Kris > Kanye

Pop quiz for the morning: Which of the following events occurred while I watched American Idol last night?
A) Excessive voting for Kris Allen
B) Increased disgust with the judges (particularly Kara)
C) Multiple viewings of Kris Allen's version of Heartless
D) Increased annoyance with Adam Lambert (aka "Glambert" according to entertainment weekly)
E) All of the above

If you answered E congratulations, you are correct! Here are my thoughts on last night in non transitional paragraphs:

In case you couldn't tell from the title of this post, I absolutely loved Kris's version of Heartless. In fact I agree with Randy that I liked it better than Kanye's version. Let's just say I voted for him more than a few times (for my dignity's sake I will not reveal the number) and actually got a busy signal occasionally which I think is a good sign!

If there was any doubt prior to last night regarding the judges obsession and the entire show's flagrant favoritism of Adam, then those doubts had to be put to rest last night. He has performed last in the show more than anyone else and the judges swoon over him before he even starts singing. Kara D even dressed like him on rock & roll night. As I've said he is a great entertainer, no doubt about that- but honestly I think his notes sound the same and his voice is not that enjoyable to me. I know I may be in the minority here, everyone at work is a fanatic for him even after listening to me explain why they shouldn't be.

Warning this paragraph contains somewhat of a rant on Kara D so you may want to skip reading if you like her. Actually you should probably not skip if you like her to make sure you're sure you actually like her. When Kara D first rolled on the scene this season I admit, I liked her. I thought she provided some actual critiquing and input for the contestants, she sure sounded like she knew her stuff. However as the season has progressed I think the other judges who don't actually judge but instead say dude every other word or talk about the contestants dancing and clothes or use incomplete sentences and random thoughts to provide feedback, maybe have influenced her judging abilities. (i.e. Paula to Adam, "I hope you're collecting frequent flyer miles" Really? How does that relate to his performance in any way? And what does that even mean?) Or maybe Kara D was like them all along and it just took me a while to see it. Either way, at this point she gets on my nerves not as much as Paula (who is still the crazy queen) but definitely more than Randy and Simon. I have to give credit to the Pop Watch Blog on Entertainment Weekly for pointing out some of the errors in Kara D's critiques that I may have missed in the beginning which could have been another reason I blindly liked her at first. These errors include (but are not limited to) referring to Saturday Night Fever as Saturday Night Live (twice) and telling Danny he should have done an earlier Aerosmith song such as Cryin' or Crazy which in fact came out two decades AFTER the one he did, Dream On. Okay, I'm stepping off the soap box now and will close by saying I'm sure she is a nice person and is doing the best she can (because as some friends know I'm "right sided" and had to end on something nice).

If you have time I recommend checking out Lincee's blog here. She and her friend Kyle live blogged last night and they are hilarious! You should probably keep that page bookmarked because The Bachelorette recaps are coming soon (oops I mentioned it again, sorry). In conclusion, I've prepared myself for the worst case scenario (Kris being eliminated tonight and Adam winning it all) and I'll be okay with the outcome should that happen because after all it is just American Idol...it's not like it's the college football national championship or something.