Did you catch Idol last night? I did, although I just wasn’t in the mood to blog it. Funny thing, that: the further this season has progressed, the less I’ve had to say about the performances. Perhaps that’s due to the whole predictability factor — I wasn’t the only one saying as early as Week 3 it would come down to Blake, Melinda and Jordin.

My recollection of last night’s performances:

Melinda Doolittle: Once again, her neck disappeared. Once again, she delivered technically good performances but somehow lacking in actual personality. The whole Tina Turner “Nutbush City Limits” rendition sounded great… but felt much like watching someone trying to be Tina Turner. (Without the same degree of physical comfort, I might add.) And her re-run of an earlier performance — complete with a little bad acting involving her jacket — was so much less engaging than the first time around. I think the repeat was a bad choice: it reminded me of the first time she’d sung “I’m a Woman,” and yet failed to impress.

Blake: His version of “Roxanne” sounded off to my ears. Flatter than Sting’s and lacking in that split-second-before-the-beat timing that stands out in anything by the Police. Loved the Maroon 5 song, though, and I wholly agree with Randy that Blake’s album needs to have that vibe. The Robin Thicke song? Didn’t like it. No, not at all. Then again, I don’t like it when Robin Thicke does it, either.

Jordin: I agree with Simon that the first song’s jazz arrangement marred the performance, but Jordin herself sang quite well. Her Donna Summers tune was uncannily well-done… for a kid who wasn’t even alive when the original blared nightly at the disco. As for her choice to reprise an earlier performance with “I (Who Have Nothing)”… unlike Melinda’s repeat, this one delivered. Pisses me off that a 17 year-old can sing with such power and emotion, but that’s precisely why I’ll be buying her album.

My prediction: Blake will go home. The Zomby thinks the teen vote will keep him there.

What’s your say?

Now that Sanjaya – a/k/a The Boy Blunder — is gone, I’m no longer boycotting American Idol. Which is a good thing, because I wouldn’t have missed tonight for the world. Oh, it’s not for the reason you think. Yeah, it was cool they didn’t boot anyone off during a charity event.

But, apparently, even Paula was in a giving kind of mood.

Now, wait… why is Simon smiling? Look again:

Apparently, Simon likes what he sees… even if it’s Paula.

Note to Paula: You ain’t no Janet Jackson.

Strange, but apparently true. Hillary Clinton views Sanjaya’s continued presence on American Idol as proof that voting works, while Nancy Pelosi shook up her schedule to ensure she could vote for Boy Blunder last week.

During a radio call-in on Wokq-FM, the New York Senator was asked by a New Hampshire voter what the United States can do about Sanjaya, survivor extraordinaire on “American Idol.”

“That’s the best question I’ve been asked in a long time,” Clinton said. “Well, you know, people can vote for whomever they want. That’s true in my election, and it’s true on ‘American Idol.’”

And then there’s House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who appeared on NBC’s “Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, and apologized for being late. It had been for a critical situation: she had cast a vote for “American Idol” contestant Sanjaya Malakar.

So, there you go: two more reasons not to vote for Sanjaya this week or any other.

I hate you.

I hate you with the fury of a thousand liberals suddenly confronted with their own worthlessness.

I hate you with the intensity of an involuntary virgin on her death bed.

I hate you with ferocity of a million dieting women fighting over the last cookie on the face of the earth.

I hate you with the obsessive anger of an adolescent boy rejected by the high school whore.

I hate you with the rabid, vengeful hate of an anorectic supermodel considered “too fat” for Cosmo.

I hate you with the bitter, finger-pointing animosity of the Democratic Party pondering the 2000 election results.

I hate you.

I hate you.

I HATE YOU.

Look, if Sanjaya’s going to stay in, shouldn’t he at least wear a VoteForTheWorst.com t-shirt?

Since Sanjaya’s still on the show, I’m sticking to my American Idol boycott (and, no, I haven’t had any chocolate, either).

Suddenly, I have Tuesday nights free… at least for one week. How to fill the time? I think I’ll intentionally watch one of the other networks — just to drive the point home to Fox and American Idol that they need to develop some kind of measure to prevent intentional screwing with the results.

And you: what will you be doing?

I knew by the buzzing of my cell phone and the dinging of my email that Sanjaya survived yet another week. As for me, I refused to watch the results show. This season is a farce thanks to countless idiots trying to keep Sanjaya in for the laughs.

Next week, I’m going to vote with my remote: I won’t watch but, instead, will call in my votes for every other contestant besides Sanjaya. Don’t care if they’re good. Don’t care if they forget their words, if their song choices are bad, or if they scream the entire song through. They’ll still be better than another week of the Boy Blunder.

I am not taking it as far as this fan, however:

LOS ANGELES (March 21, 2007) — While many fans are left scratching their heads as to why Sanjaya Malakar is still singing on “American Idol,” one fan is taking a stand against his road to “Idol” glory.

A young lady who calls herself “J” on MySpace is staging a hunger strike until Sanjaya and his ever-changing locks are voted off of “Idol.”

“I have always been a big fan of American Idol, so like many people I was excited for the 6th season to start this year. Aside from the initial debacle with contestant Antonella Barba, season 6 was starting to look like it may be actually very good. However, there is one hinge in this broad spectrum of talent this year … Sanjaya Malakar,” J writes on her MySpace page. “We have no problems with Sanjaya personally…However, he does NOT belong on ‘American Idol.’”

“So until the day that Sanjaya is no longer American Idol, I will be going on a hunger strike. This means I will refuse to eat anything until American Idol voters wise up, and stop voting Sanjaya through each week,” she states. “I you would like to see this hunger strike end, the only way to let this happen is to vote for anyone OTHER than Sanjaya after ‘American Idol’ on Tuesday.”

(Catch her video here.)

Look, I’m as disgusted as the next person that Sanjaya’s still on — and don’t hand me that “But he’s got a beautiful soul” crap because I don’t know the guy nor have I heard anything about him that makes him sound so exceptional that his lack of talent should not count in a damn talent show!

But to give up food? Not a chance.

Now, chocolate… that’s another matter.

So I, Venomous Kate, hereby pledge that I will not eat chocolate in any form until Sanjaya is voted off of American Idol. Not one bite. None.

Save a life. Give me back my chocolate. Vote for everyone else but Sanjaya next week!