Monday, Monday.. so good to me...

It was a good day off. I love working for Uncle Sam somedays, today being one of them. I slept in, cleaned house, did laundry, and chatted on the net.

I went to the movies with cincycub to see Chasing Liberty. It was a fairly good flick, all things considered, and seeing the always hunky and good-looking Jeremy Piven made the movie enjoyable. It was also good to see Brian again. He's such a good guy.

Big thanks to all of those who provided advice regarding my young admirer. I really appreciate it. It's not dealt with yet, but I'm pondering my words carefully.

Tomorrow... work :(

American Idol

Not sure what to make of American Idol. I know it's very popular and most people love to watch it. Tonight I gave it a brief chance. The problem I have is that I empathize too much with the people putting themselves up for criticism after warbling some ditty. Don't get me wrong, some of them deserve the Simon blast of sheer meanness. Others do not, I think.

Case in point, the young lady who was in the Air Force was first up and sang "Dancing in the Streets" beautifully. She was pleasant, bubbly, and appealing and even had Paula and Randy dancing along. However, the consensus of them was that she wasn't good enough. What?? Now I'm no expert, but I thought she had some talent and would love to have heard her try different things.

Listening to the young lady sing was great, watching the terrible trio rip her apart was painful. And it's not like they are perfect at this themselves. The lady sang better than Paula, and these are the people who thought that Guarini guy would be a success....