Simon, Simon ... !

I wish there were two of me. One to do all tasks and one to die in bed. I spent last few days looking after Will who was sick with a virus that he's passed on to me [thank you, Will(!)]; swimming through a sea of php, html, css and xhtml; writing numerous Thank You letters to those who attended my mother's memorial service, and glueing to TV. I came online to check emails, but then I thought I should blog. :> American Idol I've heard a lot about American Idol, but never had a chance to watch it. Until yesterday, that is. I'm still shocked. I had seen the original series, Pop Idol, which was what American Idol based on, but I didn't see any further Pop Idol or its spin-off series since. So, yesterday, I was in bed, coughing my lungs out, when Will decided to entertain me by bringing a TV into our bedroom. American Idol happened to be on at the time, so I watched it. My God, it was a train wreck in slow motion. I mean, WTF? The big guy [Randy Jackson?] and Paula Abdul - how saccharine can they be? I was quite appalled when they actually praised one contestant's awful performance. I'm just shocked that they don't - or won't - comment on dodgy aspects of contestants' performances. I mean, that Kevin kid? My God. He's terrible! Yet they praised his "unique" dance moves and "interesting" voice? And he's not voted out? He's definitely the underdog. Every series has to have one. Simon Cowell shocked me, though. What did they do to him? It seems that they removed his balls. He's the shadow of his usual self. If viewers considered him a mean bastard for his comments on American Idol, God knows what they will say when they see him on Pop Idol. I'm sorry, but from what I saw yesterday, Simon is a shark without fangs here. Of all performances, I liked the one who did Higher Ground best. Anyhow, I'll try to find out when the next episode is on because I really want to see if Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson are indeed that saccharine. OK, I'd better get off because I have a pounding headache from having to cough so much. A neighbour suggested I should drink a cup of hot water mixed with honey. I detest honey, but if drinking a cup of pure honey will stop me from coughing my brain out, by God I'm going to do it. Unless you have a better idea? If so, bring it on, please. :D Link of the Day: Crazy Thoughts Be good, be bad & be safe.