Idol Predictions: Top 8 - Songs From Movies

This week the Top 8 will perform songs from movies, and apparently on the result show Kelly Clarkson and Rihanna will perform. Nigel tweeted that Will.i.am helped the contestants chooe their songs. After the shocking elimination of Pia last week, I think all the contestants will be giving it their all since it doesn't matter if you are a front runner or not, you could go home! Here is my predictions for this week, which I will probably be wrong since the list that they choose from will probably be very long.

Paul McDonald: He better be in the bottom 3 this week, he doesn't deserve to be here any more! He will probably do a song like "Footloose" and act like a maniac and ruin the perfectly good song. He may also do "Mrs. Robinson" from "The Graduate", I could hear him singing either of those songs, but he may slow it down this week and do a song such as "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams. But I hope he doesn't do that song!!

Lauren Alaina: She has been my fave since the beginning, but she really needs to have her "moment" this week, because i would really hate to see her go home! I would love to see her sing “I Will Always Love You” from “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” not “The Bodyguard.” She could really do any Dolly Parton song, even "9 to 5" or "Here You Come Again". She may surprise us a do a song like "What A Feeling" from "Flash Dance". There is so many possible song choices that I could hear her sing this week! She could also sing "Angel" from "City of Angels;" "How Do I Live" from "Con Air". She may do a more modern song like Miley Cyrus' "When I Look At You" from "The Last Song" or Faith Hills' "There You'll Be" from Pearl Harbor.

Stefano Langone: I hate him, I honestly do. He doesn't deserve to be here either. On that note, he will try and pull off another ballad like "Purple Rain"; "Stand By Me",  "Kiss From A Rose". I don't want him to sing any more, I may just mute the tv when he is on...He may also ruin "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman".

Haley Reinhart: She has been getting better every week. I am anxious to see what song she chooses this week. I think she would do really good on "Son Of A Preacher Man" or "At Last" from Etta James. Or even a song like "Take My Breath Away" from "Top Gun". Whatever song she chooses, Im sure it will be good!

Scotty McCreery: Im a big fan of his but I have no idea what he could sing. He may do another Elvis song like "Jail House Rock" but I dont think he would do back to back Elvis songs. Maybe he will do a song from the movie  "Urban Cowboy" like "Lookin' For Love" or "Devil Went Down to Georgia". How cool would that be?

Casey Abrams: Apparently he tweeted about doing something jazzy this week, maybe he will do "Summer Wind" from the movie "For Love Of The Game", or even jazz up a song like "Iris" or "Im Alright" from "Caddyshack". I dont care what he does really, I dont like him either lol.

James Durbin: I dont think he would do a slow song 2 weeks in a row. I would really like to hear him sing "Old Time Rock & Roll" from Risky Business, "Live And Let Die" from James Bond, or "Bohemian Rhapsody". Im sure he will put on quite a show!

Jacob Lusk: He can go home as well, I just cant stand the way he sings! He can go back to church!! I wouldnt be surprised if he sanf "Over The Rainbow" from The Wizard Of Oz or "Ease On Down The Road" from The Wiz. He is uber cheesy so he could pull that off.

Music Challenge Day 08

Day 08 of the music challenge is a song that you know all the words to. I chose "I Believe" by Nikki Yanofsky, it was aired during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. The song is so amazing, I cant help but know all the words to it. I love inspirational Olympic music like this!

Music Challenge Day 07

So Day 07 of the Music Challenge is A Song That Reminds You Of A Certain Event. The song I chose was "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts, it was my high school graduation song. Whenever I hear it, it brings me right back to 2007, back when me and my friends were still super close, back when I was still happy and not really worried about money or anything. I miss the good ol' days!

European Championships- Women All Around Finals

The All Around Finals are about to get started in Berlin, Germany. The title is clearly Mustafina's to lose, for all the quick hits here is the link, Blythe over at GymExaminer is doing an amazing job!

UPDATE: Apparently Aliya Mustafina landed lock legged on her vault, and was injured! She was wheeled of the arena ina wheel chair. I hope she is alright, this is such a surprise. The competition will be very good now!

New Update: Mustafina tore her meniscus according to several reports. Kkay now IG is reporting that she tore her ACL and will miss the 2011 Worlds.

WTF America!!! Really!?!?!?

So I am sure everyone knows by now about American Idol...The amazing Pia Toscano went home! Jacob Lusk and Stefano Langone was also in the bottom 3. I was shocked! Ryan started the show saying that it was going to be another shocking elimination but I was really hoping it was a Jacob going home shock not a freakin' Pia going home shock!!! Seriously if I was Stefano, Paul, Jacob, or Casey I would of gladly given up my spot for Pia! Speaking of Casey, I bet the judges are kicking themselves in the ass for saving him a few weeks back. I wouldn't be surprised if Jennifer doesn't even come back to Idol next week. The judges were so pissed!! Next week if another girl goes home, especially Lauren. I will not watch it for the rest of the season! America is so dumb, what is stopping you from voting now that we can online?!?!?! I couldn't really say anything last season because I couldn't vote, but I make sure I use all 50 of my votes each week for my favorites!! Including Pia!!! This is the biggest upset in American Idol history, even bigger than Chris Daughtry going home, or Jennifer Hudson, or Tamyra Gray!! I don't think any of those contestants could actually win the title, but Pia could!! She was flawless every single week!!! If another friggin guy wins American Idol, I am so done with this show!!! I wonder what Simon Cowell thinks?? I don't think he would of saved Casey, he was smart and would have known that it was WAY to early to use the save! The saddest part of last nights episode was when Ryan made her sing, and she sang "I'll Stand By You" by The Pretenders, kinda ironic since her supposed fans didn't really stand by her...I'm so sorry Pia, you will have a very successful career I just know it!! Some idol contestants that don't win do better than the winner, I mean you are probably more famous than Taylor Hicks is right now. Don't worry sweetheart, you will be just fine!!! Feel free to send her some words of wisdom to her Twitter account @PToscanoAI10. Some celebrities are already sending out they're support:

@Alyssa_Milano Alyssa Milano

@PToscanoAI10 Keep your head up, beauty girl. You're an awesome talent.

 

daxshepard1 dax shepard

@minkakelly @PToscanoAI10 I'm going to do something drastic. This has put me in an unstable mood.

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daxshepard1 dax shepard

This is more egregious than that no-hitter that was ruined by that ump.

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daxshepard1 dax shepard

This did not just happen!!! How??? I'm going to do something radical. I love you Pia!

 

@minkakelly Minka Kelly

Will someone please explain to me HOW in the WORLD @PToscanoAI10 (Pia) has been voted off American Idol?! #baffled!!

 

Check out even more celebs who think this is crazy http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661584/pia-toscano-american-idol-elimination.jhtml?xrs=share_twitter

 

Dear Pia I love you, don't let this little speed bump get in the way of your awesomeness, don't be discouraged because it does show that you have a lot of support!

 

If the last 2 girls get sent home before a guy Im done, I am not going to watch a sausage fest again. Stupid teenage girls need to STOP voting for cute guys who CAN'T sing!!!! As much as I love Scotty, Im probably going to stop voting for him, all my votes are going to Lauren Alaina, she is the only hope for the girls this season!!! I like Haley, but I just don't see her winning the title!! Okay now my rant is officially over!

30 Days of Music Challenge

So i forgot about the 30 Day Music Challenge yesterday, so I will have 2 posts today!

Day 05- A Song That Reminds You Of Someone: "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" by The Darkness. It reminds of my best friend Mandy, we used to drive around senior year of high school just blasting this song!

Day 06- A Song That Reminds You Of Somewhere: "Epic" by Faith No More. It reminds me of college when I used to play rock band with my room mate Shannon!

American Idol - Top 9 Results

The Top 9 American Idol contestants performed songs from Inductees of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last night. All an all it was a good night. Everyone did a good job according to the judges, there were still a few that I didnt like, but thats usual! Gwen Stefani dressed the contestants, and Will.i.am help mentor them.

Jacob Lusk: "Man In The Mirror" by Michael Jackson
He was originally going to sing "Lets Get It On" by Al Green, but changed his mind because he didn't want to sing a song about having sex. Yet, ironically he was pelvic thrusting like no one's business through out the entire performance. He is not one of my favorites, he does the same type of song week after week. He did however get to sing with the original writer of "Man In The Mirror", which must of been so cool! I predict that he may be in the bottom 3 this week.

Haley Reinhart: "Piece Of My Heart" by Janis Joplin
I have been uber impressed with her lately, she was never one of my favorites, but last night she killed it!!! It was soooo good, she was definitely in her element. She picked the perfect song for her voice, everyone pretty much predicted that she would/ should sing that song. I think she will definitely make it through to next week, and if she doesn't, there is something wrong with the world!

Casey Abrams: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Casey, like Jacob also changed his song choice. He was originally going to sing a Sting song, thank goodness he didn't, CCR is so much better!! I'm not a big fan of his, but he sang a CCR song and he brought out the upright bass, which is pretty cool. I just don't like his awkward growling or the faces he makes when singing. He is just creepy. The judges loved it of course, he will most likely be safe.

Lauren Alaina: "Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin
My fave contestant did a good job with what the judges said was the hardest song of the night. I was kinda surprised she picked this song, but I thought she did pretty good, she hit some killer notes in that song! She could of performed a little bit more with that song, but other than that, I think and HOPE she makes it to next week. I don't think a girl deserves to go home today!

James Durbin: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by George Harrison
James took a risk doing a ballad tonight, but it paid off for him. He is good, but he is not my cup of tea. He reminds me to much of Adam Lambert, and I hated him! Everyone was surprised that he did a ballad on Rock night, but I predicted that he was probably going to change it up a bit. The song was clearly very emotional for him, he will definitely be safe.

Scotty McCreery: "That's Alright Mama" by Elvis
My man Scotty did an Elvis song. Surprise surprise! I thought he would of done a ballad, but he did a very upbeat song. He has gotten so comfortable on that stage and it shows more every week. For being so young, it is crazy how he works the audience and the camera, he is a pro! He also got attacked by girls from the audience who ran up at the end to hug him. I thought it was staged, but I guess it wasn't! I don't think he minded at all!! He will be safe, I predict he will be in the top 2!

Pia Toscano: "River Deep, Mountain High" by Tina Turner
Finally we get to see the rock side of Pia. She stepped away from her ballads and broke out an amazing, upbeat performance. We have been waiting since last week to hear her sing this song, and she didn't disappoint!! The only thing she needs to work on is the performance. The song is so upbeat and she just kinda walked around the stage slowly, other than that the vocal was amazing! She shouldn't worry about going home tonight.

Stefano Langone: "When A Man Loves A Woman"
Dear Stefano, please go home this week. I am so sick of him singing this kind of song, that I could puke. He was very off key, I don't know why the judges like him. He SHOULD be in the bottom 3 this week.

Paul McDonald: "Fulsome Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash
Paul is a maniac. He ruined a perfectly good Johnny Cash song. I couldn't even understand what he was saying. YET! The judges loved it. EWW. He better be in the bottom 3 this week, I am so done with him ruining songs!
Prediction: Bottom 3 will be Jacob, Paul, & Stefano. With either Paul or Stefano going home. This better be right because if Lauren goes home, i am done with Idol!

European Championships- Women Qualifications

Blythe over at The Examiner did another magnificent job today at the Europeans. Here are the links to each subdivision:

Subdivision 1

Subdivision 2

Subdivision 3

Subdivision 4

Aliya Mustafina of Russia is in the lead after qualifications in the All- Around, she swept the floor with the other competitors, she has a comfortable 3 point lead to team mate Dementyeva. Romanian Diana Chelaru round out the top 3. Its really nice to see gymnasts from countries not that dominate lately like, Seitz from Germany, Croket from Belgium, and some Swiss gymnasts, Kaslin and Steingruber to round out the top 10.

1. Mustafina RUS 59.750
2. Dementyeva RUS 56.900
3. Chelaru ROM 56.350
4. Seitz GER 55.850
5. Croket BEL 55.625
6. Belokobylskaya RUS 55.550
7. Ferlito ITA 55.375
8. Ferrari ITA 55.375
9. Kaslin SUI 55.200
10. Steingruber SUI 54.875
11. Van Gerner NED 54.675
12. Whelan GBR 54.400
13. Vanwalleghem BEL 54.175
14. Millousi FRE 53.925
15. Pihan-Kulesza POL 53.700
‎16. Gandolfi ITA 53.375
17. Francis GBR 53.250
18. Adlerteg SWE 53.175
19. Preziosa ITA 52.825
20. Brevet FRA 52.725
21. Pinches GBR 52.700
22. Wagner SWE 52.675
23. Boczogo HUN 52.550
24. Sikulova CZE 52.475
25. Bisbikou GRE 52.225
26. Raccea ROM 52.000
27. Moshage NED 51.925
28. Maksyuta ISR 51.700
29. Janik POL 51.675
30. Jarosch GER 51.600

For the event final qualifications, there were some surprises for me. For vault, I was surprised to see a Swiss gymnast who is not Kaslin top the list, tied with Izbasa. I'm so happy to see Sandra Izbasa competing healthy again, and I think the competition will be very successful for her.
1. Steingruber SUI 14.525
2. Izbasa ROM 14.525
3. Mustafina RUS 14.487
4. Kaslin SUI 14.200
5. Chusovitina GER 14.200
6. Nabiyeva RUS 14.187
7. Seitz GER 14.175
8. Racea ROM 13.987
R: Croket BEL 13.912
R: Morovochskaya BLR 13.787
R: Menendez ESP 13.612


For the Uneven Bars, its good to see Kim Bui back competing. This was the only event she competed, and she competed in the first subdivision. So I'm happy see made event finals! I think Mustafina and Tweddle will battle it out for gold, I'm hoping Beth wins!
1. Mustafina RUS 15.600
2. Tweddle GBR 15.550
3. Nabiyeva RUS 15.375
4. Seitz GER 14.475
5. Dementyeva RUS 14.450
5. Bui GER 14.450
6. Vanwalleghem BEL 14.350
7. Van Gerner NED 13.925
8. Ferrari ITA 13.900
R: Whelan GBR 13.800
R: Millousi GRE 13.775
R: Gandolfi ITA 13.650

The biggest surprise about the balance beam event final, is that the current World Champion Ana Porgras didn't make it!! She must be injured or sick, but she must not of had a good performance because she isn't even one of the reserves!! I wonder what happened?
1. Mustafina RUS 14.900
2. Dementyeva RUS 14.825
3. Ferlito ITA 14.800
4. Preziosa ITA 14.800
5. Millousi GRE 14.325
6. Kaslin SUI 14.300
7. Croket BEL 14.250
8. Whelan GBR 14.225
R: Pihan-Kulesza POL 14.200
R: Demyanchuk UKR 14.175
R: Izbasa ROM 14.100

Sandra Izbasa tops the Floor Event Finals as well! The surprise for me is that Beth Tweddle is only in 7th, I hope she competes better at the finals and medals!!
1. Izbasa ROM 14.600
2. Mustafina RUS 14.525
3. Chelaru ROM 14.400
4. Belokobylskaya RUS 14.275
5. Dementyeva RUS 14.025
5. Croket BEL 13.950
6. Ferlito ITA 13.850
7. Tweddle GBR 13.850
8. Csillag HUN 13.775
R: Jarosch GER 13.700
R: Seitz GER 13.659
R: Van Gerner NED 13.600

USOC Athletes Of The Month Poll And Other News

USOC has posted the link for the March polls. I have already voted. I guess this time only 10% of the votes count for the overall vote.

Cast your vote now for March USOC Female Athlete of the Month. I voted for Jordyn Wieber, because she just beat the current World Champion, fuck yeah!! Here is the link: http://twtpoll.com/gy8yri Please vote for Jordyn, she totally deserves it after all the injuries she has had!

Cast your vote now for March USOC Male Athlete of the Month. I voted for Jonathan Horton, he recently won the American Cup for the third time, and he was just recovering from a thumb injury which is pretty hard in gymnastics! Here is the link: http://twtpoll.com/92zp0n

Cast your vote now for March USOC Team of the Month.The most obvious choice for me is the U.S. Women's Gymnastics National Team. They are just full of awesomeness, and totally deserve this title. They are currently in the lead, but the poll has only been up for 2 hours. The polls close in like 2 days. Here is the link: http://twtpoll.com/imemdq

In other news, I'm not as familiar with Men's Gymnastics, but the podium training for the Men at Europeans was today and if you want the link, Blythe from GymExaminer did another amazing job! Podium Training- Day 2

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Week Predictions

The Top 9 on American Idol will have the daunting task of picking a song from Inductees of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Good luck with that!! On the other hand, American Idol probably only has the rights to 20 songs lol. I decided to give my predictions of some songs that the contestants could possibly do. I think that this week should be very exciting with all of the possible choices! Jeff Beck will be performing with all the contestants which will be freakin' awesome! Constantine Maroulis is set to perform on the result show...yuck.

• Pia Toscano- She already said last week that she will sing "River Deep, Mountain High" by Tina & Ike Turner. I think this is an excellent choice as long as she does the Tina version not the Celine Dion version!
• Scotty McCreery- He said that Elvis is a huge inspiration to him so I think he may slow it down and do a ballad. Either "Love Me Tender" or Cant Help Falling In Love." If he doesnt do Elvis I think he will stick with his country roots and do "I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash., or "Im So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams Sr. Another choice could be "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers. I think he will have another stellar week!
• Lauren Alaina- I think my fave contestant will possibly sing "Son Of A Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield, or maybe a Bonnie Raitt song like "Lets Give Them Something To Talk About". She could also do an amazing job on "When Will I Be Loved" from Linda Ronstadt, "Crying" by Roy Orbison, or "Landslide" from Fleetwood Mac but do the Dixie Chick version. I hope she has a good week and sticks around till the end!
• Jacob Lusk- I would be extremly surprised if he doesnt perform one of these songs, since he is very predictable. My song choices for him are "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA, Ray Charles' "Unchain My Heart" or "What A Wonderful World". Or possibly "Stand By Me" or "A Change Is Gonna Come". He needs to step it up if he doesnt want to be int he bottom 3 because I think his time is coming to go bye bye.
• Haley Reinhart- She has surprised me, I though she would of gonhome by now. She will probably break out a Janis Joplin song like "Piece Of My Heart", or possibly a Fleetwood Mac song. Her rasp in her voice may also do good in Jefferson Airplanes "Somebody To Love or The Pretenders "Brass In Pocket". Actually I think she would do very well on The Pretenders, I really want to hear her sing that song now!!
• Paul McDonald- Hopefully he goes ome this week, I just cant stand him. He will probably "TRY" and sing a song like "Free Fallin" by Tom Petty, or maybe ruin a Beatles song like "Hey Jude" Some other song choices, while they are good songs, he will likely make me hate them if he performs them are, "Along The Watchtower" by Bob Dylan of any James Taylor song. He needs to go away.
• James Durbin- I think this will be another great week for him. He has so many excellent rock songs to pick from, well depending on thr rightds that Idol has. I think he will surprise us by doing a ballad, like possibly "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who. I would love to see him sing an Aerosmith song, but not sure if he has the balls to do it in front of Steven Tyler!
• Casey Abrams- He is another one who can go away this week. I really wish the judges didnt save him. I think he will probably sing a Van Morrison song, or maye break out his Bass and perform "Moon Dance. He could maybe do well on "HonkyTonk Woman" by The Rolling Stones or "Whipping Post" by The Allman Brothers. Either way, I guarantee I wont like it.
• Stefano Langone- Along with Casey, and Paul, I think Stefano can go home. A guy definitly needs to go home this week, none of the remainng girls derserve too yet! He would probably try try and sing a Prince song, or possibly Chuck Berrys' "Johnny B. Good", or Billy Joels' "River of Dreams" on the piano.

So Im predicting and hoping that the bottom 3 will be Stefano, Casey, and Paul. I dont care who goes home as long as its one of them!

ACM Awards

The Academy of Country Music Awards aired on CBS last night. All in all the show was one of the best in past years for me. All of the performances were amazing, minus a few (Toby Keith & Eric Church). I cant decide what performance was the best, either Ronnie Dunns' or Taylor Swifts, although Sugarlands Jennifer Nettles performing with Rihanna was pretty freakin' awesome!! OO I almost forgot Carrie Underwoods performance! She came out and sang 'Undo It', then the always fantastic Steven Tyler joined her, then they sand 'Walk This Way'! The were so awesome together!

Miranda Lambert won almost everything she was nomitated for!!! I have been a huge fan of hers since she appeared on Nashville Star, and it is so good to see her be earned for her freaking awesomeness!! The one award she lost was for Entertainer of the Year, which Taylor Swift won. I am happy Taylor won, she puts on one heck of a show and she deserved it, so screw all the haters!!!! Her song 'Mean' which she performed earlier in the show says it all! I am also very happy for The Band Perry winning Top New Artist over Eric Church. They are definitley one of my new favorite bands, their self-titled album is amazing!!

Okay a quick recap of award winners:

• Entertainer of the Year – Taylor Swift
• Top Male Vocalist of the Year – Brad Paisley
• Top Female Vocalist of the Year – Miranda Lambert
• Album of the Year – Lady Antebellum “Need You Now’
• Single Record of the Year – Miranda Lambert “The House That Built Me”
• New Artist of the Year – The Band Perry
• Top Vocal Group of the Year – Lady Antebellum
• Top Vocal Duo of the Year – Sugarland
• Song Of The Year – Miranda Lambert “The House That Built Me”
• Video of the Year – Miranda Lambert “The House That Built Me”
• Vocal Event of the Year – Zac Brown Band ft. Alan Jackson “As She’s Walking Away”

European Championships- Podium Training- Day 1

Since I don't have the luxury of being able to go to Berlin, Germany and give my own live updates, or have a half way decent computer to watch live feeds or videos, here is an excellent link! Blythe over at GymExaminer is in Berlin to live blog from podium training, here is the link: Podium Training- Day 1. She is amazing with all of her live blogging, one of the best in the business!! According to Blythe, everyone is definitely getting the kinks out before the big competition. As much as I love the Russians, I am rooting for the Romanians or anybody else to win! I love a good under dog story

Day - 03

So Day 3 of the 30 day music challenge, is a song that makes me happy. This was a tough one because there is so many, but I decided on "Grace Kelly" by Mika. Mika makes me happy in genral lol!

What A Weekend!

So this weekend has been full of NCAA Gymnastics, with Regionals happening all over the country. Every year there is always an upset, and this year was no different!! There were 6 Regionals happening all over the country, and the top 2 teams at each location will qualify to the Championships in Cleavland. Also, the top 2 All Arounders from a non-qualifying team will advance to Nationals, and the event winners at each regional will advance to Nationals, if they are not part of a qualifying team or an all around qualifier.

The Athens Regional, which hosted UCLA (#6); Georgia (#8); LSU (#18);North Carolina State (#26); Maryland (#28); & West Virginia (#29). I wasn't expecting any upsets here, but what did surprise me was UCLA's final score!! A whopping 197.425! That was the highest team score in the nation, for regionals!!! If they perform like this again at the NCAA Championships, they could win again! The full results are as follows:
UCLA 197.425 - qualified
Georgia 196.750 - qualified
LSU 195.350
North Carolina State 194.750
University of Maryland 193.200
West Virginia 192.500
Individual Qualifiers: Kaleigh Diskson, LSU 39.075 & Stephanie Ouellette, NC State 38.95

The Norman Regional hosted gymnastic teams from Oklahoma (#5); Utah (#7); Washington (#17); New Hampshire (#32); Missouri (#33); & .North Carolina (#35). There wasn't any shockers in the meet, Oklahoma and Utah easily qualified. Oklahoma had a huge score of 197.350, almost a full point higher than second placed Utah. Congrats to Morgan Evans (UNC) on winning the all around and qualifying to nationals!

Oklahoma 197.350 - qualifiedUtah 196.475 - qualifiedWashington 195.30
North Carolina 195.225
New Hampshire 194.500
Missouri 194.175
Individual Qualifiers: Morgan Evans, UNC & Aliza Vaccher, Washington 39.25

The most exciting Regional of the weekend would have to be Ann Arbor, which hosted Stanford (#4); Michigan (#9); Ohio State (#16); Iowa State (#21); Minnesota (#23); & Kent State (#24). To the surprise of the gymnastics community, Kent State came out of nowhere and qualified behind Michigan to go to Cleavland. I expected the 2 teams to qualify to be Stanford and Michigan. However, Stanford absolutely fell apart and came in third place (tied with Minnesota), no individual even qualified to Nationals. Congrats to Kent State for qualifying for the first time to Nationals! I love a good Under Dog story, Good Luck at the NCAA's!!

Michigan 197.075 - qualified
Kent State 195.450 - qualifiedOhio State 195.350
Minnesota 195.225
Stanford 195.225
Iowa State 194.800
Individual Qualifiers: Beam: Rebecca Best, Ohio State, AA: Kayla Slechta, Minnesota 39.125 & Michelle Shealy, Iowa State 39.050

The Corvallis Regional hosted teams from Oregon State (#3); Nebraska (#10); Iowa (#15); Southern Utah (#31); San Jose State (#34); & Michigan State (#36). Oregon State easily won the competition with Nebraska coming in second. I am so impressed with Oregon State this year, they are definitely in the running for the title this year!

Final Results:
Oregon State 197.025 - qualified
Nebraska 196.550 - qualified
Michigan State 194.525
San Jose State 194.425
Iowa 193.925
Southern Utah 193.775
Individual Qualifiers: Rebecca Simbhudas, Iowa 39.325 & Houry Gebeshian, Iowa 39.30

The Tuscaloosa Regionals had teams from Alabama (#2); Penn State (#11); Illinois (#14); Auburn (#22); Central Michigan (#25); & Kentucky (#30). Alabama easily crushed the field, with Illinois coming in second.

Alabama 197.275 - qualified
Illinois 195.925 -qualified
Penn State 195.80
Auburn 195.60
Kentucky 195.175
Central Michigan 195.075
Individual Qualifiers: Sharaya Musser, Penn State & Kylie Shields of Auburn

Another exciting Regional was Denver. The teams competing there were Florida (#1); Arkansas (#12); Boise State (#13); Denver (#19); Arizona (#20); & Brigham Young (#27). The shocker here was that #12 ranked Arkansas beat the #1 Florida for the second time this season. Florida almost didn't make it to the finals. Boise State was only .025 of a point behind! That would of been a huge upset!!

Final Results:
Arkansas 196.550 - qualified
Florida 196.425 - qualifiedBoise State University 196.400
Denver 195.625
University of Arizona 195.400
Brigham Young University 194.650
Individual Qualifiers: Beam: Bekah Gher, Boise State University & Jorie Hall, Denver AA: Amy Glass, Boise State & Brianna Springer, Denver

The NCAA's should be very exciting in Cleavland! As much as I want either Florida or UCLA to win the title, how awesome would it be to see Oregon State or Kent State win? And I want to thank Gymnastike for their excellent coverage of the meets this weekend!

Day - 02 - Your Least Favorite Song

Ok the song that I hate the most is "Baby" by Justin Bieber. I hate everything by Justin Bieber, his songs get stuck in my head and they are so obnoxious!

30 Days of Music Challenge- Day 1

Ok so I decided that  I will do the 30 Day Music Challenge.
Day 1- Favorite Song: I couldn't decide on my all time fave song, but right now I am in love with "Sixty Years On" by Brandi Carlile. I love absolutely everything by her. Her voice is so unique, its a breathe of fresh air when listening to her.



This is a live performance from London, but it is still amazing!



We're Losing Another One!

The Rhode Island College is about to drop its Women's Gymnastics program, a petition has been started to try and stop the most likely inevitable. So if everyone could sign it, maybe we can save this one! We can't afford to lose another one, we already lost Cal State! Click the link below to sign the petition please!

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And The Emmy Goes To...Sara Ramirez!!!

Grey's Anatomy was so good tonight. It was one of the saddest episodes, it is right up there with the Hospital shooting and George getting hit by a bus. Finally being able to see the faces of the ones singing the songs was awesome. The soundtrack is so good and I suggest everyone go watch the episode and then buy the soundtrack from iTunes! The best song from the episode for me was, "Chasing Cars", originally done by Snow Patrol. In the episode Sara Ramirez (Callie), Kevin McKidd (Owen), and Chandra Willson (Bailey) sing it when Callie is just getting to the hospital after the horrible car accident. She is thrown through the windshield when she an Arizona rear end a big truck, right after Arizona proposes! That song is so amazing, those 3 sound so good together! I'm not going to do a full recap of the episode, but some stand out parts beside the above 3's voices, are when Callie is singing "The Story" (Brandi Carlile) at the very end. She was singing like her life depended on it was the most beautiful & excruciatingly intense thing I've seen in a long time, Emmy worthy!! Callie eventually wakes up at the end of the episode and says yes to Arizona's marriage proposal. Their baby, is in critical condition, because it had to be delivered at like 23. Okay well I said enough, now everyone has to go watch it for themselves!

American Idol Results

So this recap is a tad late because I had to watch Grey's Anatomy. Well the show started with another epic video like usual. Tonight Fantasia and Jamie Foxx with Will.I.Am are performing. Ryan tells us that instead of a big group performance, the top 11 are split into small performing groups.

The first group to perform is Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery. This makes me incredibly happy! They sing "I Told You So", and get a standing ovation from the judges. Those 2 sound so good together, I could see them having a song on the radio. They are both safe from elimination, yay!!! Next is the uber cheesy ford music video, set to the song "Kryptonite".

Naima Adedapo and Jacob Lusk perform a song called "Solid" which I have never heard of before. They do ok, but don't get a standing ovation from the judges. One of them is in danger of going home, and of course it is Naima. I predicted that last night. My least favorite American Idol winner, Fantasia, performs a song about Collard Greens & Cornbread, it was not good...like usual. She gives the contestants some good advice, telling them to always have good people around you in this crazy music industry.

Thia Megia, Pia Toscano, and Haley Reinhart perform Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream." It was really good, I just wish they gave Thia a solo part instead of Haley. One of them is in the bottom 3, I hoped it was Haley, but it was Thia which I thought might happen last night.

On a previous episode of American Idol, James Durbin said that Casey Abram, Paul McDonald, and Stefano Langone, along with himself formed a band at the mansion. So for their Idol debut the group performed "Band On The Run". It was good, Steven Tyler said jokingly that they could open for Aerosmith. Yeah, I think not lol. One of them is the last contestant in the bottom 3. As I predicted last night I thought it could of been any of them, minus James. In the end, it was Paul. Jamie Foxx and Will.i.Am performed a song from their new movie "Rio" called "Hot Wings". Um, it was pretty colorful lol.

I was really hoping and praying that Thia would be the one saved, but I knew in the back of mind that that wouldn't happen. In the end, Paul was safe and Thia and Naima were sent packing. At least they will be on the tour over the summer. I'm really hoping a guy is sent home next week, like I said in an earlier post I'm sick of guys winning!!

This & That

So yesterday i was talking about Bridget Sloan going to Florida. Today USA Gymnastics is saying that she will defer until after the 2012 Olympics. I thinks this is awesome that she is giving the Olympics another shot. Not sure if she will make it because there is a lot of juniors coming up that could outscore her any day. So we will see I suppose.

In other new, I am so freakin' excited for Grey's Anatomy tonight! It is the long awaited Musical episode. iTunes released a soundtrack from this episode, so of course I had to get it! All the songs from the soundtrack, have been played in previous episodes of Grey's. It was surprisingly good, who knew that the cast could sing that good, I know I didn't. I did a little research and it turns out that Sara Ramirez, who plays Callie, actually won a Tony Award for her role in Spamalot. She actually sings very well, along with Kevin McKidd who plays Owen. This is going to be such an intense episode, I cant wait!!

Here is the Track List for the Soundtrack:

1. Chasing Cars
2. Breathe (2AM)
3. How We Operate
4. Wait
5. Runnin' On Sunshine
6. Universe & U
7. Grace
8. How To Save A Life
9. The Story

Dial Idol is saying that there is a good chance that Stefano Langone and Paul McDonald could be going home tonight on American Idol. Dial Idol is a website that measure the busy frequency when calling to vote for you favorite contestant.

Idol Recap

So American Idol was pretty good tonight. They all took on the legendary Elton John, and for the most part did pretty well. Scotty McCreery started out the show doing a song that I never heard of called "Country Comfort". He knocked it out of the ball park again, and the judges loved it!! He knows exactly who he is as an artist and I hope he never changes, the world could always use another deep voiced country stud. He has been lucky so far with being able to find a song that suits his sexy deep country twang. Hopefully he continues picking the perfect song for his voice.

Naima Adedapo sang "I'm Still Standing" (which I predicted in an earlier post!). Sadly it was not good, she decided to change it into a reggae song which did not work. She should be worried since 2 people are going to be going home instead of 1. Another contestant who should be worried is Paul McDonald. He sang "Rocket Man" and it was just a weird arrangement. I just cant seem to get used to the weird sound of his voice, it is so unique, maybe too unique for me.

My favorite contestant Lauren Alaina sang "Candle In The Wind", and for me it was the best performance of the night! The judges told her that it was by far her best performance, and I couldn't agree more! I was a little worried at first because this song is so emotional, I remember Elton John singing it at Princess Dianas' funeral, but she did beautifully with it. Stefano Langone sang one of my favorite Elton John songs, "Tiny Dancer". The judges seemed to like it, Jennifer always seems to wet herself after he sings lol. For me, he just tries way to hard, but at least he kept his eyes open this performance, but you could tell it was hard for him!

Thia Megia, the youngest competitior this season did another ballad. I really like her but I can totally understand why the judges keep telling her to to an upbeat song to show off her beautiful tone. She sang "Daniel", in the little video package before the performance she said that when she sang it will be about her older brother. You could definitly tell this song was emotional for her, I didnt think she was going to be able to finish the song without crying, but she did. The judges always say the same thing to her, that it was a safe song choice. Hope, next week she can do some crazy song. Im still saying that it would of been adorable if she sang "Crocodile Rock"!

Okay, now its Casey Abrams turn. Everyone is wondering if the judges made the right move to save him last week (NO). He sang "Your Song". There was no growling in it, which is good for me, but I wasnt blown away by it. The judges seemed to like it, but it was just ok for me. Pia Toscano did, surprise surprise another ballad. She sang "Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me", and she blew me away yet again. She has such a range that it just blows my mind. She said that it she makes it to next week (which Im sure she will) that she will sing "River Deep, Mountain High", I have only ever heard the Glee version of that song, but either way I am excited to hear her do an upbeat song finally!

James Durbin performance of "Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting" was explosive. He was running around and pianos were on fire, it was crazy. I really wish he sang "The Bitch Is Back", that would of made my night! Jacob Lusk sang "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", he is another contestant this season that I just cant get into into, the judges love him of course. Last but not least is Haley Reinhart, she saing the classic "Bennie And The Jets", I still say she should of sang "Honky Cat". It surprised me how well she did, and Randy said it was the performance of the night!

Tomorrow is the result show, and with 2 people going home I am sure there will be some shockers. I think the bottom three will be: Naima, Stefano, and Casey or Thia. Im pretty sure that Naima will definitley go home, but for the second one Im not sure. Hopefully it wont be Thia!

College Gymnastics News!

OK so my twitter is all a buzz. Apparently 2009 World All Around Champion, and 2008 Olympic Silver Team Medalist Bridget Sloan will be competing for Florida. I hope this is true, I think this school will be a good fit for her. I am so in love with the Gators this year, and I think that the NCAA Championship is theirs to lose. Although they lost the SECs to Alabama and to Arkansas earlier in the season, I still think they have the best shot at winning if all their athletes are healthy.

I am also hearing that 2008 Olympic Alternate Ivana Hong will be competing for Stanford. Does this mean that both of these athletes are done with elite gymnastics and wont be trying for the 2012 London Olympics? I guess we will have to wait and find out. If any one can verify this, that would be awesome!

UPDATE: According to USA Gymnastics, Bridget Sloan has verbally commited to Florida. Still no word about Ivana Hong.

Idol Thoughts

I almost forgot that today is Wednesday! And that means only one thing! American Idol is on!!!! This has been my favorite show for the longest time, the only season I sadly didn't watch was the first season. This season is pretty good so far, i definitely have some favorites. I really love Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery! I would love to see a girl win it or Scotty. I am so sick of the same type of guy winning season after season, CRYSTAL SHOULD OF WON LAST SEASON!!! Its so obnoxious that since Jordin Sparks won, it has been the same type of guy singer who won. I blame all the teeny boppers who only vote because the singer is cute, people need to vote on talent not looks! Luckily this season there is a lot of female singers that I really like, such as Lauren, Thia, and Pia.

Turns out that it is Elton John week, which makes me very happy. I don't remember if Idol ever did an Elton John week before, correct me if I am wrong. I'm really hoping my faves do good since 2 contestants are going home this week. I personally hope that it is 2 guys, like Casey and Stafano. I don't think the judges should have saved Casey last week, I mean if I want to hear growling every week I would watch a rabid dog or something. Ok rant over, so I think every week I will make my predictions on song choice or what not.

• Lauren Alaina: She should do a ballad like Someone Saved My Life Tonight, or any ballad to show of her amazing pipes!
• Scotty McCreery: Hmm he is one of my faves but I fave no idea, maybe Tiny Dancer.
• Thia Megia: She may do Can You Feel The Love Tonight, but she really should do an upbeat song like Crocodile Rock, how cute would that be lol
• Casey Abrams: I could see him growl his way through Benny & The Jets.
• Pia Toscano: No ballads this week! Maybe Your Song or Healing Hands? I don't really know.
• James Durbin: I'm thinking maybe The Bitch Is Back, He could own this song
• Naima Adedapo: My guess would be I'm Still Standing
• Jacob Lusk: No idea, maybe another Lion King song like Circle of Life
• Haley Reinhart: I would love for her to sing Honky Cat!
• Stefano Langone: He will probably try and belt out The One, or Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
• Paul McDonald: Goodbye Yellowbrick road would be a good choice

I would love to hear your predictions! I hope I get a few right but who knows. They will probably do Don't Go Breaking My Heart for the group performance. I will probably do a recap after the show. Until then my friends.

No More Karate Kicking My Sister

So this is how my ankle looks now, well it's a little bit cleaner now. Don't mind the leg hair, bare in mind that I had a cast on for more than a month! Anyways, I am so happy to finally have the cast off, now I just cant wait to start my physical therapy in a few weeks, then to be able to walk! My doctor said that I can try and loosen up my ankle before my PT starts, so i have beentrying to do ankle circles and a few other things, but it is still pretty stiff. The hardest part for me is moving my foot up and down. Well I assume PT will help with that, Im just anxious to get on with my life. If anyone read my first post, you would now that I had to have surgery on the 25th of January to repair some cartilage with 3 screws! It's kinda a funny story how I messed up my ankle in the first place. So it was like over a year ago and the day after Christmas I believe. My older sister was in the kitchen, so me being the annoying younger sister decides to run in after her and karate kick her in the ass. Well it backfired Big Time! I had my new pajama pants on that I got the day before, so when I went to kick I slipped, my foot totally slid right out from under mealmost took my sister out as well! When I fell I felt a lot of pulling and heard some popping. The first thing I said was OMG I think I broke my ankle, and my dad was just like, get up lol. I was limping for awhile, but it finally got a little bit better so I never really went to the doctors. Eventually my ankle would start to pop and give out on me on a daily basis, it was so painful that I had to go to the doctors like almost a year after i fell. Thats when I got the news that i actually fucked up my ankle and needed surgery. Oh well, at least it is over now, and I suppose I will be setting off metal detectors with all the screws in my body now! If anyone out there had a similar injury and willing to give me some hints on loosening up my ankle it would be greatly appreciated!

Welcome!

Well since this is my first post I will just let you know a little about myself. My name is Megan and I am 21 years old from Massachusetts. I have a few passions in my life, Gymnastics, Country Music, Baking, The Olympic Games, and my Shih Tzu. So I decided to start my own blog so I can talk about all of my favorite things in one place. Also I had surgery to repair some cartilage in my left ankle, so I have alot of time on my hands for a few months. I am not a professional writer, so please excuse my horrible grammar and spelling. I attended Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI for Baking Pastry Arts. I love to bake but I hated it there! Besides the people which I loved, it was the worse few years of my life. So now I am in debt up to my arm pits and no job because of my ankle. The only things that make me happy right now are like I said above, Gymnastics and Country Music. Since my surgery I spend my days on youtube watching gymnastics montages and old routines from some of my favorite gymnasts. Well I suppose I will hobble my way into the kitchen to get something to eat. I'm thinking my next post will be about some of my favorite gymnastics montages. Have a good day!