Sanjaya Is Love

I was moved to tears at Sanjaya's ousting tonight. I'm not sad he's leaving; I kind of figured as much. When Chris started talking about Virgina, I knew that would draw attention and votes away from him.

No, I was moved by that kid's spirit. He was this season's zonk and he took it in stride. He embraced the phenomenon, even though it was at his expense. He pulled through it with a laugh, a smile, and some serious eye moves that would make Constantine proud. Well played.

Good-bye, Sanjaya. I hope you and Celine Dion can someday co-host a talk show.

Besame Mucho.

Sanjaya Daydreamin'

I was just sitting here and I found myself fantasizing about what Sanjaya will do tonight. I'm not sure I even know what the theme is.

I hope that he rides in on a unicorn, wearing a Manchester United uniform with his tommy guns ablaze, singing "Yeah" by Usher.

I'll probably even vote for him.

Edited to add: I hope he wears his hair in pigtails.

God Has Blessed Sanjaya Malakar OR Sanjay Malakar's Wish Has Been Granted By A Malevolent Leprechaun

Let's weigh the evidence...

1. He's famous, a household name
2. He's found a winning gimmick (see photo above)
3. He's working very hard to keep his shit together
4. People hate him
5. People love him
6. People who hate American Idol love him
7. He has become a posterboy for something, perhaps schadenfreude
8. His singing talent has abandoned him
9. It no longer makes him ill that he is still on the show
10. He has embraced his freak status and is working it
11. He may no longer have exclusive rights to his own soul (I think this is not specific to Sanjaya; it seems to happen to everyone who makes it to the finals)
12. He will be tourning the country this summer as a pop star
13. He will make tons of money
14. He's a joke, but he's also laughing
15. His popularity squeezed out Chris Sligh (This is God's blessing to us all)

Is it a result of prayer? Or is this the doing of a trickster leprechaun? What do you think?

Incidentally, He has caused over 100 different people to visit my blog daily, so I now LOVE him and have completely forgiven him for singing "Waiting on the World to Change."