Ok, so this is the couch I have to deal with (again). I will admit that yes, I did lay on it last night while watching Bones, and Law and Order. I have never watched either show before, but when you’re sitting in a hotel room after drinking a really large margarita…whatcha gonna do?

Anyway, it was actually relatively sort of a comfortable sofa/couch.

Now, I don’t mean comfortable like “Oh I’m going to go out and buy one of these really quickly because OMG it’s comfortable.” Yeah, not like that. At all. No.

But…it’s ok, especially since this suite is only $68/night (price went up from last time). Yay for corporate discounts. So let’s take a closer look at the pattern.

WTF.

It’s red, it’s black, it’s white. It’s a mess. It’s so absolutely busy that I almost can’t look at it without having a seizure. It’s like one of those first person shooter games that flashes images at you so fast that you need to shove a spoon between your teeth so you don’t chew your tongue off.

So let’s get a lot closer and see what’s going on.

That’s right.

A whole lot of busy patterns that sort of look rather native american.

Now I am very fond of native american art, but I’m not sure if this qualifies. To me, this look like an american version of native american artwork.

I can back this up, however, because all of the artwork in the entire room is native american-esque.

Example, this is the art above my head when I sleep at night. It’s some sort of native american pueblo or something, with water bearers wandering around.

I really have no idea what it is, I’m making this stuff up, but hey, they put it in my room so I have to do something with it (again).

Anyway - I have to be up at 4:30am to get to the airport and on a plane at the crack of dawn. Not looking forward to that…

I shall now spend the rest of the evening watching So You Think You Can Dance. Because that’s what on TV.

(If this post looks familiar, it’s because I’m back in the same hotel and pretty much the same room as before…)

WTF was that finale intro?????????????????????????????????

A boxing match??

I’m astounded. I’m shocked. I’m aghast. I may never watch again.

They must have realized no one was watching the show any more and might not notice. Either that or the new director is on craque.

I am, of course, still going to watch….

David Archuleta is astoundingly incredibly amazing. And really, so is David Cook. If it were any other people in the Top 2, I would have deleted the show from my season pass.

And so for me…the winner of American Idol season 7 is……… David.

For everyone else who needs more specifics…Cook.

He was incredibly gracious, and it became quite evident that the judges preferred him winning to Archie. And really when I think about the season, this was the right choice.

Wow.

I’ve been saying “wow” a lot lately in reference to American Idol.

I don’t know about you, but performance night was a major snooze fest. I’m hesitant to even categorize this post in the “music” category.

Paula actually seemed coherent during the entire show, which was new; and there was zero drama with David Archuleta’s dad because they only showed him on camera for about 1.8 seconds.

Anyone else miss this guy right about now? I can’t even remember his name. Oh that’s right, it was also David.

At least he offered some eye-candy, which we haven’t had on the show in WEEKS.

The songs were incredibly boring and useless - none of them showed off what the singers can actually do, and in some cases, probably doomed them (think Syesha here).

I knew it would be down to the David’s - Cook and Archuleta - but I really don’t care who wins because they’ll all get contracts at some point, and apparently already do. Blah, blah, blah.

The possibility of surprise is gone. I’m ready for So You Think You Can Dance.

Jason Castro - Getty Images for FOX

I think I may have previously predicted that the David’s would be in the finals…so for the last several weeks, there haven’t really been any surprises.

We all knew that Brooke would never make it, and certainly not the apathetic alleged stoner Jason Castro who was finally removed last night. I’m a little surprised that it’s not Carly in the final three, but I think the showcase of tats finally got to the audience.

At this point, next week will be the only possible “big surprise” week of the season. Last season it was the Top 4 when Chris left. This time it will be a huge shocker if the final two is a boy/girl mix.

Honestly I don’t think that Syesha has any chance at winning the show, but she might give one of the David’s a run for their money into the finals. If that does happen, it will be this season’s big shocker moment for all of us. Those who still care that is. And I guess I’m assuming you care if you’re reading this, all two of you.

I wasn’t able to watch the performance show this week due to the magic of DirecTV not broadcasting the HD channel that I’d set as a season pass for AI. But from what I’ve read and heard, I didn’t miss very much. Actually, that’s not true - I saw exactly 11 minutes of the show - Jason’s final performance, and David Archuleta’s final performance. David was wonderful of course. We won’t talk about Jason any more.

Anyway…what I’m really looking forward to now is whether Dale will ever get kicked off Top Chef, and the season premier of So You Think You Can Dance coming up in just a few weeks :-).

First:

AP - Video-game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said Wednesday that sales of its popular and eagerly anticipated title “Grand Theft Auto IV” reached more than $500 million in its first week of availability. [Link]

And then:

AP - Cablevision Systems Corp. is buying the Sundance Channel, a cable network founded by Robert Redford, for $496 million, the New York-area cable TV company announced Wednesday. [Link]

Is it just me, or is anyone else cracking up that a video game made more in a week than an entire cable network does when it sells? How sad.

I freely admit that I know nothing about the game other than what I’ve heard and read in the news lately, but I would much rather watch good independent film than pretend I’m a drunk driver and kill people.

Wow…just…wow….what kind of drugs are in those Coke glasses?

And I think we all know what I’m talking about.

I have nothing more to say about the topic except that thank goodness we don’t have to hear any more from Mrs. Oops I did it again can I restart the song?

Hello America - Top 7 tonight - let’s go!

Theme: Mariah Carey week

1. David Cook - “Always Be My Baby“. He’s really got a great voice. I am enjoying him more and more each week. I don’t really care for the song all that much, but I very much enjoyed the performance, especially the minor key at the very end. Very nice job!
2. David Archuleta - “When You Believe“. Was he wearing leather pants? Oh dear. And what was with those stupid girls in the pit waving their hands back and forth? Stop it, you’re ruining his amazing song. He really sounded like a pop star on this one. I don’t like what he’s doing with his hair, but he’s on his way to the top of the chart. We were also treated to his falsetto tonight - very nice.
3. Jason Castro - “I Don’t Want To Cry“. Yet another rasta-esque performance from the boy with the hair. I’m really over this style of performance with him. He sings soft songs constantly that do nothing to really show off his vocal power. Every song sounds the same. They sound good, yes, but they sound the same. And the jeans jacket?? *sigh*
4. Kristy Lee Cook - “Forever“. You knew it was going to be bad when Mariah told her it was “really really good” through strained teeth. The song was awful. I couldn’t hear any of the low notes, there was zero power behind them. Pitchy during rehearsal and again during performance. Everything can’t be a country song KLC. Just awful.
5. Brooke White - “Hero“. Very pitchy performance. I’m tired of Brooke now. I’m tired of her sitting behind a piano or a guitar in every song. The performance sounded restrained and held back. Why was her entire head shaking while she was singing? It was like she was paying too much attention to playing the piano and not to the singing. Very, very poor job tonight.
6. Syesha Mercado - “Vanishing“. Meh. I completely forgot she was singing while I was watching, until she hit the final power note. It was good, but the rest of the song was boring, and did anyone notice that she didn’t hug Mariah when she first met her? Yeah, that wasn’t very nice.
7. Carly Smithson - “Without You“. There was way too much “ssssss” going on in this song. I don’t like the hissing when singing. Pick a song without so many s’s. I didn’t like the song or the performance at all. I could barely hear her during parts of the song, and it was insanely boring. Pitchy, not great at all. I did, however, like that she covered up her tats - and I’m sure Doug appreciated this too.

Results: Kristy Lee Cook is FINALLY out. I think we can all be thankful for this. Let me hear an Amen. How dare she sell her favourite horse to go to an audition. Shame. Shame.

Just like her song from last night, “Forever“, it took forever for her to be eliminated, but we can now finally enjoy the show as it was meant to be.

I also think that was quite possibly the WORST group-song to date.