Even tho I think America got it right this week, I was sad in a way to see Carmen go. There's no one else who I think should have gone instead, but it's still tough. Carmen has a lot of guts; she did well in standing up to a lot of criticism. She just doesn't yet have the training and experience that a lot of us have ( Read more... )

Argh, sometimes I really hate LJ. I was writing the last sentence of a long entry, and LJ ate it. And I've *got* to get some sleep!! Maybe in the morning I'll have time to re-write it.

Basics: I loved this week, we all kicked it up another notch, tomorrow will be the toughtest Wednesday yet, but at least our summer concert tour has been announced!

I'll say right up front (since I'm an upfront kinda gal, you know) that I think America got it wrong this week. Kimberly Caldwell should NOT have been the one to go; America got the wrong blonde. Carmen is cute and sweet and has some talent. She's a nice girl, and easy to live with. But ( Read more... )

Man, I feel really good this morning! Busy, but good, and I want to thank everyone for their good wishes. I had a great time singing "New York State of Mind" last night, and I feel that I did well -- and I was shocked that all four judges actually agreed. We'll see what the viewers thought. I do hope I get to keep my butt on the couch this week ( Read more... )

And yep, it's 5:00am and I'm already up. Oh, the glamourous life of a diva! *trying not to laugh ( Read more... )

Kristin has left for the AI Behind the Scenes Mall Tour (links below), so now we don't have the distraction of a non-contestant in the house. It was kind of hard because we all have been working on our performances, plus all kinds of interviews, appearances, etc, that she wasn't a part of. It would've been hard with anyone (so Kristin, don't get ( Read more... )

I wasn't too surprised to be in the bottom three again, since the votes carried over from last week. But I was VERY surprised and disappointed that Rickey was not only in the bottom three but voted off!!! Rickey really is as sweet, kind, and gentle as it seems on the show -- and it's all real, not fake. I'll miss his quiet but strong presence in ( Read more... )

I took a big risk singing "My Heart Will Go On" -- it's tough to try to match Celine, and to do a song everyone has heard so many times. But it felt like the right fit, so I went for it. I changed my look a bit from previous weeks; went with the straight hair again (I love doing different stuff with my hair) and this time wore a blouse and pants ( Read more... )

Yep, it's Monday, which means tomorrow is Showtime!It all seems to get more stressful every week -- last week's votes are going to carry over and be added to tomorrow night's, and I'm extra nervous since I was in the bottom three last week :( Clay and Kelly have broken up, at least for now -- the poor things are both just soooo busy, it was nearly ( Read more... )

I wish they'd tell us more in advance when our segments are going to be on; I totally forgot to mention it ahead of time so you all could watch it. Actually I wasn't even on it; it was about the taping of "God Bless the USA" which I couldn't do because I had strep throat :( But didn't joshua_gracin look extra fine with that bit of five o'clock shadow ( Read more... )