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Name: El Cid
Country: United States
State: Illinois
Metro: Chicago
Birthday: 10/12/1976
Gender: Male
Interests: Finding shiny things to put in my shiny box, and convincing people not to go to law school.
Expertise: None
Occupation: ex-Student
Industry: Legal
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Yahoo:  sugardaddyesquire
Member Since:
4/19/2005
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| I almost forgot to blog tonight. That would have been tragic.
Well my Idol prediction was way off. I'm always surprised when America votes off the worst one. That's what I get for betting my retirement fund on American Idol results. Sigh. I think I have a gambling problem. Guess I'll have to die at my desk.
Did you know my blog contains no lead and is not fatal if swallowed? True fact.
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| Today I watched the first season of The Office at work. I don't think I'm challenging myself.
And now I will recap American Idol.
*spoilers to follow*
This week the top 9 are singing top songs from iTunes. I don't even know what that means, but it can only be a disaster.
First up is Anoop Desai who for some reason decided to sing Usher's "Caught Up." Anoop can sing well from time to time, but he looks like the Indian kid you went to school with, because of that he borders on the ridiculous. The vocals were good but everything about this performance bored me. Apparently Anoop wants to be an R&B artist but not with this performance. Regardless, Anoop will no doubt sail through to the next round.
Megan Joy is second with "Turn The Lights Down Low." I love Megan Joy because she's hot and every song is a complete train wreck. She also moves like a complete spaz. Needless to say this performance was no exception. Not enough weed in the world would've made that performance sound good, and believe me, I'd know.
Danny Gokey coming in third. This guy is the only one this season who has a voice that is instantly recognizable. As a person I find him rather boring, though. This week he sung some Rascal Flats song I never heard before because I don't listen to that kinda crap. I wasn't really feeling this song choice. He sung technically well (Simon said it was his best performance), but whatever his appeal is I'm missing it. He'll easily sail through to the next round.
Sixteen year old Allison Iraheta singing "Don't Speak." This girl has a huge voice and I gotta give props to anyone who actually plays an instrument. I think Allison is easily the best woman singer on the show (not much competition). She was a bit pitchy but I really hope Allison sticks around another week.
Scott McEntyre singing Billy Joel's "Piano Man." I have to say I really hate Scott McEntyre. He is way to schmaltzy. I really, really hate Billy Joel, the king of schmaltz. Scott finally did something with his hair, but this performance is like poison to me. I can't see why he is sticking around playing cheesy piano bar music. Scott is utterly boring. The judges seemed to love him and the song. Maybe it's because nobody has been impressive so far, or maybe there's just something I don't see in Scott. Looks like Scott may avoid two consecutive weeks in the bottom 3.
Matt Giraud is next. He is basically an ugly Justin Timberlake with a giant pimple on his forehead. He is singing some song by The Fray, quite possibly featured in Grey's Anatomy. I thought the song was mediocre, but the judges hate it. Paula feels like this performance "aborted the things that we love most about you." There goes the pro-life vote. Matt is looking to be in the bottom this week.
Lil Rounds with Celine Dion "I Surrender." This can only be a disaster. Lil is basically a low rent Fantasia, and Fantasia was already low rent. This song is as much of a disaster as you'd think it is. Never sing Bob Marley or Celine Dion. Thank you very much. Getting shouted at by Lil Rounds week after week grows tiring. I hope she's in the bottom 3 this week.
Adam Lambert coming out again with his Elvis hair. This guy is so phony he's a shoe in for success on Idol. He sung Wild Cherry's "Play that Funky Music ." Adam would be great for musicals, but listening to this is like having knives coated in battery acid shoved in your ears and twisted. He's another shoe in.
Kris Allen closes the show with "Ain't No Sunshine." Kris has the good natured look of a eunuch that the tweens love. The judges seem to adore him this week as well. I'm no fan of his, but based on this week's competition he doesn't deserve to go home.
My picks for the bottom 3 this week are Matt, Megan and Allison, though if it was based solely on the singing it should be Lil Rounds taking Allison's spot. I'm holding out faith that Scott is the one going home tomorrow, but I'm predicting tomorrow is the end of the line for Matt. W
Will I get it right? Tune in tomorrow to find out.
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| You know what I noticed yesterday? College basketball is boring as hell. Seriously. Let's be open and honest about it. Unless you went to one of the schools in the Final Four, do you really care right now who wins the national championship? I know I sure don't. | | |
| Well it should be pretty apparent to all 2 of my readers by now that I haven't blogged in ages. Perhaps it's an issue of motivation. Perhaps when your life isn't anything to be proud of, self reflection is an exercise in self flagellation. Or more likely it's simply a matter of me being a lazy twit. So much has happened since I last blogged I'm not even going to attempt to catch up. I'm simply going to make an effort to blog everyday from now on. We'll see how long that streak lasts.
We now join Papi Pablo already in progress
Ugly day here in the Chi. A snow storm canceled my plans to visit my sister and see my niece. Little G racie is already walking around and saying words like "hi" and "poop"--elevating her to the second best conversationalist in my family. Unfortunately I'll have to wait until next weekend to see her.
Yah I'm pretty rusty at blogging. Already out of ideas. I guess if anyone has any suggestions for topics I'm open for business. We'll see if I can get a respectable blogging streak going and return Papi Pablo to the pinnancle of online crapathons it once was.
Just one more thing, if you're like me, you're a fan of the musical stylings of Radiohead and the great flow of Jay-Z. Before this year you could only listen to one at a time, but now thanks to the folks at Minty Fresh Beats you can listen to Jay-Z mixed with Radiohead. It's like some genius mixed peanut butter and chocolate and jammed it in your earpussy. If you're interested you can download the tracks right here for free. Enjoy! Until next time.
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| As you may or may not have noticed, since the last time I blogged our economy has collapsed. We have suffered the greatest economic hit since the Great Depression.
I see the devastating effects of the economy everywhere I look. My maid now takes the bus because she can't afford to pay for gas in her car. More and more of my neighbors are struggling to put lobster on the table. Even I have been effected and have had cut down my video game and comic book purchases. These are truly tough times.
Last week I got my first BlackBerry. I have to say I'm really loving the phone. What did I learn today? John McCain invented the BlackBerry! Just last week I was hearing that John McCain couldn't use a computer because of his war injuries. Necessity is the mother of invention! There is one thing I'm left wondering--why isn't McCain returning my emails?
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