American Idol… The Women

American Idol I have just finished my evaluation of the Top 12 female contestants, and here is my current ranking:

  1. Alaina Whitaker
  2. Syesha Mercado
  3. Ramiele Malubay
  4. Alexandr&#233a Lushington
  5. Carly Smithson
  6. Joanne Borgella
  7. Asia’h Epperson
  8. Kristy Cook
  9. Amanda Overmyer
  10. Brooke White
  11. Kady Malloy
  12. Amy Davis

So, at this point, my 4-to-Go for tomorrow’s show are: Luke Menard, Jason Yeager, Kady Malloy, and Amy Davis. Place your bets.

American Idol… The Men

American Idol I have just finished my evaluation of the Top 12 male contestants, and here is my current ranking:

  1. Jason Castro
  2. Michael Johns
  3. David Archoleta
  4. Danny Noriega
  5. David Hernandez
  6. Colton Berry
  7. Robbie Carrico
  8. Garrett Haley
  9. David Cook
  10. Chikezie
  11. Luke Menard
  12. Jason Yeager

Some Links to Explore

Linky Doodles. Here are some recent and not-so-recent links that have caught my eye:

Asparagus Pee Chris Buys a NEW Car!

Chris Benson in his new Asparagus-Pee Mobile

Well, after driving an 18-year-old ’89 Honda Accord for over 16 years, I broke down last month and bought a 2008 Toyota Matrix XR.

It’s not the perfect car I’ve been dreaming of, but it was the closest fit to some pretty tough criteria:

  1. List price under $20,000
  2. Largest cargo capacity for a small car
  3. Over 30 mpg highway
  4. Moonroof
  5. Silver with grey interior
  6. Not embarassingly ugly

Here it is with the seats down.

By the way, if you think Christmas is coming earlier every year, please be aware that the 2009 Toyotas are already here. They came out the end of January.