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Archive for March, 2009

American Idol Losers Score a Winning Crib

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

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I really have a bone to pick with Simon Fuller. Who knew being a crappy, talentless hack of a performer could take you to the top?

Especially in a recession. Woof!

Heck, I would have gussied myself up, stuffed my cantaloupe feet into some snazzy cowgirl boots, dyed my hair pink and tried out for Idol this season too–
…had somebody told me a Hollywood “mansion” would be involved.

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In past seasons of American Idol, Taylor Hicks’ undercover “steak and milk” late-night room service orders were as naughty as it got.

Yet this season, following tradition of true, reality TV stars (ahem, wash ups) the remaining 10 crap-testants are shacking up under one, big, unfair roof.

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This $40 million Los Angeles villa is so deliciously glam even Kelly Clarkson would pass up the Holiday Inn’s breakfast buffet to bunk up.

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Idol basecamp, also known as “Casa de Tight Jeans and Runny Eyeliner” boasts magical amentities for its guests. There’s two swimming pools (one indoor), a bowling alley, 20-seat movie theater, basketball court, gilded spiral staircases and more.

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I know I can’t be the only one thinking: “What a shame this pad this being wasted on the worst line up of wannabes ever”.  The blind guy can’t even see it!

Ehh don’t get me wrong, yeah yeah my heart goes out to hokey Danny Gokey too, but these people just love letting their freak flags fly. Also, two of the guys are still in college, and it stings to watch them “live the dream”.

Each season these people just get weirder and weirder. Adam Lambert’s chamellion hair styles make Sanjaya look like an average Joe!

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Oh well, hopefully those monstrous marble bathrooms won’t go unnoticed– most of Season 8 looks like they could use a good shower (and Weight Watchers)!

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Irish you a Happy St. Paddy’s day!

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

college searchIrish you a Happy St. Paddy’s day! Aren’t you Dublin over in laughter at that one?

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Student Spotlight

Monday, March 16th, 2009


Meet Miriam Clouthier, a senior at McGill University majoring in English Lit.

Activities: Choir, part-time job as (sexy) library wench

Voted Most Likely to: Correct your grammar

Likes: singing, writing papers (hey, after four years of lit, I had better!), drinking and dancing in Montreal, huddling swaddled in blankets in Montreal, going for walks in Montreal, drinking with profs… yeah, drinking, dancing, singing, reading. That’s it.

Dislikes: bananas (raw), debt, hunger, poverty, and the impending doom of the earth at the hands of humanity.

Favourite part of school: classes! Good profs+good friends=good times.

Least favourite part: the library, still packed at 2 am on a December night, with me still in it.

Where do you see yourself in ten years: Eek! Hopefully living in Montreal, working either as a journalist or a lawyer for an NGO. Or maybe a prof.

Advice for incoming students: Take whatever classes interest you, and whatever classes you enjoy. When you’ve figured out what classes you like, pick that as your major. Your undergraduate degree is not meant to give you job-oriented skills, in the strictest sense. It’s there to foster your interests, instil basic skills like good work habits and writing skills, and to prepare you for more school, which is where the real training will take place. ENJOY these four years and make the most of your time and money by studying what interests you, not what your great-uncle thinks you should study.

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