So. Everyone out there who have ears know that Paula Abdul has left Idol. But the thing is, people are wondering who her replacement will be. Don’t you people get it? Kara DioGuardi is her replacement! Okay, sure, Paula and Kara are “friends” and they were happy to be judging together for one season. But the four judges thing? It just doesn’t work.

What really surprises me is that people want Paula instead of Kara. Why? Because Paula is more qualified? Because she has been on the show for so long? Face the facts, people: Kara has written and co-written countless songs. She can sing. If she doesn’t like how someone sang, she can go back and sing it for them the right way. 

And Paula? Nothing.

But the decision is final. On the Idol website, under “Judges Bios”, Paula is gone. There is a Simon Bio, a Randy bio, a Kara bio, and even a Ryan Bio. but no Paula.

It would not surprise me if the brought Paula back for a surprise twist, but for now, bye, Paula!

The contestants perform in groups at the Kodak Theater.

The show starts with people having trouble forming groups; at 11:15 pm people are still up practicing. Rose from last night is having trouble dealing with the people in her group. Others are also having troubles: “If you keep going off key then you’re a bad singer.” “You need to be more sensitive.”

Finally at 1 am, some people go to bed. But someone named Tatiana is joining and leaving groups. She keeps finding flaws in her peers and fights with a woman with bright dyed red hair.”We don’t need to be that dramatic… group hug!” some people say.

The next day, some groups have gone without sleep. People deal with lack of sleep in a lot of different ways. Some people “they’re just walking around with blank looks on their faces”. One woman wasn’t feeling too well and just stayed in bed while her group practiced. Most of the contestants, though, just had to tough it out.

“Forget the words, you’re out.” Simon stated before the 100 people performed. I don’t think that rapping will get you into the next round (the woman in group 1). They sang a pretty harmony and all of them went through.

Some contestants sang the wrong words (”doot-doo” instead of “you two”) and were eliminated.

I thought that Emily Wyne (with the pink hair and the green hat) and her group were pretty bad. Half of them went through, Emily went home. 

I loved when they showed Paula with evil laser eyes… that was pretty funny.

Looks like Simon isn’t really enjoying the contestants… “Horrible… excruciating… they’re all crap… that was an absolute total mess… chaotic… it’s like a succession of horrors… useless…has anyone got any advil?”

The group with Rose Flack, Jasmine the girl who sounds like Jordin Sparks, and Katrina the bikini girl did alright. Katrina and Rose went home, only Jasmine went though. Jasmine will go pretty far… maybe the top 20.

BYE BYE KATRINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bugs Bunny: Crunch, crunch, crunch… thats all, folks!

American Idol hits Hollywood as contestants who received golden tickets perform in the Kodak Theater.

Jasmine Murray reminds me of Jordin Sparks, from Season 6 of American Idol. “Natural talent.” Paula commented.

Time to do homework….

I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

One woman named Rose was doing great, but after being asked what American Idol means to her, she broke down and said that she was singing for her parents. She sang great, and her and Jasmine Murray went through to round two of Hollywood.

Three guys showed how nervous everyone was by talking to the camera thirty seconds before they sang. “You can’t get by with any mistakes at all!” one says as he nervously rocks back and forth. Another said, “I’m, like, relaxed and chill right now, but on the inside it’s a volcano of emotions.”

I’ve noticed that the people who get really nervous and are not very confident always make it to the next round, whereas the relaxed, confident contestants don’t get through and then blame the judges for their bad opinion.

More homework………………… okay, finished!

“Horrible song, horrible performance, really annoying.” Simon said after Von Smith stopped singing. That was the first bad critique I had heard, but Von made it though anyway. After that was a whole section of contestants going home because a bad choice of song.

Nick Mitchell decided to perform under an alias- Norman Gentle. He dressed up in a red headband, Barracuda shorts, and a Hawaiian shirt. I thought that he did really, really, really, bad, but he went through. 

Jackie Tohn is sort of like Amanda from last season, without the whole goth look. She is a rocker with a really outgoing fashion sense- she had a tiger on her shirt. She was the one who during her audition, windows almost fell on Simon. She went through, but had a hard time celebrating next to friends who had not made the cut.

Actually, the girl who wore the bikini is pretty good!

That’s all for now.

Salt Lake City, Utah, where David Archuleta was born.

First up was a man whose dad was one of the Osmond brothers. The judges said that he made a big mistake on the choice of song. My dad said he was Top 10 material, and he went through.

Tara, a goth psychic said that she could predict when a family member would die. She said that she had a good feeling that she would win. She stopped singing, and then started again when the judges didn’t say anything. “It sounded just like a baby.” Simon said. I didn’t like her either. Tara flashed the finger as she walked out of the door.

Frankie Jordan sang really well. I thought that she had a good choice of song. “I quite like your voice… I’m gonna say yes.” She was one of the many who received a golden ticket in Utah.

A birthday comes to Idol! A stay-at-home mother, she is has a very unique voice. It goes up and down, sort of squeaky. I like it… “I like you… I think I’m bordering on loving you…. yeah, I think I love you… love you! Paula gushed. Top 10, my dad said.

I loved the girl, 16, from Utah. “You really worked hard, huh?” Kara said. Randy said that she had incredible natural potential. “This ticket means the world to me.” she said. My dad says she will be in the Top 20.

A sob story about a small-town girl in Idaho whose dad died ended the show. Her mom got into a car accident, too. Awwww….

Whatev.

Gotta do homework, sorry. Goodnight!

Jacksonville, Florida!!!! I always thought that Jacksonville was in Arkansas… anyway, it’s where Randy Jackson made his name.

Sharon Wilber and her dog, Sasha charmed the judges when they first walked in. I thought that she was pretty good. Simon and Randy said yes, and then Kara covered her mouth and Paula attacked her and kissed her on the lips. Kara said that Kara thought she would be kissed by Simon, not Paula. Sharon went through to Hollywood.

Dana Moreno, 24, thought she was good, but Simon gave her directions out the door. “Right, then right.” Next were two 16-year-old girls. The first suc*ed, and the second was AWESOME!!!!!

‘Night!

P.S. I am extremely sorry- the server dropped in the middle of the post. I wrote much more that didn’t save. Hopefully this will not happen in the future. To get more info on this audition go to http://americanidol.com/

Thank you.