Time to revive this journal for the express purpose of playing LJ Idol again, I suppose. Let's see if I still remember how to write.

I haven't had to promote the polls for therealljidol much this season--in fact, I don't believe I've done so at all. But as it stands right now, I'm (a) marooned on Redemption Island (yes, this is very much a Survivor-inspired competition); (b) currently on the chopping block; (c) out of byes; and (d) less than twelve hours away from never having getting to ( Read more... )

"Rubbish!"

Let's see...do I have any stories about things that failed spectacularly? I mean, that I can actually tell without offending someone?

No, that's too obvious. Though I could talk about all that Ikea furniture Dad and I assembled when I first moved into the new apartment...except we got all of that right. Maybe I could fictionalize it ( Read more... )

..."I'm sorry you got eliminated from the LJ Idol poll, honey, but it's not my job to pimp for votes for your entry."

(Translation: It is my job. Go vote for unmowngrass; her entry is awesome, but somehow dead last in the poll as of this writing. And my entry isn't exactly safe either, so feel free to add a vote for me as well. Thanks!)

Let me get this straight: A warmup LJ Idol to the real one that's coming down the pike, giving me an opportunity to get my writing muscles in shape?

Sure, twist my arm. I'm in.

Someone mentioned, in my goodbye thread, that I should try to get some of my work from this season published somewhere. I'm liking this idea, but the question is, which ones? And where?

Here is a link to all of my pieces from the current season. I don't want to hassle with setting up a poll, but which pieces should I try to publish/expand upon/ ( Read more... )

For this week's vote in therealljidol, we were split into tribes based on topic. Here are some of my favorite entries from this week; this is not an exhaustive list, but just a sampling. I encourage you to go read and vote.

Topic "Appropriation"
jem0000000: Why are we taking this? Why not?
karmasoup: Differently-socials of the world, unite!

Topic "Disappear"
armyandleg: When nightmares become ( Read more... )

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Thanks, everyone. Couldn't have done it without you.

 I will not vanish without a fight! I'm going to live on! I'm going to survive!

Whoops, channeled my inner Bill Pullman there for a second.
Anyhow, you've surely noticed the entries recently for the Second Chance round of therealljidol . It's not just writing for writing's sake; there's actually a public poll involved.

As you can see at the link above, I'm in ( Read more... )

Movie to see: Recently caught "Quantum of Solace", the new 007 film. It was...okay. "Casino Royale" was better; if you're going to see the new one, see CR first (a few things will make more sense, trust me). Good action, a few "huh?" plot moments, and a theme song that really doesn't show off Alicia Keys' talents properly. (Seriously, i like her, ( Read more... )