First off, I have to tell you that one of the cats decided to expel the contents of his anal glands on our sofa last night. We made it all the way through American Idol, sitting on kitty anal juice. We were about one-quarter into Lost before we smelled The Smell. After smelling blankets, our clothing, and the carpet, I stuck my nose into the cushions of the couch and discovered the culprit. Foul. Just foul. Needless to say, the cushion was removed and placed at a safe distance, to be cleaned later, because LOST WAS ON. We are pathetic.
American Idol - the short version.
Best girls this week: Melissa McGhee, Katharine McPhee, Mandisa, Ayla Brown.
Already getting sick of: Lisa Tucker, Paris Bennett.
REALLY sick of: Kellie Pickler and her whole "They done got indoor plumbing here, y'alls!" act.
Going home: Definitely Heather Cox. It's a toss-up between Kinnik Sky and Brenna Gethers.
Best guys this week: Chris Daughtry, Elliott Yamin, Gedeon McKinney, Will Makar, Taylor Hicks
Still loving: Kevin Covais (Hey ladies. How you doin'?). He just gets more endearing every week.
Not loving any more: Ace Young.
Growing on me: Bucky Covington. I'm not crazy about his voice or stage style, but I just LIKE this guy. I hope he doesn't go away yet.
Please make it stop/Going home: Sway Penala (I still don't get it) and David Radford.
New prediction: Chris Daughtry wins the whole g.d. thing. Love him.
And here are my two cents on the Clay Aiken outings, because I still love that guy like you wouldn't believe.
1. Outing a person, celebrity or not, is a cowardly, vindictive, selfish thing to do. I hate these opportunists for taking that from Clay (because I happen to think he's gay and I happen to think that's a wonderful thing), because coming out is a powerful experience and it should be done on a person's own terms. It's not up to anyone, friend or foe, to steal that choice away. Only a small, small person would do that to another.
2. Clay Aiken has, perhaps, the most rabid and intense fandom that the millenium has seen. To the morons who have filed a class-action lawsuit against him and the fans who surely will lament Clay's sexuality ad nauseum: GET OVER YOURSELVES. People love Clay when he is what they want him to be (tm Wendy). Thing is - it doesn't work that way. He's not your puppet. Leave him alone.