First things first: Happy Earth Day!

I'm taking a break as I head into the final stretch of my Contracts Outline. I'm debating trying to cut out crap from this (which would fit in the spirit of Earth Day), but I'm afraid that'd be a monster in itself. I might have to live with this near-60 page monster of a Contracts Outline. I'm afraid of how long the other ones are going to be. Soon, I will be making an outline to this outline (this actually helped with some of the other finals I did last semester).

Enough of that, though. Before one of my favorite contestants of this season might possibly be in the bottom for a second time this season and actually get kicked off, I wanted to share my current thoughts on the Idol Contestants.

My favorite three are Allison, Kris, and Matt.

I didn't like Matt at the beginning of the competition. I think I started liking him around country week, but his performance during Motown week is what made me a fan. I was very sad when I first heard that he was going to be kicked off last week. Glad the judges used their save. He can be very hit or miss though. His Fray performance was absolutely terrible and his performance tonight sounded like N Sync doe the Bee Gees (but not in a good way). Actually I think N Sync did Staying Alive at some point in time, but I don't recall. Don't have enough power to dig into that part of my brain right now.

Allison's been one of my favorites for the entire competition. She's got an amazing voice. Not just for a 16 year old, but just in general.

When I first saw Kris perform, I did not think he was going to make it that far. He was good, but kind of boring. He also didn't come packaged with a sob story, disability, or kids, like many of this seasons other contestants did. I felt like that was going to spell doom. Fortunately, he's hasn't hit the Bottom Three yet (despite Dial Idol's predictions...they're seriously full of fail this season). He's also been getting better every week. Also, he gets eternal bonus points for doing Falling Slowly and doing a decent job with it. I loved his performance this week. It was like Jason Mraz meets disco. He and Allison were my definite favorites this week.

Danny was my favorite in the beginning. Mostly because I thought he looked like Robert Downey Jr. He was pretty good for the first few weeks. His performance of Hero way back when was amazing. Then, I started realizing that all of his performances sound EXACTLY THE SAME. The judges will tear apart someone like Matt for their lack of creativity or originality, yet they shine heaps of praises on to Danny. I really don't get it. He sounds like Taylor Hicks, but he's not absolutely crazy and therefore does not make for good Idol entertainment. He's probably slightly more marketable than Taylor, but the judges should realize that he's headed for fail.

I felt similarly about Lil Rounds in the beginning. Probably one of the best at the beginning of the competition. Unlike Danny who maintains a level of mediocrity each week, Lil Rounds seems to be getting worse each week. The back up singers out performed her this week. I don't know how she thought she was going to pull off I'm Every Woman when other contestants have done a much better job with an already tough song in the past. She needs to go. I'm tired of her talking back all the time to the judges. I hope she's out tomorrow.

Anoop can be hit or miss. He's got a very good voice, but lacks stage presence. I also get an arrogant vibe from him. I really liked his Always On My Mind performance. I generally like him, but I'd rather see him go than Matt tomorrow.

I'm so sick of Adam. I'd accept another week of Lil Rounds if it meant that Adam was gone this week. He screeches every song he performs. I almost liked his performance this week and then he started screeching. He's absolutely ridiculous. He tries to hard. I can never forgive his performance of Ring of Fire. The only thing that I can compare him to is the store Hot Topic. The fact that he used the Gary Jules version of Mad World instead of the Tears for Fears version does not make him original. It just shows he watched Donnie Darko. That does not warrant a standing ovation from Simon. He didn't even do the Gary Jules version that well. In theory, I should like him. He's got the Broadway background. He actually does sing well. He'll probably win. I don't know. David Cook turned me around after Smurf week last season, so maybe he'll change my mind in the next month. Maybe.

Actually, I liked disco week a lot more than I thought I would. Wonder what next week's theme will be. The more important question is whether I'll actually watch the results show because there's no Lost tomorrow and all.

Speaking of Wednesday programming, the new show Better off Ted is absolutely hilarious. Portia de Rossi's in it, which is why I first noticed it. My Contracts professor also mentioned that it was good and he was pretty funny, so I trusted him on that one. It's bizarre and funny. The fact that I like it means that it's probably going to be canceled soon. (please no?)