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The former "American Idol" champ had a rough summer, splitting with her manager amid friction with her record label over the direction of her third album, "My December," which debuted at a disappointing No. 2 on the charts.

Number 2, eh? Yeah, I guess the album's a flop!

Keep aiming for the top!

I don't know how I haven't seen this sooner. I am really off my game!

This summer, I missed the new Ozzy Osbourne album... which is something I'm usually on top of.

Last night, I went out with a group of friends. Good meal, decent conversation, but some women just don't realize how "hot" I am. =^P

The last few nights I've gone out have felt... well, they've felt "off." I can't really explain it beyond that. Perhaps a small break to regroup is in order.

Perhaps.

Saturday was a very, very frustrating day... I was crowned "King of the Red Lights," when it took me an hour to get across town.

Of course, my analytical mind had to frighten me after that. Think about this:

Of the stoplights I encounter in a day, I manage to hit 85-90% of them on red. Now, it's just crazy to think that my timing is that horrendous... and even more ludicrous to think that the lights are actually changing just for me.

Which means that EVERYBODY hits red lights 85-90% of the time! So (at least in this town), more people are stopped than going at any given time!

Scary.

Anyway, even though my game has been off, auto-pilot has been helping to some degree (which shows some promise that some of my "A-game" has infiltrated my subconscious). I've been having fun, making new friends, making the ladies smile and laugh, making the grade in school, and even having some very interesting encounters.

For instance, last night I was far from on my "A-game," but I was able to recognize what I was doing wrong. I still managed to round the bases with "Daisy," so my off-game can't be all that bad! Besides, last night I had a taste of something I had dearly missed... ;^)

Nevertheless, I'm going to take a few nights off... sometimes a fresh perspective is all I need to get back on track. Besides, I need to finish my book!

And I still can't believe I missed the Ozzy album... from what I've heard it is quite good!

What i'm listening to:

Not Going Away
Ozzy Osbourne
Black Rain