Week 7 Results

[VoteCounter]

...will be here soon.

I'm now recounting for the third time.

One vote is making the difference.

That's right.

One vote.

[DJP]

AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[maestrowork]

The suspense is killing us!

(it looks to be a Canada vs. US match in the final round, though...)

[DJP]

Killing you??!

[maestrowork]

no, simon-ray is dead already.

[DJP]

Did he vote before he died?

[maestrowork]

simon-ray judged. he didn't vote.

I voted.

(oops, what if my vote is the deciding vote? nah... )

[firehorse]

One vote? Don't tell me Darla and I have to arm wrestle to settle this thing...

[CACTUSWENDY]

:popcorn:

[DJP]

I don't know about arm wrestle, but I'll squaw wrestle!

[firehorse]

I don't know about arm wrestle, but I'll squaw wrestle!You'd win - I don't even know what that is :(

(Meet you somewhere in Manitoba?)

[Lilybiz]

OOOOOOOhhhhhh! I can't wait. I haven't been posting much but I have been reading and voting and loving it! What great writing. You guys are awesome and this last one was the toughest vote for me.

Petrea

[DJP]

Yeah, I have a cousin in Winnipeg we could bunk with. Squaw wrestling involves laying on the floor, entwining arms, and attempting to flip your opponent into a backwards somersault. It's lots of fun!

[jdkiggins]

Pass the popcorn, Wendy. This deserves a snack. :D
Good luck all.

[William Haskins]

Squaw wrestling involves laying on the floor, entwining arms, and attempting to flip your opponent into a backwards somersault. It's lots of fun!

mrs. haskins and i do that. we don't call it "squaw wrestling", though.

[DJP]

No, no, no William! These wrestlers have their clothes on, and the only parts that touch are at the elbows and the knees.

[William Haskins]

oh yeah, that's not the same then. my mistake.

[Sarita]

Isn't it called leg wrestling? Wow, one vote....

[DJP]

Maybe where you're from, but us Prairie folk often have different names for things.:Ssh:

[CACTUSWENDY]

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: ....Hope this is enough for all....

[brokenfingers]

I blame VoteBot. He was supposed to remind me at 9:50

[DJP]

Do not think - Act.


Hmmmm, this looks familiar....

[jdkiggins]

Okay, who has the nailbiting smilie? :ROFL:

[firehorse]

Okay, who has the nailbiting smilie? :ROFL:Can't find a nail-biting one, but how's this? http://www.coolsmilies.net/food/smoke.gif (that's where I'm going right now...)

[jdkiggins]

That works. LOL

[firehorse]

I'm now recounting for the third time.Thanks for doing this so quickly!

[Susie]

Much good luck, William, Darla & Firehorse. Have chocolate and your worries will disappear pronto.:) Happy July 4th!

susie

[jdkiggins]

I have another whole bag of Hershey's Kisses. I'll share. :)

[VoteCounter]

I've made charts. I've made graphs. I've listed the names of every voter to ensure I got rid of the duplicates.

Indeed, one vote was all that separated two contestants. We had 112 votes.

This week, we're losing DJP.

Darla, your writing is fresh and compelling. We'll miss you in the final round.

[DJP]

Sniff, I don't have any chocolate, sniff. And yes, thank you vote counter, for doing this so quickly.

Ah, the results. Thanks for these past weeks, it's been great. I'll be sticking around. Good luck to Sarah and William. Oh and Sarah, watch out for William, I've heard he's a bully!:(

[firehorse]

Darla, you've written some amazing pieces. I look forward to reading more of your work (and let me know when you're doing a signing at Indigo ;))

Cheers,
Sarah

[jdkiggins]

Sorry to lose you, DJP. Look forward to reading more of your work.

Congratulations to William and Sarah.

[Susie]

Congrats to the finalists and Darla you're a super writer! You can have all the cyber chocolate I have and it's lots!:)


susie

[William Haskins]

Oh and Sara, watch out for William, I've heard he's a bully!:(

what'd i do?

edited to add: i just saw that the results were posted. darla, you've produced some great work. best wishes to you in all your endeavors.

sarah, see you in hell.

[DJP]

what'd i do?

You didn't have to hog ALL the 'jusitfy your vote' voters. Just kidding, William, your work deserves credit.

[jdkiggins]

what'd i do?

It's that black suit and skeleton, William.
Scares the h*ll out of people. LOL

[Sarita]

what'd i do? You took away her H, that's bully enough for me...

Darla! It's so sad to see anyone go at this point. You guys have been such strong contenders every week. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

[firehorse]

It's that black suit and skeleton, William.
Scares the h*ll out of people. LOLForget the avatar, it's the quality of his writing that scares me!

[jdkiggins]

You didn't have to hog ALL the 'jusitfy your vote' voters. Just kidding, William, your work deserves credit.

That's funny. I watched the 'justify your vote' thread every week. I thought when I didn't see my name mentioned with a vote that I'd be voted out. Turned out, the week my name was mentioned more often was when I was booted.
Go figure. :ROFL:

[jdkiggins]

Forget the avatar, it's the quality of his writing that scares me!

You're both talented writers. Good luck in the final round.

[Lilybiz]

I'm thrilled for both William and Sarah; you make everyone at AW look good. And Darla, I can't thank you enough for the weeks of wonderful reading. In fact, that's true of all the contestants. You should all be proud. It's been a joy to read and vote.

Thank you all!

Petrea

[JennaGlatzer]

Well said, Petrea!

Joanne, you're right-- often, the votes don't match what you'd expect from the Justify Your Vote thread. There are a lot more people voting than justifying!

Darla, you darn well better stick around. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do next.

[maestrowork]

Sorry to see you go, Darla, but you made it to Top 3! And you have lots of fans here. Good luck with your writing!

Congrats to Haskins and Sarah. The final is going to GOOD. I wonder what Jenna is going to cook up for the


ULTIMATE DEATH MATCH

[Rhush]

Sorry to see you go DJP. Don't feel too bad. You beat a lot of us by a long shot! Good luck to the final 2!

[dragonjax]

Darla, I've truly enjoyed reading your work. And while I'm sorry to see you go, I know I'll be picking up your books at B&N one of these days. Thank you so much for doing such a superb job. :Clap:

And to William and Sarah... wow. Words fail me. Will try anyway. Huge congratulations for making it to the final round. So...

LET'S GET READY TO RUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMBLE!!!!!!!

:box:

[aruna]

Well, I only joined in the last round so I haven't been following, but its been fun and I even backed one of the winners! Sad that one had to go but really, it was a hard choice and they were all good. Looking forward to the next round!

[mommie4a]

Congratulations, Sarah and William.

Darla - I'm sorry to see you go. I thought this entry was one of your best, if not your best. I've spent a lot of time around juvenile delinquints and unrulies and I thought you did a good job capturing the kid's attitude and socio-pathetic lack of conscience. Please don't fade away.

I hope you'll post in the JFF thread with the rest of us Near Idols.

[brinkett]

Darla, thanks for posting great entries week after week. Hope to read more of your work in the future.

[Paint]

All three of you are just great! I think it is truely an honor to get this far. It has been so much fun for us the readers, and voters! Darla your work has so inspired me, keep it up! Sarah and William: Meet at high noon in front of the OK Corral, keyboards drawn....Wendy, please pass the popcorn; the show's about to begin! I can't wait...
Sandy

[DJP]

Thanks for all the encouragement. This contest has given me confidence, and I'm definately going to do more with my writing. I'm feeling pretty good, sitting at number three under two professional full time writers. For someone that has one short story published, I'm grinning from ear to ear! JFF, here I come.:Clap:

[Elincoln]

Oh, Darla. I wanted to see you to the final round. I'm sorry to see you go, but I hope you'll post more work for us to enjoy.

But since she's #3, doesn't that mean that she's still going on tour with the rest?

[ChunkyC]

WAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

http://bestsmileys.com/crying/5.gif

So sorry to see you go, Darla. You are a fantastic writer, and a credit to your country. (had to say that, being in that same country an' all)

Congrats to the final pair! Don't you two go making a cheezy TV movie when this is all over, okay?

[bkrrh85]

Hi, Darla, sorry to see you go. Your work was original, fresh and creative. I know I personally loved each submission of the final three in a totally different way. It was really hard to choose.

Good luck to the two remaining finalists.

[Birol]

Congratulations on third place, DJP. You've done yourself proud.