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American Idol

Finally American Idol delivered some contestants I could get behind - Carly (the Irish chick looking for her second chance) and at least one other female (plus I dug one or two guys).

It also delivered what I consider to be the two worst contestants of the season: the Mariah Carey fangirl and the girl who was insulted because Simon told her she was like William Hung.

Now, I know they picked other, more flamboyant people to be the "bad" ones to really laugh at. Sadly, they were wrong. The reasons these two were the worst we've seen so far?

1. The Mariah fangirl displayed to perfection the problem with many young singers today - they think that everything by a famous singer is great and try to emulate even the bad stuff. This girl actually had a good tone. But she was trying to be Glitter-era Mariah, which is just a travesty. She didn't even know what she'd done wrong. Hell, Mariah, I'm pretty sure, doesn't know that Glitter was a bad era. How are these young people supposed to learn if no one will point out that even the best singers have their faults?

2. The Hung 2.0 girl got off easy. William Hung was better than her. At least William Hung had a semblance of rhythm and would be entertaining at a night of karaoke. This girl was just BAD. She didn't have tune. She didn't have rhythm. She didn't have anything approaching anything going for her. (Plus I'm pretty sure she was one of those that was faking somewhat, which I find really annoying. How can the producers not see a faker a mile away?)

Purchases Made

Bought two tops at lunch. I'm in love with them like whoa.

( Tops under here )

The first one is deceptively plain. The picture doesn't show it well, but it's a brighter turquoise with white polka dots on it. It also fits better on someone with some curves (i.e. me) than on the model's figure.

The second top is to die for. I'm not one for that mustardy color, but it was just unusual enough that I wanted to try it on. Plus the piping really sets it off.

Yesterday

Yesterday was spent holed up in a conference room here at work so I could avoid the smell of diesel fumes (as I went to bed at 6 on Monday night thanks to a migraine). That helped. It also helped that construction was cut back on. Since today was supposed to be rainy, I figured, hey, I get to sit at my desk and work instead of having to bring in my laptop.

Guess what? No rain and lots of construction. *sigh*

Chester's Lump

Chester's lump appears to be going down. Yay! Or at least I'm tricking myself into thinking so. Next Monday is when I have to really evaluate it, because if it's not down significantly then, I'll have to take him to the vet.

Hair

I'm due for a haircut next week. I'm looking at getting three inches chopped off. (I probably should take a picture beforehand, to show off how long my hair is. Let's put it this way - it tangles in my sleep and during the day, just by itself.)

I'm thinking about getting a Vidal Sassoon bob, but the updated version. But I can't find a good picture of one. (I want a longer bob.) I really like the asymmetrical bob that Crush has on American Gladiators, but I need something with bangs or something bang-ish. Sort of like what Charlize Theron has ( here )

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NASCAR Stuffs and Entertainment Stuffs

Random Entertainment Stuffs

Star Trek trailer - totally made of WIN

Flight of the Hamsters

Now on to NASCAR.

Newman Brings the LULZ

By actual count as of midday Tuesday, the word "excited" in some form had been used nearly 100 times from a podium in the first 24 hours of the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Lowe's Motor Speedway. During Tuesday afternoon's session with Dodge drivers, Ryan Newman said the word "pessimism" might have a rightful place in preseason discussions by a race team. "I was listening to all the people talking about optimism on the stage," Newman said. "The opposite of that is pessimism, and my theory is you have to have a little bit of both, and you have to have the right rationale for each to be honest and fair to yourself. "If you're optimistic, you might create goals that you may not achieve, but if you're pessimistic you'll obviously never get there. The bottom line is you have to do what you have to do to get the job done." -- Charlotte Observer

Rusty's Finally Paying Attention

Wallace was not satisfied with his performance behind the microphone in '07, either. He said he has heard from fans and viewers and is listening to criticism and suggestions. -- KC Star

ESPN/ABC Culls The Ranks, Bestwick Back In Booth

Allen Bestwick, a NASCAR TV veteran who was an ABC/ESPN pit reporter last year, becomes studio show host, replacing Brent Musburger and Suzy Kolber, who were largely new to NASCAR. ESPN reporter Shannon Spake replaces Bestwick in the pits. -- USA Today

Races Will Probably Start Earlier

Earlier Start Time for Races This Year? [Humpy] Wheeler [president of Lowe's Motor Speedway] said the start times for many Sprint Cup races this coming season will be earlier, a departure from the mid-afternoon green flags used to try and entice West Coast viewers. "I think we all yielded to pressure from the networks a little more than we should have," Wheeler said. "We paid the price for it, and we're getting back to sanity again." AND: Wheeler says, "It's not a fancy sport. It's guys with big hands and getting sweaty and getting out there and banging on each other and knocking each other around and all-American fans sitting there having a good time." Earlier and more consistent starting times is the first move to correct that. When NASCAR announces starting times on Tuesday, races beginning at 2 p.m. or earlier will go from 15 to 18 on the 36-race schedule.

Pardon my choking on my drink, but that line was dang porny. Damn, Humpy!

Qualifying Gets a Tiny Bit More Equal

Go or Go Home Drivers to Qualify Together; NASCAR to Provide Tires for Tests: Michael Waltrip suggested last season that drivers outside the top 35 in owners' points should be allowed to qualify together so nobody would have an advantage in track conditions. NASCAR officials must have listened. The governing body kicked off its annual media tour by announcing that those outside the top 35 in all three series -- Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Craftsman Truck Series -- will qualify at the end of their respective session. It also was announced that teams will be provided tires for testing at non-sanctioned NASCAR tests. Sprint Cup teams will be given 200 tires, Nationwide teams 160 and Craftsman Truck Series teams 120.

Red Bull Paint Scheme

Lastly, the new Red Bull paint scheme is way awesome.

Want fries with that?

Reason Number 1 Why Sadler Can't Grow His Hair Out

McDonald's to sponsor Sadler: McDonald's will make its return to NASCAR's Cup series as one of three primary sponsors for Gillett Evernham Motorsports' #19 Dodge of Elliott Sadler this season. McDonald's, Best Buy and Stanley Tools were announced as company's sharing sponsorship on the car Tuesday. Best Buy is expected to be on the car for 15 races, while Stanley will have 13 and McDonald's eight, although those numbers are still subject to change.(SceneDaily.com), McDonald's sponsored #9-Kasey Kahne in 2007 at Las Vegas and Bristol in August, see the 2007 #9 Team Schemes page to see the scheme.(1-23-2008)




*is laughing hysterically*

OMG. Harvick is going to have company. Tony will NEVER LET THEM LIVE IT DOWN. Ellyut will look even more like Ronald McDonald than Harvick did, all because of the hair!

Who wants to take bets there'll be at least one "you want fries with that" joke on air the first time Ellyut wears the uniform?

(The reason no one has ever given Kandy grief about that uniform in Busch - because Kandy looks 12 and it's not nice to pick on kids.)