[ Edit: Brooke White was eliminated ]

This week’s Idol theme was Neil Diamond songs. Each person sang two songs each. Went smoothly besides Paula having a brain-lapse at half time and thinking Castro sang twice. Guess they were moving too fast for her, or maybe she just wanted Castro’s turn to be over already.

Jason Castro: Castro sang Forever in Blue Jeans and September Morning. Yet again, Castro clearly shows his lack of skill at being a vocalist. Both performances were easily forgettable and very boring. Why is this ‘tard still in the competition?

David Cook: David sang both I’m Alive and All I Really Need Is You. Again, Cook is the man and his performances were excellent on each count.

Brooke White: Brooke murdered, er, sang I’m A Believer and I Am I Said. God, what is there really to say about her? She still can’t remember lyrics, had to write some on her hands. The playing of instruments by her is getting old as well. It just distracts her and makes her sing even worse. Focus on SINGING, not playing. She’s also boring to watch, just stands (or sits) there motionless. Her vocals are bad, her performance is bad. How is she still in this as well?

David Archuleta: Archuleta sang Sweet Caroline and Coming to America. Along with Cook, this David shows he has the talent and what it takes to win Idol. His performances were great tonight. He didn’t seem to be as shy as normal either, which is good.

Syesha Mercado: Syesha sang Hello Again and Thank the Lord for the Night. Her performances like previous ones were good, but she doesn’t seem to really stand out.

I’m betting the bottom two are going to be Brooke again, and probably Syesha. Hopefully Brooke will finally get knocked off.

I’d prefer to see Castro get his lame ass kicked out, really getting sick of him. Just can’t see it happening.

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Tags: American Idol, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brooke White, David Archuleta, David Cook, Elimination, Jason Castro, Randy, Simon, Syesha Mercado
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[ Edit: Carly Smithson was eliminated ]

Andrew Lloyd Webber was the mentor for American Idol’s remaining top 6 this week.

• Brooke White: “You must love me” from Evita
• Jason Castro: “Memory” from Cats
• Carly Smithson: “Jesus Christ Superstar” from Jesus Christ Superstar
• Syesha Mercado: “One rock and roll too many” from Starlight Express
• David Archuleta: “Think Of Me” from Phantom Of The Opera
• David Cook: “Music Of The Night” from Phantom Of The Opera

The two people that seemed to be out of their element tonight were Brooke and Jason. Simon said Brooke seemed to be straining while she sang (which is exactly what I was thinking) and she messed up in the beginning, forgetting the lyrics (which made her look worse at the end). So (again), she had to stop and start her song over. Jason was boring, boring, boring. He_has_no_oomph. Simon’s response: It was the longest two minutes of his life (Girls, you really need to get past the “oh he’s so cute!” phase and see him for where he is at this stage of the competition. Compared to the other 5 (well 4, if we exclude Brooke) he_sucks.)

And for you Jason lovers (gags) this is for you.

Carly rocked. She put on a really good show. She was having fun, really getting into it. I really really hope she doesn’t get booted off before Brooke and Jason. I have that strange feeling though that people just can not get passed her appearance/tattoo, and_that_sucks for her.

Syesha’s performance was sexay, but yet…I couldn’t help noticing a few pitchy points at times. (damn Randy haha) She put on a good show though, like Carly did. I was ‘entertained’ and enjoyed it.

David A. is so funny. The kid sings so good, seems perfectly comfortable when he’s up there on stage singing. But once he stops and stands in front of the judges he loses it. Suddenly there is this dorky acting, shy kid standing there. haha It’s_cute. But that’s not point, is it. He sings damn good, especially for someone so young (17). And of course he did great tonight (was there any doubt?). I don’t think anyone has to worry about him getting the boot tonight.

I was a little worried for David Cook. He wasn’t exactly in his element tonight now was he. BUT, as usual, he pulled it off (even though Simon wasn’t too excited about his performance).

Okay so who will get the boot this week? I’m hoping for Brooke or Jason…leaning more towards Brooke though. To me she has now replaced the annoying Kristy. She’s going to hang around just to annoy the shit out of me.

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Tags: American Idol, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brooke White, Carly Smithson, David Archuleta, David Cook, Elimination, Jason Castro, Randy, Simon, Syesha Mercado
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Categories: Pets / Animals • Photographs • Plants / Nature • Wordless Wednesday
Tags: figaro, macro, Photographs, plants
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Well Spring is definitely in full gear now, the Fig is shedding like a beast and tree pollen is kicking my ass. The last weekend was horrible, and it’s only gonna get worse.

What really annoys me, is how it never bothered me as a kid. I was never allergic to a thing, then one year BAM, spring totally murdered my sinuses. Good thing cats and dogs don’t bother me or I’d really be screwed. My bed sheets can collect enough hair for a few small cats after a week or two; nothing the vacuum can’t fix though.

Anyway, there isn’t much reason to this post, just felt like ranting about how itchy my eyes have been. At least it isn’t 90+ degrees and humid… yet. That has got to be the worst.

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Tags: pollen, Rant, spring
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[ Edit: Kristy Lee Cook was eliminated ]

Well there are so few left in Idol now I can just shoot off one by one in a quick list, so here we go with my little mini-reviews.

Jason Castro: Well as usual, I didn’t like Castro at all. I hate his looks, his instruments and his voice, plain and simple. He won’t be going anywhere though, because as usual, he makes all the little girls scream.

Kristy Lee Cook: As usual, I didn’t like this Cook at all. She still looks like an overgrown brat and acts like one. Her performance was mediocre as usual, very bland and unimpressive. Why she is still in the competition at this point is beyond me.

Syesha Mercado: Her performance was typical for her, not too much to say about it. Like we’ve said before here, she isn’t a bad singer but she really doesn’t have a large fan base. She’s in danger I think for that fact alone. She was one of the better female performances for the night and she picked a tough song as well and did well with it.

David Archuleta: Archuleta was the man as usual. I have no doubts that he’ll be continuing on. I’ve yet to be disappointed by this kid.

Carly Smithson: Her performance was alright tonight. She still doesn’t ‘wow’ me at all. She is at risk for being in the bottom three again, it won’t surprise me if she ends up there again.

Brooke White: Brooke bored me as usual, I really didn’t care for the performance tonight.

David Cook: David’s performance was pretty good, he shouldn’t have to worry about going. Like Simon said, he has a lot of potential that he showed off with this performance. So points to David from me.

I think the bottom three is going to be all women. I’m looking at Kristy (obviously), Carly (because she’s been down there a few times now) and Brooke (just because she’s boring and I don’t care for her).

Bottom two will probably be Kristy and Brooke, and if the planets are aligned correctly, maybe, just maybe that little twat Kristy will get kicked off for good.

So who do you think will be going and why?

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Tags: American Idol, Brooke White, Carly Smith, David Archuleta, David Cook, Eliminations, Jason Castro, Kristy Lee Cook, Syesha Mercado
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