oops i did it again

bad news - muppet won. good news! - i'm never watching that stupid show again! ok so katharine didn't win. she was the better singer. i guarantee the muppet will not have a career. moreover, i think this was the beginning of the end of american idol. despite its ratings, i think a lot of people will be disappointed with the quality of the winner, as well as the quality of the performances in general. this week and last week were both horrible. based on those 2 weeks, elliott should have won - he's the only one who didn't choke. anyway, i'm over idol. over it.

pearl jam - the show last wednesday was awesome. they played all their crowd favorites tuesday night, and saved wednesday for rarities. check out the setlist - totally insane. they kind of plowed through the first part of the show, aka the new songs, so they could get to the old ones. i think lukin was the highlight for me. as was the entire second encore - unbelieveable. they played with 50 times more energy than they did on last tour. if they're stopping by your city, definitely find a way to get tickets.

news - so jen got her job working for the man at the history factory. other than the commute she seems to like it. personally i don't think 45 minutes out 65 minutes in is that bad. assuming the el is running on time, and assuming i don't *just* miss a train, it takes me 45 minutes in the morning and 50 at night, and i'm only travelling 4 miles.

as a result of this job, we're forced to get a car. we've been looking for about a week, and i'm confused by several things. when did cars get so expensive?!?! i think we're kind of torn between the mazda3 and the new civic. we both kind of like the mazda more, but we're not sure about it as we only know 1 person who's ever owned a mazda. the civic looks better in person than in pictures, but it's still a little goofy. and it only has a 140hp engine, which is my main problem. seeing how i've been obsessing over this for a week and not getting more than 4 hours of sleep because of it, i hope to have this dilemma resolved sooner rather than later. suggestions and comments are welcome.

finally, beanes decided to make a run for the highway today. he crept down the back and went out the gangway. luckily we noticed he was missing after only 5 or 10 minutes, so he didn't get very far. where would beanes go on his own? to the house with the man that always gives him biscuits of course! jen was smart enough to think of that, so he's home safely. lesson: keep your dogs and children on leashes!

MO