Dear ladies and gents: The polling has just been closed, and it was quite close.

Our two "finalists" were our friends quietspaces and roina_arwen.

Winning by one vote, roina-- our past runner-up-- took the lead this time.

Seems quite cut and dried-- until I remind you all of Week Oh's results. / At the time, I said the winner of that week's poll would get Powers ( Read more... )

Despite my sad pleas and the entry extension, nothing much has changed. / Of the five or six who signed up to try haiku, only two posted!

Sad as it makes me, I guess this means that Week One is... the only week. / Our two contestants both wrote on their Biggest Day: walking up the aisle.

ENTRY #1 ( Read more... )

Well, then, haiku peeps, we've got a situation: very few entries.

When I say there's "few," I mean "so few freakin' haiku as to end this thing."

Now, don't get me wrong. I know everyone's busy. But... c'mon, you guys.

Not sure what to do, except to extend things out hoping for more stuff. / The new cutoff is Saturday at noon Eastern. Plz post ( Read more... )

Someone pointed out that I got the winner wrong in the Week Oh Poll. / I have an excuse; actually, I've got like six. But it matters not.

Haiku number 2 was the winner fair and square. Bar graphs do not lie.

...Except when said graphs wrap around in crafty ways in browser windows.

Tried to set things up so that we'll run parallel to Idol deadlines. / Alas, currently, Monday's my busiest day, sixteen straight hours... / quite hard to find time to shut down the posting poll on a Monday night. / So we'll prolly move poll deadlines and new topics to Tuesday morning. / Let's stick to Thursday for the haiku post deadlines, at ( Read more... )

One last reminder: Poll for Week Oh ends tonight. Tell your friends and foes!

Stay tuned, y'all, also, / for the Week One topic call. It'll be a dooz.

I've been slacking off.
Actually, that's not quite true;
workin' off mah balls.

Still, said ball-travail
is related to my job.
I'm sorry; I suck.

So, then, reader/friend,
And with no further ado,
Here's Week Zero's shtuff.

Five folks posted these.
Vote on each until Monday,
April 2, at 9.That's 9p Eastern ( Read more... )

Dearest haiku fans:
Sadly, our numbers are slim--
only four of us.

I've been debating:
Do I extend the signup,
or just go ahead?

What I think I'll do:
Let's have a Week Zero round,
just to show the world.

And in the meantime,
Signups will still be allowed
until next Monday.

That's the 26th.
Tell your family, friends, and pets--
everyone ( Read more... )

Well, I've missed you all.
Actually, I've missed haiku.
Y'all ain't my concern.

Sev'ral years ago,
whirled was gonna take over.
'Twas never to pass.

(Questionable start...
...too many apostrophes.
Let's try this again.)

Anyhoo, so, yeah.
If you dig writing haiku,
it's your lucky day.

In ten days or so:
LJHI Season 2!
And for real this time ( Read more... )

Hey there, everyone.
Remember, like, a year ago,
when last I posted?

Listen, honestly,
I'd intended to reboot,
and start Season 2.

Unfortunately,
some "situations" arose.
LJ had to wait.

'09 came and went.
Then, just mere days ago,
A comment went up.

A familiar friend,
who goes by the handle whirled,
wondered: "WHAT THE F___?"

A nice chat ( Read more... )