American Idol kicked off its week at the Kodak Theatre with high hopes for the women in the top 24. After watching the women on Tuesday and the men last night, I have to say that I wouldn't be so quick to say that the women hold most of the talent in this group.

There are several indie sounding artists this time around in the women's group. While this sound is known for being an "original" sound, I thought that all of these girls sounded very similar- to the point where when it came time to vote, I was getting a few of them mixed up.

Watching the men last night I was pleasantly surprised. There are of course a few of them that let nerves take them over, but there were also a few that seemed like they were made for the stage.

Two people will go home next week and I will be glued to the t.v to find out who America decides to let go.

Tiger Woods Breaks Silence About Sex Scandals

Tiger woods is emerging from his alleged "sex rehab" to address his cheating ways. On Friday he will speak to a few pre-selected members of the press about his scandalous affairs that destroyed his family and career.

According to Fox News, Tiger is planning to return to golf soon, possibly the Masters tournament in April... but is it too soon? There are currently golf balls featuring his many mistresses for sale... I say stay in sex rehab.

I also think that as a respected and exclusive tournament, the Masters should not offer Tiger an invitation to play. Many kids will be watching the tournament which features athletes that they look up to and consider role models. What kind of message would be sent if this tournament allowed an adulterous liar to participate and possibly win?

Snow in The Boro

I am always confused by Georgia weather, and this weekend was no exception. After a dreary day of rain and cold temperatures I walk out to find my car covered in snow. I was shocked, but excited because I couldn't remember the last time I had seen snow. The weather was short-lived and beautiful while it lasted, but now I'm ready for some warm weather and pool parties. Let's hope the groundhog was wrong...

Bad Economy= Bad Super Bowl Commercials?

After much anticipation about my favorite part of the Super Bowl (the commercials) I found myself underwhelmed. I'm not sure what hapened this year, but like everything else I blame the economy for the commercial recession.

There also seemed to be a trend of nudity this year- and not the good kind. I'm not sure why so many commercials had half naked middle aged men as the focus of their ads... This Dockers Commercial left me scratching my head.

Some of my favorites were the always hysterical
e-trade baby, the Bud Light commercial featuring T-Pain, and the Hyundai commercial featuring Brett Favre.

As a senior I'm still amazed at the ways the University finds to squeeze money out of the already small pockets of students. Case and point- the Office of Parking and Transportation.

I think I can speak for a majority of the student population here at Georgia Southern when I say that this office has been my worst nightmare since I've been in school.

I've recently learned that if you recieve 5 or more tickets in a semester PAID or UNPAID, you are subject to be towed from campus. Seriously?

Check out the Parking and Transportation
website to see for yourself...

Toyota Recalls Prius... Finally.

Toyota has announced that they are recalling 437,000 Prius Hybrids around the world due to brake problems. I say it's about time they own up to their mess.

A Recall Because Brakes Don't Work?...Nah.

After numerous complaints of faulty brakes in Toyota's Prius, the company is refusing to recall the models in question. It seems to me that brakes are kind of important for the function of a car... maybe I'm confused, but the last time I checked, brakes were essential for stopping/ avoiding wrecks. This article by CNN explains this ludicrous situation.