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[kithan.livejournal.com]

A few words from clauderainsrm:

Week two and we are already shaking things out in the competition. Real life is showing up on people’s doorsteps and not even bothering to knock.

A ton of byes were used this week. How will that impact the voting this week? How will that impact their staying in the game with only one bye left. What of the people who have used up their byes?

But that’s speculation for later. Right now we have one task in front of us. Voting for our favorite entries from this week – and wow there were a lot of them.

Words that made us cry. Some that made us laugh. All of them took us out of ourselves for just a moment. Which ones deserve your votes? Well that’s for you to decide.


Some of you will notice that 20 people were moved from their original tribes. This was completely performance based. No one was moved more than one step up, and no one was moved who did not receive at least mid-range vote consistent with the numbers received in their new tribe. Looking to raise the bar here and keep things competitive.


The power is in your hands, to decide who’s dream is about to end right here and now, and who is moving forward one more step toward becoming the next LJ Idol.

Let’s find out what is going to shake out in the vote.

You can vote for as many, or few, people who want in each tribe. Remember, if you want to keep your favorites in this game, you have to make sure vote for them!! The contestant with the lowest amount of votes in each tribe will be eliminated, for a total of three going home this week.

Voting starts now and ends on Monday Nov 19th at 1:00 pm EST. Good luck to everyone.

Tech Support Note: fandangledsky = cheapdestiny. I forgot to change it. My bad.



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Comments

[boundfate.livejournal.com]

How many people didn't post and were lost?

[kithan.livejournal.com]

There'll be a separate post by clauderainsrm letting you know.

[justthere.livejournal.com]

Good luck to everyone! Some really great writing this week.

[sircaliban.livejournal.com]

I agree and good luck to you too :)

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

I have to applaud everyone who posted on this one.

It was a hard topic and the entries were amazing.

[tryslora]

I agree! This was a truly amazing week (and it's only week 2 -- imagine what week 22 will be like!) and I am so glad I managed to finish reading all of them and get votes in already.

I am in a constant state of wow this season.

[chazari.livejournal.com]

I wasn't nervous last week. This week I am! It has to be the topic adding that layer of fear or maybe just not being sick. Either way, *gulp*, bring it on!

[tryslora]

Let's see... we could set the page to autorefresh somehow and display it on the big screen and watch the votes tick by all afternoon...

Er. That's a bit toooo nervous and obsessive of me, isn't it?

[hopefulnebula]

I know it's bad form to vote for oneself, but is it explicitly against the rules? I mean, I'm not going to (like I said, bad form) but I'm just curious.

[kithan.livejournal.com]

It is not against the rules at all.

I don't think it's bad form, either, but that is personal opinion. :)

[dizzydog.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's what, 20% taking a bye this week? I figured next week would be the big one with Thanksgiving futzing with things.

Good luck everyone! Think it's going to be a hard week of choices picking who to vote for.

[hopefulnebula]

I'm lucky. I don't get a Thanksgiving per se here, so I get to keep my bye for sure.

[kindapoetry.livejournal.com]

i don't know about anyone else, but i, for one, am actually quite terrified about this week's polls. *gnaws on fingernails*

(doesn't help being a little fish moved into the big fishie pond either.)

[leanmeank.livejournal.com]

i'm terrified as well. I almost took a bye this week.

[newsong.livejournal.com]

You know, this week I've decided I'm not interested in voting for most of the funny ones, but it's not because they were funny.

I feel like anyone who vote about something they weren't terrified of was just avoiding the topic, and after the courage so many people here showed in revealing themselves, I just can't justify avoiding that.

Anyone else agree? I voted for a couple of the really funny ones, but for the most part if you avoided the subject or claimed not to be afraid of anything, I didn't vote for them.

I'm about half-way through entry reading.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yeah I found the "I'm not afraid of anything" thing irksome too. Some of us may ignore the fears that plague us and even be successful at it, but we've all got something.

[boundfate.livejournal.com]

Tribe 1 has 40 people (10 taking byes)
Tribe 2 has 52 people (12 taking byes)
Tribe 3 has 57 people (08 taking byes)

That means technically Tribe 3 should be happy since we have the best odds statistically of staying in the competition.

Good luck everyone!!!

[mme-furiosa.livejournal.com]

I HATE being in tribe 3. Too many heavy-hitters here.

[libra-dragon.livejournal.com]

Good luck to everyone!

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to say...We are all counting on you, out there.

I posted a list of favorites, if anyone is interested, in my own journal.

Now, it's time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight.

[worldofcharlie.livejournal.com]

Good luck!.. :)

*spins around and does a dance*

[lacombe.livejournal.com]

Best of luck! I hope everyone does well!

[suesniffsglue.livejournal.com]

This topic did more for me than therapy ever could've. Ever.

Good luck everyone! *Hugs*

[twystedpixie.livejournal.com]

Not to mention the talking about your writing afterward. If this didn't excise some of our demons, I don't know what will.

[browneyedgirl65.livejournal.com]

Where's ankita_1?
http://ankita-1.livejournal.com/158510.html

[dizzydog.livejournal.com]

She replied to the previous post saying she wasn't going to be able to continue playing :(

[unsold-capacity.livejournal.com]

I felt a LOT of catharsis happening in this week's posts. I think articulating one's fears can be a great way to confront and move past them.

I think I ended up voting for almost half the participants. Great job, people! I can't wait for next week!

[twystedpixie.livejournal.com]

Is it just me, or does it seem as if people are getting out and rocking the vote far more quickly than they did last week? It seems as if the numbers are far higher at this point than they were last voting round. Maybe everyone's better organized, or maybe it's that our little competition is picking up some fans? How cool would that be if we started to snowball? :D

[browneyedgirl65.livejournal.com]

I know I got mine out b/c I was much better organized, having a better idea of what to expect, and what info I'd need to vote later on. I think it took me nearly two days to vote last time, but this time I got mine down in half an hour.

[browneyedgirl65.livejournal.com]

Wow congrats to everyone. I should have twigged onto the fact that this post came out when the green room became suddenly silent. There I was in that lazy chair, mug in hand, looking around and going "Whut?"

Anyhow, I just posted a list of the ones that really grabbed me. It's not a complete list of the ones I voted for, mind you. Lots of really really good entries out there this week, y'all done good!

[tulip-in-yellow.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your vote of confidence. It made me smile :)

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

I've still got a few more entries to read. Then I'll vote.

*trying not to chew on fingernails*

[twystedpixie.livejournal.com]

Does...anyone else have the Monday Night Football theme music stuck in their heads? No? Just me? Okay, then.

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

Good luck to everybody! Also, everyone have a great weekend! =)

Lucky stars!!!

[worldofcharlie.livejournal.com]

I wanted to wish EVERYONE good luck...

*keeps fingers crossed that I'll survive week #2*

I've had excellent comments regarding this topic...

*wonders how difficult the next one will be*...

*waves*

Re: Lucky stars!!!

[naamaire.livejournal.com]

Haven't you heard? Next week's topic is: Contrast Hegel's Dialectic Materialism with Geodel's Incompleteness Theorem. I'm planning on doing it in iambic pentameter.

[ladyariadna.livejournal.com]

Best of luck to everyone this week!!! *crosses fingers*

[belenen.livejournal.com]

oh dear. My confidence has dropped by about half now that I've been moved into Tribe 3! *eek*

[mme-furiosa.livejournal.com]

no shit! The good news is that you are a fantastic writer who is unafraid of exploring edgy themes. I think you will be fine. I have found a new terror myself, and it is known to the world of LJidol as "Tribe 3."

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but...

[wyrdwriter.livejournal.com]

Are the deadlines going to be the same next week for entries and for voting? I have to go out of town and although I am not in the competition, I hope I will still be able to vote.

Re: I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but...

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

That would be telling. *G*

But since you asked nice, and since there's a good chance most people will miss this, and if they don't I can send them into endless speculation and/or paranoia (and that's always fun)... no.

The deadlines and voting next week are NOT going to be the same.

[genesisdesire.livejournal.com]

So, what is exactly the deal with the tribes? I remember something about the size of your f-list, but does it take anything else into account? I'm just curious as to why some people got moved.

[minikin.livejournal.com]

I think Gary shuffled things around with respect to votes received last time out. Or, maybe getting lots of votes generated new friends? I know I've gained a bunch since the beginning.