HAPPY BIRTHDAY CEE MONSTER

this is my contribution to a little minibang that Fel & I put together all for you. Enjoy!

( Adventures in Babysitting )

I am such a dork. I am all nervous like a nervous thing for tonight. I think about how this is going to go down and I get all stupid and fluttery, which is just, well, it's ridiculous, isn't it? This is season nine we're talking about. It's not made of pure awesome like season seven, not a magical beast like season eight -- no, it's a silly little ( Read more... )

From July 2009:

It's interesting to think that by this time next year I may be going to a Kris Allen show, you know? (Slightly less likely on account of probably wanting to take the time off and "be married," after the Idols tour, but ... it's a thought, okay) Or wondering whether I might have to go alone to see Allison if she's touring with ( Read more... )

So the lovely @kagamisky/inseiko asked me to type up some thoughts about AI9 for a radio program that she hosts, and since she is so lovely I am too happy to oblige her request. If you are already privy to my many and varied rants about this season of Idol this may sound a bit rehashed but as it turns out I haven't said much in this journal since top 12 ( Read more... )

ALSO ( Read more... )

( Spoilers under cut )

After tonight I would like to retract what I said about season nine sucking ( Read more... )

So people have dug up Lee DeWyze's old albums, much the same way that they've dug up old music from other Idol contestants. And while I'm listening to the most recent one, I'm discovering two things: first, it doesn't actually suck; second, it doesn't sound anything like the Lee DeWyze that we've seen on Idol so far ( Read more... )

let's see, let's see...

( On Idol, being forgettable is a far greater crime than being awful. [Cut for folks who haven't seen it yet.] )

I sort of wonder if Idol is purposely downplaying the hot guys because they SO BADLY want a girl to win this year, and they probably ~know that so much of its really passionate fanbase is comprised of girls who like to vote for hot guys. (Granted, we're not SO shallow that we'll vote for someone based solely on their looks, but seriously, it helps ( Read more... )