Guess who I'm seeing in the finale?

I'm writing this entry in a bigger font because it is almost final two time. I will not deny that I was nervous, shaking a little, furrowing my brow, leaning into the TV in anticipation. I got home late so I had to do a quick FFWD viewing of key voting related topics and then go back and get all details. But the stress was worth it.

Opening song. Really, jazz squares? Over and over? Was that necessary? I mean the show makes zillions of dollars from Coke - can they not hire a choreographer, or better yet a backup dance troupe?

Recap -- anyone realize that Randy told Syesha that she was standing there in third place. Or that Paula expected nothing more from David A but a lovely performance? These two have got to speak English properly unless that is what they meant to say. It is really sad.

Then Fantasia came back. She sang a song called Bore Me. It was frantic, not boring. David A was scared of her. I love her energy but I couldn't understand the words. I actually never heard Bore Me, the title. Did you see Simon Cowell's face? He thought it was the strangest thing ever. Why would they show him acting that way?

David A comes out for highlights from hometown visit. Gaspy cannot answer a single question. He sees the Murray High Cheerleaders and he is very excited. His fans are 5. They grab at him and he gasps a lot. But seriously when he was crying and overwhelmed it was sweet. Gosh. And he was crying because seeing these people made his hard work pay off. Gosh. He has been tortured by his Dad. He is so stressed out. Gosh. His Mom is pretty. Gosh. (Gasp) Gosh.

Then they show his story. New song - thank god it isn't Ruben's song. It is Green Day, right? Heres Comes the Rest of Our Lives. Gaspy looks the same in every shot - smiling with mouth closed or gasping with mouth open. Two expressions, that's it.

Syesha comes out. What length is her real hair? Why do I care? She is from Sarasota. Someone threw her baby at Syesha. Oh her hair is normal now. They straighten it every time? Crazy. I forgot that her Dad was the one with the drug and alcohol problem who recovered. That was from the auditions when she didn't bug me. Her Mayor did a handstand. She is a 90 yr old woman. She was crying a lot. Because she saw how the song she sang changed her life and brought crowds of people to watch her and don't forget it furthered the civil rights movement.

David Cook comes out. The crowd goes wild. And then we get ot meet David's hot brother. They show Cook going home and just to reinforce my love for him, his hometown sequence features Bon Jovi in the background and then he sings Bon Jovi to the crowd. He is just blown away by how many people are there. It was one of the few times I've seen genuine excitement from him. And then he surprised his music teacher. So sweet. Oh my god, if I was in that elementary school I would have gone crazy. Umm David's younger brother is hot. But he is probably 24 or 22 so that is a problem. And then Cook started crying in a really dignified way because he is that cool.

David's season re-cap. The physical transformation is amazing of course. But it also made me remember how many great performances this guy has had. By the way, this weekend at my apartment I will be watching the episodes from Top 12 on. Yes!

Randy told them they should be well proud of themselves. WHAT? Paula actually said a very nice thing. Life is about moments and if you are lucky enough, you create ones that will last forever, and if you're really really really lucky the world will watch. She stole that, right? Simon thinks next week is going to be a humdinger. America is rubbing off on him.

Results. The two finalists are David A (Gaspy said oh gosh!) Now his Dad won't beat him. AND David Cook. All of the top 12 are in the audience -- Hi Michael Johns! Hi Carly!

For once Syesha kept it short and sweet - she said thank you and then she sang.

And now we are on to the finale. What will be the finale song? How much better will David Cook do it than Gaspy? Just kidding all you Archuleta fans. It is a clean slate. Three performances each next week. Who will be the next... American Idol. Would love to hear from you who you want as of now (not who you think will win, but who you think should). Just respond to my email. And then I want to hear on Tuesday night who you think should win. Some research for me.

Gosh everyone, I can't wait til next week!!!

and Gosh remember, don't be ashamed of your obsessions...