My "American Idol" Picks

Ok so "American Idol" is crazy awesome this year! The talent is unbelievable. But if I had to narrow it down to two guys and two girls, this is how I'd do it taking in the last two weeks that the Top 24 have been on stage live.

THE GUYS

1
David Archuleta ROCKS! He's mad talented and has an awesome stage presence. He has a very unique sounding voice that will blow you away. He's easily number 1 for me this week.









2

David Hernandez is a natural singer. His voice is pure and strong. It could easily be molded into anything producers wanted it to be. He's good enough to be number 2 on my list as things go this week.

THE GIRLS

1

Ramiele Malubay is an itsy bitsy powerhouse! She reminds me of Christina Aguilera. Very petite, but extremely powerful. Ramiele has a squeeky mouse talking voice, but superstar singing voice. And she's cute. Total package.

2

Wow. Carly Smithson can sing! She almost made it to #1 for me this week in the girls, but Ramiele's power just barely edged her out. I have a feeling that Carly and Ramiele will be at the top of my picks every week, probably taking turns at the top.

Same Music, Different Song

Ok so this is kinda like what I did last year with Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend". See, last year Avril's original version of her song was pitted against a Lil' Mama remix which friggin rocked! Well the same thing has kinda happened again... sorta. See, the music to one song has been allowed to be used on two songs. So we have two songs that have been released to the music world by two completely different artists using the same music. Crazy huh? Take a listen below and judge for yourself which one you like better. BTW, this is only to promote each song. If you like it go and download it!
Please allow atleast 10 seconds for the songs to load. If you can see the controls its ready, if you see the Quicktime logo it's still loading.


Calabria - Enur ft. Natasja



The Anthem - Pitbull ft. Lil John

Ice, Ice Baby! (And Some Snow)

Wow, it's been a winter wonderland of sorts this past week! On Thursday, February 14 we had some ice in the form of freezing rain, then this past Wednesday the 20th we had a quick, heavy snow as seen below, and yesterday, Friday the 22nd we had more ice from freezing rain! Take a look at some of the pics from around my yard.

Car Encased In Ice

Trash Can... Do I Still Need To Take It Out To The Road?

BBQ Cookout Anyone?

Let's Lay Out And Tan! Hot As Ice Baby!

Brief But Heavy Snow Yesterday

Yesterday it snowed pretty hard from like 1PM til 630PM. Here are some pics I took as were out and about. Notice how bad the visibility was. This was our heaviest snow this year (sadly), totaling a little over 3".

The next 2 pictures show what it looked like headed to the Bay Bridge from Annapolis.

Ok and the next 3 are on the Bridge. Look at how bad the visibility is! Can't even see over the water!

Outside restaraunt that we ate at, and I had to get a plastic bag to wipe off the snow that had piled up in the short period of time.

On our way to get chinese food for the rest of the family. Main roads are getting snow covered.

Salt drunk/snow plow... WORK FASTER!

This is where we get our chinese food.

And we are on our way home at night with the main roads (Route 50/301) completely snow covered.

I'm Calling It!

Ok so I have avoided this subject for a while, but OMG I have to go there today! The subject is Britney Spears. I know I know, lol. But I think I'm seeing something no one else is. They are all so focused on Britney improving, and returning to her old pre-crazy self, that I think they aren't looking at all the right places... such as HER STOMACH! Look at this photo taken last night and focus on her stomach...

... doesn't she look like she's PREGNANT!? (thanks x17online.com for the picture) I believe people will start noticing and it definitely will become a big deal. Maybe she's just gaining weight? Doubtful. It looks like a baby bump. I hope not. If I'm right, I will update the subject, hopefully I'm wrong though.

We Just Had A Hail Storm!

We just friggin had a hail storm... IN FEBRUARY! Hail is NOT sleet. Sleet falls when its cold, like in winter like storms. Hail is what happens in severe storms, strong cold fronts or tornadoes. Today it was a strong cold front. At around 4:30 PM it started hailing and i ran and got my camera, and got some great shots! Here's the video!

Been Busy... Rest Today

So for the past few days I've been pretty busy, but today I think I'm just gonna take it easy.Watch some TV, listen to music and eat lots of food. If everything goes right, next week will be pretty jam packed too. I'm gonna really amp up my job search, I really want a job! I'm not just going to settle though... I'm going to get the job I want. Also next week I'm also gonna be at the gym a lot. I've been working on my summer body and I am gonna pick up the pace starting this coming week.

Update To The Post Below

Soooo.... i spoke too soon. Our power is out for good. Like I said, the winds did indeed pick up quite a bit and wow... it is intense. As i type this on my phone the winds are shaking the windows of my house violently. Its really loud. I bet we have gusts in the 60 MPH range. The power is out on the entire island so i dont think its gonna be back on anytime soon. And of course all that cold air is here now that the front has passed over us causing the outage! I will update ya later. Hopefully I will find a way to stay sane. I will have video of the wind when the power comes back on.

UPDATE:
Ok so the power came back on! Woot Woot! It came on at around 6:20 PM. A good 2 hours after it went out. The wind is still blowing so hopefully we won't have another outtage.

What A Contrast!

Wow! Look at the "Feels Like Temps" outside this hour! What a difference in location. It feels like it below zero in western Maryland and it feels like the 40's and 50's in eastern Maryland and Virginia. Why the stark contrast? Well this is why...
... it's a strong arctic front plowing through the area and it's not only bringing cold temperatures and wind chills, but also howling wings of 50+ MPH. It's already taken out our power today, fortunately not for too long. Those frigid windchills will be here at my house in a few hours when the front passes over with the crazy winds peaking out this evening here.

A Fun Night

Tray came down from Massachussetts for about a week and this is a really quick look at one night.

Tray On Skateboard On Treadmill

Superbowl

NEW YORK GIANTS vs NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

I'm routing for the Giants tonight. I'm loving the commercials. Although I keep forgetting that I wanna watch the commercials so I keep on getting up and then remembering the commercials so I run back to watch them really quick lol. Yay for TiVo!