Chicagoland

So, first things first. I spoiled the race for myself by accidently going on the website and seeing Reutimann won. This is the anniversary of my first race! McDonalds is a better McMurry sponsor? Random, but okay. Hotness in rows 6 and 9 (Kasey, Carl, Joey, and Hamlin) pretty bad qualifying for Kyle. Green! 48 leads off. Earnhardt's going backwards. Kahne's moving up, 20 is 20th. Hamlin's a little back. Edwards is 8th. Every time they show his car camera, he's really working the wheel. Johnson still leading nicely, they're lapping people now. Gordon's losing ground to Edwards, who just passed. There are 267 laps, such a weird number. Whoa, Johnson's lapping the Buschs. Harvick is 20th. "Slowly working to the front" haha. Did I mention there's a guy named Bill Elliott? That's funny. Biffle and Reutimann fighting for 4. There's pitting now, under caution. Debris, maybe? Johnson had a good pit, but Reutimann and Edwards did bad. Actually, the caution was Stremme hitting wall. Truex JR did so well on pit! But Tony did not well, a jack problem or something. Restart soon. Johnson and Truex. Johnson got the lead. Kahne in 10th, 20 in 14th. 3 wide! Montoya, Edwards, Gordon. Allmendinger passes Gordon. Mcmurry in second. Edwards is 6th. Burton's moving up. Harvick is 26th. Stewart restarted 17th, but moving up a bit. Few people are already off. Gordon did a really nice pass, actually Edwards waved him by. Reutimann in fourth. McMurry getting closer to Johnson, oh. Johnson has led for all so far. I wanted him to win. Did I cast Tveit to be McMurry? I can't remember, but I might have. Reutimann in 4th. Kurt and Kyle are 24th and 25th I think? Odd. Kahne is 11th. Logano 20th. Dale JR 22nd. Kurt is 27th, so weird. Johnson's doing so well. I'm major bummed he doesn't win, I'm definitely rooting for him. Logano moved up to 19th. Stewart just worked around Biffle. Dale Jr. is not a ton on the throttle, it looks, maybe I'm wrong. Johnson just lapped the 83. Johnson's pitting now, as is Gordon. McMurry leading, trying to get the bonus points. Johnson had a little trouble because he missed pit road the first time. He's back in 3rd :( I got the trivia right! It was "besides winning, how can a driver get extra points." Harvick and Kurt are not doing well, boy, this is so not something I've seen. They're lapping Harvick, whoa. Johnson moved up to 2nd, I think. Every time they show Allmendinger I think of Gerard. Harvick isn't even on the lead lap! McMurry still leading. Logano still 20th. As they pointed out, Gibbs needs to improve. All 3 are not doing fantastic. It really is weird that Kyle and Joey did quite well the other night and not any more. Kurt is 29th. Debris flag. Pitting time. Johnson held 2nd. They said that he got a chassis adjustment, but that sounds like chasity, which sounds like a virginity update. My dad asked if I knew what it was, I said Kander (as in & Ebb) I was so close. Good restart for McMurry. And something bad happened to Johnson! Tha fucking broke my heart, he spun or something, he's still in though. My god, what is going on with this race? Hopefully, he'll make up ground. I'm crying on the inside. 2 lead changes, only. The two Waltrip cars are next to each other (Truex and Reutimann) McMurry had another good restart. Boy, Burton and Bowyer worked together to pass Edwards. Reutimann takes 3rd. Martin passes Logano for 20. He won last year. Kyle's in 19th, he won 2 years ago. Truex is losing a lot of ground. Just pointing out: Logano is ahead of Johnson. Biffle just passed Truex. Johnson in 20, then Kyle, then Logano. Montoya just mimicked his cr to his crew chief, funny. Hamlin up to 12. Johnson up to 19. Earnhardt's wobbly. Gordon takes the lead. Logano in 24. Reutimann's getting closer to 2nd. 100 to go. Reutimann takes 2nd. Oh gosh, Johnson hit a wall a little. Kyle's 20th, Logano's 24th. Johnson's 33rd, down 2 laps. My goodness. Caution! Bill Elliot crashed and Robby Gordon hit him. Oh my. There's all this fluid coming from the car. The others are instructed to stay away from it. Oh god, that looked painful. Stop showing it! Red flag, but both are okay. No, my dad lies, it was yellow and people are pitting. Gordon had good pit, Reutimann did decent, Bowyer moved up. Burton moved back, so did Reutimann. My did skipped through the commercial with Logano. The weird thing about Harvick not doing well is he's been so consistent before. They're treating the track from the crash, which as Vivian wasn't aware of is what they do during cautions. On restart Biffle fell down. He might be having engine problems, :( he was going good. Last I saw Kyle was 19 and Logano was 20. Johnson was 29. They said Harvick was off getting worked on in garage. Gordon still leading, but there's Reutimann getting real close. Logano's 21, Kurt's 26, and Johnson's 27 I think. Reutimann is getting slow close. Gordon has had 8 2nds in this year. Edwards in 4th. Reutimann still close, and there he passes Gordon and moves by. Biffle got lapped :( that could hurt in points. But Reutimann's moved up in points, Earnhardt's out of "chase" and Bowyer's in. Kahne's moving. Me being brainless again: "18? Who?" They really haven't shown him. Biffle's in pretty bad shape. Johnson pitting, maybe he'll get some ground back. Both Reutimann and Gordon pitted, now Edwards has lead. Wants points, I guess. Good because he was on outskirts of chase. Kyle's 23rd, Logano 25th I think. Both a lap down. Montoya leading now, probably for points? Kurt's 13th? I don't know what happened, but good. Reutimann first, Edwards 2nd. Hamlin 8. The 18 is 18 and the 20 is 20. Johnson and Kurt 25 and 26 I think. Reutimann's close to lapping Logano. Kahne in 6th, I think. Kurt's about to be lapped. Wow, announcer just made no sense. He said the lap down cars didn't know Reutimann was doing. Yes, they do. Such thing as a radio. Hamlin is 8th. My mom thinks she's a mindreader "Carl's watching." Kyle's 17. Logano's 20 and a lap down. Reutimann has quite a distance on Edwards with 4 left. Johnson 25. Reutimann just won, followed by Edwards, Gordon, Bowyer, McMurry. Wow, Reutimann couldn't reach the checkered flag when they gave it to him. As my dad said, nobody won the million dollars for picking the top ten. "Probably the lamest burnout because I was tearing up." Aw. Too bad Gordon didn't break his winless streak. Logano finished 19. But really, he started 18. He lost another spot in points. Biffle fell

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Your post made me tear up, I'm sure your dad loves you.

He does. But it doesn't seem real anymore. And I think what hurts a lot is a few of the times that I needed him to be home, he was racing. He was gone when our group got in trouble for plagarizing. He was gone when we got our bad grade. He was gone during lock-in. And today I asked him if he remembered my dance routine song. Not only did he not know, but he made excuses. So maybe it wasn't the fairest question, but he can't remember what classes I'm taking next year while he always knows who has the pole and who won last race.

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Summer Lovin'

It's that time of year again, summer. Summer brings hot weather, sun, water, and other summer related stuff for most people. For me, it brings something else; love. It's love like all of my "loves" are love. But the summer loves are always just a little different. First thing about them is they are usually brought by someone else; when it was Lost my mom brought it, when it was Spring Awakening my sister brought it, and like that. They are also (obviously) during the summer, when I am at a lack of real guys to occupy myself with. And the other thing, the best thing, about the summer loves were that while the people themselves (Dominic Monaghan, John Gallagher Jr) were temporary, the broader picture was permanent. I stayed in love with Lost and Spring Awakening.

Who knew this love would be brought on by my dad, funnier even was that he brought it to me last summer! I was just preoccupied. I didn't realize that he had thrown a love into my lap until a couple of weeks ago. I mean, I knew I liked Nascar when I watched my first race, it was addictive and interesting. And by the way, this Saturday is the anniversary of my first race, I remember what I saw of it really well; Mark Martin was in first, Jeff Gordon was 2nd. And my second race; it was the same day that I was seeing Spring Awakening for the first time, but of course I had time to watch a bunch of circles. I remember Montoya in first for a lot of the time and then I went to take a shower and when I came back Johnson was in first and went on to win it. Not bad, not bad.

When did it happen? When did I finally realize I was in love? I have no idea. All I remember is a few races ago I didn't want to miss it. Maybe it was Pocono? Ah, who know. But now I'm kind of hooked.

After Saturday's totally epic race, I was telling my friend Rebecca about it. She asks me "Was Jimmie Johnson in it?" I was stunned "How do you know who he is?" She looked at me and laughed "He's been your gmail status for a month!" and of course I told her yes, and about the crash and Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch and so on.

When I was at Eclipse on Saturday the only part I liked (other than the part where the car goes fast and makes a very happy sound) was the whole "puppet" thing. Because in a way I'm kind of my dad's puppet. When I was watching the race I didn't know why I didn't like Kyle Busch. But when I got home from the beach we went out to dinner (minus Rachel) and my dad's talking about him and just he really doesn't like the guy. He actually made a little bit of a dig when he was talking about his own racing! But the funny thing is when we were watching the commentary, interviews, and stuff, they ran the interview and I'm torn on it. What was he even getting at? I have to side with the analyst who said it is hard to tell what's sarcasm and what's sincerity.

And apparently he also seriously dislikes Harvick. We were watching a Nascar show when Jeopardy came on and he was switching back during commercials. But during one commercial he saw Harvick, so he kept flipping. And then he went back, still Harvick, so he flipped to something else.

Speaking of puppets, I made Vivian into a Nascar fan. But to be honest, I'm a little upset. I don't mind her going crazy for the sport, but it's too much too soon.

This sport makes me crazy. The worst part is that I'm a little jealous of it. You know how in Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit, Barney says suits are the perfect way to get a girl with daddy issues? He's totally right, but if he's trying to get me, he might want to try a fire suit instead. My dad devotes more time of his life to racing than he does to me. He talks about racing more than he talks to me, unless it's racing related in which case he won't stop talking. I think he might have laughed more at Logano's dig at Harvick than he's laughed at something I've said in a really long time. He probably doesn't even remember the song that my dance recital was to, but he'll remember that line. And it's like what the hell am I supposed to do? I've tried dealing with it, I've tried bonding with him over it. My best fixes are to get back at him by either sleeping with a racer or becoming a racer. Neither seem very likely.

So I guess I want to believe that I have a future with this new love. I do, because love is always good.

300th post! :)

"What's wrong?" Mitch asked as he sat down at my table, totally uninvited.
"I think Sarah left the performance with someone."
"Hm...it's late. Want to get a drink?"
I shrugged and followed him out and to a bar. When we sat down, Mitch turned his attention back to me.
"Explain. How do you know that it happened?"
I took a drink "Well, there was this orange person near the side of the stage and she was flirting with him. And then they left."
"When you say 'orange person', do you mean it was an Oompa Loompa?"
"No. Gosh, they were wearing orange."
"Okay, fine. But you know that Sarah has a way of flirting or appearing to flirt without meaning to. Maybe she just wanted something."
"I just really have a feeling that I..."
"Do you not trust her?"
"I do. But it's not like we're super serious. So what if she ends up really liking this guy?"
"You don't have any confidence anymore, do you? I'm sure, and you should know, that whatever this guy has-if it's a guy-you can totally compete."
"I wasn't good enough for Sarah to say with me today."
"Wait? Where were you before the show, did you two talk at all?"
That made me feel guilty "No. I was..."
"Off trying to impress Gavin, right?"
I nodded shamefully.
"Well, I'm shocked that she left!" Mitch commented sarcastically.
"Do you think that she would have done something to get back at me?"
He shook his head "I think she might have felt a tad neglected. But that doesn't mean she has any interest in the orange person. It means that you screwed up, but you can fix it easily. Maybe if you ask very nicely she'll fill you in on the details."
That sounded like a plan. But we stayed and drank a little longer. When it was a little darker I made my way to Sarah's place.
I knocked on the door and Sarah opened it quickly.
"Is he here?" I asked a little too aggressively, but I was just nervous that the answer was yes.
"Who?"
"Mr. Orange"
She laughed, which made me feel a dumb.
"No. And don't worry. No one's been here all night."
I wanted to ask her about today, but I couldn't put the words together intelligently.
"Look, I guess I owe you an explanation. What you saw today was nothing."
I wanted to say that they looked more than friendly.
"I know. I admit that I did flirt with him...awhile ago. But that's over because I have you"
I could feel myself smiling a little stupidly. "Where did you go today?"
"A race. That's why he was here. All that time ago I had invited him. I'd practically forgotten until he showed up today. And I probably would have invited you to come with me, but I was pissed that you were ignoring me earlier."
Of course that was part of the problem. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay. It really wasn't that important."
"I should go home." I was feeling a little pathetic.
Sarah smiled and shook her head "It's not safe to walk drunk. Stay here with me."

New Hampshire Race

Every now and then I take direct quotes from my mom, dad, or both at once

First, wow Kyle Busch is such a baby sometimes. He was complaining that his car was junk, and he was in 6th. Jimmie's doing nice in 3rd. I'd like to see him take down Montoya who's in 2nd. Stewart's having some trouble, but he's moved up a bunch of positions. My dad just explained the chase and point system to me. He said it was pretty much irrelevant that Harvick's in the lead, which maKes me happy because I don't like him. Jimmie took 2nd :). He could take 1st, maybe. I don't know why the announcers always bring up the teams. To be honest, I don't care about Joe Gibbs Racing or Childress or anything. Jimmie led for a second but then everyone pitted and he had problems and dropped to 9th. :( So, Logano's back in 16th. They're talking about Jimmie bringing it up later. It's really funny when they say something my dad and I had already talked about. Kyle's in 2nd and that makes me less than happy. We know how I feel about him. Did you know that the only crew chief I remember is Jimmie's; Chad Knaus. I find it funny that there are two KC's. (Casey Mears and Kasey Kahne.) Nothing really eventful. If you were to compare NASCAR to a musical; Jimmie Johnson stars as in the Home Improvement role and Joey Logano is his understudy :D and Kyle Busch is bitchy Hunter Foster and Kurt is the much more likeable Sutton. Did I just hear that Dale Earnhardt Jr was catching Johson? Argh! Kyle just passed Kasey for first! No! So Jr. is challenging Jimmie for 7th, I think. Kyle is still leading, dammit. Aaand during the pit Kyle way passed Kahne. Oh, yawn, I'm bored again. There hasn't been a single damn crash! Something needs to happen. Just not to any of my guys. I don't care about Harvick, please stop talking about how he plays it safe. So maybe his wife is wearing the firesuit. Oh, Jimmie and Kurt almost bumped. And Burton's doing real nice. We like Burton, my dad says he's classy. Something's happening to Kyle because he's about to pass Kyle. We all know Kyle won't have that. But boo hoo, I don't care. Where's Denny Hamlin? So now Burton's got the lead. But :( Kasey had a big problem. He's one of the ones I don't mind and it's really sad watching him fall back. I DON'T CARE ABOUT KEVIN HARVICK STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM AND STOP SHOWING HIS DOUCHEY FACE. Okay, some of these guys should retake their headshots. Joey, who's fifteenth, looks a little evil in his picture. Denny was 16th and almost got lapped. Stupid green flags. Jimmie took 5th I think from his teammate. Oh no :( Kasey's engine blew. It was almost funny the way that the other cars dove out of the way. So that led to a caution in which Denny got a pass. My dad said that yesterday one of his friends tried swerving to clean the tires and then ended up in the gravel. Johnson had a good pit and got to 3rd. Jeff Burton got first on the restart. Johnson getting nicely 3rd. Jeff and Juan were battling and wiggling and then Allmendinger snuck up to take 4th. They're getting really pushy. But Gordon and Montoya both deserve pushes after last week. Johnson passed Busch for 2nd, nice. Logano needs to stop complaining and take somebody out haha. Earnhardt's having a decent race but he could mess it up at any time. They might not need to pit again. Jeez Montoya is such a hothead. Boy, he's pushy and that's ruining his splitter and slowing him down. In nineteen laps he's dropped seven spots. Logano passed him when he was tangled with Bowyer, good for him. Stewart will run someone clean but if someone (Montoya) gets physical, he won't have it. Johnson's getting closer to Burton. Mark Martin's a lap down :( he was doing well in the beginning. Whoa! Montoya got smashed or something! I hope someone got him and ha people are taking pictures. Some guy pretty much a no one clipped him :) he's going to be pissed. It was totally intentional. Johnson pitted and Burton didn't, so we'll see how that goes. Johnson has fresher tires and there he passed him. But during Montoya's interview Burton and Kyle got messed and Kyle got all smoked and spun around. Oh, Kyle is going to be pissed! But he messed with Burton a month ago. Man, Burton had a nasty tire mark on his right side. Jimmie got the inside lap, which is different than the other leaders do on starts. Did they just bring up the 29 again? I don't care! Restarts are cool. Johnson had the start and then Kurt got around. Tony's in 3rd and Logano is trying to get around Dale. There might be another caution the way there driving. Reutimann and Hamlin pushed and then Kyle whizzed by. Johnson's contesting Busch for the lead and might try. And Tony's right behind trying to get a chance. Johnson clears Busch. Can he keep it for two laps? He's getting distance. Now Stewart is taking 2nd and yay for Jimmie's 1st! Logano is finishing 9th, top 10 very nice. Chase starts in 8 more races. Jimmie will be in good shape. Jimmie's interview is funny, he commented that after Kurt bumped him he wanted to push back :) aww he gave a shoutout to his wife and said he hoped she didn't go into labor because he wanted to be there. Haha, Kurt's interview was interesting, not as charming as Jimmie. Burton's comments were so classy about the accident. Wow, Tony's suit has so many sponsors! He didn't say much all too interesting. He seemed proud. Ugh, Kyle's interview. I just can't stand him, his comments are so typical. Jeff's comments about being rough are funny, but not nearly as much as last week. Harvick...I don't care. He is not interesting. For all reality, Johnson's leading for chase. Logano's even in position to do well. The most points you can gain is 170 so Montoya would have to work magic to win. Oh, btw, Kasey Kahne is another thumbs up.

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It wasn't completely clear to me why, but Matt seemed quite distracted before the Broadway On Broadway performance. Whatever, not that important. I got up on that stage and boy, you could practically lose your hearing to the crowd. At one point I looked to the side and saw this orange figure standing offstage. As soon as I got done I ran over.
"Ohmigod, you came!"
"You invited me."
"Yeaah, but I just did that so I wouldn't regret not asking you."
"Well, I found that I had enough time before the race"
"Thanks! And I'm coming to the race later."
"See you after, maybe."
Aw, that was so nice of him.
"Sarah!" I heard from the street, I turned around and Matt was waving to me. I guess I could tell him later.

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Glee Episode 2 (Acafellas)

The opening scene was kind of interesting, with Will's fathers "speech." And then the choreography scene was, alright. Rachel's short sleeve light purple shirt with gray/purpleish vest was once again something that could be okay but she doesn't pull it off. I love the dig at John Stamos. The idea of cutting of your thumbs is frightening. The cake was just cruel. He's A Jolly Good Fellow just sounds like a lame barber shop quartet. The pink striped shirt just looked like she was four. Yawn, the scene between Rachel and Finn was lame. It's disturbing that Kurt is dressed like he's in a marching band. Poison was actually okay. Okay. Why on earth/how on earth did Acafellas have a CD? I said they were okay, but they're not worth a glowing article. Why would Josh Groban go to a PTA event? Um, really. Oh, they have more heart. Um, what on earth? How is that measurable? Rachel's outfit is hideous. I mean the shirt is just a purple shirt, but that plaid-ish orange/black skirt thing is Halloween on crack. Why don't I see Groff in Mercy? Continuity, anyone? I do like the routine a lot, even though it doesn't look like on Vocal Adrenaline person is singing. Why is the choreographer barking orders as if he has complete control? Where is the director, Ms. Idina Menzel? Oh, she wasn't written yet because Glee hadn't gotten quite cool enough for her? Oh, well, good to know. Why is Acafellas in Glee's rehearsal space? Wouldn't either the girls be there or classes be in session. Gay-Intervention, okay, interesting. Someone's a little delusional. How is a Car Wash going to get 8,000 dollars? You know, when you smash someone's window they can sue for damages or press charges. Is that really worth it because he said he was in love with a not at all loveable girl? That guy has such a high voice, and he's kinda short. Although I do agree that Lea could use a nose job. Kidding. But it's nice to know the connection to Corey's twitter name. Why is Will's tie not tied in the Acafella performance?

Glee Episode 1 (Showmance)

The beginning is so lame, with Will going around saying hi to everyone. Ick, Rachel's shirt is beyond ugly. (Long sleeve, light pink, strings with balls coming from the collar) Is it just me or does Finn act kind of dopey? Where do they get all of those slushies? I actually think that Le Freak was an okay routine, I mean they suck anyway, so what's the problem? It's weird seeing Terry's sister, they really haven't had her around for awhile. Terry is irritating, pregnant or not. I don't mind Rachel's outfit here (argyle beige sweater with a lighter colored cashmere sweater on top, jean skirt, and high socks matching the sweater) but isn't she hot? Also, the Mercedes diva thing bothers me because later on it just disappears. She doesn't reform later, it just vanishes. I actually like their performing Gold Digger, Amber has a sick voice and I don't mind Matt's rapping here. I like his fake rapper dancing. And everyone else's dancing is kind of lamely cute. Jenna's smile and dancing is really cute, I love how happy she looks. The filming of Rachel "throwing up" is enough to make me throw up. It's a horribly unflatteringly angle. In the office with Emma, another sweater (this time yellow) it doesn't exactly look cashmere, but still hot. The scene in the principal's office features a truly terribly dressed Rachel (Long sleeve black shirt with a white pony.) Terry annoys me, how can you be so selfish and spoiled? The celibacy club is amusing in a sad way. More argyle from Rachel. Do girls really want sex more than guys? How would they even know that? It's a weird statistic to prove. Why would a guidance counselor do SAT prep? Shouldn't someone with actual educational experience do that. I totally did not remember the dairy farm story of how Emma became so obsessive. But with the chalk rubbing on her nose was half pornographic half stupid. I don't mind the singing of Push It, it's the dancing that bothers me. But I really like Jenna's outfit, it actually makes her look good, she may be one of the more attractive group members. How is Lea wearing knee-pads sexy? Rachel teaching Finn is painful to listen to, I'm assuming that's his natural voice then that's a little difficult. The picnic is so stupid, I don't even have elaboration beyond that. Just stupid. Every part of it; the heart touching, the lip touching, the awkward kiss. Ugh. Quinn's audition was actually pretty good. It's a little too cheer-leady seeming if you know what I mean--the arrangement and movements. When Sue calls Quinn "Q" I almost cried because I'm still not over his death. The scene with Will teaching Rachel a lesson is a little bit sad, Her shirt is okay (Short sleeve white shirt with small black diamonds under a vest with the white shirt in kind of a tie) but she doesn't pull it off. Blair could pull that off. Not that he singing of Take A Bow wasn't good, but what is the relevance of it? I'm pretty sure that it's about a guy cheating. In one of the scenes of her singing it she's in the hallway "crying" and sticking her neck out really far. It reminds me of the part of Romeo and Juliet when one of the slaves says something about sticking your neck out. She was also wearing a blue cashmere sweater very similar to one I used to have, but never wore because it was too hot.

That's all for Showmance!

A Tony Review

So first off, Sean Hayes is really making me laugh. He's been so consistent with jokes and he has a great smile. He looks kind of like Jon Cryer, though. I was really wowed by the opening; everything was great, especially John Gallagher Jr. But I actually preferred to hear American Idiot instead of Green Day. Million Dollar Quartet was great, I liked the OBCR and I liked the performance. Fun energy, light show, very impressive. Can't say there was any shock about Scarlett getting the Best Actress. Wow, Sean Hayes in super tight pants. And John Tartaglia in the audience :) La Cage was really good. I'll have to check it out, because I am intrigued. Can't say I care about plays. All these original plays sound so interesting, I think I should see if there are recordings of any of them. Aw, Angela's speech was really great. David Hyde Pierce and Kelsey Grammer look related! Or maybe they are. Katie and Angela both deserve Supporting Actress. Yay for Katie! I heard she was a real show stealer. And her speech was wonderful. I thought when they said New York Jets they were talking about the gang. I'm conflicted by Memphis, I heard it was amazing, but I kind of haven't been pulled in. Kristen was really adorable. She's such a tiny little thing. I'm kind of rooting for my namesake, but I think we all know it's Bobby's. Or not. Not like it's a big deal, I heard Levi was amazing. I wish they had done a different song from ALNM, not that this isn't fine. But I would have preferred more of the cast, and to be honest I'm not wowed by CZJ's voice. The Play Revivals didn't sound as interesting as the originals, but I thought Christianne Noll was great in her performance. I'm a little pissed that they replaced the performance from a touring show with Glee. Not cool. I guess Lea wasn't aware that she was supposed to be good. What's up with her hair? It looks okay from the back, but the front...yeesh. Sean Hayes performance was better than Lea's. At least he was funny in a good way. Billie Joe looks so out of place. American Idiot was fine, not amazing. And my predictions seemed all on.