This week is contestant only voting, and they will filter out any votes by non-contestants. So instead of begging for votes ;-) this week I'll simply point you to some entries I really liked this round ( Read more... )

Giggling delightedly, Maya pulled the boy along behind her through the woods. Leaves brushing and twigs snapping, he grunted slightly to keep up with her in the dark brush ( Read more... )

Being born profoundly deaf in a hearing world is inherently full of challenges. So this is an issue I have dealt with all my life and make no mistake while it is a challenge, it's also just the way my life is. And it may be more of a challenge in ways that people don't expect. Everyone says to me, "Wow, your speech is great," and to my mind, ( Read more... )

But no need to vote for me! Unless you like tickey boxes! I took my last bye this week what with insanity at work and all. That means from here on out, I have to put an entry in to stay in ( Read more... )

Yup, it's that time of week again! The four bottom vote getters (across both polls) will be going home. This week's topic was on current events, and my entry is here. The place to vote is here; note that there are two polls although it's a single vote. I'm in the top one ( Read more... )

Black Eyed Peas frontman creates a hit with Obama song

(Note: if you're VI and can't interface with the embedded link below, you can go directly to the video here at youtube, it will start playing on its own for you to listen to.)

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This video clip has been making the rounds -- I've seen it on political blogs that I frequent, on flist entries, any ( Read more... )

You know what that means! Vote, vote, vote!

The polls are here. Even though there are two polls, there's one competition. Bottom four go home. Of the ones surviving, highest and lowest votes get superpowers.

This week's topic was "My most annoying trait." My entry is here. If you like it, vote for me ( Read more... )

The cat wandered into the kitchen, tail tip slowly lashing. Ignoring the rattle of dishes in the sink, he sat down under the table and started washing a paw ( Read more... )

I took a pass this week (every contestant gets two "byes" -- up to a point -- in this contest) because of the craziness that is work, but this vote is significant on several counts ( Read more... )

Yep, it's a bit early this week. Voting's open till Monday January 21st, 1pm EST. The tribes are the same, and the bottom two in each tribe will be voted out.

My entry is here and my poll is here for quick and easy voting ( Read more... )