Life offers us many challenges. And that's why I'm gonna hide behind the couch.

my computer has a virus or some shit so it's down and out :(

anyhow, never edited last week for my thoughts on the results. i think casey was the right one to go, even tho i do like him.

lee dewyze

1. repeat of 'the boxer' - he did fine, but it was nothing amazing, and i liked his original performance better

2. 'everybody hurts' by rem - not a fan of rem, but i actually do like this song. he did fairly well, but again, nothing amazing. he really needs to learn how to PERFORM. show some emotion for fuck's sake.

3. 'beautiful day' by u2 - okay, so the single this year is a cover? what the stupid fuck? he did pretty good, but i still think this is LAME. ai is so done.

crystal bowersox

1. repeat of 'bobby magee' - again, she did fine, but nothing amazing.

2. 'black velvet' by alannah myles - seriously? terrible song choice. plus, i thought she sounded abosolutely horrible. just really really bad.

3. 'up to the mountain' by (i don't know) - i LOVE this song and she did a fine job, but kelly clarkson just OWNS this song for me. crystal didn't even come close in my opinion.

so i really don't care who wins. i'm not a huge fan of either. i really liked lee at the beginning, but i'm pretty bored of him now because he always looks so bleh and sleepy and like he just isn't giving it his all. i want MORE, dude. and i did't like crystal at all at the beginning, and then i DID like her, and now i am pretty ambivalent about her. so yeah, don't really care either way. crystal has been the expected winner from the beginning, but they've really been pushing lee the past several weeks, so him winning wouldn't be a surprise. coin toss.


EDIT for the RESULTS:

kris allen performing 'the truth' right at the beginning was awesome. he sounded really good. him and two of his guitarists got haircuts which i found funny. man i love this kid :)

omg stupid fucking idol made me cry. when kelly came out i thought she looked gorgeous (she got a haircut too! hehe) and sounded great. then when the rest of the previous winners came out (minus david cook) i started crying! and then so many other old contestants started coming out and it was so cool and i'm such a pansy! i thought it was really cool and simon's speech was actually very sweet and it was really the best part of the night. (kris sounded great here as well :)

oh, and lee won.

goodbye idol. it's been fun, but i think our time is over. hopefully i won't buckle come next season saying something stupid like 'i just can't quit you' or whatever. stay strong. everything has to come to an end. and thank god for that cuz this season sucked.

(and seriously, what was up with all the people with brand new haircuts?)

totally forgot about this show last night. hah! goes to show how much i care this year.

lee dewyze - god i hate this fucking song. can't even stand listening to it.

michael lynche - i don't know if i've mentioned this, but i don't like this guy. horrible song choice.

crystal & lee - seriously? it really pisses me off that they chose this song. what the fuck. but i didn't like it and their voices did NOT work well together, so whatever.

casey james - strange song choice. pretty boring performance.

crystal bowersox - does NObody help these people choose songs? not impressed.

casey & mike - worst night of song choices EVER.

watching this was a struggle. i skipped SO MUCH of it and was annoyed at "having" to watch it. why did i even bother downloading? god this season sucks.

EDIT: looking back, i'm pretty mad at myself for not enjoying last season as much as i should have.


EDIT for the RESULTS:

big mike, i still say you only finished ninth.

i LOVE harry connick, jr. interesting that he did the actual arrangements, so i hope it goes well.

(was that anthony hopkins in the audience?)

aaron kelly - he didn't do too bad, but i still think he's just TOO young.

casey james - he sounded off key right from the beginning. this was not good at all. why is this the FIRST time anyone has mentioned his vibrato?

crystal bowersox - i thought she sounded lovely, but it was slightly boring. it seemed like they tried really hard not to show her back tattoo, which was strange.

michael lynche - he annoys me. lather, rinse, repeat.

lee dewyze - i really liked this. he does still need that confidence boost tho.


EDIT for RESULTS:

sorry aaron. but i'm not sad to see you go.

casey james - fairly boring. he looks really awkward and sounds a little sick.

lee dewyze - oh, i LOVED this. he actually made me a little teary.

tim urban - and he just makes me weep. so i'll continue my mantra. die, tim urban, die!

aaron kelly - not good, dude. not good. are the judges on crack? wtf.

siobhan magnus - oh, honey, stop talking. she didn't sing it too terribly, but it was pretty boring. i loved her outfit tho.

michael lynche - i don't think this worked well.

crystal bowersox - really lovely and definitely inspiring. thank you crystal.


EDIT for RESULTS:

i remember the first year they did 'idol gives back' they didn't actually eliminate anybody. please don't do that this year. in fact, let's eliminate SEVERAL people as a bit of charity for those of us in the audience.

oh, how sweet was the bit with david cook. i really like him.

the annie lennox bit made me teary eyed.

over two hours? seriously? end already.

FINALLY! thank fuck. let us never hear from tim urban again.

i'm so sick of the "themes" that idol does now. bleh.

aaron kelly - his voice just isn't mature enough. needs a lot more time. i loved simon's eyeroll.

katie stevens - kris already did this song this year. and he was awesome. this kinda wasn't.

andrew garcia - ugh, another one behind the judges. that annoys me. as does this whole performance.

michael lynche - didn't david cook do this song? and way better. they really need to stop letting contestants do songs that have already been done before. i don't GET why the judges love mike so much.

crystal bowersox - and yet another kris allen already did. altho i really did like her version here.

tim urban - votefortheworst is having a boom year.

casey james - never heard this song before, and i LOVED it. his vibrato still annoys me, but he had so much emotion and that was great. THIS is what idol is about.

siobhan magnus - boring. but she sounded nice. (not great, but nice)

lee dewyze - okay, so he didn't perform this during the competition, but kris allen DID perform this during the idol tour. i do love lee, but this was fucking strange and not in a good way.


EDIT for RESULTS:

wow, what a wasted save. still have 9 people judges. i hope this screws them in the end. well, no. cuz that probably means it'd be screwing me. but still.

hahaha. miley cyrus? season 9 just officially became a joke.

lee dewyze - love this song. this arrangement was strange, but he sounded pretty good.

paige miles - god, is she STILL here. i really don't like her. love this song. ugh this was boring and (yes, randy) terrible.

tim urban - fuck, did he just try and wink before going to commercial? just... no. can we send him AND miley home? pair of idiots. love this song, but it's been done too much on idol. and he just made it worse. seriously dude. stop.

aaron kelly - ugh, i hate this song. the beginning sounded good, but the rest was really bad.

crystal bowersox - awesome song choice. i would have liked to hear more WORDS, tho. more of the actual song, instead of the riffing at the end. i LOVE the carpet and that she sat down, heh.

michael lynche - surprisingly enough, i did not hate this. but i'm still not exactly a fan.

andrew garcia - meh. i was so bored, i just couldn't pay attention.

katie stevens - i am ashamed to admit that this song is a huge guilty pleasure of mine. she sounded off key the whole time.

casey james - cheesy song, but i love it. and i think he did a really good job.

didi benami - i wanted to like this, but i didn't.

siobhan magnus - hmm, not a fan of this song AT ALL. love the hair and outfit, tho. kinda sick of the high notes. they've gone the route of shrieking.

man, this was SUCH a lame night. worst season ever?


EDIT for the RESULTS:

definitely the right bottom three.

tie for the bottom? send em both home?

wow. simon was hardcore to paige. i like it!

it's hard to believe they are actually singing, when their mouths aren't moving to the correct words (or even any words).

i LOVE siobhan's outfit. so lovely :)

a bit ambivalent about didi, but pleased.

what? i have no clue how paige made it over katelyn. how annoying.

yay, casey :)

seriously? what the ever-loving fuck, america. tim urban???

oh, thank fuck. i was gonna be really pissed if todrick made it over lee.

crystal. no surprise.

mike. bleh.

lacey. meh.

aaron. bleh.

poor alex, i really liked him :(

andrew. meh.

wow. really surprised katie made it over lilly. not that i mind, since i never cared for her, but still.

ugh. that beginning bit made me SO uncomfortable. i couldn't even watch.

katie stevens - really bad song choice for her. she did not sound good.

siobhan magnus - wow. i really loved this. simon is SO wrong.

lacey brown - love this song. not a fan of her.

katelyn epperly - this was pretty lame. did not like it.

didi benami - i actually really liked this. very cool.

paige miles - boring and strange. plus, she sounded pretty shaky. (yeah, and that lame ass michael jackson story deserves an automatic elimination)

crystal bowersox - love this song. and this was pretty good.

lilly scott - kinda hated this. i just don't care for her.

crystal bowersox - glad she sucked it up and performed. so far i've been really iffy about her, but i LOVED this. (does kara EVER pay attention? idiot)

haeley vaughn - i did not care for this. and good god what is up with the ridiculously short skirts? kara actually gave good advice and i liked ryan questioning simon.

lacey brown - i just don't think she has that good of a voice. she still looks crazy nervous.

katie stevens - i liked this. she definitely has a good voice.

didi benami - i'm not sure about this one. i kinda liked it, but i then i kinda didn't. i dunno.

michelle delamor - wtf outfit? i hate this song and she made it even worse. and not very good vocals. her smile seems weird and fake. and idiot engineers don't know who the fuck vera wang is, wth.

lilly scott - dude, she totes reminds me of tina yothers. did not like this. don't get what everybody sees in her.

katelyn epperly - not a fan of coldplay, but i do like this song and i kinda liked this a LOT. but i agree that it was crazy slow. and omg short ass skirt while playing the piano with crotch aimed straight at the boys. *shakes head* (tangent: loved kris allen doing this song a couple weeks ago. it was really awesome).

paige miles - i'm sorry, but NOBODY does it better than kelly. she is the original for a reason. but she did do a fairly good job, just not great.

siobhan magnus - i did not particularly care for this, but i do still really like her. and that note was pretty killer. she IS a bit of a dichotomy, though.

god these group songs are just awful. and so not live, ha ha. talk about tweaked.

janell wheeler - even tho she didn't do very well, i'm really surprised she got cut. i thought for sure her looks and hollywood performance would carry her a lot farther. also, i think she sounded much better tonight. too bad.

allison iraheta fucking rocks :)

ashley rodriguez - not surprised. and god i think she sounded even worse tonight.

kris allen and his fucking adorable commercials make me want to buy a ford. THAT IS SO WRONG.

joe munoz - wait, what? are you fucking kidding? tim urban so should have had his ass beaten.

omg what a pansy i am. kris allen totally made me cry. and i miss him SO much (how stupid is that and it makes no sense) but i LOVED seeing him on my television again. he is so amazingly awesome and that was an absolutely beautiful performance. loves him!

tyler grady - wait, what? are you fucking kidding? alex lambert so should have had his ass beaten.

neither janell nor tyler should have gone home. i'm really surprised.

regardless, can we go back to season 8 and have kris allen again please? kthanx.