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Hi Everyone!
I just wanted to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy, successful New Year 2010!

and since I know how you enjoy my singing here is little sth for you *lol*

Today's the day I said my final good-bye to TTC... sounds kinda sad but it ain't, don't get me wrong I'll miss it very very much, but it means that I passed my BA exam today :D I'm so happy and so exhausted at the same time! I wish I could say that there is nothing to be afraid of...but I was a nerve wreck... although examining board was amazing, nice and what's the most important very helpful :P Thank you! and thanks to everyone who helped me through those 3 years (you know who you are):D I met wonderful ppl at TTC, you guys rock! (I know I've bid my farewell in June and won't do it again, don't worry :P)

The whole preparations for BA exam absorbed me so much that I haven't written a word about "Wilson", it's kinda late for that now, but I'll say few things anyway: I loved it! and I loved Wilson (RSL is extraordinary), but I missed House... it took me about half an ep to get used to the new situation...but when I did it totally rocked...and the last scene...amazing I thought House would be the one outbidding Cuddy, but I'm so glad it was Wilson...and besides this whole ep showed House from a totally different perspective, showed us how House needs Wilson in his life. The scene when W asks H to be there with him before surgery and H declining was heartbreaking and when he finally showed up, and W's eyes lit up...aww sweetness :D true bromance ;P to sum up...I can't wait for ep 14th which is from Cuddy's perspective, even though all the depressing spoilers, I don't care... Huddy is , was and always will be love...no matter what TPTB decide to do :P

And as I'm a teacher now :P I wanted to share this beautiful scene from the movie "Teachers" - it speaks the truth!


Now I'm off to celebrate ;)

R U guys singing Christmas songs already?:> I know I am... December is just around the corner :D Oh, how the time flies x] This time last year my life was so different, I couldn't do so many things... I can now...

Last year there was no way I'd stay up till 4 am and discuss House's ep which just aired ... because I didn't like it back then. I thought I don't have time for this...oh how right I was... but it's the same it was with JAG back in the days...no matter how busy I was there was always time for JAG,and apart form it being a great show it def improved my Eng skills - I was maybe 12/13 and this drive I had for Eng was quite extraordinary LOL.

But back to House which, as you may noticed by now, is the main reason for this post x] OK so last night was intense. I would say epic... but no episode with Lucas in it is going to be epic for me, cuz this jerk ruins everything argh.
The most significant moment - H gets his license back :D all falls back into place... almost...his struggle to get his team together - awesome. I was LOLing all the time. And frankly I'm glad that they're back ... I think there is a certain amount of liking for them in my fragile heart xP

What's almost important - Cameron leaves the hospital... there is this very sappy scene where she tells H all those stuff ... brave girl, Go Cameron!... I really wanted to cry during that scene but this damn Lucas arc was so entangled in my mind that I couldn't focus on what was really happening and I didn't. But let me just say what a classy exit...and Hamerons got their LAST goodbye...very nice scene. I wish I could write that she'll be missed...but well not by me... indifference is what I feel towards her ;) [besides the infamous Half-Wit moment - back than I felt hatred :P].

Apart from that - Wilson is my man - he was my sanity in this ep... I know that unless his girl is dying or died recently (a bit heartless of me :P) he'll be my anchor in the show. One constant. Love him. I just wish he pushed Cuddy more about this Lucas situation... but the smile that crept on his lips after their conversation gives me hope ;)

And so we arrived to the Lucas arc ... do I have to tell you guys how I hate him again?:> cuz last ep def didn't change my feelings towards this guy. The moment when he said 'Lisa Cuddy is my girlfriend, cool, eh?' I was like omg this guys is so immature and so insecure...not that i didn't know that before. He's such a jackass...I'm really running out of bad words to describe this moron :P And to think that this bastard is making Cuddy a heartless bitch breaks my heart... I mean have you seen the promo? SPOILER ALERT! why would she lie like that and give H hope...I mean this scene caused a turmoil on twitter and iwatchforcuddy LJ last night - to the point where ppl started to say that they lost their respect towards this character[Cuddy] and all...it was so sad...viewers were so disappointed in Cuddy ... really my heart fell :( I'm a hopeless romantic so I still believe that this arc is designed to bring Huddy closer together ... but there is so few of positive thinkers left :( cuz when a person who loves Cuddy with all her might tells me that she dunno if she'll be able to like her after this it's disturbing...

aww Greg Yaitanes is the man - sneak peaks for 6x09 r up!

PS. On a different note I wanted to say that I passed my first exam this year with a perfect score - you ask me what was the subject? - IT hehehe LOL

Have you guys seen last night's episode of House? How brilliant was it, huh? hehe I loved it...but of course THE dance makes me totally biased...I can watch this scene over and over again :)

Okay but first things first... as a Huddict I will focus on this area, and not on medical stuff blah blah...so lemme just say that I loved Annabelle Attanasio's (she's KJ's daughter) performance, and the case was quite interesting, oh and I'm glad that the Cameron finally got to know the big secret.

Now to the important things lol.

Huddy moments totally rocked my world: the smoking patty and selma part (lol), Cuddy's face when she found out that House is going to the conference (priceless - so petrified :P), THE dance - as I said before - looooved it, it's like the best scene ever (def in top 3)...it's been 20 years and Cuddy still remembers every word...what that tells us?! and House's openness, how he wanted to explain himself to her and told her (read between the lines with me, will ya?!) that he's wanted her all this time... I can't even think straight while writing about it, that's how awesome it was :D Cuddy walking away...she's so into him that she had to go back to her room, otherwise she'd jump him right away (lol) and House's outfit hilarious...the first thing that comes to mind is his performance in The Man in the Iron Mask and Blackadder LMAO.

What else was there (lol)...oh yes...Cuddy saying that House was sweet but she can't rely on that one evening, and needs a man who can be there 24/7 ... and then comes the One That Shall Stay Nameless...hehe kidding of course...so Lucas ...and his encounter with House...heartbreaking...House looked so fragile at this particular moment when he saw him, so vulnerable...and L's hair...I mean he looked so much worse than in the 5th season. And now the part where I went from Lucas being nice guy whose appearance will help Huddy, to Lucas whom I hate from all my might...the scene in the restaurant...now brace yourself it's not gonna be nice... how the hell could that SOAB did that to House...and to Cuddy, this guy is a total jerk, imbecile, idiot, moron argh, I'm so mad every time I watch this scene... and it's been almost 24 hrs since i've seen this ep for the first time.
Not only is he ugly, and juvenile, but also he can't keep his mouth shout and he has no respect for Cuddy whatsoever. How come he is better than House?! I dunno and I'm very glad that he is being written as a moron cuz it increases our chances for Huddy... now I believe, more than ever, that this Lucas arc is only another means which leads us to Huddy.
House will get extremely jealous, but, in my opinion, he will try to step aside and let Cuddy have her perfect family (yuck), well it won't work for him (thank God) and he will do some things in order to annoy Cuddy, instead of fighting for her, and because of his misery House will go back to Vicodin (it's confirmed) and maybe then Cuddy will see that House is drowning again and she will come around, because Cuddy's behavior in this episode was so surreal sometimes...if I was reading ff I'd say that she's totally OOC, btw so was House's (although we've seen him like this for few eps now, and for Cuddy it was totally new).
I understand that she wants what's the best for Rachel right now...but she can't possibly think that it's Lucas...I do hope that the table scene will help her realize that.
And like somebody wrote on Twitter (about P.I.):He was like a kid stuck at the adult table. 3 geniuses around him, he has NO chance. it's so true :D But from what I'm hearing we have to bare with him until ep 14th - it's not confirmed , it's just our calculations :P oh and ep 14 is supposedly Cuddy -happy, GY wrote on Twitter that Cuddy fans will go crazy and Moran (hehe) who wrote said that he hopes it'll be happy - crazy...gosh I'm so addicted to spoilers :P

and I have to write this Hilson was so great :D it showed us yet again that (wait when was the first time :P) that House can be a great friend and that they can lean on one another always...but Wilson's line she better off without you still hurts lol. I think that after table scene he changed his mind...the look in his eyes told us everything :D like Huddy's...so hurt, so miserable without each other...

OK I think that it's enough of my stupid romantic visions of Huddy and hatred towards Lucas lol.

Just a few things I wanted to share with you this beautiful snow-free morning (at least in Poznań :P). . .

First of all, I've seen This Is It yesterday and I gotta tell you it was the most amazing experience :) the way MJ danced, and talked, and sang ... so full of life... I still can't believe that King of POP is gone :( I cried, and I laughed, and had goose bumps on my whole body from the beginning to the very end of this documentary...



Huge congrats to Danny Ortega to put it together...simply breathtaking :)

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Also, this week I PLAN on starting writing my MA thesis...I have to turn the first chap in on Dec 13th and believe me that there is no other option... and the topic Persuasive function in political commercials (dunno if I translated it correctly, tough)?! what was I thinking...although it sound a lot easier in English lol. I gotta feeling that I'm going to hate Polish election spots pretty soon :P

OK, but let's stop with the bitching, just think about the fact that Monday is so close...and it's gonna be epic episode...Huddy and Wilson and Rachel...and L...OMFG what is he doing there?! haha weeks of preparation for this moment didn't help...seeing him in C's room with R in his arms...that was too much...and H's face expression...priceless :) I'm still trying my best not to hate him [L] but it's really hard...and from what I'm hearing it's just gonna get tougher :/ but as I wrote on twitter to my very sad fellow huddies we gotta stay positive... if we got through s5 we can survive everything the TPTB'll throw at us LOL. Right now let's focus on the DANCE... aww Time after time fits them perfectly and I do have big hopes for this scene as I know that it only gonna get uglier later on... so until Monday my only tune is this song lol.



and Alvie's rap which was played during the end credits for Broken


Lyrics:
Paging Dr. House,
Put down the playstation!
About face,
And Check out this case.
Caucasian male patient,
Gastrointestinal distress,
brown abrasions.
I'll run a mess of tests and
get more information
Is it bacterial, venereal, or too much fiber in his cereal?
Is he on any medication?
Crack try a minute,
Y'all are all behind in clinic,
Im sure y'all can find a minute,
to finally go in and face it.
Dr. Chase, don't let Dr. Cameron embrace 'em!
Dr. Foreman, wait don't break into his place yet!
Check his platelets,
Blood for oxygenization.
Plainsboro, stay thorough.
What's the situation?
Wilson, you're his buddy, did he cut on and get
slutty with Dr. Cuddy or was it all a hallucination?
His affect is changin', his synapses are breakin'
Perhaps he saw Dr. Hadley in Maxim on page 10,
Oh, snap, or is it Alvie's imagination?
Daydreamin in the dayroom,
Screaming, its House don't change the station!

Credit goes to MsHousefan on YT ;)

and btw...

Remember remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot.

HAPPY GUY FAWKES DAY!!!

OK so I totally forgot to post it here after indispensable Greg Yaitanes uploaded it on YT, so I'm doing it now. Here is our beloved House as a kid guys ;)



Don't you just worship GY... I know I do lol.

So today's the day when Greg Yaitanes finally kept his end of twitter bargain and posted extended scene of Cuddy's striptease, first when it didn't work i wanted to kutner myself but he fixed it and...all i can say at the moment (i'm still recovering :P) is GO LisaE! lol.



Watcha think? Did you die and go to heaven? lol.

Just a quick post as I plan on posting 2nite one more time... just wanted to say that I love how SF handled THE situation, he's a very decent man and I think he understood his awful mistake. Love ppl who can admit when they're wrong and be classy about it. BTW anyone read his The Hippopotamus? I bought it in second-hand shop few days ago and want to start reading it this week, and u know my love for books :P so lemme know if it's worth it lol.

http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/10/19/poles-politeness-and-politics-in-the-age-of-twitter/# -> dunno how i can make this link work...help anyone?:> cuz i seem to run out of options here :P

I'm so glad that my blog ain't missing flowers anymore... cuz I wondered if it was a cue to finally change the background, I like it though, so it stays...for now. Anyway I decided to stick with this blog as long as I can... too many good memories to just delete it :P Although I'm aware of the fact that I'm a horrible blogger lol. I can tell you right now that updates won't be regular (those of you who know me won't be surprised :P - I have a huge problem with orderliness)and I don't even have a vision or any theme for this blog ...so I guess you'll just have to wait and see. Most probably I'm gonna write about stuff that got my attention, not really about me cuz I'm not a sharing-personal-stuff kind of person... but still have the unexplainable (is that even a word? :P) urge to write here. But hey since I wrote some things bout myself... cuz of IT course thx to which this blog came into existing (did u guys notice the expressions I use here...I dunno where they come from :P - I think Fela was right saying that i have much wider range of vocab when I'm able to 'write' my mind lol - not saying they're always correct though), I decided to share sth which turned my life for a couple of months upside down.

Well as some of you know I had some issues at my Uni concerning International Public Law, for the past one and a half months I lived in uncertainty of whether or not I'll be a student there...and this past Tuesday I finally found out that I'm staying, and I'm tellin' you I'm not wishing my worst enemy the things that my fellow-menaced students and myself went through. I'm so glad that it's over that I can't even find the words to express it. I still have trouble believing that it actually happened... :)

and on the lighter note...has any of you seen 6x06 of House...I mean...how awesome was that?!...I was so hyper that even though it was past 4 am when it ended I couldn't sleep haha x] oh and 3-week-long hiatus...not cool... made me hate baseball, even though I truly enjoyed it at TTC with John lol.

I've just found out about President Obama's win...and have to say that I'm totally shocked...and frankly find it a little disturbing...the Committee said that it's “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” I mean seriously aren't there more deserving ppl? Sure Obama tries to be good friends with everybody (which some ppl, mainly red ones, perceive as being a coward), but it's still a long process...and the fact that as the Committee said "many other people and leaders and nations have to respond in a positive way" to his diplomacy, doesn't mean that all of sudden we'll be a huge happy family. Sure, Obama is seeking to do many things aimed at smoothen the international relationships, but the Committee gives prizes for what ppl did so far, not for what may happen... and apparently they thought that he's already contributed hugely to the world. I beg to disagree...and I think that they've only given him this award to strengthen his position in the world and to show their support to his visions.
Below is a link to the NY Times article on that matter:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/world/10nobel.html?_r=1&src=twt&twt=nytimes (sorry the insert link doesn't work so just copy and paste it :P)

HI,
Just wanted to say that... I love October...not only because it means that my b-day is soon, or that it's always October/October (;P), and all the good shows are back (tune in on Fox, Mon 8/7c LOL), but also because it's very busy and for every student this month means a fresh start, a new beginning which is scary, but fun :) But that's not all.



October is a breast cancer awareness month, being a woman myself and having a pleasure to know women who had breast cancer and their relatives, I think that this is very important to raise awareness even in High Schools so they'll know that a simple check up can save their lives. I know that I'm not in the group of risk yet but I felt like writing sth about it cuz I find it really important and I'm glad that more and more women are examining themselves and go to the doctors and that every year the number of breast cancer caught really early is increasing. And I wish all the survivors and families of those who didn't survive all the best. And thanks to all the celebs who give a great example for women by promoting October as a breast cancer awareness month and who raise funds to found free check-ups and to find a cure for the breast cancer.
This morning I've seen an episode of Ellen dedicated to breast cancer and once again I had the immense pleasure to watch Mellissa and Ade from SYTYCD performing their 'Breast Cancer Tribute', here it is:



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There is another thing that has been on my mind lately and made me very upset... it concerns Jennifer Morrison and her departure.

I didn't want to write anything on the matter of JMo leaving House cuz it really doesn't make a huge difference to me, I mean she seems nice and I felt a little sad when I found out about it, but I'm not devastated...and I definitely won't be missing her as I miss Kal Penn (still). You ask what changed my mind? Well, in order to get some great House spoilers (which I looove) I decided to use some drastic methods and... logged in to my Twitter account(yes...I know... get a life LOL) and started following Greg Yaitanes (one of House's director - he's an angel I'm tellin' ya), and some Huddy supporters (btw I think it's safe to say that GY is so into Huddy LOL). Lately they posted links to vids where there are photos of House's producers burning (not to mention there can be found Lisa E's pics burning but I won't even go there cuz it makes me lost my self-control). Here is the link to one of them:

http://community.livejournal.com/stop_huddy/

It really saddens me that among House MD fans r ppl who are capable of such hatred and I don't really understand them...heck I don't wanna understand their motives cuz I don't believe there are any legitimate motives to what they're doing. I understand that some of House fans can be sad or even devastated because of TPTB's decision but to wish some other human being death is just beyond me. I'm just glad that there r so many of us - real House MD fans - who respect the producers, writers, actors and everyone who's involved in making this fab show and are grateful that we can follow House's journey. Thanks to you guys I feel privileged to be a fan of this show.

It definitely made my day :D Go Ellen!!!

Well, I don't have much to write about right now, except that surprisingly I had a blast during my family vacation at the seaside(I'll add some pics later :P), but I was wondering why all the blogs are dead? Most of all why Elwajra hasn't written anything yet... it's sooo not like her :P

Besides that, I can't wait till Sept. 21 for the obvious reasons...and no it has nothing to do with me hopefully [finally] earning my BA x] -> hint at the bottom of this page :P

Moreover [lol], I know that you guys don't watch American Idol, but I do so I have to share with you with what I found out today... Paula Abdul is parting ways with AI, and that truly made me sad cuz for me she was an inevitable part of the show. And I'll never forget our breaks before HEL and this song ;]:



And last but not least...I made a vid few weeks ago ... it's Huddy-centric [obviously], but somehow forgot to put it here, so here it is:

I can't believe it's over... I know that we can't be sure that this is our last year but one thing is inevitable - we won't meet in the same group next year... :(

I'm coping with this sadness in the way i know best. Below is the vid which I made, I didn't have much time as I wanted to finish this for today, so it may seem a little bit off, because squeezing past three years in here was tough :P
I hope you'll like it anyway ;)

Part 1


Part 2






Disclaimer: the final speech is of course from Grey's Anatomy episode called 'What a Difference a Day Makes' ;)

She is utterly amazing!

Okay, so I finally came to terms with what happened last night on House :P I found a perfect curation for me - a solo therapy... and the result of it can be seen below:



What do you think? Is it any good? This is my first House (or rather Huddy) vid so all criticism is welcomed :D

btw do you think that there are some support groups for House-a-holics? ... seriously :P

I wanna show you this awesome song about College life which I encountered thx to Asia :P The lyrics go straight into my heart /rotfl/ rated M - just to be safe ;P

I promised Asia that I'd have written sth if I hadn't been curled up in a ball weeping in pain. I'm not so I'm writing. But I actually don't know what to say, I'm still processing...I mean as a Huddy shipper I'm devastated after the last 10 min, but apart from that the whole episode was great...funny, smart...definitely bravo writers! I think that the fact that I'm still holding my breath is telling a lot about this episode...and how am I supposed to wait till Fall...wrrr

Night Sunshines...

ps. and yes i know that i'm addicted ;)

I thought this would be easy ...but there are so many great artists that I would like to recommend, that it's really hard to choose. After contemplating for awhile I decided to take a chance on unknown and to present you with 5 individuals, why 5? ... because I don't know who would be the one worth hearing in the future and for now they all look really promising. They're AI's Top Five :D So let's get it started:

Allison Iraheta

Age: 17
Birthday: April 27, 1992
Hometown: Downey, CA
Audition: San Francisco, California

Songs which she sang so far:
• February 25 - "Alone" by Heart
• March 10 - "Give In to Me" by Michael Jackson
• March 17 - "Blame It on Your Heart" by Patty Loveless (Bottom 3)
• March 25 - "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" by The Temptations
• March 31 - "Don't Speak" by No Doubt (Bottom 3)
• April 7 - "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt
• April 14 - "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith from the movie, "Armageddon"
• April 21 - "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer (Bottom 3)

About her:
She is a junior in high school. Despite her young age she is a great vocalist, who knows exactly what music she is going to do in the future. Allison began singing at the age of 5. She also enjoys playing the guitar. Three years ago she competed on "Quinceanera," a Telemundo reality show, and won $50,000 and a recording contract. However, the recording contract was never granted.

Trivia:
She is Kelly Clarkson's favorite contestant in the 8th season.
All four judges thought that she has chances in winning, and Paula Abdul said that she might be the dark horse of the competition.



Matt Giraud

Age: 23
Birthday: May 11, 1985
Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI
Audition: Louisville, Kentucky

Song which he sang so far:
• February 25 - "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay
• March 5 (Wild card show) - "Who's Loving You" by the Jackson 5
• March 10 - "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson
• March 17 - "So Small" by Carrie Underwood
• March 25 - "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye (Bottom 2)
• March 31 - "You Found Me" by The Fray
• April 7 - "Part Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder
• April 14 - "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" by Bryan Adams from the movie, "Don Juan DeMarco" (Judges saved him from being voted off.)
• April 21 - "Staying Alive" by The Bee Gees

About him:
Matt Giraud is from Michigan, he graduated from Western Michigan University in 2007. Matt plays the piano, guitar and drums. On the daily bases he plays in local clubs and pubs. He released an album called Perspective in 2003 and another in 2006 called Mind Body and Soul. Matt was the one who judges saved from being voted off.

Trivia:
He was considered a judges' favorite in Hollywood, and Randy Jackson named him among his "top 5" early favorites (and he was right :D)
He did not make the finals initially, but was brought back for the Wild Card show.



Kris Allen

Age: 23
Birthday: June 24, 1985
Hometown: Conway, AR
Audition: Louisville, Kentucky

Song which he sang so far:
• February 25 - "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson
• March 10 - "Remember the Time" by Michael Jackson
• March 17 - "To Make You Feel My Love" by Garth Brooks
• March 25 - "How Sweet It Is" by Marvin Gaye
• March 31 - "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers
• April 7 - "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" by Don Henley
• April 14 - "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova from the movie, "Once"
• April 21 - "She Worked Hard For The Money" by Donna Summer

About him:
Kris Allen is a student at the University of Central Arkansas majoring in business. He has been singing and playing the guitar since he was 13 years old. Kris also plays the piano, ukulele, viola and is a song-writer. In 2007, he self-produced an album entitled, Brand New Shoes with college friends.

Trivia:
Randy Jackson has compared him to Jason Mraz.
He is, along with Adam Lambert, David Cook's and Reba McEntire's favorites; Reba added to this list also Allison.



Adam Lambert

Age: 27
Birthday: January 29, 1982
Hometown: Hollywood, CA
Audition: San Francisco, California

Song which he sang so far:
• February 25 - "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
• March 10 - "Black or White" by Michael Jackson
• March 17 - "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash
• March 25 - "Tracks of My Tears" by The Miracles
• March 31 - "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
• April 7 - "Mad World" by Tears for Fears
• April 14 - "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf from the movie, "Easy Rider"
• April 21 - "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman

About him:
Adam Lambert began singing at age 10 and has been involved with musical theater for the past eight years. He who was e.g. in the cast of Wicked and The Ten Commandments (alongside Val Kilmer). Adam Lambert grew up in San Diego, California but currently lives in Hollywood.

Trivia:
During Jackson Week Paula Abdul said that he will be in the final.
He is the only Idol contestent to date to get a standing ovation from Simon Cowell (after his performance of Mad World - U can watch it in my earlier post ;P)



Danny Gokey

Age: 29
Birthday: April 24, 1980
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Audition: Kansas City, Missouri

Song which he sang so far:
• February 17 - "Hero" by Mariah Carey
• March 10 - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael Jackson
• March 17 - "Jesus, Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood
• March 25 - "Get Ready" by The Temptations
• March 31 - "What Hurts the Most" by Rascal Flatts
• April 7 - "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King, covered by Mickey Gilley
• April 14 - "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie from the movie, "Endless Love"
• April 21 - "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire

About him:
Danny Gokey is a Church music teacher from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is also the president and founder of a non-profit organization. In addition to singing, Danny plays the piano and loves salsa dancing. In July 2008, four weeks before he auditioned for American Idol, his wife Sophia died. She was a fan of the show and encouraged Danny to be a contestant. He credits her for his success.

Trivia:
He, along with Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, are the only contestants left that have never been in the Bottom 3.



All clips are from this week's AI, the theme was: Rat Pack; one of the contestants is going home today :(

Those where some dry data, and here is how I feel about them:

When I heard Danny Gokey, singing Hero in the semis I was sure that he will do well. He was the first one that really got into me and because of that I will always have some sort of sentiment for him and his performances, even though I thought he killed one of my fav songs of all times What hurts the most ;) Besides this little unfortunate, in my opinion, song he really is doing great in the competition and after yesterday's show I have to say that Danny showed that he really should be in the top 2, he definitely is in mine.

Allison Iraheta was never my favorite, I'm all into R&B and black rhythms so I wanted Lil Rounds to stick around (she was voted off last week), but I have to admit that this girl really can sing. She has amazing vocals, and after hearing her I don't want to miss a thing I thought that she may get to the top 3. Unfortunately, it's AI and everything is possible, but hopefully she stays after yesterday, even though Simon said that she lacks confidence and because of that she might be in trouble...guess we'll see about that tonight or rather tomorrow :P

Matt Giraud is my least favorite from the five. Because when I look at him all I see is a shy guy looking like JT. I don't feel the connection between him and the audience and this is what really annoys to me. He has a great voice, but I think that he shouldn't be saved. In my opinion he just doesn't have the star pigment in him. In yesterday's performance he did a very good job but I think that in this stage of the competition one has to be exceptional and frankly, in my opinion, he wasn't. Matt had his great moments like when he sang Human Nature, but overall for me there were far more downs than ups. Above all, I do wish him well, I hope that he would have a great career after leaving AI and proves me wrong :)

Kris Allen - he's a surprise for me, because I never thought that he would get this far, though I have to admit that I only now learn to appreciate his talent. He had a straight line of strikes these past few weeks, and he definitely got me with his take on Ain't no sunshine, but I've already written about this performance in my earlier post. Can he win? Well, the possibility is always there, but I already has my favorite...

That's Adam Lambert! From week to week I admired his work and, like Kara DioGuardi calls it, artistry more and more. He is a real performer. He has a great contact with the audience, even sitting in front of the TV I still feel connected to him when he sings, he is really comfortable on stage and what is the most important he knows what exactly change in the song to make it his. He is not afraid of taking risks and I love him for it. His voice range is breathtaking, and even though I prefer Danny's timbre, I think that it was Adam who was born a star and should eventually win. He is an actor/singer and his broadway-like style of performing is something I really look forward to every week. I don't know if the music that he is going to do will suit my taste, but for now I'm definitely willing to give it a try.

That's all folks ;) so, what do you think?

Disclaimer: AI is a property of Simon Fuller and Fox. No copyright infringement intended.

This is Lady GaGa's performance on last week's AI. I really like the way she changed the beginning :D hope you will too ;)




And my favorite performance of this week, I listen to it over and over again, Adam Lambert and his take on Mad World:

I don't want to turn anybody against Barack Obama, I, myself wish him all the best, and I used to believe in his truthfulness and will to change the USA for the better, but after reading this article in Polska:

http://www.polskatimes.pl/opinie/98997,obamie-moze-grozic-szybki-impeachment,id,t.html#material

...and watching this video on YouTube:



...I have some doubts if he is a rightful US Citizen. Although, when I first found out about this thing I thought that it's ridiculous and it'd be very stupid of him to take part in the election, because in the US the elections are really dirty and opponents pull out the worst things they possibly can to drop each other in public estimation. And if it wasn't for this article I would still think so. Right now I'm confused and don't know what I believe anymore. But I do know that I don't want Joe Biden to be the next US president.

I'm dying to know what you think about this whole situation so let me know please ;)

Well, I'm not sure how it happened but I've started watching American Idol this season and every week there is a piece that just lefts me speechless, and today after seeing Top 9 performances I decided to share with you the one I found the best act of the night :D It's Kris Allen and his take on Ain't no sunshine, he isn't my fav, but I come to think that he is one of the best they have there :D hope you enjoy it :D

Well here is my response to our new assignment:

My life in 5 years

The sun was shining through the dirty panes. The room was very quiet. We must have slept in I thought. We better get going I said to the little boy rubbing his eyes next to me. Few minutes later we were standing in an already enormous queue. Mommy, mommy how much longer? I heard my son saying I’m really hungry. I told him that it’s going to be a few more minutes and that he has to be patient and no to worry, because there is enough food for everyone.

So there we were, standing in a mess hall next to the homeless shelter, which has been our home for 2 years now.

Yes, 3 years ago I decided to move to Seattle with a guy who I thought was the love of my life. My family never approved of him and when I left our contact broke completely.

Few months passed I got a job and everything seemed to be as perfect as it could under those circumstances. Then the thunderstorm came. I found out that I’m pregnant and with this information my life crushed and burned. My boyfriend left me saying he wasn’t ready for the baby and I had fallen deeper and deeper into depression. I lost my job, and just when I thought that this is over a women from the organization helping homeless people approached me and offered her help. I accepted. Thanks to her, today, my son and I have a roof over our heads and hot meals every day. When the breakfast is finished I help in the shelter, I teach English to other homeless foreigners, whom are many in here, and the free time I have I spend with my son.

Hopefully one day my life would change for the better, I’d be able to come back to Poland and reunite with my family, but right now I’m happy and thankful to God for everything I have.

A/N: This story is completely OOC, and presents my thoughts about my not-so-dreamed-of future. Likelihood of making the mentioned events real is none.

As always comments are greatly appreciated xP

I managed to find some time today and decided to make a vid about my ski experience, it's a vid from my winter 'expedition' to Gliczarów near Zakopane. I went there with my parents and my brothers and I basically made it for them and myself, but you can as well have some fun , so go ahead and laugh you butts off 'cause it was my very first time... xP

With so many things happening nowadays it's really hard for me to focus on 44th US President. I like to think of myself as a liberal, that's why I'm glad that democrat won the elections in the USA. Even though, I was hoping, till the very end, that senator Clinton would get democratic nomination. I support Obama with all my heart, because what is expected of him is nothing less than magic, and to do miracles he will need all the support he can get. It's tough to say what I think of him. At the beginning I though he is unexperienced and plays on his charm and perfectly fitted suits, now I'm hoping I was wrong, and I'd like to see that he is up for the job. The people of America decided in favor of him and I respect that and I'm really hoping that the wind of change will hit the shores of the USA and than the whole globe, because this is what everybody is waiting for. I cannot really express my feelings towards Barack Obama because he's just started his presidency. But I'll be glad to write something more upon this subject in three to six months.

PART I

I've never thought that I'd step on the dark side of the Force xP . It was never my intention to become a teacher, even as a child playing in 'school' I was always a student. When I was in Junior High I thought of becoming doctor, but this image vanished as I decided that I don't want to be responsible for other people's lives, I guess I chickened out and went into, what I thought at that time, safer direction...I decided to become a lawyer. Here is where my very onerous 'phobia' emerged - the fear of delivering speeches, or taking in public, generally. So, I figured that I won't have a brilliant career in this field and I abandoned this idea. Soon, the time when I had to apply to University came and I had no clue what to choose. I decided to apply to Academy of Economics, and till this day I'm grateful to them for declining my application. Thanks to this I'm a student of Adam Mickiewicz's University and currently doing my major in Political Science, which is not as fascinating as I thought it would be, but I think that this is a good place for me. You'd probably ask how I end up in TTC? ... Well, I was bored! :] During my first year at Uni I had a lot of free time, my grams never wanted me to work, just to focus on my studies... so I did how I was told... or I pretend to do it :P Nevertheless, after the first year I thought why not to start something else and English studies seemed like the right choice. I didn't get into IFA so I went to TTC ... and I'm here till this day, surprisingly. I have to mention that I didn't know what I was getting myself into not until after I started TTC. Suddenly my other studies became busier (I was hoping that it will change till now but we still have a hell here) and TTC hmm let's just say that after my first methodology classes I knew it's going to be tough for me to survive here...

Part II

With my fear of talking in public and taking responsibility for others I think that becoming a teacher is the worst choice of all (let alone the money issue). I was dreading teaching practice since I got to know about them. I was totally scared of going to my old High School and conduct a lesson, but it turned out to be fun...if teaching can be fun that is :P. The worst moment turned out to be the one where I had to enter the teachers' room packed with all my professors. My English teacher asked me three times before I finally gave in and crossed the line dividing students' world from the dark side. Teaching in HS was fine. I liked it, because people more or less knew that English is something that will be useful for them in the future and they wanted to learn. When I went to Junior High I was a little more confident...because it is a school to which my brother attends and where I know many kids, who I knew would be thrilled to have me teaching them (speaking of modesty :P). The only problem was that the main foreign language there is German. And although my rapport with student was great, the lack of eagerness to learn English was devastating. I also taught in Primary School, in the same building, which was completely different, maybe because the English there was the main language or maybe because little kids want to learn and the process of teaching them is much more fun than in JH :) I was shocked about the fact that some children in the first grade knew more than those in Junior High. Teaching them reminded me of how I was learning English and I became firmly convinced that if I was to teach English someday I'd choose Primary School.

Part III

When I heard about this assignment I immediately thought of this song, it's from my fav musical The Sound of Music (which shouldn't be a surprise to people from Group 2 ;]) it's the song from the part where the main heroine, Maria, leaves Convent and goes to Captain's house to start a job as a tutor :D

PS. I don't know how I ended up writing such a long post upon a subject I didn't really like. Anyway if you're reading this, it means that you managed to actually read all those stuff that I wrote and I'm in awe that you did it. Thx a lot :D

I've just found it :D This girl is amazing, so smart and with a good voice too :D Take a look:

I figured that it's high time to upload some pics from my childhood and tell you about my memories connected with Christmas, but unfortunately I have only one memory...it's rather sad ... so prepare some tissues xP

When I was about six, my mom decided to invite the whole family for Christmas...
At that time I had only one cousin, Patrick, he was four years younger than me. I don't have any memories of Christmas Eve itself, but I do remember the Christmas Day. It was a beautiful chilly day, with frost patterns on the windows and sun smiling from behind the clouds. What could go wrong on the day like this? I was sitting on the floor in the living room arranging my new yellow and blue Barbie playground set . Everything was there: slide and swings etc. I was just starting to play when my clumsy cousin run through the living room destroying most of my fancy playground :( I was very sad and it was really hard for me to forgive him ... but I did eventually, it was Christmas after all :D so this is my only Christmas memory from childhood ... and underneath are some pics from my New Year's Eve 1988.






With my best friend at that time - Pauline :D ...











time to bed ;)