They've closed downtown Jacksonville because registration for American Idol auditions started at eight this morning. People started camping outside of the arena over the weekend. Auditions don't even begin until Wednesday morning.

And did I mention that it's been in the mid-90s and we're expected to have thunderstorms over the next few days?

American Idol auditions

I'm really glad I don't live anywhere near downtown or have any reason to go there.

"Ninja Paparazzi" would be an awesome video game.

I think you have to be a redhead with blue eyes to be in that pictures.

Ooh! Oooh! Photoshop me in, then!

Or don't. Just send plane ticket so I can actually be in the picture.

They've closed downtown Jacksonville because registration for American Idol auditions started at eight this morning.

You do know that when YOU post this, all I can think is "Oye Mi Canto!", right?

You do know that when YOU post this, all I can think is "Oye Mi Canto!", right?

Heh-- but those auditions would be so much more entertaining-- there'd be at least one catfight and several highly inappropriate costumes with which to at least past the time. Plus, more with the raucous music and less with the earnest power ballads.

IJS

OH SHIT, y'all.

Tom just got laid off.

So, this is my next Spanish assignment:

NASA has discovered a new uninhabited planet (un planeta deshabitado) that is very similar to Earth. They have enough money to send one spaceship (nave espacial) to the planet to start a new civilization. The spaceship can only hold six people. Decide who from the list below gets to go and why.

The list includes an engineer, doctor, student, policewoman, carpenter, nurse, computer programmer, journalist, counselor, and psychologist.

I am SO tempted to write a little piece of science fiction (in Spanish, of course) with the people I chose. I think I've been watching too much B-5 and have an overactive imagination.

Ah, fuck, Nora. Job~ma to Tom.

Nora, WTF?!? Holy crap!

Is he all right?

Oh, shit! I'm so sorry, Nora! EEK!