. ;)
I wanna dress like a pirate every day... they have a word for that these days. Oh right... fairy. Sadly it's actually hard to find a puffy shirt in my size.
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Date: 2007-11-03 04:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-03 05:43 pm (UTC)but truly... funny indeed.
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Date: 2007-10-31 04:30 pm (UTC)I would have to agree with this.
The pet section of Wal-Mart now carries a full line of fashion accessories for the dainty pooch. Paris Hilton wanna-bes will rejoice.
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Date: 2007-10-31 04:35 pm (UTC)I'm sure someone has Shitzu named Ping-Ping wearing a diamond necklace and huge sunglasses.
I want to punch that person... repeatedly.
Some of the costumes for pets are clever...but none of them ever look happy to be wearing them. You can see it in their eyes!
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Date: 2007-10-31 04:40 pm (UTC)You know they do. Cats are cool like that.
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Date: 2007-10-31 11:42 pm (UTC)I like cats, but they aren't cool... they're feisty! Cool fesity, but feisty, dress up a cat..lose an eye... dress up a dog, get a sad puppy dog face.
see icon for details
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:42 pm (UTC)What a wonderful idea, this.
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Date: 2007-10-31 02:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 10:05 pm (UTC)I'm like the cheesy bitch in the Miss Cornstalk, Kansas beauty pageant that says, "It's not even about winnin, y'all, I'm just so glad I met you guys and now I have fifty new best friends. Let's go cow-tipping tonight!"
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Date: 2007-10-31 03:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 04:27 pm (UTC)(NaNoWriMo begins in less than 14 hours)
*passes out homemade popcorn balls to everyone dressed in costume*
I'm the one dressed as the unicorn victim of organ theft.
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Date: 2007-10-31 04:32 pm (UTC)*giggles, feeding popcorn ball to stray wandering rabbits and squirrels*
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Date: 2007-10-31 04:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 04:48 pm (UTC)Theif
Date: 2007-10-31 04:51 pm (UTC)Well, it is a bit early for trick or treating.
*throws in a chocolate bar as a reward for your bravery*
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Date: 2007-10-31 05:26 pm (UTC)Thanks!
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Date: 2007-10-31 11:54 pm (UTC)i totally have a t-shirt with the purple one on it!
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Date: 2007-11-01 12:29 am (UTC)*slips a popcorn ball in your treat bag*