blind spots

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Allie and I were discussing American Idol.

Don't judge me. Judge her.

We talked about how the early auditions can mislead. Katherine McPhee's audition, for instance, was IMO her best performance. By far. I was forever rooting for her to live up to the promise of her brilliant first appearance, and she never came close. Then we talked about people Allie had liked and who had faded fast.

We also spoke of being wrong the other way, of disliking someone who went on to earn our respect. "How did I get Carrie Underwood so wrong?" I asked. Man, I hated her from start to finish. I thought her voice was reed-thin and her appearance overrated. Yet history has proven her a gifted vocalist and an insanely attractive person, in every sense. I recalled my rooting for Bo Bice, so I figured my preference for him had clouded my judgment. Allie had other ideas.

"It's your blind spot," she yawned. "Pretty women who are your type, like McPhee? They walk on water. Pretty women who aren't your type, like Underwood? Evil incarnate."

Because apparently I'm that deep. Thank god Allie is in neither category. That could really screw up the friendship.