I love what you did at GOTR today. I actually am having a lot of issues with my students lately about girl drama and fat talk. I actually wrote about it tonight:

http://cleaneatingchelsey.com/2011/04/07/little-girl-fat-talk/

Thank you for doing what you do every day!! You’re amazing.

I’m a sucker for Top Chef and anything cooking related but those shows don’t normally let the public vote.

Pia has an amazing voice and she is gorgeous, but I don’t think she has the personality/vibe to be an American Idol. She will get a music deal for sure! This is the first season I’ve ever voted and I do it religiously after the show.. Casey, Haley, and Paul are my top 3!

I love the GOTR lesson… did you think of that yourself? That would be a good activity to do with middle schoolers/upper elementary kids!

I haven’t watched Idol in yearrrrrs. I am only really into the reality TV about mental illness but that’s the social worker in me. And yes, I now include Extreme Couponing in my lineup 🙂

I used to watch ALL of the time but I’ve stopped since I’ve been in college =(. Season 4 my friend and I made “Go Bo” t-shirts to where to school on the finale day, I still love Bo Bice!

That is an AMAZING exercise, those girls are so lucky to have you!

I watch AI and was totally shocked tonight. I was in tears. In all the years, I have probably only voted a handful of times. So, I shouldn’t be too disappointed when something like this happens!

That is totally TJ’s Monkey trail mix right?! I’m only being weird because I’m in Buenos Aires right now and my family just sentme some and I am rationing it out. 🙁

1) I am totally guilty of being obsessed with AI and never voting either. So sad Pia left ;( She was AMAZING!
2) I am running my first 5K next Sat with GOTR in Gainesville. I am PUMPED ( and super nervous because running is HARD!)

I never vote, and I actually haven’t watched Idol since the second season.

What a great message! I wish I was close to Charlotte! 🙁 That would be such a cool opportunity to be a running buddy!

If you live in the Phoenix area our GOTR 5k is on May 7th too!!! http://www.gotrmc.org
🙂 thanks for all you do!!!!

God, I am so into Idol, and yes, I was really shocked! She has one of the strongest voices and she’s been consistently good. Although, to be fair, I don’t think she’s as unique as people like Haley, Paul, and Casey. Oh well, I don’t think she’ll suffer for it. Top 9 isn’t that far removed from top 7 and that’s when Jennifer Hudson got the boot. That obviously didn’t hurt her any…

I’m a sucker for Idol and SYTYCD. And I’m 50/50 about voting. I always vote if I watch it live, but half the time I catch up online a day late!

Aw, that sounds like so much fun. I wish I had the time right now to commit to starting a GOTR chapter in my area, but maybe someday.

I never got into American Idol surprisingly which sucked as every week, my friends would gather to watch it and get super excited while would be there tapping my fingers waiting for the 1 hour to end!

I am totally a sucker for reality tv shows; however I have NEVER watched a season of American Idol!

I like some reality shows but I have such a hard time sitting down to watch them all. I always feel a bit guilty when I watch TV…because I think there’s something else I should be doing. I know TV is good and I love my shows but there are so few I really dedicate my full attention to.

But American Idol is fun!
🙂

I didn’t vote either and was completely shocked. Pia was amazing.

I watched all the time in college and it was so much fun. I still watch now but my husband doesn’t like it so I try to skype with my bff while watching it haha. I wasn’t a huge fan of the person eliminated so I’m not too upset, it was surprising though because she is definitely good!

I watch and actually vote in the Sing Off. I also watch Dancing with the Stars, but rarely vote (only last season when I was trying to make sure Bristol Palin got sent home like she should have been).

I <3 your dinner! Eggs ad toast FTW.

I’m an Idol fanatic – have been since season one – and always, always vote. Sometimes it’s just a couple times per week, sometimes it’s way more (I lost count of how many times I voted when my favorites like Kelly and Carrie were in the finale). I feel like there’s a shocker almost every year – Tamyra, Jennifer, Chris, Melinda – but this time seems particularly jolting since it was so early on. I had a bad feeling as soon as Ryan said Pia was in the bottom three. She was my favorite this year, but even if she wasn’t, I’d have thought she should go much farther. I honestly thought she was going to win it all. Her voice is incredible!!

I don’t really watch any reality tv this year! I would watch America’s Next Top Model if I had more time… but I’ll probably catch the reruns in the summer! 😀

I think I might be the only one on the planet who was actively rooting for Pia to go! I think she has a great voice, but I always kind of got an “entitled” vibe from her, and I can’t stand when contestants get that way — look at a lot of the award-winning artists they bring onto AI for the results show; a lot of them would never make it past Hollywood Week based on raw talent, but they’ve succeeded on something a lot of Idols end up getting tossed for lacking: charisma, the ability to take constructive criticism and do something with it, and really hard work. While I definitely agree that this season might be the most vocally-talented ever (Pia, Jacob et al.), there are some who are way more interesting and fun to watch than others (James, Paul), and who seem to be willing to accept that they aren’t “perfect” now, but will work hard to become so. That’s how Kelly and Carrie made it in “the big leagues”, and I bet it’s how this season’s Idol will, too!

Also, I still find it disturbing that more adults of voting age vote for AI than vote in actual civic elections. 🙂

It’s a little embarrassing, but I got sucked into Grease: You’re the One that I Want back in 2007, to cast the new Broadway production of Grease. I voted in the final and the people I voted for won! That fall, I moved to NY state for grad school and actually got to SEE them in the production and get autographs after. The production was pretty lame, though the actors were good. I just couldn’t resist letting my geekiness come full circle 🙂 No shame!

Crazy that you did that for GOTR yesterday…my facebook post was this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei6JvK0W60I&feature=related

I love that you’re helping young girls, we as parents/mentors can either choose to shape what our gals see to be true (about themselves)…or we can let society do it.

I am a HUGE sucker for reality TV and competition shows, but I am a bad viewer and never vote either!

I don’t watch American Idol, but apparently I’m the only one because my Facebook lit up after it was over with disappointment!

So ticked by the results! There are two girls left…what the heck! She was my favourite by a landside (huz too)…the most talented vocal range in my opinion. I see her becoming a HUGE star though so that comforts me! haha

I used to love Paul, but he annoys me now. he has been super weak for the past 4 weeks. My top picks are James, Haley, and Casey at the moment.

I think my AI opinions are so different than most people I know. Firstly, I am not to upset by last night because although i appreciate that persons vocal skills and beauty, she seemed to familiar to me in the sense that there are alot of very pretty artists with big voices. I love the unique ones so much. Also, James Durbin, everyone loves him, I don’t. He has grown on me somewhat but I just can’t get into him like everyone seems to be. I love love love love Haley and after elton john week I fell more in love! Paul, Casey, and Lauren Alaina are the next in my order of favs. Its a tight match up now.