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The poll is closed, the votes are in, and this week we are unfortunately saying another sad goodbye.

Hopefully not for long, but at least for now.

Goodbye to... *checks poll* *checks email* *looks at poll again*

murielle

who sacrificed this week by throwing herself off the turret. It made quite a mess and the grounds crew is going to be quite busy for the next *looks at the mess* few days probably.

Thank you for coming out and I hope you will be able to resurrect sooner rather than later whenever things get less crazy in your life.

clauderainsrm

A few words from

clauderainsrm:

The Killer(s) have claimed their first victim! https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1190785.html

But we must still go forward with a vote to determine who else will be leaving us this week!

It’s not going to be easy given how good the entries are this time around.

Now it’s all up to you - the voters! Read. Comment. Vote for your favorites!! You are the only ones who can save them! You can also determine who will receive the antidote that may stop the evil schemes of the Killer(s)!

That’s a lot of power, and also great responsibility. Use it well.

There will be (spins wheel) 1 person leaving us this week.

The poll closes Wednesday July 23rd at 8pm ET.

Good luck to everyone!

Poll #33383 ’WheelofChaos-Week4’

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 45

Vote For Your Favorites!

adore's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
2 (4.4%)

alycewilson's entry
15 (33.3%)

autumn_wind's entry
16 (35.6%)

bleodswean's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
4 (8.9%)

drippedonpaper's entry
17 (37.8%)

eeyore_grrl's entry
16 (35.6%)

flipflop_diva's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
4 (8.9%)

garnigal's entry
5 (11.1%)

gunwithoutmusic's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
3 (6.7%)

hafnia's entry
12 (26.7%)

halfshellvenus's entry
19 (42.2%)

inkstainedfingertips's entry
23 (51.1%)

krispykritter's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
4 (8.9%)

legalpad819's entry
8 (17.8%)

marjorica's entry
11 (24.4%)

muchtooarrogant's entry
15 (33.3%)

murielle's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
2 (4.4%)

rayaso's entry
17 (37.8%)

roina_arwen's entry
12 (26.7%)

serpentinejacaranda's entry
10 (22.2%)

simplyn2deep's entry
10 (22.2%)

static_abyss's BYE WEEK - Votes Do Not Count
2 (4.4%)

swirlsofpurple's entry
12 (26.7%)

talonkarrde's entry
16 (35.6%)

tonithegreat's entry
10 (22.2%)

wolfden's entry
6 (13.3%)

xeena's entry
30 (66.7%)

clauderainsrm

I'm glad that everyone could make it to this meeting. Before this poll is posted, we have some solemn business to attend to - there is a/are Killer(s) lose in this castle!! You are the only ones who are able to identify them and bring them to justice!!!

You have sent in your votes, and this time there were 9 different suspects. But the majority landed on a Killer being none other than

flipflop_diva

*cue dramatic music*

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Now that is out of the way, we can get back to the business at han... wait, hey, are you OK? *someone falls to the ground with a thud* *screaming, lots and lots of screaming*

SOMEONE CALL A DOCTOR!!! SOMEONE CALL... oh, it's too late...

fausts_dream is dead. The Killer(s) have murdered him. The last Nullifier, the power to chance results and take out twists, is gone with him.

He did leave this final message though, a last entry in his Idol journal. Maybe there's a clue, or at least some solace for those he has left behind. fausts-dream.dreamwidth.org/7521.html

clauderainsrm

The deadline for this week's prompt is tomorrow. Which is why there are still so many of them missing! ;) Slackers!!!

therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1189997.html

For those of you who like to read ahead though, there are some really good ones already up there. No pressure to the slackers! ;)

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How has your weekend been going?

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For those still in the game - Make sure to send me your accusation!!

clauderainsrm

So much to talk about. Therapy has been going OK.

What I HAVEN’T told her, yet, is where to find the new prompt https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1189997.html

I also haven’t told her that Xeena has let me know who will be receiving the antidote. Did she save a life? Was it wasted? That’s not got me up tell.

I’m definitely not sure what my therapist would think of Killer(s) running around in my castle Or about the fact that I have a castle Or that in this friendly writing community, murder is afoot!!!

What would YOUR therapist (real or imagined) be shocked by?

clauderainsrm

This week's prompt is again from the list of unused prompts buried deep in the Idol vaults. The wheel spins and the result is:

Figure of speech

The deadline to link your entries back to this thread is

Sunday July 20th at 7pm ET.

Have fun!

clauderainsrm

The wheel has landed on NO TWIST.

There are 2 "no twist" spots. I may have to remove one. ;) If nothing else, this should increase the odds of week after week of brutal twists coming!! Or, at least I can hope.

The Wheel may be on your side, at the moment, but the Killer(s) certainly is/are not!!! So make sure you send me your accusation before the next deadline!

clauderainsrm

There was a tie and four contestants were thrust into a Sudden Death Write Off, one more entry, one more round to break out of the pack.

It came one vote away from being a three way tie. Three votes from being a four way tie again.

If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about how close things are this mini season, I'm not even sure I can articulate it more clearly.

But those votes DID show up, so two of them are moving forward, and unfortunately we are saying goodbye to two beloved veterans. One is the youngest contestant. The other isn't the oldest, but if it was that would at least be amusing. So let's pretend she is! :)

I'm really hoping that we will see more from both of them in the Home Game, and continuing to hang out and root for their favorites!

Goodbye to

kizzy and

yamyam_kat . Thank you for coming out this mini season. I wish we got to hang out longer.

clauderainsrm

A few words from

clauderainsrm:

When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for contestants who tied in the last poll to write another entry, they will face off again to determine who among them will be eliminated.

The results of this new poll will dissolve the bonds that connect them to each other, and ultimately mean that the two with the fewest votes will be eliminated from the LJ Idol Mini season.

The poll closed tomorrow night, Tuesday August 6th, at 9pm ET

Good luck to everyone!

Poll #31704 ’LJIdolMini-Week5’

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 35

Vote For Your Favorites!

kizzy's entry
15 (42.9%)

tamara_in_jakarta's entry
18 (51.4%)

thephantomq's entry
16 (45.7%)

yamyam_kat's entry
15 (42.9%)

clauderainsrm

I knew this was going to happen sooner or later but didn't think it would be "sooner"... and it came within a hair of being MUCH more severe.

We have a tie.

kizzy

tamara_in_jakarta ,

thephantomq ,

yamyam_kat

So it's a 4 way tie and 2 of these contestants will be eliminated. It came within a single vote of being a 15 way tie!!!

Due to circumstances beyond my control (Debby) I will not be able to do the standard "24 hours to write a new entry" standard run off. So instead I'm going to generous and give you 48 hours to write a new entry. :)

The 4 of you will write an OPEN TOPIC entry. Which means it can be anything you want. It's your neck on the line, so bring your A-game!!

You will link your entry back to the thread I will be making below by Monday August 5th at 8pm ET. Then a new poll will go up for the new entries.

In the meantime a new regular prompt will go up as well for everyone not in the run-off. So keep an eye out for that one as well since the survivors are going to need to write something for that!

clauderainsrm

Good Morning (for real this time)!

The new poll is up: therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1150210.html

Two contestants are going home this week, and with the bye-outs that means things are getting a *little* more serious. (As veterans know, these aren't *that* serious numbers. But that feeling is going to just intensify as we move forward.)

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Since we don't have Work Rooms this season, I thought it might be interesting to have a "post mortem" on your entries for this week: How did you get your idea and what went into executing it? What were your struggles and what do you think you ended up pulling off?

(if you don't want to discuss *this* weeks - there is an active pool after all... how about any of the previous weeks? Which one do you think was your best - so far - and which did you struggle with the most and what was it about those two that stands out to you?)

clauderainsrm

A few words from

clauderainsrm:

I am definitely in that uncanny valley, where the closer I get to being human, the more uncomfortable it makes people. But I never get it quite right, which makes the sensation even worse for people observing me.

But I do need to do something “human” - saying goodbye to the 3 contestants who are “byeing out” this week. The good news is that we at least got to read 1 entry from each of them. The bad part of that is that we all saw the potential of a lot more great entries in the future.

Thank you for coming out for this mini season and I hope you will “home game” (which is where you write the entry, but you are not included in the poll, and you post it in the most recent Green Room instead of the official thread) so that we will get to read more from you!

Goodbye to author_by_night , adore and sohardtohold

Now I can go back to being a monster. There are a lot of great entries this week. Which is just going to make it more difficult to be losing the 2 contestants with the fewest votes!

So make sure to read, comment and vote for your favorites - and spread the word for others to do the same! Their life in this competition is entirely in your hands!

The poll will close Saturday August 3rd at 8pm ET.
Good luck to everyone!

Poll #31682 ’LJIdolMini-Week4’

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 51

Vote For Your Favorites!

adoptedwriter's entry
14 (27.5%)

aggienaut's entry
13 (25.5%)

alycewilson's entry
20 (39.2%)

autumn_wind's entry
13 (25.5%)

banana_galaxy's entry
13 (25.5%)

bleodswean's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (5.9%)

chasing_silver's entry
13 (25.5%)

drippedonpaper's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (5.9%)

erulissedances's entry
13 (25.5%)

fausts_dream's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (5.9%)

favoritebean_writes's entry
16 (31.4%)

flipflop_diva's entry
22 (43.1%)

gunwithoutmusic''s entry
13 (25.5%)

hafnia's entry
15 (29.4%)

halfshellvenus's entry
19 (37.3%)

hangedkay's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (5.9%)

inkstainedfingertips's entry
15 (29.4%)

kizzy's entry
12 (23.5%)

littlebitofearth's entry
15 (29.4%)

mollywheezy's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (5.9%)

muchtooarrogant's entry
13 (25.5%)

murielle's entry
20 (39.2%)

n3m3sis43's entry
16 (31.4%)

nicholewithanh's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (5.9%)

off_fleek_geek's entry
13 (25.5%)

pixiebelle's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
4 (7.8%)

rayaso's entry
15 (29.4%)

reidharriscooper's entry
13 (25.5%)

roina_arwen's entry
13 (25.5%)

sohardtohold's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (5.9%)

static_abyss's entry
16 (31.4%)

strryeyedgrrl's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (5.9%)

swirlsofpurple's entry
14 (27.5%)

talonkarrde's entry
15 (29.4%)

tamara_in_jakarta's entry
12 (23.5%)

thephantomq's entry
12 (23.5%)

tigrkittn's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
2 (3.9%)

tonithegreat's entry
13 (25.5%)

unmowngrass's BYE WEEK - Votes do not count
3 (5.9%)

xeena's entry
15 (29.4%)

yachiru's entry
15 (29.4%)

yamyam_kat's entry
12 (23.5%)

clauderainsrm

The deadline is tonight (tomorrow when I'm writing this. WEDNESDAY night) at 7pm)

There are still a LOT of entries that are currently missing. So hopefully people are busy writing. therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1149132.html

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Speaking of writing, if you are interested in an opportunity to help others, our friends over at Small Wonders are looking for some First Readers. If that sounds like something you would enjoy, you should apply. airtable.com/applzdlHLTpefTmE7/pagZEtdaca1eg1FK5/form

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Today was a really positive day at work. Not used to that at all... what is something that happened to YOU recently that you just aren't used to...

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The commercial for the movie version of Wicked just came on. I remember enjoying the book... and then years later wondering why everyone was suddenly talking about it, and mentioning songs. I didn't recall there being any songs in the book. :D (it was quite some time before I found out that there was a musical!!)

clauderainsrm

Ryan Reynolds and the Deadpool producer talked about how they convinced Madonna to let them use "Like a Prayer". www.youtube.com/watch

What song would YOU go the extra mile to make sure you had in the movie about your life?

and who would star in it?

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Remember to post your entries for this week here: https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1149132.html

clauderainsrm

This week's prompt has a specific meaning, but it can also be taken in completely different directions. Which is part of what I enjoy about it.

What is it?

Uncanny Valley

The deadline to link your entry back to this thread is Wednesday July 31 at 7pm ET.

Have fun!

clauderainsrm

Happy Friday to all those who celebrate!

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What's the best thing you've been watching on TV (or online, or however you consume visual media) lately?

What's the best new music (song/album) you've heard?

therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1107400.html

clauderainsrm

I've been asked when Idol is going to start back up again. My estimate is early January. Maybe I'll put the sign up sheet up (over at LJ) on New Years Eve again. That seemed popular in the past, to start the year off with a goal of writing more in 2022!

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We're still in Idol Minor+ though - so in the spirit of the thing:

Who were some of the first people to encourage your writing? A parent? Teacher? Friends? Who did you that early encouragement of "This is something I should be doing?"

***

the new prompt is available at therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1107400.html

clauderainsrm

After finishing both "The Girl Next Door" And "American Predator" in the last 48 hours, I'm looking to start something a little more lighthearted. :)

So what are some of the funniest books you've read lately? (Bonus points for audiobooks)

***

The new Prompt is up: therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1107400.html

Which does make this the 1 month mark. So roughly halfway through this experiment.

How have you been enjoying it?

clauderainsrm

We're going Old School Idol Minor with this week's prompt...

Happy

The deadline to link your entry back to this post is Nov 22nd at 3pm ET.

Have fun!

clauderainsrm

The deadline has past for last week's entries. therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1105950.html

What were some of your favorites?

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We've been dealing with a COVID case in the household. Celena was sent home from college to recover. She's been here for a few days and getting better, Fortunately, she's been vaccinated (and young) so it wasn't that bad.

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I've been reading a LOT lately - which has been great. I just finished what was *the* most disturbing book I've ever read... "The Girl Next Door", which, given that it's horror and I found it on a list of "the most terrifying books ever" probably shouldn't have surprised me much. :)

The worst part of it though is that it's based on a true story. (Basically a fictionalized narrator's POV of a real life event with the names changed) The things that people are willing to do to each other is far more terrifying than any alien spider monster that lives in the sewer.

We also finally started the Squid Games.

So basically I'm feeling pretty darn good about humanity right now. :D

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What have YOU been up to?

(the new prompt will be posted in a few hours)

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