Day 96 -Friday!

I still stand by my previous American Idol post. I think Stefano should have gone home; however, Paul's performance was forgetable. Because of that, I think is why he didn't get that many votes and went home. I also am of the belief that there are people who don't vote for their favourites because they believe they are "safe" and others will vote for them. It was nice though to see Paul perform Maggie May yet again. Now the song is stuck in my head. It will be interesting to see what happens next week on FOX. Stay tuned.

Day 95 - A Question

I'd like to say I have been productive today, but I really haven't. I figure I'll get back into the quick of things momentarily. For whatever reason I just HAD to rework my blog page. It still needs a little bit of re-design, but for the moment I am pretty happy with what I've done. Now it's time for the Question.

Is there anything particular you would like to know or would like me to write about? I'll be happy to oblige. Just send me a comment and I'll add it to the mix....
Happy Thursday
Cel

Day 95 - A Few Notes

I love the purple haze that settles over the city in the mornings when the sun is coming up behind the buildings. It's always calming and makes me realize how much I love the "city." I suppose I'm kind of a big-city girl at heart. I love the open plains and the way you can see for miles as the sun sets in the evening, but there's something about the way the sun moves and highlights the buildings that's pretty awesome to me.

I'm taking a quick break and chowing down on an orange. So far, the "diet" has been going well this week and only a few challenges to will-power. I have not deprived myself, but I am being careful to keep things in line with what I need to be eating. So... more fruits and veggies and less crap. As a result of that and some 20 minute workouts (walking, elliptical and such,) I am already noticing a wee, small, little change in the way the pants are fitting. This is a good sign and motivation to keep things going. I'm not sure what I'm going to do for lunch today as I didn't pack one this morning. I'm thinking maybe a chicken breast, spinach and some salad (that veggie thing is all important.) This is under the assumption I can get Jesus to make this for me.

I watched American Idol last night and just for the record... LOVED the show. There are so many great songs from movies that it would be really hard to narrow down what to sing. There is this little part of me that was hoping someone would TRY to sing the theme song from "Titanic" because it's one of the hardest to try to master.
But in case you missed it...
Paul's performance of Bob Segar was forgetable, but don't know if he will go home. It's not that he did a bad job, but by the end of the show I actually had to try to remember what he sang.
Haley totally butchered "Call Me" by Blondie. I understand what she was going for, but when you compare it to the original, it comes across as screamy. I think she wore the outfit she did because her singing wasn't singing.
Casey Abrams did "Nature Boy" and while I love the Nat King Cole song, I think he jinxed himself. I don't know if that America would see him as an "idol" after that jazz performance.
Stefano and Jacob. Ugh. Can't stand Stefano at all and Jacob's Idol career was saved tonight by the song choice, "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" suggested by the mentors. If he had gone with his choices, I'm sure he would have gone home.
Favorites of the night were:
James Durbin doing "Heavy Metal) - he ROCKED it out. I am hoping that next week will be something totally different. He's a rocker and I would love to hear him doing a rock ballad.
I also enjoyed Lauren Aliana's "The Climb." This Miley Cyrus song is a good one and she totally trumped Ms. Cyrus. She was a little bit pitchy in parts, but overall, she sounds so much better than Billy Ray's princess.
Scotty doin George Straight's song, "I Cross My Heart" was obvious. He's good, but I wonder if he's getting predictable. I would like to see him branch out, take a chance and all that good stuff.

Tonight's result show should be interesting. There's some great talent there; however, at this stage in the competition, I would say it's all about song choice. Tune in for the results tonight on FOX.

Day 92 - Already

It's been 92 days since I started writing again - writing in the form of a blog, about something, about nothing, but about me and the little things that make up my life. This means for the past three months, I've expended just enough mental energy to say some things that you may or not care about. I have to wonder what 992 is going to say?

Tomorrow night is the season premier of "Deadliest Catch." I love this show, but it's not going to be the same without Captain Phil Harris on the Cornelia Marie. I have to say I loved that guy and the way he dealt with his crew and his family. He had a wicked awesome sense of humor and a straightforwardness that didn't go unappreciated. There is this one episode that Josh, the oldest son, makes a bet with the Cornelia crew that he can throw the line and nail the buoys. Phil speeds the boat up, slows it down, moves it out and in... it's all in good fun, but it's evident the son enjoyed showing dear old dad what he could do. This is the first season since Phil died at the age of 53 (stroke)... it's going to be interesting to see what's come of the Cornelia Marie, Josh and Jake.

On that note - time for bed. I'm tired and my knee still feels a little puny. Tomorrow is another day. Goodnight Moon.

Day 91 - Not So Positive

I woke up this morning and my knee hurt. It wasn't the kind of hurt that you can really get past with positive thinking. It was the kind of hurt where you try to walk and the pain shoots all the way up your leg, grips your intestines and makes you wanna throw up. It's been over 10 years since I felt that kind of pain in my knee and I'm sure it's back because I haven't been exercising, my diet has been shit and I weigh a good 50 pounds more than I should.

I didn't get this out of shape over night and I don't think I can get back in shape that quickly. I'm sure some of this has been brought on by the walking I've been doing as my knee has taken a little bit of a pounding. Walking is good, but I am sure I have over done it. Tomorrow shall be a new day where all of that is concerned will start changing. I am going to take my lunch, eat healthy and find my way to the gym tomorrow. I am also going to remember to take it slow.