Thursday, February 23, 2006

Top Picks & Sevens

If you don't give a rat's ass about American Idol, scroll down to my Sevens Meme.

Is it just me or is American Idol taking a loooong time this year? They changed the process and for some reason it feels painfully drawn out. Don't get me wrong, I am still watching the damn show. I'm a part of the AI Cult Phenomenon and goddamnit, I would drink the AI Kool Aid. Ok, not really.

After the first round of performances for a live audience I have picked my top 10. Some of those kids were downright painful to watch. Oh Stevie, Stevie, Stevie- stick to opera honey. And Bobby? Barry Manilow is barely cool when sung at a karaoke bar. That performance might have bought your return ticket home. And don't even get me started on Brenna. Her whole attitude is so obnoxious I want to throw things at the TV.

Here are my predictions for the Top 10 on American Idol:

Katharine McPhee

Mandisa
Paris Bennett
Lisa Tucker
Ayla Brown
Alternate: Melissa McGhee


Taylor Hicks
Ace Young
Chris Daughtry
Elliot Yamin
Jose "Sway" Penala
Alternate: Gedeon McKinney

*Subject to change based on performances.

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Seven Things To Do Before I Die:
1. Travel to Ireland (just like Buns) and Italy (just like Whoorl)
2. Own and remodel a house
3. Roadtrip by myself
4. Get published
5. Be a Mom
6. Learn to play the cello
7. Perform on stage

Seven Things I Cannot Do:
1. Hold my chopsticks correctly
2. A summersault (or cartwheel for that matter)
3. See very well at night
4. Not change the direction of the toilet paper when the paper doesn't tear off from the front of the roll
5. Refrain from singing when a good song comes on (hell, even a bad one)
6. Stop biting my nails
7. Not be terrified of heights

Seven Things That Attract Me to Blogging:
1. Perfecting the art of storytelling
2. Unloading the crap of my mind
3. Sharing the haps of my life with family & friends
4. Voyerism
5. Being an egomaniac
6. Venting without repercussions (little did I know then . . .)
7. Because I always have something to say

Seven Things I Say Most Often:
1. Apparently
2. Uh, no.
3. Balls!
4. That is so donkey
5. It's kinda awesome
6. Fuck
7. Like

Seven Books I Love:
1. Sister of My Heart, Chitra Divakaruni
2. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Tom Robbins
3. The Time Travelers Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
4. Naked, David Sedaris
5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
6. To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee
7. A Million Little Pieces, James Frey

Seven Movies/DVDs That I Watch Over and Over Again:
1. When Harry Met Sally (Babyfishmouth!)
2. Say Anything (I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen.)
3. Pretty In Pink (I swear that boy must practice on melons or something.)
4. The Hours (We cannot find peace by avoiding life.)
5. Beaches (But enough about me, let's talk about you... what do YOU think of me?)
6. Garden State (That's life. If nothing else, its life. It's real, and sometimes it fuckin' hurts, but it's sort of all we have.)
7. Shawshank Redemption (Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.)

Seven People I Want To Join In
(If you have already done this, my apologies. No one has to do it if they don't want to.)
Dumpling (you need something to blog about, dontcha ya? hee hee.)
Mrs. Ca
Mikey
Tomato
Bre
Goldmoon
Dan

19 comments:

Gary said...

I think those seven things that attract you to blogging are the seven things that make you one of the best bloggers around.

I'm a huge Idol fan. I haven't learned the names yet, but I've seen several this year that I think have talent.

Anonymous said...

Good lists. Sorry, I'm not an AI fan, so I can't relate at all on that stuff.

You do realize you have two #4s on your book list, right? Sorry, my anal-retentive nature notices these things.

But I agree with Gary about your blogger attractions and what it says about you.

Sizzle said...

gary- thanks for the compliment. :)

kevin- thank you for your anal retentive nature as that had escaped my attention. all fixed now. ;)

Anonymous said...

Sizz - great meme!

As for AI, I think I'm in love with Katharine McPhee. Is it just me or she GORgeous?

Poz Mikey said...

I will do it this weekend. Kisses

B Merrick said...

Girl. Your pics just caused a near riot in my office.

I will write more soon...

Anonymous said...

Ooooo - great list. I especially love your favorite movies. Such good choices and lines from each!

Anonymous said...

I adore lists. I will definitely have to glom on to this one.

Mrs. Ca said...

Thanks for the tag!

I agree with your lists. I can't wait to see who will be kicked off tonight!

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Lushy said...

That Say Anything quote is my favorite line from any movie, ever.

Bex said...

love that you put quotes next to the movies :)

shawshank is one of the best.

Bill said...

I think I did this meme but I can't remember when.

Chopsticks - I can't even eat with them. And I always put out someone's eye.

As for AI ... yes, it's way too long. So I only see a part before my movies demand watching and they always win.

I saw that Brenna: "You Are the Sunshine of My Life ... for my Mom." What? Her Mom runs a brothel? Who sings a song like that as if she's just busting to fornicate? There's sexy but there's also knowing when to be sexy. And there's sexy and there's being a sluttish twit.

I know why they stretch it out - it's making gobs of money. But it's way too long now and TV producers have to remember that, thanks to them, I have a very short attention span.

Anonymous said...

that is so donkey, made me laugh! i might just have to lift that from you...

i pretty much can't do everything on your can't do list except for the biting the nails. are you sure we're not sisters?

Mr. Rodacre said...

what would I do without you?

Nihilistic said...

Is it bad that I can almost quote that movie Beaches word for word?

As for the toilet paper! I do the same...haha

Claire said...

Haven't you already performed on stage? or did you mean in a more professional capacity?

As for roadtripping on your own- I love it. It's so nice having no one to answer to or compromise with when you're on the road. I feel like I'm better able to soak in my surroundings then.

egan said...

Is Ace really as hot as Paula makes him out to be? He's almost too much for me to handle. I think your top 10 looks pretty solid. I would love to see Brenna get the boot soon so she paddle her ass off stage.

Chopsticks skills still haven't been mastered for me either. Have a good Friday.

Anonymous said...

OH! Its Seven BOOKS I love... I thought it said BOOBS I love... my bad ;)

had to reread that ... think i didnt get enough sleep last night.