July 22, 2003

Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the day I see my little Downy Ball up close and personal. I am all kinds of hyper.

CLAY AIKEN LOVE + COCA COLA =
I AM 12 YEARS OLD.

The level of my excitement is ridiculous. Ridiculous, I tell you!

Which is why THIS ARTICLE actually ticked me off. Allow me to quote the specific part...

"So what do Idol's fellow experts think about a slimmer, trimmer Jackson? No reaction yet, but Simon Cowell will no doubt approve, judging by his recent comments to Us Weekly about next season's contestants. 'I would like better-looking people this time. I don't want this to turn into American Ugly Idol,' opined the acerbic Brit."

Normally, I would scoff and laugh this off in an arrogant French accent. Haw haw HAW.

BUT NOT ON THE EVE OF THE CLAY AIKEN SHOW.

Clearly, Simon is referring to My Sweet And Talented Bundle when he makes this comment. It's his passive-aggressive way of repeating what he said on American Idol; he thinks Clay is ugly.

HEY SIMON, HAVE YOU LOOKED IN THE MIRROR LATELY? I KNOW AN ADONIS WHEN I SEE ONE, AND LET ME TELL YOU...YOU ARE NO ADONIS!

I want back up here.

Is it me, or is CLAY AIKEN EMPIRICALLY FAR SUPERIOR IN THE LOOKS DEPARTMENT TO MR. MAN BOOBS COWELL?

Look at the pics, take the poll, leave me a comment, yadda yadda yadda, you know the drill...

CLAY AIKEN

SIMON "MAN BOOBS" COWELL

Thanks again for supporting Project Degradation of Marie's Mind.

Marie
GUMP! DID YOU VOTE FOR SIMON? BLASPHEMY!
2003-07-22 12:27:15

michelle - Ohio
Marie: And the thing is -- Clay is not just handsome, and I know he had a little fashion help -- but he is (do I say pretty or beautiful here) handsome on the inside. He is engaging and charming. Maybe Simon's gig is all show, but I think we will continue to hear about Clay long after Simon is shelved.
2003-07-22 12:34:26

NB Lisa
Who the heck voted for Simon? As far as I'm concerned...boobs on a " man" (and I use the term very loosely) are NOT attractive! I noticed Clay's inner beauty before I noticed how handsome he is....and now, he's just so frickin' HOT!
2003-07-22 12:43:08

Nelle
Ewwwww, you made me look at s**mon! I threw up a little in my mouth.....I'm gonna have to go watch my three videos of Clay singing Invisible, just for medicinal purposes.
2003-07-22 14:23:23

Wendy in FL
Look at those eyes! Oh .. wowie, wow,wow,wow!!!!
2003-07-22 14:23:46

Marie
I WANNA KNOW WHO THE HELL IS ACTUALLY VOTING FOR SIMON! WHAT IS THAT ABOUT???
2003-07-22 14:27:34

Lyn
I think the middle-aged broads could have the clearest handle on what handsome is all about. To quote my favorite line from someone's amazing rendition of "Grease,": "This is a life of illusion." Those of us with a little experience have been through a few illusions, picked ourselves up and learned better how to recognize true gold in a man. As a species, our biological programming on "handsome" is to look for simple symmetry. Thus, at first, Simon looked traditionally handsome to me, while Clay stirred up something deep inside that I didn't even know how to recognize. As we got to know Simon better and his arrogance, vanity, and shallowness persisted, he started to look uglier and uglier to me. He now, quite frankly, repulses me, and I feel like if I look at him too long, I'll get slimed. As we got to know Clay better, the beauty in his soul, light in his eyes, warmth in his soul, alert consciousness, perspective, and humor, and all the adjective-escaping gorgeous stuff that comes through when he sings -- well, frankly, his face could technically have looked like anything at all, and with that beauty pouring out of it from inside, we'd grow to love it and be completely attracted to it -- as we have. All of a sudden, we love facial ticks and big ears. This is a life of illusion -- except for the love part, and when it shines, it's very fine and handsome indeed.
2003-07-22 16:53:05

Andrea
You crack me up.
2003-07-22 20:38:07