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Charley and Chena
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Salsa

I'm trying to figure out how to post pictures AND text from my phone at the same time. For now, I'm posting the pic and then coming back and adding text. I'll figure it out somehow! :)

These are the ingredients I used to make salsa over the weekend.

Handful of chopped cilantro
Can of diced tomatoes w/jalapenos
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
Salt to taste

Easy to make!
Refreshing!
Spicy!

What else can you ask for?

Oh yeah--chips. I ate it on wheat crackers b/c I didn't have any tortilla chips.

Sending a message from my phone! Happy Father's Day!
TCB :)

Lauren Conrad and Babies

This is quite possibly one of the funniest AND funnest interview I have seen of Lauren Conrad. The crowd didn't respond much to her until they heard the baby story. Hang in there--you won't want to miss it!

Lauren Conrad on Conan

Top 2/Finale American Idol - May 19, 2009

Since I got caught up in the moment and never added this post to my blog, here it is! If you've already read it, here it is again. If not, hopefully you'll enjoy! It's still a litle strange to not have anybody to watch on Tuesday nights. We will always have YouTube...except for when it crashes! Coming soon, my blog about 2 documentaries I saw this weekend. And I still haven't claimed my FaceBook username. I prefer to stick with my number for now...whatever it is!

We made it! It's here!

I'm not doing a full-blown recap of the show. Between being an avid Adam fan and not seeing any of Kris's performances, the recap would be slightly biased. More than usual.

I found it fitting that throughout the whole season the judges kept saying, "Dog, you picked the wrong song..That for me was not the right song for you," only for the top 2 contestants to have to sing that song co-written by that judge. It wouldn't have been American Idol without the cheesefest, right?

I did love the "Change is Gonna Come" performance by Adam. Probably for reasons I shouldn't have. I'm going to rant for just a second here. There's been lots and lots of talk about Adam's lifestyle, if you will, not only since the beginning of the show but it really ramped up when Danny got the boot. For me, I could give a flying rat's patootie about what Adam, or Kris for that matter, does in his spare time and with whom he spends his spare time. This is a singing/entertaining competition and that's what people should be voting on. And for people who think that Adam is not a good role model, give me a break. Oh yeah-why did I like "Change" for all the wrong reasons? Because the same people who are saying they don't like Adam for reasons that have nothing to do with the show might have liked this song. They're going to like the song and feel a slight change of heart. Not much, but slight. Then they're going to do a YouTube search for Adam singing that song and they're going to stumble across a video. A video from 2004 of Adam singing this song. Garbed in feathers, netted/mesh shirt, a gold belt buckle and more glitter than I know what to do with. And this makes me happy. :)

Here's one more, without the costuming.

No recap, no predictions.

I really really really want Adam to win. But no matter the outcome, the world is his stage.

It's been a great season!

Housekeeping:
I have not yet seen who won DWTS, so please don't tell me. I should know before the AI Results show.
I started watching The Bachelorette (haha!) and plan on following it as long as I can, so I might have recaps on that. Haven't decided yet.
Excited about SYTYCD, and might also follow that show.
Other than that, school's out for the summer kiddos! It's been fun!

Forgot to add that you'll have to let know if you want to be added to any future notes. I won't spam ya. :)

Just saying hey!

Was May 12 really the last post that I did? This means I didn't even post the last night of performances on American Idol! lol I will have to do that.

That's all I've got right now. Just wanted to say hey!

HEY!

Top 3 American Idol - May 12, 2009

Hey y'all! 

We're down to the Top 3. Or up to the Top 3? Well, whichever it is..we are here! The semi-finals if you will. The guys have really worked hard to reach the top.

I want to say a big "THANKS!" to all of you for reading and contributing to this each week! I do look forward to writing it and getting feedback! This shouldn't be the last one, but if it is, just know it's been fun! Thanks again! (Also, I didn't spend a whole lot of time proofing this one. Sorry for any grammatical/spelling errors!)

A couple of things before starting:
Kris is not the dark horse in this competition. That would be Allison, had she stayed. But she trotted away, so there is no longer a dark horse around. 

No matter if you like him or not, Adam possesses qualities that Danny and Kris don't, and this equals to loads of star power. He is my Elvis and Beatles.

Let's get started!

Danny Dance Little Sister - This was Paula's song choice for Danny. I, like Danny, had never heard or heard of this song. (Not that I know of anyway, and I am slightly embarrassed to admit that.) I was very pleased with the song. It definitely had a Danny vibe! And I really wish the judges would lay off his dancing. He knows he's not the best dancer, but he can work on it. lol

Danny You Are So Beautiful - I really thought I was going to fall asleep while listening to this. Didn't like the arrangement. However, it did showcase his vocals. Thought he sang it very well, even though being bored to tears. Almost literally. 

Kris Apologize - After hours of waiting for Kris to show up at his parade (ok,ok we just got there early) last Friday, and after standing through his brother's introduction at the mini-concert (that was almost as long as the concert), and after standing through the mini-concert, Kristen ~my niece~ and I were a little bummed when they didn't announce the song chosen by the judges. Turns out it had been announced earlier in the day at another appearance, and the local Fox News site on-the-hour updates didn't show up on the mobile version. Fast forward to the performance. So, it sounded just like the original. For some reason this really bothered Kara and Randy, the judges who picked the song. Randy practically said he would not be advancing to the finals. Then Simon chimed in and asked how they could criticize him when they chose the song, blah blah blah. My thoughts exactly but whatever. At this point, Ryan was practically having to scream into his microphone over the bickering judges. 

Kris Heartless - My jaw dropped to the floor when Kris said he was singing a song by Kanye West. Kanye and Kris are on the opposite ends of the spectrum. One is dripping in self-confidence/self-belief and the other doesn't quite know what that is. I wasn't sure. I had to agree with Simon, that I had Kris going home after his first song, but this brought him back. As it turns out, that wasn't his own take on the song. It's been covered by The Fray, but that's ok. It definitely put him back in the running. Poor Matt was somewhere out there screaming, "That could have been meeeeeee!" --he's a big fan of The Fray. lol 

Adam One - Here's how the story goes: Simon's mulling around his song choice for Adam and thinks, "I'd like for him to sing one of those U2 songs. They don't clear songs for this show, but they will for my future money-making machine! Let me make a call." Simon calls Bono, they talk it over and Bono says, "I would love to have Adam Lambert sing one of my songs. Also, tell him to ring me after the show on Tuesday." Ok, so I made some of that up but Bono gave the A-OK for Adam to sing a U2 song! That is such an honor. Love the song (original), love Adam's version and can't wait to hear what the studio version sounds like. This is a very emotional song, and it needs to be sung that way. And it was. 

Adam Cryin' - For those of you that have been waiting and waiting for me to say something negative about his performances, you're going to have to keep waiting. Ha! What made this performance slightly less than perfect were the BACKUP SINGERS!!! Oh my gosh....they were awful! At one point, you can see him yank out his ear piece. I thought he recovered like a pro, tho, and of course I was lined up 2 months ago to buy tickets for his sold out world-wide tour. That has yet to take place. But it will.


Results

Bottom 3
2 weeks ago I was 2 for 3.
Last week I was 1 for 1.

Obviously there is no B3 at this point.
I don't know how they normally do eliminations/advances at this point, but I have a couple of ideas.
They will either -
pull the person out that is going home and leave the Top 2 standing together, or
go one-by-one and make us all wait in agony.

I hope they just pull one person out and tell him he's going home. And I hope that person is not Adam.
If they go one-by-one, and Adam is safe, I predict they will call his name first. If they go 1x1 and Adam's name is not called first, I will assume he is going home. 
Here's why:
A couple of weeks ago he was in the B2 supposedly. (Roll your eyes, I know, but I'm still skeptical about this. I know people get complacent and don't vote, but come on.) After the backlash of fans letting FOX know they were not happy with that display, I'm pretty sure they won't leave him as one of the last 2 men standing again. Kris was sent to safety first last week, so they won't send him first again this week. Danny has never been in the bottom anything, so to have him standing would be nervous, too. That's why I say if they go 1x1 and Adam doesn't get called first, that it's not good news.

I've been on the fence, but at this point I would like to see an Adam/Danny finale. 
And I want to see Kris gain more confidence. He's not the best, but he does have an ear for arrangements and can go that much farther if he'll believe in himself.

So who's your pick, Trish? 
I don't know!!

I will be brutal :) and say that each guy had one good performance and one that could have been better. Yes, I said each guy. I'm really trying to be fair and unbiased here! I've also thought and hoped that the finale would be between Adam and somebody else. After last night and hearing what people thought, and how they may have voted, it could go anyway. Wow....okay. 

I'm gonna stick with my guns and go with who I want in the finale, not who I thought America picked. Crazy, I know! And this will probably be all wrong since I'm thinking of my own interests and not thinking as a whole, but here we go!

ADAM/DANNY finale, with
Kris going home tonight.

Check out the performances here!

Also, you can check out this site to "get results before the show." I have not looked, as the site is mostly accurate and I don't want to know results until results show. Zaba Search 
Click on American Idol link.

Disclaimer: I use a scientific method to come up with these predictions. I cannot divulge by what means I come by them.