5PieceBlog

I've never really watched American Idol. When I would walk in the room and my mother was watching it when I lived with my parents, I basically felt pain for the people auditioning and the judges having to listen to them. So why would I want to watch a bunch of people being uncomfortable? I couldn't understand why people watched the show. I still can't figure it out, but I find ways to cope since my wife likes it. Last season was the first season of American Idol I spent married. Luckily, I was studying or doing homework while she was watching so I avoided the pain. Unfortunately this season I have nothing better to do but watch what is on the TV. Although I've been able to withstand the awkwardness of the auditions and the judge's reactions to them, the judges themselves, especially Randy are becoming increasingly annoying when they say "Yes" to people.

All the judges may be guilty of this, but Randy has the tendency to say (some number) "percent yes" to almost every audition he likes. Tonight I heard "100% yes," "1000% yes," "One million percent yes," and a super-impossible "one hundred million percent yes." Besides it being mathematically impossible to have more than 100% (math people?) of anything, this expression is basically meaningless, and when will it end? Trilion percent? Infinity percent? to harken back to grade school. Also, when they say "100% yes" does that mean that some of the other auditions get less than that, like maybe 50% yes? I believe a "yes" or "no" is all or nothing: no = 0% and yes = 100%. A "maybe" would be 50% or some other percentage that is more than zero but less than 100. I wish they would say "yes" or "no" and get onto the next one so I can guess whether they will let the next person go.

The only reason I'm writing this is because my wife was getting annoyed with me complaining about the % yeses. Although I could not tell whether she was watching tv or listening to me since she was sewing the whole time, towards the end I was getting the feeling that she might stab me with the sewing needle if I complained one more time. So I decided to write it down in hopes that I could let it go. Maybe I won't get out of control tomorrow night, but if Randy says "one billion percent yes" I might lose it. Speaking of Randy, I want his orange shirt with matching orange watch from tonight's episode.