SYTYCD - So You Think You Can Dance

It started May 22, but last night the Top 20 were announced. I'm excited as most of my favorites were picked. I was disappointed to not see Kooper (the guy that reminded me - and the judges - of Travis Wall) and Jason (the contemporary dancer that was booted from the group dances). As for the rest, I'm pretty content and happy with the outcome. Here's what I think of the Top 20 this season.

1. Twitch - He's okay. I remember him from last season, but I also remember not being impressed with him at all then.
2. William - I hadn't noticed him until he danced for his life. I fell in love with him right then, right there.
3. Jessica - I thought her choreography for the group round was amazingly good and I liked her starting then.
4. Kourtni L - LOVE her! She reminds me of my friend, Mindi.
5. Joshua - I've loved him since his very first audition. He just seems different to me and yet still completely humble.
6. Jaime - Haven't seen enough of him to really judge.
7. Courtney G - She's so cute and I definitely love her fluidity when she dances.
8. Kherington - I've loved her since her first audition as well. She's like a ray of sunshine.
9. Rayven - I don't remember her well enough to judge.
10. Chelsea T - I have NO clue who she is. I don't remember her AT ALL.
11. Chris - I feel like I'm losing my memory now.
12. Katee - I was rooting for her until her little stint with her friend, Natalie. I agree that Katee still should've been picked, but she's lost a tremendous amount of respect from me.
13. Thayne - I barely remember him.
14. Comfort - I like her a lot and think she's cute with Joshua.
15. Susie - Can't stand her!!! All she does is fling her hair around and act like she's nothing but a sex toy. Ugh.
16. Marquis - Don't remember much of him.
17. Chelsie H - She was the one with the 4 brothers, no? I remember loving her in her first audition, but can't remember why. I'll need to see more of her.
18. Mark - I didn't notice him till he danced for his life in which I fell in love with him.
19. Matt - I feel like Dory now.
20. Gev - I loved his unique style. I mean, who breakdances on ice? He's good.

So those are my thoughts on SYTYCD. Good overall.

On another note, Chad's last day at work was yesterday. He's leaving for Summer Camp today and won't be back till mid-August. What am I to do at work now?

Catch-up

So I haven't written in my blog in a week. Life's just been hectic and so has work so I'm gonna do a quick little backtrack.

Last night I had my first talk...ever! I've never been a householder or anything. This was my very first talk and it was in the front school. My householder didn't show up so Lindsey filled in which was cool. After meeting Lindsey, Troy, Alli, Leroy, Jared (PACAS, I know you're reading this), and I went back to Leslie's house and had pizza and just hung out.

Tuesday wasn't much of anything that I can remember. I had Excel Training all day and was in a class of people that didn't know how to save a document.

Monday, I was in service from 10-3 with Troy, Jared (PACAS), Ian, Leroy, Nate, Kyle, and Leslie. It was a good day. After that, I was supposed to change and head to Leslie's, but when I got home, I was so tired I just fell asleep. I woke up when my mom got home and worked on my talked...finished it up. Then I went to my study, came home, and watched Jon & Kate Plus 8 which is the best show ever.

Sunday reflected Saturday's acitivities so I'll start with Saturday. Saturday night, my mom called to let me know that Duchess, our 3 year old female German Shepherd, had a seizure. It was her first one. About a half-hour later she had another and an hour later, another. They took her to the Emergency Vet who would put IVs in her and keep an eye on her as well as administer meds if needed. Sunday, we babied Duke, our 4 year old male German Shepherd and Duchess' half-brother, all day because he'd never been apart from his sister and was missing her. At 6, we picked her up and they said she hadn't had any more and her "grogginess" was now gonel; she was alert. Tuesday she had a blood test done and we received the results yesterday. Good news! She's hypoglycemic, not epileptic and doesn't have a brain tumor or anything; her blood sugar level was just too low. Easy fix...feed her 3 small meals a day instead of one large meal every morning. Yay Duchess!!!

So the moral of this story is, don't change your dog's dog food to Ole Roy because it doesn't have enough "sugars" in it to sustain blood sugar levels...just keep them on Pedigree. :)

DAVID COOK is our new American Idol

We did it, Cookies, we did it. We not only beat out Archie's Angels, we crushed them. Cook won by a margin of 12 million votes. That means that of the 97.5 million votes cast, about 55 million were from us; 56%. Below are some pictures of the night.

The shaving cream The Love Guru put on Cook's face after telling Cook he needed to shave about a quarter inch off...




















The Love Guru trying to shave Cook's face right after Archuleta caught the falling cream...

















Cook jamming with ZZ Top...

















Cook singing his coronation song, "Time of My Life", while hugging Archuleta...





















Cook hugging his mother after his name was announced...

















Cook and crew after he finished his song...











Cook in his Guitar Hero commercial...

American Idol 7 Finale Performance Night

Here’s what I thought.

ROUND 1 – Clive Davis picked the song
David Cook – “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
Gave me chills and it sounded like a soundtrack for a movie. I really liked it.
David Archuleta – “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me”
Good performance, but the same old sappyness and it sounded like a church song.

ROUND 2 – The contestant picks which they sing out of 10 submitted songs from non-famous song writers (Idol Viewers) and the contestant puts the arrangement together
David Cook – “Dream Big”
I LOVED it. It totally sounded like such a victory song and I loved how he put the arrangement together.
David Archuleta – “In This Moment”
He did AMAZING with it. He really did. But once again, it’s such a slow song that I could only stand to hear it a few times.

ROUND 3 – The contestant can pick whatever song they want…either one they’ve previously performed or a new one
David Cook – “The World I Know” (he picked a new song)
I really liked it. I loved the high notes he did toward the end and such. And he took a risk by doing a new song.
David Archuleta – ’”Imagine” (he’s already performed this song)
He played it safe by picking a song he knew he had success on…and then he sucked at it.

Technically, Archie won 2 of the 3 rounds, but Cook will take the title home.

Also, never underestimate the power of worried fans on Finale night. That's all I have to say.

Life

So I haven't really written in my blog that past couple of days. That's mostly due to work...things have been pretty hectic around here.

I've recently been surrounded by Phantom of the Opera cases though, which is strange because I've never really heard or cared about it before. It started when Alli wanted to see the play that's coming (is actually here now) in Sacramento. Then David Cook sang "Music of the Night" on AI, Janet was watching it one night when I was at Leslie's, Alex mentioned that I had to see it, and then Trust said I had to go to the play with him. Perhaps I'll watch it with him soon.

Sooooo, I cut Chad's hair today. It was pretty crazy. Who would've known his hair was that thick. Like...the clippers just wouldn't go through...anywhere. Trudy had to step in and cut it down with the scissors and then I could buzz the rest of it off. Poor guy. Lol. I already miss his blonde (ish) curls. *sad face*

Aaaaaaand...that's about it as for now. I'm sure I'll have more to say tomorrow and whatnot. Peace.

P.S. I Love You

Can I just say that this movie was not only the best of it's kind, but also has the best title?

*WARNING: SPOILERS TO FOLLOW*

The movie is basically about Jerry (Gerard Butler) and Holly (Hilary Swank) who married when Holly was only 19. They've been together for ten years when Jerry finds out he has a brain tumor and dies soon after. Holly is devastated and refuses to answer the phone, let alone leave her apartment. Until one day, her birthday, her friends and family stop on by her apartment to try to make her happy on her birthday. Suddenly, a cake is delivered with the words, "Happy birthday, Holly, my love. Love, Jerry" and they're all shocked. There's also a recorded message from Jerry and he tells her that he wrote out letters in advance - before he died - and they will be coming to her at certain points. Each letter has it's own significance and way to help/teach her something about getting on without him and each letter ends with "P.S. I love you". He takes her and her friends to Ireland at one point (f0r he was Irish and that's where they had met) where she meets his parents and relives the moment they first met. Finally, she can't take it anymore because her two best friends are so amazingly happy (one's getting married, the other is having a baby) and she is not. She runs to her mother (who nearly despised Jerry all along) and just cries to her. They go on a walk to talk and her mom gives her a letter and states that it's the last one (this is the point where I sobbed harder than any other part of the movie). Holly reads it and Jerry says it's her last lesson. He tells her that everything that had made him a man, he had learned from her and that she had to get on without him now, for it has been a year since his death. She also states that she no longer feels him and it's as if he's really gone now. But the movie ends on a happy note, where Holly and her mother take another trip to Ireland and Holly reunites with Jerry's ex-bandmate and best friend, William, and you immediately know that they'll hook up.

*END OF SPOILER*

All in all, awesome, amazing, great movie. BUT, it is really a chick flick. It left me emotionally drained and I wouldn't dare recommend any guys to see it. All women will love it, however...except maybe those few who truly despise chick flicks. An A+ movie in my book...sad that it bombed at the box office.

My Random Weekend

Do you ever have those weekends where you didn't have ANYTHING planned, but it turns out to be a MUCH more busy weekend than if you had something planned? That was this weekend.

It all started Friday when my mom told me to stay away from the house. So I got home from work Friday, cleaned the kitchen, packed my stuff, and dropped my sister off at my grandma's. Then I went to Leslie's house, picked her up, and met up with Leroy and Jared at In N Out. Les and I ate while Jared and Leroy just watched (they had just eaten) and then we sat outside In N Out on those tables while we listened to Stephen Lynch on my iPhone. Then Troy and Alli called so we met up with them at the TGIF on Howe and had a good ole time there. Jared got lost and claims he drove through hell, but once he got there, we started making "creations" out of our food stuffs. We made a picture of Jared, a delicious looking piece of cake, and then an "iced tea". The "iced tea" consisted of the last bit of Jared's Coke mixed with ketchup, pepper, salt, sugar, lime, orange, and my spit. After seeing this abomination, I dared Jared to drink it for the $7 I had in my wallet. When he did it, I almost puked...and he took off into the bathroom. It was so gross. Next, we went back to Troy and Alli's and just played Smash Brothers and all till 3 in which Les and I finally drove back to her house and crashed on the hard floor.

Saturday, I slept in much longer than Les did. When I finally did get up, I pretty much just ran errands with her and added my forms of entertainment along the way (such as "walking it out" while half asleep). Saturday night, I drove out to Arden to pick up Alli from work and then we went back to Les' where Leroy joined us and we watched both Cloverfield and Martian Child. Please, do not watch Cloverfield. It's one of the worst movies I've seen in my life. There was absolutely NO point to that entire movie...and I searched for something. Martian Child, on the other hand, had some really good points in it. It taught you things about life or at least made you think about things most people have never bothered to think about before. It had a meaning and a purpose to it. I would recommend it to my friends. After Martian Child, I tried to wake up Alli so we could go home, but all she did was say "I already did it. What else do you want?" and when she did wake up, she said she was dreaming she was ringing me up at Nordstrom Rack. Lol. When we got back to her place, I played H3 with Troy and Caveman while Alli went to bed.

Sunday was the most laid back day. Woke up, took Alli to work, went back to Alli's (Troy had already gone to work) and played CoD4 with DJ till it was time to head home. Got home, showered, went to meeting (which was funny because Sister Wimer, some chick I don't know, Japheth, Brother Hawks, Lyndsi, Lindsey, Katie, Leslie, Nate, and I took up nearly the whole row), went home, got food, ate food, and went to bed.

Aaaaaaaaand now I'm dead beat tired at work. Today's going to be so blah. My mom is going out of town today and won't be back till Wednesday evening. That means no fighting her for American Idol. Haha.

And here are the pictures of the food stuffs...