Post by Rick Nelson on Feb 20, 2013 22:32:36 GMT -5
GREETINGS.
...I don't even know where to start.
If someone went back in time and told me "Dude, you're going to be in the finals with Papa Bear and Brandon," first of all, I'd be like.
"Holy shit. A time traveler."
After which, I would say, "Pffft. yeah right."
But what do ya know? Here we are.
Early in the game, I put on a facade. Acting as if I couldn't type. Despite this, I tried very hard to be social, and in the challenges gave everything I could in order to contribute to Upolu's winning streak.
A good example of this was Immunity Challenge #3, where knowing the way the challenge would likely go, I went to bed early, woke up early, and turned the challenge around in my tribe's favor while the other tribe's members slept from being up late.
Once the merge came around, I decided to go under the radar, which allowed me to go by the first few rounds of it without being noticed. Up until I won Immunity Challenge #11.
After losing an ally with Mikayla's departure and the prior immunity win, I then had a target on my back and a certain Edna after me... but thanks to some tension caused by the drama in the game, I was able to survive through the round, much to the thanks of my closest ally at the time, Sophie.
I say 'at the time,' because the first F5 round happened. A simple mistake turned into a massive mistake, as misreading the challenge's due date ended up putting me into a self-vote induced tie. Trying to be quick on my feet, I quickly fought for the key vote of the round to keep me around, Cochran. In talking with Cochran, I really felt like he would be a good outlet for strategy, since he was a smart player.
At the second F5, I took a long time thinking about how I had played the game, how I wanted to play the game, and how I was being perceived by the jury. What I ended up with is "I have played a decent under the radar game, but with no real moves under my name, and thus a floater."
In order to surpass that, I approached Papa Bear's return to the game optimisticly, genuinely welcoming him back into the game when I knew he would be key for me in the last two rounds of the game, which turned into a great idea off the bat as he won immunity that round. I also talked strategy with Cochran, both of whom felt it was the best time to take out Sophie... and I agreed.
Going into the Final 4, I knew Papa Bear had my back, but even so, I fought with everything I had to the last minute, halfing a final time of just over 6 hours. While the challenge didn't take much skill, it required a lot of focus and attention to detail with switching posts and threads every other minute, so I see it as one of the best performances in a challenge I've ever done. I convinced Papa Bear that Cochran was a bigger threat then Brandon, and here we are today.
I look forward to your questions,
Sincerly,
Rick "Rcik" Nelson
...I don't even know where to start.
If someone went back in time and told me "Dude, you're going to be in the finals with Papa Bear and Brandon," first of all, I'd be like.
"Holy shit. A time traveler."
After which, I would say, "Pffft. yeah right."
But what do ya know? Here we are.
Early in the game, I put on a facade. Acting as if I couldn't type. Despite this, I tried very hard to be social, and in the challenges gave everything I could in order to contribute to Upolu's winning streak.
A good example of this was Immunity Challenge #3, where knowing the way the challenge would likely go, I went to bed early, woke up early, and turned the challenge around in my tribe's favor while the other tribe's members slept from being up late.
Once the merge came around, I decided to go under the radar, which allowed me to go by the first few rounds of it without being noticed. Up until I won Immunity Challenge #11.
After losing an ally with Mikayla's departure and the prior immunity win, I then had a target on my back and a certain Edna after me... but thanks to some tension caused by the drama in the game, I was able to survive through the round, much to the thanks of my closest ally at the time, Sophie.
I say 'at the time,' because the first F5 round happened. A simple mistake turned into a massive mistake, as misreading the challenge's due date ended up putting me into a self-vote induced tie. Trying to be quick on my feet, I quickly fought for the key vote of the round to keep me around, Cochran. In talking with Cochran, I really felt like he would be a good outlet for strategy, since he was a smart player.
At the second F5, I took a long time thinking about how I had played the game, how I wanted to play the game, and how I was being perceived by the jury. What I ended up with is "I have played a decent under the radar game, but with no real moves under my name, and thus a floater."
In order to surpass that, I approached Papa Bear's return to the game optimisticly, genuinely welcoming him back into the game when I knew he would be key for me in the last two rounds of the game, which turned into a great idea off the bat as he won immunity that round. I also talked strategy with Cochran, both of whom felt it was the best time to take out Sophie... and I agreed.
Going into the Final 4, I knew Papa Bear had my back, but even so, I fought with everything I had to the last minute, halfing a final time of just over 6 hours. While the challenge didn't take much skill, it required a lot of focus and attention to detail with switching posts and threads every other minute, so I see it as one of the best performances in a challenge I've ever done. I convinced Papa Bear that Cochran was a bigger threat then Brandon, and here we are today.
I look forward to your questions,
Sincerly,
Rick "Rcik" Nelson
