Whoa. Thank you SO much.
Individual thank yous:
Matty, you were a fantastic host -- you kept the conversation going and you always made things dramatic (even if that caused me to suffer some minor nervousness meltdowns.
Katie, your judging comments were always concise, to-the-point, and a bit playfully shady.
I loved them. Thanks for playing around with us in in the thread, too.
Red, you were probably my biggest judge supporter throughout the competition (my two weeks in the bottom two were the two weeks when you didn't judge
). Thank you for giving me the extra encouragement and always having very constructive criticism. And thanks for all the hints.
Mockingjay, you brought a lot of ATRLNTM wisdom to the cycle, and your reviews always made me think. Thank you for that.
Deuces, you were never quite my biggest fan (
), but you had wonderful critiques as well.
Angelo, thanks for stopping in and encouraging the DRAAAAMMMMAAAAA. You were honest and I thoroughly enjoyed your Jimmy Iovine channelling.
P!nk, thank you for posting all of my overdramatic angry confessions. The lessors will never know.
Hoetenks, I met you as Vulps's sassy/fun friend/supporter, and you've kept things interesting since then. Even without competing or judging, you become a big part of the cycle. I look forward to when you inherit my crown after dominating Cycle 8.
The contestants...
Slayanna, I thought you were gonna get Top 5, and I voted for you to enter the house.
You went too soon.
Owl, I love your music taste and always hoped we would bond more outside of the game. It was to work with you when you returned.
Jwoww, you were so shady and gutsy while you lasted.
Thanks for bringing the dramz, I wish you lasted longer.
Monkey, thanks for keeping Geo on his toes.
You were fun.
Josh, you were a very genuine nice guy, it's a shame you had to leave like you did.
Forget the Love(d), I remember your username entry clearly. You've had quite an evolution it seems, and I'm very excited to see what's next.
Toasty, I wish you hadn't dropped out, you could have gone so far! You're a fun guy.
Pop, I also wish you hadn't quit.
I wanted to get to know you better.
Qui, you posted some great random things in this thread.
I was very surprised when you left.
Ammer, your posts were always well thought out and well written. You regularly slayed us.
Geo, you were occasionally a shady hot mess and occasionally a really thoughtful introspective guy. You kept it interesting.
Dvn, my fellow finalist! Man, we should have talked more throughout the season, I can't believe we both thought the other person was our weakest competition.
You were amazing -- your entries were consistent and never overthought. Let's bond after this, yeah?
VULPS, THE LOVE OF MY ATRLIFE! I love our banter and that you put up with all my complaining this whole cycle.
You have natural star quality man, even on an internet forum. You know we'll be talking.
All my supporters, THANKS Y'ALL.
In general, I loved the experience and I'm so glad I did it and got to know you guys.
Thank you thank you thank you.