American Idol

Last night on American Idol Neil Diamond was the mentor. It was a very odd show. The contestants had to sing two songs each. They sang the first set of songs and then when everyone was done singing the first set the judges said what they thought of their performances. People always comment on how they think Paula Abdul is always three sheets to the wind and I never thought so until last night. She started to judge Jason Castro and started talking about how she thought his first song was ok and that his second song was alright but then she was stopped in the middle of talking because everyone had to tell her that the idol's didn't sing their second songs yet. Her behavior was just really bizarre.

As for my favorites, obviously David Cook is always my favorite. He was awesome last night. He sang "I'm Alive" and "All I need is you" Both songs were awesome but "All I need is you" was my absolute favorite. He changed the song around to sound very contemporary and he just sounded amazing! I can't wait till he makes it big so I can go see him perform.

Syesha surprisingly was my other favorite. This was the first time all season I actually picked up the phone and voted for her because I thought she did really well. She sang "Hello Again" and "Thank the Lord for the night time". I love the song "Hello Again" anyway, Its one of my favorite Neil Diamond songs but she really sang it well and she did awesome singing "Thank the Lord for the night time". I thought it was the perfect song for her. I don't think she is going to be the next American Idol but I do think she is going to go far in acting or she will end up in Broadway shows.

My picks for the bottom three tonight are:

Brooke White-She sang "I'm a believer" and I hated it. She looked like a deer caught in the headlights the whole time she sang it and it was just too fast and her second song was "I am I said" and I didn't like that one either.

Jason Castro-He sang "Forever in blue jean's" and "September Morn". He was boooooring. He acts like he doesn't even want to be there.

David Archuleta-He sang "Sweet Caroline" and "America". He was good but its the same old thing week after week. I'm just getting sick of hearing the same style of songs.

Miley Madness

Ok, I'm not really understanding why everyone is freaking out about the pictures Miley Cyrus did in Vanity Fair magazine. She has now released a statement apologizing to her fans because she is embarrassed by the photo shoot that she took with the magazine. I do understand that she is only 15 years old and why parents may think she is not a good role model for their children BUT that is when they need to take some discretion and not let their 7 year old children read Vanity Fair magazine.

I have only seen one photo that they are flashing all over the internet and I dont think that it is too racy at all. Her dad was at the photo shoot and the photographer is a reputable well known photographer. I think that people need to get over this and let Miley live her life and be who she wants to be. You can't expect your child not to see this type of stuff in this day in age and there is a lot worse stuff going on then this.

I hate Monday's

God do I hate Monday mornings. This weekend was really nice. Jared's birthday was on Friday and he turned 32! I have Fridays off so I got to spend some time with him and then that night we all went out to dinner. It was really nice. Saturday I went to get my hair colored because God knows that I am going grey at 31 years old.

Saturday night Jared and I went for our usual weekend Chinese food run and then last night we watched a movie called "Eastern Promises". I don't know if anyone has ever seen it but it was probably one of the most violent movies I have ever seen. It came out in 2007 and it stars Naomi Watts and Viggo Mortensen. It was about the Russian mob. I really liked it a lot but I could've gone without all the violent scenes.

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Lost is back

So after 4 loooong weeks LOST came back on last night. It is at 10:00pm now so I am glad that I have Friday's off to stay up late to watch it. It was a really good episode. As usual there are so many questions left unanswered. The show starts out with a body washing up on shore. The body was a doctor that was on the freighter and it looked as if his throat had been slit. The island gets ambushed by the people on the freighter. They try to get Ben to come out of his house but he won't and when he doesn't Ben's daughter Alex gets shot and killed by the men. I almost thought Claire got killed because they blew up the house she was sleeping in but she ended up surviving and her and Aaron were alright.

They kept flashing forward during the show to after Sayid got off the island and it turns out he finally found the woman he loved after he had been searching for her for 7 years and after marrying her she ended up getting murdered. It showed him at her funeral and then Ben ends up showing up wherever Sayid was and telling him who murdered his wife. Sayid then kills the man that murdered his wife. I don't know who Ben really is but I am beginning to think that he may be in the FBI or CIA??? He knows so much about everyone.

The episode was awesome but once again left you begging for more answers. I can't wait for next week already!!

Goodbye Carly

I found tonight's American Idol to be completely shocking. I never in a million years thought that Carly Smithson would go home. I didn't think she would win the whole show but I certainly didn't think tonight was her night to go packing. I chose Jason Castro and Brooke White for the bottom two and neither of them were! The bottom two tonight were Carly Smithson and Syesha Mercado. I didn't want Brooke White to be in the bottom two but I thought for sure she would be because of her screw up last night BUT I think that screw up may have saved her. I think people actually didn't mind the fact that she screwed up. Simon also said tonight that it showed that she was human and people like that.

But Jason Castro!? Come on now! The judges didn't like his performance, Andrew Lloyd Webber didn't like his performance, the posts I read on the internet didn't like his performance so I am wondering where his votes came from. Im starting to think he has a huge teeny bopper fan base. I think its sad Carly Smithson went home because she is extremely talented but I think she will go far after the show is over.

Benny is in trouble

The Chicago Bulls’ mascot Benny the Bull evidently took things a little bit too far on Monday during a Chicago Bulls game. An Illinois dentist who was sitting in the stands went to give Benny a high five and instead of Benny giving him a high five he instead grabbed his arm too hard pulling him forward causing a ruptured tendon!

Dr. Don Kalant Sr. will be out of work for up to four months so he is suing Benny and wants to be reimbursed for his medical bills, physical pain and lost earnings. Good Lord! You never know who is underneath those suits do you!?

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American Idol

American Idol was good last night. Andrew Lloyd Webber was the mentor for the show this week and it was a very tricky show for the contestants because Broadway songs are very hard to sing. Andrew Lloyd Webber is a British composer of musical theater so the contestants had to choose a song from a musical.

Of course I thought that David Cook was the absolute best of the night. I didn’t know what type of song he was going to sing from a musical but he ended up picking “Music of the Night” from “The Phantom of the Opera” and I thought he was amazing. He didn’t change the song into a rock song like he usually does, he just sang it the way it was sang in the “Phantom of the Opera” and he was awesome. If he doesn’t win this whole competition I will be shocked. He is so talented and proved last night that he can sing anything from a rock song to a Broadway musical and still sound great.

My other favorite of the night was Carly Smithson. She sang “Jesus Christ Superstar” and I thought she did a great job. It was actually my favorite performance she has ever done on the show and I also thought she looked great.

So my choices for bottom TWO tonight are:

Brooke White-I don’t want her to be in the bottom three cause she is one of my favorites but she really screwed up last night. She sang “You must love me” from the musical “Evita” and she started the song and forgot the lyrics so she had to start over and then after that happened it was almost like her nerves got to her and she fell apart.

Jason Castro-He sang “Memory” and I actually liked his performance and thought it was one of his best so far but the judges hated it. They thought it was the wrong song choice for him.

I honestly don’t know who will be the third….Everyone else did a great job; even Syesha who I do not really think is that great. Tonight will be a very interesting show.

Spring is here

Spring is finally here. On my drive to work this morning I saw the cows grazing in the field at this farm in Weston that I drive by. Jared and I drove in to work together for 2 years and every morning in the spring and summer we would drive by “the sirloins” as we call them and it would make our morning.

Seeing them out on the farm would tell us spring is finally here and today was the first day I saw them since the winter. I wish Jared could have seen them. I miss driving in to work with him. It would’ve brought a smile to his face.

I am so glad winter is finally over and the nice weather is finally here! It is supposed to be gorgeous out for the next 3 days.

Anchor Blue

Heidi Montag from the reality show "The Hills" just came out with her new clothing line called Heidiwood. It is being sold at a store and website called Anchor Blue and the line was geared towards people who can't and don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on clothing and/or accessories.

When I first found out she was coming out with a clothing line I thought it was a joke and that she was just doing it to spite her on screen and off screen nemesis Lauren Conrad who also has her own high end clothing line but when I went on the website today I actually think the line is really cute and really affordable. She has a lot of trendy t-shirts, shirts, pants, shoes and accessories and I think she is going to do very well.

I really like Lauren Conrad's line too but I think she is going to do better then Lauren because it is more affordable. Check it out!

Why I love Payperpost

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Home Sweet Home

Jared & I got home from Florida last night. Our plane landed at about 9:50pm and I wanted to kiss the ground when we landed. We didn't have a bad flight or anything but God do I hate flying! Our flight to Florida was quite interesting. We were all boarded on the airplane and all the sudden the pilot comes out and says Hi Everyone! the flight is going to be delayed a little while because an indicator light went on in the cockpit. Someone is coming to take a look at it to figure out what the problem is and after that we should be good to go! I was like are you kidding me??! Im already drugged up on two ativans and all ready to take off and he has to spring this on me! What the heck is an indicator light!? Isn't that the light that goes off in your car that says check engine or add oil or something??

Needless to say it didn't sit too well with me but the flight ended up being fine and we landed safe and sound to and from Boston. I will have to say it is never easy for me to fly though. I absolutely hate it. I think I squeezed Jared's hand so hard on the flight home that I almost ripped it off! ( ;

Jared & I had a blast on our vacation. We went to the beach practically everyday, ate greasy food, & went to a baseball game at Dodger stadium. I had a really good time but I always have a good time with Ja. It was hard for us to leave Florida. We want to move there now! Maybe someday.

Goodbye Kristy Lee

I am still in Florida but Jared and I had to stop by the library again so I figured I would hop on the computer again. The weather is GORG today. It is 80 degrees and sunny out. We are heading to the beach after this and I can't wait!!

So Kristy Lee Cook finally went home on American Idol Wednesday night. I will have to say that I am actually glad that she went home. She was a pretty girl but that was about all she had going for her I thought.

I am very surprised that it took that long for her to get voted out. The show should start to get interesting now. I cant wait for next week! She also just announced her engagement to her long time boyfriend. Good luck Kristy Lee!

American Idol

Okay, so I am in Florida right now and Jared had to go to the library for something so I had to hop on a computer and post something really quick. I'm having blog withdrawels!! My vacation has been nice. The weather has been alittle bit on the chilly side the last two days and very windy but I still have a good base tan going on. Tomorrow and Friday are supposed to be in the 80's so I cant wait.

I had to write about American Idol last night. It was a great show. Of course my favorite was David Cook. Mariah Carey was the mentor for the show and I didn't know how David Cook was going to pull off singing a Mariah song but he did and it was awesome. He sang "Always be my baby" and of course he made it into a rock kind of song and I loved it. Randy, Paula & Simon loved it and after they told him how much they loved it he was fighting back tears. Me being the sap I am I started fighting back tears too!! Jared was like Oh my God!! you have issues!! haha.

As for the other idols...I liked David Archuleta a lot but I can't even remember the other performances at this point so that must mean they weren't too memorable.

Syesha

Kristy Lee Cook

Jason Castro

We will find out tonight.

Puggle crazed

I am still feeling under the weather. I can't believe I have been fighting this cold off for about two weeks now. It started with a chest cold and then when I got better Jared got sick with a really bad sore throat and I think I caught what he had. Now I have a cough. I'm sick of not feeling well! So I got up this morning and was going to try to go to the gym but when I walked outside I couldn't believe how nice it was out so I decided to go for a walk at a park down the street from my house. It was gorgeous out! I think spring is finally here.

When I was walking I saw a guy that Jared knows walking his dog. I couldn't believe how cute this dog was! I am a dog lover anyway but I had never seen this type of dog before and he explained to me that it is a new breed called a "puggle". OMG! When I tell you it is the cutest dog I have ever seen I am not even exaggerating. I went to pat her and she was so timid and shy and had such a nice temperment. Her name was Bambi and I wanted to take her home with me. Of course when I got home I jumped on the computer to show Jared pictures of this kind of dog and he thought they were cute too. Maybe I can convince him to let us get one!!! ( ;

Goodbye Michael Johns

I can't believe American Idol tonight. I couldn't even wait till tomorrow morning to write about this. I had to get right on the computer and vent. So tonight was a very shocking night. The bottom three were Michael John's, Carly Smithson, & Syesha. If anything I thought Syesha would go home because Michael John's and Carly Smithson are so talented compared to her. When they ever said Michael John's has the lowest amount of votes my mouth dropped to the ground. I certainly didn't think he was going to win the whole competition BUT I thought he would definitely be around a lot longer.

I think the judges were shocked too because their faces were in sheer disbelief and even the audience was yelling and shocked. I don't think I have ever seen a more shocking elimination besides when Chris Daughtry got voted off and that was beyond shocking. It is embarressing to say but I think I actually cried when Chris Daughtry got voted off! So I thought it was really sad to see him go because he is so talented but hopefully he will further his career after American Idol.

Lauren Conrad

I don't know if anyone else has a secret obsession with the tv show "The Hills" on MTV but I absolutely love it. I have seasons 1 and 2 on DVD and even though my boyfriend makes fun of me and tells me I am 31 years old and I am too old for it I don't care and I still love it!

"LC" Lauren Conrad the star of "The Hills" just came out with a new clothing line and I was just checking out her new website. There was only a few things on the website a couple months ago but now there is a lot more stuff and it is very cute. It is a little bit on the pricey side but her dresses and adorable and I would definitely think about buying something from her line.

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Idol gives back

Tonight is elimination night for American Idol. I don't know if anyone watched the special they did last night called "Idol gives back" but it was awesome. It started at 7:30pm and went to about 10:00pm. It was a total tear jerker but it was so nice. I couldn't believe how many celebrities were on trying to get the point across about poverty, world hunger & AIDS. It was so nice. I am dying to find out how much money they raised.

There were some awesome performances. Carrie Underwood sang and she was unbelievable. I couldn't believe how awesome she sounded. Fergie sang with Heart who I haven't seen in ages. It was an awesome performance. I never realized how good Fergie's voice was till I saw her perform last night. She is so talented. Other performances were Miley Cyrus, Chris Daughtry, Annie Lenox, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, & Teri Hatcher who sang "Before he cheats" by Carrie Underwood. It was a really good show. I loved it!!

Hell's Kitchen

I just started watching Hell's Kitchen for the first time this season. It started last Tuesday and I absolutely love it. The host of the show, Gordon Ramsey is a world renowned celebrity chef from Scotland who is one of the biggest hot head's I have ever seen in my life. The show is so funny and entertaining to watch because these contestants go on, some with little experience and some with lots of experience, and they compete for whatever the grand prize is. This season the person who wins the whole show becomes Gordon Ramsey's executive chef at his new restaurant that he is opening in Los Angeles called The London Restaurant.

So far two contestants have been sent home. The first week it was Dominic. He was ripped apart by Gordon Ramsey and just couldn't handle all the pressure of everything. He was just standing in the kitchen staring off into space. I actually felt bad for the guy. Last night Sharon went home and I am glad because she was absolutely clueless and Gordon could not stand her! He was constantly throwing digs at her about her wearing too much makeup and not knowing what she was doing. It is a must see show! Very entertaining!

Who is going home???

I can't believe how big of a turn American Idol took last night. The people I thought were going to do the best did the worst and the ones I thought were going to be in the bottom three are definitely not going to be this week! The judges didn't really like David Cook's performance but he is still my favorite and I thought he did awesome last night. I think a big part of the reason why they didn't like his performance was because he sang a song that not many people are familiar with. I still love him though.

I couldn't believe how good Kristy Lee Cook did too! I have never once liked any of her performances until last night. I thought for sure she would be in the bottom three this week and I will be very surprised if she is in the bottom three now. My other favorite was David Archuleta. That kid is sooo talented and has such a beautiful voice. The judges seemed to love Jason Castro last night. He sang "Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo and that is one of my favorite remakes of a song but I honestly didn't like the way he sang it. It was too fast and I think I like Israel's version of it so much that I just wasn't feeling Jason Castro's version of it.

My picks for bottom three this week are:

Carly Smithson

Michael Johns

Brooke White

We will find out Thursday night. I wish I didn't have to wait that long!!

American Idol

American Idol is on Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday night this week. Tonight the final 8 contestants will perform and the elimination is on Thursday night. It will be very interesting to see how everyone performs tonight. If I could guess I would think Kristy Lee Cook or Jason Castro will go home this week. Everyone else is just too good to go just yet. Im excited to see what David Cook will perform tonight. Last week he had to go to the hospital after his performance due to anxiety and high blood pressure but he is doing well now and I am sure tonight he will do awesome.

Tomorrow night American Idol is doing a program called "Idol gives back" starting at 7:30pm and they raise money to help children and young people who are living in extreme poverty in the U.S. and all over the world. During the show viewers will be able to make donations over the phone and internet. There will be all kinds of stars there like Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Mariah Carey, Chris Daughtry, and Carrie Underwood. It should be awesome. I hope they raise tons of money to help people who are less fortunate.

NKOTB

The Boston boy band New Kids on the Block just announced on Friday morning on the "Today" show that they are doing a reunion tour and thinking about getting back together. Donnie Wahlberg confirmed on the "Today" show that the"NewKids" have been in the studio working on a new album. Their first concert will be on May 16th on the "Today" show and that they will also be doing a limited tour in the fall.

The New Kids on the Block have not performed together in years. They were very popular when I was a little kid and were together in the 80's and 90's. They sold more then 70 million albums and were HUGE at one time. When they announced their reunion tour on "Today" Friday morning the fans were going so crazy you could barely even hear them talk. It will be so awesome to see them come back after so many years. I can't wait to hear them sing "Please Don't Go Girl" one more time.

No voice

So yesterday I felt wicked sick and had to leave work early. I have no voice at all now! Do you know how frustrating it is when you have no voice and your the type of person who likes to talk a lot!? Very frustrating. I'm so glad I snuck in to see Dr. Haley early yesterday morning. She is the best doctor ever. She gave me an antibiotic and some mucinex and I think its starting to help me but I will feel a lot better when I can speak!

I hope I didn't get Jared sick. Now he is saying he doesn't feel well. We are going away to Florida soon and I can't wait! I need a vacation and some time in the sun so bad. I haven't gone away since last summer. Im really looking forward to it.

Sick

So yesterday I started getting this dry cough and I kept saying to myself that I am not going to get sick because people always say its mind over matter and that when you tell yourself that you feel good you will feel good and positive energy will create positive things. Well it didn't really work for me because I felt awful last night and today. I literally had to force myself out of bed this morning and I was so jealous cause Jared looked so warm and comfy sleeping soundly. I wish I could have slept in with him but I have tomorrow off so I look forward to that. Hopefully as the day goes on I will feel better. I hate being sick!!!

Ramiele goes home

I was almost 100% right about the bottom three on American Idol last night until Brooke White was brought into the bottom three and that was quite shocking because she is 100 times better then Jason Castro.

So it was Kristy Lee Cook, Ramiele and Brooke in the bottom three and Ramiele went home. I felt really bad for her cause she was balling but it was her time to go home. The show is going to start to get interesting now because only the really good ones are left now. Next week Kristy Lee Cook will definitely go home unless one of the others does really really bad and I dont see that happening. Good bye Ramiele!

American Idol

American Idol was awesome last night. Dolly Parton was their mentor and I think she is great. She has such an unbelievable voice. As usual my favorites were David Cook and Brooke White. David Cook is still my pick for the winner of the whole competition. I also thought that Syesha and Carly Smithson were great but the judges were very hard on them as usual. I usually agree with Simon’s opinion but I felt bad for Carly last night when Simon told her she needed to get a new wardrobe. I am not sure why but for some reason he is very hard on her. She is extremely talented so even if she doesn’t win this competition I think she will go far.

So here are my picks for the bottom three this week. I haven’t been very accurate lately but here are my choices and we will find out tonight at 9pm!

Ramiele Mulabay-If she doesn’t go home tonight I will be very surprised. She is a good singer but not good enough to win and she is too timid for the competition.

Jason Castro-This is very awful of me to say this but I am so ready for him to go home. He is also a good singer but definitely not good enough to win and he always has this grin on his face that drives me completely insane.

Kristy Lee Cook-I don’t think she is going to go home tonight because she has a huge fan base but she will definitely be in the bottom three.

Rock of Love

I don't know if anyone is as into the show "Rock of Love" as I am but I am pretty addicted to watching it even though it is absolutely ridiculous to watch these girls vy for Bret Michael's attention. My friend Robyn got me into it and once I started watching I was hooked because you watch these girls make absolute fools of themselves for this guy and you wonder why they are doing this!! The show started out with 20 girls and it is now down to 3.

Daisy DeLaHoya-who is the niece of Oscar DeLaHoya and seems to be the one Bret likes the most although I dont understand why because she is still living with her ex-boyfriend in the same room and same bed!!! Once Bret heard that he should have given her the boot but he didn't for some bizarre reason.

Destiney Moore-who is a groupie and Bret knows is a groupie but still keeps her on. She has also appeared in porno's..um yuck. And last but not least...

Ambre Lake-who seems to be the most normal out of the three but can't but too normal because she is on this show. No one has really pulled up any dirt on her as of yet but I think she may be a little bit too normal for Bret. I think he likes the disfunctional ones.

What does everyone else think? Who is the next to go home?

Sun damage

I don't know about everyone else but I love to lay in the sun and when I was in high school I was a bit of a sun goddess whether it was laying in the sun at the beach or going tanning at the electric beach! Now that I am getting older I am starting to see the effects of what the sun has done to my skin and there is so much talk now about how the sun is so bad for you and that you should always wear sunscreen whether you are at the beach or not. I was told by someone that you can even get sun damage when you are driving in your car. Sunlight can go right through glass and I never even knew that.

Clinique just came out with a new product that is unbelievable. It is called "even better" and you use it after you wash your face once or twice day and it actually erases sun damage, acne scarring, and any skin stresses within 4 to 6 weeks. The only catch is you HAVE to wear a sunscreen with it. The product will not work if you are using it and going tanning or laying in the sun with no SPF on. Try it. It is great!