I also got out before Gary showed up to make us all write those six topics again, perhaps in the space of one hell week. You mark my words, contestants, it's coming. I'll be sipping an Old Fashioned and laughing my ass off over here. I've been cackling with glee the last few times the Dreaded Six have appeared for much the same reason.
I know that there's a lot of people who are probably really upset about tonight's results-I've had a lot of people supporting me throughout my run in Idol, and I'm honestly incredibly grateful to all of them for turning out and supporting me through this thing.
...but, guys, I'm really relieved.
It has never been a secret that I write long. When people were talking, way back in Week 1, about what to do, how to "play the game", one of the things I heard, a lot, was that you had to "keep it short".
The first time I played Idol, I listened to this. I was fresh out of undergrad and I was TAing full time as well as taking 16 credit hours of classes. I opted to keep things short because it meant that my students got their lab reports &etc returned in a timely manner, but I didn't particularly like it. (I've never been very good at following the rules!)
When talonkarrde88 pressured me to sign up for Idol this time around, I thought long and hard about what I was going to do
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Sad to see both of these names. I will miss our Spirit in particular. It was a bold and selfless move to bring someone back instead of using a power to improve her own chances. I know I'm a better writer having spent time with her - and even competed against her - this season.
Hey, I just wanted more great prose from lrig_rorrim. No joke and no ulterior motive-I'm glad that she's outlasted me (though now I have to put the pressure on her to win. :D
I heard that from people from week 1 onward, and I'm honestly really surprised. I knew I didn't have it in me to win after about week 10-that's about when life started getting really nuts. I'm flattered that people thought I could take it, but, nah. :)
I was aiming for the Top 10, and I made it. I'm happy about that. I'm glad that I got to bring one of my favorite people back into the game, and I'm glad that I lasted as long as I did...I have to admit, though, had I not gotten voted out this week, I probably would have had to drop. I got nominated for some ridiculous award through my department (...I don't even know) and my work responsibilities have just doubled. OY VEY.
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Thanks so much - I've really enjoyed reading your work.
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I've been cackling with glee the last few times the Dreaded Six have appeared for much the same reason.
In other news, after reading the results:
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I know that there's a lot of people who are probably really upset about tonight's results-I've had a lot of people supporting me throughout my run in Idol, and I'm honestly incredibly grateful to all of them for turning out and supporting me through this thing.
...but, guys, I'm really relieved.
It has never been a secret that I write long. When people were talking, way back in Week 1, about what to do, how to "play the game", one of the things I heard, a lot, was that you had to "keep it short".
The first time I played Idol, I listened to this. I was fresh out of undergrad and I was TAing full time as well as taking 16 credit hours of classes. I opted to keep things short because it meant that my students got their lab reports &etc returned in a timely manner, but I didn't particularly like it. (I've never been very good at following the rules!)
When talonkarrde88 pressured me to sign up for Idol this time around, I thought long and hard about what I was going to do ( ... )
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(I totally get what you mean by "done", too, BTW.)
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Sad to see both of these names. I will miss our Spirit in particular. It was a bold and selfless move to bring someone back instead of using a power to improve her own chances. I know I'm a better writer having spent time with her - and even competed against her - this season.
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(kidding, obvs. you know I ♥ you and I'm not going to be like, "NO CISLYN, YOU HAVE TO WIN...FOR ME!" Keep playing until it's not fun anymore. :P )
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I was aiming for the Top 10, and I made it. I'm happy about that. I'm glad that I got to bring one of my favorite people back into the game, and I'm glad that I lasted as long as I did...I have to admit, though, had I not gotten voted out this week, I probably would have had to drop. I got nominated for some ridiculous award through my department (...I don't even know) and my work responsibilities have just doubled. OY VEY.
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