Good Friday everyone!

Since the thing at work that I can't talk about happened, Friday has become what I live for. It's very sad and I don't think I'm going to be able to do it for too much longer. Something is going to change and it's going to have to be me because no one else is going to do it (they can't even change the damn toilet paper)! So far, this year has been my year of change. I've quit smoking, cut back on drinking, and started dieting and exercising. I think this is going to be a great year personally. Professional, it's turning out to be a bust. Oh well! If there is one thing my 38 (almost 39) years on this planet has taught me is that things change...a lot!

Anyway, I know I said in my last post that I was going to do a full recap of the results show but it seems out of date now. It's been almost 24 hours and everybody knows what happened. I would like to make a few comments instead.

1. I liked the Shane Sparks opening number but not as much as the one last week.

2. I think the right people were in the bottom three.

3. I also think the right people went home.

4. That Flamenco dancer can eat crackers, or anything else he damn well wants, in my bed any day.

5. I like rap music that isn't filled with curse words and has lyrics I can understand.

6. I also like rappers that come across as good guys.

7. On this show, an hour long results show is okay.

8. They better not start taking viewer phone calls!!

I guess that's all for the show.

Now, on to something that I couldn't believe I saw today!

I was watching Days Of Our Lives during lunch. A scene started with 3 young chicks walking into the Brady Pub. One of them winces and grabs her stomach. One of the others asks what was wrong. She said she had cramps and then the entire scene turned into a commercial for Midol! I could not believe it! It was ridiculous! One of the lines was "Midol?! My MOM uses that." And one of them pointed at the box and said "See, it says it's good for cramps, bloating, fatigue, backache and headache." When did they start doing that?!?! Product placement is one thing but a full blown commercial!?! WTF!

And speaking of Days of Our Lives. Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on? What's with John Black? Why is he talking funny? Why is Lucas on house arrest? Why are he, Sami, and EJ all living with John Black? How did Victor get conned into married Nicole? And who the hell is Nicole?

The last time I watched. Marlena was just rescued by John from Alex who was controlling her with drugs. Sami and Lucas were together. Sami was pregnant with EJ's babies (I think). EJ shot someone (was it John Black).

I think I might just give up!

My husband is home tonight and was playing poker. I only have a few moments to let you know who went home.

I was right!!!

Slutty Teacher and Marquis are history. I got all the points in the office pool this week!

I'll do a longer recap tomorrow.

Love ya!!

I'm not sure how they are going to top last week but they have to. We still have a loooooong way to go!

Cat is looking fabulous as always in a little black number with furry stuff on the bottom. All the dancers tried to touch the furry stuff while Cat ran saying "No, no, no"! Holy crap! Cat is introducing the judges and Mia has gone shockingly blond while Mary has stuffed herself ala Paula Abdul into a leopard print dress that a woman her age shouldn't even look at much less wear. Oh! And she also raided Wilma Flintstone's jewelry box for the two necklaces she's wearing. Nigel went out on a limb and is wearing a pink shirt.

Cat asks Mia how she thought the dancers did last week and Mia makes up a word...Banoodles. Which means insane. I'll use it in a sentence: Mia Michaels is banoodles.

This week the dancers are going to be telling us what their partner's best and worst characteristics are. If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be.

Pair: Chelsea Traille & Thayne Jasperson
Style: Jazz
Choreographer(s): Mandy Moore!!!!!
Song: Untouched by The Veronicas
Background Nugget: Thane is superstitious and Chelsea over sleeps.
Thoughts: It was about a king and his forbidden love. I will have to say that it was not my favorite Mandy Moore routine by a mile. I'm not sure what happened. It had some nice parts but a lot of it seems disjointed. Maybe it was just me.
Note Worth Move: Nothing that made me go "WOW"
Judges: Mia saw what I saw and said it better than I did. Mary doesn't like it and didn't believe it. Nigel agrees with Mia and Mary. He also doesn't like the outfits and proceeds to bash them...the outfits that is. Although he is hard on the dancers as well.
Number: 1-888-83676-01

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Pair: Chelsie Hightower & Mark Kanemura
Style: Argentine Tango
Choreographer(s): Alex de Silva
Song: Mi Confesion by Gotan Project
Background Nugget: Chelsie smells good. Mark is quirky.
Thoughts: That was much better than the first dance. There was a lot of fancy foot work and Mark was pretty steamy. I do think they missed a lift towards the end but I'm not positive. (Chelsie's pinkie toe came out of her shoe so Cat got down, undid her shoe and fixed it!)
Note Worth Move: TONS of fancy footwork.
Judges: Mia is in love with them and calls it fantastical. Mary loved it and says it was on point. Nigel would have liked it a little sleazier but good job.
Number: 1-888-83676-02

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Pair: Jessica King & William Wingfield
Style: Hip Hop
Choreographer(s): Cecily & Olisa
Song: Whatever U Like by Nicole Scherzinger
Background Nugget: Jessica has inner turmoil. William is too serious.
Thoughts: hummmmm. I'm not sure what to think about that. I don't know if I didn't like it because I really don't like them or if I didn't like it because it was good. It didn't seem to hit hard enough for me. GREAT! Now I sound like Dan Karaty! YUCK!
Note Worth Move: Nothing.
Judges: Mia called Jessica a cheerleader and basically calls Will a dance god. Mary agrees with Mia. Jessica = bad. Will = god. Nigel thinks that Jessica did a really good job and predicts that Will will be in the final four. I hope not. I guess I didn't like it because I don't like them.
Number: 1-888-83676-03

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Pair: Kourtni Lind & Matt Dorame
Style: Foxtrot
Choreographer(s): Jean-Marc Genereux (his daughter has Rett Syndrome)
Song: A Foggy Day (In London Town) by Michael Buble
Background Nugget: Kourtni has the best eyes. Matt is a bad singer. I think Matt looks like Doug.
Thoughts: I really liked it! I smiled the entire time. It was graceful and light. They really made it look easy. I like these two. They are actually normal sized people.
Note Worth Move: Kourtni fell straight back and Matt caught her head when it was only about a foot or two from the floor!
Judges: Mia said it was great old Hollywood and thought Matt was great. Mary loved the choreography but calls the rest a mixed bag and is disappointed. Nigel, however, is not disappointed. He comes very close to calling Kourtni fat then pulls it back and says it because she's tall.
Number: 1-888-83676-04

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Pair: Courtney Galiano & Gev Manoukian
Style: Contempory
Choreographer(s): Mandy Moore
Song: Lost by Anouk
Background Nugget: Courtney is pretty but has a boyfriend. Gev is strong but kinda short.
Thoughts: Loved it! It was pretty hot and they danced it well. I'll be voting for them!
Note Worth Move: Lots of cool lifts.
Judges: Mia loved the choreography. She thinks that Courtney jazzed it but she was proud of Gev. Mary loved it and screams! (I can't stand her outfit.) Nigel thought they dances it well but didn't believe the emotion. Cat calls them the cutest little pocket couple. I love Cat.
Number: 1-888-83676-05

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Pair: Katee Shean & Joshua Allen
Style: Broadway
Choreographer(s): Tyce Diorio
Song: All For The Best from Godspell
Background Nugget: Katee does a stupid dance when she wants to be funny. Joshua nit picks.
Thoughts: Bummer. I didn't really care for it all that much but Nigel LOVED it. He was out of his chair and dancing around before Cat asked him a thing. I'm not big on Broadway.
Note Worth Move: Nothing, just lots of running around and Jazz Hands.
Judges: "That''s what I've been waiting for all night!" said Nigel. He calls it entertainment at it's best. Mary screams and loved every second. Mia calls it amazing.
Number: 1-888-83676-06

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Pair: Susie Garcia & Marquis Cunningham
Style: Salsa
Choreographer(s): Alex de Silva
Song: Aguanile by Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe
Background Nugget: Susie has lots of energy and dangerous hair. Marquis is a goofball and always eats.
Thoughts: I kind of feel sorry for Slutty...I mean Susie. Alex slammed her with his comment: "She's not a Salsa dancer, she's a street dancer." Oh no he didn't! I didn't think they really got it. Marquis seemed to do better than Susie. Her outfit didn't help her at all either but, then again, that's nothing new.
Note Worth Move: She was on his shoulders and then he smacked her leg and spun her around his head.
Judges: Mia wasn't crazy about the performance and expected more from Susie. Mary says it isn't working for her either. Nigel says it should have been fiery and that there were many things wrong with it.
Number: 1-888-83676-07

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Pair: Kherington Payne & Twitch
Style: Viennese Waltz
Choreographer(s): Jean-Marc Genereux
Song: A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion
Background Nugget: Twitch wears frames. Kherington kicks him. They talked about Jean-Marc's daughter and how this dance is for her. (For more info, see link above.)
Thoughts: If you know me, you know that I hate me some Celine Dion so this is a strike against them before they make a move. Well, it was pretty good but the lifts seemed shaky. It was also pretty. The outfits were great and Kherrington looked beautiful!
Note Worth Move: Shaky lifts, to me any way.
Judges: Mia thanks Jean-Marc. Mia didn't like Kherrington smiling the whole time. Nigel steps in and calls Kherrington beautiful. Then they talk about Jean-Marc's daughter and everyone starts crying...including me. Mary is a mess and cries. Nigel gives has a history lesson on the Viennese Waltz. After ten minutes of that, he called in beautiful and amazing.
Number: 1-888-83676-08

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Pair: Comfort Fedoke & Chris Jarosz
Style: Krump
Choreographer(s): Lil'C
Song: Come an Get Me by Timbaland
Background Nugget: Comfort is versatile and a fast talker. Chris is humble and sweaty.
Thoughts: It was okay but nothing special. She was way better then he was but that was expected. The music was annoying! There was so much cut out of it due to language that it was distracting.
Note Worth Move: Nothing
Judges: Guess what? Mia loved the choreography! I'm shocked. She loves Comfort and thinks the Chris pulled it off. Mary thought that Comfort could have hit it harder but she blow Chris away. Nigel says his Granny is more gangster than Chris. He even goes so far to stand up and grabs his junk. Nigel expected more from Comfort.
Number: 1-888-83676-09

Overall, this show was not as good as last week. Putting them in order is a little harder this week.

Top:
Chelsie Hightower & Mark Kanemura

Really Good:
Courtney Galiano & Gev Manoukian
Kourtni Lind & Matt Dorame
Kherington Payne & Twitch

Good:
Katee and Joshua

Not so good:
Chelsea Traille & Thayne Jasperson
Comfort Fedoke & Chris Jarosz
Susie Garcia & Marquis Cunningham
Jessica King & William Wingfield

I think it will be Marquis and the Slutty teacher going home tomorrow.

One more thing, I was thinking about writing less this week but I kind like this format so I think I'll stick with it. I don't have a life anyway so it's not taking me away from anything important.

(Before the show, I was over at The Pop Eye and BeckEye posted an old video of Leo Sayer singing "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing", hence the title of this blog!)

It's a day later and I have a few other thoughts.

1. I LOVED IT!

2. Yes, it is right up there with season 5.

3. The SYTYCD dancers were not featured AT ALL. If you're going to promote them being on the show, use them. I hope this doesn't turn people off of the show (which starts tonight BTW).

4. Can this be the last year of performers on the show that do not perform with the kids? Jonas Brothers and George Michael I'm looking at you! (Former Idols do not count.)

5. I am satisfied with my post from last night so I'm going to call Idol done until January!

6. How long are we going to have to wait for David Cook's CD?

I haven't had a chance to go around to all the blog and read them and I may not until this weekend so don't get mad at me. I have to blog on SYTYCD tonight (although it might be a little short since it's auditions). My MySpace page got phished so I have to change all my password EVERYWHERE (just to be safe). And I need to eat, which I am going to do right now.

Thanks to everyone who has stopped by this blog this year for American Idol. I hope you'll keep me on your favorite blogs list and check back often!

Take Care!

Weekend's here, have a can of beer!

It's that time again. No, not Friday! It's time for me to publicly flog myself of not blogging much this summer. I'm such a loser!

Last night was the finale of my summer love, So You Think You Can Dance. It was, like all good-byes, bitter-sweet. My girl Sabra won and now it done! Yeah...boo!

It will be time for my to start cleaning the house again I guess. I have about a month before the fall shows start so I should be able to get our place clean by then. I still have poker a few nights a week and my birthday is coming soon so I'm not sure how much blogging I'll be able to do but you all know by now not to hold your breath for me!

Speaking of Poker, I've been doing pretty well. There's a local bar that has a free poker tournaments two nights a week and a couple of weeks ago I won one! I beat 40 people (95% men) to win bragging rights and a dinner for two! My husband and I got our dinner last night and for a free meal, it was pretty good. If I had been paying for it, I would have sent a few things back.

I also wanted to update everyone on the logo I blogged about last month. It is finished and the customer LOVED it. Here is the final version.

I'm a total loser!

I can't believe it's taken me THIS LONG to get back to blogging! What the hell was I doing?!?!

Well, most of my free time has been taken up by poker either online or live. I love that game! I'm starting to get better which is awesome. I had some great hands the last time I played live which is good because the time before that SUCKED!

Mike and I are enjoying our new place and living downtown to the fullest! The latest thing that we do is send our laundry out! We found a cheap place in town that will do our clothes. Mike drops them off in the morning on his way to work and I pick them up after work. Of course, I get stuck paying for them but I do get his entire paycheck so I guess that's okay. It took a little getting used to but I am no longer concerned with the knowing the name of the strangers that are now touching my underwear once a week!

I still plan to blog about Apple Blossom but I'm not sure when. I want to get back to blogging something AT LEAST once a week (I'm going to try for more but I don't want to promise anything).

So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) is my summer love! If you're not watching it, you're a loser! Just kidding! But, if you're not watching it, you should check it out. The dancing, for the most part, is amazing. The host, Cat, is cute and fun (gets my vote over Ryan Seacrest any day). The judges are entertaining and really love what they are doing (unlike Simon). The choreographers rock! Mia and Wade are the best and always give the dancers the best moves! On elimination day (Thursdays) the dancers that are left do a group number at the beginning of the show which is awesome. The best SYTYCD blog is Ducky.

Speaking of blogs! I found a great one the other day. It's full of Passive-Aggressive Notes that people leave for others to read. The notes themselves are great but the comments are even better! Don't Skip The Comments!!!

It think that's all for now. I still have some time left before I have to cook dinner.

OH! I almost forgot! My step-son Brandon is going to be spending a lot of time with us this summer. Tonight marks the beginning of the first weekend so I can't tell you if it's a good thing or a bad thing yet. I can tell you that our new place is small and I'm not sure how I'm going to handle being alone with him tomorrow night but we shall see. I already have to tell him to stay out of the porn section of the Newsstand! The Newsstand is right next door to where I work and a co-worker of mine already saw him going into that section today! I think he's been in town less than 2 hours. I guess I should also tell you that he's autistic which is kind of hard. He's not a lot autistic, he's just a little bit. Humor is mostly lost on him especially sarcasm which is my personal weapon of choice! I'll keep you posted.

Take care all and it feels good to be back!!