"This Is My Now,” “The Time of My Life,” “Do I Make You Proud” , “A Moment Like This.”

The "American Idol" winning song is a horrific, treacly number called, "No Boundaries" (not to be confused with prior winning titles such as "This Is My Now"). Lucky for me, I'm partial to horrific, treacly numbers, especially when sung by American Idol contestants.  

It's easy to make fun of American Idol. In fact, it's the kind of thing that I typically would make fun of. But I love it, and I love being part of this national conversation, however superficial. 

Knowing a bit about sports, politics, and pop culture - I have a ready reference for any awkward situation; some kind of common ground. 

Random

Fluff: Adam Lambert's performance from last night's American Idol. He sang "Mad World," originally by Tears for Fears, but I was only familiar with it from the version (much like Adam's) in Donnie Darko.  

I'm listening to the Reds, waiting for Lost and Idol to come on.  

Thinking about motivation, or lack thereof, as I sit in my chair and be unproductive. That's better than being destructive. Inductive? Reductive? Constructive? Deconstructive? Reproductive?

Reds up 4-2 in the second.