I can't even think of a clever title i'm so bored

The most interesting thing to happen on American Idol last night was that nobody told poor Paula that she had lipstick on her teeth the whole time.

Seriously.

Ok, there were cute baby photos of the contestants that made me feel old, because I can remember watching the music videos for most of the songs that came out in the YEAR THEY WERE BORN.

So my quick opinions in a nutshell (which haven't changed much):

I still love Danny, Allison and Anoop. I think Kris and Matt are also really talented, and Scott too, but the other three are still my favorites. Here's why. With Danny, first of all, I just really enjoy hearing him sing. His voice is refreshingly different and he's just so sincere. I totally believe him all the time. Allison is just fantastic. She always sounds so good, her voice is so strong - for a 16 year old or ANY age - she just wails. She's also original without being manufactured. She's just a cool-ass teenage girl with confidence who can take criticism in stride. ANOOP! Anoop is fun to watch, and definitely an original in this competition, again without having to try too hard. His voice always surprises me and I just enjoy him so.

I think it's time for Lil' Rounds to go home. Every time she performs, this is my reaction - "meh". She bores the crap out of me and she has yet to really step it up. She has a nice voice, sure, but to be blunt, I find her onstage to be a little, well...dead inside. This is so strange to me because in all of her interviews and video packages, she's always so spunky and sassy. I think she just gets a little nervous on performance night. Which is why she no longer belongs in the competition. This is a search for a superstar, no?

and now we get to the controversial Adam Lambert. I don't know what kind of spell he has on the judges and why he ALWAYS gets to go last or second to last (prime real estate when people are calling in votes for what they remember) but I just don't buy it. YES, for pete's sake, I know he is a fantastic singer. His performance last night was lovely. I am just so over his whole manufactured persona. I just don't see what kind of album he would put out or in what market they would package him. I just don't think he's God's gift to American Idol. ugh.

Oh, I also really like Scott - and not because he is blind. I think he is interesting and every week I wonder what's coming next from him.