View Full Version : Auditions closed!
JennaGlatzer
03-29-2005, 09:36 AM
Woo-hoo! Auditions are now closed, with 308 entries. (Yes, we'll count the one that was posted at 12:01, because different clocks may be off by a minute or two.)
So now... the waiting and deliberating begins. Chat amongst yourselves, offer the judges baked goods and batteries (?!), whatever you like. Soon as they've made their decisions, I'll be back to announce the finalists.
Good luck!
:hooray:
MacAllister
03-29-2005, 09:44 AM
errrr....batteries??? I must have missed something important...
BlakeOvard
03-29-2005, 09:45 AM
Naa, you're just not keeping up with the bribes!
Gimpy
03-29-2005, 09:45 AM
YAY. YOU GOT MY BATTERIES, YA?
I sent a 3-pack of AA's.
Woots!
trumancoyote
03-29-2005, 10:16 AM
errrr....batteries??? I must have missed something important...
The batteries, in essence, lead to this: :faint:
If used correctly, that is.
Don't ask; it wasn't my idea.
...
And, uh... yay for contest being over!
Woo! Go team! :Clap:
maestrowork
03-29-2005, 10:19 AM
The batteries, in essence, lead to this: :faint:
If used correctly, that is.
Don't ask; it wasn't my idea.
...
And, uh... yay for contest being over!
Woo! Go team! :Clap:
I hope they're water-proof.
:tongue
trumancoyote
03-29-2005, 10:22 AM
Inappropriate!
( :Thumbs: )
CACTUSWENDY
03-29-2005, 10:40 AM
:Huh: with just batteries huh?....will have to check into that.
CaitlinK18
03-29-2005, 11:02 AM
May I just say it's been an honor competing against you all?
And what about batteries baked into brownies? :idea:
JennaGlatzer
03-29-2005, 11:17 AM
You people are total weirdoes.
I can't believe you didn't find us earlier! Look at all this fun we've missed. :snoopy:
If I bite into a brownie and there's a battery in there, someone's in trouble.
Gimpy
03-29-2005, 11:33 AM
I am not a weirdo... but I am staying!
:)
This place is cool, as long as no one calls me a nazi!
Also, I never knew this place exsisted. You don't really stress its existence in the newsletter I get from you.
:)
MacAllister
03-29-2005, 11:42 AM
oh, sure, Gimpy--blame Jenna for not talking it up in the newsletter...You're gonna just rack up the rep points around here, I can already tell!:poke:
Gimpy
03-29-2005, 11:45 AM
oh, sure, Gimpy--blame Jenna for not talking it up in the newsletter...You're gonna just rack up the rep points around here, I can already tell!:poke:
What are these "rep points" you speak of?
I have already bribed her with a 3-pack of AA batteries... I BELIEVE that is enough!
And, I normally just read her intro and any articles in the newsletter. :) So, I might have just never looked for it.
JennaGlatzer
03-29-2005, 11:46 AM
Gimpy, that's what I don't get... I actually have a "Discussion of the Week" linked in *every issue* of the newsletter, I made big announcements in my letter from the editor when we moved to the new board (we had an uncooler board a few months ago that didn't have nearly as many features and options), I've talked about special features on the board (like the "Ask the Editor" section where my favorite editor answers questions), etc., yet there are a bunch of people telling me just what you are-- that they never knew we had a board despite being newsletter subscribers.
Ah, well. Glad you're sticking around. And you ARE TOO a weirdo. And certainly not a Nazi. :)
Gimpy
03-29-2005, 11:48 AM
Not a weirdo! I am Norbal!
I think maybe if you mentioned it in your intro some.. Like, maybe throwing in a "look at this interesting thread on blah blah" in the text.. I dunno. I just never noticed it until you had this contest thingy. :)
BlakeOvard
03-29-2005, 11:54 AM
Not a weirdo! I am Norbal!
I think maybe if you mentioned it in your intro some.. Like, maybe throwing in a "look at this interesting thread on blah blah" in the text.. I dunno. I just never noticed it until you had this contest thingy. :)
Actually, I'm with Gimpy on this one. (I'm so ashamed...) But, hey, I'm here now and really liking it!
MacAllister
03-29-2005, 12:02 PM
I think just about the coolest thing about this whole contest is all these new faces around the Cooler. :)
Genius, Jenna! Sheer genius!
mommie4a
03-29-2005, 06:08 PM
I'm so roped in, I'm just waiting until I get up the guts to type what I think when I read some of the other posts (the more suggestive stuff, not the nasty stuff).
JoeEkaitis
03-29-2005, 07:28 PM
Woo-hoo! Auditions are now closed, with 308 entries. (Yes, we'll count the one that was posted at 12:01, because different clocks may be off by a minute or two.)
So now... the waiting and deliberating begins. Chat amongst yourselves, offer the judges baked goods and batteries (?!), whatever you like. Soon as they've made their decisions, I'll be back to announce the finalists.
Good luck!
:hooray:
Wild blueberry pancakes, anyone?
http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Joe-Ekaitis/flippin%27_griffin320.gif
awatkins
03-29-2005, 07:44 PM
mommie4a, I tried to give you a rep point for something and my computer did something weird so I don't know if you got it or not. Can you say run-on sentence? lol
Good luck to all the contestants!!!! Can't wait to see who is in the Top 10!
mommie4a
03-29-2005, 07:46 PM
Run-on sentences are my specialty.
awatkins
03-29-2005, 07:48 PM
Good, then you understand me perfectly. :D
(Did you get the rep point?)
awatkins
03-29-2005, 07:49 PM
So is it too late for me to enter?? heh....my sympathies to the judges and their tired eyeballs. ;)
Rhush
03-29-2005, 11:24 PM
Is there a basic ballpark on how long till the ever anticipated top 10 are posted?
Paint
03-30-2005, 02:19 AM
Hey! I learned a new word today! "Norbal" Thanks Gimpy! So how long does it take to read 308 entries? I'm guessing a week, depending on how many breaks you take. Oh, you say longer? A month? Two months? I'm guessing here...no one take it for real okay?:Trophy:
jdkiggins
03-30-2005, 03:08 AM
Good grief! I ran out of :popcorn:again. Think I'll get some Hershey Kisses instead. Anyone want some? :)
SRHowen
03-30-2005, 04:17 AM
all I've got are http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_4_8v.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm41442US) and some http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/12/12_1_125.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm41442US) but you can have some if you want.
Shawn
all I've got are http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_4_8v.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm41442US) and some http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/12/12_1_125.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm41442US) but you can have some if you want.
Shawn
Did I hear "Hersey Kisses"????
Warm, home made bread loaded with butter and Hersey Kisses----my two weaknesses!
Just would like to tell you all what an incredible shot in the arm this whole experience has been for me! I'm bowled over by all the talent out there! I have probably read about half of the entries---would have read them all by now, but have had the flu for two days. Thank you to all of you who shared and thank you expecially to all of you who jumped in with both feet and critiqued. I know for me this was more frightening than entering my own writing. I know I am like the ignorant slob walking through an art exhibition in a museum who says, "I may not know much about art........but I know what I like." Good luck and Godspeed to all!
Kida Adelyne
03-30-2005, 05:57 AM
Did I hear "Hersey Kisses"????
Warm, home made bread loaded with butter and Hersey Kisses----my two weaknesses!
For a minute I thought you were saying hersey kisses in the homemade bread.:Wha:
(acctually, chocolate sandwiches are pretty good.;))
For a minute I thought you were saying hersey kisses in the homemade bread.:Wha:
(acctually, chocolate sandwiches are pretty good.;))
Yeah! Ever try Natella on toast? MMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Yeah! Ever try Natella on toast? MMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Well, it looks like things are really quieting down here. I would just like to thank Wills for giving us that critique thread. And one more thing, Wills how did your appointment go today? Hope your back is doing better. Thanks again.
Hey Jenna,
I just had a thought. Are the comments in the judges' room going to be available to us lowly writers after the decisions are made?
Alphabeter
03-31-2005, 03:31 PM
I'd just rather be PM'd with any comments regarding my entry. :gone:
Not sure I wanna be 'Simonized' in public! :scared:
JennaGlatzer
03-31-2005, 03:57 PM
Sue: I hope you're feeling better! So glad this has been a good experience, though. :)
DJP: Nope, the "hashing it out" comments will be private, but the judges are free to make any comments they want to about why they chose the entries they did, which other entries came close, etc.
astonwest
03-31-2005, 04:28 PM
Will there be a new thread to announce the finalists when that time comes?
Alphabeter
03-31-2005, 06:18 PM
Jenna posted it in another thread, but yes there will be.
NancyMehl
04-01-2005, 10:12 PM
Guess I was too late! LOL!
Hope we get another chance. This was a great idea!
Nancy
Sue: I hope you're feeling better! So glad this has been a good experience, though. :)
DJP: Nope, the "hashing it out" comments will be private, but the judges are free to make any comments they want to about why they chose the entries they did, which other entries came close, etc.
Thanks Jenna. :Hug2: I would like to take a moment and speak earnestly here. I thank you again for this opportunity. No matter who the grand prize winner is, I believe we all come out winners. The comrade and the critiquing, in a like community, have been an unmeasurable 'prize'! And one I never even considered upon entering this competition. This 'prize' is one that writers normally do not experience, when entering a writing contest.
And yes, I am feeling a lot better. Still a bit weak and have the shakes--but that could just be part of this 'wait and see' virus on my computer...:scared:
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