Wendy watches American Idol, so I watch it with her. I don't know why I feel compelled to begin every post about the show with those words, I guess I'm somehow trying to distance myself from the program... or make it seem that, yeah, I watch it, but I'm somehow above the rest of the people that do. I guess I'm full of it.

Anyway, Nadia Turner was voted off the program last night. Nadia was both Wendy's favorite performer on the program and my favorite, as well. That's rare, because we usually have seperate favorites. Last year I was a Latoya London fan and Wendy liked Diana DeGarmo. The year before, I was rooting for Kim Locke and Wendy was a big fan of that pansy, Clay Aiken. This year, we were both rooting for Nadia, and we're both bummed that she's gone.

I don't suppose I'll watch the program any more this year. I have no idea how people like Anthony Fedorov and Constantine Maroulis and Anwar Robinson get enough votes to stay week after week, and someone like Nadia Turner doesn't make it into the top three. Nadia was not only the best singer the competition has ever had, she was also the most drop-dead gorgeous contestant the program has ever featured. She has a smoldering smile and eyes that could melt the polar caps. If she weren't such a good singer, she could pursue a career in modeling. Every week she was consistantly elegant, fresh, and interesting. She wasn't doing the same old crap that everyone else was doing, she always had a surprising song or a new take on an old one. Nadia was really the only reason to watch the program. I have to say that I agree with Dave McGurgan, who wrote the following:

Nadia is like a job seeker with excellent credentials that somehow ends up applying for a low-paying job she’s way too good for. Someone of Nadia’s caliber shouldn’t even have been on the show in the first place.

Keep your eyes open for Nadia Turner. I'm sure she'll be back in the spotlight somewhere.