"THIS...is American Idol"

Just a heads up, I've got not one, not two, but THREE pictures for today.

So last night, my mom and I went to the American Idol Live Tour concert. Yes, it sounds really dorky. My mom and I used to watch the show religiously, not so much this season, but it was kind of our first time having a night of just me and her in six years (since my sisters were born) and our last time (since I'm off to college in one week, four and a half days...not that I'm counting). The concert was actually really good and really fun!

The first picture is of Casey James, the resident country boy of the show this season. The reason I love this picture so much is because of the lighting on the guy and girl taking a picture from the audience. This pair was literally half the entertainment of the night. The girl and guy (whom I called "Blonde Spicy Thang" and her "Sassy Gay Friend," BST and SGF for short) were having the time of their lives! They knew the words to every song and were dancing and singing to each other and were just hilarious.

The second picture is of Crystal Bowersox, the flower child and runner-up who, in my opinion, should have won. The girl has got some pipes. I love this picture because of the lights. As a future Digital Media Studies major, I loved this concert because each performer had their own graphic design theme going on on the screens behind them with a light design to match. And yes, that's BST and SGF framing Crystal in the lower right hand corner.

Last was Lee Dewyze, the winner of season nine. The reason I like this photo is because I was amazed how much my simple little Nikon digital camera could zoom in from the 12th row! I think this is pretty damn good for the 12th row.

At one point during the concert, the performers went through a spiel about how all their dreams came true because they didn't listen to the people who told them they couldn't do it. It was cheesy, but somewhat inspiring. Ever since I decided I want to work in the magazine industry, everyone has told me magazines are going to die out and I should pick something else to do with my life. I'm tired of hearing it and I'm going for it anyway.

Two more things: 

1) sorry for the lengthy explanation today.

2) thank you to everyone who has given me such wonderful compliments on my blog! I'm really very flattered and feel more encouraged to keep up with the daily entries.