We'll have our sons; they will be all Will Hung

Yes, I'm stealing a joke somebody made on the Frank Black Forum for my subject line.

So, I watched that American Idol "Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented" special last night (the name of which was inaccurate, by the way, since there WAS some censorship in it). It was pretty good, and bringing some of the failed contestants back was an interesting idea, but I kind of wish they had shown more people, with less time devoted to each one. I wanted to see that girl that Randy Jackson said sounded like a ghost, for one. I do have to wonder why William Hung, in particular, has attracted such a following. Sure, he was pretty amusing, but no more so than several other bad contestants. I guess it has something to do with the fact that he's taking being told he was terrible in stride, unlike a lot of the others. Really, I don't know whether or not I should feel sorry for Mr. Hung. Does he realize that the people claiming to be his fans are doing so with a generous dose of irony? I couldn't tell whether he could or not.

I should probably start writing about something other than American Idol, but I'm low on ideas. I haven't been doing much recently, aside from watching TV and playing Beth's Animal Crossing game. I guess I could mention that I went shopping for a new cell phone last night, but the lady at the store talked me into waiting until May, when I am apparently eligible for a discount, to get a new one. I'm surprised she didn't try to sell me something I didn't really want. All of the phones at the store seemed to be out of my price range anyway, so I might end up looking online for a new one.