Post by Mark "Papa Bear" Caruso on Jan 3, 2013 1:55:51 GMT -5
It's that time again!
- I just noticed all of my confessionals come somewhere around 2 AM. That makes absolutely no sense to me, but at least I'm consistent! Perhaps I'm at my most opinionated state at 2 AM. Who knows?
- The first thing that jumps out of at me from this round is a regret that I have had. At the last tribal council, we elected to vote out Jim because we felt like Ozzy might be the more beneficial of the two to have around in challenges. That's where the regret comes in. Ozzy more or less refused to participate in this last challenge, and it didn't go unnoticed. He infuriated more than just me on our tribe, and as far as I'm concerned he can go to hell with that kind of attitude. Let's face it - Ozzy and I have never exactly seen eye to eye in this game. In fact, we've still to this day never even spoken. But our relationship has gone from bad to worse, and I'm not even sure he is aware of it. I'm ready to rank him right up there with Edna on my list of people I'd like to push off of a cliff. He's on my last nerve and the sooner he is gone, the better off the Savaii tribe will be. Please, oh please, don't let him have the idol!
- Speaking of challenges - we won! You read that right! WE WON! It took nothing short of a miracle, but we finally got on the right side of the win column! I'm going to thoroughly enjoy a little bit of down time in the game. On the flip side of that, I feel absolutely awful for Christine! It sounds like she had a minor snafu pretty late into the challenge. I know it's hard to remember, but I actually screwed up one time in a challenge in this game too. So, I without a doubt feel her pain. I really hope her tribe doesn't punish her for that. That's got to be a difficult situation.
- And now, speaking of Upolu tribal council, Elyse knows way too much about what is going on in the game. While trying to pass time during the challenge, I signed on to AIM and decided to talk to her for a little bit. Mind you, I was already hesitant about her knowledge and power after Whitney told me that the two of them had some in-depth discussions that caused her to suddenly see the light. Well, in this conversation, I brought up the fact that I thought Savaii might not be all that ruined at the merge because it seems like Upolu could easily be a tribe divided. She went on to tell me about how she thought Albert could be voted off first because he is perceived as weak and that Stacey and Edna are also outsiders on their tribe. Now I realize everyone isn't as well-behaved as I am in my approach to not talk to the other tribe until the merge hits, but this one really blew my mind a little bit. The fact that she knows as much as she does is a red flag in addition to the red flag that she already had. Hell, Elyse has gone from someone I adore and someone I sought to further in the game even before myself to being someone I couldn't be more skeptical of. She's a wolf in sheep's clothing. I've got my eye on her.
- Once again, it was nice to know that I wasn't alone in feeling that way. I had a huge, long discussion with Dawn that alerted me of this. What started out as a fun-loving chat about our favorite seasons and players of Survivor quickly turned into a meeting between Dawn and I where we would confide in each other and begin making plans for the future. She and I both agreed that the alliance with Cochran and Elyse is priceless, but at the same time, Elyse is quickly becoming a huge threat. We agreed that we both have a lot of faith in the other and solidified a pact between the two of us in this final four alliance. She and I agreed that we are going to have to make some big moves along the way to make this thing really work. I don't know if this is what she is thinking, but in my opinion, that means not necessarily sitting in the final four with Cochran and Elyse. If I'm being completely and totally honest, I originally approached Dawn because I felt like she was someone who was weaker than I am and I thought that might behoove me the most in the future. Given scenarios of going up against Elyse or Dawn, I'd prefer Dawn every time. I'm thinking I may have killed two birds with one stone and locked up a pact with someone extremely loyal and trustworthy as well. I'm anxious for the future for Dawn and me. I think it holds a lot of potential.
- Redemption Island is really starting to get interesting! Not so much the challenges there or anything as I know absolutely nothing of what it is like; I just mean the potential scenarios and outcomes are pretty fascinating. For example, I'm currently hoping that Keith gets beat at some point because apparently he and Whitney are extremely close. I'm also hoping to send Ozzy there soon and have him eliminated from the game there pretty quickly thereafter. I cannot afford him making the merge. And as if that weren't enough to ask for, many of us are also hoping that a disgruntled Upolu makes a run on Redemption Island and comes back into the game at the merge eager to work with the Savaii tribe. The odds of all three of those things happening seem to be slim to none. But at least a man can dream! Here's to hoping that at least a couple of these outcomes can come true for me - primarily the Ozzy one!
- I'm putting this last because it really is petty and unimportant, but if I had to award an MVP for our tribe for this last challenge, I would so humbly give that award to myself. Granted, it was a challenge where we had to rely on an Upolu mistake to get the victory, but I really think I set the pace for our tribe this time and pushed us a little bit. Here's to hoping for success in many more challenges to come!
Aside from winning immunity and making a pretty solid deal with Dawn, I don't think there was too much to report from this round! Thankful that I will not be updating my Voting History thread this round! Until next time....
Papa Bear
- I just noticed all of my confessionals come somewhere around 2 AM. That makes absolutely no sense to me, but at least I'm consistent! Perhaps I'm at my most opinionated state at 2 AM. Who knows?
- The first thing that jumps out of at me from this round is a regret that I have had. At the last tribal council, we elected to vote out Jim because we felt like Ozzy might be the more beneficial of the two to have around in challenges. That's where the regret comes in. Ozzy more or less refused to participate in this last challenge, and it didn't go unnoticed. He infuriated more than just me on our tribe, and as far as I'm concerned he can go to hell with that kind of attitude. Let's face it - Ozzy and I have never exactly seen eye to eye in this game. In fact, we've still to this day never even spoken. But our relationship has gone from bad to worse, and I'm not even sure he is aware of it. I'm ready to rank him right up there with Edna on my list of people I'd like to push off of a cliff. He's on my last nerve and the sooner he is gone, the better off the Savaii tribe will be. Please, oh please, don't let him have the idol!
- Speaking of challenges - we won! You read that right! WE WON! It took nothing short of a miracle, but we finally got on the right side of the win column! I'm going to thoroughly enjoy a little bit of down time in the game. On the flip side of that, I feel absolutely awful for Christine! It sounds like she had a minor snafu pretty late into the challenge. I know it's hard to remember, but I actually screwed up one time in a challenge in this game too. So, I without a doubt feel her pain. I really hope her tribe doesn't punish her for that. That's got to be a difficult situation.
- And now, speaking of Upolu tribal council, Elyse knows way too much about what is going on in the game. While trying to pass time during the challenge, I signed on to AIM and decided to talk to her for a little bit. Mind you, I was already hesitant about her knowledge and power after Whitney told me that the two of them had some in-depth discussions that caused her to suddenly see the light. Well, in this conversation, I brought up the fact that I thought Savaii might not be all that ruined at the merge because it seems like Upolu could easily be a tribe divided. She went on to tell me about how she thought Albert could be voted off first because he is perceived as weak and that Stacey and Edna are also outsiders on their tribe. Now I realize everyone isn't as well-behaved as I am in my approach to not talk to the other tribe until the merge hits, but this one really blew my mind a little bit. The fact that she knows as much as she does is a red flag in addition to the red flag that she already had. Hell, Elyse has gone from someone I adore and someone I sought to further in the game even before myself to being someone I couldn't be more skeptical of. She's a wolf in sheep's clothing. I've got my eye on her.
- Once again, it was nice to know that I wasn't alone in feeling that way. I had a huge, long discussion with Dawn that alerted me of this. What started out as a fun-loving chat about our favorite seasons and players of Survivor quickly turned into a meeting between Dawn and I where we would confide in each other and begin making plans for the future. She and I both agreed that the alliance with Cochran and Elyse is priceless, but at the same time, Elyse is quickly becoming a huge threat. We agreed that we both have a lot of faith in the other and solidified a pact between the two of us in this final four alliance. She and I agreed that we are going to have to make some big moves along the way to make this thing really work. I don't know if this is what she is thinking, but in my opinion, that means not necessarily sitting in the final four with Cochran and Elyse. If I'm being completely and totally honest, I originally approached Dawn because I felt like she was someone who was weaker than I am and I thought that might behoove me the most in the future. Given scenarios of going up against Elyse or Dawn, I'd prefer Dawn every time. I'm thinking I may have killed two birds with one stone and locked up a pact with someone extremely loyal and trustworthy as well. I'm anxious for the future for Dawn and me. I think it holds a lot of potential.
- Redemption Island is really starting to get interesting! Not so much the challenges there or anything as I know absolutely nothing of what it is like; I just mean the potential scenarios and outcomes are pretty fascinating. For example, I'm currently hoping that Keith gets beat at some point because apparently he and Whitney are extremely close. I'm also hoping to send Ozzy there soon and have him eliminated from the game there pretty quickly thereafter. I cannot afford him making the merge. And as if that weren't enough to ask for, many of us are also hoping that a disgruntled Upolu makes a run on Redemption Island and comes back into the game at the merge eager to work with the Savaii tribe. The odds of all three of those things happening seem to be slim to none. But at least a man can dream! Here's to hoping that at least a couple of these outcomes can come true for me - primarily the Ozzy one!
- I'm putting this last because it really is petty and unimportant, but if I had to award an MVP for our tribe for this last challenge, I would so humbly give that award to myself. Granted, it was a challenge where we had to rely on an Upolu mistake to get the victory, but I really think I set the pace for our tribe this time and pushed us a little bit. Here's to hoping for success in many more challenges to come!
Aside from winning immunity and making a pretty solid deal with Dawn, I don't think there was too much to report from this round! Thankful that I will not be updating my Voting History thread this round! Until next time....
Papa Bear