I think it's incredibly rude that half of the current contestants had nothing to say on the results post for this week. One of them is always quiet, but two of them have been active on other posts since.
Whether you don't like me, or don't like my work, we've been in this together for nearly a year, and that deserves some acknowledgement.
This also goes for people in previous weeks replying to everyone else's comments on their farewell thread, except mine and someone else who is not "in the group".
I was going to let this slide as yet another comment that I was obviously just misreading, then I read it more carefully, realized that you were likely talking about my group of friends, and decided to check my farewell thread.
I noticed that yes, you commented to tell me goodbye, and I hadn't responded.
And you know what? I missed it.
I know it's been noted by various and sundry that I am really bad at replying to comments that I get.
There are really good reasons for this, and I'm not going to sit here and be shamed because God forbid, I didn't respond to the nice thing that you'd said. The reasons are thus:
1). I have comment notifications turned off.
I've found in the time that I have been on lj that more often than not, they get eaten. So I have them turned off. I don't always see all the comments I get because of this.
2). I'm not always great about responding to comments anyway.
I have said it before and I will say it again: I have social anxiety to such an extent that most people that know me are amazed that
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Just read it! You had lots of great imagery (and by great, I mean vivid and often disturbing).
It's the centenary of the ANZACs over here, so my son's class (and drama group, for some reason) are doing lots of study about WWI. He has to do a presentation on it, which is causing lots of wailywaily, sigh.
I HEART flamewars, and this was such an entertaining one!
And, of course, I know practically nobody posting here, which made it even more fun to read! Like a PMS of the Stars feature on TMZ or something!!!
I got voted out a long time ago. Didn't phase me. It's not like winning LJ Idol comes with a cash prize, or a lifetime supply of laundry detergent, or something. Or even a tiara.
I was genuinely moved that clauderainsrm was putting so much time and effort into hosting this during a time when it seemed like a lot of stuff was happening in his life.
I made one Friend of the Heart.
And it was very good for me as a writer to have to write to weekly prompts, many of which did not move me in the least initially.
The social aspect of "the game" was always completely uninteresting to me. I mean, I love narrative, I like the peeps through other people's fence holes that reading other people's journals offers, and originally I thought: Hey! Maybe I'll find some sympatico souls whose actual LJs I like reading.
Hey, I used to keep an LJ on a daily basis and may at some point go back to doing so. Or posting writing on this one, who knows? Either way, I think you're pretty cool and I'm glad I met you. xD
I probably would love it... it feels like every time I'm coherent enough to formulate thoughts I need to use it for "real" writing. Although in reality, if I spent like half the time I use to make RP posts as Unlikeable Protagonist on making actual journal entries, I'm sure I could be managing a couple posts a week. xD
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"Hey Gary!" (with a big friendly smile)
Not sure if I should take that as "I have no reason to feel guilty about what is about to happen to you" OR "I feel no guilt, it's just my job."
He's been meeting with HR though, and is here until Friday afternoon.
So it's coming.
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I think it's incredibly rude that half of the current contestants had nothing to say on the results post for this week. One of them is always quiet, but two of them have been active on other posts since.
Whether you don't like me, or don't like my work, we've been in this together for nearly a year, and that deserves some acknowledgement.
This also goes for people in previous weeks replying to everyone else's comments on their farewell thread, except mine and someone else who is not "in the group".
It's rude.
There you go, have some drama.
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Wading into Idol drama - including any kind of interaction with you, which is clearly a minefield - is not a good or safe option for me.
Expressing gratitude for immunity and good wishes for Gary are simple things I can do without sending my blood pressure through the roof.
This isn't about you.
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I noticed that yes, you commented to tell me goodbye, and I hadn't responded.
And you know what? I missed it.
I know it's been noted by various and sundry that I am really bad at replying to comments that I get.
There are really good reasons for this, and I'm not going to sit here and be shamed because God forbid, I didn't respond to the nice thing that you'd said. The reasons are thus:
1). I have comment notifications turned off.
I've found in the time that I have been on lj that more often than not, they get eaten. So I have them turned off. I don't always see all the comments I get because of this.
2). I'm not always great about responding to comments anyway.
I have said it before and I will say it again: I have social anxiety to such an extent that most people that know me are amazed that ( ... )
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It's the centenary of the ANZACs over here, so my son's class (and drama group, for some reason) are doing lots of study about WWI. He has to do a presentation on it, which is causing lots of wailywaily, sigh.
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And, of course, I know practically nobody posting here, which made it even more fun to read! Like a PMS of the Stars feature on TMZ or something!!!
I got voted out a long time ago. Didn't phase me. It's not like winning LJ Idol comes with a cash prize, or a lifetime supply of laundry detergent, or something. Or even a tiara.
I was genuinely moved that clauderainsrm was putting so much time and effort into hosting this during a time when it seemed like a lot of stuff was happening in his life.
I made one Friend of the Heart.
And it was very good for me as a writer to have to write to weekly prompts, many of which did not move me in the least initially.
The social aspect of "the game" was always completely uninteresting to me. I mean, I love narrative, I like the peeps through other people's fence holes that reading other people's journals offers, and originally I thought: Hey! Maybe I'll find some sympatico souls whose actual LJs I like reading.
I found one. One is better ( ... )
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But this little voice sez you'd love it if you began posting regularly, too.
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