Idol Update

I'm happy to report that my voting was less crazy this week. Seeing as one of the people I voted for the most last week was in last place (Matt) I figured a change in my strategy was needed. I think all my votes cast last week for almost all candidates ended up canceling each other out. So this week I forced myself to narrow it down and only vote for my favorite three. Last night that was Kris, Matt, and Anoop. Anoop actually didn't do that great last night but based on previous performances I still like him. My random thoughts regarding those and other performances last night:

• I actually almost voted for Lil because she was brave enough to wear a spandex one-suit...but then I realized I shouldn't be rewarding bad fashion decisions so no votes were cast for her. Allison was also sporting some sort of leather/spandex/sequin mash-up outfit, interesting choices by the ladies.
• I thought Matt's performance made him resemble Justin Timberlake more and I liked it - he received most of my votes.
• I think the judges are very contradictory, for the most part if the contestants don't change the arrangements they say it is karaoke, but then if they do change the arrangement the theme of the night is lost. As much as I loved Kris's performance, no way it was disco. Maybe the requirement is to just pick a song that was originally disco and perform it any way they want? And why is so much importance placed on the arrangement? I don't think the contestants are even the ones doing the arranging; and this is a singing contest not an arranging one, right?
  
• I like the addition of Kara this season but I've noticed she can't get through a show without asking a question and then answering it herself, tonight's "Was it the best performance? No"
• Paula is crazy...straight up crazy.

I also had a slight panic moment at the end of the show when I noticed for the first time that Ryan says, "phone lines are now open and calls are toll-free from landlines". Landlines only?!? I immediately went to the Verizon website to check my phone bill and was more than relieved to not see any charges for the calls last week. I then went to the american idol website to see why there is a clarification and it says "if you vote from a cell phone minutes will be used even though the call is toll-free." So thankfully all it costs to vote is minutes...and time...and dignity.