Ok, so David Cook is Idol ‘08

So I was wrong. Am woman enough to admit it. Either way both Cook and Archuleta are in good place now.

David is American Idol ‘08

There’s at least one thing we are sure of by now- the winner of America Idol Season 7 is David. But David who? Am sitting at the edge of my chair as I wait for the start of the duel between the two Davids. I want to think that David Cook might win, but at this rate I am afraid to commit myself to anything. This is going to be tight. David Cook is more talented, vasertile and creative and is not afraid to to places where others fear; the young David Archuleta on the other hand sings beautifully and is very charismatic. Plus girls and women…mothers especially love him (I think that women secretly wish they had him for a son instead of the little brats they have at home. I personally want to pinch his cute cheeks and put a crayon between his fingers and teach him how to draw). If people vote basing on talent, David Cook will be the next American Idol. If we vote basing on likeability then David Archuleta will be the next American Idol. At this point in the game, it is more of a popularity contest than a talent show, so my guess is that David Archuleta will be the next American Idol. I will be humble enough to admit it if America proves me wrong. Mercifully, it is only one day before we are put out of our agony.

So Flavor Flav picked Thing2

For starters, please don’t judge me for watching Flavor Flav or even VH1 for that matter! Anyhow, since I have been a housewife for the last 5 months (until last week), what’s a woman to do (gotta catch a break from Oprah). Anyhow, that’s how I ended up following the dang show! For starters, I couldn’t beleive why a man in his 40’s (maybe 80’s) would look for love among a bunch of classless, totally undignified and verbally obscene girls. And why would any of those classless girls want a guy like Flavor Flav..with the most attrocius sense of style in the entire world (in Uganda he would be called ‘L’-for lousy, local and any other L words you can think of). Anyhow, disappointingly, I kinda followed each of the characters and from the beginning and felt that Thing2 was the one-eyed man among the blind…definately not the prettiest, but the most genuine and probably the only one who was not there for TV.  During the mock weddings with Flav, her act was so real, it was like a real wedding…you could tell that she was talking from the bottom of her heart (except for mispronouncing his name).  When he eliminated her, I kinda thought he was making a mistake and we would soon be seeing Flavor of Love 4 (That would make me throw up).  It was sad the way she left crying ‘Why? Why Flav?’ Well Seasonz was still in and up until the trip to France, she had proved to be the only one with some maturity and class…untill it came out (and she didn’t deny) that she was there for the drama (dang!!). Of course, Flav had to eliminate her…and it was so ugly, just to think that he had Black and Sinceer to pick from. Sinceer has some mean streak, I don’t think she is capable of loving anyone. She is like this spiteful neighbor who is always stirring up trouble. And Black; something just does not add up about her. You can imagine the relief when Flav brought back Thing2. That was probably the best part of the entire show. And I loved the fact that she refused to give him a night cap the night before elimination (we all know a night cap means illicit sex with a man who might throw you out the next day and am a conservative who believe in NO SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE). She took a risk there, but she earned my respect and made up for everything she lacks in teeth (and real hair?). If he had eliminated her on that basis, then I’d have concluded that he is an old loser with no sense of judgement. Anyhow, it was a romantic ending as Flav picked Thing2. Now the question is whether they will last as a couple. I have officially closed out VH1. The channel is sick. Besides a Flavor of Love 4 would be too much (what we would call Kawawa in Uganda). Just one piece of advice for Thing 2: Gal, lose that wig or whatever it is…and a little visit to the dentist might be a little helpful.

I hate my new job!!!

It’s 7am and I am getting ready to go to work. It will be my second day at work. Yesterday I barely made it to the end of the day. As I am finding out the hard way, it is easier to be a journalist in your own country than in some place far away from home, where no one is willing to cut you some slack. So as I wait for my major media break, I decided to take a job at a major fast food line. Oh how I would like to put the name of the company here, but it might not be wise. Anyhow, from journalist and media educator to fast food worker?
I guess I got fooled by the tittle of my job: Assistant Manager…nice!!! What I did not know that the Assistant manager does everything that all the other people do at the restaurant. I spent the entire day on my feet, with only a 30 minute break…a chair never looked my attractive than the one I found during my lunch break. By the time I got off work at 4:30, my feet were sore, I was sick of the Blush Shirt that I had had to tuck in the whole day  (It was reaching down to my knees). I was tired of smiling all day to drive-through customers even when I was yawning from exhaustion. I was tired of the “good job!”s coming from the Managers…because I got the feeling they could see the disgust on my face and were just trying to motivate me.  I was tired. tired tired!! By the time I got home, I was swearing that I was not going back. Now I am already dressed up and ready to go.  Let’s see what the new day brings!! On a brighter note though, I learned how to make Iced coffee. Hhhmmm!

Idol’s Paula Abdul should go!

As this 7th season of American Idol comes to an end, with the 2 Davids facing it off next week (no suprises there), I can’t help but hope that it is the last show with Paula Abdul as a judge. She can still be a part of the show in the future…but only as part of the audience. I have not followed previous seasons of American Idol closely like I did this season and all this time, I have been waiting for Paula to make a sensible comment on the contestants’ perfomances. I am still waiting. She always seems to depend on what Randy Jackson has to say to make her comment. When she opens her mouth, all that comes out are meaningless outpouring of words like “you…you..you are who you are!” “This is you” “I love you. Just keep being you!” She panctuates this with a few drops of tears (Gosh she even crys more than Oprah) and standing up to dance during contestant’s perfomances. How the heck does this help the contestants get closer to a record deal?

Paula has embarrased AI several times, appearing to be drunk  (or high?) on TV shows and notably a few weeks ago criticizing Jason Castro’s performance of his second song before he had even sang it (Am still convinced that the judges’ comments are either scripted or something!).

No hard feelings, but it’s really time up for Paula. Except for her beautiful face, she really does not add much to the show. Randy is genuine and mature in his judgement. Simon..well he is a British guy with a British accent! Oh well I’ll just say it- he is cute (except for that silly part in his hair…gosh it looks like a cat that just fell in the sewer), and nicely arrogant (if there is such a thing) and has a killer smile. Even though he is painfully crude in his judgement, he makes the show. 90% (exaggeration??) of AI viewers/  audience love him and wait for his comments…and the colorful language with which they are delivered and the contestants all die for his approval.  One would hope that Paula would be a middle point between the two. But no, she just makes one cringe. I always wonder what Simon would say if he had to judge Paula’s comments! She should stick to what she does better. Singing and dancing like there is no tomorrow.