Archive for February 2008

Google Reader Keeps on Rocking (and sign up for my RSS Feed!)

And you thought I only blogged about American Idol, didn’t you? This past year I’ve gotten into using RSS feeds to keep up with news and blogs that normally took a tedious amount of time to load the page, figure out what was updated, and so on and so forth. Google Reader has thoroughly impressed [...]

American Idol Season 7: And then there were 20

Garrett Haley (my 5th pick!), Colton Berry (my 10th), Amy Davis (my 9th) and Joanne Borgella (my 8th) are all out. It’s a good thing I’m not running for President, since I seem to be out of touch with America. I was off, but at the same time, MSNBC’s commentary on tonight’s show makes sense. [...]

American Idol Season 7: My Picks for the Top Twelve Girls

12. Brooke White (24, Mesa, AZ) Song – “So Happy Together” – The Turtles Started off really nervous with really forced movements. David Cook sang the same song yesterday, and he did a much better job. For some reason, they really liked her, but I’m not sure how far she can go. 11. Amanda Overmyer [...]

American Idol Season 7: My Picks for the Top Twelve Boys

Sigh, forgive me, reality TV critics. I’ve fallen under the spell of American Idol. And now that the field has narrowed down to the Top 24, you’d bet I have an opinion on who I think has got it and who has got to go. Tonight the top 12 boys sang and here’s my list [...]

Prologue Time Trial – Tour of California

On Sunday I headed over to Stanford to watch the Prologue stage of the Tour of California. The streets were blocked off from University Avenue all the way down Palm Drive to the Oval. Due to the gorgeous weather, there was a fabulous turnout, but I was able to find a good spot to snap [...]