I have a 4G connection on the desktop! I've had the modem for a while but wasn't getting a close enough signal to connect. Been watching to see when it got here. The other day, the coverage map showed it here so I gave it a try. Yes! However, it's somewhat limited and unreliable for me since the signal is not coming from right here in my county. So I'm configuring the modem back and forth from 4G to 3G as needed. When I have it, I can tell the difference. I tested it on some of the slowest sites in my bookmarks, Wix being one of them. Oh yeah, big difference. I can even watch videos. I hardly ever do that because the buffering and waiting is so annoying. With 4G, there's no delay. I like it. Now if they'll just get on the ball and install it on my local towers.
Dancing With The Stars - one of the best seasons EVER! I mean really! There are no bad dancers, just some not quite as good as others, and everyone has had their good and not so good nights. I read somewhere that some critics think the cast is sub-par. Don't know where they get that. I know who almost all of them are, and they are all highly preferable to some of the past seasons. There have been very few scores below 7 so the pack is tight. I don't have a single favorite and won't even attempt to say who will remain at the top.
This week was Rock Night. Mostly tango or paso doble, but there was also a jive and a waltz. I wish they would save the powerful dances for this night. Tango and paso are perfect for rock music. Some notables:
Maria Menounos and Derek. I knew her face, she's a sort of tv journalist. Or host? Not sure how she's labeled. She is so damn cute and like Derek said last night, she's a warrior. She danced a high scoring tango with a broken bone in her foot! Try that in high heels! Last week, their rumba generated some buzz...did they kiss or not? I was surprised she didn't get a better score for it. It was one of the most mesmerizing rumbas I've seen and it's not my favorite dance.
Katherine Jenkins and Mark. She's a classical singer and a judges' favorite. She's performed on the show before so I knew her from that. Her paso was a little jerky and disjointed. The elegant dances like the waltzes are her forte and she's nailed those.
Gavin DeGraw and Karina. I don't expect him to go much further, but he's so endearing. I didn't really know who he was. When I first saw his name, I thought he was a country star, but he's a pop singer/songwriter. When they played a clip of one of his music videos, I recognized the song from seeing it on VH1. Not my kind of music (forgettable unless I hear it constantly), but I like him for his sweet personality.
Donald Driver and Peta. He's the token athlete and doing really well. He came out on top last night with a powerful paso doble to a classic Jimi Hendrix.
Gladys Knight and Tristan. The Empress of Soul and token senor citizen. I don't think she'll last much longer either but she is doing very well. She sure doesn't move like her age.
William Levy and Cheryl. The Cuban heartthrob didn't pull off the jive last night, but I'm sure he's not going anywhere just yet.
Melissa Gilbert and Maks. Another one that's in the bottom of the pack for dancing skill, but not bad.
Also doing well but not outstanding is the rest of the pack: Jaleel White and Kim, Sherri Shepherd and Val, and Roshon Fegan and Chelsie.
A new twist that's been too long in coming. They decided that since everyone was dancing so well, viewer votes (as in biggest fan base) weren't fair. The judges will choose the one to leave from the bottom 3 after they dance for their lives. This way someone who can dance but doesn't have the fan base can stick around. Yeah, too long in coming.
Lost Girl. I just have to rant about this a little. I like this series because it pulls from mythology, fairy tales and folk lore. I like most of the characters except the 2 main characters and the actresses playing them. Bo is the main. She's a succubus, a supposedly exotic sexual being. The actress doesn't fit. She would work better in a power suit in a corporate-style drama, like as a lawyer or something. She's not badass or exotic enough for this leather-clad magical crime fighter. (Hey Syfy, there will never be another Buffy so don't try to make her one.) I have another bitch that came from the latest episode. All of a sudden, Bo and Dyson (the hot werewolf cop) are in a real relationship. What drek! They're all over each other no matter where they are, and they're as giddy as teenagers. YUCK! Even Dyson lost some sex appeal there. I loved him dark and broody and taciturn, not like this. If this silly valley girl turned him into that, cut her loose!
Revenge is coming back! Nuff said.
Good morning.
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