I have a confession: I watched American Idol last night
13 Feb
I’m one of those people who doesn’t really watch American Idol (I say really because I’ve been sucked in a few times before while flipping through the channels). But I sorta pride myself on not being addicted to the show. I like that the TV gods haven’t been able to spoon feed me their latest reality show creation (even if they’ve snagged 30 million+ other people). I like that when one of my co-workers declared she was super excited that Jordin Sparks was singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl this year, that I had to ask whether Jordin was a guy or a gal.
But, alas, I’m going on day four with the flu. And in case you haven’t noticed, there is absolutely nothing worth watching on TV in the wake of the writer’s strike. And while the strike is officially over, it will still be couple weeks before we’re back to semi-decent programming. So last night, I watched Simon, Paula and Randy (I just had to Google his name, I started to type Ruben, but that didn’t seem quite right) narrow down the season’s contestants to 24. I have to admit, the show is kinda catchy, but I don’t think I’ll be seeking it out anytime soon.
Other shows I’ve watched while sick include:
Married with Children, Flip this House, King of the Hill, the Home Shopping Network (I haven’t bought anything yet, but have you seen these creepy stuffed bunnies Marie Osmond is trying to peddle, creepy and cute), Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, the Andy Griffith Show ( in color *yuck*) lots of CNN, Fox News and C-SPAN (I sat through about 15 minutes of an Ann Coulter speech, which may actually have made me more sick) and my final confession … I’ve watched about two full episodes of Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency.
Oh, and I’ve also discovered this weird little show on Nickelodeon called “Wonder Pets.” If you haven’t seen it before, let me tell you what just happened. The baby chick was happy they helped the bullfrog, so he said something along the lines of “let’s celebrate with some celery” and pulled a piece of the vegetable out of thin air and then the bullfrog said “wait, try it with some Louisiana hot sauce” and pulled a bottle of the sauce out of thin air and poured it on the celery. Then they all ate the celery and lived happily ever after. I may have been hallucinating because of my fever, but I swear I just saw that happen.
Even though being sick is the worst. Sick TV almost makes up for it! I watched Idol last year and it was fun, but this year we have made the switch to The Biggest Loser! It is the only tv show we MAKE time for. And it is completely worth it!
Only thing I wonder is, am I wrong to eat ice cream while watching a show about weight loss??
Yeah, I watch it. I’m not sure I like it, but I watch it. Mostly because my mother always wants to know my opinion. Plus, I’m a singer and a psychologist, so I’m fascinated on many counts.
beware the false idol…
First of all let me say….I hate that you are sick Ginny and hope you get well soon! On to Idol I’ve been a fan since the beginning and have purchased every winner’s album or singles, I’m a bit obsessed!
Isaiah LOVES Wonder Pets!! I have their song stuck in my head all of the time.