American Idol Recap
Thank God for three day weekends, eh? I love them. I could write poetry about three days weekends. If someone would run for president with that as his/her only platform, they would totally get my vote, my checkbook, and my undying allegiance. You know who DOESN’T have my allegiance? Jon and Kate. STOP THE INSANITY!!!
And if pictures would load on my blog, I would totally show you pics of Kate’s hair that people are copying. I did see her a few weeks ago. But do you think I can load those pics? No. Because my new computer hates them. But on the bright side, I just ate a Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich, and that makes everything better.
I think Jon and Kate need to get over themselves. Together. I know a lot of people are saying, “End the show and quit whining!” But I have a suspicion that there is something called “big fat contract that nobody but Bill Gates could afford to pay back.” I could be totally wrong. But I can’t IMAGINE putting your life on TV, but especially putting your train wreck life on TV. I think I would have to let them sue me. There’s no way. And I would be like, “Whiny Husband, you’re not talking either. If you think TLC’s lawyers are bad, they are NOTHING compared to me and my spiky hair. I WILL go Hulk on you.” You don’t see the Duggar’s splitting up. But I guess if you can weather 18 kids, you can weather anything. Like a nuclear holocaust. Or a lifetime of 80s hair.
So on Saturday, I’m supposed to be working on a book, right? Rush deadline here. And what do I do? I go to AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com and somehow an hour goes by. I LOVED this one. I’m constantly having to reassure my family I will not grow up to be a crazy cat lady. (For the record, I have ONE cat. ONE!!! Not fifteen.) And I would never do THIS. The two cats on the left have the same problem I always do–do I look at the photographer? The camera? The floor? Where? And look! It’s Fabio’s little brother!
What did you guys think of American Idol? I know it’s weird, but after Tuesday’s show, I jumped ship and swam on over to S.S. Adam. I know! I know! Kris is totally my kind of music (Fray, One Republic, Lifehouse, etc.), but I think in all honesty Adam is the more talented singer. And mostly because he WORKED HIS BUTT OFF. I think my turning point was when Kris sang the lame song the producer picked (not lame song, but lame pick). Kris KNEW he had to change it up. He knew this was the Olympics of singing. But he just bunted. (Me, using a sports term! Can someone write that down somewhere?) Why would you sing that mild song straight when you would KNOW that Adam is going to jazz up whatever song he gets assigned? And Kris was just all meh about it. On the radio they had backstage interviews, and someone asked Kris how he’d rate his performance, and he said, “Uhh…maybe a seven or eight. Yeah, probably a seven.” You do NOT go to the finals and give a seven performance! You do that on the very first audition when you’re up against bikini girl and weird short boys with no necks who sing through their noses. Maybe it’s just the teacher in me (we are working on finals after all), and I hate it when my kids are like, “What’s the minimum I can do to pass?” And I say, “Aim for a high grade. Not the minimum to skate by with a stinkin’ D.” And then I make myself count to ten. Twelve times.
Okay, rant over. But anyway, now that it’s all decided, of COURSE I’m proud that a boy from Arkansas, specifically Conway–where I went to school for 1.5 LONG years and home of excellent cheese dip–brought home the gold. If you want to see Kris in action as a worship pastor, you can check him out HERE.
But I will say, I thought the actual finale show was AWESOME. Usually I’m wondering why I didn’t just tune in the last five minutes, but this year was star-packed and so good. I LOVED Danny and Lionel Richie. Lionel looks dang good, doesn’t he? I mean the guy’s been singing FOREVER. And I loved the slightly awkward Cyndi Lauper and red head girl. That was a clever pairing. Cyndi is one of my favorite artists from the 80s. I love her CD 12 Deadly Cyns–a greatest hit compilation. And speaking of looking good, aside from the fact that her knees were of an east-west direction, I thought Cyndi looked UH-MAZING. Cyndi, if you’re reading this, PLEASE send me the name of your plastic surgeon…um, for book research, of course. I think that’s the best work I’ve ever seen. Dr. Kevin Kirkwood, from So Not Happening, would be quite proud of someone’s handiwork.
Did you guys watch Glee? I want to say I loved it…but I didn’t. I liked it, but mostly I see potential. The music portions were AWESOME though. I downloaded “Don’t Stop Believin’” on my iPod. You can get that and their version of “Rehab.”
I am crazy about the actress who plays the cheer coach. What did they call their cheerleaders? I forget. But Jane Lynch, the coach, is awesome.
Jane is so typecast though. She ALWAYS plays the same dried up, sarcastic, bored with life, smart alleck, negative lady. So what’s not to love? But normally she stars in movies I’m too young to see, so I rarely get to watch her Second City trained self act.
There were a few things that just couldn’t happen in a school though. While teachers pay for a lot with their own money, they never actually PAY the school. Like the principal (also funny) told the Glee teacher to sponsor it, he’d have to fork over like 60 bucks a month. That would never happen. And when the teacher quit…um, also would never happen. You can’t give a school a two weeks notice like a regular employee can. See, teachers are a lot like rock stars (in sooo many ways) in that we sign these little things called contracts. And the contract says you have to stay for a full school year or ugly guys named Vinnie and The Mooch will come after you and your Civic hatchback. So “I have a better job in town” would NOT get you out of your contract. And the Glee teacher’s wife? It’s like she stepped on over from a totally different show. She was kinda funny (I work three days a week!), but she didn’t match the rest of the cast or the show. And was the Glee teacher on crack when he married her? Because this smart guy would not pick her. Maybe she just needed spirit fingers. Because spirit fingers were observed at eleven minutes into the show. Yeah!!! But I WILL be watching this fall. I have high hopes for the show. They marketed the HECK out of it, and I think the preview was a great idea. AND musicals are so hot right now. And I like how it’s not really a musical…but has musical bits in it. Because musicals themselves don’t necessarily translate to TV. Just ask Steven Bochco who tried to bring a musical about cops to TV in the 90s.
Yes, that was real. A show. About cops. Singing. Can you imagine that pitch meeting? “Okay, so I’ve got this musical idea. Let’s take one of the most stereotypically masculine professions…and have the cops sing and dance! But it’s still a very serious, dramatic show…mostly in the key of G.”
Have a great Memorial Day weekend. See you Wednesday!
JEN
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1. Jon and Kate stress me out. I so want them to make it but at the same time, I think both need a little shaking/talking to. Or a little smack on the derriere – my mom’s words, not mine;)
2. Hehe. I love your teacher’s take on AI. I love me some Kris and I’m glad he won. I also can’t say I was TOO saddened with the look of horror/surprise on the judges’ faces since they’d spent the entire season preparing for Adam’s coronation. Anyway, I’m sure Adam will do great things.
3. I forgot to mention a while back that I finished So Not Happening. I loved it! I did NOT see some of those twists coming. Does Book 2 come out this year?
its so wierd about jon and kate! i mean i have heard rumors of divorce… idk they are complicated!
hey i just looked inside the taylor swift FEARLESS cd thing and the page with the lyrics has a few letter capitalized and i found a message within the capital letters and they say thinks like : “i loved you before i met you” or “all i ever wanted was the truth” majorly! there are like messages with in the lyrics so cool!
Just thought you might like to know – Cyndi Lauper hasn’t had plastic surgery. She uses a special type of collagen tape. She uses it around her eyes, mouth, chin, neck etc. She says it has helped her look after her face really well without having surgery or botox. Pretty smart if you ask me. Cyndi is also one of my all time favourites. Have seen every concert tour she has done to Australia over the past 27 years. GO CYN!!!
I felt the same way about Glee. Loved the musical bits, but the rest of it left me flat. You just know they’re setting up a romance between the married teacher and the awkward teacher. Which is too bad, cuz I really like Jayma Mays. As for Idol, the top three was great. I would have been happy no matter which one won (even though I was pulling for Adam since the beginning). But now, everyone will go on to have record deals, and we’ll see which ones stick, which ones bail, and which ones develop heads the size of watermelons. Only time will tell :+}
the Jon and Kate show i watched a few times and only for the classic Jon on that little couch after Kate reamed him out for something silly and he just looks at the camera like “please. someone save me.”
sorry about the computer. sounds like a bad deal but im sure when it figures its life out, and it feels more at home it will open up to you.
and im pretty sure you are dead on about everything about Glee. didnt know the teacher tid bits.i also think the jocks girlfriend thing was kinda weird…and im at a loss as to whether or not the Glee main girl is supposed to be a good person or bad…?
happy 3 day weekend!
Love Love Love your blog! Reminds me just of your books! So I just wanted to say that AI is amazing and I’m happy as a clam that Kris won…Yes Adam may or may not (I think NOT) have a better voice but he just seems so hollywood. Anyone agree?
* Okay, Kate’s hair. Do people seriously replicate that style? Because I saw the long bang in the front and the spikes in the back and I just assumed she was trying to grow it out. Now I realize that is actually how she gets her hair styled. Not a fan. I’m not a fan of that whole scenerio. On ‘Today” she kept saying “we’re dealing with this in private”. So why not deal with it ..um … in private? I get bored seeing their faces on US weekly when I’m waiting to pay for my cereal at Publix.
* I agree completely with you and Jen on ‘Glee’. I wanted to love it. I love musicals. Does it seem like sometimes actors who are trained in musical theater really overdo it in TV/movies? Also, couldn’t stand the guy’s wife. I can’t see how they ended up together either. Also don’t really like sparks flying between him and the teacher while he’s married. I wish they’d just made them both single. Jane Lynch is funny though. Maybe the whole thing will pick up.
* My college experience was not good. I only WISH I had cheese dip to numb the pain
Ditto on John and Kate. I can’t stand to watch that show because 1) people’s private lives shouldn’t become reality shows, it’s just weird, and 2) it’s sad to see them bickering over their children. I think they need to learn how to actually love each other (not the lovey-duvey date stuff, but real Godly love).
Great job on telling your students to aim high! (Reminds me of my teacher — my mom
Wish all teachers had that zeal for helping their students reach their potential.
Blessings on Memorial Day weekend!
Hey Jennifer;
Funny about the whole Jon and Kate thing. Kate came to our store for a book signing. I did manager to get the pictures on my blog. It was quite the event at our store. Many people are very opinionated about this couple. Frankly I didn’t know who they were before they came to do the book signing. We had over a thousand people lined up to meet her. Oh, the stories I could tell but I won’t.
I have just finished your book So Not Happening and I LOVED it. I would love to do an interview with you about this book.
I’ll catch you on face book with the details.
Blessings on your weekend.
Sincerely,
Nora St. Laurent
Book Club Servant Leader
Thanks, Sarah, book 2 comes out this November!!
Me–that’s cool. I had no idea bout the Taylor Swift cd. I must look!
Mazzy–You gotta give me info about Cyndi’s collagen tape! Like patches? It’s crazy, cuz I kept thinking that looks nothing like plastic surgery. Didn’t have that stretched face look. I gotta get her secret!
Jen–Didn’t like the romance hinted at between the two teachers either. Who lets a married coworkers unload about his Pottery Barn-addicted wife?
Colene–I don’t watch Jon and Kate, but I guess a reoccurring theme is how hen pecked he is. Yeah, the Glee main girl was part Mean Girl, part victim.
Missa–Thanks!!! Glad you stopped by the blog. Adam is Hollywood…maybe Vegas.
Natalie–Yes, articles on Yahoo were all over the place about that hair. I guess hairdressers are seeing tons of requests for it. I thought it was a nineties thing myself. Early 2000?
Hannah–John and Kate are too public. So true. You can’t do life that way. Just ask Nick and Jessica…or Hulk Hogan!
Nora, thanks so much. Glad you liked So Not Happening. Thanks for telling us you are withholding juicy stories too. . .
I cannot believe the cop musical. How utterly bizarre. What was the name of the show?