i ain't got no crystal ball.

official photos of the top 24 people who are currently in contention to be my favorites, courtesy of thecowboycliche (thx bb!). i also included a video if i could find one.

roughly in order of my like for them. so far.

david cook. (hollywood.)


jason castro. ("santeria." and playing the drums [shirtless!].)


danny noriega. (audition.)


colton berry. (idk, i think he's cute.)


robbie carrico. (audition.)


luke menard. (i have nothing; i just think he's hot.)


i don't care about any of the girls enough to include them, heh.

EDIT: they have some stuff up on americanidol.com! wow, the photos and stuff are really gorgeous.

see?






so far i've watched jason castro's interview and he's kind of a hilarious texas stoner, colton berry is a precious little theater boi, david cook is charming and articulate, and danny noriega is FOR REAL too gay to function, lmao. and luke menard is kind of a ginormous nerd, imo. painfully earnest. i think he's lost me, sadly.

i wish you joy and happiness; and above all this, i wish you love.

hi bbs! happy valentine's day to each and every one of you from me and also from cobra starship.

ilu all! ♥

this is the best way that i've found to be the best you've ever seen.

ok, so i already technically made a valentine's day post, but that was just because i thought that cobra video was so cute. this is my real v-day post, featuring one of my favorite love songs ever. well, it's not technically a love song, per se, but it's a song about love and i think it's amazing. it's from hedwig and the angry inch, which, if you haven't seen, i cannot recommend highly enough. the story of the song is based off aristophanes's speech from plato's symposium, which begins...

Mankind, he said, judging by their neglect of him, have never, as I think, at all understood the power of Love. For if they had understood him they would surely have built noble temples and altars, and offered solemn sacrifices in his honor; but this is not done, and most certainly ought to be done: since of all the gods he is the best friend of men, the helper and the healer of the ills which are the great impediment to the happiness of the race.

the origin of love.

and because i love it: rufus wainwright - the origin of love

[while i'm pimping hedwig, here's another of my favorite clips from the movie: wig in a box (it's funnn!)]

back to a room where it's nine in the afternoon.

watch these or fail at life FOREVER.

jon walkerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. ♥_♥

they tell me i'm nothing more than a tragedy.

josiah bb! \o/

from the chick who correctly spoiled the top 24 and is therefore probably legit:

I just talked to Josiah. He is SO EXCITED!! The Ellen show called him this morning and said the first thing that Ellen said when she walked into work today was "Get Josiah on the Show" She adored him and is pissed he was cut. He's being flown out on Sunday and will tape on Monday. He gets to sing a original song. He thinks he is going to sing "One last song".

The excitement in his voice made my heart so happy. I'm so happy for him.

I think the episode will air on Tues, but am not sure about that. He will let us know as soon as it airs.

squee! oh, i'm so happy for him!

also, here he is on vote for the worst radio. i haven't listened yet, but my (admittedly biased and fangirly) friend said he's adorable on it.

EDIT: ok, i'm listening now and he IS adorable. ♥ he sings coldplay and is silly and awkward and just aw!

"you gotta look back and look for the bright side rather than sitting at home drinkin' every night and going 'shit, i didn't make it'."

"i was NOT gonna be another guy singing bryan adams."

"i'm an avid fan of short girls...tall girls intimidate me." (he's 5'4" and a half, aw.)

"LOVE regina spektor." *swoon*

guys hit on him via myspace; it's not his thing but he's totally fine with it.

"i wasn't trying to play games - all the girls i flirted with knew about the other ones." lol.

pimps little david.

awww, he talks about his mom towards the end. :( ♥

re idol screentime: "i'm really not THAT emotionally distraught...my cry ratio is not 5 tons/2 hours on a constant basis, i promise that."

he was excited when his thread got started on VFTW, lol.