Day 166

So today was much of the same. I was able to sleep in again as Heloise had arranged for the boys to go elsewhere before school. Unfortunately my phone kept going off and waking me up...but on the plus side, it was messages that were making me smile. Eventually I gave up on sleep, thinking that I should head to the doctors before lunch. Well, I got ready, and still wasn't hungry so I called the doctors, told them I had to come in and see them, but because I didn't have a car, I wanted to make sure they could see me before I walked up in pain. They told me to call back 20 minutes later...then 10 minutes after that, and then finally said they'd call me back when they heard from the doctor. Well, they did, and they told me she couldn't see me. I decided as I wasn't feeling well, that I better eat whether I was hungry or not. After that point...I couldn't stop eating. And it wasn't all healthy either. This week was kind of a gong show for health food. I poured myself a cup of tea, and brought my toast into the family room. I then had heart failure when I spilled tea on Heloise's carpet. Luckily I was able to soak it up without leaving a mark, and no one (except for all of you) will ever know it happened. SHHHHH!

I remained on the couch for the majority of the day...AGAIN. Someone else was picking up the boys and having Josh and Zach around their place. All I had to do was have Nathaniel eat before 4:45 so he could go to soccer. I had his dinner ready and in his hand when he walked in the door. He was so thankful I couldn't believe it. It was nice. My Uncle had brought him home, so he stayed to visit a bit. Turned out soccer was cancelled, so we just hung out. Nathaniel read part of his fact book on whales to me, and did his spellings...then the two of us played Wii. We weren't doing so well in Super Mario Brothers levels. He starts telling you what to do (I don't know how he watches your player while he moves his), but he freaks and tells you to run, and instead of looking at what you're doing, you're doing what he says...and you die. Oops. I kept getting interrupted once Zach got home. He was with a friend and the two of them wanted toast after Zach ate his apple that I had chopped up. I'll have to make it up to Nathaniel soon. I had to leave him in the end, to go to the doctors. Luckily as I was putting my coat on, Heloise walked in and had the car. She gave me the key so that I wouldn't have to walk up.

I waited about 20 minutes to see the doctor...the receptionist seemed to find it weird of course, that I was 10 minutes early. - She doesn't seem like a very nice lady. She was rude when I left, and I think she's the one that was rude to me on the phone the other day - I got some pain killers, and I came home.

I ate dinner, and I spoke to my Mom, Dad, Brother and Sister online. I watched some of the Olympics, and Tim's Dad arrived. I said hi to him, and sat downstairs for a little bit, but when they turned the rugby on, I decided to come upstairs.

I've been taking notes on American Idol (Call me a nerd), over the past 2 days while I watched, so I'll put my thoughts at the bottom of this blog. If you're not interested, it's not going to hurt my feelings if you stop reading here. For those of you who do, Good Night. xx PS - I haven't had a Starbucks since Tuesday :|

For those of you who haven't...here are Maija Views.

Girl's Night

Paige Davis is ok. I expected better after her speech of wanting to get out there.
Maybe it doesn't sound as good on the internet.
And she thanks Kara but not Simon. Muppet.
As if Ryan just made her say she has to pee - on air.

Ashley Rodriguez has a good voice, she seems a little bumpy though. Don't think she'll make it to the final. HAHA I agree with Siomn about "Battlefield" CLUMSY Good word Simon.

Janell Wheeler - Is it weird that I can't remember any of these girls from their auditions? Oh yep, I do recognize this one. She was good in hollywood. She's a cutie as well. Yep, I really like her voice. I think she'll be safe this round. Although her voice did start to fade after the first chorus, I still like her. I would like her to sing something out of the ordinary next. I actually agree with Randy right now :o
Simon too, but that's a given.

Lilly Scott - Here we go, the ones I remember are beginning to show up. She's 20 and was living in her car? Wow. Oooh the Beatles, I hope she does well. I love her voice. I think she just had a flat note, or a couple. But for the most part, I really like listening to her. You can tell she feels the music as well. Yup I like her. She's done exactly what they're saying with her song choice as well. See even Ellen says so! WOW I agree with all of the judges. Yup, I think she'll go far.

Katelyn Epperly - She's got the look...let's see how she does. I can only imagine my Dad cringing as the songs by the Beatles are being announced. She is good though. I think she'll go far. I don't like her outfit so much...but she's definitely got a good voice. She's safe this week for sure. Haha Kara's right about the makeover...and about the word that Katelyn was thinking.

Oh no not Haeley Vaughn. I really don't like her, or her attitude. She'll have to do something major to impress me. I find her soooo annoying. Maybe it's just cuz she's 16 but oh dear...if she butchers this song :| Nope, don't like it. AHHHHHH! I love this song. She's ruining it :( My ears are hurting. I can't wait to hear what Simon says about this. She yells soooo much! And tries to be country but isn't. Look at her face when Kara's talking to her. She doesn't want any criticism. THANK YOU SIMON! I can always count on him. "I'm only saying what you're thinking" haha so true Simon...so true. Ryan's thinking, get away from me lol.

Lacey Brown - I hope she does well. She's cute. Oh I don't like this song. "Landslide" - Fleetwood Mac. I don't think it was the right song choice for her. I did like her last note...but the rest of it sort of had me falling asleep. Wow Randy even just said it was terrible. Yes Ellen! She is better than that. YES DEPRESSING! Simon's so right. Even to the remark he makes about her eyes. Hahaha she did 8 instead of 7 on her fingers.

I'm looking forward to Didi's performance, but first, Michelle Delamor. I didn't like her lead in to the song. She's good, but it's too...same-y for me. She's not changing it up at all. I'm finding her boring...I'm looking for other things to do while she's performing. The last note would have woken me up, but it still wasn't amazing. Right Simon, no Wow!

Didi Benami - She's so pretty. Oh I love this song!!!! - As you know from previous auditions. They're going to say something about her singing it in the first round of auditions though. She does do it extremely well, but I'm afraid the judges are going to wonder if she can sing anything else. The Rogaine part is definitely going to trigger their memory. Yeah, they're right about sleepy.

Siobhan Magnus - I'm getting bored now. They should have split the slow song singers up by sticking the upbeat ones in between. She does have a nice voice...but I'm really thinking about getting up to get some tea and some fruit now. Hahaha oh Simon.

Crystal Bowersox - Good song choice I think...I hope she proves me right. I like her. Yup, still good. I think she's actually one of the best. Yay for Simon :D So for tonight...I think my choices so far are Crystal, Janell, Katelyn, and Lily Scott.

We do still have Katie Stevens though...and she's been good before. And she's singing Michael Buble!!!! I think she's good. She's got natural talent. She looks comfortable up there as well. She actually had me singing along in my head. Great performance I think. Haha Simon covered his mouth while Ellen was speaking. I like that he doesn't interrupt. I do like her though. She's polite too! Agrees with what they're saying. Good for her. I like her. She's going through too I think.

Guy's Night

Alex looked petrified in the lineup. Simon's wearing white :) HAHA "If we're saying you don't sound good here...you don't sound good at home" Funny Ellen. I love how Simon's so blunt.

OOOOH Todrick's singing Kelly Clarkson. I don't think I like it though...He's talking rather than singing. I think Simon might hate it. It's not very good. He might have the crowd going...but he's not showing his vocals very well. That was risky. Simon's about right. No one would buy that.

Aaron Kelly - I wasn't sold on him getting to this point, so let's see what he's got. Rascal Flatts are hard to beat...his voice is so unique, that's a tough song choice...but I think he did well...he's just sort of average for me. A bit amateurish. Maybe the judges are right...maybe it's just the confidence thing. He looked like he was going to cry the whole time Ryan was talking to him.

Jermaine Sellers - I'm glad he realized his mistake when he commented to the band after his last audition. I hope he does well cuz he has a great voice. I didn't enjoy the beginning of that song, but think he definitely stepped it up as he got into it, and I really liked the ending. So...middle and end good. Oh dear, Simon's not happy with the performance at all. I'm not sure about his attitude...

Tim Urban - I think I'm glad he came back. I still wish they could have brought Shelby back (the girl) but oh well. This isn't the best performance. He should stop trying to go high, it's not working well for him I don't think. I think Simon's right. This guy looks crushed. Poor thing, but it's true, he's not very good. Not compared to anyone else.

Joe Munoz - I don't know if it's nerves...but I'm not enjoying this one either. He doesn't sound like he belongs on such a big stage. I think it was the wrong song choice. I disagree with Ellen, I don't think he was comfortable being up there. Surprise Surprise I agree with Simon. He puts my thoughts into words.

EEEEEE Tyler Grady! - I still really like him. I know my Mom doesn't agree, but I think he's a good performer, and I think he has a good voice. Oh..a couple of the notes were a little sloppy though. I get what the judges are saying, I totally agree with what they've said. And he's good at taking criticism.

Lee Dewyze - I liked his performance. A little nasally at one point, but I really enjoyed it for the most part. I don't agree with Randy, I don't think this guy needs to be rock. YAY SIMON DOES IT AGAIN! He is a naturally good singer! It's true. Enough said! - That line of never wanting to lose this feeling again...just made my heart melt, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. He just got A LOT of votes.

John Park - He does too much of the Mariah. If he carries another note out like that, going up and down...I may cry. And there it is. I didn't like that at all. He may go. I can't believe people thought Simon said he had an incredible voice lol. Ooh John's Mom and Dad do not look happy with Simon hahaha.

Big Mike - I hope he does well. I've liked him from the beginning. Interesting song choice. I wouldn't have guessed that he'd sing Maroon 5. It's not my favourite performance. He's too jumpy...and nasally. Oh dear, I don't think the boys are going to do so well this year. I really don't like this performance. The judges are talking more about his personality than his singing. Simon's going to let him know how it is. There we go! I don't like the way Mike's making noises and faces at the comments. I've changed my mind about him. He can go as well.

Alex Lambert - I think he needs a new haircut but wow! He's already done well in the first sentence. I love this song, and it's the perfect choice for him. He's safe. This is good. He's going to have to make his next song a little different than the original arrangement...but this is good to keep him in the competition I think. I approve. Oh no! Simon didn't like it. Oh, no he just didn't like the performance. I agree with Kara, he does sound SO MUCH like James Morrison. Oh my God he's only 19! HAAHHAHAHAHAHA Ellen just commented on the mullet. Lol. Now she's comparing him to a banana. She's the greatest. His face reminds me of Evan.

CASEY JAMES IS NEXT!!!! Now here's a good looking guy. He's a real sweetheart too I think. He'll go far. He can even sing while he laughs at the judges. He just got the female vote. Wow. Look at that smile. Oh yeah, and I love the tone of his voice. YAYYYYYY for everything the judges said about him!

Andrew Garcia - He's the other one I think is good. Hopefully I'm right. Good song choice. I like the way he's changing it up. He's got a nice voice. I think he'll be in the top 3 guys.

Results show - Why is Randy still booing Simon? No one does that anymore...get over it. I think it's hilarious that they've grouped them the way they have for the start of the show performance. 3 of my favourites were together, and they seemed to have put some of the worst together.

I do not believe Hayley is safe. I was sure she'd be one of the first to go. Omg they're getting rid of one of my two favourite girls already. WOW! I am shocked. It may not have been the best song choice, but I don't think Janell deserved to leave.

What on earth did they bring Alison back to sing for? I'm not watching this part, I couldn't stand her last year. I'm so glad it's Didi that is safe!

Haha I loved Tyler's outfit, the bathrobe with the boots...he may have a bit of an ego...but hopefully that will fade a bit. I think they're sending Tim home. Big Mike is getting on my nerves. OH MY GOD! What is America doing?! Joe wasn't great, but even Tim is shocked.

I liked Kris' performance. To be completely honest, I couldn't remember who had won American Idol last year...but he is good. I wonder why we haven't heard much from him.

Hahaha I knew Ryan was going to start with Casey. OMG I can't believe who it's between. Tyler and Alex...what the heck??? Alex looks like he's going to throw up. Wow Was I wrong about Tyler. Oh dear...and he's blaming the judges. I now understand what my Mom was talking about. I can't believe what he just said. Well eff that. His ego got too big too fast. Guess the right guy went home. I'm not even going to listen to his last song now.

And there you have it. My uhhh views :p Good Night xx