Laid Down The Smackula

I got to watch two of my favorite shows tonight: "HGTV Design Star" and "The Next Food Network Star". I love to see people be creative, with food or decorating (or singing, in the case of my very favorite reality show). I also love to see ordinary people get the chance to do something extraordinary. Design Star is down to the final two contestants, which were my favorite two all along, and we'll find out the winner next week. Their final challenge was do design three rooms for families still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Totally touching and heartwarming... no matter which contestant wins, those families definitely did. Food Network did it's reveal tonight. All three did extremely well. Lisa was my least favorite, because she already had a restaurant and a line of aprons, not to mention being a little too perfect. That left Aaron and Adam, guys from Camden (NJ) and Philly, respectively. I wanted Adam to win so much, because I liked (and laughed with) him from the beginning. His final challenge, a promo called "Hungry in Philadelphia", was awesome and funny. But in the end, it was Aaron's "Big Daddy's Kitchen" that won. I'm proud of and happy for Aaron, but my heart broke a little for Adam. Yeah, I know I get too involved in these things. :-)

Speaking of other things I get too involved in, here's more on the Quantum Leap front. I stumbled across a song called "Scott Bakula" by an indie band called Sunspot. It cracked me up. It's funniest if you're familiar with Bakula's body of work, but the sheer randomness of the song can be enjoyed in its own right, I think. There's a few videos of the song on YouTube, with various companion video content, so I've added one here:



I love when Scott Bakula lays down the smackula on the bad guys :-)