I know people say that "Sex Sells" but I never thought anyone would use sexual innuendo to sell nasty hamburgers. Some people are in an uproar over this ad but I think it's hilarious!

Well, by now I'm sure everyone has heard about the passing of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. To be honest, I didn't real care when I heard. Yes, it is sad when people die. Not having been a fan of either, I'm just not mourning them.

And that was before I got the news today from my parents.

My grandmother, who was my best friend in the world, passed away at 1:30am. Fortunately, I got the opportunity to spend a week in December with her as a way of doing our good-byes. I talked to her several times a weeks and although I hated that she worried about me, I was glad she did.

At times, I felt guilty for living so far away but I knew that no matter where I was, she loved me more than anyone else in my family. I am just glad that I had the special relationship with her that I did and I hope everyone could have at least one special relationship like we had. It would be nice to make it to NY for the funeral but unless there is a miracle, I won't be going. Damn airlines and holiday weekend price gouging!

I wish y'all had known her. She was thoughtful and caring. She always had a kind word for people and always made people feel warm inside. Her beauty went much deeper than just her pretty face. I know most people think their grandparents are special, but I had another grandmother who never tried to have a relationship with us. My Meme was truly special.

My fondest memories of my grandmother are of the weekends I would stay at their house and I got to plan the "menu" for the weekend. Of course, I was like 8 and I would always pick the same things! I would also spend a week or two there in the summer ... even though they lived just 5-10 minutes from our house. No matter what was going on at home, I could always go there and feel safe.

I'd mentally prepared for her to go ... and she was ready to go ... but it still hurts. Thanks for listening to me ramble ... it helps.

Last night's performance show had some great performances and some I wish I hadn't watched. Before tonight's results show I wondered if the voters would get it right this week. They got it partially correct.

After an incredible performance choreographed by SYTYCD alum Dmitri Chaplin, the first five couples were brought onstage to learn their fate. Of the first five couples, only one was in the Bottom 3 ... Asuka & Vitolio. I also loved how Evan & Randi got the loudest cheer from the audience!

After the commercial break, the final three couples were brought on stage. The final two couples in the Bottom 3 were Carla & Jonathan and Kaitlyn & Jason. The first didn't surprise me, but I thought Kaitlyn & Jason did not deserve to be in the Bottom 3 at all. The bonus was that we got to see Kaitlyn dance another solo.

Of the six solos, only Kaitlyn's was incredible. I thought Carla did well and, despite Nigel's comments, so had Jason. After seeing the solos, I thought it should be Asuka and Vitolio going home, although I thought they would choose Jonathan to go home.

The judges were unanimous in eliminating Asuka. Her solo just wasn't good enough ... it was 30 seconds of the same movements. That's the problem for the ballroom dancers. It is very difficult to do a solo in a partner style. On the guy's side, the judges voted 2-1 to eliminate Jonathan. Like Asuka, it's hard for someone who is used to having a partner to do a solo. I understood their decision but I was ready to bid Vitolio farewell!

There is always next week!

This something that you would probably see on the Maury Show. They often have people who admit to having sex for many things ... money, jewelry, clothes.

This woman can beat all that.

She accepted potato chips as payment.

No really ... she did. Well, at least it was a case of chips.

36-year-old Lahoma Sue Smith of Oklahoma City was fined $1,142 after pleading no contest to prostitution after she was accused of accepting the case of chips as payment. She was arrested after police found her in a car with a man who knew he could find a prostitute in that area.

Smith said that the man didn't have money so she agreed to accept the $30 case of chips as payment.

She must not have been very good at her job if she was only getting $30 for the job. I hope she got to eat the chips at least. Those were some expensive chips!

I know of churches or organizations that think they can "rehabilitate" a homosexual person to make them 'heterosexual', but until now I had never heard of anyone thinking they could perform an exorcism on someone to make them straight. Not only did members of the Manifested Glory Ministries (CT) conduct the exorcism, but they also posted a video of it on YouTube. The original was 20 minutes long, but the church has since removed it from the site. Others had copied it and posted it. Here is an excerpt:

Multiple gay and youth advocates are calling the practice abuse and are calling for a full investigation. The church has denied that the teen was injured or that they are prejudiced. According to Rev. Patricia McKinney, the church has "nothing against homosexuals" ... yet they think that homosexuals have demons in them. It amazes me how people through around that phrase even though it is clear that there is evidence of prejudice.

McKinney has tried to say the boy is 18, but the youth confirmed that he is only 16. The boy was eager to have his inner demons driven out of him, though I doubt he knew just what the church leaders would do. What this church did was clearly not in the best interest of the child. At one point they held the boy in a headlock as he was convulsing.

"It's been a hard time for me, but I'm looking good and I'm standing strong because when you have a mandate like mine you're not going to say what you want without the adversary coming after you," McKinney said. "If you are a true prophet you're not going to be popular with the people."

It is people like this who give Christians a bad reputation. This woman is clearly delusional and perhaps a bit narcissistic. It amazes me still that there are people who think you can just "become" straight by prayer or exorcism. All you can do is live a lie and hide in the closer for the rest of your life ... but you'll still be a homosexual.

Is it possible for VH-1 to get any worse? Apparently, they can!

Jessica Simpson is getting another reality show. [pause for the vomiting to stop]

The new show is called The Price of Beauty and will follow the has-been singer as she and a friend "set off on a road trip around the world in search of what people find beautiful and why," according to a source at US Weekly. The show will air sometime in 2010.

"I have always believed that beauty comes from within and confidence will always make a woman beautiful, but I know how much pressure some women put on themselves to look perfect," Simpson told The Hollywood Reporter.

Let's be honest here. I don't think she gives a rat's ass about what people think is beautiful. This is just another attempt for the attention-whore to try to get her celebrity back. No one cared about her music when she was pop, she was a failure as a country singer and now she is just fodder for gossip rags. Maybe it is time that she learned that she needs to get out of the public spotlight and get a real job.

Yeah, I doubt she would either. Fame-whores are addicted to all the attention. When the attention starts to feign, they'll do anything to get it back.

I wonder when we'll see a Jessica Simpson sex tape.

Hey, it worked for Paris Hilton.

The LSU Tigers defeated the Texas Cowgirls Longhorns 11-4 tonight to capture the 6th College World Series Championship in program history. The Tiger capped off an amazing season in which they not only won this title but they also won the SEC regular season and SEC tournament titles as well.

It was only fitting that Louis Coleman, the unquestionable heart of this team, struck out the side in the bottom of the 9th to secure the victory. What a way to redeem himself after a rough outing in game 1.

The Tigers finished the season with a 56-17 record.

Hard to believe we're already to the third week of live performances! Seems like it was just yesterday that we were cringing at the dancing of "Sex" and other rejects like him. Tonight we had a special treat ... 80's icon Toni Basil was the guest judge! Not sure who she is? She was the singer who had the one-hit wonder, "Hey Mickey!" She was never really a singer but her one hit has inspired many cheerleaders to annoy us. She was, and still is, a choreographer and has worked with some of the biggest acts in music history. Now, on to the couples!

Kaitlyn & Jason - Paso Doble w/ Jean-Marc & Frances - This is always the hardest dance style for the contestants on the show. Even the ballroom dancers aren't always experienced at it. That said, this is one of the few ballroom styles that the audience goes crazy for. I thought Jason definitely struggled a bit. A few times he broke character and at the end he seemed more like a comic book character than a bullfighter. Kaitlyn was great as usual. Overall, I think they did enough to make it through to next week.

Jeanine & Phillip - Broadway w/ Tyce D'Orio - This my 2nd favorite routine of the night. Jeanine did an awesome job in this "tongue-in-chick" style routine. Phillip was a little on the rough side but it's very apparent just how much he has improved in his performance abilities outside of his own genre. Heck, he didn't even let his ripped pants get in the way after that great leap over the sofa. I don't see these two ending up in the Bottom 3.

Jeanette & Brandon - Hip Hop w/ Dave Scott - I am on the fence about this performance. I thought that Jeanette's "rocker chick" was the clear star of this routine. Brandon as the hip hop element didn't impress me one bit. Heck, Nigel is more hip hop than Brandon was tonight. First off, his outfit made him look like a farmhand or a gas station worker. His hat made it worse ... it looked like something you'd see at the national cheerleading competition. I think the voters will keep them safe but it is because of Jeanette, not Brandon.

Randi & Evan - Contemporary w/ Mia Michaels. I would really love to know what goes on in Mia's head. Mia loves to take the audience down the rabbit hole with her routines ... and it is well worth the trip. The "plot" of the routine is that Evan was mesmerized by Randi's booty. Just that alone makes it intriguing. Their dancing made it so much more. As Nigel put it, there wasn't a bench or a bed or a doorway (references to past Mia creations) ... but there was Randi's butt. This was easily the best routine of the night, if not the season thus far. I think Evan already has a good following and it may have increased after this one.

They blew it

Kayla & Kupono - Viennese Waltz w/ Jean-Marc & Frances - They weren't the worst couple tonight and they may not even deserve to be in the Bottom 3, but I think they will be. I thought Kayla was incredible once again but I had a problem with Kupono. I want to know when he is going to dance like he has genitals on the outside. The only way you could tell he was the guy is that he lifted Kayla up. He is just too effeminate and that is probably what is turning off the voters. In the audition process, they addressed that very issue with him and it seemed like he was improving ... but tonight was a big step back IMO.

Asuka & Vitolio - Jazz w/ Mandy Moore - This was supposed to resemble "thrash rocker jazz" but I don't think it hit the mark. Asuka came off more butch than Vitolio did! They had this incredibly powerful song and the dancing just didn't match it with its intensity. Asuka clearly looked uncomfortable and at times it seemed like she was just going step to step and not really doing much in between. As for Vitolio, I didn't even notice him to be honest. Again, Nigel seems to be critiquing in a way that seems to be trying to convince voters to keep these two in the competition. He actually said Vitolio was 'macho' (but he wasn't) and that the performance was 'fantastic'. Um, try again Nigel.

Melissa & Ade - Rhumba w/ Tony Meredith - First off, I want to grab the damn pick out of his hair! Every week, there is the same pick in his hair during the video package. That just makes him look stupid. Yes I know it's a cultural thing ... it's not. It's a lazy and tacky thing. As for the dancing, I thought Melissa did all the work. She was great but I don't think Ade added anything of substance to the performance. There was a clear major mistake in the middle of the routine but of course the judges didn't mention it. In no way did they deserve the raves they received. I hope they are in the Bottom 3, only because Ade deserves to go home. Actually, that's a toss up between him and Vitolio.

Carla & Jonathan - Hip Hop w/ Dave Scott - The two were supposed to be "gangsta" ... and everyone should have been worried when the two kept saying "gangster." It's too completely different things. One of the great things about hip hop is the "rawness" of the movements and that was completely missing from this routine. I am not sure we can totally blame the dancers on this one, though. I don't think the choreography was strong enough to showcase the dancers. Some of these choreographers forget that it's about the dancers on this show and not just showing off the best of what the choreographers can do. Their job on this show is too bring out the best in their dancers and keeping in mind that it's a whole new world for the dancers. That said, I wouldn't be surprised to see them in the Bottom 3 ... and it might be the end of the road for them.

My Bottom 3

Carla & Jonathan
Asuka & Vitolio
Melissa & Ade

It is not unusual to have a run-off in an election.

But a tie vote? Now that IS a tad unusual.

Doesn't happen often, but it did happen in Cave Creek, Arizona.

The final Town Council seat in the small Phoenix-area town came down to 25-year-old Adam Trenk and former Councilman Thomas McGuire, who both received 660 votes. Now that is an odd coincidence!

So how did they break the tie?

Another run-off vote? Nah.

Some crazy, complicated formula? Nope.

If you guessed that the cut cards, you'd be insane ... but you'd also be right.

The is an obscure Arizona law dating back to 1925 that says election ties, in all but the state's five top offices, should be broken "by lot." So that's just what they did.

Mayor Vincent Francia drew one of three decks from a cowboy hat. A judge shuffled the cards and McGuire drew the six of hearts. After Trent drew the King of hearts, the crowd erupted in cheers and Trent was immediately sworn into office. I wonder how long it will take them to repeal this old law. Ha!

Wonder what would have happened if this method was used in Florida to solve the mess in the Presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. That would have been interesting!

We're almost there folks. In just a few short weeks, we will find out with of the bachelors will become the next to be engaged and then dumped in a month.

Okay ... that's being generous. They'll at least make it to the After The Final Rose special.

Well, maybe not. After last season, anything is possible.

At the start of this week's episode, we had 8 bachelors remaining in the competition for Jillian's heart. At the end, we were left with 5 bachelors who will bring Jillian home to meet their friends and family. But will we care?

Jillian and the remaining guys all boarded a private train to travel across Canada and ending in the city of Banff. Once on the train, Jillian handed the guys the first date card which said that Robby would be getting his first one-on-one with her. Things were going with for Robby during dinner in the caboose, but post-dinner didn't go so well. I think Jillian picked up on the same thing I did ... he is a loser! The guy doesn't have a job, although the show listed him as a bartender. Basically, he isn't ready for marriage. He doesn't know how he'll even pay the bills! Does this guy live in his parents' house or something? Like a smart girl, Jillian kicked Robby to the curb and left him standing by the train track with his luggage. Buh-bye Robby!

After the train had left Robby in its dust, Wes took the opportunity to console Jillian. This came after Wes admitted to the camera that he had spent years working on his album and that he is there to get exposure in hopes of hitting the big time. Hell, his manager told him to do the show because it would be good for his career! He even said that he "has Jillian wrapped around his finger". Anyone else want to smack him?

The second date was a group date with Wes, Tanner, Jake, Jesse, Michael and Kiptyn. Naturally, the group went snow-shoeing. Exciting, huh? Yeah, I didn't think so either. Well, it got better when Tanner dropped his pants and showed his goody package for everyone. He can rub my feet all he wants as long as he does it in that thong (or without) and nothing else! Oh, and Tanner admitted to the guys that he was the one who mentioned to Jillian that someone had a girlfriend. Once again, he didn't say who though. Chicken. Tanner's admitting to the act did have a great result though. Wes admitted to the guys that he's gotten the exposure he came there for and that he'll be a "star" now that he's gotten to do his song on the show, etc. JACKASS!

To be honest, not much else really happened on the date. Jake didn't express his feelings, Michael was like a big kid and Kiptyn was a cheeseball. Jesse bugged me ... he is saying what he thinks she wants to hear and not much more. In the end, Kiptyn got the rose for being the cheesiest. I have a feeling Kiptyn will be around for the finale and possibly even the one she picks.

The third date was another one-on-one with Reid. This time the pair went snowboarding, which impressed Jillian because Reid sucked at it and he could have chosen skiing instead. Yeah, I think she is easily impressed too. That's about all that happened ... and he got a rose for it. He's cute but we still haven't learned anything about him.

We didn't have a cocktail party this week. As usual, Chris sat down with Jillian to discuss how she is feeling about the choice she was about to make. He asked her about Wes and his intentions ... she actually said that she thought Wes "is a bad liar" and while he may have started out with just wanting exposure, she thought he was actual still there because he was getting much more. Man, if only she could watch the confessionals. She'd see he is a jackass and not the sensitive, wonderful guy she thinks he is. The only semi-interesting thing from the rose ceremony is that she pulled Michael to a private room to ask him if he is really ready for what she is looking for. He told her what she wanted to hear ... even if it isn't true.

Besides Robby, both Tanner and Jake ended up being eliminated. I wasn't surprised about Tanner (I'll console him ...) but Jake surprised me. He seemed to be the only one left with a real job and any kind of grounding. Come on, we have a break dance instructor, a musician and three guys who I have no idea about, even after 6 weeks of the show.

This season is now officially CRAP like most of the seasons before it. BUT ... Jake will be back next week! He has decided to let Jillian in on the truth about Wes. The question is, who will she believe?

I have a couple candidates for our Worst Mother of the Year Award. And let me tell you ... these are a couple of real winners.

First up is the Voodoo Queen of New York City.

A NYC woman and her mother burned the woman's 6-year-old daughter in a Haitian Voodoo ritual called Loa. She doused her child with accelerant and made her stand naked in the middle of a ring of fire. Naturally, the child was engulfed in the flames. The woman and the grandmother both ignored the girl's cries and screams. Instead, the grandmother washed the child and then put her to bed. The next day, a relative found the girl. The child had life-threatening burns over 25% of her body! Thankfully, the girl is now in foster care and the women have been arrested on felony charges.

I don't care what your religion is ... NOTHING gives you the right to do this to a child!

Our second nominee is a Maryland woman who gives new meaning to killing in 'cold blood'.

43-year-old Renee Bowman has been indicted on charges of killing her two adopted daughters, which Bowman kept in her freezer! The case against her began when her 7-year-old daughter jumped out of a window and was found in her neighborhood. She had also been abused by her mother. Allegedly, the woman killed the two girls sometime between 2005 and 2007 when they were living in Montgomery County, MD. Bowman had even been receiving payments from a Washington, D.C. agency! I'm glad that the third girl survived but now I fear for her. The trauma she has endured will most likely scar her for life. Hopefully, Bowman will go to prison for life.

The last candidate is perhaps the sickest of all three. This is also the most bizarre. Yes, even more bizarre than keeping your dead children in the freezer.

This one actually starts in the United Kingdom but ends in a small town in Maine. Apparently, police in West Midlands, England, received information that a local man was using the Internet to view child pornography. What he was viewing was taking place in Mars Hill, Maine, which is a town of only 1500 residents.

What was he watching? He was watching Julie Carr, 30, sexually abusing one of her four children on a webcam! Carr's children range in age from 18 months up to 5-years-old. It's bad enough that she was abusing her child but it's even worse that she was feeding the sexual addiction of pedophiles. I know what her older children are in for during the rest of their lives. I wouldn't wish that upon any child. Carr faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted of all the charges. I say give her life in prison!

There are some truly sick people in this world. My heart goes out for these children. I know it's difficult to read about these stories but it is important that they get told. People need to know these kinds of things are happening and it is happening closer to them than they think.

Is David Archuleta's father trying to kill his son's career? Last year, he was banned from backstage during American Idol for being a nightmarish stage dad. This time, he has tarnished his son's happy ending by trying to get one himself ... in a massage parlor!

This isn't something that just happened but it is just now reaching the media. Back in January, Jeff Archuleta was caught during a raid at the Queens of Reiki massage parlor in Midvale, Utah. Apparently, police determined that the business was operating without a business license and ordered a raid on the location where they found only one client ... Papa Archuleta.

According to Detective Sgt. John Salazar of the Midvale Police Dept., “he was just finishing up in suite number one. I sent two of the officers in and the male was on his stomach on the table with a masseuse in lace underwear.”

Archuleta even admitted to having received sexual favors from the parlor after finding an ad on Craigslist. His lawyer argued that he was only there for legitimate massage therapy for his back. Um ... He admitted to receiving sexual favors! Kind of hard to deny something he already admitted and plead no contest to in court.

I wonder what the Mormon church has to say about this! And they think that gays are the ones trying to destroy the 'sanctity' of marriage. Look at their own church members' actions!

Well kids ... I was close in my predictions.

Before Cat got to the voting results, we were treated to another amazing routine choreographed by Mia Michaels, which was set to Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder. Sometimes I think Mia lives 'outside the box'. Cat got right into the results following the performance.

I did get two of the three couples in the Bottom 3 correct ... Kaitlyn & Jason and Ashley & Kupono. I was surprised that Asuka & Vitolio were able to avoid dancing for their lives again. Instead, Kayla & Max rounded out the Bottom 3 couples. I was in SHOCK! I guess not everyone could appreciate the genius of Brian Freidman!

As for the solos ....

Kaitlyn and Jason were amazing tonight. I didn't think either of them would be in danger of being eliminated but it was great to see just how great they are for an extra time. I thought Kayla danced well, although the judges thought she tried to pack too much into her solo. On the other hand, Ashley wasted too much of her time and while she looked beautiful, there wasn't much in her solo. The same could be said for Kupono too. Max, I thought, was great ... but apparently some of the judges thought he wasn't. After watching the solos, and thinking over last night's performances, I thought that Ashley & Kupono should be eliminated.

While the judges were not unanimous in their decision, Ashley and Max were eliminated. WHAT? No way should Max have been eliminated. He was great last night and I thought he had a great solo tonight. Kupono sucked last night and he sucked tonight! I hate that Nigel and the producers put too much stock in the contemporary dancers. Heck, look at who is left ... 6 of the 8 guys are contemporary! On the girl's side, 5 are contemporary dancers. This definitely was NOT the more diverse cast they've had.

Oh well. Looking to next week, we will have a new partnership as Kayla & Kupono will now be dancing together. Kupono better hope he avoids the Bottom 3 next week ... I don't think he'd survive again!

I don't know if my Yankee readers can get Blue Bunny ice cream, but anyone who has it in their local stores should try this new flavor. I am a big fan of ice cream flavors that have cherries in them and this one did not disappoint. It's Bordeaux Cherry Chocolate ... cherry amaretto ice cream with cherry pieces and chocolate flakes. If you like cherry ice cream, you need to try this one. I actually had to force myself not to eat the whole container in one night ... although I really didn't want to stop!

I know I haven't said much about my medical stuff lately ... but I don't like to seem like I am whining since I hardly ever have anything good to mention. Finally, something positive happened for me!

I have been trying to find a clinic that won't make me pay. For those who don't know, I am fighting for disability and therefore, I have no income. I also don't have insurance. Just going to my pain specialist is $107 per visit plus $125 for my meds. If I wanted the meds I really need, it would cost more like $400. Since it is so expensive - and my partner is working and making only a fraction of what he used to - I haven't been able to get some things checked out that I need to.

About 8 months ago, I started having some breathing troubles. I was born with asthma so I know what that feels like and this isn't asthma. You know the feeling you get when you have the wind knocked out of you? I get that for just a second and it goes away as quickly as it came. Weird, huh? My pain doctor is worried that my medication is causing it. So, I haven't been taking the dose that I really need and I won't until we can figure out what's the problem and do something about it. Unfortunately, that means I am in bed a LOT.

So a friend of ours gave us the number for his caseworker at the Heart Clinic in Baton Rouge. Unfortunately, to receive free services there you have to be HIV+. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I don't qualify! I could go there still, but it would cost too much. The lady I spoke with there was awesome! (Side note: If you're in Baton Rouge, have HIV and have little-to-no income, I can give you the number) She gave me a website to help me find somewhere to check into and recommended one in Baton Rouge to me as well.

Before I mention the good part, I have to tell y'all about the first one. I am sure you'll find this as absurd as I do. I called a place called Capital City Family Health which is on Florida Blvd. in Baton Rouge. This was the place the lady at the Heart clinic mentioned to me. When I FINALLY got someone to pick up their phone, I was sorry she did. I just love talking to "ignunt" people who can barely speak proper English!

I asked her about the payment/fee information. She informed me that without insurance and with no income, it would be $134.00 to see a doctor. WHAT? That's even more expensive than going to a specialist! Strangely enough, if I had minimal income it would be cheaper than not having it. And this place is supposed to be helping people get affordable medical care. I asked her why they don't have cheaper or free services and she said, "I ain't got any idea. It used to bes that way but I guess it ain't no mo." Yes, that's really what she said. I pointed out to her that their website says they provide services without regard to ability to pay. I ended up leaving a nice voicemail for the CEO inquiring about what she told me. If I don't hear back from her, I may consider talking to one of the local news stations because that is pure BS.

Anyways ... on to the good stuff. I found a place in Houma, LA, which is only 20 minutes up the road from our house. Heck, Baton Rouge is an hour's drive from here and I always end up in crippling pain just from the drive itself. I talked to one of the ladies in the office and she told me that I will only have to pay $10 for a visit! They also have mental health services which I have needed for awhile now. And I have an appointment for a week from Monday ... not in 2 months!

Now we just have to figure out what is going on and get me medicated!

Well, here we are at week two. Last week, we lost Paris and Tony and this week proved to not be as strong as last week. I think we could see some producer favorites in trouble of being eliminated tomorrow night. Tonight's show also marked the return of Shane Sparks and Brian Freidman ... so you know there was even more great choreography. Also, we got to see the work of a new addition to the show ... Stacey Tookey, the best choreographer from the Canadian version of the show.

Randi & Evan - Jive w/ Louis VanAmstel - Fun, playful and full of personality ... just what a jive should be! Boo on the judges for criticizing Evan! Remember, this is America's FAVORITE dancer ... not just the one with the best technique. On a side note ... how great did Evan's butt look in those tight pants?!? Now that deserves to be on Mary's 'Hot Tamale Train'! I can't imagine them not being safe this week.

Kayla & Max - Pop Jazz w/ Brian Freidman - I'm thrilled that Brian is back to choreographing on the show. It's been way too long since we've seen one of his routines on the show! Once again, Brian created a very abstract routine. Kayla was a princess and Max was auditioning for her, but he is really just trying to steal her throne. Max was able to do a good job considering he is a ballroom dancer Kayla really shined in the performance. I think they should be safe this week.

Carla & Jonathan - Contemporary w/ Stacey Tookey - Stacey is new to the US version of the show, but I can see why they recruited her from SYTYCD Canada. She reminds me of what Mia Michaels would be like if she was a cheerleader. Ha! In this routine, Carla & Jon were two strangers having a chance encounter. I'm not sure I got that from the routine but I definitely loved the choreography. As for the dancers, Carla was amazing in it and Jonathan easily surpassed the expectations anyone had for him in this style. Mary even said that he danced this style better than his own! I'm hoping they can stay away from the Bottom 3 this week, they deserve to be safe!

Melissa & Ade - Jazz w/ Sonya - It's awesome to see Sonya's first routine of the season. Of course, I was expecting someone really out there and Sonya did not disappoint! I know the judges thought the two danced it extremely well, but I don't agree. I think that Ade was very good but I found Melissa lacking in many ways. I think the routine really needed the two to get "dirrrrrty" and while Melissa came very far in that direction, she didn't quite get there. I know this new to her, coming from the ballet world, but for me it brought down the level of the routine a few notches. I think it is possible that they could find themselves dancing for their lives tomorrow night.

Jeanine & Phillip - Tango w/ Tony Meredith - Tony was nervous during the rehearsal video and I knew why. Phillip was having a tough time mastering the choreography. It's harder for him than probably anyone else in the competition. He is AMAZING in his own style but the further you get away from that style, the harder it is going to be for him. Honestly, though, I thought he did a better job that what I was expecting. It was still difficult to watch. Jeanine. however, was very good tonight. I think that Phillip's popularity should keep them out of the Bottom 3 tomorrow night.

Jeanette & Brandon - Disco w/ Dorianna Sanchez - This was easily the fastest, and most difficult, routine that Dorianna has created for the show. The judges admitted there was one slight mistake but overall, they had done an awesome job. I disagree ... and I think when the judges watch the playback, they'll see the many mistakes that I saw. They had clear synchronization problems in more than one place and twice Jeanette tripped. I will say, though, this was a wickedly difficult routine. Plus, neither of them are experienced in this style of dance so I do applaud their effort. I think they'll be safe but you never know.

Kaitlyn & Jason - Hip Hop w/ Shane Sparks - I know ... I have been supporting Kaitlyn since I first saw her in the auditions. I think she'll be safe but based on their performance tonight, she and Jason deserve to be in the Bottom 3. Jason was blah and Kaitlyn wasn't hitting the moves sharp enough or hard enough for me ... and I'm sure that Shane was even more disappointed. Hip Hop, even in its "softer" form, is down and "dirrrty" and these two were just too squeaky clean to be believable. It was more of a farce IMO. The chemistry we saw last week just wasn't there tonight. It wouldn't surprise me to see them in the Bottom 3. That said, I think they'd survive to make it to next week.

Asuka & Vitolio - Waltz w/ Louis VanAmstel - I wasn't as touched by the performance as the judges were. I thought Asuka was breathtaking tonight but Vitolio seemed kind of amateurish next to her. While it struck a chord emotionally, I think Vitolio struggled too much. I'm not sure these two can avoid being in the Bottom 3 again this week. I just don't think they are developing a connection to the audience in the same way that other couples have been able to do quickly. I think they could be in real trouble of going home.

Ashley & Kupono - Hip Hop w/ Shane Sparks - I guess it wasn't a good night for Shane's routines! Neither couple really seemed to do justice to his routines. All he can do is give them the steps ... they have to put something more into it to make it a performance. In this one, Ashley was dancing as Kupono's shadow. The problem was that Kupono struggled very badly and that made it impossible for Ashley to be his 'shadow' effectively. She actually did quite well despite Kupono throwing off the synchronization. I think it will come down between them and Asuka & Vitolio as to who goes home.

My Bottom 3

Ashley & Kupono
Asuka & Vitolio
Kaitlyn & Jason

Well folks ... none of the guys (ie. Wes) could be a man and own up to having a girlfriend waiting for them back home. Although, Jillian may soon realize what Wes' true intentions are ... but not until next week. Damn.

Once again, there were three dates. Two one-on-one dates and one sausagefest group date.

The first single date went to Michael, the break-dance instructor. Does anyone else look at him and think of Jesse and that whole fiasco? The date began with Jillian explaining that she was looking forward to the date because Michael was someone who could have been cut the previous night. The two went ziplining ... how many times did we need to watch them do the same thing? Even their dinner date made me want to take a nap. But he revealed that he hadn't been on a date since he ended his last relationship 8 months ago, so of course she gave him the rose. I swear, she is collecting sad, pathetic guys to keep until the end.

The second date was a group date with the rest of the guys, except for Jesse. She took the guys snowmobiling and chose Robby to share a snowmobile with her. The rest of the guys have to pair up and ride together. Somehow, that seemed more interesting to me than Jillian and Robby riding together. She took most of the afternoon to grill the guys to see if she could figure out who was hiding their true intentions from her. She couldn't. Even when she asked Tanner who it was, he wouldn't tell her. Why is this guy still around? The only thing that kept me from slipping into a coma was her conversation with (surprisingly yummy) Ed. He told her he got a call from his boss who basically told him to come back to work or be unemployed. She gave him the rose to show him she still wanted him there. The next day Ed had to tell her that he had to go back home. I'm bummed there won't be anymore Ed.

On the third - and most boring - date, she took Jesse on a trip in a ski plane to land on a glacier where they frolicked in the snow ... making snow angels and writing their names in the yellow snow. Could this date have been any cheesier? He even said that "if he died tomorrow, it would be ok" because he had the one date with her.

Barf. Spew. Cough.

Sorry, had to get that out. Oh yeah, he whined about his lack of dating since his last break-up and she felt sorry for him and gave him the rose too.

The ending was fairly interesting ... Tanner didn't go home! I thought for sure he was on his way out. After all, we hadn't seen him try to suck her toes this week and he hasn't actually spent any real private time with her. Something tells me he will go on a single or double date next week to see if she has been right to keep him around.

In the end, it was down to Mark and Wes for the final rose. No way would she cut Wes ... she is too mesmerized by his siren song. And Mark was the one guy cut since Ed had already left the show. I don't think I remember what Mark even looks like anyways.

Next week should be interesting though! They showed a clip where Wes is telling the other guys that he has already gotten 6 shows worth of air time and surely he'd gotten enough exposure for someone to want to give him a record deal.

The question is ... will Jillian finally realize that Wes is a phony?

OctoMom vs. Kate Gosselin?

Ok ... maybe not an actual war or anything ... but I found this tidbit amusing. It's been a while since I mentioned the Octopussy OctoMom and I have never mentioned Mussolini Kate Gosselin before, but something I read today made me chuckle.

Apparently, the OctoMom thought people actually cared about how she felt about Kate. I think it is safe to say that no one cares how she feels about anything actually ... but she hasn't realized that yet. Anyways, she decided to make some observations of the TLC star.

She called Kate, "boring,"less educated" and an "attention seeker."

At first I wondered if she was talking about Kate or herself ... hell, they are BOTH attention seekers!

Since no one actually gave her any attention after making those remarks, she decided to issue another statement. This time, she apologized for the comments she made.

"I kind of self-reflected on why I did that, and I felt really guilty. I was annoyed. I was fed up. I was probably misplacing my frustration about all of this invasive media crap onto her."

Um, let's analyze this.

1. How did she go from hating the "unwanted" media attention to making comments about Kate Gosselin? Is she trying to blame Kate for her need to give birth to her own football team and to parade it around the country through TV sets?

2. Does she really think that photographers are only going to show up when SHE wants them to? She can't possibly think that they are going to do what she expects.

3. Does she think that people really are her FANS?

4. Lastly, how could she possibly judge anyone else about the need for attention? If you look up "attention seeker" in the dictionary, that bitch's picture is right there.

Sometimes I wish we had a genie in a bottle so we could wish those two away!

I know some of y'all are Adam Lambert fans so I'm passing this information on to y'all.

A source at RCA records has said that Adam has begun working with RedOne, who is the man behind many of Lady GaGa's hits and the renewed interest in "glam rock."

Not bad considering he didn't even win Idol!

Also, it has been said that his debut album will be a "Queen-inspired" sound that goes beyond anything he did on American Idol.

Sounds like one awesome album!

Yes, that is a boa constrictor.

Pretty, huh?

Now imagine waking up in your bed to find one of them staring up at you.

That's what happened to an 18-year-old in New York City Sunday morning. About 10 a.m., Kareem Lewis woke up to see the snake in his room. He started to panic when the snake began to slither towards him.

He called 911 and the police came to his rescue. They held the boa in a pillowcase until Animal Control was able to get there.

I know it's not a huge thing but could you imagine waking up to something like that??

Well, after 12 long years, Kathy Griffin somehow managed to get herself "unbanned" on the Letterman Show ... wonder how long it will take her to get "re-banned".

Here is her appearance on the show ...

Personally, I think this is an unfair battle.

Letterman is fighting an unarmed opponent!

Oh, y'all haven't heard about this? Well, David Letterman made a joke about Satan's Sarah Palin's daughter being "knocked up" by baseball player Alex Rodriguez. Apparently, Palin inferred that he was referring to her 14-year-old daughter because that is who is in NYC with her.

Last time I checked, she has an 18-year-old who had a baby out of wedlock. Common sense would tell you that Letterman was referring to her and not the underage daughter. Letterman may have told some stupid, unfunny jokes in the past but I seriously doubt he would think rape would be funny.

Here in this video, Letterman explains it very well.

Twilight's Kellan Lutz

That's right ... for once I got a bit of good news.

Back in October, the Hartford insurance company decided they would screw me out of my long-term disability benefits. They even paid an "independent" doctor to agree with their findings ... without even speaking to me or my doctors. Yes, they are scum. Eventually we will get around to suing them.

Well, because of that they told the firm handling my disability claim to "close out" my file after the reconsideration was denied. Fortunately, my doctor still believes I'm disabled and sent a letter to the company telling them so.

So ... today I got a call that they are still going to handle my disability claim, just as an individual client. They don't do that unless they think they can win the case. So that made me feel better. Woohoo!

Recently, police in Baton Rouge found an 8-ft. high marijuana plant. The weird thing about it isn't that they found it but where they found it.

The plant was growing alongside Florida Boulevard.

Yeah, right there on the side of the road.

The police confiscated the plant as "found property" because no one came forward to claim they owned the plant. Value of the plant was estimated at roughly $5,000.

Who says criminals are stupid? This one was at least smart not to admit they owned it! Of course, it wasn't real intelligent to put it out in the open on the side of the road in the first place.

I thought you're supposed to protect your inventory?

I guess that means they have half a brain.

Well, maybe.

Thursday nights are always bittersweet on So You Think You Can Dance. On one hand we get to see the group routine and the solos, but on the other hand we do have to lose two contestants. n seasons past, there has always been a couple of the dancers who deserve to go home in the first few weeks. Surprisingly, last night it wasn't a matter of who was good or bad ... just who danced well enough to get people to vote.

You may remember that I predicted the bottom 3 would be Asuka & Vitolio, Carla & Jonathan and Kayla & Max. I also had put Paris & Tony as one of the couples who could be in danger after last night's performance show. Well, I pretty much called it! The Bottom 3 was Asuka & Vitolio, Paris & Tony and Carla & Max.

After a special Latin Ballroom performance, we got to see the 6 dancers perform their solos. We got to see some very diverse solos ... salsa, contemporary, hip-hop and ballroom. For me, the stand-outs were Carla's lyrical, Asuka's ballroom with "attitude", and Jonathan's ballroom. As for the rest, Tony's solo was all flash and no substance, I didn't get Vitolio's solo and Paris' solo wasn't near as powerful as she'd danced in the auditions.

After a performance by Sean Kingston, the judges revealed that Paris and Tony would be leaving the competition. I really thought they would just manage to be safe - that's why I didn't put them in my Bottom 3. At the end of that day ... you need to bring it every night if you hope to continue in the competition.

By the way ... keep voting for EVAN! He's the best dancer ... and adorable to boot!

For the first time in American Idol history, three different contestants have signed with 19 Entertainment.

Each season, the winner of the show gets a deal with 19 Entertainment - the company of Simon Fuller and Simon Cowell. Back in Season 2, both Reuben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken signed with the company. After a close vote in the finale, the company wanted to see how the two singers would compare with each other when their first single and records were released. Although he didn't win Idol, Clay dominated in both categories and went on to have Billboard's #1 single of the year with This Is The Night.

It was announced last week that Kris Allen had signed a record deal with 19 Entertainment and will release on Jive Records. It was later announced that runner-up Adam Lambert had also signed with 19 Entertainment but will release on RCA records. Today it was announced that 4th place finisher (and last female eliminated) Allison Iraheta will join the two boys at 19 Entertainment and like Kris, her album will be released on the Jive label.

Idol producer Simon Fuller said, "we can only imagine how far this special girl can continue to blossom in the years ahead."

RCA/Jive Label Group chairman and CEO Barry Weiss added, "Her bluesy, powerful voice, spunky attitude, and edgy star power immediately captivated us and it didn't matter where she ranked on Idol, we knew we wanted her to join our amazing crop of young talent at Jive."

All three albums are scheduled to release sometime this fall. Like with season 2, it will be interesting to see which singer fares the best. This is the first time that three contestants from one season have signed on with 19 Entertainment.

Who do y'all think will have the best debut?

I think this season may be the best Top 20 from top to bottom of any season so far. Usually in week 1 there are several shaky routines .... but not tonight! Tonight, it was more about being memorable and making people want to pick up a phone to vote for you. Most managed to do just that ... but of course, a few may be in trouble tomorrow night.

For those who've never seen the show, the bottom three couples based on the viewer vote will be in danger of being eliminated. Each of the six dancers will "dance for their life" for the judges. The judges will then confer and choose one guy and one girl to leave the show. Every week, Nigel and Mary will be on the judge's panel along with a guest judge. This week's guest judge is Director/Choreographer Adam Shankman.

Jeanine & Phillip - Hip-Hop w/ Tabitha & Napoleon - Jeanine was very nervous when they pulled hip-hop out of the hat. Despite not having had any hip-hop experience, Jeanine killed it on stage. Phillip is an amazing dancer and Jeanine was able to hold her own next to him. They should easily be safe this week.

Randi & Evan - Jazz w/ Tyce D'Orio - In case anyone didn't know it already, Evan is by far my favorite dancer this season. I was hoping they'd pair him with Kaitlyn, but Randi was also a great choice. She was someone we didn't learn much about during the auditions and I hadn't even seen her until they showed her being chosen for the Top 20. I have to say, Evan is even better than I thought and the two make a great pair. I think Randi is going to benefit from Evan getting so much attention throughout the auditions. They shouldn't have any trouble making it to next week.

Kaitlyn & Jason - Ballywood w/ Nakuhl - Probably the hardest routine of the night and they killed it. At one point they started to get out of sync but they managed to tighten it up and perform one of the best routines of the night. They should be safe this week.

Jeanette & Brandon - Foxtrot w/ Louis VanAmstel - This is the first season Louis has choreographed for the show. Those DWTS fans reading this will remember him from a few seasons ago. Usually, the ballroom routines in the first couple weeks of competition aren't the best but these two pulled it out and were just exquisite. Not bad for a salsa dancer and a contemporary dancer! My only problem with the performance was that I felt Brandon's smile was a bit phony. They should be safe this week but I wouldn't be surprised to see them in the Bottom 3.

Ashley & Kupono - Jazz w/ Wade Robson - Anyone who has seen a Wade Robson routine (including his work with Cirque du Soleil) knows just how brilliant Wade is. Anytime you get the chance to peek into his unique world, consider yourself lucky. This routine was about 2 crash test dummies; one is a nervous mess and the other new to the job. As he explained, the two are expressing that you should live life like you've never been hurt ... to take risks and enjoy all life has to offer. Love it or hate it, the two danced it beautifully. I would be shocked to see them dancing for their lives this week.

Melissa & Ade - Contemporary w/ Mandy Moore - Melissa is the oldest competitor at 29-years-old. It wouldn't know it from this routine. These two knocked it out of the park tonight and I would be shocked to see them not sail right into next week.

Kayla & Max - Samba w/ Louis VanAmstel - Again, the ballroom was the place to be tonight. Unlike the cha-cha performance, I saw great chemistry between the two dancers. Considering she'd never had any ballroom training, Kayla looked like a natural up on that stage. If she is that good in a foreign style, I can't wait to see her in her normal genre.

Paris & Tony - Hip-Hop w/ Tabitha & Napoleon - Paris was one of the people I picked early on in the auditions but I was surprised that she made it into the Top 20. Just a few years ago, she was in a serious car accident which left her with serious injuries and an uncertain future. Still today, she has no feeling below the knee in her left leg. Even more surprising is that tonight, Paris is the one who stood out in this routine. That is big considering that Tony is a hip-hop dancer. I am worried that the chemistry they have now won't be enough when it comes to the other styles. They could be in trouble this week.

Asuka & Vitolio - Broadway w/ Tyce D'orio - The choreography was wonderful but it seemed to me that the pair was dancing it too slowly. What they performed didn't match the music. They are a perfect example of two great dancers who just haven't found a groove together. There was no chemistry between them and it really showed. Despite great technique, I think they were maybe the most forgettable couple of the night.

Carla & Jonathan - Cha-Cha w/ Tony Meredith - I think the judges didn't really call this one right. I think Carla was sexy as hell, but there were just some big mistakes in the routine. At one point, they even almost fell on a move they did. Again, I didn't remember this couple after the show was over. Neither of the two had much exposure during the auditions and they needed to do something special to make people notice them ... and they didn't do that.

My Bottom 3

Carla & Jonathan
Asuka & Vitolio
Kayla & Max

Normally, in the first few weeks you would see both members of a couple going home. I think the talent is so high this year that it is going to come down to the solos they do to fight for their spot in the competition. I have a feeling it could be Asuka and Max going home this week. As good as they are, I don't see them being able to do a good enough solo compared to the others.

I'm sure by now y'all have heard about Miss California's "crusade" to promote the National Organization of Marriage and her "gays shouldn't marry" remarks at the Miss USA pageant. I also posted a while back that co-director of Miss USA, Shanna Moakler, had resigned in protest to Donald Trump deciding not to de-throne Carrie Prejean after racy photos leaked to the media of the beauty queen.

Until now.

Donald Trump has finally seen the light. I think it's more like Trump finally saw the negative backlash from his decision. He is having too many financial troubles right now for something like this to mess with his money. He says Prejean was contractually bound to appear and she just wouldn't do it. He doesn't think her attitude has anything to do with her politics.

Trump said: "To me she was the sweetest thing. Everyone else -- she treated like shit."

Um, before he decided to let her keep the crown, she had offended a large portion of the American public, refused to make appearances she was contractually obligated to make and had racy photos of herself appear in the media. She had even appeared in advertisements spouting hate and discrimination.

How could he have thought she was sweet? Something tells me that he never looked past the fake boobs the Miss CA USA organization gave her.

Did you know that crunch berries aren't real fruit?

I know it too ... but apparently at least one woman didn't know that.

Janine Sugawara of Sacremento, CA, sued PepsiCo (parent company of Quaker's) because she was "deceived into buying Cap'n Crunch cereal during a 4-year period because she thought 'crunch berries' were real fruit."

Huh? Can't she read?

Apparently, Judge Morrison England, JR. dismissed the case and said that "a reasonable consumer would have understood the product packaging expressly warrant only that the product contained sweetened corn and oat cereal, which it did."

"As far as this court has been made aware, there is no such fruit (crunch berries) growing in the wild or occurring naturally in any part of the world," England wrote.

San Diego lawyer Harold Hewell, Sugawara's lawyer, also filed a similar suit against Fruit Loops. It was also thrown out. Hewell has filed a new motion seeking another hearing to appeal the dismissal of the PepsiCo lawsuit.

Seems to me that this guy is taking advantage of an obvious fruitcake. At this point, he is just stealing her money. When you think about it, it's kind of funny.

The pirate is taking money from the fruit loop.

2,510 Swansea students party like Smurfs to break the record for the biggest gathering of 'Smurfs'. I'm just curious ... was there already a record?? And why are some of the 'Smurfs' only half-blue? I'm sure their parents are proud to see their money go to such good use ...

Chris Harrison started this episode off by announcing that the remaining frat boys bachelors would be leaving the nursery school bunkhouse for good ... and flying up to Jillian's hometown, Vancouver. In other words, we get to see most of the guys still be total douchebags ... just in the snow this time.

Like the past few weeks, the guys learned there would again be three dates. First, a one-on-one date, then a group date and then the dreaded two-on-one date. I don't know why they dread it so much. I like it. We get rid of one - or possibly two - of the idiots early.

This week's one-on-one went to Kiptyn. This was probably the first time a date on the show actually resembled a date they'd actually go on in the real world. They went to a store to shop for ingredients to go back to Jillian's house to make dinner. Oh yeah, there was one difference. They traveled by kayak. Do people in Canada really do that? Other than that, exciting tidbit, there wasn't much excitement on the date ... and I liked it that way. We finally got to see that Kiptyn has some actual personality! And yes ... Kip got a rose.

The second date was the painful group date. Basically, this group date was just a sausage party considering 10 of the guys were on it. Fortunately, we wouldn't have to suffer through the group date too long. The guys were broken into two teams of five for a curling match. Is it sad that curling was more exciting than most of the show? Anywho ... the teams were: Robby, Jake, Juan, David & Jesse on one team and Wes, Ed, Michael, Tanner P., and Reid on the other. Basically, they all sucked at it. Then Robby managed to rock the stone and won the match for his team.

The five guys on the winning team got to spend the evening with Jillian while the rest had to go back to their suite and brood about not having won the match. Only a few things happened during the evening. We learned that Jake is "too perfect" and that Jesse is a schmuck that was fawning all over Jillian. And Jesse got the rose ... which we knew he would since he won the game.

Jillian also learned what we already knew ... Mount David is a complete jackass and is close to erupting. Just when you thought David couldn't be more dense, he somehow manages it. During their little talk, David kept talking to her about her ass. Not sure why or how that came up, but he went on and on about it. Then he got "too comfortable" and tried to kiss Jillian but she wouldn't let him.

Then he said, "I don't get a kiss? I've never been turned down for a kiss before." Then he went on about how she's kissing everyone else and he didn't want to be left out. Wrong thing to say. She was appalled at that! After she tried to explain that she's "not that girl" ... David figured out that she is just "testing" him. Um, CLUELESS jackass! Something tells me that Jillian was sorry that she ever kept David around. The first impression was right on that one ... shouldn't have given him a second chance.

Unfortunately, we didn't get to see anyone go home on the group date. That would change on date #3 when Jillian would have to choose between Crisco Guy (Mike) and Mark. Um, has Mark even been shown since the first episode? They first went on a helicopter ride. Why wasn't Jillian sitting in the middle? It felt like Mike and Jillian were on a date with Mark tagging along. Mike expressed that he was "sorry" if he made Mark feel like a third wheel. Right. After a lot of talking from Mike during the meal, Jillian had some quality time with each guy.

From the conversations, I felt that Mike cared more about "winning the rose" than he did about falling in love with Jillian and Mark actually can speak. Surprisingly (but happily), Jillian chose Mark to stay. Looks like the Crisco in the kitchen is now safe. Bye Crisco Guy!

The cocktail hour seemed more like a staged "meet and greet" and basically was just a lot of talk about how some of the guys aren't there for the right reasons. Tanner P. even told her that one or more of the guys left still have girlfriends back home. So that cause Jillian to end the cocktail party. And when confronted, the guys clammed up and no one (Wes) manned up and confessed to having a girlfriend. Ironically, no one wanted to out the person (Wes) who had mentioned having a girl waiting back home. In fact, Wes made a big show of denying it. Weird how everyone wants him gone but they won't speak up and say the truth. I would think if they really cared about Jillian, they would say something. Tanner P. is at least half a man ... he at least told her something fishy was going on.

In the end, Jillian eliminated Juan and David. I was surprised about her letting Juan go but I understood the decision. He didn't bring much to the table. David on the other hand didn't go quietly. He asked her why and she couldn't just say, "you're a jackass." So she just said, "I don't know." Someone needs to buy David a clue.

And next week ... Jillian still wants to know who has a girlfriend. Will Wes be outed? Will Mark continue to speak? Will Tanner P. cream himself while sucking on Jillian's toes?

Anyone else find it hilarious that everyone is talking about Adam Lambert but not Kris Allen? Kris just signed his record deal with 19 Entertainment/Jive Records but Rolling Stone managed to push that out of the way for Adam's 'coming out'. Kris may become the most irrelevant Idol winner since Taylor Hicks. Something tells me that the Kris-Adam situation is going to end up just like Reuben-Clay ... with the runner-up dominating the winner post-Idol.

After much speculation, Adam Lambert finally came out of the closet. Well, I don't think he was ever really IN the closet but for some reason, people seemed to need him to say it. Why it matters, I'm still not sure ... but you know people like to know everything about everyone. Click here to see the full Rolling Stone article.

It's been awhile since I talked about what it is going on in my life ...

The toughest thing is that my disability appeal was denied ... but we expected that. Now, we just have to wait to see if the firm handling it for us will continue to handle it. Would be nice for the government to actually do something in a timely manner that actually helps people but that's maybe asking too much.

Some of y'all know that Darin has been waiting for a job in PA to start ... we are "cautiously optimistic" that we will get the formal offer this week. Cross those fingers.

Dakota is still acting like a puppy even though she is 10. Six months ago, she was acting like a 95-year-old woman. Why do I feel like this is her last hurrah? Anyone know what I mean? Insight welcome.

Pokey is ... well, he is his normal, spoiled self. As Darin pointed out tonight though ... since he stopped sneaking Pokey food under the table, Pokey's farting has stopped. Trust me ... it's lethal.

As for me ... it's been tough going. I know that I keep saying that eventually I will talk about things other than my disability that contribute to my depression but for some reason, I'm just not ready to share that on here yet. I don't know if it's just that it's hard to talk about or if, on some level, my subconscious doesn't want to give any power to it. Not sure if that makes sense ... but in my head it did.

I will say that I regret ever wishing for a 'permanent vacation'. It sucks. I have heard so many people say that I'm lucky that I get to stay in bed all day ... try doing it for 2 years. After awhile, you start hating your bed. And I do. Maybe it is that I feel trapped ... Maybe it is the loneliness. Maybe it's both.

Just for one day I would like to feel normal again.

Hopefully one day I will again.

Not likely.

Shit.

We had these in America too ... they were called Rest Stops.

Sex is a useful tool when trying to recruit young men into the Marines?

Well, one recruiter seemed to think it was a good idea.

Staff Sgt. Bryan Damone Cunningham is accused of pimping out a 14-year-old girl to entice men to enlist. He plead not guilty on 7 felony counts, including felony pimping and kidnapping. According to police in Orange County, CA, the girl was found in a car with Cunningham and two men, ages 18 and 19. The two men are described as potential recruits.

The girl told police she met Cunningham online and had sex with all three men. The recruits face felony charges of having sex with a minor.

Is it really so hard to get people to enlist in the Marines that they need to get the potential recruits laid? I have heard of cults using this tactic ("The Family" for one) but I didn't realize that the military was in such dire need of new blood.

This makes me wonder if SSgt. Cunningham had used this tactic before or if this was the first time. It also makes me wonder how hard the Marines checked into his background. Clearly, he is a sexual predator and needs to be locked up for a long time.

Restaurants do all kinds of special "kids price" promotions ... but to put a height requirement as a condition? That seems a bit much.

Apparently, a Chinese restaurant in the UK thinks that children under 12 shouldn't be taller than 4 feet 7 1/2 inches tall. Recently a 10-year-old was charged full price for his meal because he is 4 feet 11 inches. To make it even more sketchy, they didn't tell the parents until after they'd already eaten their meal.

"We went up to the counter to pay after the meal and I thought they'd got the bill wrong," Ben's father, Gareth Gardner, told the paper. "I said they'd mischarged us and they made Gareth stand next to a height chart and told me he didn't qualify for the children's menu."

Why in the world should it matter how tall the kid is? If you have a special promotion for all kids under 12, why discriminate kids who can't help that they've had an early growth spurt? It's not like they were trying to cheat the restaurant by saying the kid was younger than he really is.

Seems to me restaurants shouldn't be doing things to lose customers. Have some class!