My sides hurt *so* much from all the laughing I did while watching American Idol<\/i>… holy crap. There were some horrible auditions. Sometimes I wonder if I these people intentionally go into the audition and sing horribly to get on TV. I mean, really… they have to know they can’t sing. Right?!<\/p>\n
Sadly, there really weren’t that many contestants that I actually remember because of their talent — I can only think of 3 people, actually. Marlea (21, single mother who just broke up with her fiance), Travis (dancer) and Anwar (Milli Vanilli look-alike). Too bad I wasn’t particularly blown away by any of them. The real standouts of the night were the ones who didn’t make it to Hollywood. The most memorable ones were definitely Derek Braxton and Mary Roach. *dies* Could Derek be any more full of himself? And what was with the attitude? Jeebus. I don’t think there are words for Mary… her whole audition was a train wreck. The voice, the unfortunate fitting pants and the general craziness. Eeep.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I think Mark McGrath is hot. I wish he was a permanent judge.<\/p>\n
Did anyone happen to catch last night’s Everwood<\/i>? My TV or the cable (not sure which) cut out during the final Ephram\/Amy scene so I didn’t get to see or hear what they talked about. Can anyone fill me in? Pretty please?<\/p>\n
So I have another New Year’s resolution to add to my list… I’m gonna start reading more often (Keenai<\/a> is my inspiration). I was quite the bookworm back in the day. But after college, the number of books I’ve read per year is pretty embarassing. And I want to remedy that. I’ve just started reading the Fearless<\/i> series by Francine Pascal (Sweet Valley High!), which is actually really intriguing and suspenseful. It’s a young adult series but the themes and storylines are much heavier and intense than anything you’d expect. Many MANY thanks to Zinna<\/a> for letting me borrow her books. She’s so awesome!<\/p>\n Aside from the first 4 Fearless<\/i> books, I just finished reading Almost Paradise<\/i> by Susan Isaacs which my best friend loaned to me. OMG. I *loved* this book. It traces the two main characters back to their great-grandparents and then continues through their childhoods and ultimately to their first meeting and eventual marriage. I didn’t want to put it down — it’s that engaging. You’ll ache for the characters and you will definitely cry. It’s not a “happily ever after” book by any means. Two thumbs up.<\/p>\n That said, anyone have any book recs for me? I tend to read chick lit (ie. Bridget Jones, Shopaholic<\/i> series) but I’m seriously open to anything…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My sides hurt *so* much from all the laughing I did while watching American Idol… holy crap. There were some horrible auditions. Sometimes I wonder if I these people intentionally go into the audition and sing horribly to get on … Continue reading