A second episode!

For the benefit of those that may disagree with me, I'll now invalidate all my opinions about television by talking about American Idol.

Because I totally watched it! See, I still have it listed in my bio under favorite tv shows (first, but that's only because I have an alphabetical list), even though I hadn't watched any of this fourth go round. So, it was either edit my profile (I also need a new song for the bio) or just be resolved that I'm still totally addicted to this stuff, so I shouldn't fight it.

So I watched this evening because they're starting the actual competition part where you can vote on them and stuff. I think part of the reason I abstained for so long is that the early rounds were getting far too much publicity. I mean, these people already have fans and interviews and crap like that? We haven't even gotten to the competition yet! I don't know about the dude that dropped out. But he was a backup singer one time for Michael Jackson? So I'm sure he'll be fine. [/what?] Also, Nikko (however you spell it) is a chick's name, right? I've only heard of chicks having that name (however you spell it).

Also! Apparently they have some long-haired dudes? Because they're trying to be more rock, less pop? Okay. I... totally fell for it. I actually think the one with the long hair (not the one with the *long* long hair) is pretty attractive. I didn't think so at first, because when he was singing, his jaw got all squashed and gave him five extra chins, and his opened mouth showcased an alarming diastema. But then when he closed his mouth he was suddenly very pretty! The guy with the *long* long hair looked like a combination of Meatloaf and someone from one of those disposable "rock" bands. But the judges seem to like him.

The blonde girl was very pretty, and sang nice, but I get the feeling she should be on Nashville Star, or whatever that show is. Which is not an insult, as I like country music, and it would be nice if she did that, but this is still a pop music show, right? No one ever wins with country.

The girl with the 'fro ponytail was the best.

The girl with the bad fashion sense who was hitting on everyone (Mikalah?) was the worst.

Everyone else was kind of okay.


And then I watched Veronica Mars! It was even better than the recap at TWoP had led me to believe. I would recommend watching it, even though we're now mid-season.

In completely unrelated news, I have some soreness in the right side of the back of my mouth. I hope it's not a tonsil. I also have a painful blemish on the outside of the same area. So, maybe that's it. I'll go read up on tonsilitis just to make sure.