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Feb. 5th, 2016 at 10:34 PM

clauderainsrm

A few words from

clauderainsrm:

LJ said that it was going down. But the quality of LJ Idol certainly isn’t!

I wonder how people are going to make their decision this week. I’m just glad that I don’t have to make the decision.

One person who will not be making the journey with us is bookishgeek, who had to drop this week. She will definitely be missed!

As for the rest of the contestants - we will be losing 2 people in the Friends (from the teams with the fewest average votes) .

We will also be losing 2 from the Rivals!

So make sure to get out there and support the entries you love - and tell people about them! It’s entirely up to you who will go forward, and who will not!

Read. Comment, and vote for your favorites!

The poll closes Monday, Feb 8th at 9pm EST.

Good luck to everyone!

Poll #2035922 Friends and Rivals, Week 8 - Friends - Gossamer Steamroller

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adoptedwriter's entry

17(20.5%)

alexpgp's entry

15(18.1%)

dee_aar2's entry

18(21.7%)

eternal_ot's entry

20(24.1%)

lordrexfear's entry

13(15.7%)

Poll #2035923 Friends and Rivals, Week 8 - Friends - Team #Hack

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fodschwazzle's entry

13(14.3%)

heinleinfan's entry

14(15.4%)

kickthehobbit's entry

28(30.8%)

reckless_blues's entry

16(17.6%)

the_lettersea's entry

20(22.0%)

Poll #2035924 Friends and Rivals, Week 8 - Friends - Team Avocado

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kathrynrose's entry

17(16.0%)

lrig_rorrim's entry

21(19.8%)

orockthro's entry

23(21.7%)

porn_this_way's entry

22(20.8%)

whipchick's entry

23(21.7%)

Poll #2035925 Friends and Rivals, Week 8 - Friends - Team Clueless

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ellison's entry

13(16.9%)

i_love_freddie's entry

12(15.6%)

inteus_mika's entry

13(16.9%)

prog_schlock's entry

22(28.6%)

sinnamongirl's entry

17(22.1%)

Poll #2035926 Friends and Rivals, Week 8 - Friends - Team Late to the Party

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idekmybffjill's entry

9(15.8%)

lawchicky's entry

13(22.8%)

yachiru's entry

20(35.1%)

xo_kizzy_xo's entry

15(26.3%)

Poll #2035927 Friends and Rivals, Week 8 - Friends - Team Norbert

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cheapxdate's entry

14(25.0%)

dmousey's entry

14(25.0%)

ellakite's entry

13(23.2%)

witchwife's entry

15(26.8%)

Poll #2035928 Friends and Rivals, Week 8 - Friends - Team Strawberry Snuggle

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favoritebean's entry

26(29.2%)

impoetry's entry

17(19.1%)

misfitmanor's entry

19(21.3%)

oxymoron67's entry

11(12.4%)

roina_arwen's entry

16(18.0%)

Poll #2035929 Friends and Rivals, Week 8 - Friends - The Geek Squad

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alycewilson's entry

16(26.7%)

banyangirl1832's entry

14(23.3%)

encrefloue's entry

14(23.3%)

tonithegreat's entry

16(26.7%)

Poll #2035930 Friends and Rivals, Week 8 - Friends - Weird Sisters

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bleodswean's entry

15(20.0%)

halfshellvenus's entry

19(25.3%)

swirlsofblue's entry

16(21.3%)

thistle_verse's entry

20(26.7%)

watching_ships's Bye Week – Votes For This Contestant Will Not Count

5(6.7%)

Poll #2035931 Friends and Rivals, Week 8 - Rivals

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aresrising05's entry

12(9.4%)

barrelofrain's entry

16(12.6%)

eeyore_grrl's Bye Week – Votes For This Contestant Will Not Count

3(2.4%)

emo_snal's Bye Week – Votes For This Contestant Will Not Count

2(1.6%)

leni_ba's entry

9(7.1%)

murielle's entry

20(15.7%)

noodledays's entry

17(13.4%)

rayaso's entry

22(17.3%)

sarcasmoqueen's entry

14(11.0%)

tijuanagringo's entry

12(9.4%)

Comments

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ellakite

Feb. 6th, 2016 04:17 am (UTC)

True story.

At 6 PM, I was finishing up my piece for this week when my computer spontaneously rebooted for reasons I don't understand... and when the computer came back up my word processor's "auto-recovery" feature initially couldn't recreate the file. I thought I had completely lost several hours of work.

I was so frustrated that I damned near sent Gary a message saying I was taking a "bye" this week. However, before giving up I did an Internet search regarding where my word processor normally stores its "auto-save" files... and I was not only able to find the file but I discovered that it contained all my work up until the instant that my computer mysteriously rebooted on me. I don't know why my word processor claimed that it couldn't find it, but I was manually able to access it and continue from exactly where I had been interrupted.

So I was able to retrieve my work, apply one final "layer of polish" and post it by 7 PM... and the only reason why you folks will be able to read my piece this week is because I am *THAT* *GOOD* when it comes to dealing with computer problems.

Now pardon me while I go eat something, and maybe have a nervous breakdown...

Edited at 2016-02-06 04:20 am (UTC)

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alycewilson

Feb. 6th, 2016 05:44 pm (UTC)

RE: True story.

That is freaking awesome. A drop the mike moment.

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dmousey

Feb. 6th, 2016 09:28 pm (UTC)

RE: True story.

HUGGGGggggggggg!!! That kind of stress sucks bigtime dude! You are patient, extremely patient, to hunt down missing data like that! Am so happy you didn't have to take a bye!

Hug again! Peace (and may life continue to be peaceful)~~~D

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reckless_blues

Feb. 7th, 2016 01:01 am (UTC)

Re: True story.

Dude. Nice.

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lordrexfear

Feb. 7th, 2016 05:28 am (UTC)

Re: True story.

Guaranteeing you reads for sure!

Votes? Well I haven't read it yet... but I will.

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sinnamongirl

Feb. 8th, 2016 09:09 pm (UTC)

Re: True story.

Oh man, I'm so glad you figured it out! I would've had a serious "curl into the fetal position and cry" moment, then likely figured it out 2 hours too late.

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kathrynrose

Feb. 6th, 2016 11:11 am (UTC)

Gary, Team LTTP's poll has an alphabetization problem. I meant to say something last week and didn't. It drives me a little nuts. I don't like that about me, but there you go.

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clauderainsrm

Feb. 6th, 2016 12:45 pm (UTC)

*looks* They do. I'll fix that for next week.

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xo_kizzy_xo

Feb. 6th, 2016 01:15 pm (UTC)

Heh, I didn't even notice that until now!

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anyonesghost

Feb. 6th, 2016 01:22 pm (UTC)

I know, right? I mean, c'mon -- k comes before l.

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alycewilson

Feb. 6th, 2016 05:46 pm (UTC)

So sorry that my teammate

bookishgeek is dropping out. She got our team together, and I have so enjoyed reading her entries every week.

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kickthehobbit

Feb. 6th, 2016 07:28 pm (UTC)

She's hella talented. I was sorry to see her go, too.

Still, you guys have got a great team together! :)

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alycewilson

Feb. 6th, 2016 07:51 pm (UTC)

Thanks. All the credit goes to her. She made the contacts and worked to make it happen. Of course, I've always liked her writing, but I was tickled by how often our minds worked in similar ways with our approach to topics. I hope she does the home game.

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reckless_blues

Feb. 6th, 2016 10:55 pm (UTC)

I'm surprised I bloody finished this week. I was finishing up at one of my schools (passed my finals and practicals a couple hours ago, actually) and starting the semester at a different school and doing my clinicals and some days I was out of the house at 7 AM and back after midnight.

I miss my Playstation.

Things should calm down a lot for me now, though. Feel like I haven't been giving my Idol pieces enough time and attention.

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