Wednesday, April 27, 2011

4/27/2011

It's all about the small things right? So i've decided to list 3 arbitrary, small, trivial things that i think are good. that i think are actually great.
1. grapefruit , sliced in half, with 1 (one) sugar packet sprinkled on each half.
2. my new white blazer
3. the moon in any form!

I encourage every to think of 3 arbitrary good things they like. NOW to the subject matter at hand..American Idol Tonight.

OMG JLo's hair. NOTHING is more flawless. So tonight's theme is songs written by Carole King. Since it is not nearly contemporary enough for me, I expect that this night will be mediocre and fairly boring. Time will tell.

Jacob Lusks suit- bad. Real bad. Oo I got excited because I thought that was him playing piano. Turns out it's another dude. All I have to say is Jacob Lusk has gots to Go. Not even remotely interested in hearing him sing, and I think the majority of America agrees.

Next up is Lauren Alaina. I actually like her dress and I think it looks good on her. As for her singing, not so hot. Just mediocre. I think that has a lot to do with the song. If she sang a better song, it would make all the difference. Those blonde backup singers, boy sitting with her that she's singing to/at, man on small keyboard, man on guitar, are all weird. Oh good Randy agrees the song was boring. Lauren Alaina has grown on me these past couple of weeks, I do think she is a great singer, and a genuine human being, I'm just not into country, therefore i do not think she should be the next American Idol.

Okay so as for the duets, I'm not commenting because I think they're dumb.

3rd singer is Scotty. EW is that a blue leather jacket? Stop it. Awful. His performance is a snoozefest, but at least its not as offensively awful as his typical country "crooning." Okay fine i kinda liked him SINGING THIS SONG ONLY. i do not like him. I liked him singing this song. Moving on.

James Durbin. I'm excited to hear him sing because he's been really good lately. He's singing Will you love me Tomorrow... Oo really good. This is a great song, and he is singing it really really well. Best performance of the night so far, by far. That's something i would actually download and listen to.

Randy has said the word "cheek" one too many times tonight.

The odds of me watching the Lauren Alaina - Scotty duet are slim to not happening. Fast forwarding.

Casey's hat is weird. Fedora's are not okay. Casey is played outttt. I think he's going home this week. This performance is not up to par. The saxophone player is doing a better job than him singing. James Durbin was 345 times better.

Last is Haley. I like Haley. I don't think this is her most amazing performance to date, but it's okay. She brought it home at the end, to finish out the song. I agree with Randy that the beginning was slow.

So that's it for tonight. Casey and Jacob will definitely be bottom two. I hope everyone has a lovelllly night, a-di-os!

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

4/20/2011

Hi All!

I just finished a delectable meal consisting of 12 pieces of matzah pizza, and I am looking forward to identical suppers for the next 5 nights. Actually I'm lying, tomorrow I plan to mix it up with cold cuts (on matzah) , but all other nights, matzah pizza. Holla!

Okay, back to the subject at hand; I am SO ready for American Idol tonight. Tonight's theme is "hits from the 21st Century" -- i am fully expecting Scotty to sing an awful awful country song, but I'm hoping some of them pick fun ones. It's a good theme; finally songs that are popular and are known by the general public. (save for Scotty, who, as previously stated, will pick an aforementioned awful song.)

Oooo I do not like Jenny Lo's outfit tonight! It's very G and G , very Strawberry. The point I'm making is it looks cheap. Not loving it.

OMG WHY ARE THEY BRINGING NAIMA BACK ON THE STAGE. help help help. so bad. Oh good and here's Paul McDonald, sounding horrible, and wearing the apparent only piece of clothing he owns, his rose suit. Omg Naima is jumping everywhere. She needs to be removed from the stage by security.

Oh Pia, you are so awesome! Sad.

Aright well first up is Scotty, and I have muted his entire performance, thereby making it unable for me to comment on it. When's he going to go awayyyy??

Ooo, the judges didn't like him! They obviously read my blog, woke the H up, and realized that Scotty sucks. Thanks judges for reading my blog! Buh-bye Scotty McCreery aka Alfred E Neuman aka McCreepy aka EWww thats an awful camel colored coat.

2nd on stage is James Durbin singing Muse, Uprising. He is really trying to look like Adam Lambert with the shoulder pads and capri pants. He also appears to be holding some sort of wand. And/or whip, can't decipher. So I did think that he killed the first chorus of the song. In a good way. It was really really well sung. The second chorus was a little to high for me, kinda made my head hurt. But all in all it was a really good performance. He did awesome, and it was a GREAT popular song choice. Good job James!

Did Steven Tyler just compare James to a T-Rex? He makes no sense. That's the first and hopefully last dinosaur reference I'll hear on idol.

Wow yay I'm already excited for Hayley, because she chose Adele's Rolling in the Deep. An awesome song that is so right now. I feel like her dress is wrong for the song though. It's a happy picnic dress, not right. She should've worn a short black dress and her hair crazy curly like it was in the beginning. Anyhow she sounds awesome, and she's great.

Next up is Jacob Lusk. His suit is very metallic, and he looks like the tin man. Very emotional performance by Jacob! Again, I don't love his voice. I've been over him since week deux, and I think he may be out tomorrow.

Next is Casey Abrams singing Maroon 5 which I'm excited about. Ohh i like this song! I think he's singing it well. Okay he's very awkwardly marching over to the crowd and slapping them five. He's more like slapping their hands kinda violently actually. A hahah he just kissed JLo on the cheek...I actually LOL'ed that was an awesome move. Hahahaha. I did think that was a really good performance. Notice how everyone who is doing awesome is singing POPULAR songs. It's just a better choice.

And here's Stefano singing Neo. Oh no he's making weird gyrating moves. What, did he just come from the firehouse? Why the suspenders? Gosh these outfits are awful tonight. I think the background singers are singing more than him. I gotta say this is the worst performance of the night. (Not counting Scottys performance, which i muted, i'm actually pretending he's not even on the show anymore, so i don't even count him.) Anyhow I think Jacob and Stefano are next to go.

Final performance is Lauren Alaina singing a stupid country song. Awful hair, cute hoops! Over the performance. It's just o.k.

Steven Tyler's critiques are absolutely useless. JLo is so pretty, I forgive her for her dress tonight. And on those points, that's it for tonight! James Durbin was definitely the best, Hayley was awesome, and Casey was good too. Boltax out!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

4/13/2011

Hi All. After spending a good portion of my week thinking about denouncing my American citizenship due to the fact that our country voted off Pia Toscano over the likes of Scotty McCreery, I've decided to remain American and watch idol tonight to see how things go.

Like seriously, what a joke! oy.

At least J-Lo never fails to look anything less than stellar. Super cute tonight J-Lo, super cute.

1st up is Paul McDonald who I am already not at all excited to see because of his

a) dumb outfit he wears literally EVERY week and
b) his stupid bio we just saw talking about how he wants every song to be an "encore" song for his "show." what "show?" What are you saying Paul.

Why am I watching Paul McDonald flail around the stage when i could be watching Pia T doing her thing and actually having a great voice and singing well. Why America, Why?

Question: are the judges being paid to only compliment everyone? It's actually painful. Wow his teeth are white. He's definitely got that goin for him. But that's about it.

Next up is Lauren ALAINA singing Miley frickin Cyrus. I don't know who is more fundamentally annoying: Lauren Alaina or Miley Cyrus. Lauren Alaina singing Miley is almost too much for me to handle. What's worse is Lauren's poofy tutu thing and those cowboy boots.

K she's not really killing this song. I do acknowledge she has a good voice, but I didn't love this. She can do better. You cannot even compare her abilities to Pia, and no i do NOT think she will be taking Pia's votes. Oh, surprise of the century, the judges have no constructive criticism for Lauren. AND Steven Tyler is making no sense.

Wow her dress is awful.

Third up is Stefano. I do like Stefano. I think he's doing a good job this week. It's not epic but it's good! Probably one of his own best performances on idol. Do I think he's going to be America's next superstar singing sensation? No. Is he better than the first two we heard? Yes, for sure. Oh Randy agrees with me about this being his best song. And next is Steven Tyler, once again making Zero sense. Aw Stefano, I'm proud of him. He's a qt.

On another positive note, i'm SO glad I never have to hear Naima again. How awful was she??

Okay great, here's Scotty singing a country song that I've never heard of in my life. Did Scotty really just say he's "going back to his country roots?" When has he EVER EVER strayed from his country roots? The only songs he sings are country, and they are all awful. He is so, so, bad.

Seriously, if the judges think he's good, and they don't critique him, I'm officially moving to Canada because i no longer want to live in a country that supports this awful singer.

Well it looks like I'm moving to Canada. Seriously, I'm taking the first plane out of JFK. Can't deal. Scotty is AWFUL! I hope the bagels are good in Canada. (Bagels are an intrinsic and important part of my diet.)

Casey A is next singing Natureboy? What is that? Is that a song? K so the beginning of the song kinda sucked, I'm a little bit over his whole shtick. The end is picking up, he's cool, he's different, I'm just to be honest, kinda over him. Cool song though. The beginning was so slow it kind of ruined it for me. The end picked up though, for sure.

Wow okay so after some further research on my own during the commercial break, I realized that Nature Boy is actually a really really cool song by Nat King Cole. I just listened to the original, and its pretty bad ass. Casey is now a little bit cooler for choosing that song.

Next up is Haley bop singing Blondie's Call Me. I think she'll do really well and i'm looking forward to hearing her! She's my fave thus far. Ohhh i like her boots! I'm into boots. So there are parts of her performance that are awesome, and others that are just okay. I don't think this is her best performance.

I love how the one time the judges give someone a criticism, they give it to the best people who do NOT deserve the criticism. Haley is the last person that should be criticized. I mean really, nothing bad to say about frickin Scotty and then you tell Haley to choose another song?? Come on. Seriously now.

Haley is my favorite.

Why do Jacob Lusk's suits never seem to fit properly? Very ill-fitted suits every week. But that's neither here nor there. I've been over J-Lusk since episode 2. He has a good voice, he's not going to be the next American Idol, and I think he is going to be eliminated tomorrow.

Tyler Perry is actually speaking gibberish right now to Jacob Lusk. Not making any sense.

Last guy tonight is James Durbin singing with a sketchy looking dude who has luxurious blonde locks. James appears to be doing some sort of a back handstand while this guy plays guitar for like 5 minutes straight. James really isn't singing much, but okay fun performance. The only words he's singing are "call it heavy metal." How long did it take him to memorize those tricky lyrics??? No I don't know, he's a fun performer. He's good, I could see him in the Top 3.

Well, looks like that's all for tonight. My new top 3 are Haley, James, and Stefano. I'd also like to report that I will be muting all future performance of Scotty McCreepster, so I will no longer be commenting on his singing.

Xoxo,
Sam.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

4/6/2011

That’s Not Okay: Part 1 of a 2 Part Series

Fashion- That’s Not Okay.

Sam’s View:

Wearing Skechers. That’s Not Okay. please remove them from your feet on the immediate.

http://thebestratedrunningshoes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Skechers-Womens-Shape-Ups-.gif

Coach Bags, they are not okay. they are NOT okay.

http://castawayfishingcharter.com/wp-content/uploads/handbags/gallery/Coach-Bag1.jpg

Wearing Booty Shorts at work on beach day. Please choose a summer dress, or longer shorts, on Beach days at work. Booty shorts are Not Okay. I’m a huge fan of the booty short whilst not at work, trust a sista. But while at work, simply not okay.

http://www.shopcrib.com/images/joes_jean_shorts.jpg –not for work! (actually dont like these at all-not a fan of bejeweled pockets.)

Next thing that is Not Okay- Ed Hardy. 100% 1 million percent Nottt Okay!!!! Ack! Ew look at Jon Gosselin wearing Ed Hardy. Awf.

http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID1789/images/jon-gosselin-fashion.jpg

Not Okay: Ill fitting Jeans. Jeans that are too big. Please buy jeans that fit. It makes a world of difference. Also if you are wearing the following brands of jean, it is not okay: Mudd, Mavi, True Religion.

http://15dollarstore.com/img/2479_1_905_p.jpg -mudd jeans! SOS!

And finally, I would just like to say that i Heart J-Woww. If she ever wears any of the above things, that is okay. But if you are NOT J-Woww – Skechers, Coach Bags, Booty shorts at work, Ed Hardy, and bad jeans, are NOT OKAY. And that’s a wrap for today!

http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4c4ee6287f8b9a9326740200/j-woww.jpg get it girl!

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

3/30/2011

Greetings all. First as just a quick blanket statement, two consecutive strangers coughed ON me as I was walking home from work today. Honestly, please cover your mouth when you cough and just don't cough on the streets.

MOVING right along. It's Elton John night, and I'm already not that excited. Elton John night? like why?? 95% of the nights should be pop night, billboard top 40 hit night. Hopefully the singers prove me wrong and Elton John night will be awesome?

Ryan did you change your hair tonight? It's weird, but I like it.

First up heeeere's Scotty. Oh what a surprise he sounds the SAME AS HE DOES EVERY WEEK. He's just straight up not good.

JLO! I love love love your hoops!!! huge fan. A+. Great hair and dress. Get it girl.

OH FANfrickintastic all the judges like Scotty. WHAT and WHY. AWFUL.

A friend made a suggestion that I should rate all the contestants after they sing. So for Scotty McCreery, on a scale of 1 to 10 my official rating for Scotty is an OMG Please stop singing you're awful.

Next up is Naima wearing the most hideous outfit I have ever seen. So anyhow, I'm actually down with her turning "I'm Still Standing" into a Reggae song. I like reggae music, I like remixes. Did she sing it well? No. So in conclusion, on a scale of 1 to 10 i'm gonna go ahead and give Naima a zero. This rating is also taking in all her past performances, which sucked.

3rd up- Paul McWhy are you wearing the same jacket you've worn like 12 times already. So he's singing "Rocket Man" and its just okay. i'll give him a 4 and call it a day.

Aright what is this encore talk? What is he talking about? This is so weird. It's not an encore song Paul. It's a regular song.

Oh good Pia is next. True she does ballads every week. However she is the best voice in this competition. 8 out of 10. Her outfit is a little figure skater couture for my own taste, but its fine.

So Stefano is good tonight, but again, i don't think that Elton John night is really getting me going here. It's just blah. They need to sing some hits! 5 out of 10.

Seriously the judges never give any criticism. yawn.

Lauren Alaina you totes lost weight! good for you, you look good. Your singing was better tonight than the rest of the contestants thus far, besides Pia. The country thing is annoying, and the performance wasn't AMAZING. But I agree it was definitely her best performance. 6 out of 10. i like how she is sucking up to JLo. very smart of her, i think JLo is buying it.

James Durbin is a fun performer. This was a really good song for him. I'd say best performance of the night so far. Is the piano on fire really necessary? i give him a 7 out of 10.

What is Steven Tyler saying? like ever? Nothing he says makes sense.

Thia -once again a snoozefest. She has got to go. On a scale of 1 to 10 she gets an i dont even know because i fell asleep real quick due to boredom in between her first note and then woke up for the last note. over it.

next.

Casey. Casey you used to be my favorite. I don't know now. You are doing a good job, a good to very good job with this song but it wasn't awesome. I do think Elton does this song a million times better. On a scale of 1 to 10 i'll rate you a Beard. because even though you got a makeover you still have a very beardy beard.

Next up is Jacob. Jacob has a very powerful voice, I'm just not a fan for whatever reason. oo JLo making a Robbie Rosen mention. Holla! Loved him. Okay so Jacob, yea i'll give him a 6. What's up with his tuxedo bow not being tied? is that a thing? i didn't know that was a thing.

Haley! super cute performance! I like it. she is the best of the night, for sure. Her and James Durbin were the best. Haley gets an 8 out of 10.

Guys, that's it for tonight! It's been really real. Here's to hoping Scotty, Naima and Thia are eliminated in a surprise triple elimination tomorrow night.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

3/23/2011

hey guys, its sam. back tonight for "Motown" night.

J-Lo, just when i think your outfits could not get any better, there you are. You are. so awesome.

Does Randy need to make it a point every single episode to mention that he's been "doing this for 10 years" ?? We know Randy. We know.

AHH close up of JLo. Her make up is a little frightening, too green, too pink. it's fine, still love her.

Aright first up is Casey Abrams, looking extremely weird with his hair gelled back. Okay is it just me or is his performance a little lackluster tonight. Casey's losing me a little bit. he needs to step it up next week. And by step it up i mean never wear his hair gelled back like that a-gain.

Judges!!! you are being way too nice. ew casey is really sweaty.


Okay next is tHia . sorry really nothing to say cuz i just fell asleep with boredom whilst she was singing.

next, moving on. ugh i miss Karen! on a serious note, does Steven Tyler ever have anything of merit to say? he's not judging at all. The judges should be judging.

3rd up , Jacob Lusk singing "all i need to get by." I really like this song so I'm excited. Aright i'm not crazy about this performance. I feel like with his awesome voice he could have done better. Why are the judges so excited about this? EW randy has a weird patch of hair beard on his chin. Realizing so does Steven Tyler. Aright Jacob really wasnt that good. On to the next.

This hugging Jacob Lusk thing is weird. I feel like i wouldn't be interested in hugging Jacob Lusk. Anyhow.

Next, the hatefully annoying "Lauren Alaina" . i'm feeling like everyones performance is a little middle of the road tonite. She was just eh. She does look pretty tonight, her hair looks good. I'll give her that.

Stefano not so great tonight! No one is really making me think OMG they are awesome. No one is standing out as being AMAZING like Adam Lambert did 2 seasons ago. I agree with JLo on this one. There needs to be some emotion. Why does everyone have weird chin hair tonight.

I remember sitting in my brothers room with my sister back in '03 , being so adamant that Clay Aiken win the title of American Idol over that really large guy. can't remember his name. Ah yes, Ruben Studdard. I actually just had to google his name by typing in "winner of American Idol 2003" because i could not remember his name for the life of me. Clearly he got wildly famous. Anyhow I remember we really did not want Ruben to win. We were always extremely concerned about him everytime he got up to sing because he was always profusely sweaty and appeared to be within seconds of a heart attack everytime he sang. Haha anyhow we just really wanted Clay to win, yet never actually picked up the phone to vote for Clay. We were disappointed when he came in second. We then got over it. He ended up with some hits, and later came out of the closet and had a baby with a middle aged woman. So all is right with the world.

Excuse the slight tangent. Back to AI 2011. Haley. I like her. She's funky fresh. The best one of the night so far. Omg why is JLo wearing a green eye mask.

Ughhhhhhh Scotty McDreary. Is it just me or does he look like the guy from MAD magazine. Honestly he sounds the saaame every week. America PLEASE stop voting for him. Aright that performance was straight up awful. JUDGES WHAT ARE YOU SAYING. SOS. have they given one negative comment about anyone?

Next is Pia T singing "All in Love is Fair" oo pretty dress! LOVE Pia! she's so good. she is the best one right now on the show. Done. Oh good the one time the judges are criticizing its the best person on the show. Pia only deserves compliments. Shut it Randy. Shut it.

Paul McWhiteyteeth. Whats up. His singing voice still does not impress me that much. The end of his song was good, it did show charisma and I liked it. I just don't think he'll be the next American Idol. Oh good Randy agrees with me about the end of the song. Me and Randz are on the same page there.

Ew I dont even want to listen to Naima. Why is she still here and Karen was voted off??? this is awful. AHHH HER PANTS HER PANTS those are the worst worst pants i have ever ever seen in my life. OMG the pants. can't deal. Oh good the judges like her. Awesome. Sorry I could barely pay attention to her actual singing due to the atrocity that was her pants.

James Durbin- yea it was good. probably tied with Pia and Haley for best of the night but Pia wins. I still stand by the fact that James is a lesser version of Adam Lambert. Ryan is a little peanut next to him! Cute.

well, that's the show. i will see you all next week. boltax, out.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

wednesday, march 16th

first things first: J-Lo, you are flawless. the leopard dress is great. hair, perfect.

Moving on. Naima, singing "whats love got to do with it". Is there anyone worse than her? Who voted for her last week? She is so so bad. can't deal. It doesnt even make sense to comment on her outfit , it just simply goes without saying that its a hot MESS.

steven tyler, what are you SAYING!!! She was awful. JLo and Randy you are being way too nice. Oh good, Randy just used the word "mess" when describing her. The truest thing said thus far about her by the judges.

Paul- your teeth are extraordinarily white and shiny. As for your singing chops, not so much. No i'm kidding. I like Paul. Actually "like" is too strong of a word. Paul is okay. He's basically a worse version of Jason Mraz and John Mayer, so really who needs it. I mean compared to Naima he's a bonafide rockstar, but in real life he's just O.K. Great teeth though. Just absolutely wonderful teeth.

Next week i'm going to count how many times Randy says 'pitchy.' i like Randy. Is anyone else noticing the striking resemblance between Steven Tyler and Lisa Rinna?

Holy meatballs, Thia (the "h" is not silent), was born in 1995! She sho is young. I am a fan of her look and style but WHY she is singing this Pocahantas song is seriously beyond me. she has a good voice, but i can do without her. she doesn't bring too much to the table.

Okay whats this guys name? James Durbin. k great, i'm over him. He's a worse version of Adam Lambert! Why have America and the judges not realized this?? confused. Adam Lambert, you are a million times better than this person. Omg he keeps doing the Adam Lambert scream! He can't just cop that move and pretend like its okay. I dont like this guy, why is JLo clapping like a maniac. Concerned.

I like Haylee tonight. She may be someone I like. I'll need to see more to make a decision.

Pretty sure she has lipstick on her chin.
Oh good, Ryans helping. Oh Ryan.

stefano needs to sing songs that are popular. i'm a stefano fan.

Pia-- kind of looking like Jasmine from Aladdin tonight with her outfit. It's fine. Pia is great, she is by far one of favorites. great voice.

AHHH scott mccreery. ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh . i'm so tempted to mute his entire performance.

Aw Karen, she's definitely one of my favorites also. she's awesome!

Casey Abrams, DEFINITELY best of the night. awesome.

"lauren elena" - no.

jacob lusk
eh


and thats a wrap for 3/16