American Idol - The Nine

I just finished watching the show. Before I forget, here are my thoughts really quick:

1) Anoop is not a very good singer.

2) Megan Twist - snoooozzeee... OF ALL THE SONGS! Seriously, how did she look over Adele and Duffy! Right. Up. Her. Alley!!!!

3) Danny - He's in my top four...but I'm just not seeing what was so great and wonderful about this performance. I thought he was over shooting much of the song. I don't agree with the judges. It was not a good performance.

4) Allison - WHAT WAS SHE WEARING? It was like she was sportin' a Mexican Fiesta in celebration of Cesar Chavez day! Yikes! Not a fan of the performance but she can still sing. Keep her!

5) Scott - Ya'll know how I feel about him. He is NOT in my top four/five. However, at least he figured out how to pick the right song!

6) Matt - I don't think it was that bad of a song choice. He just really over sung some parts. he could have sung it better. A little dissappointed.

7) Lil' Round - She broke the "Nobody sings Celine except for Celine (and sometimes Kelly)" rule. I must say that she did a decent job...if you can disregard all the bad notes she hit. Girl has the power to sing such a song. Seriously though, MJB YO!

8) Adam Lambert - BOO. CAN. SING!!!! He can hit those notes dead on. Definitely one of the top two performances of the evening.

9) Kris - The other of the top two performances of the night. Those other kids better watch it because this kid is quickly rising to the top making my top four a top five!

American Idol Results

I'm just getting to the results show. Some quick notes before I forget:
1) Were they lip syncing that opening number???
2) Having been in a REAL production like WiCKED, you know Adam must be DYING having to pull off that hokey choreography!
3) Rubey Doobies - What a waste of an American Idol. Gaiken has been more of a celeb than this boo and that's fo sho! I miss Luther V...
4) Let's talk about this bottom three. What is Matt doing there?
5) Since we haven't heard enough of Stevie Wonder from the contestants throughout the tryouts, he's performing for us. Scott should be pleased...that's all I'm saying.
6) WHAT was Kara attempting to sing with Stevie??? HILARIOUS!
7) Of course we had to throw in a holla at B.O. Please, that fool has monopolized enough of my TV this week.
8) Michael is finally gone! He kinda reminds me of a fatter version of whatshisface from Everwood.

Turner OUT!

American Idol

Let's do this:

1) Matt - He's still my favorite. Definitely needs to made it to the top three.

2) Kris - He's like a Jason Mraz Jr.! Nice.

3) Scott - Definitely should have sung "Reach out and touch". Honestly, that's the song that came to mind first...but no. I still can't believe he's in the tour now instead of blondie/pink hair girl.

4) Megan "Twisty" Joy - Let's see how she twists tonight. I counted five twists. How about you? Ummm, if there were any less dress... Ugh, and that tatoo...

5) Anoop noop noop shoobayyy doo doo doo - I'm BORED.

6) Michael Sarver - Ughhh, he's still here?

7) Lil Round - What's...going on...with that...hair... Girl ain't no Kelly Rowland, that's fo sho!

8) Adam Lambert - Did you catch the shoes (without socks) he was sportin'?

9) Danny - Bringing things back to life! This boo can SING!

10) Allison - Cute hair style. It'd be cuter if she'd wash the Kool Aid out. Girl can sing too! We won't discuss her outfit... Kara apparently REALLY liked her!

Bottom three shouldn't be hard. There are easily four to choose from - Scott, Lil Round, Michael and Anoop. Nobody else should be in that bottom three, but that's just me.

TURNER OUT!

Netbook?

I think I've decided I want one of these little guys. I don't really need a laptop - I have a PC that I'm quite happy with. However, there are times when I'm sitting in my living room and I want to check my e-mail or see what's happening on the Face. I DON'T want to pay AT&T any more money than I am already for my cell phone just to get internet access via a teeny phone screen. Plus they charge more than what I'm charged for my home internet, which is faster! It's not that serious to me. I think one of these little guys would sufficiently meet my needs.

Take a look -

Stay tuned as I make an attempt at a decision in the near future...

Homies of the Traveling Levis

Every year Dustin Bankston of the Bankstons, our friend from Ole Miss’, leaves the country to go gallivantin’ across the world. It seems like he’s been all over. We got to talking about Mamma Mia…which led to Greece…which lead to "I want to go there someday"...which lead to “Hey, let’s go!”

Ladies and gentlemen, holla atcha boy because he’s about to get GREECE-Y! That’s right, Dustin, Loren and myself will be going to Europe!!!! Don’t worry, we’re stopping in Paris on the way! If you’ve ever been á chez John, you’d know how much I’ve always wanted to go to Paris. After 4+ years of class de Francais, I’d like to use it! After some discussion and planning with a travel agent in Greece the last few days, the itinerary has been ratified and approved (unlike the SEIU union contract for the State…but stay tuned on that one).

Actually, our itinerary includes an assortment of destinations including New York, Iceland, Paris, and Greece (Athens and Santorini).

You’ll want to go ahead and check out some of the pictures I have found of Santorini…BEAUTIFUL! You’re gonna fart when you see how gorgeous it is…and I’m gonna be there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Flickr - Santorini

We leave Saturday May 16 and return May 29. More info will follow.

"Look, you seem like a sweet kid... actually you seem like a real pain in the ass... " ~~The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Kelly's back!

So check it out dawgs, my girl Kelly's new album dropped on Tuesday.
That's right, my life would suck without you!

Of course the timing was perfect. She was able to perform her new song on American Idol last night. I noticed the lack of excitement in Kara as Kelly was performing and I almost had to crawl through the TV and slap her face. I like Kara and think she's a great addition to the posse but that was unacceptable last night!

http://www.kellyclarkson.com/

On another note, I'm not sure I'm happy about Anoop being the one to stay. No, I'm pretty sure I don't like him. He picked a horrid song to sing Tuesday night. BLEK!

Turner OUT!

This Too Shall Pass

Here's a fun little story of two Mo's in the news!

Check it out:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29462344?GT1=43001

Thanks to Jenn Harlow for finding this!

Goat Milk

Ya’ll know how I try to stay healthy and combat my persistent acid reflux (aka. heartburn) by eating healthy, right? I’ve been going to the nutritionist (Scott), taking my supplements, etc. Milk, as we know it, isn’t really good for anyone (For starts:
http://beandiet.blogspot.com/search/label/milk). Scott suggests rice milk, almond milk, goat milk and raw non-pasteurized cow milk. I prefer the raw cow milk. Unfortunately, it’s about $8 a gallon and doesn’t last long. The rice and almond milk really aren’t bad and fairly inexpensive. Unfortunately, once opened, they don’t last very long either. However, they are great for storage as they are housed in boxes and have long shelf lives. They work great for cereal, baking, cooking, etc. As I am a faithful gymster, I look for things with protein. I miss my yogurt! Finding a yogurt that does not use pasteurized cow milk without sugar is very difficult. Scott suggested that I try yogurt using goat’s milk and/or Greek yogurt. I was at Trader Joe’s and thought I would try the yogurt made with goat.

This morning I tried my cereal with the goat’s milk. Ummm, you know how goats smell? That’s how this stuff tastes. Then I had the yogurt. I had put some blue agave in to sweeten it up as well as some blueberries. All the berries and sugar in the world would not be able to cover up the taste of goat. At this point, I think I’ll stick with my almond and rice milks and try the Greek yogurt.

Moral of the story:
GOAT’S MILK=GROSS!

JHud on the Oprah Show

As usual, FUHNTASTIC!
I suggest you watch it before somebody gets wind and removes the video from YouTube.

American Idol Contestant - Adam Lambert

When Adam Lambert first tried out on American Idol, I wasn't surprised when he said he was in the cast of Wicked. He totally looks the part. The other night I went ahead and pulled out my Wicked Playbills (you know how I've seen it twice at the Pantages in LA, right?). Guess what I found - Adam Lambert had been in both of them! He's listed as part of the Ensemble and the understudy for the character Fiyero. But wait, there's more! He was actually Fiyero when we saw the show in November 2007!

I found a video clip of Adam "Dancing Through Life" in Wicked on stage. Take a look:

American Idol Performances

Responses on the fly -

Jasmine - Eh.

Matt - I thought was fantastic!!! Not sure what the judges had stuffed in their ears.

Long Legged Black Girl - not good.

Nick Mitchell - I'm not ready for Sanjaya #2. I swear I will boycott this shiz until that fool is off of my TV!

Allison Iraheta - OH MY GOSH! I was not expecting that to come out of that! "She blew it out da box, yo!" Fuhntastic! Let's just get rid of the horrid red hair...

I think Paula was high tonight.

Kris Allen - If you want to make the world a better place then you better step it up an make that change... He has potential.

Megan Corky Tatoo Girl - What's with the twisty twists? She could probably pull it off.

Oh my word, that Subway commercial with the dancers. ...that's so totally me.

Matt, The Welder - Well done! Judges...whatever!

I'm sorry but compared to Kara, Paula looks so drugged!

Jesse - I like Bette Davis' Eyes! I like her! I would like to see more from her.

OOHHH, I want to see this new KNOWING movie!

Andrea Boccelli...I mean, Kai Kalama - CHEESY! Pack your bags brotha man. Back up singer indeed.

HOLLA AT THE NEW JULIA ROBERTS MOVIE!

Mishavonna Henson - Pretty darn good! How can we have so many to choose from this week and barely any last week?

Can anyone explain the significance of the Heigh Ho song in the Hershey Kiss commercial? Each time I wait the castle or Mickey to appear. So random...

Adam Lambert - He forgot his eye liner tonight. I think he is a very strange performer. Good performance tho. Ummm and whoa, his parents and he don't look like they go together!

Alright kids, let's see who stays and who goes tomorrow. Knowing how STUPID America is, we'll probably end up with Sanjaya #2 in the top 3. ...and I will BOYCOTT!

Until next time, Turner OUT!

Cantankerous Canker!

Saturday night we went to see Confessions of Your Mom Going Shopping (which was super cute BTW). While I was in the theater watching the movie, I could feel the start of a canker sore. I don't remember biting my tongue but maybe I did. That little bastard has grown to half an inch and it hurts like a mofo! It's right beneath my tongue near the side, perfect for rubbing against the neighboring teeth. It hurts to talk. It hurts to eat. IT HURTS and I want it to go away!

Monday, I also woke up with a stiff neck. Lovely. By the time I got to work, my canker sore had flared up and my neck was out. Don't worry, it gets better! Around 10:00 I felt something was not right with my tummy. As if the cantankerous canker and stiff neck weren't enough! I left work soon after and couldn't get home fast enough. I sat on my bed for about an hour pondering the situation. I knew what had to be done. Whatever was in there wanted out! After 2.5 barf sessions, it was out and I was in bed for the remainder of my day. I'm thinking it was food poisoning but not sure. I'm still waiting to see if something is still about to rumble from down under. Stay tuned.

House of Mouse, Part TEACUPS!