Presumed to be awesome.

I'm focusing on the positive, so let's talk about awesome, happy-making things! :D

First awesome, happy-making thing: DARREN FREAKIN' CRISS!!!! I got tickets to see him play a show in L.A. on March 26th to benefit the AIDS Project L.A. Awesome music for an awesome cause!!! (There are, by the way, a few tickets still available at that link.)

It's going to be a small show, only 150 tickets being sold. Even better? We ninja-ed tickets a day before they were announced publicly and managed to score MEET AND GREETS WITH DARREN FREAKIN' CRISS!!!! Ahhhhh!!!! Even 24 hours later, I can barely contain my flail!

And betterer still? I get to enjoy all this awesome, happy-makingness with mah girls, _lisalisa_, coolwhipdiva and azewewish!!! So. Much. Happy. Making!!!!

This also means that Darren has given me the perfect excuse for a much needed weekend in L.A. So, heads up to my other L.A. chicas, brunch on Sunday, March 27??? Y/Y? *beams*

Second awesome, happy-making thing: ( Adam Freakin' Lambert! )

( My t.v. shows have also been awesome and happy making lately. )

More awesome, happy making: my friend Sara is in town from Nashville and I'll be seeing her tonight. Sara is one of my oldest friends ever and I love that, no matter how much time passes, we can always pick up as if we had just seen each other the day before.

( And, finally, awesome, happy-making for my peeps in the Houston and Austin areas: )

Glee!!!!!! Last night's episode was fabulous! Is Idina Menzel's character going to be recurring? Because that would be sort of awesome. I am SO looking forward to next week's Madonna episode though! And even though I loved last night's Glee, my favorite part was the last four minutes. This is fantastic!!!



Oh, man, Sue Silvester is my favorite snarktastic, fabulously fierce bitch ever!!!!!

So, um, yeah, I guess I'm all aboard the Glee train after all. You can probably ignore all earlier comments about me not being able to get into it. *sheepish*

This probably means that I should get me some Glee icons. Does anyone have Glee icon finding suggestions for me?

I watched more T.V. last night that I normally do, because there was no way I was going to miss Adam on American Idol. Adam's advice was spot on. Unfortunately, too many of the contestants didn't listen to him. The performances were flat, uninspired, BORING. I was unimpressed. BUT, Adam was pretty! So there was that. And, I'm pretty sure Ryan Seacrest was high. Seriously, WTF was that??? Adam though!!! Yeah, I think I'll just keep focusing on the positive. *g* And tonight he performs! As Rhyan says, "MORE A-LAM!" *beams*

You know what else? Hot baseball players!!! I kinda really like hot baseball players! I bet y'all didn't even know that about me, right? *g* And while I'm by no means a Dodgers' fan, I do appreciate the hot boys in Dodger blue. GQ did a piece on Matt Kemp and, dear gods, that boy is lookin' good. *bites lip*



And how is it that I didn't know he had such delicious ink on his arms??? Good gods, I hope Rihanna is appreciating the hell outa that! ( Here, have some more of Matt's smokin' hot arms! )

Also, while we're on the topic of baseball, I'm expecting my boys to pick it up in Chavez Ravine tonight. Yesterday's performance was just unacceptable. Please do be doing better, boys.

And this has absolutely nothing to do with anything else in this post (which I think is a running theme here!), but I thought it expressed really well my perspective on health and weight loss and my Take Care of Me focus: My Relationship With Food: A Reflection of Self.

I am a little sad that I will no longer be spending my morning coffee time catching up on video footage and photos from the American Idols tour as it wrapped up last night. *woe* But the amazing footage and pictures from the final show go a long way to making me feel better.

( hold on to the feelin' )

Last night I went to the American Idols show in Glendale. I've never been to an AI show, so I wasn't sure what to expect. The crowd was much more diverse than I thought it would be. My mom was very happy to note that she was by far not the oldest in the crowd. I had two extra tickets because I bought the closer ones, so my sister in law and Rianna went with us. This was Rianna's first concert and she had a great time! My mom, awesome grandma that she is, gave Rianna her fifth row seat at intermission, so for most of the show Rianna and I rocked it out from the fifth row. She totally got into it, dancing on her seat, and waving her little light stick during Kris' "Hey Jude." So much fun! So, before I get distracted by Adam's shininess, here's a picture of me and Rianna at intermission:



( American Idols...10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5... )

In truth, though, this show doesn't really get started until the second half with rocker chick Allison Iraheta. She rocked the hell outa it! That is one talented kid and I can't wait to watch her grow into her own.



Next was Danny. Thankfully there had been plenty of margaritas before hand. Tequila makes anything better. *nods* I'm not sure that man could be more obnoxiously annoying if he tried. And, really, if I had wanted to hear a sermon, I would have broken my 20 year religious abstinence period and gone to church. I have some pictures of the Gokster, because my co-worker loves him and I promised her. But I really can't be bothered with the html.

And let's not kid ourselves, the only reason you can get me to willingly sit through Danny Gokey attempting to salsa dance followed by his self-righteous preaching, is to get to ADAM!!!!!!!!!!! The place went ballistic even before the lights went out on Danny and the crowd was on its feet through his entire set.

Dear gods, how is he even possible??? He's obviously a gift from the gods. He has a magically glowing crotch afterall. Adam's heavenly penis is mesmerizing! *stares and stares*



Adam did awesomely nasty things to his mic stand during "Whole Lotta Love," he was pitch-perfect during "Starlight," he broke my heart with "Mad World," he and Allison rocked the shit out of "Slow Ride," and he just KILLED the Bowie medley of "Life on Mars"/"Fame"/"Let's Dance". We got a "get up and dance, bitches!" and we got "baby" during WLL. His jacket was fucking fierce. Seriously, I don't think I've ever seen a more aggressive article of clothing in my life. Adam just commanded the hell out of that stage. That boy is just sex on two legs and every bit of that innate sexuality is in his performance. I cannot wait until his record comes out and he's booking a solo tour. Like I've told _lisalisa_, I will definitely travel wherever necessary to see Adam perform as often as possible.

I have approximately a bazillion pictures of Adam. Hope y'all enjoy! (Click the thumbnail for the high-res pic.)





















*bites lip* Yeah. That was Adam. I think it's appropriate to say that Adam shivermadizzles me.

And while Adam is one hell of a hard act to follow, I've gotta say that the Pocket Idol really holds his own. My appreciation for Kris Allen took a while to develop. I wasn't a fan of his on the show. But I gotta say, not only do I think he's freakin' adorable, but I really enjoy him as an artist now. He's got a quiet...I don't even know what it is. It's definitely understated where Adam is over the top; maybe even more sensually appealing where Adam is just flat out raw sexuality. I haven't even figured out what it is, but I like me some Kris!



( More Adorable Pocket Idol! )

After the show we noticed that the barricades were set up right next to where we had parked. It was kismet. We had to stay to try to grab an autograph or two. It was about an hour and a half before the Idols came out. It was rushed and it was crowded and it was fucking hot, but in the end I managed to get Kris to sign my ticket, Allison to sign Rianna's, and Adam to sign my issue of his Rolling Stone spread. Awesome!!! And totally worth the wait.

I snapped a few pics on the barricade, but it was really too crowded and too rushed to do more than get your item shoved under their Sharpie for a quick signature before they were three feet down the line again.






To summarize: Adam is hot. Kris is adorable. They both rocked it out. And I can't wait for their material to come out and their solo tours announced. Oh, yeah, and there were no zombies. *g*

I took about 250 pictures in all; they can all be found [here]. Enjoy and use as you will. :)

Saturday? Hm. How did that happen? The week was sort of crazy-busy. I spent it wading through court hearings, and meetings, and motions, and trying not to miss deadlines on cases that have gone unattended for way too long before I got them, and, yeah, just BUSY. So this morning I got up in a panic because I thought I was late for work. And, then I realized it was Saturday. *sigh*

So, I spent my morning enjoying several cups of coffee (mmm...) and reading Kris/Adam fic (mmm...). And now I'm getting ready to get my ass kicked by The Trainer. He's really stepped up the boxing in our workouts, which I love! But after Wednesday's workout my arms were so sore that putting on a bra was a challenge! *laughs* Seriously, though, the boxing is so cathartic. I think maybe I should be worried that I have so much anger that apparently needs venting.

Anyway, before I get on with what is apparently my Saturday (YAY!), I thought I'd mention a few things of GREAT IMPORT about this past week.

1. Randy Johnson got his 300th win!!! On Thursday, Randy became the 24th pitcher to notch 300 wins. I am still a little sad that it couldn't happen in a D'backs jersey, but I'm so happy for Randy. Way to go, Randy!

2. We won't speak of that series against the Dodgers, but my D'backs were looking good last night in San Diego. They were playing timely small ball, which they haven't done in a while, so it was very good to see. Also, Justin Upton is really playing well, offensively AND defensively, which is also very good to see! Please to be keeping this up, boys!

3. I got my tickets for the American Idols Tour!!! Eeeee!!! The fabulousness of Adam Lambert and his adorable Pocket Idol are in my future! *bounces*

4. Also, ( Sam Worthington happened. )

5. Oh, yeah. That Adam Lambert dude? And the other one? Kris or something? I read a few fics that had something to do with them. *handwave* Here are my favorites from this week:

• faire le linge by colorofsmoke (NC-17). Cross-dressing. Ridiculously hot. *bites lip* No, really. I don't even think I would have named cross-dressing as a particular kink of mine until I read this.



• Borrowed and Blue by miss_begonia (PG-13). Poignant and beautiful. Saturated with emotion. I'll confess: I cried. Seriously, I normally don't do that, but this was just so well done and it just strikes the perfect emotional chords. So good.

* I went to see ( Terminator Salvation )

In short, I'm a very happy Terminator fan! Also, in case it wasn't clear, Sam Worthington is HOT LIKE FIRE!!! And he'll soon be on our movie screens baring a good part of his very fine ass in a short skirt as Perseus in the Clash of the Titans remake! You can check out some early pics of this awesomeness here! *glee*

* These pictures of President Obama and Hines Ward making care packages for the troops filled me with GLEE!!! Seriously, the combined power of their smiles should be classified as a WMD!

* I'm still seriously jonesing for more Star Trek. I'm hoping I can get to the movies again sometime this weekend, but I'm also wanting some older Trek. I can't decide whether to buy the first season of Deep Space Nine, which I missed a great deal of when the series aired, or whether I want to buy and re-watch all of Next Generation first. Decisions!

I also waded through a lot of bad Trek fic this past week, but I did manage to find a few gems:

• How To Avoid Kicking Puppies and Other Valuable Lessons in Leadership, R, gen, by sparky77


• A Formal Dance in the Bowling Alley, PG, gen, by loneraven

You're welcome. *g*

* So, this is the part of the entry where I confess my shame. We all know that I've loved Adam Lambert since his AI audition. (FYI: The part where I regularly watch American Idol is NOT the shameful part. Just so you know.) I think he's hugely talented and I can't wait until he starts making lots of amazing music! I also think he's gorgeous and confident and thus sexy as hell and I hope he's having lots of fabulous sex with equally gorgeous boys now that he's got some time to do something other than sing.

None of this is news. My inexplicable shameful joy is in how much I find myself loving watching Adam TOGETHER with Idol winner, Kris Allen!!! They are adorable together!!! They seem to have developed a genuine friendship and they can't seem to do an interview without gushing about the other one and they are touchy and huggy and silly and just wonderful together! ( I dare you not be be completely charmed! )

More proof of that Kris/Adam is PURE JOY!

Seriously, I don't even know where this came from! I was NOT shipping these two. Until I totally was. *facepalm*

(I could, however, do without the ridiculous smooshed name. Kradam. *hates*)

I was up most of the night working (blech!) and I was SO tired this morning in court. *yawn* So when I got home, I decided that a nap was in order! Now I still have tons of work to do, but at least I don't feel as if my brains are going to leak out of my head. Plus, I have a whole pot of freshly brewed coffee!!!

So, apparently I'm watching American Idol. Yeah. I'm not sure how that happened either. I suspect, though, that it was all my mom's stealthy plan as a means of revenge for all the baseball and football I make her watch. My mom is an evil genius. Anyway. My point is that I really like some of the guys. The girls (at least the ones in last night's group) suck. And some of them make me embarrassed for all of woman-kind. (Why is that Tatiana chick still on my television???) But the guys ROCK. I love, love, LOVE Danny Gokey. And I want to climb both Brent Keith and Michael Sarvor! (Heh. I think they're really talented too. *g*) And Ricky Braddy is the most adorable nerd ever with a voice that is bigger than the room! Anoop is really talented too. Sadly only three contestants will make it through. This is tragic! Also, I will scream a scream of pure rage if that annoying Tatiana chick makes it through and one of my boys doesn't. I'm just sayin'.

My t.v. shame. Let me show you it. *g*