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Peking: I much prefer your symbolic suggestions, but unfortunately the simple truth is that the washer & dryer was broken in my TARDIS.

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Dave: The kit is a whole series of files, *including* some PDFs, so it's zipped so that it contains everything and makes the download time shorter. You absolutely do NOT need WinZIp to open the file. If you're running Windows XP/Vista/7, Microsoft has built-in software to take care of it; simply right-click and say "extract all" to unzip the kit (source: http://bit.ly/pb6lov ). If you're running an older version of Windows (95/98/2000/Me), I recommend an older version of WinRar (also free for trial, download from: http://bit.ly/o4JJF8 ). If you're on a Mac, I believe you'll need Stuffit Expander (daily Mac users can chime in here if I'm wrong). How that helps!

Garcol: My future self came back from the future and gave it to me because he knew I'd need it as a prop. No, seriously, it was achieved through digital photo editing in Photoshop. See my other comment, above, with a link to my blog post where I talk a bit about it.

Matt: Thanks for your interest! I don't have a setup-shot, but the photo was achieved with 2 umbrella lights: off-image left at 1/2 power, and off-image right at 1/4 power. I stood in the middle and triggered them wirelessly with an on-camera sync. If you're interested in the post-processing that went into the image, I have a blog post up about it: www.mattdeturck.com/blog/2010/10/queue-is-for-imageout/

tbelknap: Good idea! There's a pair of 'em on here now, so you can take your pick!

- I understand Paso Doble is supposed to be epic an all' but couldn't they avoid a "choir-of-the-apocalypse" piece for once? (Speaking of versatility, though, same-composer Jim Dooley's score for "Pushing Daisies" is light, fanciful, and really wonderful)
- I actually didn't mind Tyce's Fosse-"esque" routine. I credit this to incredibly low expectations for all things tasty oreo.
- Totally agree with all your comments on the Travis Wall routine, including how much I really enjoyed it.
- I like Melinda, but I think she'll end up in the bottom this week.

Poor Chris. I loved your cute underdog-ness in the beginning. Your win and your being in the top made me proud. Now, as soon as you open your mouth with what your concept is, our entire apartment shouts at the screen "DON'T DO IT CHRIS!!"

Sweet! I can't believe s06 starts so soon -- I feel like 'Masters' just got going, but that's because I keep forgetting that it's just a quick 7(?) episode blip to tide us over.

Pam: I freakin' love Cat. It's nice to see a host who seems to genuinely like and want to be supportive of the contestants, rather than someone winking at the audience with an "Aren't I awesome? Watch meeee!" tone.