Talk about distractions...

Well, finished the draft of chapter 50, finally. The rest of today I'm starting to do a minor remodel of the kitchen. I have to tear out one cupboard, cut off the three foot overhang so it will fit in its new place. Then I have to tear apart the center island so I can just put a small table in and have more floor space that way. Then move the portable dishwasher over where the first cupboard was so I can get at the cupboard it was blocking. Argh... One of these days I have to go up to the city and get paneling for the walls - the kind that looks like white brick. And then strip the cupboards - my mom always wanted to paint the cupboards themselves white, with the wood doors stripped of paint and just varnished in the natural wood, so that's how I'm going to fix them. Eventually we have to replace the linoleum, but I think that's going to wait for next year - and I'm going to let the pro's do that. Some things I just refuse to tackle!  LOL

American Idol quasi-rant

Don't know how many watch this, but I've quit. Last week, one of *the* most talented of the group was voted out, and another contestant, who has shown over and over that he doesn't really care that much was kept in. Obviously their voting methods have once again proven to be a case of "popularity" over talent. I really had high hopes for this year, thinking it might actually maintain its integrity as it did last year - but not to be. Granted, there are still a couple of really, really talented people on there, but I can pretty much know who's going to win - and he's not as good as a couple others. But he's young and cute, so...

Oh well. Last year was the first year I'd managed to watch the whole thing to the end. Usually I just watch the first few weeks, until the really awful ones are voted off. Up to that point, it's funny. Last year they actually kept the talented ones right up to the last. Oh well - more time to work on important things - like writing and ranting. :D