An Ex-American Idol Ex-Idol Contestant Says Show Is Rigged....Duh....do you think?

I still enjoy the show for it's entertainment value....whether it's rigged or not!

Some ousted season 8 American Idol top 36 semi-finalists--including Felicia Barton, Kendall Beard, and Ju'Not Joyner--participated in an online chat with the Idol website AI Now today. And during his frank online conversation with fans, Ju'Not came right out and said that the TV talent show is in fact rigged, and that its contracts are unfair to contestants.
"It's a fixed thing if I ever saw one," he boldly declared--much to the shock of many naive chatters, who responded with capslocked interjections and frowny-faced emoticons.

Ju'Not--who by his own account was labeled a "troublemaker" by Idol producers for questioning the contract (which he dubbed a "slavetract") that all auditioners are required by Fox/19 to sign, and was allegedly told by Idol bigwig Ken Warwick, "You're not going to ruin my show"--explained that he wanted to set the record straight today. He stated that he wanted to reveal "truth of Idol" because "Idol ain't all it is cracked up to be...It's certainly not the fairytale most think it is."

While Ju'Not made it clear he believes Kris Allen is indeed talented and deserved to win this season, he also maintained that Kris's victory was fixed. "The producers know who they want and they slant it to reflect that. They fix it in a way that makes you surprised but it's still manipulated," he typed. "Think about it...ADAM, ADAM, ADAM, then...Kris....SURPRISE SMITHCHES!!!!

So, was Ju'Not speaking the truth? If so, then he is to be commended for his bravery. But it's possible he was just trying to drum up publicity for the "hot" new album he's self-releasing this winter, in which case he's a typical showbiz opportunist.

I watch every show and I barely remember the guy!

Buckle up or get busted!

I can't wait until my husband gets his first ticket!!!! As of June 30th it is a primary offense when a driver is not wearing a seat belt in Wisconsin! That means you can now be pulled over for not having a seat belt on and get ticketed. You could be ticketed before, but only if you got pulled over for another offense! This follows suit with states like North Carolina and Florida.

Here is the law;

Any automobile sold in the state of Wisconsin must be equipped with safety belts.
All drivers of motor vehicles and all passengers over the age of four must wear safety belts.
These laws apply to Wisconsin residents and non-residents alike in all front seat positions and in rear seat positions with three-point belts. Children under four are required to be restrained in an appropriate child safety restraint.

A standard, or primary enforcement seat belt law allows police to stop and ticket a driver for not wearing a seat belt, just like any other routine traffic violation.

Wisconsin law provides for a fine of $10 and no points are assigned against a person's driver record. Those subject to the penalty include drivers, drivers with unrestrained passengers 4 to 16 years old and passengers at least 16 years old.

The penalty for violating the child passenger law involving a child under the age of 4 is not less than $30 or more than $75. The penalty for violating the child passenger law involving a child between the ages of 4-8 is not less than $10 or more than $25.

What do you see when you look at this picture?

Ever take the inkblot test—or at least see one administered on TV (like in any "Law & Order" episode)? If so, then you know that there are no right or wrong answers on a Rorschach test, but responses do provide insight to the test-taker's state of mind. And yet, a controversy about the posting of 10 Rorschach inkblots on Wikipedia is rocking the scientific community, in addition to the blots themselves, the Wikipedia entry also includes the most common interpretations of what these blots look like—the old bison vs. butterfly vs. moth. So I promptly saved the Wikipedia article just in case I find myself in a situation where I am asked to take the test, I too can now cheat!!! By the way, the most common answers for the picture above is that the blue area looks like a crab, lobster or spider. I just think it looks like a Picasso!

I had a dream about John Travolta!

OK...I love John Travolta...from the boy in the bubble to Vinnie Barbarino to Hair Spray...I love the guy! He is on my bucket list...to dance with him (just like him and Uma in Pulp Fiction) before I die! So strangly enough I had a dream about him earlier this week...nothing perverted....just like he was apart of my every day life (my husband does sort of resemble him :) and I wolk up to all kinds rumor going around that one of Scientology's most powerful proponents, John Travolta, is looking to leave the draconian religion once and for all. Scientology or not...I still love him.

Of course John (as I like to call him), says there is no truth to the rumors. The rumors say Travolta was on the verge of bolting the cult, citing his despodency over the death of his son Jett, whose autism reportedly went untreated on account of how Scientology doesn't believe in autism. The first glimpse of daylight between Travolta, who has reportedly funded the church to the tune of millions, and Scientology came last month when details of a Bahamian police report emerged in which Travolta acknowledged that Jett "suffered from a seizure disorder and was autistic." But a Travolta rep says "There's no change in the relationship between the Church of Scientology and John he is a member and it's as it was, now and forever." And in Scientology, forever means, like, forever.