David Archuleta

So, as most 'idol' fans have heard, David Archuleta's father, Jeff Archuleta, has been banned from American Idol rehearsals. I saw this on a tivo'd entertainment weekly today.
My mother said she thinks this will ruin his chances of winning. She thinks that his fanbase will be angered enough by Archuleta's reliance on his father to not vote for him this upcoming week.
I think that's completely ridiculous.
It's not David's fault that his dad is a nut job.
He's just another stage-dad, David is the VICTIM. He can't be blamed for his fathers actions.
To tell the truth, Archuleta shouldn't be the winner of American Idol, anyway. If the contest was actually based on talent rather than popularity, David Cook would win hands down. I'm not saying Archuleta is not talented, because he is. Very talented. Cook is better.
But I think David Archuleta will win because, yes he has a great talent, but he also has the popular vote.
His chances of success should not be effected by his crazy father who also allegedly lashed out on other contestants when David was on Star Search.
Contrary to my mothers belief that this news will hurt Archuleta, I think in the end it will help him.
If people in America are smart enough to realize that it's not Archuleta's fault, I think he'll receive an enormous amount of sympathy votes, pushing him through to the final two (where he belongs anyway), and ultimately to be the next American Idol.

Things I want to do..

You know how there's always something that you really want to do, you're just too afraid to do it?
Why does this happen?
I don't understand how our brains function this way.

You'd think that if you really really wanted to do something, the fear would just vanish.
Maybe not vanish but... maybe not hold you back as much.

How many people let fear just dictate their actions and decisions?

I can't imagine living that way. I'm not saying I'm fearless, everybody has to be scared of something. But I don't think you should let fear decide who you are. Move through your fear and connect with yourself.

Actually, I don't really know what I'm talking about, I'm just kind of rambling.

Sweeney Todd!

As ridiculous as the Golden Globes were this year- thank you, writers strike- I watched anyway.
I was dying to know if Johnny Depp was going to win Best Actor in Comedy/Musical.
My mom said, no, he's not going to win. He won't.
WELL HE DID!
AND I AM SO EXCITED. Sweeney Todd has skyrocketed to one of my top 5 favorite movies which is very hard to do.
And then, to further my excitement, Sweeney Todd won best comedy/musical!
How could it not? It's Johnny Depp, he sings, and he slits peoples throats.
I think we have a winner.

As for all the other categories, I was not impressed. To tell the truth, most of the tv shows and actors that won I had never even heard of. TV is just not good these days. I was also a little disappointed that Denzel Washington did not win for American Gangster. I thought he was excellent in that movie. But who am I to judge? I've never even seen the other movies haha.

But, thank god for Sweeney Todd.