Kaegan, Idol, and DST

I hate to admit it. Two DAYS into daylight savings and I've already overslept an hour. I'm in big trouble.

But I tried very hard to wake up and participate in the day because it was a way busy day at work, AND...

Kaegan turned seven today. That itty bitty kitty from days gone by is now a well-fed (more so than I realized!) big cat who loves nothing more than a nice, uninterrupted nap on the edge of my bed. Unfortunately his sister rarely affords him that luxury.

I took some pictures today, but my computer and I are at odds over posting them prior to scanning, so until they're developed, here's a couple of pictures from seven years ago...the day after I got the little guy. I don't remember posting them before and I'm too lazy to look...so if they're repeats...sorry.
Kaegan was a gift from one of my college roommates, Christi. The day after I got him was a work day and she missed him so much that she asked me to drop him by her apartment so she could play with him while I worked. He'd never spring for that now. Car rides can only mean one thing: THE VET. Anyway, my buddies at work wanted to see him, so she put him in this little basket and brought him to the office for show and tell.


Yeah, about the hair...it was a rough phase. It has passed. I do miss the tan though. I had just been in a wedding...and so I'd tanned in preparation.
In other news...Idol's top twelve started tonight, and I was surprised. I think this season has more talent than I realized.
* Syesha - I love Syesha, but I was disappointed tonight. She can do so much better than she did...and I hope she has enough fans to get her another chance...I think odds are favorable.
* Chikeze - Shockingly, I loved his performance tonight. Phats, have you forgiven him yet for the comment to Simon? I thought tonight he proved he deserves to stay.
* Ramiele - I agreed with the judges that it was boring. It was kind of depressing, actually. Not because the song was slow, but because she seemed more focused on what/who she had lost in the weeks past (Danny?) than what is ahead of her.
* Jason - Jaye, I'll admit I am now able to see past the dreds and I really like him! I liked him better tonight than any week so far. I hope he stays.
* Carly - I tried valiantly to like her but it did not work for me. I am still so distracted by that massive tattoo against the shiny dress and curly hair that I can't listen to the songs!
* David C. - I just love him. He is like Daughtry for me...the only two who have ever really made me want to sit and listen to rock. He's just great!
* Brooke - I agreed with Paula - she has incredible passion and it comes across...and I feel that she has the courage and passion (not to mention talent) to make it as a singer. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to sit through a whole concert with just one of them, and she is one of the few that I think I would really enjoy listening to song after song...and I think she has enough character to make the talking-in-between-songs time interesting too.
* David A. - I agreed with Simon - very weak. I know he has a more powerful voice than he showed tonight. I didn't care for it.
* Amanda - I really appreciated that she showed some emotion...some life...tonight. Much improved over last week in that respect. But I couldn't understand half of what she said. I didn't know any of tonight's songs, but at least when everyone else sang, I could understand the words. With her, I almost turned on the captions because I was lost.
* Michael - I really like Michael, but like Syesha, I didn't think he did very well tonight. I was kinda bored.
* Kristy Lee - I didn't care for it at all. Because I didn't know the song, I couldn't quite fit in on the controversy of turning it country, but I didn't care for it.
* David A. - Poor lil David. He forgot his words! He has enough fans to sail him through to the next round, I 'm sure.
Based on all that, I would say that the bottom three should be Ramiele, David H. and Kristy Lee, with Kristy Lee going home.