Last night American Idol traveled to Birmingham and it was, for me anyway, the most enjoyable night of auditions yet. A better balance between the good, the bad, and the truly horrifying. I felt bad for Cousin Itt, she did have a Disney heroine kind of voice, but the hair was a wee bit…obsessive. I mean, Crystal Gale made it work for her, but it looks more problematic than marketable. The last chick was amusing. Big Bird was…well, there are no words, really. Baby voice girl is going to get annoying Real Fast. Okay, she was already annoying - more the hand gestures and body posturing than the voice even. Mostly I loved Chris Sligh. He of the mop top of curls and the sly of wit. Make Hasselhoff cry. Ha! He’s my new favorite. I’m still curious to see more of the other singers they put through, but I guess we’ll see that soon enough. How many more nights of this stuff anyway? I’m ready to jump ahead to the competition now, please.

Tonight is the finale of Top Chef. I wish I cared. I almost want Marcel to win at this point just because I’m so disgusted with Ilan. The season as a whole turned into a complete train wreck for me. And not in a fun, reality tv kind of way, either. Top Design premieres tonight after the finale. Maybe they’ll figure it out. Or maybe I just have to wait for My Tim to come back to me.

Keep your SHaQ Attack entries coming! I’m really enjoying seeing which previous pets you all are coming up with. It’s bringing back fun memories for me. Hope you’re enjoying the hunt! What? You missed this week’s contest question? See yesterday’s blog for the details.

Happy Hump Day, y’all!

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