Amanda Overmyer goes home

The bottom three is all women this week - no major surprise - the guys are way better this season... I'm a little surprised that Carly is there, but I'm sure Ryan will send her to safety first.

And as expected, he does. Carly is sent back to safety, joining the top 10, and oh Lord - is she crying???

Ryan asks Simon is America's got it right so far? And Simon says, "Two weeks running, yes."


It's official. We have a new Sanjaya, ladies and gentlemen. Kristy Lee Cook is safe again, if you can believe it and it's Amanda Overmyer who goes home... Insane - just completely insane - I mean, what do we have to do to get rid of Kristy?

Amanda Overmyer last to join the bottom three

Back to the results... Syesha Mercado is next and she joins the top 10.

It's down to Amanda Overmyer and Chikezie Eze. After the nationwide vote, Ryan tells Chikezie that he is safe this week and it's Amanda who is in the bottom three.

I'm a little surprised, but not really. I think after a while, Amanda's singing style is just too limiting. It's a shame - I think she's very entertaining.

Kellie Pickler and Idol Gives Back

It's time for Kellie Pickler. I have to admit, I think she's so stupidly adorable... It's too bad that sitcom deal never panned out - I totally would have watched her on TV - I think she's really funny.

However, hasn't she kind of worn out that "Red High Heels" song? Someone please tell me - didn't she come back last season and sing that song? I, for one, am a little tired of this song, but she's still more entertaining than Blake Lewis, so I'll stick it out. I actually love her dress, too. She looks beautiful.

Idol Gives Back returns April 9, but what about the 76 million dollars we gave last year? Ryan says a portion went to Angola to fight malaria. They show a clip of Fantasia Barrino and Elliott Yamin in Angola, giving out bed nets. Nobody said anything about having to hear Fantasia sing... I can't handle it... fast forward...
Next, hey go to the hospital and they show Elliott a newborn and tells him that it is a tradition to name children after visitors and that the newborn had been named Elliott. He looks pretty touched and starts crying.

More than 3,000 children die of malaria every day and the money donated last year helped distribute over 8 million nets across Africa, to help save some lives.

Bunch of stupid questions

Jason Castro is up next and he is quickly told that he's in the top 10. Ramiele Malubay walks on stage next and literally overnight, she's become one of my biggest annoyances. She just started this weird whiny thing last night and I ignored it because I thought perhaps it was an isolated incident, but here she is again tonight, playing this baby-voice whiny brat and it's really aggravating. Ryan asks her if she regrets not sticking to a ballad last night and she says in a very slow, very child-like voice, "A little bit." Ugh... and somehow, she makes it into the top 10... crazy.

Another break from results... We're doing the calls from viewers things again. So boring... First question is for Simon - "Why do you spend so much money on cars and nothing on clothes?" He responds by saying that that was a very rude question because it implies that he looks terrible. But he answers by saying that the reason is because unlike other people on the show, he actually doesn't have an ego. Whatever.

Next question is kind of boring - something about whether Simon would consider filming a sequel to the kiss scene thing they did a couple of years back. He says yes he would because Paula is actually a very good kisser. Yuck.

Next question is for Ramiele - what was the last song she downloaded on her iPod? Se says R. Kelly's "I'm a Flirt."

Next question is for Michael Johns - is his experience on "Idol" everything he thought it would be? He says it's everything and more - a lot more stressful.

Thank goodness that's over - this question sequence thing is so stupid...

Kristy Lee Cook joins Carly in the bottom three

David Archuleta is up next and after going over what he sang and whatever, he is the ext to join the top 10 and the traveling tour.

Michael Johns follows and he looks a bit scared. Ryan asks him if he still feels good about his choice to sing "A Day in the Life" and he says absolutely, that's it's one of his favorites and he wouldn't change a thing. Ryan then tells him he is in the top 10 and he actually falls to his knees in relief and excitement. I'm actually happy for him - I hope he comes back next week and gives that wow performance we've been waiting for.

We're taking a break from results right now to watch a behind-the-scenes thing about the filming of the Ford commercial, which this week is set to "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" about filming a video of some kind of UFO sighting. It's OK - not one of my favorites.

Back to the results... David Cook is next and Ryan reminds him of how Simon told him last night that he looked kind of smug and asks him, "How do you react to that?" and he says simply, "I don't." It's a great answer, but one that could make him appear even more smug. But it doesn't matter, because he's in the top 10.

Kristy Lee Cook is next and when asked how she thinks she did last night, she says she thinks it was her strongest performance. But we all disagreed because she joins Carly Smithson in the bottom three.

Carly Smithson is in the bottom three

So it looks like they're going to have mentors this season, after all. I had heard that they were moving away from them, focusing more on the contestants. Glad to hear they'll be having guests again - I always enjoyed them. This season, the mentors will be Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Neil Diamond. Not a bad bunch.

The group song this week is another Beatles medley, but it's not as good as last week's. What's going on? They show Brooke White and Ramiele Malubay singing, but you can only hear Brooke - I wonder if something is wrong with Ramiele's microphone... Well, there is one aspect of this medley that I really enjoy - the part where they sing "Because." It's a capella and very pretty. But other than that, it's just not like last week's medley, which was spectacular.

OK, after clips from last night, we're on to the results. Brooke White is up first. And she is the first to join the top 10.

Carly Smithson is next and after the vote, she is the first one in our bottom three. can this really be happening? Can one of my dreams be coming true? I'm so tired of her, I wouldn't mind if she left, but to be fair, she doesn't deserve to go yet, and honestly, I'm actually very surprised to see her in the bottom three. The judges seem a bit surprised too - Paula says America definitely got it wrong. Randy agrees, but says "Blackbird" wasn't the best choice. He adds that she's one of the best singers.

Ramiele Malubay "should have known better" than to dress herself... they have stylists

Chikezie's most memorable moment was from Hollywood week, the first time he got compliments from all three judges.

Why is this happening to me? And why at 3:48am? Chikezie is going to sing my No.1 favorite Beatles song, "I've Just Seen a Face" and I just don't know if I have the energy to properly bash him when he ruins it. Chikezie may have earned a reprieve last week because his performance was so good, but this song is just not meant for him. I would rather have not heard this song tonight than to have to hear it from him.

Unbelievable - he slowed it down. Nothing could ruin this song more than slowing it down. It's one of the Beatles' great, kind of bouncy up-tempo songs. It's meant to be a happy song about someone falling in love, someone who's so jubilant he wants the whole world to know he's just met the one. It's a song just bursting with joy and excitement and Chikezie makes it so slow and gloomy, you'd never know what the song was about if you didn't listen closely to the lyrics. I'm disgusted.

Seriously? As if it weren't enough that he's already ruined the best song ever, he's now turned it into some kind of hootenanny. I mean, the song does have a slight country sound to it, which is why I thought Kristy Lee could probably sing it well, but not like this. I'm so upset by this arrangement, the truth is I can't even tell you if he's singing it well or not. It's just a poor fit all around. If Kristy Lee hadn't been so bad tonight, I'd be right back to wishing he'd go home.

Randy said there were some good parts and some bad parts. He said he liked it when it went to the fast part, but he didn't quite get the slow part. he said it was a very weird, strange arrangement with the harmonica. He says maybe it would be a good country song but that it was strange. Paula says he's showing who he is. Huh? Is she really implying that he's a harmonica-playing country singer? Because I completely disagree with that - I'm sure Chikezie would disagree with that too. She's just lost her mind. Simon says it started out OK and then he played the harmonica, which was literally atrocious and then it turned into "Achy-Breaky Heart" at the end. He says it wasn't as good as last week, that it was kind of gimmicky.


Ramiele Malubay's most memorable moment has been making new friends. She says the contestants have become close because they're stuck with one another, but that it's a good kind of stuck.

She sings "I Should Have Known Better" and all I can say is that yes, she should have. She should have known that the pants she put on were so big that they went all the way up to her chest. She should have known that the ivory hat she put on didn't match the pale yellow shirt that's being swallowed up by the huge pants and Lord knows she should have known not to sing a song called "I Should Have Known Better" because it's just inviting all kinds of snarky comments, much like the ones I just dished out. In all seriousness, I realize that her pants are supposed to look like that, but in my opinion, she's way too short to pull off that look - it just makes her look smaller and kind of stocky. The hat is just unnecessary and it really just doesn't go with anything.

Maybe she realizes how stupid she looks because her singing isn't that great, either. She does have a few moments here and there that are very nice, but overall, she's fallen into the just OK group and she may find herself in the bottom three tomorrow night, although no one deserves to go home like Kristy Lee Cook does.

Randy says he's not jumping up and down but what he loved about the performance was that she showed the confidence that he knows is in there. He says it was all right. Paula says it was better than last week, but that she wants her to go back to ballads because that's where she really shows her range. Simon said it sounded like Chikezie was on harmonica. He says he likes her, that she has a fantastic personality, but the track sounded terrible, very amateurish and that she chose a very mediocre song and didn't show the best of her ability.

So, I think it's pretty obvious, I think Kristy Lee Cook should go home, although I think Ramiele and Chikezie may be in the bottom three with her.

Carly Smithson's so vain she thinks "Blackbird" is about her

Carly Smithson is next and she says her most memorable moment was last week when Simon says she reminded him of Kelly Clarkson, a compliment he threw her way once before in her original audition two years ago.

Oh no. In thinking about these two Beatles weeks, I had hopes for two songs. I wanted to hear someone sing "Blackbird," (preferably Jason Castro) and I wanted to hear Kristy Lee Cook sing "I've Just Seen a Face." They are my two absolute favorite Beatles songs and I wanted to hear them sung by the people I felt best suited them. But here we are and I'm going to get to hear "Blackbird," but instead of Jason singing it, I'm going to have to listen to Carly yell her way through it, I'm sure.

Well, I hate it. It starts out with a bit of promise - she's singing in a lower register, but she still doesn't achieve the softness the song really requires. And then, forget it. The second verse, she takes up an octave and the yelling begins. I just don't understand why she thinks she has to scream and yell in order for her voice to sound powerful. She's doing herself such a disservice, I think. Just like I've heard people complain that Amanda is a one-trick pony, that's how I feel about Carly. She screams through all of her songs - she doesn't know how to be soft, or soothing. But again, her voice is very pretty and she can carry the tune - I just rarely like her interpretation of these songs. And tonight, especially given that this song is so dear to my heart, I'm just disappointed and a little angry because Jason could have done it better. Even David's rock version would have been better, I think. Of course, this is just my opinion - and I'm not criticizing her voice - I don't think there's any debate - her voice is beautiful. I just don't enjoy her performances.

Randy says it was very nice, very controlled, very emotive and comes up with a new word - cooliosis. I don't know - he likes it, though. Paula likes it too - I didn't feel like listening to why.. and Simon tells her that he doesn't think she chose the right song. He actually says, "So, Beatles songs, week two and you choose a song about a blackbird. I don't think that was a smart thing to do." He says it was indulgent and he didn't like the song at all. Carly explains that she chose it because of the lyrics and relates it how all the contestants have been trying to break into the industry and have been broken but now that they've hit "American Idol," they're free. They're both ridiculous. Simon is wrong and Carly is being silly to compare her situation to what the song is really about. "Blackbird" is certainly not about a blackbird. The song was written in 1968 in reaction to the civil rights struggle here in the United States. It's been said that Paul McCartney envisioned a black woman as he wrote it, but made the subject a blackbird so that it would be more universal.

And she actually got the number 7 tattooed on her finger to remember her experience on season 7 of the show... idiot.


OK - time for Jason Castro... He says his most memorable moment was a couple of weeks ago when he sang "Hallelujah." He says it's a real special song but the most memorable part of it was at the end when he didn't sing the last note very well at all. He says it was a bad last note but nobody cared.

He sings "Michelle" and I'm not sure this is the best song for him - the song requires a very fluid sound, kind of like one word running into the next and his singing doesn't fit that too well and tonight, he comes off sounding a bit choppy, I think. I hate to say it because he's such a joy to look at, but I feel like tonight, he comes off a bit too simple. All the other singers are doing runs and changing the melodies and whatever, and he's just singing the melody as is, nothing special added. But never mind all that, because he looks so good. I love the sleeves on his shirt rolled up and the jeans fit him so nicely. And he's just so good-looking - he could be singing the alphabet right now, and I think the girls would still be screaming their heads off. He's just dreamy - the eyes, the dreadlocks, the smile. He's totally swoon-worthy - that's all there is to it.

Randy tells hims it was a good choice, but he doesn't know if he really, really got it, that it was just all right. Jason agrees and says it was just all right for him too, that this week came really fast, that he didn't have a lot of time to prepare. Paula says he has a very distinct charm, but that he get a little disconnected when he's away from his guitar and that it was a little awkward. Simon says it's a strange night and that they maybe shouldn't have done Beatles another week, but he says where Jason is lucky is that this is a TV show and not a radio show because his face sold that performance. He says he likes Jason a lot and that he's very charming and he's not obnoxious and he has a goofiness that makes it work, because if he were listening to the performance just on the radio, it would be off.


Syesha Mercado's most memorable moment was being in the bottom three last week. She says she needed that kick in the butt, that it gave her the inspiration to do her next song...

She sings "Yesterday," and it's a great improvement from last week. I think she comes off a bit dull simply because it's yet another ballad, but on a night when many of the contestants have been just OK, she comes off sounding great. I don't like when they change the genders in a song to make it fit - everybody knows what the words are - just sing them as they are. That's my opinion, anyway. I also don't like how she's behind the music a bit just to prolong some notes. But again, it's way better than last week, it's actually probably one of her best performances, so I'll focus on the positive... she looks beautiful in that dress (although I like her curls - not crazy about the straightened look).

Randy says it was very, very, very good. Paula says something about her vulnerability and that she needs to connect more with her audience. I hate how hard Paula is to follow - she can't seem to finish a complete thought - it's very frustrating. Anyway, Simon says it was probably her best performance so far. It wasn't incredible, but she chose the best song and that she sang it very well and that this performance should keep her in the competition.

"A day in the life" of boring, I mean, Michael Johns

Michael Johns is next and his most memorable moment was during Hollywood week when he sang "Bohemian Rhapsody." He says it was really risky for him but that he was really proud of how he delivered it with emotion, that it was magic.

He sings "A Day in the Life" and once again, I'm left wishing there were more. It wasn't bad - nowhere near bad - but it wasn't great - it just kind of sat there in mediocrity, with nothing special to grab hold of. It could have been a great song for him, too, but not when he's cutting more than half the song out. The great thing about this song is how it builds and builds like a crescendo into the chorus - and when you chop up the song, you just don't get that same experience. But besides the arrangement, his singing is just OK. I feel like his most memorable moment was indeed that moment during Hollywood week - I think that performance is the reason he made it into the top 24 and I think the judges, and America, keep waiting for him to duplicate the magic of that performance. He hasn't done it yet and I'm beginning to wonder if he can. It's such a disappointment, too, because he's so handsome - I'd certainly rather watch him than Chikezie any day, so I'm still holding out hope that he can pull it together and deliver something great sometime soon.

Randy says it wasn't his best performance, that he still hasn't chosen the right song. Paula says she caught some of the dress rehearsal and that he was phenomenal then, but that he lost a connection a little bit during this performance. She says that maybe it's because they're all wearing ear monitors this week and that it takes some getting used to because they're hearing themselves and are worried about how they're sounding. Simon says the ear monitor doesn't make any difference whatsoever because the long and short of it was that it was a mess. He says the song went all over the place, that it didn't work in a minute and a half and he didn't hit the right notes.

Wow - Ryan just totally sold Michael out. I can't believe it. He immediately asks Paula to talk about the ear monitor thing and what that means and as she starts to explain how it takes getting used to and whatever, Ryan interrupts to point out that Michael is not even wearing one. So Paula then says that he has no excuse, that's he's a phenomenal performer and he needs to step up his game. Then after all that, Ryan asks Michael why he chose the song. It turns out he chose it to honor his friend who died a year ago because it was his friend's favorite song.

Something just happened and I'm very curious to know what brought it on... As Ryan is giving out Michael's phone information, Michael looks over at something and says kind of sarcastically, it seems, "That's nice" and kind of looks a bit upset for a minute. I wonder what he was reacting to. I could be misreading it all together - maybe he was responding to something and saying "That's nice" in a very sincere way, but it didn't seem that way to me. Did anyone else catch it?


Brooke White's most memorable moment was last week when she sang, "Let It Be." She says the moment was bigger than she could have imagined and that's why she was so emotional.

Tonight, she sings "Here Comes the Sun" and before I say anything about that, I have to mention her dress. Now, normally, anyone who knows anything about me knows how much I love yellow. It's my favorite color and I adore just about anything that has any kind of yellow it in - except this dress. It looks like petals were ripped off a flower and sewn together - it's way too baggy, too... just not cute at all.

Anyway, back to the song... it's all wrong for her - she should have chosen "Yesterday" or maybe "Blackbird," something more mellow. Plus, as she gets up from the stairs, she does this very awkward walk and a sort of spin and actually whoops a little. She ends up in the middle of the stage and is she dancing? I'm not really sure. She reminds me of a "Friends" episode where Phoebe is trying to seduce Chandler and she tells him, "Maybe I'll dance for you" and does this really awkward, wanna-be sexy wiggling that of course, is very funny. And if I thought for a second that this was meant to be funny, too, then it wouldn't be quite so sad. She just looks terribly uncomfortable and while her voice sounds just as good as previous weeks, the performance as a whole is kind of a let-down. Especially since she's had like three great weeks in a row.

Randy says it was really awkward (no way) and that he didn't think she was ever really connected to the song. Paula says you can't help but smile when you watch Brooke and that she loves the yellow dress for the sun. Simon says that he just knew when she was choosing that song that she would be wearing yellow and the lighting would be yellow. He says the performance was terrible, from the horrible dancing to the absolute lack of conviction, it was wet (huh?) and forgettable. He says it's all about the song choice.


David Cook's most memorable moment was last week. He says it was the epitome of what he wanted to do when he started playing music - to have that rock concert feel, with the lights and the smoke and the audience. He says it was euphoric and then to be praised by the judges was just icing on the cake.

He sings "Day Tripper," and I'm kind of nervous, because he says he found a version sung by Whitesnake. Now, I love "Here I Go Again," who doesn't? But the idea of a Whitesnake version of a Beatles song is just a little bit frightening. But as always, he's awesome - I don't know why I worry. David has a way of just completely taking ownership of a song, completely transforming it without changing a note. And his voice is fantastic - he's always on - never a bad note, never out of tune. He's just such a breath of fresh air every week - he's fresh, innovative and entirely entertaining. And did anyone notice how confident he seems this week? He's even making these faces that I assume are supposed to be sexy at the camera. It's kind of creepy and cool at the same time. Creepy, because despite his great talent, I still don't think he's all that attractive, but cool because I don't think he's had the confidence to play to the camera too much so far, at least not in the same way. The only thing I thought was a little strange about his performance tonight was that contraption he used in the middle of the song to make that weird noise. It seemed kind of gratuitous to me, totally unnecessary. I don't think it took away from his performance, but I don't really feel like it added anything either.

Randy says he keeps it interesting every week, that he doesn't know if it was his best performance, but that it was another solid look for David Cook. Paula starts off with her usual mutterings, but then says something so ridiculously stupid, I actually found myself paying attention. She says, "You can probably get a Geico commercial now. Geico commercials are next." Huh? What? And nobody explained it - it just was put out there and left to marinate in its own stupidity. Why is she even on the show? She contributes nothing. But anyway, Simon tells David that it wasn't as good as he thinks it was. He says David looked a bit smug throughout the performance and that the weird noise in the middle was just stupid. Of course, the crowd is booing like crazy and so Simon says, "Just an opinion." He goes on to say that he's lost his element of surprise, that it was a bit predictable and that he didn't like that version.

David Archuleta has a "Long and winding road" to get back in my heart

It's funny how the Beatles stir up such sentiment in me, such nostalgia - especially since I wasn't alive during any of it. In fact, the Beatles were long broken up by the time I was born. But I think that's the key to the magic of their music. It transcends generations - I believe my children will grow up listening to the Beatles and I hope their children will, as well. Their music is timeless and revolutionary - it was such a large part of my childhood and it continues to be a source of great joy in my life. I'm just so excited that we get to hear a new generation explore this great era of music for another week - I'm hoping everyone does well, not just for their sakes, but for mine - I hope to thoroughly enjoy the next two hours.

Amanda Overmyer is up first and it looks like this week, we get to hear about the contestant's most memorable moment on "Idol" so far. Amanda's most memorable moment was playing on the big stage last week - she liked connecting with audience and feeding off their energy.

She sings "Back in the USSR," not really one of my favorite songs, but I can see why she chose it. It's got that rocker feeling to it, as close to it as the Beatles ever got, anyway. Well, it's not as good as last week, but it's still pretty good. She's a little behind the music in some spots and this week I find her very hard to understand - this is a song I don't know all the words to, so I was really listening for the lyrics and all I understood was "Back in the USSR." Having said that, though, I still find her very entertaining - I have yet to be bored by her. She picks great uptempo songs and really makes use of the stage, she moves around, gets into the performance. I am curious to see if she can take on a slow song at some point, but for right now, I love her choices, love her performances.

Randy says it's the perfect song choice for her, but that the beginning was a little pitchy. He says by the end, she was really good, but he only gave her a 7 out of 10 on that. Paula said she agrees with Randy - that in the beginning, it was a bit pitchy and she was a little ahead of the beat, but that she is authentic and unique. Simon says it was predictable, a bit of a mess in parts - that it's the same thing week after week after week. He tells her that she needs to switch it up because she may otherwise be in danger of becoming a bit boring.


Kristy Lee Cook is up next and her most memorable moment on "Idol" has been being the last man standing at almost every elimination. She says it's been very stressful being on stage with someone else, not knowing which one is going home. Well, maybe after this week, she won't ever have to go through that again. We can only hope.

She sings "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," a great song, but I'm not sure she can pull it off - the original has a very cool, mellow kind of vibe to it - her voice just isn't mellow, I don't think. Well, it only takes one line to confirm the fact that she's not going to do well with the song. She starts off a little bit out of tune and the vibrato in her voice doesn't even sound like vibrato - it sounds like nerves. She's actually in and out of tune throughout the entire performance and again, she's not really doing much up there - she walks around a bit and then does this weird thing with picking up her leg and stuff. It just wasn't good - I don't understand why she's still here this week, but I will be stunned if she's still here next week. But on a positive note, I do like her dress - not really with the cowboy boots, though.

Randy says it was an interesting arrangement, but that it felt kind of boring and safe and he wasn't sure if she was singing the melody or the chorus right. Paula says she looks gorgeous, the best she's ever looked, but that it was a little safe. Simon says he thinks she may need hypnosis because the problem is that she's not a good performer. He says the last two seconds were OK, but that it's like musical wallpaper, in that you notice it, but you can't remember it. He says that week after week, she's making no impact, apart from when she was terrible last week. But he does acknowledge that she was better this week. I actually disagree - her voice this week was completely off. While last week's arrangement was horrendous, her voice was actually very good - much better than tonight.

Kristy makes a pretty funny statement afterward about how she did the best she could with the Beatles, since it wasn't really her thing, but she hopes to stay through next week because as she says to Simon, "I can blow you out of your socks and you know it." I don't think any comment is necessary on that, so let's just move on... she did look appropriately embarrassed, though.


David Archuleta's most memorable moments include singing "Imagine," and of course, forgetting the words to "We Can Work It Out" last week with like 30 million people watching. Is it just me or has his whole innocent giggly thing gotten a bit old? Don't get me wrong, I'm still a fan, but I don't find it as endearing as I once did. If he keep it up another few weeks, I may eventually have to turn on him - we'll see.

He chooses "The Long and Winding Road" and thankfully, his past couple of weeks of yuck are over. He sounds great tonight, although I have to say, I feel like the past two weeks have taken a toll, in the sense that he's lost some steam - he's no longer on a roll. So, I feel like tonight, he's starting all over again. He sounds great - it's a terrific start, but he's going to have to do it again next week for me to start getting excited about him again. I mean, who's to say that he won't crack under the pressure again? I think we forget how young he is, plus there are reports all over the Web that his dad is crazy controlling and making him cry and stuff. I'm just not convinced that he has the staying power necessary to win this thing. Putting all that aside, though, when he's on, he does sing beautifully - there's a clarity to his voice that I really enjoy. And he picked a song that really suited him this week.

Randy says he brought the hotness back to his game, but he does mention that he thinks he played it a little safe and that next time, he should take some liberties. Paula says a some nonsense about how exciting and wonderful he is, something about purity and rising above adversity. I don't know, but she ends by saying he's wonderful. Simon says last week he was a mess, but that this week he was amazing. And oh boy, here comes the whole "Oh garsh, look at how cute and humble I am" act. I mean, maybe it's not an act, but I almost hope it is, because if that's really who he is all the time, he's just way too annoying to be around.