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statement of intent
My chosen LJ Idol topic this week will be a combination of the topics from Weeks 1-4: "Saying goodbye in a moment of bliss to someone I mistook for someone I should've cared about, but didn't." I would invite all of you all to join me. Fair warning, though, I'm going to kick your ass ( Read more... ) -
family values, mistaken identity, and poop chutes
here thar be votin'
“Mr. Bidness, I'm truly sorry if I've awakened you, but I was unable to sleep myself... so I thought I might talk to you about a few pressing matters."
Barely conscious or no, oh man... I would've recognized that totally creepy... scratch that, totally creepily sexy voice anywhere. What the hell was he doing calling me at this ( Read more... ) -
market research, talking points, and candied yams
You can vote for me here. By the way, someone completely shuffled the membership of all the tribes between the time I posted this entry-- which is more or less entirely based on the membership / prior-week polling dynamic of my previous tribe-- and the time the polls for this week were set up. Thanks a lot, Gary.
"God-DAMMit, Rev." I punctuated the ( Read more... ) -
i'm working, but i'm not working for you
Don't get me wrong, people, there's a lot to be said for comprehensibility, linearity and following directions. I suppose if I had been better at writing clean, directed essays of the intro-point-one-point-two-point-three-conclusion sort, I might have actually won that Daughters of the American Revolution scholarship, or perhaps even just the year' ( Read more... ) -
Say Goodbye
My Father was expecting company. He was always one to pride himself on his adherence to the values considered important when he was a young man. He liked to cook, he liked to dress neatly, and he liked to keep a certain order in his surroundings. Tonight he had gone to great lengths to produce an exquisite meal for himself and his guest, which ( Read more... ) -
ljidol IS srs_bidness
For those of you who weren't following LJ Idol last season and are new to this dangerous little game, I left the contest on the eve of the top 50 in a special, contestants-only vote. My peers decided they had had enough of me, which was a bitter pill to swallow. As an entertainer whose star was beginning to rise, it was a near fatal blow. I went ( Read more... ) -
mistakes were made
In the months since The Previous Competition ended for me, I have been thoroughly, irreversibly transformed ( Read more... ) -
happy trails
"So, what did you think?"
Curtis was in his usual Thursday night spot, the beanbag chair in my living room.
"I can't believe you made me watch that instead of Lost. I mean it was funny and all, but, I mean... c'mon! LOST"Yeah, but what did you think about the movie?" I asked again ( Read more... ) -
satisfy your needs with just one stop
Life is full of people who try tell you what you are, who you can be, and what you should do. This is especially true when you purposefully stray from the pack or stick the triangular piece in the round hole, just to see what would happen. Someone is always there to remind you that you're doing it wrong, only because you're not doing it the way ( Read more... ) -
hey little sister what have you done?
When Curtis didn't show-up last night to watch Lost I was worried, so I went over to make sure he was okay. I got out of my car in front of his house. The street lights flickered ominously as I made my way up the sidewalk. I rang the bell, but no one answered. The house was dark and quiet ( Read more... )