LJ Idol - Season 6 - Elimination

[aggienaut]

   Well I've been eliminated from Season 6 of LJ Idol. I think the circumstances of my elimination are rather representative of my experience this season, namely, I wasn't there. I was informed of my elimination via texts from several of my friends who are in the game, much as I found out about most of the prompts, and it would be several days before I got a chance to get online and actually see the announcement for myself. For most of this season I've had barely any internet access.

   This season I've made my LJ Idol submissions from Istanbul, the Sinai desert, Cairo, New York City, Orange County, Astoria WA, Aberdeen WA, Garibaldi WA, Port Angeles WA, Sequim WA, and Friday Harbour WA. Often it was the only half hour I was online the entire week.
   The entry I got eliminated on, fittingly called "the Fall," I wrote under less than ideal circumstances late late one night.

   My only regret is that I have had time to read hardly anyone's entries for most of this season. Well that and that I had managed to "pimp" myself to get through this last vote. ;D But on the bright side now I won't have to stay up till 0300 on a night I have revielle at 0700 to write an entry, or shiver on a curb outside a hotel lobby in the middle of the night like some kind of crack addict just so I could leech their precious precious intertrons.


And a Wise and Serious Confession
   So I have something to confess regarding wiseosiris. That's right... wait for it..... A number of people have seemed to find great amusement dropping hints that I'm Wiseosiris, leaving me smug knowing comments about one so wise and serious as myself or such. Well... here's the secret. I am not Wiseosiris. I have written exactly one guest post early on for wiseo and that is all.
   And because I wrote that guest post I got to spend precious minutes of my internet time in that little hut of an internet cafe in Sinai during the second week reading an email informing me that because I wrote that, I was banned from proceeding beyond the top ten this season. Well that didn't end up being relevant but it's a lesson I didn't know and I suppose potential contenders should know. And wasted several precious minutes of internet time.

   But yeah, I have heretofore not denied being Wiseo because I do believe the livejournal should not be associated with anyone, but seriously, it is not me and it is silly when you smugly imply you know it is.


   Anywhom I don't even have time to really compose a decent goodbye post here, which again, is kind of indicative of my whole internet situation here.

   You probably won't be seeing me in the home game, I probably won't be commenting to your entries, I'll be lucky if I have time to comment to comments to my own entries, but best of luck to everyone, I'll always be there in spirit, hopefully I'll see you all in Season VII, and so long and thanks for all the (cat)fish.

Comments

[elvenforever.livejournal.com]

Way better to travel the world than win LJ Idol. I'd take what you've "won" any day. :)

[connie]

Wait, why would that entry disqualify you from making Idol's top 10? It doesn't seem particularly offensive to me...

[sdaisyk.livejournal.com]

I was having the same thoughts...

[marjory.livejournal.com]

My thoughts too. Ah well, I loved your Fall piece, having a soft spot for the historical.

[mermaidkween.livejournal.com]

I so don't get how you could just be denied going past the top ten. I mean, what would happen if it got to that point? "Uh, for reasons you can't know, he's been eliminated," or what? I mean the logistics (as well as the reasoning behind it) don't make much sense. Eh, whatevs.

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

I don't understand that either!

[emo-snal.livejournal.com]

All I can imagine is that he was counting on me not getting that far and it therefore being a moot point. I think the fact that I was disqualified from the very get go is never a moot point though.

[joeymichaels.livejournal.com]

You will always be in my top ten for the narwhals and bees.

[agirlnamedluna.livejournal.com]

Hey well, travel around the world beats anything else I'd say ;) ♥

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Sorry to see you get voted out :(

[beautyofgrey.livejournal.com]

Your life sounds far more amazing that winning LJ Idol, and I envy you your travels. Though I was also sorry to see you go, you're a lasting favorite of mine...

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

I thought your entry on the fall of the Roman domination of Britain was excellent. I think your elimination is simply an example of the vagarities of live journal idol; it doesn't mean youre terrible if you're knocked out, it doesn't mean you're wonderful if you win.

[abe-lincoln666.livejournal.com]

I've followed the links, and I've read the posts, but I still don't really understand the point of the LJ Idol thing.

For one, it seems kind of odd to hold a "writing contest" since the things that make writing enjoyable to one person are usually completely different for the next. I guess contests in general aren't exactly foreign to the world of art and writing, but it also seems like "art contests" and "story contests" are often limited to the domain of senior retirement communities.

For another thing, it doesn't seem like LJ really promotes this LJ Idol thing adequately; if it hadn't been for your posts, I don't think I'd have even know that LJ Idol existed ... and that's saying something because I do spend a fair amount of time browsing around LJ.

Eh, but don't let my befuddlement rain on your parade; it's an honor that you got this far in the competition, and realistically, anything (be it contest or money or a random bug up one's butt) that provides motivation to write is obviously a good thing.

[beeker121.livejournal.com]

Thanks for taking a small amount of your internet time this week to do a little wrap up - it's been fun following your travels. I was somewhere between bummed and relieved when I got voted out so I can relate.

[risingtofall.livejournal.com]

awwww I'm so dissapointed you were eliminated!!! You've been in my top 5 favorites since day 1.

[alycewilson.livejournal.com]

Sorry to see you go. I'm impressed by all of the traveling you've done and still managed to get your entries in on time. You can be proud of that. Be safe!