So now that I've announced to the world N's disturbing obsession with the WWE (he was rather annoyed at me), I felt it only fair for me to reveal my current obsession/guilty pleasure -- American Idol Season 7.

It started last year - I got sucked into the train wreck that was last season (Sanjaya, anyone?). I seriously think it is impossible not to get sucked in and/or have favourites once you start watching. This season, they have the amazing David Cook who has had crazy good performances. N just happens to be in the room when I watch Idol and while he complains bitterly that he has to endure it, he never leaves the room.

Anyhow, here are two performances by David Cook that totally blew my mind:

1.) A rock version of Michael Jackson's, Billy Jean (yes, I know it is the Chris Cornell version but... I had never heard it prior to seeing it on Idol and I think DC did a great job with it).

2.) DC turns Mariah Carey's, Always Be My Baby, into a rock ballad - pure genius!

To make this even more impressive -- I have to include a link to the original Mariah version. This guy ROCKS!

Just for a little something extra, I'm also going to include this: DC performs Innocent, by Canada's, Our Lady Peace on American Idol. His performance of this on Idol isn't nearly as good as the studio version he recorded. All performances on Idol are just short snippets of the song. A full length studio version of each song performed is available for download on Itunes. I found the studio version on Youtube and it is really good.

I don't really want to get into how I know about this.

Ok... I do, N watches it religiously and I just turn a blind eye. I seriously didn't believe him when he told me about this until he sat me in front of the TV to watch it unfold. Last night, on Raw -- yea, WWE Raw, all 3 US presidential hopefuls (Clinton, Obama and McCain) gave taped addresses. Seriously, is this what it has come down to?? Instead of trying to educate voters we get dumbed down speeches in the hopes of winning over the masses with cheesy wrestling references?

Now it came to my attention recently, that there is a movie called Idiocracy, starring Luke Wilson, that pokes fun at the fact that "intelligent" people seem to be a dying breed. In fact, my brother gave me the movie to watch (I haven't had time to watch it yet) and after last night I think I'll have to make time. Sad thing is, it's supposed to be a comedy -- not reality.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say I wasn't their target audience last night (clearly they were targeting physicists and rocket scientists).  Still, let's see how they did!

Do you smell what Barack is cooking?

I do and just like an article in The Economist last month, I wonder if he's as good a leader as he is a speaker. Didn't his lame-ass and old (cause come on, The Rock is a C-List movie star now, he's moved on...) WWE references seem natural to you?? Do I detect a closet WWE junkie??

Hill-Rod has been knocked down and got up again... (sounds like a Chumbawumba song) and she's willing to take a hit for you.

Seriously, I can't make fun of her -- she gave the lamest WWE speech ever and I can't help but feel bad for the unhip. I know she didn't win any votes last night but she gains my respect for looking awkward and uncomfortable in the ring -- she knows her place and it isn't standing in for Trish Stratus or 'Lizbeth.

What are you going to do when John McCain and his McCainiacs run wild on you?

I'm going to to start watching wrestling -- because until last night I hadn't been celebrating my freedom properly.

Today I came home from work and was happy to see that the maintenance work we'd requested was completed (we had a new microwave installed above the stove as our old one had a broken clock.) So there I am flitting around my kitchen putting things back into the cupboards (which were emptied as a precaution) when I stumble upon a hand-written note on my grocery list pad.

The note was written by some lady offering a cleaning service. I was a horrified as I wondered, how did this lady get into my kitchen? And how completely unprofessional and tacky/creepy to be leaving notes to complete strangers inside their apartments.

My resident manager is getting an earful tomorrow. If they let this woman into my suite while they were here doing maintenance I think THAT is unprofessional too. I'm seriously disturbed.

I played a little social experiment with my family these past few weeks.  I decided about a month ago to fly home for my mom's birthday.  I told pretty much everyone in my family except my mom and dad and was (I'll admit) curious whether or not the secret could be kept from them....I am happy to report, that when so inclined, my family IS capable of keeping secrets as proven by the shocked expression on my mom's face when I showed up on the doorstep yesterday.  

We had visitors this past weekend. It was a busy but fun time. Thursday I was showing people around TO, Friday I was back at work and then Friday night we all went out to the Raptor's game to watch them suck it up on the court... geez. Come on guys, way to limp into the playoffs.

Shannon and I, proving we are awesome and secure wives.

During half time this huge inflated Raptor came out to dance with the Dance Team... it was pretty hilarious!

After the game, we tracked down another one of my cousin's at the Loose Moose. Since both the Raptor's and the Jay's were playing that night, the place was packed. We luckily managed to get one of the last tables. Several drinks later, we left all cheery.

Next day I was up bright and early making a huge breakfast/brunch as my aunt and uncle were leaving their home out in the burbs to venture into the city for a Jay's game. This is a rare and thus exciting occurance!

Half way through the Jay's game I came to a startling (well maybe not) revelation that I find paint drying more exciting than baseball. Raptor's tickets were triple the price and worth every penny... but then, I love basketball.

On Sunday, we took Shannon and Jason out to Niagara-on-the-lake for brunch and then out to the falls (as they'd never been). It was a nice day to out walking around...

You could still see ice in the river and in the falls on the American side

Overall a fun weekend. We told Shannon and Jay they could come back! haha!!