Ceramic DM -- Fall '06 ** yangnome wins! **

I'd rather it not have ended that way, either, but yangnome did put together a nice run of stories, and is a worthy Ceramic DM champion. Thanks to all the competitors, and especially to the judges for taking on the task. It's fun reading the stories, but not so fun sometimes having to do the critiques. I hope everyone had an enjoyable time, and hopefully also picked up some useful tips along the way.

See ya all next time, when I will attempt to regain my crown

Indeed, yangnome -- very well done. A well-deserved win.

I'm not sure what happened with my entry. I just hit a wall. Ah well.

Thanks to all the judges and my fellow competitors.



Cheers,
Roger
Ceramic DM Finalist

Before we all fade off into oblivion, when do we want to run the next one? I haven't been visiting ENWorld as frequently lately and don't really want to miss it. i only caught this one by chance. If we set a target time frame, I'll know when to check back. I'll even volunteer to judge (or even coordinate) the next one if need be.

I want to write next time. This judging thing is overrated... Besides, you have thrown the gauntlet, Rodrigo, and I will slap you with it. Ha ha!

maxfieldjadenfox said:

I want to write next time. This judging thing is overrated... Besides, you have thrown the gauntlet, Rodrigo, and I will slap you with it. Ha ha!

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Bring it on, max. You, and Berandor, too. I've got this Ceramic DM thing figured out.

As far as timing, it's traditionally been sort-of quarterly, but it mostly depends on when someone wants to step up and organize. *nudge, nudge*

Oh, and here are some of the pictures for the final that didn't get used:

I know I kind of dropped out of the light after losing, and I want to apologize for that and not posting my personal commentaries on stories. There were personal reasons, I won't bore you. I don't mind organizing, judging or competing. Really I want to compete (even though this was my 3rd CDM competition, and the third I lost in the first round 2-1 ), but I'd rather it happen at all - if that means I can't compete so be it. We seemed to have issues with judges and competitors this time around - which is never good.

I finish my bachelors in December, have a week of skiing in Austria and Xmas/New Years, then back to work but a bit of some freed up time from not having sutdying to do (not working on my masters for at least another 6 months - I need a break from wife/2 year old/work/college all at the same time ). So, anyway, I was thinking about January, when most people (in the states anyway) are just starting a new semester and shouldn't have too heavy of assignments yet. I'll start nudging people in December, and we can set it up for January, if that time frame works for people? I'll do again what I did this time = try to recruit people to organize and judge so I can compete. If it looks like I need to, I'll do the organizing or judging.

How's that work for everyone?

Aaron

January, when exams are coming up?

Berandor said:

January, when exams are coming up?

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Sheesh. You permanent students sicken me. Get jobs, you punks!

I had a job; for three years, even. I went back to university because you first have to attend four years of nearly useless theoretizing before you can teach.

Rodrigo Istalindir said:

Sheesh. You permanent students sicken me. Get jobs, you punks!

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Try working full time and going to school full time... And trying to survive a divorce... Wimps! January? Bring it on!