Boot off show

I don't agree. Here are the three that have been chosen to move on:
Allison Iraheta
Adam Lambert
Kris Allen
I'm not happy with Kris making it through. I'd like to have seen Megan make it through over him. Next time you watch him sing, notice his vampire teeth. I'm not kidding. It's not Vampire Idol, after all. Dang. I suppose Megan or Mishavonna could be a wild card, but there were better contestants from last weeks show I think.

I can already tell next week is going to be torture. There are so many more contestants that will annoy me to peices. I'm already concerned about Allison (from this week). She does sound very much like Miley Cyrus though with her unnaturally (for a 16 year old) smokey voice. Just sing and don't talk and I think we can get along.

Now, I think I'll go download Brooke White's song. She's still cute and quirky.

American Idol 2/25

Week 2 of the thinning out shows~only one more week of this right? It's almost painful to see all the people that aren't all that great. I'm not sure if I like this new format or not. It somehow seems unnecessary.

1. Jasmine Murray - Okay, this is a weird version of this song. Is that possible? Seems like she's about a 1/2 a beat slow. She's capable of so much more, but I don't hate it. She might have a chance, but not based on this performance. Also, I hate when they say "I had a great time" or "I had so much fun" in response to judges criticism.

2. Matt Giraud (aka dueling piano player) - we haven't seen him much. He seems sooo nervous. I want him to be better, I think he could be, but he's too wiggly with his voice. No control. Erg. Dude, you may be better sticking to the piano. Darn. Simon has it right...wasn't the right song and he should go with the more soulful songs.

3. Jeanine Vales - I don't remember seeing her AT ALL during the previous shows. This is not a song to show off a voice and it was a terrible performance. She's going home fer shur. You know Paula hates it when she can only compliment how she looks. She irritated me too with her comments back about how she's really a good singer. ome on. Everyone has been working hard. You ain't nuthin special. (was that mean? - well the more it goes on, the more she irritated me).

4. Nick Mitchell (aka Norman Gentle) - I'm not sure I get him. He's cute...but only when he's not Norman. I think it's the headband that creeps me out. Oh, I'm so confuuuused! He does so much better than most and he's not even really trying. Spot on. We'll see. I can't make any predictions here. And so humble afterwards. I kind of like him.

5. Allison Iraheta - No surprise, but I am slighly unimpressed with the teenage high school singers - especially when they show how immature they really are. Part of being an American Idol is your presence when you're not singing and I don't want to be annoyed by a teenager. Soooo, she's got a great voice and did a great job, so she's got a great chance. I pray she doesn't continue to annoy me if she makes it through. Um, yeah, and the silly faces - please stop so I don't have to yell at you through my tv.

6. Kris Allen - another I don't remember from Hollywood week. Started way too low for his voice. He was hard to hear and I sense his nervousness, but all hope isn't lost. Not sure he's the best, but it wasn't horrible. I don't think he'll be outstanding enough to make it through to the next round though. Nah. I'm not overly impressed.

7. Megan Corkrey - perfect song choice...plus I love the song, such a hard song to sing. She's a little quirky, but I like her a lot. Hope she's one to make it through. I could see some great performances from her.

8. Matt Breitzke - He's a cute burly kind of guy. I like him. He did a great job with his rocker style. He picked a good song. Let's hope he doesn't get lost in the shuffle and people remember him. Has potential for a wild card if he doesn't make it through this round. It was a clean performance, I thought. (The judges got it wrong this time).

9. Jesse Langseth - I remember liking her from Hollywood week. Tough song choice. It was a little shaky, but she's different. In a good way. Though, I would prefer to watch Megan over her and they have similar styles. I wish they would have put them in different groups. Again, I don't like the engagement of the judges. Just take the criticism and move on.

10. Kai Kalama - Boring song. I'm not crazy about him. He can go. Maybe I'm getting old, but I didn't like his look either. He seems in need of a bath or something. Not relavent, but he just doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.

11. Mishavonna Henson - hmm. She's got a natural, seemingly effortless talent. She's my favorite of the night. Nice. Not sure why the judges didn't care for it. I thought it was amazing.

12. Adam Lambert - He's got the "look", I guess...if you like that sort of look, but he pulls off that rocker thing. He's not been a favorite. He's too flashy and showy for my tastes. I like the more simple artists. Eh, whatever. I could see why he'd make it through, I'd just rather see one of MY favorites make it through rather than him. He's got a better chance outside of AI.

Video posting crazy!!

It seems I've been taking a lot of videos of Addison. A LOT! It seem so easy with the little flippy video camera. You just record and plug it in to your USB drive. How easy is that? I just wish YouTube wouldn't grainy them up so much. That video of Addison swimming - you can hardly see her through the pixels! I guess the videos would take up too much room otherwise, but still. That being said, I'll post another video of Addison tonight of her spinning wildly around the living room. She did this for about 20 minutes, just spinning and spinning then falling down. It was too funny! I love when she's acting goofy like that. She says "whoaaa" then sometimes (not in this video) after she falls down she'll say "Addison okay". Other times she just sprawls out on the floor spread eagle pretending to fall down. Ask her if she's okay and she says "I'm okay". Silly. I love it.

Addison's ISR refresher

Here's the newest installment of Addison's ISR refreshers. She's doing very well and seems to be enjoying it. She's learning to swim further under water and is flipping when she's supposed to.

Football?

Okay, I don't even like football. I mean, I really, really have a hate for football. I don't know why...but that's not important here. So, knowing that I don't like football and I'm posting a video relating to football, you know it's gotta be good, right? Enjoy.

American Idol BOOT OFF show

Okay, so I'm glad Danny made it through. I've already forgotten the others. The girl with the pink hair and some other dude, right? Well, that tells you what an impression they made on me. My prediction thusfar...I'm going out on a limb this time. I never predict a top 2 contestant this early on (we haven't even seen everyone yet!) but I'm going to say Danny. I think Anoop might be a wild card. All you people out there who leave it up to everyone else to vote - VOTE! There's no reason not to pick up the phone and dial a couple of times. It makes it fun!

AMERICAN IDOL 2/17

This is the first of (hopefully) several weeks of American Idol blogs...by ME!

Here's my take from AI (2/17/09)
1. Jackie - what was she wearing? It was okay, but I think she'll quickly wear on my nerves. Too silly.
2. Ricky Braddy - he was very good, but didn't stand out for me. And, duh, dude...learn to use a mic during interviews. We can't hear you!
3. Alexis Grace - (pink hair) sexy song, very well done. Bold to pull out with an Aretha Franklin song, but I think it was a good move for her.
4. Brent Keith - could he be cuter? Love the dimples...and from Blanchester? Local boy. That said, not too impressed with the country song. (but he was cute singing it). Sadly he'll be lucky to make it through to the next round, and won't be the winner.
5. Stevie Wright - she's cute. Started off rough. Didn't get much better. Here's the trouble, only Taylor Swift can sing Taylor Swift songs. Yuck. She's going home. Too bad. I wanted to like her.
6. Anoop Desai - he's good and has a good shot. He's like geeky cool. I like him. He's not what he appears...and I actually disagreed with Simon that time. I think it was a good song and nothing wrong with singing a song you like.
7. Casey Carlson - she couldn't pull off a Police song. Ughh. Boo for even trying. She'll be leaving soon ( I hope).
8. Michael Sarver - it was a little weird. He barely pulls it off, but he's cute, so he might make it through. The song wasn't great though. He could be good.
9. Ann Marie Boskovich - her nerves got to her at the beginning, and I never really was blown away by her. Nah. The song is overdone in this competition.
10. Stephen Fowler - weak start. He's got a good sound but that song was not all that special. If he gets A-Nother chance I think he could become quite good.
11. Tatiana - what can I say? Please please please do NOT vote for her. She's like nails on a chalkboard to me, but she's got a great voice! Grr! It's not fair! She really irritates me when she's talking, but when she sings it's not horrible. But still, get rid of her.
12. Danny Gokey - oh, Danny. You are the one so far. He's got the whole package, looks, personality, sad story, great voice! He'll be hard to beat. I'm not worried at all that he won't make it. Even if he doesn't, the judges would be stupid to not bring him back for the wild card. America has been known to make mistakes (remember Jordan Sparks?)

That's all! More tonight!

Christie OUT!

A slideshow of the birthday pictures...

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Addison is funny

This is a video of Addison watching herself get pelted by snowballs (by her father, you should know)...and it cracks her up. Also, she's started saying "Ah, ah, chooo" all the time now. Sometimes as an added bonus, she'll throw herself on the floor as if her sneeze was so powerful it knocked her to the floor. She's just adorable!

Snowman / snowball

This is a link to the video of Addison from this weekend. We had a big snowfall and she helped make a snowman. Greg did most of the structural work of course, but Addison did really help. Then she decided to throw snowballs at him. I think she might have said a curse word, but I'm not sure. Listen closely. : )

ADDISON IS 2!!

A few pictures from the birthday party. Just a small family gathering, nothing huge. We all had a great time and Addison loved all her gifts. Our evening entertainment was watching my mom put together the dollhouse bookshelf she and my dad got her for her birthday. Didn't know you'd have to do that, did ya mom? Anyway, she loves taking all the nice boxes off of it and dumping the toys out. The bookshelf looks nice and orderly most times because there isn't anything but empty boxes on it. Pan out and you'll see the pile of tiny toys on the ground. Ah well...baby steps, right?