i have never wished that i paid attention to american idol. until now.

please don't let anyone post a comment on this about me being lame. haha.

so Sam 2 and i were hanging out in "our basement" aka Barb and Tom's basement where we live at the moment, flipping channels on the tv a couple nights ago. or was it last night? i have no idea. either way, i happened to pass by the American Idol finale, which is always a big deal because they have a million guest stars and its sort of fun. and lo and behold, i meet Kris Allen (the guy below here).

immediately Sam and i both say some version of "he's cute." and continue to watch. and hey...he can sing. although i suppose its sort of a given seeing as its 1 of the top two on the finale. and i have to say...i've now got a bit of a crush on him. after seeing him win the whole show, i had to dig up a little bit of research. hes 23 and married. plays guitar and piano. seems to be pretty humble and surprised by winning. so basically he's awesome.

overall, it seems like adam lambert (idol finalist who came in 2nd) is a better singer. i feel like i heard he was vocally trained before coming on the show. plus, with the little i've seen of him, he can really belt it. but i guess i'm with the rest of America in saying that there's just something so appealing about Kris. i looked up a couple of his other performances to see what he likes to play and came across an awesome rendition of Kayne's West's "Heartless." you can go here to actually see the performance. or just search on youtube and you'll find just the song.

mk. that's all i got. long weekend ahead...and i'll try to be quilting most of it. my quilt is all together, minus the border...but i'm going to start on one i'm making someone else. woot.