Tired of this site

I am sort of tired of pimping my own jewelry for right now, so I started an alternate blog that represents my diverse interests a lot more. I won't be posting anything here for a while, at least until I get my jewelry makin' urge back.

My new blog is over at GirlyNerds.com

All my SYTYCD reviews are over there. I plan to write about cool stuff, gadgets, gizmos, shopping, innovations, style, crafts, puppies, or whatever.

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SYTYCD#4 Results Show #2

Man, I missed the opening number by Shane Sparks! I had to pee and my stupid Verizon DVR wasn't counting the results show as the same series as the Wednesday show. *edit* Okay I finally got to see the Shane Routine. Kick Ass! Does anyone doubt that Comfort was running that whole show?

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Bottom Three Girls:

First up -Chelsea Traile. Her solo was athletic, enthusiastic, and bubbling with personality, despite the awkward wardrobe choice of handkerchief and diaper.

Susie's solo wasn't bad, but she obviously has a limited repertoire. Representin' Miami yo! - by wearing leg-warmers?

Comfort's Solo was above average, but not fantastic. I think she suffered from a lack of choreography ideas for her first solo. If she ends up here in the bottom again, she'll improve it.

And the loser is:

YAY they sent little miss Miami packing! I will not be missing Susie. I thought she put in a lot of effort on her solo, but that still left her a one-trick pony with a rather poor trick! Thank god because I have hit my lifetime limit of hair extension flipping viewing. HA! My grammar checker isn't flagging that sentence as insane.

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Bottom Three Guys:

Thayne goes first and basically proves what we already knew. He's kind of charming, he smiles WAY too big, and he's absolutely middle of the pack in every way.

Marquis turned in a sweet performance, in which he obviously put his heart and soul. It got a bit out of control near the end, but isn't too much effort better than too little? He's a bit effeminate for this show (Nigel seems to have a pet peeve about it), so his days were numbered from the beginning.

Personally I thought Chris's solo was the worst of the night. The choreography had very little thought put into it, and the intensity level was very low. I know he's not a tree, but I'm having trouble finding anything about him that really shines.

And the loser is:

Boo. I think Marquis got robbed in this decision. None of these three guys is going to win the competition, but Marquis seemed like the only one with a chance to improve with a different partner. Chris is tragically white and despite his good intentions and his sweet puppy dog look, is going to fail at every single dance that requires any soul. Thayne is just average too.
I hated how they ragged on Marquis for doing "all tricks" in his solo, when normally they bitch at people for not showing off their best stuff! I thought his solo was the best of the night. I also wanted to see Comfort or Chelsea or Marquis with a different partner. Are they trying to keep all the partners together or something? They always run out of time at the end of the show and rush through one or both of the kick-offs so you don't get to hear their reasoning.

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Loser's Lounge

So You Think You Can Dance (#4) Episode 2

I made some perty pictures to share. All the "styles" are self-identified by the contestant on Fox's website, so don't make fun of me because some of them are cringeworthy. I even edited Joshua's because I like him a lot and I felt like a tard captioning him with just "Performer". I am REALLY bored at work today and I have trouble remembering some of these guys without their name plastered all over their torso.

Here are my reviews of last night's performances:

Fruity King Costume Jazz Ball What?

I was mad at Nigel for talking so much about their costumes, when the contestants can't do anything about the wardrobe. They did look ridiculous though, and their performance was pretty forgettable. A lot of contestants aren't hitting 110% effort on stage yet. Mandy Moore's routine has some potential, but she didn't bring any spirit out of these two at all.

*****

Very Uncomfortable Argentine Tango

Mark gives me the creeps so much that I can barely stand to watch. I feel bad for Chelsie Hightower. I even got the impression during that intro segment that she thinks he is creepy too. :( I certainly can't possibly find their tango sexy when he gives me the oogies. I don't understand why he is in the top 20 anyways.

*edit* Okay after getting some comments, I watched this again, and it wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as I remember it. I don't KNOW why I dislike Mark so much, okay? I will try to look at him with fresh eyes next week.

*****

Hip-Hop that I can't seem to remember at all.. I think they had suspenders on?

This must have been pretty unremarkable since I can't remember it. I seem to think they did okay?

*edit* After a second run through to get the screencaps, I noticed that they are NOT in fact, wearing suspenders! I guess this routine was pretty forgettable for me after all. Will is also noticeably better than Jessica :( Maybe he will luck into a new partner at some point. Sorry Jess.

*****

A Cute Little Foxtrot!

I really liked this one and actually called and voted for them since they did great but they're not one of the WunderCouples. Her green dress and that flapper hairdo were fantastic and they were classy and fun to watch.

*****

Adorable Pocket Dancers doing Contemporary

This routine was so cute. The two of them really do have a great chemistry. I hope the judges don't play up the fact that Gevorg (haha) has a crush on her too much and make them uncomfortable. They were in sync and hitting everything, and Gev doing contemporary was a nice suprise. PS - is Kat Deely 8 feet tall??

*****

High Energy Broadway (make-up courtesy of KISS)

What can you even say about these guys? This routine even got Nigel out of his seat, dancing around like a lunatic. These two will be around for a long time. Not least of all because of Joshua's ridiculously charming grin. If this guy leaves the show, it will be like watching someone kick my puppy. They are a great couple and this Broadway routine was super fun to watch.

*****

Salsa con Queso

Is it just me, or is Susie extremely unlikeable? Between her inability to conquer the type of dance she supposedly does best, and the ridiculous pronunciation of Marquis that drives me nutty, I hope they are in the bottom 3 tonight. Maybe Marquis can get a new partner when Susie is booted. I will only feel happy with that if Mark goes home first.

*****

Free Pass to next round - Viennese Style

They definitely did a good job with the choreography given. Like everyone else said, this was obviously a lucky pick for them with the story behind it guaranteeing that nobody would say anything uncomplimentary about it. At least the dance routine itself was better than that one Mia did for her dead father. I was a little surprised with the smoothness of Twitch doing this routine. He really is pretty fantastic so they've earned their favorites status. Kherington's name makes me insane but I can't help but like her. Damn it.

*****

Krumping will never be done on a street corner ever again

This reaction shot is in response to "My granny is more gangsta' than you". Thank you Nigel.

I felt terrible for Comfort after this routine. They blasted her for not hitting it any harder, but I thought it was pretty obvious she was toning it down in order to dance more evenly with her whitest-of-white-boys partner. She was already killing him up and down the stage. Any more aggression in her dancing would have made him look even sillier - something he was managing to do fine on his own. I want to like Chris. He seems so NICE, but he has a beady too-close-together eyes thing going on that freaks me out, and he hasn't really done anything noteworthy yet.

Oh HEY! I found the suspenders.

*****

Bonus:
Already caught the boot:



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