as i was flipping through my recent copy of us weekly, there was a picture of nelly furtado which i mistook for idina menzel. now, is it just me, or were these girls not separated at birth?

idina is on the left, nelly on the right. if they don't look like twins, they definitely look related.

in other random news, last night's olympic telecast included the skeleton. this sport should basically be called "don't die". unlike the luge, you get a running start and dive head first with your face about 3 inches from the ground. that seems like enough of an adrenaline rush, right? well, for german olympic competitor diana sartor, that wasn't enough. she's 9 weeks pregnant and competed last night. damn, that sport is bad ass!

the olympics weren't the only thing on tv last night (as proven by nielsen ratings). abc's "dancing with the stars" is nearing the finale. and with only four "stars" left, who will be kicked out tonight. if it were up to me, i'd say stacy kiebler, except for the fact that she can actually dance. my feeling is that either jerry rice or lisa rinna will bid the audience adieu tonight.

other random news stories so far:

• lisa marie presley got married again. it doesn't matter how many times she weds, she will still always have michael jackson as an ex-husband. (source: AP)
• remember that band bone thugs n' harmony? these are the kinds of concerts they get in the rio grande valley. just call it fashionably late...by a decade. (source: the monitor)
• as much as i like her, oprah's a bitch. Reporters at the San Diego High School student newspaper were barred from talking to Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates when the fantastically wealthy duo visited the campus on Wednesday to film a segment for The Oprah Winfrey Show. (source: tvguide.com)