Voting for Dubya would lead one to believe so ... the fact that Sanjaya is still on "American Idol" is the final proof.

OK ... so I *love* "American Idol" ... I didn't even know what it was until a few months ago, since they didn't show it over in Taiwan. I'm sure it will wear off eventually ... but for now I'm enjoying it. Why? Probably because it gives pathetic people like me the room to dream that "normal" people have a chance at something great. At any rate, the fact that people keep voting for this Sanjaya kid, the absolute WORST performer on there, is just mind-boggling. Apparently, a lot of it has been precipitated by this VoteForTheWorst.com site, which encourages people to vote for the worst performer and thus ruin the show. What these idiots don't realize is that what they're really doing is trashing the dreams of someone who actually does have talent, while embarrassing someone else who doesn't belong on that stage (and knows it).

When I found out tonight that Chris Richardson (who is TOTALLY GORGEOUS ... not to mention pretty darn talented ... one of the top two or three performances from last night) was among the bottom two vote getters, I almost had a conniption fit ... and that Sanjaya kid wasn't even one of the bottom vote getters! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

OK ... enough of that for now.

Nothing else is really going on in my life. Work is ok, I guess. My boss keeps giving me new responsibilities, but not more money, which sucks. I like my job (sort of), but I think I'm more valuable than what I'm getting paid. Nevertheless, I can see how I do need more experience before I can get a higher paying job, and where I'm at now is giving me lots of experience. In about a year and a half, I should be able to get something a lot better. Anyway, we'll see ...

As for stories I've been reading, I'm following Dom's new story. It's not my favorite of his so far, but I'm enjoying following the continuation of Owen's life, even if he only seems to be a minor character in this one. I had started reading John Francis' "Pieces of Destiny," and was really enjoying it, but now it seems to have just stopped. Bummer ...

When am I going to write again? I have no idea, honestly ... I have tons of ideas ... constantly ... but that's part of the problem ... too many ideas to just sit down and put one to paper (or screen, as the case may be). Also, when I get home from work in the evening, I'm just too darned tired to sit at the computer any more ... either that, or I have extra translation work to do.

I've been thinking about maybe going back to Taiwan, although I don't think it's very likely. There isn't much room for career advancement over there, and I wouldn't want to go through all the hassle of packing up my life again to move halfway across the world ... it's quite a strenuous experience. Who knows, maybe I will in another year or so, but for now I guess I'll stay here, pay off my credit cards, and see what happens.