Beginning of the end

So Ryan Seacrest makes a comment to Simon at the beginning of tonight's 100-hour-long finale about how he looks bored already. All I can say is that I feel his pain. I've been dreading tonight for weeks and now that it's here, I just pray it goes quickly. Two hours of nothing is just too much - it's too long to sit still, too long to stay focused. I wish I could just tune in during the last 5 minutes, but here I am, watching the entire thing and already hating, just as Simon is.

Badgely Mischka have designed some beautiful dresses for Jordin - she wore one of them last night - the black dress she wore at the end. I saw a picture of another design, which was even more beautiful - I think she'll be wearing that one at the very end of the show, although I'm not positive. talk about exciting - having big-time designers make dresses just for you. I can't imagine it gets any better than that.

But let's get on with the 116 or so minutes of filler, shall we? Jordin and Blake sing a duet, "I Saw Her Standing There," by the Beatles, the greatest band to ever live. It's cute - great song and it was nice to see the great relationship the two of them seem to have. As usual, Jordin looks beautiful - although I think her top would have worked better as a cute dress without the jeans.

Next up is Gwen Stefani, coming in live from her tour. She performs her new single, and her favorite song off her album, "Four in the Morning." I'm not even going to comment on how ridiculous she looks in whatever it is that she's wearing. I know people think she's really fashion-forward and stylish. I think she looks a fool half the time, personally. I mean, she's gorgeous - I'm just not a fan of her fashion sense, but that's just my personal taste. Her new song is actually nice - it has a soothing sound to it and some great lyrics - it's the kind of song you could find yourself crying to on a drive home, if the situation fits, of course.

Well, time for a commercial and then the top 12 return...