Greetings and Salutations!

Season 10 of therealljidol is in the sign-up phase right now! Who all will be playing? It's great fun.

I've really enjoyed participating in therealljidol on this account this season!

I'll be returning to activity at Joeymichaels at this point. Please look for me there!

This is my entry for the final week of this mini-season of therealljidol.

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Friend and Rival

Embracing the season theme as my topic this week

Why You Should Absolutely Vote For Gratefuladdict

Let's start this off, as I often do, with a song:

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The other day in the LJI Green Room, Furzicle proposed the concept of cumulative voting. Her concept - and I paraphrase here - ( Read more... )

This is my entry for week #25 of therealljidol.

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Good Boy

I've heard it said,
That people come into our lives
For a reason
Bringing something we must learn.
And we are led to those
Who help us most to grow if we let them.
And we help them in return. ~ From "Wicked" by Stephen SchwartzMy acting teacher said this to the class many years ago ( Read more... )

This is my entry for week #24 of therealljidol. Some strong language and epic cluelessness ahead.

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There are 178 parent languages on our planet with over 1000 dialects
It's amazing we communicate at all ~ "AEIOU Sometimes Y" by EBN/OZNIf I were to describe my cluelessness as a body of water, it would be the Dead Sea of cluelessness. Its waters are still ( Read more... )

This is my third (of three) entries for Week #23 of therealljidol.

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The Suspense Is Terrible - I Hope It Lasts

The original Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was released in 1971. It started a kind family tradition that I don't know that I've ever fully from. Specifically, it started a tradition of my mother showing me films and shows that freaked ( Read more... )

This is my first (of three) entries for Week #23 of therealljidol.

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LouisesThere's this story that I've been meaning to write for years. The story is about this woman - Louise - who, as a teenager, is sitting on a couch with her new boyfriend - Ryan - when suddenly he starts freaking out. He's hyperventilating and doesn't seem to know where he is or who ( Read more... )

This is my second (of three) entries for week #23 of therealljidol.

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Rocks and LaddersMy parents still live in the house where I grew up. For now at least. They're thinking of moving into a smaller place and they should, even though the thought makes me profoundly sad. My brother and I have both expressed our sorrow to our parents but also stressed that ( Read more... )

This is my second of two entries for week #22 of therealljidol.

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And If You Said, "This Life Ain't Good Enough."I am so sorry. I just need to say that right off the bat. I'm really genuinely sorry. Today, I am writing about earworms - you know, songs that get stuck in your head. Oh God, I'm so sorry ( Read more... )

This is my first of two entries for Week #22 of therealljidol.

Trigger Warning: some non-graphic discussion of child abuse.

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Holding a Mirror Up to NatureIts not rocket science, what I do. Its not brain surgery ( Read more... )