An AmIdol Brief

Most of this is from a message board posting I made just a few minutes ago. ETA: Just noticed that this is not actually very brief. Alas.

Lisa: Singing a KC song really illustrated her weaknesses. One of the backup singers had the same outfit on. Bad extensions in hair. Someone hates her. Thumbs down.

Kellie: Go home already. Thumbs way down.

Ace: Completes the Trio of Ugly Face Makers. Terrible. Looks really good in natural light though (in the video at the beginning). But the singing, no. Thumbs down.

Taylor: First performance since Hollywood that I liked. If he only sang songs like this to the end, I’d support him to win. Really suits him. And less spazzing! Less speaking! Yay! Thumbs up.

Mandisa: First week that I haven’t liked her singing. Weird at the beginning and shrieky at the middle and end. Someone hates her too and put her in the most unflattering pants ever. The trim at the bottom made her look like an ice cream cone. Thumbs down.

Chris: It’s like opposite day. This was my least favorite Chris performance. There was no subtlety or feeling or modulation. Bleh. Song sucked too. Thumbs down.

Katharine: Did she sing? I feel so shallow saying this, but the outfit was so hideous that I couldn’t even hear her. Why does someone hate her? Did she insult someone’s mom? I think she prob sang well, but again, totally unmemorable and disconnected. Thumbs down.

Bucky: Someone in tech hates him. Got drowned out for most of the chorus. He’s not bad, but it was very blah. Thumbs down.

Paris: Aloha did it better last season? The one before? At least it was age-appropriate for her (Aloha) and she knew how to project “sexy” without being… wrong. Was grossly like a child playing grown-up, because that’s what she is. Simon was spot on. Couldn’t get over the ick factor. Awful extensions on her too. Thumbs down.

Elliot: Thought he did great. Actually seemed memorable for me. Dancing does suck though, but he was dressed kinda nice, so no one hates him in costuming. Thumbs up.

Paula was on fire tonight with her super-inappropriate comments to Ace and Paris. Ick.

Should be in bottom three: Bucky, Ace, and Kellie.
Will be in bottom three: Bucky, Lisa, and Mandisa.

Should go home: Kellie.
Will go home: Lisa

Rock Star

Man, the other day, I looked in the mirror and vainly thought to myself that I look like a rock star… poseur, that is. It’s the hair. Then A & B came over and said the same thing. Bwahaha.

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I read Up with Grups today, via Angry Chad, and it’s like *everyone* we know. Hahaha. I guess we are now “grups” or “yupsters” (although frankly, I’m not so much the hipster half of the yuppie-hipster mashup). I feel I can post about this here because the article casually mentions the “rock star-ification of America”. I get my themes where I can. Don’t judge.

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I really enjoyed Rock Star: INXS last summer. Imagine my delight to hear that it will be back again this summer! Except without INXS, of course, which is sad because they were an awesome band, but it wouldn’t make sense for the premise of the show if they came back. This time, “the new season would focus on finding a lead singer for a new group entitled Supernova, featuring Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, and former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke.” [via the wikipedia link]

The Final Countdown*

*I can only assume this entry title makes you slide around making grand “magic” gestures. If not, what’s the matter with you?

We have 11 days left until we get married. This morning, we obtained our marriage license. Dun dun dun! Thursday morning, we are going to pick up our rings. The seating chart is more or less finalized. Last night, we worked out some details for the reception. We picked up thank you cards and place cards yesterday as well. We have some interesting last details to pin down.

I guess we might start freaking out next week, but we are doing pretty well right now. 🙂

On a somewhat related note, I got my hair dyed & cut two Saturdays ago (in an attempt to — as Colin phrased it — get “dolled up” for the wedding), but wasn’t happy with the color. It was supposed to have some red and goldish highlights, but instead, my base hair color ended up an orangy red, with some lighter streaks. This Sunday, I went back and got it fixed, and now, there is more dark brown and the red is more intensely red. I like it.