"Explosions off in the distance/ So this is the new year"

Sorry Survivor hijacked the blog for a while there. But good news is the new season doesn't start until February so I get a nice break from pausing my Tivo every ten seconds and scouring the internet for photos. Hooray!

Oh and then my family invaded my house for Christmas and are still currently here so that's another reason posts have been a little scant these days. But my NYE resolution is to write on here more often about things other than Survivor and the book so let's hope that works out for me!

.... but it's not the new year yet so one more mini-book post. Bad news: I'm an idiot. I had two chapter fifteens. Doh! but that means... Good news: I have twenty chapters instead of nineteen. This big "event" I am writing right now is actually turning out to be way longer than expected so I think the final chapter count is getting bumped up from 26 to 28. Exciting?! * shrugs * Sure, why not? Oh and because said family and holidays have hijacked my life, I have worked very little on the book. So that means sister LA didn't get to read it and that means it's staying under wraps for a bit longer. * sigh * (I am considering doing Teaser Tuesdays... if I ever get to that point). Well another resolution will be to finish the book by the end of... February. I'd say January but it's back to the rat race of trying to find a job for this girl so that will be intruding on my writing time. Bummer. So that catches us up to speed on the book, since I know you were dying to know. :)

And I leave you with this:

Three Ways I am Weird When It Comes to Reading Books:

1. I rarely stop reading in the middle of a chapter. Even if I am exhausted, I will push through to the end (or at the very least, stop at a determined break in the chapter usually complete with a cute little design or page break). I think this tendency of mine is the reason why I am aiming to have the majority of my chapters be between ten and fifteen pages: Just enough pages to read before shutting off the light.

2. I never read the blurb on the back of the book aside from when deciding which one to purchase. At the moment, I have a stack of 18 books (I like to call it research) waiting for me to read at my leisure. But when selecting the next one, I can't read the back because it's inevitable that a major plot point is given away and you trudge through however many chapters where suspense is built up but you know what happens. Sort of like in a movie when they make you think a character is about to die but then you remember that scene in the trailer where they were alive and well that hasn't happened yet so you assume they aren't dying right at this point. The suspense disappears along with some of the joy of reading.

3. I rarely abandon books. There was a point during my sophomore year of college where I read three books in a row that absolutely sucked. I hated them; they had no redeeming qualities but I finished them in spite of my hatred. Unfortunately, I have sad news to report: I abandoned a book today. My sister let me borrow it and I was about four chapters in and realized I could really care less about what happened to the main character. I complained to said sister who lent me the book and she said both she and my other sister both thought it was "eh". So, forget that when I have a stack of almost twenty books waiting to be devoured. Next!

"I tried so hard and got so far/ But in the end it doesn't even matter"

Back at camp, the F3 get to enjoy the winners' breakfast. Mick takes a bite out of sausage which I thought was raw but I guess it wasn't. That or Mick is really hungry. Russell is talking crap not only to the camera but also to Mick and Natalie. He veils it like he is trying to help prep Nat for her speech since they will say she just rode his coattails. Nat tries to turn it on Mick for just being "the nice guy" but Russell promptly shuts her down. Mick says he and Russell ended up in the same place just by different paths. Russ heckles Nat and she gets annoyed but knows it is probably him just trying to mentally break her. Russ thinks Shambo, Spacey, MFBB, John, and Erik will all vote for him and he is "another millionaire. Congratulations" as he reclines in the hammock. Someone had a little too much to drink.

They burn down their shelter which I always thinks endangers the rest of the forest surrounding them but I'll assume production assistants are standing off to the side with extinguishers. Russ is saying he accomplished the impossible all by himself and brought along a couple of losers. He feels strong, good, knows he will make a great speech and take it in the end. Wow, he is humble.

TC: The real stars of the show enter: THE JURY! Oh I am so excited. Will we get another snake/rat speech? Who will cry? Who will play the victim? Who will ask the traditional "why don't the other people deserve the money?" question. Let's hope no one asks the "What will you do with the money" because everyone lies and says charities when you know they are buying a Benz and new mansion complete with a heated pool and butler. I. am. so. excited.

Jeff points out that Mick, Nat, and Russ played a part in voting out each and every single person so no one can feign innocence.

Opening statements: Mick goes first. He claims he played a "moral" game and didn't promise too much, or stomp on anyone a whole lot and didn't treat the others like pawns. Jaison and Shambo are shaking their heads. I see what you tried to do by being anti-Russell but... you still voted all of them off and did some lying and conniving (especially with Jaison) so probably not the best approach.

Natalie says a lot of people doubted her being able to do this and she knew she would regret it if she didn't take the chance. She says it is the hardest thing she has ever experienced. She thanks the jury since if it weren't for them she wouldn't be sitting here right now. Sort of a backhanded compliment but nonetheless compliments and gratitude are always nice.

Russell says he came here to play and win the game. He lists his strategic moves: Ousting Marisa and Betsy for doubting him. He took the shots once they merged with Galu while Mick and Natalie cowered behind him. He aligned with Shambo to oust Kelly (Not really. Unless you found out they were voting for you through Shambo and that's why you played the idol. If you were playing the idol regardless then this isn't really thanks to Sham). Aligning with John to vote out Laura and lying saying he would vote out a FF next. And then he beat MFBB for final immunity. He says if Mick or Nat outwitted or outplayed him, by all means vote for them but he doesn't think that is the case. Oh you cocky little bastard.

And now time for questions: Jaison is up first. He is simmering. He challenges them to tell the jury who they really are. Natalie says she was in pharmaceutical sales and gave up her job to play the game. Russ opened a business several years ago and just saw profits a year or two ago. Mick is in debt from medical school ($320,000. yikes). Jaison says no one lied but Natalie made some good money at her job, Russell made seven figures, and Mick is has a fellowship at a prestigious hospital. Therefore no one is broke so they shouldn't vote based on who "needs" the money. Listen, until this game is filled with homeless people or people who have suffered through natural disasters and lost everything, I think voting for whoever "needs" the money is crap. I know there was that lunch lady or something a few years ago but that's the exception. We've got a rocket scientist, a doctor, an entrepreneur, several law students, and a handful of other occupations. I think everyone is doing just fine.

Shambo looking as ridiculous as ever in a camo-halter top, a bandana, ill-fitting jeans and white sneakers steps up to bat. She apologizes to America for dismantling Galu and she is regretting the decision (even though in other interviews she blames everyone else since they turned on Erik first). She asks Mick if his game play was "feckless". I'm not gonna lie,I was an english major, I read a lot and even I don't know what that words means (incompetent. Thanks Dictionary. com) and Mick says he's not sure and would have to look it up. Shambo thinks that is a good idea, says she is done with him and moves on to Natalie. She says a word is resonating in her mind and it begins with a "c" and asks Natalie to finish. Nat declines and Shambo blurts out coattails. Natalie says she realized the more aggressive female players were voted out first and she chose to hang back and keep her mouth shut. Shambo says and I quote "I'm calling just major b.s. on the sentence that you just hit me. I'm cracking up inside like you have no idea. The jig is up." The jig is also up on you being able to form complete sentences. Seriously, woman! I mean don't throw around words like feckless if you repeatedly fail to make sense grammatically. She says Russell has her vote. Well color me shocked. But you'll change your tune after you see he only USED YOU THE ENTIRE TIME!

MFBB asks Mick what they would do on a "bro-date", "nothing sexual, just a little guy time". Haha. Mick turns it all gay. Mick then mumbles some stuff about checking out the news (wha?), grabbing some eats, talking about chicks and sports. We get it, you're not really gay. MFBB says he just wanted to see how much Mick invested in getting to know him and that's why he asked. Read: I was trying to give you a chance for me to vote for you and not for Natalie but way to blow it.

Kelly is clearly our crier. Kelly says to Nat they were both underestimated but Kelly worked on her own and Natalie never even got on the field to play and was always calling for help. You relied on yourself? Uhhh what about your nice Galu alliance, and your even smaller Monica/Laura/Kelly alliance, huh? Lies! Natalie says she improved throughout the game and believed in herself. Kelly turns to Russell and says he lied, stole, and cheated and asks if he is like that in his personal life. Russell denies this and says he doesn't want his kids to think this is the real him. At Kelly's request Russell says honor, integrity, and loyalty are three words he would use to describe himself. Kelly calls BS. A) Kelly, the back of your head is ridiculous. B) He didn't steal in this game nor did he really cheat. Blindsiding you doesn't count. and C) IT'S A GAME. I'm sorry he didn't lay down and die and let your tribe annihilate him. Get over being completely blindsided. No one even knew who you were until the episode you got voted off. NEXT!

Monica. Oh great. She says Nat and Mick played a pretty honest game but wants them to "passionately" answer as to why the two people beside her do not deserve the money. Mick says Natalie doesn't deserve it since she did nothing but align with Russell. He says Russell had an ego, pitted people against each other, and was dishonest. Russell says Mick did the exact same thing and congratulated Russell whenever he made a big move and picked off another Galu member. He says "neither minded following the snake right along behind [him]". Point to Russell.

Dave asks what everyone thinks their chances are. Mick: 25% Natalie: 30-40%. He is clearly in love with Nat and congratulates her on a good game. I think he may call her mama. I'm not sure. Russell: 55% even though he came into this with a much larger number in mind. "It might happen, might not happen." Kind of like when you have a baby and you wouldn't be surprised if it was a girl, but you wouldn't be surprised if it was a boy either. (haha) Maybe because there are only two options!!! I might win, I might lose. What a dumb question. Or better yet, say 33.33% percent since you have a 1/3 shot. Bam! I should be on Survivor.

Laura asks Russell what he learned about her that enabled him to beat her. Russell strokes her ego saying she was the biggest threat in Galu and had she not been voted out at the very TC, she would be sitting in his spot.

John asks Mick for the hard sell as to why he should vote for him. Mick says he is a solid good guy, he didn't treat people like pawns, and is a standup dude. John says he values Natalie making it to the end, tucked under Russell's wing. Natalie repeats her "aggressive women were voted out first", and points out that she killed a rat. John says "Yeah there's the spark" and sits down. At least I think that's what he said. He mumbled a lot.

And lastly Erik. Oh I was wrong, here is our crier. Erik says he will keep it short (which means he won't) he doesn't need anything from them (which means he does). He says Mick was FF's leader and he still doesn't understand how Mick deserved that title: he didn't lead, he didn't encourage, and his team had no guts and he was responsible for that. He says to Russell they had nothing in common and he played an unethical game, he got to the right place by the wrong way and he is proud of it. He tells Natalie that people will say she is "weak and undeserving but how are those characteristics any less admirable then lying, cheating, and stealing? Why do those get a free pass but Natalie's wrong way of playing is admonished". He says that he learned perception is not reality (literally points to the jury) and that reality is reality and she is sitting in the final three. He calls Russell arrogant and says Mick has a sense of delusional entitlement (Mick gives a WTF face) and maybe Natalie is really the most deserving and not the least and she has his vote. Natalie cries and we have dramatic music. Dang.

Voting time! Erik votes for "Ratalie". ha. Shambo votes for Russel. Boo. And that's it. Jeff says we will reveal the votes back in the states and he is off into the jungle. Remember that ridiculous montage of him hanging out of the side of a helicopter and on a jetski and paddling down the Amazon, crocodiles snapping at the canoe, and soaring through the air with flying monkys that one time? Yeah, we're in a recession so guess CBS can't shell out the big bucks for another one of those masterpieces. Just submit that montage for the emmy (and still lose to The Amazing Race for best reality series).

Everyone is showered and clean and wearing nice clothes and got their hair did. Russell has packed on the pounds, Natalie is looking healthy, and Mick is looking debonair. First vote, Ratalie. 2nd vote, Russell. Natalie, Russell, Natalie, Natalie, and the winner is Natalie! Wow so Mick got a big fat goose egg huh?

Watching this a second time, I think Russell knew in advance. Perhaps the producers told him ahead of time so he didn't pull out a machete and hack the jury to pieces. Or maybe he could just tell it by the jury's reaction but man the guy wasn't even excited when he got two votes. Supposedly he got four and Natalie only won by one BUT I just don't think the producers would have eliminated that element of suspense. So I'm going with 7-2 in favor of Natalie.

I'll do the reunion show later.... maybe.... but here are my thoughts on Natalie's win. This has been a highly debated topic. Some saying it is another Amber win, others saying she deserved it and Russell (and Mick consequently) must have been a real ass to everyone else on the jury. I unfortunately watched it with my sister AE who was a huge Russell fan and my mom who was pulling for Russell at the end. So they were booing and sulking that Russell lost and I didn't enjoy the Natalie win as much.

I think Russell played an arrogant, cocky, game. I think the jury was bitter. Yes I do think some votes were more so against Russell as opposed to for Natalie. But at the end of the day, the one way you are crowned "sole survivor" is by your peers, the people you voted off. Plenty of other winners played just as aggressive of a game as Russell (see: JT last season) but they didn't do it in such a condescending way. They didn't say "hey I'm awesome, you lost. get over it and vote for me!" And at least even if they did take that approach they at least backed it up by winning more than one immunity! Sure he had idols but that's a whole different ballgame.

Sure he was a huge jerk to the camera but how bad was he around camp? Clearly he never did any work. He never aided his tribe in any wins. He was never encouraging. Sure, he voted off Marisa, Betsy, Ashley, and Liz but that was just because FF was going to tribal every three days and everyone was happy to vote anyone off in order to save their own butt. He didn't always get his way, there were numerous times where he wanted someone to go (ie Ashley) but everyone else wanted a more threatening player gone (ie Ben) and sure enough everyone else's plan got the go-ahead.

Jeff gave all the credit to Natalie for the Galu take down by throwing the wrench in the well-oiled machine by offing Erik. Let's also remember Russell played the HII at this TC and didn't receive a single vote. That right there shows how Russell sucked at reading people since they weren't voting for him since he told every single person he had the idol! The only reason he became a threat is because the producers kept throwing the idol back in and Russell kept finding them. Sure everyone says "Why didn't anyone think of that before?" I already admitted I didn't watch the seasons why HII and Exile Island were introduced, but previously weren't the HII actually, well, HIDDEN? Like they were 18 paces from a random tree and then buried eight feet deep down in the sand? Or they were at Exile Island, a factor absent in this game. Let's remember, Erik also found an HII (I can't remember if it was with or without a clue) and he didn't play it to his advantage either (much like Russell, the first time). So I'm just saying, sure he found two without any help, played one successfully (probably thanks to Shambo telling him that he was on the chopping block), and found one after watching a video clue on a cell phone. At the time, impressive and even I was cheering for the little guy, but once he found that 3rd idol, his ego was huge and it was hard to root for the guy that was no longer the underdog.

Also, it's not like Russell made all of this decisions on his own. It seemed like he wanted to vote off whoever was onto him (like John when he accidentally told him about the HII) and there was no real strategy involved. Plus it seemed like he heavily discussed the decisions with Natalie and Jaison and Mick. So. Yeah.

Maybe it's true and the cast we never met did offer very little to the camera. Especially when you have a character like Russell who is purposely trying to be evil. The producers made this The Russell Show and I think bent and twisted everything to make it look like Russell was running this when he never really was. Maybe it was due to a lack of material or maybe it was another crush of the producers (See: James, Rupert). We never even saw Galu until like day 12 or something since FF continued to suck. I know they "plan the seasons ahead of time" but maybe in this instance you should mix things up so that we actually get to know the players who make it to the end of the game (see MFBB) even though they had very little camera time.

I think Russell's biggest issue was his mouth. He bragged about how much money he made, how awesome he was, how he was gonna win it all way before he should have. And I think that turned a lot of people off. Some people think the rest of FF thought Russell was their ticket to the million and that's why no one ever tried to vote him off before reaching the end. But I brought this up to my sisters and they shot me down saying someone would have said that in an interview or at the final TC. Maybe, maybe not.

All in all, sure maybe Natalie didn't win every challenge or find any HIIs but she did play the social game and won over the jury (especially if no one wanted to vote for Russ, still no one voted for Mick either who seemed like a well-liked guy). Russell thought of everyone as being pawns (like Shambo and she is an idiot for voting for him) or as obstacles merely in his way to the end (like MFBB or even Jaison). But when they did the montage of Natalie she did have some impressive moves: the whole Erik blindside, befriending women on Galu who probably voted for her in the end, killing the rat, hanging on by her legs to lead her team to her first reward challenge, and hauling butt in other challenges where she actually had some meat on her bones and wasn't about to break in half. Sure, she aligned with Russell but didn't he do the same thing with every single other person on his tribe? She basically aligned with Mick, Russell, and Jaison too and the four acted together, tried to make it to the final four and almost did minus powerhouse MFBB. Also if people are sick of these "riding the coattails" people winning, then it should be a rule you aren't allowed to make alliances and you simply go to tribal and vote for whoever you want gone whether it be the physically weakest person or the biggest strategic threat. I'm sick of people saying they don't like the winner for flying under the radar. It's a legit strategy. So I say no alliances so people will SHUT UP!

So I say congrats Natalie and good luck Russell since it has pretty much been confirmed he is a part of the next all-star season. Like Probst could simply quit Russell without giving him another chance at the million. Oh and Russell did win the viewer's choice so yay for $100,000 dollars!

And I won't lie, I almost felt bad for Russell but after trying to pay Nat for the title of sole survivor and throwing Jaison's socks in the fire again, he really needs to grow up.

"Cause I saw the end before we'd begun/ Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won"

Hour Two of the Survivor Finale:

MFBB says it is a miracle he is still in the game with three FFs. They all congratulate each other on being in the final four (MFBB jokes the final "foa" and we should get married since I made the same joke in my last post!) and high fives all around. Except Mick totally doesn't see Russell hold up his hand and turns away and Russ just awkwardly stands there. LOL. I love it. Even if it was unintentional and that has happened to me like a million times.

MFBB says his fate is in his hands and he knows the only way he is making it to the end is if he wins immunity again. By the way, I hate this final three business. I sat out a few seasons of Survivor so I missed the introduction of exile island, hidden immunity idols, and this final three thing. I do not care for a F3 most of all, that's not the core of Survivor. The best part is watching the jury deciding between two people as to who deserves a million dollars. Plus I like to see some cutthroat comments about the other at tribal. Bring it on!

MFBB and Russ are talking and Russ asks MFBB if he thinks he could beat him. MFBB is a nicer person than me who would have replied "Does a bear poop in the woods?" and simply says "I don't know. It would be pretty close." Russ claims the three who deserve it should be at the end. MFBB tries some reverse psychology by saying he would rather be sitting next to someone who might beat him as opposed to someone he could easily win against. Russ promises the two of them will be in the final three. I know he is talking crap but I sort of hope it's true just to see MFBB live another day. Russ strikes up another deal because he hasn't made one with MFBB yet and they promise to take each other to the final 3. At least Russ admits he has a deal with every one (including the producers apparently) and he is just trying to have an insurance policy in the event MFBB wins immunity. Russ says he is in the top 3 no matter what, and he is pretty much promised the million at this point.

Treemail! They will do the lame journey burning the torches all of the fallen players since they are the reason the four are standing where they are. It's always my least favorite part of the entire season. Remember in season three when they had to have goat blood smeared on their faces? Ahhh.. season three... Ethan: One of the few true deserving Survivors. Montage of people we barely remember since it was so long ago they got kicked off and well, this was The Russell Show and we saw very little of other players: First Gone Marisa, Evacuated Mike, New England Betsy, Racist Ben, Loudmouth Yasmin, Puking Ashley, Evacuated Russell, Boring Liz, Blindsided/Clotheslined Erik, Invisible Kelly, Skanky Laura, Plaid John, Safety Davey, Playboy Wannabe Monica, The Sham and I don't get a damn (Now that's how you rhyme!), and Jaison the whiner. Ahhhh memories. And I really don't miss any of them. Well except John. I had high hopes for John. And he cleans up nice to boot.

FINAL Immunity challenge: Each player must balance a figurine on the end of a pole. At regular intervals they will add another one-foot section of the pole making it harder to control and balance. If your figurine drops, you're out. Last one standing, wins!

I bet these challenges are so boring. Just sitting there listening to Jeff narrate and the birds chirping in the background. There is no dramatic music playing, no tribal men screaming, no drums beating. They should totally bring a boombox and set that up cause I guarantee the players would play better if the music got all dramatic when they were about to drop the figurine but the music would swell and then they would regain composure and feel awesome inside. Just something to think about producers...

Surprisingly Mick is out first, followed quickly by Natalie. Russ and MFBB's poles are at six feet. I feel like Russ should be struggling since his neck is craning up way more than MFBB due to his short stature. There is some wind and both are trying to adjust accordingly. I won't lie, I watched this with my mom and sisters and we all were nervous wrecks. It was so suspenseful! Props to editors for making a seemingly boring challenge into a real nailbiter.

The two must add another part of the pole and MFBB does so almost immediately. Russ takes his time and has the pole upside down and only has ten seconds to fix his mistake. Will he run out of time?! No, he gets it. Darn. Lots of swaying and wobbling by MFBB. The music swells and MFBB recovers! Russ is shaking. And the music gets intense and LOST-like. And he recovers but MFBB's falls down*! Noooooooooooooooooooooo! Russ wins immunity. Booooooo! Mick immediately smirks. You went out first bucko, stop gloating. Russ and Nat hug MFBB and Jeff places the necklace around Russ's neck and I want to cry.

* A recap I read said that Russell's hand is above the white line before MFBB's fall so he should have been DQd. I looked on my DVR and I definitely see what the person is talking about but I'm not sure if it is Russ's arm or simply part of the course lining up at a weird angle. I almost hope it's the latter so that MFBB wasn't cheated out of immunity (and consequently a million buckaroos)

Back at camp, MFBB knows he is gone but is proud to have made it this far. He gets emotional and says it has been an awesome experience. He ponders if Russ will stay true to his word. Russ asks Nat and Mick what his chances are of winning a million now since MFBB is no longer an issue. Natalie says he is going to win. And Mick says he has a good chance. You can actually see Mick mentally kicking himself for not voting this arrogant a-hole out when he had the chance.

Russ says MFBB is the kind of guy he wished he was when he was his age and he wants his daughters to meet someone like him one day (could I fit more male pronouns in one sentence?). And he wonders if he should honor his promise to MFBB since he is such a nice guy. But he also has a deal with Mick so... conundrum. Mick gets all paranoid about maybe being voted out since Russ if "off getting firewood" which he has never done in 39 days. Natalie says he is the most paranoid person she has ever met. She tries to convince him he is sitting pretty.

Russ and MFBB are talking and we get the emotional music going in the background. He tells MFBB nice things and almost seems like he is a little choked up. I hope Russ is being real and not faking otherwise he is a huge jerkoff. Russ says maybe he can vote for Mick and then it will be a tie prompting a fire building challenge at Tribal. I'd kind of like to see MFBB and Mick battle it out. But alas I think it's false hope and MFBB seems to realize this as well. Russ thinks if he tries to keep MFBB around maybe the jury will toss a few votes his way for doing something respectable and noble. For the first time ever.

TC: Jury enters. Jaison doesn't even look like the same person. There is some talk about the final challenge and how Russ played the hardest he ever has. MFBB knew it was all or nothing. Mick thinks that MFBB is gone but Russ (because he is truly the producers' puppet) alludes to maybe having the final three be the most deserving players and that definitely includes MFBB. MFBB throws a hail mary by saying keeping him in the game would show a lot to the jury and maybe get Russ a few more votes for not taking the easy way out.

Voting time and we see Mick and Natalie vote MFBB. The votes are read and we see one for Mick and three for MFBB and he is eliminated from the game. I weep into my hands and play the preview clip of James Blunt's "Goodbye My Lover" on repeat. "I don't want to buy it. I just want a taste of it." Brett is very gracious in his exit and I love him a little bit more. Okay, a lot more.

And we have our final three: Mick, Natalie, and Russell. Dun dun dunnnnnnnn....

I will now put the final TC part in another post since it will be long and therefore you probably already need a break from all these words. :) So it's already broken up for you! Enjoy! :)

"You can't always get what you want/ But if you try sometimes you might find/ You get what you need"

Okay, I'm going to aim to do hour one of the finale because... well I write a lot when it's only one hour and people complain so I think two hours would kill me. So hour one, let's do this! Oh yeah, I can't find any pictures from the last episode... yet. Maybe in a few days I'll add some in. Provided someone, somewhere posts some! :)

Previously on this season of * slight pause *: Survivor! EvilRussell dumped out water bottles and talked a lot of trash... to the camera. Galu won and won and won and FF sucked big time. It rained a lot. NiceRussell almost died. Come merge time, the four reamaing FF managed to get rid of Galu even when Galu had a 2:1 advantage, thanks to Shambo switching sides. We are left with the final five: Mick, Russell, Jaison, Natalie, and MFBB. Who will be crowned the soul survivor?

Day 37- Russ awakens the other four with treemail. The challenge will involve balance, speed, and patience. Russ says he came focused, knowing he was going to suffer while everyone else acts shocked and whines that they are hungry, tired, and uncomfortable. Russ says he is with a bunch of misfits and should be here with superstars (...foreshadowing...). Well I think your butt would have been voted off earlier in that situation.

Jaison seems especially whiny and Mick tells him its only two more days. Apparently the boys think Natalie is going next and Mick thinks Russ is going to have a hard time voting her off. Jaison says "I don't know, I think Russ has an easier time doing things than you think." J says MFBB is going on "an immunity run like we've never seen". Uhh... you won two in a row. Way not to remember your own accomplishments, dude.

Russ goes and tells Nat if MFBB wins the next immunity she is going home because the need to keep the guys around to try and beat MFBB. Nat seems too content with this decision. STEP UP, NAT. Make an alliance with MFBB, then tell Mick or Jaison that Russ promised to take you to the final two and expose some of his lies and vote the little man out! It is NOT that hard! Nat tells us she intended to play the underdog but I think she means fly under the radar. But she says her strategy has worked so far. And probably lots of prayers.

Russ says (offcamera) that MFBB might win the next two immunities because if "Jaison can do it, anyone can do it". Well you know who can't? You cause you have yet to win a single individual immunity. And I think you've only won two team challenges and one of them was a glorified version of KerPlunk so don't speak, Russ, don't speak. Russ says "MFBB is no Mike Tyson, he's MFBB". Oooookay but then why are you planning all strategy around being able to beat him in challenges i.e. voting off Shambo when keeping her around would have been the equivalent of writing yourself the million dollar check.

Immunity challenge: An obstacle course involving balance beams, nets, and stairs. You must race through and grab a bag of puzzle pieces, race back and the first one to complete their puzzle, you guessed it, wins immunity.

And they're off: Jaison takes a nosedive in the beginning. Man those little legs move fast because Russ is out in front. Jeff is jogging alongside the course making me chuckle. Russ is first to climb the wall but everyone else is close behind and pretty much neck and neck. Russ, Mick, MFBB all have their puzzle pieces out. Soon enough, everyone is working on completing their puzzle of the Survivor logo, in the event we forget what show we are watching. It seems to be between Mick and MFBB yet again. Russ is picking up the pace. MFBB is soooo close. Mick is close too. And, and, and, MFBB WINS IMMUNITY FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I won't lie, I was jumping up and down on the couch when it actually happened. MFBB is a superstar.

And we are seeing the first of the "Foa Foura" go home after sending home seven Galu members. MFBB interviews that he has been trying to send home a FF for days and it is the first time he is seeing it happen and it is relieving.

Natalie says she might be going home because she is the weakest. Russ says he is going to hold on to her because she is riding his coattails and there is no way she can beat him in votes so he is taking her to the final two. He is trying to decide which of the other two FF males will be going home. Russ thinks Jaison checked out a long time ago. However, Russ thinks J cannot beat him in the votes. Mick on the other hand, has always been this close to beating MFBB for immunity but is more likely to get votes from the jury. What is the tiny man with a fedora to do?

Russ tells Jaison they are getting rid of Mick. J says they have had an alliance since day 2 and it has continued to grow. Russ tells Mick that J is going because he cannot beat MFBB. Mick also comments that he has had an alliance with Russ from the very beginning but he is shocked it has actually worked out.

Russ and Natalie discuss who should go home. Jaison is weak. Mick is competition for votes. Russ is torn. Not about having formed some semblance of a friendship with these people but rather how to ensure he wins the million.

TC: The jury enters and Shambo looks... exactly the same as she did being in the jungle without showering for over a month and that is sad. (Oh and the Shambo hatred is back in full force. We'll get there later.) Jeff asks Jaison the dumbest question to about when reality set in that a FF was going home. Jaison's answer "Uh, well, when you said 'MFBB wins immunity', Duh." Well not in so many words but really Probst, work on your material. More talk about stronger people or people you can beat on the jury. Who should stay, who should go, blah blah blah. J says that two or three people could command a lot of jury votes so that must mean MFBB and himself but who is the other one?

Jeff asks if MFBB has purposely been holding back since he is kicking butt all of the sudden. MFBB says the past few challenges have just catered to his strengths. MFBB says he is almost jealous of FF since he can't count on winning immunity every time and he is lacking a social game with the other four. They have each others back and are making decisions together (even if it is about who is about to go) and he doesn't have that camaraderie anymore. Russell is actually sort of hilarious and says "how hard is it to beat FF, really?", pointing out they only won one immunity challenge and MFBB has won three in a row. "We're still getting beat by Galu and only one of them is here." LOL. And of course since this is Probst's biggest man crush since Gravedigger James, he is eating this crap up and grinning like Russ is the quarterback and he is the head cheerleader making googly eyes at him on the quad before class.

Jeff brings up the fact that how you are playing the game is going to affect the jury's decision and you can't just make it to the end but rather, you need to earn it. He directs this question towards MFBB. Whatever, MFBB won three immunities, I think he deserves it.

Voting time: We see Mick and Jaison vote for each other and both say how this is a hard decision. Russ voiceovers that it is hard for him to do this but this is the best move for him to win the game. Not like we expected any goodwill from you this far in the game.

And the votes are: Jaison, Mick, Jaison, and the fourteenth person voted out is Jaison. He exits without saying a word to his former tribemates. See ya whiner. I really had such high hopes for you but you sort of ended up sucking since you were supposed to be all athletic and smart and you were just kind of... there. In his last words, he says he was blindsided (really? when there are only three other people that could be going home and it's not like anyone has even tried to oust Russell) and he is now rooting for MFBB since he is the underdog. GO MFBB!!

But I guess in Jaison's defense, it is revealed at Ponderosa that he lost 35 pounds so I'm sure he was hurting during a good majority of that game. He seems pretty happy to be back in civilization. Also, he and Erik end up becoming friends which is ironic since they exchanged some heated words during the TC where Erik was blindsided and all condescending. And if you want to see Jaison drunk, go and watch cause he loses at "wine pong" and chugs a couple of glasses before heading to tribal council. He is mixing up his words and it's pretty funny. Too bad it wasn't the final TC because then I bet his question would have been a lot more interesting!

"Someday you'll sing it out loud/ One day this will make you proud"

Sometimes I am a little immature. But at least I can admit it. And plus I think my friends really ruined me senior year. Thanks guys. :) But anyway, that being said, I always love a "that's what she said" joke and here are the top two I have been a part of:

2. I was helping my mom put together some bunkbeds from IKEA for my nieces to sleep in when they spend the night at Gran's. IKEA is the devil by the way and this supposedly "easy" task took well over three hours. The tools they provide are not the best nor does everything line up the way the directions claim. Anyway, you basically set up the frame with the bolts loosely in place and then once everything lined up, you used the little bracket thingy to screw everything in tightly. (You already see where I am going with this don't you...) So I got to work on the first bolt and my mom said "If you can't feel it screwing in then you know it's not going in the hole.*" I then said TWSS and I wasn't looking at my mom but I could tell she was silent. I thought I was in big trouble because my mom is a well-mannered, polite woman who doesn't appreciate my sense of humor a good majority of the time. Well the reason why she was silent was because she was laughing so hard she literally could not make a sound. It was awesome. And I'm a dork because my first thought was "That's going on the blog!"

*It should be noted this is not a direct quote. It was one of those times that was so awesome and amazing you want to remember it perfectly but then you completely forget mere moments after it happens. It's pretty close though and you get the main idea. :)

1. This happened a few years ago and again involved my mom. She bakes these awesome oatmeal-chocolate chip cookies. People really freak out when she brings them to family gatherings and whatnot. Some people like myself prefer them fresh out of the oven, gooey and warm while others prefer for them to "set" before taking a bite. My sister AE said, and this is a direct quote, "I refuse to put that into my mouth until it's hard." Again, it was an easy lay up, I had to take it, I said TWSS and all three of us were cracking up. Giggles, snorts, hyena laughs. It was awesome.

Oh and in other news, I cannot even tell you how many sentences I have had to reword because my first thought is "That's what she said!" after initially writing it. Darn you The Office and BJ Novak for ruining my thought processes and seemingly innocent sentences.

"I say a little prayer for you/ Forever and ever you'll stay in my heart/ oh how I will love [Brett]/ together, together that's how it must be"

Sorry I went a little crazy with the pictures. The recap looks long cause there are a lot. Usually I'm scrapping the bottom of the barrel since CBS stopped posting them and then I found this site. Hooray!

Previously on * slight pause * Survivor: Russell is king of the hill, Shambo is voting with FF, and FF is starting to question one another. Six remain, who will be voted out tonight?

I vote for anyone who is currently looking forward in this photo

Night 33: MFBB is giving Shambo a head massage. I immediately want to go back in time, fly out to Samoa and give him a gallon of hand sanitizer for the bacteria and parasites that are surely growing in that rat's nest.

The original source of the Swine Flu outbreak

MFBB acknowledges that he is the last true Galu member and he is sitting in his own camp with people he barely knows. He then turns to the camera and proposes to me and I immediately accept. Oh wait, that only happened in my dreams, whoops!

I'm waiting for you Annie...

Day 36: MFBB is reciting passages from the bible. My mother will now immediately approve if I ever actually meet him/date him/marry him. YAY! He says he has bonded with Natalie and they come from a similar walk of life and that's a foundation for a trusting relationship. I hope he means alliance wise and not relationship-relationship wise.

Just remember 2 Timothy 2:22 you two.

Natalie says he is a sweetheart and they've had some talks about the bible and Christian books and it's nice to have that in common with someone. Too bad you and Laura weren't on the same tribe. She is a such an upstanding Christian lady with class and virtues. Not.

Shambo says she needs to go "wet her head" and needs a new haircut. Thank you Captain Obvious. Russell then launches into a tirade about Shambo's mullet. He jokes that is where she hoards food. He says if he didn't need her, he would definitely get rid of her. Considering he is sharing a love shack with her off in the woods, this is rather surprising. By the way, have we noticed how much weight the little leprachaun has lost? I mean his belly is waaay smaller than it used to be. I bet his weight loss will be shocking if he ever ends up at Ponderosa.

"I just found something in my hair. That's never good, it's never like a treat" -Bonus points if you can guess who said this. Hint: It's a comedian.

Reward challenge: It's basically like KerPlunk. A bunch of coconuts are being held up with intersecting ropes. Teams will take turns pulling a rope out and hoping few, if any, coconuts fall out. The first team to cause 100 coconuts to fall will lose. The reward is being taken to a local village complete with a feast and a sleepover while being hosted by locals.

"To win it all, don't let the coconuts fall!"

This is what I've always thought about the overnight rewards: I would be so worried if members of my alliance went off with other castaways because what if they struck up a deal while they were gone. Granted I could do the same if I was stuck back at camp but especially with three people going and they could agree to go to the end together. But I'd still be nervous.

Natalie and Russell are captains. Natalie gets to pick first. She picks MFBB which everyone is surprised by. So the teams are: Natalie, MFBB, and Mick aka Team Frigging AWESOME! and Russell, Jaison, and Shambo aka Team Whiners.

Shambo goes first and Jeff asks her about her mullet. She says it is Shambo-licious cause she still thinks it is 2001 and has had it for 23 years because "you don't mess with perfection baby". You know what's not perfection, Shambo's rope selection because she drops four coconuts. She does a strange chant as she walks back to her team and like I thought Nat was a cheerleader in high school, Shambo most certainly was not. Again, she struggles with that intricate art of "rhyming" you know, the stuff they teach you in PRE-SCHOOL!

Mick goes next and drops only two coconuts with his gentle, healing hands. Natalie asks MFBB if he is a prayer warrior and she takes his hand and they begin to pray. Well if this isn't the sweetest moment on Survivor ever, I don't know what is.

Russ quietly comments to Shambo how he is surprised by Natalie picking MFBB first. I would agree but if I were Natalie I would have said in my cute southern drawl that "Well Russell I would have picked you first but you were on the other team and I didn't want to have to pick between Mick and Jaison because I like them both so much so I went with MFBB." And it would have been brilliant. Moving on.... Russell says they have to break up that trio because something might be going on as the camera pans to the three with their hands joined in prayer. Jaison drops seven coconuts.

Team Prayer Warrior

Natalie is up and she drops only one. Guess the prayers worked. Shambo calls her a "lucky little bitch". Russell then drops a whole lot so Team Whiners has way more at this point.

I say the same about you only I don't use "lucky" or "little"

MFBB steps up to the plate and drops only one cause he is awesome. 19-4 in favor of Team Awesome. Shambo drops ten. Then Mick drops like a billion coconuts and it is pretty much even. Jaison has a mini avalanche (48) that is almost comical how many keeping dropping, complete with one last delayed coconut that lands with a mocking plunk. Haha.

Wait for me!

Natalie steps up. Shambo guesses 58 will drop. A freaking landslide occurs and Natalie just says "oh my word" over and over. I mean that is going to happen as fewer ropes are available to hold everything up. She drops strangely enough 58 so Shambo was right and now Team Awesome isn't as awesome.

Guess God was busy dealing with death, sickness, and war

Russell is up and drops none probably because the producers told him which rope to pick. And then MFBB is up and he pretty much picks the one that was holding all of the remaining coconuts and they are over the limit meaning Team Whiners is now Team Winners. Natalie is sweet and tells them to enjoy it along with a wink. There is a lot of winking this season and I don't enjoy it since I think it is actually one of the creepiest things a person can do.

Jaison also voices concern about Natalie picking MFBB and how divisions maybe be appearing in their alliance. Well Jaison since you will probably vote off Natalie, Mick, or Russell before yourself then yes I would say there are probably some divisions occurring.

At the reward, Jaison makes a failed attempt at a joke about never having been on one before. And the three meet the locals and eat some food including Shambo ripping the skin off a whole pig like she's a coyote and the pig is Jessica Simpson's dog (too soon?).

I thank you along with this inappropriate stance that probably offends you greatly

All three are shoveling food in, knowing it gives them a physical edge in the immunity challenge. Shambo makes a toast to the people of Samoa. They all start drinking and dancing and methinks there was a little alcohol in that milky looking beverage. Jaison says he is about to get jiggy with it, taking us back to 1998.

Shake ya moneymaker like somebody bout to pay ya

Back at camp, the three losers decide to collect some snails and watch the sunset together on the beach and enjoy the day. No, no, no, no! Make an alliance!!! Vote off Russell! COME ON! Does Mick even try to pull up his swim trunks? They sure do blur out a lot of his tushie and groin-area.

I present to you Exibit A dash S dash S.

Natalie says how she likes MFBB and Mick but she has been aligned with Russell since the beginning. She is struggling about whether to think with her heart or her head. OMG is she in love with MFBB?! This will not be okay in my book. Is it Rob/Amber 2.0?! She talks about loyalty and whatnot and how she is conflicted.

Oh! Is that another rat? We're about eat some real food, y'all! It'll be just like KFC!

At the reward, Shambo giggles like a maniac and talks like a six year old. Jaison says he thought it was interesting Nat picked MFBB and Shambo calls it "telling". Russ wonders what the three are talking about back at camp (I'm thinking like Russ... yikes!) and he says Mick might have to go next if MFBB wins immunity. The three decide to work together to be the final three.

All six are reunited the next morning at camp. Natalie goes to talk to Russell and they say how the two of them plus Jaison will be the final three. Natalie, like Jaison, thinks they are helping Russell call the shots but if two other people think that, then probably Russell is the one actually doing it.

Russ: Well I can't be stopped, I'll vote you out the second you doubt me

See: Marisa, Betsy, Ashley, Liz, John, and Monica

Russell says MFBB isn't a huge threat in challenges but he is a threat to winning the million dollars. However Russell has never won individual immunity. Maybe he has been on the shortlist (pun intended) but never actually won. Sure he doesn't really needed to thanks to three HIIs but I'm just saying, he's not a HUGE threat either.

Immunity Challenge: Each member must race out to a course where they have to count the objects in six groups of items. They must remember the numbers and use the numbers to combination lock, unlock it and break their tile, and the first to do so wins immunity.

Jeff gives the go and they're off. Russ and Jaison are leading the pack but not by much considering they had food. They have to count rocks, pigs, crabs, fish, octopus, and coconuts. I bet the fish and octopus smell heavenly.

I am currently jumping up and down, praying for a MFBB win

Jaison, Mick, and Russell seem to be in the lead. Brett, Nat, and Shambo are taking their time counting.

Numbers 1:54

Jaison and Mick are the first to start working on their combinations. MFBB slightly wipes out on his way back. Mick, Jaison, Russell, and MFBB are all working on their combinations. Jaison and Mick have wrong numbers so they have to go back. And MFBB is getting his last number in place and successfully unlocks the combination. He then breaks the tile with some panache:

and MFBB WINS INDIVIDUAL IMMUNITY AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm surprised Jeff hasn't tried to Trademark his "And [name] wins immunity" * raises arms with pointer and middle fingers up, slight bend at the elbow * yet.

Hooray! Happy day! He lives to see another day! I'm so happy.

Marry me?

To Russell's credit, he congratulates MFBB. I [heart] MFBB. Jaison is worried about MFBB continuing to win immunity since it'll screw up their plan. J says it is Shambo's time to go.

Back at camp, Jaison and Russ are talking and J says it is time for Shambo to go. I guess because if there is any chance of beating MFBB for immunity, Mick is a better shot than Shambo so they should keep him around. Shambo walks up and Jaison gets all guilty and immediately walks away. To Shambo's credit, she is suspicious and assumes they were talking about potentially voting her out. Russ lies and says J wants to get rid of Mick, he just feels guilty and doesn't want to talk about voting out one of their own. Shambo seems to buy it but continues to ask questions and says she is uneasy and knows she could be on the chopping block.

Sometimes even I can't believe the crap that comes outta my one-tooth-too-few mouth!

Russ and Mick are talking and Russ insults Shambo a whooole lot. Insulting her breath, how she is a close-talker, she annoys him, and he is ready for her to go. He says one day without her will be heaven. Mick is surprised by the new Shambo-Hate and is skeptical. And now I am too. Who is it going to be? MICK: STEP UP AND VOTE RUSSELL OUT WITH MFBB AND NATALIE. Or tell Jaison that Russ is going to take Natalie to the final two because he can beat her with ease since J would be a bigger challenge. COME ON! Wake up!

Tonight is the last night Russell can play the idol and he says he is going to wear it to TC and "be Russell being Russell". Well at least he's honest.

And apparently missing fingers in addition to teeth

TC: In walks the jury and Monica is all gussied up. Are half of the bags these girls packed filled with makeup? Maybe she just borrowed some shalaque and paint rollers from Laura. There is talk about whether it is an advantage to keep Shambo since she betrayed her tribe. Russell says he trusts Shambo as much as FF. Everyone is wondering who is going to get the most votes for the million dollars. WHY ARE YOU KEEPING RUSSELL THEN?! The other threat is MFBB since he is smart, loyal, physical, and supermegafoxyawesome hot. Oh sorry I added that last one in there. Mick lists his attributes and I worry he could be going home. Russell says this is the first hard vote he has had to make. Yikes! What is going to happen!?

Before Jeff reads the votes, he asks Russell if he wants to play the HII. Russell says he will hold on to it as a souvenior and everyone on the jury rolls their eyes and scoffs. I think that move could cost him a few votes if he makes it to the end.

Yeah well that jerk successfully annihilated your tribe. In other news: I think Monica and John are long lost siblings. Like Jack and Claire!

Votes are read and it's Mick, Shambo, Shambo, Shambo and the thirteen person voted out of Survivor is Shambo! I thought I would be more excited but I'm not. I'm just glad she isn't going to win it all. Even though I do wonder how many votes she would have received had she made it to the end.

See ya, would never, ever, in my entire life, not for a moment, wanna be ya!

Next time on * slight pause * Survivor: TWO HOUR FINALE TIME!

Oh and here is an exit interview I found with Shambo. She actually refuses to answer the guy's question when he insinuates that she just votes with her emotions and had no real strategy and then ended the conversation. Nice.

Oh and also, I've been watching Ponderosa. It's fascinating. And I felt a tiny bit bad for all of my dislike for Shambo. I still think she is a few sandwiches short of a picnic but Laura and Kelly are rude to her from the second she walks into camp. She even tells Laura how she looked beautiful at TCs and Laura just sits there. Kelly hides behind the bar chugging alcohol inorder to deal with having to interact with her.

One quote from John that I thought was interesting is he explains how his gameplan didn't work because everyone would just vote off whoever they were upset with. He said none of these other people ever had to work in an office (which is mostly true, we just see a lot of "Hair stylist" "Bartender" "Law Student" in the descriptions) so they don't know how to get along with people they don't necessarily like. So because everyone got mad at Erik for supposedly trying to get Monica out, everyone went for him and that was the slow beginning of Galu's huge loss (Russell's HII helped of course) but I thought that was an interesting point. Guess that's why John is a rocket scientist.

Oh and who does everyone want to win? Honestly, I'd be happy with any of the final five to win. But I am pulling a tiny bit more for Natalie or Brett. Russell is kinda in the middle for playing an insane game. Mick and Jaison are less because Mick never really stepped up (at least not yet) but he is attractive and did win some crucial immunities. And Jaison was a bit of a whiner and almost gave up at one point. So yeah.

Aaaand, who does everyone want to win the bonus cash? I think a lot of people are assuming Russell will win the bonus cash for Favorite Player or whatever but at the same time I think the producers really shoved him down our throats and a lot of people really hate him. So maybe it will be Jaison? Or Brett? Maybe Russell Swan who had to leave because he was all weak and about to die? What do you think?

"I want you to know that it doesn't matter/ Where we take this road, someone's gotta go"

Previously on * slight pause * Survivor: Russell is running this game, told Mick he made 2 million last year, and Shambo wasn't in the loop about John getting voted off instead of Spacey. Eight are left, who will be voted out tonight?

Night 30: Russell strokes Shambo's ego and says he didn't tell her the decision to vote for John because he didn't want Shambo to have to break her word. He also says John was gunning for Shambo. She believes it cause she is dim.

Day 32: Monica and MFBB are relaxing on the beach (watch it, skank) when Jaison approaches them. They joke they are talking about how to handle being voting off since they are pretty much sitting ducks at this point. Jaison asks who they would vote for, you know, if they're on the jury. MFBB says Russell is playing an insane game and Russell and Mick will probably get a lot of votes. This angers Jaison who says Russ is playing the more upfront, aggressive game but he is the one truly make all of the decisions. Jaison points out that at day 36 the HII no longer can be played so he just has to get to that point and then he can vote out Russ. So I guess it is common knowledge now that Russ has it? There hasn't been a ten minute long segment of him running his mouth to everyone so I'm shocked the producers skipped that opportunity since they [heart] Russell.

You think I'm not doing anything? Can't you see how energetic I am based on this expression?

Jaison must be really mad that people don't think he is playing this game cause he tells MFBB and Monica that Russ made big bucks last year. Monica is shocked. And MFBB says he is starting to see cracks in FF's armor and they are all starting to realize who they want to go to the final three with. First small complaint about MFBB (besides gutting the rat): his voice is a tad screechy. I know, I know, where is all the love? But I'll tell myself it's cause he has been in the jungle for a month and the sand and dirt are affecting his vocal cords. Let's hope so.

Oh. It's an immunity challenge and not a reward challenge. Tricky producers, tricky. And the super awesome challenge is.... bowling? Ooookay. They will be randomly matched up, whoever gets the most out of two tries, moves onto the next round until we have a winner. Simple enough.

Round One:

Shambo vs Natalie: Gutterball for Natalie. Shambo says "This is for all my friends in a bowling league" and I hate her a little more since the sentence made it sound like she has friends who bowl and not that she was in one with her friends. But she knocks down nine pins. Super-de-dooper. And she says "wow" like she is all shocked with her skills. Shambo also has the weirdest stance. It's sort of hunched over, but projecting her hips. Strange. Natalie goes again and gets a few but not enough to beat Shambo. Boooo.

She puts the "booo" in "bowling"

MFBB vs Russ: Nothing for MFBB. Come on, MFBB! Step up! Maybe it is all apart of his strategy not to seem super threatening so that he continues to fly under the radar. Can you knock down just one though, darling? Russ gets four pins. MFBB gets nothing again and I wipe a tear from my cheek.

Jaison vs Monica: Jaison gets 6. Monica gets 1. Yay Jaison.

Mick vs Spacey: Mick gets 4. Spacey gets a striiiiike. And the disappointment is evident on Shambo's face. She sure does play with her heart on her tie-dyed sleeve.

Round two:

Shambo vs Russ: Sham gets 6. Russ gets 4. Sham wins. Booo.

Jaison vs Spacey: Jaison gets nothing. Spacey gets nothing. Everyone must be shaking in their boots about potentially losing to a girl. And I use that term loosely with Shambo. Jaison gets 7. Spacey crumbles under the pressure and gets nothing.

Final Round:

Jaison vs Shambo: Shambo gets nothing. Jaison gets nothing. This is so anticlimactic. Shambo gets nothing yet again. And Jaison paces around and focuses and knows he has to "get-getcha head in the game" and gets... two pins! Woo hoo Jaison. Natalie immediately stands and claps and methinks someone was a cheerleader in high school. Shambo tells us how excited she is that Spacey is going home tonight along with a "buh-bye" hand motion. I have.. no words.

Back at camp: Spacey pretty much knows he is going next. He knows Russ is going to scramble so they need to stay calm and see if there is any way the scrambling can work to their advantage. Well you can wait to die, wait to live, or wait around for an absolution that will never come, Spacey. (Bonus points if you knew that was from Titanic!)

Random shot of Natalie hanging up her yellow underwear on a tree. Russ says Spacey is next. Mick questions the decision because the main reason why Spacey is next is because Shambo wants him gone and they need to keep her happy. Or you could vote her out and make ME happy! I think that's a better plan.

Monica asks what's up and Russ says Spacey is going home. Monica says Spacey isn't a threat. She also says Russ isn't an idiot (riiight) and would never take someone like Shambo to the finals where she could get a lot of votes. Really? Why would they vote for someone who pretty much made no strategic decisions on her own, betrayed her own tribe (unless they don't realize this yet), ostracized herself, and sucked in challenges. Now I almost want her to make it to the end just to see how many of these votes she would get. Monica says Sham is a harder worker and Galu member. The ONLY reason Sham would get votes is if she ends up in the final two with a FF member and the rest of Galu is still all cliquey and bitter (about losing their 2:1 lead mind you).

Russ says he is considering keeping Spacey because he knows he could beat him for the million. And then we get this unfortunate shot of Spacey:

You won't find a HII up there.

Russ suggests voting out Shambo just to dangle a little hope in Spacey's face. It doesn't really matter because FF is rocking this game at this point so whatever.

Sham talks to Mick and tells him "She's the Sham with the plan". So I guess rhyming is another one of those things she "doesn't know a lot about". * face palm * Shambo tells us again that she hates Spacey (really!?) and that if he isn't voted off tonight, she and Russ will be having a chat. She tries to sound threatening but you don't have the majority at this point, FF does. So shut it.

TC. We get our first look at John minus the beard and I'm liking it. Laura still looks like a hussy.

Don't hate me because I'm... unattractive.

Usual chatter of trying to get rid of better players because you want to have the best shot in the final two. Shambo says she was more blindsided by John's ousting than he was. Jeff calls her out on trying to work the jury and she says she is serious. She probably is just cause she isn't smart enough to be strategic in that way. Man considering there are eight people left there is a ton of talk about the final two. Shouldn't we weed it down to like six or five people?

Jeff goes to tally the votes and it's: Spacey, Shambo, Spacey, and the eleventh person voted out of Survivor is....Spacey. Considering Galu was all about purple power, they sure are jumping on the bandwagon and voting off their own players at this point. But I guess after all of their large errors, why not at this point? FF finally has the numbers advantage (even though we've known that for a long time) and this was the most anticlimactic TC yet. Laura tells MFBB to stay strong and I immediately want to punch her in the face.

I did not see this coming.

In his last words: Spacey says Russ was born to play this game. He seems very content with how he played the game and not bitter. AKA the opposite of how Shambo will be when she is voted out.

Oh but that's not all: Two mini Survivor episodes in one! Let's move on!

Day 32: MFBB is now the biggest threat left to FF. Yeah... cause he is one of two Galu left and we all know Monica sucks. Russ says MFBB is very likable and will get 100% of the jury votes in the end. Awww... such kind words about MFBB. I always suspected this.

Mick is starting to realize that Russ might not take him to the end since he has always been seen as a leader. Russ says he is worried Mick is going to flip and send him home "because that's what I would do" and that's probably the smartest thing Russ has ever said in this game.

Another immunity challenge! Hooray! Each person must swim out and collect a bag and launch it using a plank into the basket overhead. Whoever gets all three bags in their basket first, wins.

Jaison, Mick, Brett, and Russell are all doing pretty well. The girls bring up the rear. MFBB gets the first bag!!!!! Mick and Russell and Shambo all get their first bag shortly after MFBB. It seems to be a race between MFBB and Mick and they both get their second bags. Monica is the only one who hasn't gotten a bag in her basket. MFBB is sprinting to the plank with Mick close behind. AND MFBB WINS INDIVIDUAL IMMUNITY!!!!!! I am so happy. I am so, so, so happy.

Best. Moment. Ever!

Back at camp, everyone congratulates MFBB on winning cause, you know, he's awesome. And then Shambo kisses him on the cheek. He did not seem to enjoy it. I mean does Shambo know that I really dislike her and she just tries to come up with more reasons? I think she does.

Russ talks with Mick and Jaison and says "Well this vote is a no-brainer, we don't even have to say a name, well... Monica". LOL.

Monica, MFBB, and Mick are all talking and MFFB tells Mick he would be nervous is if he was him because Mick is very likable and Russ probably won't take him to the end. Mick acknowledges that he is aware of this and tells us the little snake/kid story we saw in the preview. Mick at least seems to be aware of the "Russ is a threat issue" but seems to be apprehensive.

The only time I'll ever be jealous of Monica.

Mick and Jaison talk about who they think will be in the final three. Mick says he thinks Russ will take Shambo and Natalie. Monica buzzes around Russell's ear saying how he is keeping threatening people around. She also lets it slip that Jaison is just waiting for day 36 when the HII is void and you actually see the panic flood Russell's mind.

Whaaaaaa?

Monica then gets sassy saying "I'm surprised you want to put me on the jury. I could make or break you", I guess because it is all Galu members and she can weave some lies about Russell. Buuuut... Russell had no alliance to any Galu member (minus Shambo) so what does that really matter. If it is two FF in the final two, Galu will be voting for the lesser of two evils (in their opinion). Monica also says Jaison told her Russ is a multimillionaire and she is voting on who needs to money. I realize she is in law school, which costs big bucks, but I doubt Monica is going to be doing only pro bono work in the future so she won't really "need" the money in the future either.

Make or break Russell to the jury? Maybe break and bake cookies is something she is capable of doing.

And then the scrambling begins. Russ confronts Nat and tells her the deal is off since she told Monica about his mulah. Natalie says she didn't tell (so much for confiding only to Mick. Russ's true downfall will be not being able to keep his mouth shut). Russ stomps over to MFBB to ask how he knows what everyone does for a living. MFBB says Jaison told them. Russ confronts Jaison about the whole "voting Russ out after the idol is played" and Jaison lies and says Monica is lying and trying to stay in the game. He is worried Russ is after him... I would be too.

FINALLY there seems to be some scrambling to vote Russ out between Jasion, Mick, and Natalie. If everyone was already talking DURING the game of this season how Russ is the best player this game has seen, and I was in an alliance with him, the moment I had the numbers (which they do because it is three to Russ's one), I would vote him out. Everyone else would agree and after ousting Russ, they would either be tied with MFBB, Shambo, and Monica (but I don't think either of those girls will be immunity any time soon) or Shambo would still vote with them, keeping the majority. Just lie to her and say Russ was angling to vote her out, which he kinda was the night Spacey was eliminated. Just blindside him. Have a hand signal or a code word at TC and just DO IT already! It's not even that I don't want him to win, I just think the blindside would be EPIC. That's all.

Russ says he mad at Monica and that she needs to go but he is also worrying about Jaison. He packs the HII to bring along with him and will play it if he feels at all hesitant.

TC: Jury members. OMG. Spacey's hair... I thought the ponytail/comb over was bad and then I saw this:

Well hello, Clarice.

Russ stands up and put the HII around his neck. Shambo looks shocked and says everything Russ does is a surprise. No one else is though and I feel like this speaks volumes. Monica thinks Russ is getting cocky and Russ says everyone else thinks it puts a target on his back but it actually puts a target on everyone else. I think he is showing it off to scare people into not voting for him and he essentially gets to use this HII twice because people will be too scared and then he won't play it. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone else suspected this cause they all look pretty scared.

Shambo says this was the worst day ever cause Russ got his feathers ruffled and Monica interjects that it was "awesome". Monica gets all sassy. I know some people thought Monica was awesome in this TC but I thought she was annoying and just seemed immature. Sure she used the word "scintilla" but who doesn't use that in everyday speech? Jeff says that it is "teacher/student" going on here and Monica schooled Russ. When did he ever teach her anything? Shush Jeff, shush. The next exchange needs to be transcribed word for word cause it's just too good to paraphrase.

Russ: If she would have played that hard the entire game, she would have been the one in charge right now.

Monica: Or I could be going home earlier.

Russ: I've been playing hard this entire game and I'm still here.

Monica: Because of idols.

Russ: Yeah well that's playing hard.

Mick: Well this is awkward.

I see her argument and his. I mean idols are part of the game and no one has smart enough to look for them prior to receiving the clues. So more power to Russell. I know, I know, I am going to get my brain scanned after writing this cause clearly I'm thinking crazy.

I also don't think Monica stirred anything up. I think everyone knew that Russ was a threat. But FF needed someone to call the shots in order to save them come merge time and Russ did that though playing the HIIs. But now that they have the numbers, they don't need him. So once again, their 3 outnumbers his one. Yes he has the idol but after day 36, he will probably be gone. I'm tired of being redundant. Time to vote. I'm not gonna lie, I'm really hoping they man up and vote for Russell. If worst comes to worst, the votes for him would be cancelled out and I'm sure he voted for Monica since she pissed him off so much so she would go home anyway. Even if he hated Mick, Jaison, and Natalie for turning on him, I don't think he could do much with only MFBB and Shambo's votes. I am analyzing the crap out of this voting. :)

Hehe, I'm awesome. Russell sucks!

Russ doesn't play the HII and you know Mick, Jaison, and Natalie are kicking themselves for not taking the leap of faith. The votes are: Monica, Russell, Monica, Russell, (Spacey says "awesome") Monica.... and the twelfth person voted out is Monica.

Next week on * slight pause * Survivor: An alliance between MFBB, Natalie, and Mick?!? LOVE IT! Jaison and Russ are sticking together and Mick is nervous. I can't wait (all of 4 hours!)

By the way on Ponderosa (for those who don't watch): It made me not like Monica even more. She lost like 16 pounds and she was actually bragging about it to everyone. And this is the exchange:

Monica: Guess how much weight I lost?

Spacey: Thirty.

Monica: Lower.

Spacey: Fourteen.

Monica: Higher.

Spacey: Twelve.

Monica: I said higher.

Spacey: I wasn't listening.

Me: LOL.

And when she gets to camp, we all remember how she and Laura were besties. Monica practically skips over to hug Laura and Laura barely touches her and says "Do you stink? Yeah... you stink". What a sweet, everlasting friendship.

"There are some things we don't talk about/ Rather do without"

Here are seven things that definitely will not be happening in my book:

1. I won't lie to you, lead you astray. Well at least not in terms of "he is my best friend, nothing would ever happen between us" only to have them end up together in the last chapter. Not happening.

2. On a similar note, I will not introduce a character that is repulsive and annoying, and then... ta da... have the main character end up with him in the last chapter. SO unbelievable.

3. There will be no going to England or Australia for self-discovery. I imagine those authors' thought processes are something like this: "She has to go somewhere new and learn something! But I am not going to learn something like a new language to incorporate into my book so I'll just put her in England since they speak English there and just use words like " the tube" and "my flat" and "Happy Christmas" and "Blimey".

4. There is no rich relative who dies and leaves behind a million dollars/a house in a different country where the character must live for a year before selling it. Who knew this was such a common plot device?

5. In the midst of a broken heart, my character will not open a bakery that will end up being the best place in town. I guess because main characters are girls and girls should be able to bake so I'll have her do that and be successful and independent!

6. No vampires. Or werewolves. Or witches. Though I did enjoy the Harry Potter and Twilight series, I'm not all about fantasy/sci-fi stuff.

7. In an earlier post I said how much I hate the ambiguous ending. So that can be #7.

Don't you fret. I won't do any of these things! Mini rants... done!

"Some things get lost/ Some things just disappear"

I got too cocky. "Oh I'm writing a chapter a day!" "I am going to finish this like next week" "Everything is going swimmingly" Well, FALSE. This last chapter was terrible, horrible, no good, bad, awful. I can't even bring myself to reread it. Usually I write for a couple hours, go home, do whatever and decompress, and then review/edit that night. Couldn't do it yesterday. Sigh.

I am going to tell myself I am crumbling under the pressure of writing what I have planned all along. Kind of like I won't be able to live up to my big idea. Which I should be able to since it is my idea, but I am failing. I've always had two pretty big plot points in my head: The one I am currently writing is you know, a pretty big deal, not only in its self but also for the fact that it sets up the next big plot point. EPIC fail.

It's not even writer's block. I know what I have to write. I just can't actually put it into words. Sigh. The chapter before this one was if-y. And now this one... I almost just want to delete it without even re-reading it. But I won't.

Or maybe it all because there were no comfy chairs/ creative couches/ smart seats left at Starbucks yesterday. Yeah, let's blame it on that.

But in other news, I am on page 203. But unfortunately at least 10 pages (probably more like 202.5 pages) are crap.

"Bye bye [Mr.] American Pie/ Drove the chevy to the levee but the levee was dry"

So usually when I write these recaps I've already watched the show. But I try to write an unbiased recap even though I know the outcome.Well, last week's episode I missed almost the entire thing since I was at my nieces' Christmas program. So I come home and turn on the t.v. and see the Survivor titlecard playing. In my head I think "Yes! I won't see any of tribal council and who got voted off" But the Tivo button was not responding and what pops up next? The person who got voted off giving their departing words. I was so, so, so sad. But I still enjoyed this episode in spite of knowing the outcome. Anyway,

Previously on * slight pause * Survivor: Galu is a bunch of idiots and are now outnumbered when they came into the merge 2:1. Nine are left, who will be voted out tonight?

Please, please, please, pleaseeeee be Shambo!

Night 27. Shambo gloats about Laura getting voted off either. Look, I didn't like Laura either but I am going to have a freaking parade the night Shambo gets voted off. I hope she gets blindsided and cries. I really despise her. Anyway, John explains why he flopped and voted for Laura. Monica calls John a "Judas". I call him "smart".

Day 28. Treemail. They all get envelopes with money and know a food auction is coming up. They all freak out. Shambo talks in her screechy voice that she must think the audience finds endearing since clearly it's not natural. We don't, so you can stop now. She also says she is starving and eating off the muscle of her body. So did your body eat all of your muscle cause I'm not seeing any left. Evidence: You're pretty much the first one out in every single challenge.

Auction: They each got $500, no sharing money or food. Bidding goes in increments of $20.

-PB&J sandwich. Natalie immediately bids $200 and wins. She is also wearing some blue ribbon necklace with a large shell and it is ugly and distracting. I am pulling for you Nat but take that monstrosity off.

-Next up: a covered item. Some bidding ensues and Shambo wins. And it's a plate of slug guts. I'm so glad she won that. She takes a bite and I think she is trying to be funny by asking if it has "nutritional starch value" and I hate her a little bit more.

-Covered item #2. Bidding war between Spacey, Jaison, and Monica. Monica wins a whole roasted chicken and everyone freaks out. Monica digs in and you know she ate like one leg and was full and all the boys hated her.

-Next item: An advantage in the next Immunity challenge. Bidding war between John and Jaison. Jaison goes all law school on us and asks what happens if they both bid the full $500. Jeff says someone is going to get there first and Jaison bids the $500 and gets the clue. Smart move!

-Mick immediately bids $500 on a burger, fries, and beer. The burger is seriously the size of Mick's head. Jaison is regretting his purchase.

-Next item: clue to the hidden immunity idol. Isn't that a little unfair since Russell has it? Oh well. John wins. I would have been suspicious if Russell wasn't bidding on it since he is all about the HII.

-Next item: A shower which you will take in front of everyone. Once Nat hears clean undies is also a part of the reward, she bids and wins. Shambo is craning her neck to see into the shower and I think we all now know why she is a "former" marine. Someone asked, someone told...

-Next item: a piece of apple pie. Bidding war between MFBB and John. John wins. Oooh a conundrum! He can keep his piece of pie or split four pieces between four other members of the tribe. Selfish or buy good will? John asks if anyone is stoked on pie and everyone answers in the affirmative. John ignores this and chooses to keep his own slice and screw over four potential votes. You already betrayed your own tribe/alliance. Probably not the best move Johnny boy. "I am confident no one is going to vote me off because they didn't get a piece of pie". Russell says how it was a terrible move and I agree with the little man.

End of auction: MFBB, Spacey, Jaison, Russell, and Shambo all go home with empty bellies. Well MFBB probably would have given up the pie had he won, so he was screwed either way. He is such a good person. Sigh.

John roots around for the HII with his purchased clue. The clue doesn't even rhyme. It might as well say "Give up. Russell has it. Yup, another one". He roots around and says some stuff looks disturbed. Really? You're in the jungle. Is everything neat and orderly there? To his credit, he does seem to look in the correct spot but we already know Russ has it and John assumes he does as well.

Well this leaf seems out of place, and this rock is slightly overturned. I think Russell has been here.

It is time to kill the chickens. Shambo delivers the bad news to them. She says she will see them in heaven. * Facepalm * She says they were her sole source of happiness. She refuses to kill them because they have had conversations and she swears they understood her. If there was any doubt before that this woman was a looney tune, I think it has fully been confirmed now.

Jaison and Mick question Shambo's cooking method about her formerly feathered friends. She says "I might not know a lot about a lot of things but when it comes to cooking, that's time to say shut up if you're me." And if you're me, you say SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP! Ugh! I cannot stand this woman. And she clearly doesn't know a lot about grammar and syntax! There is a disgusting shot of a chicken's foot/claw/talon/I-don't-know-the-proper-term in the broth. Gag.

Spacey argues with Shambo about the chicken cooking for two hours. She tells him to butt out because she is in no mood and we can just call it "a bad case of PMS". This woman never ceases to amaze me. Spacey counters that he is the one who actually won the chickens so he'd like a say in it. Shambo says she isn't listening like the mature adult she is but Spacey drops it pretty quickly. Shambo needs to put on a shirt. And I thought the chicken foot was the most disturbing image. False. Don't worry, I won't burn your retinas with photographic evidence.

There is some freaky footage of Shambo asleep with jerky motions and weird music. She says God made her really special and she has had 30 clairvoyant dreams in her lifetime when she has been pondering something. She calls it God's divine intervention. She dreamt they voted Spacey off. How strange since you claim no one has pissed you off more in your time on the island. Not to go all John Locke/Destiny/Jack Shephard/Free Will on you, BUT if it's a situation you've been thinking about and then you have a dream where you make a decision and then you do the decision in real life, I wouldn't really call that "clairvoyant" but more so "Hey, I had this dream about what my (maybe not-so) subconscious really wants. Let's do it and then pretend like God told me to!"

Shambo tells Russ about her dream. Russ knows she is an idiot and runs with it since he is all about getting rid of Galu until he has the numbers and can make it all the way to the end. If Russell realizes you're an idiot, then you have some serious problems.

Day 30: Immunity challenge. Each member will hold onto a rope with a heavy log attached. Every three minutes, they must alternate hands and move down another notch, making the weight heavier and heavier as they move down the rope. If they let go, they lose. Person to last the longest wins. Jaison gets to read his advantage: At any point, he can move up two notches so he has less weight and therefore a significant advantage. I laugh at Jeff basically rewording the clue like we didn't understand the first time. Well, you don't win an Emmy by being quiet I guess.

First person out: Shambo. Well color me surprised.

Soldier down!

She falls backwards, heels over head and is grunting on the ground. I immediately think we are going to see a Coach injury 2.0 but alas no such luck of fake ailments and unnecessarily calling out the Survivor medic team.

Correction: There is a more disturbing angle of Shambo

2nd out: Russell claims he had a charley horse in his forearm. Is that the what they are calling the HII these days?

3rd out: Monica. Figures.

4th out: John. Really?

5th out: MFBB. Aw sweetie. Good try, good try * golf clap *

6th out: Mick. Eh, you can't win em all.

7th out: Natalie. NICE job! I am telling you, she is a force to be reckoned with.

Man, I'd be embarrassed if I was a guy who lost to this twig.

It's down to Spacey and Jaison. And Jaison pulls out the win! He is lucky he had the advantage because it almost looked like Spacey had it. Jaison is happy he finally won something! Me too!

"Happiness is finding your skate key/ two kinds of ice cream/

Winning immunity/ Climbing a tree"

Shambo tells us FF is at her disposal. She truly is an idiot. Does she not realize they are just using her until they have the numbers and then she will be the next one gone? Because Sham, four is going to outnumber your ONE vote. Even if Russell says he will take you to the final two that is still 3 to 2. Seriously! You're a pawn Sham! It is a sham! Wake up! (Not that I want her to last, I just would like to think no one is this stupid!)

Spacey congratulates Jaison back at camp. He is the one castaway I cannot make up my mind about: Do I like him? Do I not? I just don't know. Mick states the obvious by saying Shambo votes for whomever she is angry at. Since Laura is gone, it is now Spacey's turn. Spacey seems to realizes his end is nigh. Cute moment with Mick and Jaison saying they finally won something.

John and Russ are chat chitting (They're just words. We're not tied to them). John for some reason thinks Russ is going to vote off one of this own and then lose the lead. John sorta tricks Russ into admitting he has the HII. Russ trips over his words and blurts out he has it. Smooooth. Russell says that maybe voting off John is the better move because "he is a threat strategically. And I told him I have the HII". He starts laughing cause even he realizes his moronic move. He says if he tells you something and makes a mistake then he has to get rid of you. At least he admits it since that has pretty much been his strategy all along.

"I wasn' supposed to tell yeh that, Harry Potter." -Hagrid.

Russ tells Spacey he is next on the chopping block unless everyone else votes for John. Spacey says he will talk to Monica and says "Alright brothA" and really enunciates the "ah", making me giggle. Who does he think he is? Desmond Hume? In his dreams!

Russ asks who Mick wants to go next and he says John. Russ says Spacey is way too scared about going next not to go along with the plan. I mean, Russell, I am sort of starting to respect you as a player. And that makes me a little scared for my mental health.

Jaison points out that if they don't tell Shambo about the switch, they will be doing the exact same thing Galu did to her and then it would be a 4-4 tie next round cause she would flip back. I'm not 100% sure about what Jaison is talking about since it seemed like Shambo was always on the outs. Unless he is talking about when they voted out Erik and Shambo didn't know. But I thought it was always a given she was going to vote with FF come merge time. Maybe it wasn't. Who knows? Not me.

TC. Jury members enter and Laura looks like a floozy. Put on some clothes you 40 year old grandma.

When did they let hookers on the jury? Oh wait..

Jaison is happy to finally have a victory. Shambo thought today was peaceful day and genuine and not about the game. Russ says today was all about strategy. Sham(says)WOW! (tehehe) She is shocked. Even Jeff is caling her out about being an idiot if she thought people wouldn't be scrambling to stay in the game. She says her goals are 1) Advancing in the game (what a revolutionary strategy) and 2) It is "imperative" to her that anyone who did not work, better not win this game (another i "smart" word! What do we think next week's will be? I'm guessing imbecile in relation to FF leaving her out of the loop). And apparently Shambo is God and should decide who wins cause Jeff asks Spacey and John if they think they are deserving in Shambo's eyes. They both mumble some nonsense cause what else are you going to say? There is lots of speculation about whether the person going home tonight will be surprised. Mick and Russ say yes. Spacey says if it works out he will be shocked. Shambo says no. And John says some nonsense that I don't understand.

Voting time! Someone pointed out that Monica is rooting for a Playboy spread because she is always sashaying around in her undies. She does so on her way to vote so I agree. We see Shambo vote for Spacey and John vote for Mick. Spacey votes for John. OH! Three people receiving votes. I like it. Jeff gets the urn and we see Shambo and John's votes.

Then a vote for John. Shambo rolls her eyes, John gives the "I'm sure that is Mick's vote" understanding nod/ smug smile.

Another vote for John. The smile is now droopy.

Another vote: Furrowed brows from Shambo and John.

So I'm not all knowing and powerful? Coulda fooled me!

Another one: John's mouth drops open and Shambo knows she has been left out of the loop. Laura whispers "He is so screwed". Get over it hussy.

I think I am about to get blindsided.

10th person voted out: John. His face is the definition of bamboozle. I love this show.

Aw, crap. Guess this game is harder than rocket science.

Mick does a sideways glance/ smile because it's another blindside.

Haha, sucker.

Again, I love this show. Laura says (even though the jury isn't suppose to converse!) Shambo "has no idea what happened". You know I always thought Shambo hated Laura purely out of jealousy but clearly she is a a skank. Jeff says he can't wait to see what happens next and gives us this face:

Seriously, what are you going to do next? We couldn't write this stuff if we tried. Well you know aside from practically spoon feeding Russ three HIIs. But everything else, good job guys!

John seems quite okay with being voted out. Oh and if you aren't watching Ponderosa, you're missing out. When Laura and Kelly joined Erik, he sort of grilled them about why they chose to vote him out when they had tons of FF members to eliminate. The girls complained and said, it's over, it was a game, and to man up and get over it. The minute our boy John walks into Ponderosa though, Laura is all over him, demanding answers as to why he flipped causing her elimination. AGAIN, why would he pull a rock and potentially get voted off while you are sitting pretty, immune from the vote? He is playing for himself. Not for you, not for Galu, himself. Laura is an idiot, unattractive, and a hypocrite.

Next week on * slight pause * Survivor: Mick finally steps up and suggests voting out Russell. THANK YOU. I'm glad he is catching on to this because they need to get rid of him before he becomes the "well I could probably take him to the final two and win since every one else hates him" option. I want to see Brett and Natalie in the final two. Or Mick and Jaison. Any combination of those four. And now that is probably the order they will get voted off in. I am always the kiss of death.

Oh and CBS never posted photos this week so I had to depend on screengrabs from other bloggers. Sorry pics are a little scant! And none of MFBB.... a bad week indeed.