Amy
Relationship Status
In A Relationship
Interests
Writing, photography, scrapbooking, acting, singing, God, hanging out with Garrett and all my other wonderful friends, Italian food, Mexican food, brownies and most anything else chocolate, video production, music, my iPod, dancing, laughing, reading
Favorite Music
Switchfoot, Jars of Clay, Lifehouse, Bethany Dillon, Kutless, Relient K, The Fray, Starfield, Leeland, Building 429, U2, Avril Lavigne (first two albums), The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack, no country and no rap
Favorite Movies
Pride and Prejudice, Phantom of the Opera, While You Were Sleeping, Little Women, Daddy Day Care, A Beautiful Mind, October Sky, The Majestic, The Mighty Duck movies, I Am Sam, Night at the Museum, and many more...
Favorite Books
The Bible, Wild At Heart, Waking the Dead, A Walk To Remember, Finding Alice, Little Women, Captivating, Crime and Punishment, The Veritas Conflict, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest
Other Websites
http://amypowers.net
Oh Sanjaya, What Are We Going to do With You?
March 29 2007
Good call, Ryan...
Too bad though it just gives the kid more attention.
This is my first time to follow American Idol, and quite frankly, I am not too happy about it these days. While people were concerned about Simon's ultra mean remarks to the crazies at auditions, I didn't care. And when Brandon, whom I loved dearly and expected to see in the Top 5 was kicked off, I tried not to care. And then week after that... but now, it's gone too far. First Brandon, then Stephanie, and now CHRIS SLIGH?! You've GOT to be kidding me, America. With Phil Stacey, the best male vocalist in the competition in the bottom three, and there's Sanjaya looking on? No way...
I've never been into network television, but because this is potentially the field I am entering, however, I am trying to give it a shot. American Idol seemed to be the best thing on. But man, the voting's jacked up... I didn't want to be one of those fans who felt they had to vote, but now I think I'm going to have to start voting just to keep anyone good on the show!
So here's my deal with the whole Sanjaya thing... the kid's getting a ton pf publicity. He's still on the show because people ARE making a big deal about him. And people are making a big deal because "awww, he's so cute and Simon's so mean to him", and "wow, did you see that new do?!". Seriously, that kid has got to have a publicist now that must be telling him to do these things to get attention. And it's working. Too well.
Simon may be a jerk, but he's right sometimes, and American Idol is a singing competition. But it's turning into a popularity contest, which is sad. But it's just like everything else in life I suppose...
And that's frustrating to me. Sometimes it seems like talent doesn't even matter. Sometimes personality doesn't even matter. It's just status. If someone is somehow popular, then they're golden, and all eyes are on them. It's just ridiculous...
So yeah, why am I surprised by this whole American Idol gimmick? I've seen it present everywhere. It's how the Homecoming Queen gets chosen. It's how the class president gets chosen. Everything's a popularity contest. Is that the way it's going to be in the "real world" when I'm graduating college and trying to get a job? I sure hope not. I hope people actually evaluate me for my ability, my personality, and my ability to get along with others, and not for meeting some status quo.
But anyhow, I don't everyone to think that I'm bitter about anything, and I especially don't want anyone to think that I don't like popular people at all, or that every single election or contest turns in favor of the most popular person, but it's there a lot... and I'm just rambling... But anyhow, if you watch American Idol at all, and if you ever vote, just think about who actually deserves to win.
Too bad though it just gives the kid more attention.
This is my first time to follow American Idol, and quite frankly, I am not too happy about it these days. While people were concerned about Simon's ultra mean remarks to the crazies at auditions, I didn't care. And when Brandon, whom I loved dearly and expected to see in the Top 5 was kicked off, I tried not to care. And then week after that... but now, it's gone too far. First Brandon, then Stephanie, and now CHRIS SLIGH?! You've GOT to be kidding me, America. With Phil Stacey, the best male vocalist in the competition in the bottom three, and there's Sanjaya looking on? No way...
I've never been into network television, but because this is potentially the field I am entering, however, I am trying to give it a shot. American Idol seemed to be the best thing on. But man, the voting's jacked up... I didn't want to be one of those fans who felt they had to vote, but now I think I'm going to have to start voting just to keep anyone good on the show!
So here's my deal with the whole Sanjaya thing... the kid's getting a ton pf publicity. He's still on the show because people ARE making a big deal about him. And people are making a big deal because "awww, he's so cute and Simon's so mean to him", and "wow, did you see that new do?!". Seriously, that kid has got to have a publicist now that must be telling him to do these things to get attention. And it's working. Too well.
Simon may be a jerk, but he's right sometimes, and American Idol is a singing competition. But it's turning into a popularity contest, which is sad. But it's just like everything else in life I suppose...
And that's frustrating to me. Sometimes it seems like talent doesn't even matter. Sometimes personality doesn't even matter. It's just status. If someone is somehow popular, then they're golden, and all eyes are on them. It's just ridiculous...
So yeah, why am I surprised by this whole American Idol gimmick? I've seen it present everywhere. It's how the Homecoming Queen gets chosen. It's how the class president gets chosen. Everything's a popularity contest. Is that the way it's going to be in the "real world" when I'm graduating college and trying to get a job? I sure hope not. I hope people actually evaluate me for my ability, my personality, and my ability to get along with others, and not for meeting some status quo.
But anyhow, I don't everyone to think that I'm bitter about anything, and I especially don't want anyone to think that I don't like popular people at all, or that every single election or contest turns in favor of the most popular person, but it's there a lot... and I'm just rambling... But anyhow, if you watch American Idol at all, and if you ever vote, just think about who actually deserves to win.
Rachael Moore
March 29 2007
there is this site called votefortheworst.com and they encourage voters to vote for the worst singer on american idol... and sanjaya is their guy. he is horrible. and it is sad that good people have to leave because bad singers like him and haley (and even antonella when she was on) get to stay. this is my first time to follow it as well, and i hate that it seems like a popularity contest rather than a singing competition. but yeah... i totally understand your frustrations. hope you have a great night!
36_Thoughtless
March 29 2007
For what little I know of the show and this season, I am actually very critical of it, but not for the same reasons you are. It is a popularity contest, and quite frankly, none of the contestants can sing that well, at least not as well as Fox would like us to believe. I hate to break it to you, but Chris Sligh wasn't that good. Phil Stacey isn't that fantastic either. Now, obviously, it's unbelievable for Sanjaya to have made it this far: he obviously needs some serious vocal training if he'll ever be taken seriously. But if you listened really closely to all of the singing, you'll realize that reverb and probably auto-tune is added to their singing, and still none of the contestants impress me.
Laura Polis
March 30 2007
I'm working at a Girl Scout camp in MA. :) the camp is 45 minutes away from my best friend
