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Green Room - Week 1 - Day 2

There are a couple things out there that require your attention:

The Week 0 poll: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/611603.html
The Week 1 topic: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/611538.html
Your kids and/or friends and family... you can skip this last one though if you haven't gotten to the first two. Seriously, they can wait! ;)

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A couple more housekeeping items, due to expanding the "75" base to accomodate base you may have noticed that we are over that number. Which means that 2 months will probably be closer to 2 1/2. Just giving you a heads up! Considering that there are already cries of "How can I read this many entries while writing my entries!" I figure you probably don't want me to speed thngs even more than I already am! Or maybe you do... *cacklles as he puts hand on "Speed Up" button*   :D


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The forementioned poll closes tonight and the deadline for your Week 1 entry is tomorrow. Things are about to get interesting!

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sweeny_todd
Jan. 23rd, 2013 02:39 pm (UTC)
first? I am just on my way to bed :-)

later than I meant to go, for sure!
n3m3sis43
Jan. 23rd, 2013 02:50 pm (UTC)
*hands you a cookie*
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kandigurl
Jan. 23rd, 2013 02:42 pm (UTC)
So are these more like half-weeks? Or is the window for writing usually so short? It's been so long since Idol and I last cuddled...
theun4givables
Jan. 23rd, 2013 02:46 pm (UTC)
Last season we generally got about 4 days to write our entry and then the rest of the week was spent anxiously staring at the poll and biting our nails. And then once the poll closed a new topic went up.

I guess we're going to be doing this combo of poll and writing? Though I'm not exactly sure how well that will work -- but I guess that's why Gary has the poll closing a day before the topic is due. Or maybe that's a "just for this week" thing.
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mezzogiorno
Jan. 23rd, 2013 02:51 pm (UTC)
It's definitely more fast-paced then the last time I played. Crazy times.
n3m3sis43
Jan. 23rd, 2013 02:53 pm (UTC)
Still in toddler ear infection hell. :\

So I've been working half days so my husband and I can take sick kid duty. I now see why people send their kids into daycare while they are still sick (especially since we pay for it whether he goes or not!). It is sad to see your kid sick but I am also so behind on work right now and it is stressing me the hell out.

Yay, whining!

Am I crazy? Yup. :S
occasionally
Jan. 23rd, 2013 03:34 pm (UTC)
Sorry the little one is still suffering (and the rest of you along with him). It does seem crazy to me that you have to keep paying even if he's not allowed to be there.
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momebie
Jan. 23rd, 2013 03:14 pm (UTC)
NO BRAKES, GARY. NO BRAKES.

Just kidding. Please apply the brakes. I'm already not sure how to do my podcast duties and finish editing this fic and write an entry and read everything and and and. /whining

Edited at 2013-01-23 03:15 pm (UTC)
nyxocity
Jan. 23rd, 2013 05:57 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I too am wondering if this will continue to be the pace, and if so, how I will manage to keep up!
millysdaughter
Jan. 23rd, 2013 03:17 pm (UTC)
**waves**
**pours coffee**
I baked chocolate chip cookies on Monday -- want one?
**passes plate of cookies**
beldarzfixon
Jan. 23rd, 2013 03:20 pm (UTC)
*NOM-nomnomnomnomnom*

Thanks!
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beldarzfixon
Jan. 23rd, 2013 03:19 pm (UTC)
Friends and family? I have those?

Silly Gary, acting like there's more to life than LJ Idol.

Just don't confuse the "speed up" button with the History Eraser Button... the bright shiny button... the jolly candy-like button...
phoenixejc
Jan. 23rd, 2013 03:21 pm (UTC)
Nice Ren and Stimpy reference!
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occasionally
Jan. 23rd, 2013 03:20 pm (UTC)
Got my entry finished last night! I'm pretty pleased with it, though admittedly nervous. Because, well, you know... each round you're putting yourself out there. For judgement. It's scaaaaary.


I'm working on reading Week 1 entries and commenting. Sometimes I pop back over to the Week 0 entries to comment--but I'm focusing my commenting efforts on the upcoming poll.

Things with baby girl are going alright. Her fever is starting to ease up. One more day of Tamiflu for her. She's still clingy and needing lots of extra snuggles, but steadily improving.
nyxocity
Jan. 23rd, 2013 05:56 pm (UTC)
That's one thing Idol is really good for though, helping you gain confidence and increase your abilities as a writer by putting yourself out there every week and getting feedback, though it can definitely be scary! Is this your first time playing? I think I've decided what I'm going to write for this week--going to work on it today.

Sorry to hear your little one is sick, but glad to hear that she's improving!
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phoenixejc
Jan. 23rd, 2013 03:23 pm (UTC)
Week 1 entry done and canned. Fixed the problem with it being flist locked....duh, Ellen.

Morning is chipping away. Hopefully tonight will leave some time for reading entries.
roina_arwen
Jan. 23rd, 2013 03:44 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I thought I counted more like 85 or 87 or somesuch in the poll. Haven't made a spreadsheet yet for voting because my new laptop currently doesn't have Excel on it. I may make one at work and just print it out. Hrm.

Oh darn, an extra two weeks of Idol goodness? However will we adjust? *swoons*
theun4givables
Jan. 23rd, 2013 04:13 pm (UTC)
Do you use google docs/drive? That's where my spreadsheet currently resides. I do all of my writing on gdocs, too. lol I am a fan, obviously.
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xo_kizzy_xo
Jan. 23rd, 2013 04:40 pm (UTC)
Hi, I'm on my lunch right now, and now i can finally follow along in real time thanks to my phone! Woot!
nyxocity
Jan. 23rd, 2013 05:53 pm (UTC)
Hi there! :) Man I am glad to be back on a computer for this season. Trying to follow along on my phone last time was tough, and then LJ changed their formatting so that leaving comments from my phone was literally impossible. Not sure if it's been fixed since then, I should probably give it a go just to see.
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nyyhoneybee
Jan. 23rd, 2013 04:46 pm (UTC)
Well, I'm clearly not playing this season (I wrote last season under a different LJ name). Just want to wish everyone good luck! I'll miss it! Maybe I will play the home game....
nyxocity
Jan. 23rd, 2013 05:51 pm (UTC)
Good afternoon everyone! Well, afternoon for me, anyway.

I have to wonder... is anyone else nervous about the "mousetrap" theme that Gary seems to be using for this truncated season? He tends to give us clues throughout the season about what's in store... Hopefully I'm just reading too much in.

Finally got my other work laptop back today and hopefully it's now all in working order. *crosses fingers* We'll see soon enough.

Hope you're all having a great day!
kathrynrose
Jan. 23rd, 2013 06:39 pm (UTC)
is anyone else nervous about the "mousetrap" theme that Gary seems to be using for this truncated season?

Well, we never know exactly what evil lurks in the heart of Gary. It bothers me a bit because I've never played mousetrap, so I don't really quite understand the trying to trap other people thing. I'm wondering how that translates here. The FAQ said the polls and the bottom vote-getters getting eliminated hasn't changed, but Gary implied that it has, so.... ::shrug::

I don't like not knowing how things are supposed to go, it's a control thing. I'm aware.
kandigurl
Jan. 23rd, 2013 05:57 pm (UTC)
Haha! I have read every single Topic 1 entry posted thus far! Let's just hope this sense of accomplishment doesn't lead my subconscious to believe that I've read all of the future entries, as well.
occasionally
Jan. 23rd, 2013 06:25 pm (UTC)
*high fives*

I've got two more to go from those that have been posted. Feeling pretty good about it myself. Staying on top of things feels good in Idol.
ohelectricshock
Jan. 23rd, 2013 06:16 pm (UTC)
Goodness me! I am drinking my first cup of coffee in many moons and getting my typing fingers all warmed up so that I might finish this entry today and get to reading everybody else's! Hope everybody is having an awesome day :)
occasionally
Jan. 23rd, 2013 06:24 pm (UTC)
w00t w00t!

I hardly ever drink coffee anymore, but I had some yesterday because Henrietta keeps me up at night right now (because she's sick).

Looking forward to reading your entry Lexyback!
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halfshellvenus
Jan. 23rd, 2013 06:26 pm (UTC)
All right, finished all the reading and voting!

Started the writing, but... need more words. Faster. :O
alien_writings
Jan. 23rd, 2013 07:26 pm (UTC)
My Week 1 entry is up, so I feel good about that. I am trying to write more not-Idol stuff, and my brain is being all "neener neener I don't wanna" so I have to tell my brain "STFU, you work for ME." It's not really convincing my brain to behave though, haha.
ashgaelsonaria
Jan. 23rd, 2013 10:03 pm (UTC)
I am using idol to put off non idol stuff and am hopeful that they will cross paths
xo_kizzy_xo
Jan. 23rd, 2013 08:09 pm (UTC)
Is there any way to tell Ember (aka The Little Brown Dog Of Unknown Parentage) that it's too cold to go for a walk? Last I heard it's 15F out there. BRRRRRRR!!! :trying not to shiver:
jem0000000
Jan. 24th, 2013 04:06 am (UTC)
Good heavens. *offers hot tea*
jocosa
Jan. 23rd, 2013 09:38 pm (UTC)
All caught up with reading. For now. :P There are some really amazing entries, great job everyone!

Oh, and.. ohelectricshock seems to be locked.
kathrynrose
Jan. 23rd, 2013 09:44 pm (UTC)
Y'all.

I just posted my entry with a whole day to spare.

I don't even know who I am right now.
theun4givables
Jan. 23rd, 2013 11:44 pm (UTC)
Y-You mean, you posted your entry EARLY? Not when the deadline is minutes away????

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE REAL kathrynrose????
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ashgaelsonaria
Jan. 23rd, 2013 09:59 pm (UTC)
Ha I got both done.
mac_arthur_park
Jan. 23rd, 2013 10:41 pm (UTC)
*waves to GR* Read, getting ready to vote, but will probably be slow commenting because I am working full time (YAY!) and we're down to one computer (SOB!) and I have to share (boohiss).

Okay, and I got a late start because I had a visitor this weekend (apologies to everyone on my flist and fb who are doubtless sick of hearing about this by now. Just wait until March).

I'm so excited about this season, which probably means I really AM crazy. ;)
unmowngrass
Jan. 23rd, 2013 11:38 pm (UTC)
trust Idol to get back into the swing of things when I'm having the busiest week I've had for a while!

Fingers crossed, I shouldn't default before the first hurdle, but writing an entry is about all I'll have time for!

Apologies to those whose introductions I haven't gotten to yet. In other news, I don't currently have any plans this weekend... :-D
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