14 January, 2004 9:26 AM
Week 1 of Blogger Idol is approaching. I wasn't sure if anyone would want to participate when I first wrote about it - but so far we have 35 45 55 75 blogger idols. Every time I check my email there is another one or two - thank you to everyone for pitching in.
Before we kick off with the first theme on Sunday can I ask for people's opinion on two things.
1. Fat Guy Little Coat has generously designed 5 'Blogger Idol' buttons. These can be used by participants on their 'entries' each week to identify them as blogger idol participants. They will have a link back to a central blogger idol page to explain what it is and encourage more people to participate. Which design do you like best? Vote by going over to Fat Guy Little Coat and leaving a comment.
2. I'd like to hear some suggestions for weekly themes in comments below. Themes should be general enough to give people scope to be individuals but tight enough that they are distinct. Any ideas?
Lastly its never too late to join the project. You can join in or opt out any time so feel free to sign up in comments below simply by saying 'email me' and I'll add you to the list.
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Sounds good -- email me.
Jed » 14 January, 2004 7:08 PM
Count me in...I mean really I'm not doing anything else.
Luke » 15 January, 2004 1:00 AM
Why not? e-mail me.
Topics? Hmmm ... "your perfect rainy day"? I only suggest it because it's raining here and the day ain't been bad.
Doug » 15 January, 2004 3:03 AM
i'll try and have a go!
hamo » 15 January, 2004 10:09 AM
I think I just wrote 'great idea' on the other one, so yes, please email me :)
Neely » 15 January, 2004 11:14 AM
For some reason the comments are not working for me over at Andy's site, so I have to vote here--I like #5 best. It's what I had in my head when I suggested a button. Barring that, #2 is my 2nd choice.
#Debi » 15 January, 2004 3:24 PM
email me!
Claire » 15 January, 2004 9:00 PM
One suggestion for a theme: what about posts that have to include an interesting collection of random words. For example: sweetbread, perturb, camcorder, laughable, violin, equation, sodden, haddock, tear, kid
The only rule is that it has to make some sort of sense.
Just a thought
Richard Hall » 15 January, 2004 9:56 PM
Sounds like fun. email me.
Marsha » 16 January, 2004 12:24 AM
Richard, I love the idea. Fred at Fragments gave me an assignment which had to include "rubber chicken" and "toilet plunger" which turned out pretty well.
Another idea is the Drabble, a story in exactly one hundred words (more info here: http://www.thewritersezine.com/t-zero/drabble.shtml), which is quite challenging.
If your theme is just one word (eg fear) it would be interesting to see how it's interpreted by that many people.
Ali » 16 January, 2004 1:12 AM
In my earlier comment on your further down post, I left out the crucial words ... "email me" (please!)
Pebbles
Moses
Blue
Something that rhymes?
Drawing pins
Language
just ideas...
alice
alice » 16 January, 2004 5:53 AM
shelter
comfort
broccoli
alice » 16 January, 2004 10:16 AM
I was having a discussion with someone about this the other day and she said that it sounded a lot like a high school english project ;)
Why am I so excited to start?
jamie » 16 January, 2004 11:20 AM
email me.. did i say that already? i forget.
hmm themes?
.biography of another blogger
.what is colour?
.it would be interesting to see what a blogger could produce given the challenge to write non-stop for 5minutes. no hesitations. just write what comes out of the head. obvious difficulty being to know if people are playing fair.
matt » 16 January, 2004 11:42 AM
I had thought about categories such as pop culture, religion, politics, home life, work. Too broad?
#Debi » 16 January, 2004 11:56 AM
What about a simple word - blue, unjust, gossip, fear, isolation, joy.
The trick is to make it not just a creative writing exercise, but something that different people who blog about different sorts of things can all be involved in and contribute to in line with their own blog personality and persona.
dan » 16 January, 2004 12:38 PM
I can't imagine that I'm going to be attacked for telling the truth. Why would I be attacked for telling the truth?
(smile)
Modern Concept of Public Hanging ...
Somewhere out there, Jesus is shedding a tear...
Jozef » 16 January, 2004 1:14 PM
I wanna play...email me
Jimmy » 16 January, 2004 3:16 PM
OK I'm in. Please e-mail me.
As for themes, I was thinking along the same lines as Debi -- but I also like the other ideas people have shared. So, in conclusion, I'm up for anything. Let's roll!
Steve K. » 18 January, 2004 7:22 AM
Sounds fantastic! Email me please!
mariel » 18 January, 2004 10:19 AM
I'm in...email me.
Nic » 18 January, 2004 11:03 AM
OK - email me too! GHT
Glenn Teal » 18 January, 2004 1:37 PM
I'm in! This sounds like a great idea!
CJ » 18 January, 2004 2:34 PM
email me please
KeLee » 18 January, 2004 2:40 PM
Cool! Email me please.
Cliff Hursey » 18 January, 2004 2:53 PM
Email me, please.
Anna » 18 January, 2004 4:57 PM
email me, por flavor.
digital_monk » 18 January, 2004 11:02 PM
email me.
Heather » 19 January, 2004 3:42 AM
I'd like to know more. I AM writing stuff off the top of my head(there's alot floating around up there) and would like to know more about this. peace, IAMYAYA.blogsot.com
andrea » 19 January, 2004 10:45 PM
email me, please
Bella » 20 January, 2004 3:30 AM
email please
UptownGirl » 20 January, 2004 4:02 AM
email me!
Irma » 20 January, 2004 6:01 AM
email me please!
Goldie » 20 January, 2004 12:39 PM
email me, please. :)
julia » 20 January, 2004 2:21 PM
Sounds like fun. Email me.
Dinky Chickenshorts » 20 January, 2004 4:00 PM
Count me in too:o) email me please.
Monica » 21 January, 2004 2:53 AM
I'm already in...please email me!! By the way, thanks for all the fun, too!!
John Carnes » 21 January, 2004 2:35 PM
email me
Frac » 22 January, 2004 6:32 AM
e-mail me this seems like fun.
becky » 22 January, 2004 8:48 AM
email me
Laura » 23 January, 2004 1:54 AM
add to email list please
edna million » 24 January, 2004 12:57 AM
please email me
sp@rc » 25 January, 2004 5:42 PM
email me too please.
Shalom, Jan
Jan » 25 January, 2004 9:32 PM
Interesting.. should be fun!
Len » 26 January, 2004 7:31 AM
email me please
amanda » 26 January, 2004 1:26 PM
email me
Tim » 26 January, 2004 6:09 PM
Email me.
Stacy » 27 January, 2004 2:40 AM
Email me this is cool
Laura » 27 January, 2004 8:46 AM
e-mail me!
That biography idea is good! So is the 5-minute-free-writing one too.
jess » 27 January, 2004 11:33 AM
please email me the topics:)
Jaki » 29 January, 2004 6:58 PM
is it too late for me?
iphy » 30 January, 2004 11:29 AM
Email me
JaxVenus » 1 February, 2004 8:12 AM
email me
Lori » 3 February, 2004 8:44 PM
email me
travelkitjones » 4 February, 2004 5:57 AM
'email me'
amancay » 5 February, 2004 7:37 AM
Where do I sign up... Oh I guess that is here... my page sux though btw nothing like everyone elses here...
Morgan Storey » 6 February, 2004 6:16 PM
i could be corny and be like the rest and just type "email me"
just so you could email me about blog idol.
but just typing "email me" would be boring wouldn't it?
sine i really have nothing better to say at this point except "email me"
will you email me anyway?
Adrian » 8 February, 2004 7:22 PM
Email Please... ;)
Mr_Nath » 9 February, 2004 11:21 AM
Absolutelativity - email me.
ed » 10 February, 2004 5:18 AM
email me
kristal » 10 February, 2004 7:32 AM
email me
Tom Mohan » 13 February, 2004 7:04 AM
Email me
Fi » 20 February, 2004 7:40 AM
email me too please
» 24 February, 2004 9:31 AM
Email me
dave » 24 February, 2004 9:33 AM
I wanna do it! C'mon! I know I'm coming in late but email me please :)
Mandi » 26 February, 2004 3:58 AM
email me. Thanks.
Kennamatic » 7 March, 2004 12:45 PM
E me baby!
HR Lady » 11 March, 2004 9:13 AM
Email me if it's not too late to join in
Social Misfit » 17 March, 2004 9:24 PM
email me :)
Carrie » 18 March, 2004 2:06 AM
e-mail me. Please :)
Disillusioned » 20 March, 2004 4:43 PM
E-mail me.
I feel weird just saying that for some reason. ;)
Messy Christian » 26 March, 2004 5:10 PM
email
me
alpha » 26 March, 2004 5:57 PM
e-mail me
Judith » 1 April, 2004 9:42 AM
oh oh oh - mail me too so I can know when there's a new category to post on :)
BytchInNY » 14 April, 2004 1:26 PM
e- mail me!
Trudy W. Schuett » 14 April, 2004 9:32 PM
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vinod Bharathan » 20 April, 2004 4:07 AM
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Robin Yang » 27 April, 2004 12:48 PM
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dan » 4 May, 2004 2:10 PM
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kmsqrd » 8 July, 2004 2:07 AM
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candida » 2 August, 2004 12:11 PM
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qm » 14 January, 2004 10:37 AM