LJ Idol week 27: once upon a time

I went to college where hippies weren't confined to textbook pages. As you walked to class, you were fairly likely to see people smeared with purple paint dancing naked in the meadow in broad daylight. Where a family of raccoons that wanted your all-natural organic flavored-with-elderberry-syrup granola bar1 would ( Read more... )

We're about to reach the Top 40(!) Another day, another milestone. There were some seriously amazing entries this week, and I wanted to give my vote choices below:

baxaphobia
drjeff
frecklestars
kickthehobbit
milk_and_glass
notodette
porn_this_way
whipchick

Voting ends this Thursday at 9 p.m. EST. Go vote here, do it now! Good luck all. <3

Note to LJ Idol pantheon: please be extra kind to me this week. I really would love to make Top 40. Or ( Read more... )

LJ Idol week 26: sated

Whenever I go to Hawaii, my skin turns a delightful shade of blue. Literally. For no apparent reason. I visit Maui with my parents most summers and I turn blue every time. Especially my legs. I can't figure out what causes it, but I'm not imagining it. By the time we land in San Francisco again, my legs are a delicate shade of ( Read more... )

LJ Idol week 25: closer (intersection week with lawchicky, whose entry on cesspools may be found here)

The midnight creek is full of stars, mirroring a sky that I do not yet know intimately. I grew up with the stars that you can see from the city. City stars are nestled among rosy clouds and low-flying planes. Here, in this wild silence, there are unfamiliar ( Read more... )

We are the Top 50!!! This is kind of super-duper-awesome-and-amazing. I am incredibly flattered that I've made it this far, especially with the likes of the folks who have also made it. In particular, may I suggest you vote for the following this week:

alleyalligator (vampires and motherhood - brilliant combo! entry here)
ellakite ( on boldly blowing shit up like it has ( Read more... )

LJ Idol week 24: in your wheelhouse

At six years old, like many little girls, I wanted to be a ballerina. By then I had already been taking ballet for two years. I loved my black leotard that dipped low in the back, my dainty pink tights and shoes. They made me feel graceful, like a grown-up lady. My favorite center combination was to do a series of ( Read more... )

LJ idol week 23: the weak force

Sometimes we need something, even if we don't understand why we need it; we just know we do. And sometimes these things that we don't understand are delightful in their abstruseness.

The earth needs the sun. So do we. Even those of you who don't have seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which basically means melancholia ( Read more... )

LJ idol week 22: the straw that stirs the drink (partnered with the lovely & very talented cemetaria)

Before Briar Rose was torn up by the roots, she attended every party, dancing with the other princesses and lighting up the hall. You know the sort: the girl that makes the rest of us invisible. You turn pale with fear at the thought that you might remain ( Read more... )

I admit that I've been a bit lax about voting recommendations and commenting on entries. To my fellow contestants: my apologies. This week, however, was The Intersection (a.k.a. doom by teams). We had to pair up with one other contestant and write entries that intersected somehow. I was fortunate enough to pair with the very talented whirlgig. We both ( Read more... )

LJ idol week 21: bridge (intersection week, whirlgig is my other half)

The Golden Gate bridge is supposed to be the heart of San Francisco, but I disagree. That sunset orange megalith is a cathedral, one that demands I throw back my head and open my arms each time I pass under one of the towers. There is a moment of silence as you pass under, a change that ( Read more... )