I missed the aurora too because I figured I was too far south, but you could see it as far as the Bahamas.

They all look so perfect and gorgeous^^

So it looks like The Netherlands is not competing tonight? Sorry about the whole incident, I hope we'll learn more later.

My personal favourites this year are Norway, Estonia and Croatia. I also like Armenia, Switzerland, Ireland and, I've got to admit, Austria's eurodance piece because that was the kind of music that 'everybody' listened to when I was in elementary school. So it brings back memories definitely. There's something of that genre in Finland's entry as well, and who doesn't love nostalgia and a little silliness? Latvia's song is beautiful and has a strong message but I'm sadly not a fan of the stage performance, and I feel like it will be seriously underappreciated because of that, but let's see. I was happy to see that one get enough votes to enter the final at least!

In general, I give points for native languages, successful blendings of different genres (especially if one of those genres is folk/traditional music), and traditional instruments and/or vocals. I also tend to like pieces with social/political criticism, which can be subtle or not-so-subtle...

I just caught up with Yona. Honestly everything is so O.O at the moment I'm not quite sure where we are from one chapter to another. But I liked this chapter anyway. I feel like it was a good chapter for Yona and who she's become overall.

I also feel like...the author has been messing with us big time and is still messing. Ponyfan, you might want to hold onto those volumes a while before you read them...

Genuinely a spoiler

Sounds good, thank you very much!