Episode[2]

[Ryan]

Episode[302]









"I survived the zombie apocalypse! The last round was super stressful, because you never knew how many bios people could have. I was happy to see that I finished in the top half. I figured I should be okay with 15 out of 17 bios. I was lucky enough to get 2 that I didn't have from Yuri and 1 from Ellen. I shared all of my answers with AJ. You're welcome, AJ! She was busy this weekend, and I didn't want her to get the cut just because she was away for the weekend. But I'm super excited that we are now split into tribes. It is no longer just all fun in game. Now it's game on, and I think you will see some people getting extremely competitive.

I was super ecstatic when I saw my tribe. I think I am on the stronger of the two tribes, to be honest. And, I was happy to see that many of the people that I bonded with last round ended up on my team. I was happiest to see Ellen on my team. I LOVE HER. We basically made a final 2 alliance. We just immediately connected, and I trust her more than anyone besides AJ at this point. Ellen shared with me that Austin was her son. That's how I knew I could trust her. She gave me this information even though she doesn't know how losing him will affect the twist in the game. So, I felt like I should share my partner with her too. I told her that me and Yuri are dating. This could be a huge mistake, because like I said, we don't know how the partners twist is going into play yet. But I trust her. And my gut just told me that I could share this with her. She was actually happy to hear it because it meant that we could trust Yuri, and that gives us three. I was so relieved to see her react that way. I think she trusts me, and she should. I have her back for sure.

So, last night we were in a chatroom, and there were five of us in there. Me, Ellen, Yuri, Ben, and Dominic were all having a blast basically just making fun of Tina. So we all decided to form an alliance and call ourselves "Tina's Army of Skanks," of course referencing Mean Girls. I like this 5. I know that I originally was not planning on aligning myself with Dominic, but I can't hold all of the crap between him and Michael against him. That is between him and Michael, and it has nothing to do with me. And I can't let it mess up my game. I don't think he knows my identity, but I could be wrong. So I'm just gonna go with it at this point. Besides, Dominic is a lot of fun, and we do actually really get along. Also, he is hardcore stepping up, and we may need him in the challenges. As long as I make him feel comfortable, I think he will stick with this. Also, I know the position he is in on this tribe. It isn't like season 1 where he and John were running the show. Ellen and I are in more of a power position now. So, I know that Gregory isn't like the leader of the tribe. We are just going to let him think that he is.

Yes, I was a little bit sad to see that AJ wasn't on my tribe. However, I think that it may be a good thing to have her over there. She can build relationships that we could eventually pull together with my relationships. Also, I'm not under the false assumption that Tina's Army of Skanks will make the final 5. I think there will be a tribe switch or 2, someone who died will come back, and I think that the partners twist will cause people to jump ship. After all, people are already thinking that Dominic and Austin may be partners because of their occupation. So, a lot is going to change! It isn't going to be Ellis vs Liberty. So, I just have to keep up with the pace of the game and be able to adapt.

I'm also a little upset that I couldn't include Carly in our alliance. She is SUCH a sweetheart, and I adore her. I will protect her for as long as possible. I just know that she is super busy, and I hope that she doesn't end up being a detriment in the challenges. I told Ellen how I trust Carly, so I may be able to keep her around. I think that Tina will probably be our first boot unless someone really screws up in the challenges. It is just kind of easy to make a united decision to vote out Tina. It keeps the tribe strong. But I bet that if Tina gets voted out and there is a twist where someone gets to come back, it will be her. I'm not sure how I feel about Colleen. I did like her, but she still isn't in our alliance. She isn't online to chat as much as others, but I still think she may be a good one to keep around. Hopefully my tribe wins challenges and we can keep Colleen and Carly. That would be so nice. I think we definitely have the strength to pull off a few wins in a row and go on a bit of a streak. We just can't be overconfident!!

Overall, I am feeling comfortable. I just hope that Dominic doesn't start trying to call all of the shots. He isn't in the position to do that like he was in season 1. I don't want to get too cocky, but I should be okay for a bit here. I think I have set myself up in a pretty decent position. But this is Survivor, and anything can happen! I just like Ellen a lot, and I think we can run this! We'll see how this first challenge goes!

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[ingrid]

Loved reading your thoughts Keep it up!

[Ryan]

Episode[302]








"Well last night's challenge was super hectic and definitely frustrating. Dominic, Yuri, and I all signed up for the live portion of the challenge. Dominic took over for Ben because Ben could not be here on time. It was obvious before the challenge even started that Yuri was having trouble understanding the directions. Dominic and I tried very hard to explain them to him. I'm not sure why he was so confused. We explained the directions clearly to him, and his part of the challenge wasn't very complicated. So when it started, Dominic and I found the cheyenne and soap really fast. So we posted it and then said, "Go, Yuri!" and he continued to take his good old time. So we told him how it was timed and he needs to hurry up. He kept complaining about the board lagging or something, but yet he still had time to keep talking in the chat. Meanwhile, Dominic and I were messaging each other basically just flipping out because he was being an idiot. He took over a half hour to finish his part. It was something that should've taken 2 minutes, and he spent a half hour doing it. If we lose the challenge, it will be either because Carly and Ben cannot coordinate a time to finish the navigator portion or because Yuri was slower than a freaking cow.

Also, Tina strolls in 2 hours late and says, "Oh, sorry I'm late. I was watching The Voice!" -_____________________- Like seriously? I'm surprised she even admitted that is what she was doing. If I was her, I would've at least made up a decent excuse. She logged on at 9:08, saw the challenge was posted, and then logged off for two hours to watch TV. It was ridiculous. Sure, her portion was not live. However, Colleen and Ellen were both online waiting for her. It just proves again that Tina is completely unreliable and unpredictable. Her part took like 5 minutes, but she made Colleen and Ellen wait 2 hours to be able to do it. It was completely disrespectful. It was also disrespectful of Ben to say he was on his way home at 9:00 and then not sign on until 1:00 am. It is finals week for Carly, and she stayed up as late as she could to wait for him. Our tribe is just a complete disappointment far.

Then Yuri was COMPLETELY weird. He flipped out on me and Dominic in the chatroom. He was basically making up excuses for himself and saying, "Well it wasn't clear that my portion was timed." That pissed me off because me and Dominic TOLD him that it was. And we TOLD him to hurry the hell up. And then he makes up excuses! So me and Dominic both said in the chat that it was pretty clear, and then he lost his marbles. He was saying how we shouldn't be jerks about it, and we were being snippy. And sure we were, but he brought this up in front of the entire tribe. And it is just not smart of him to do. Ellen messaged me like, "um wtf is he doing?" and Carly even messaged me saying, "What is up with Yuri tonight?" It is just so frustrating for me because of course he is my secret partner. I should just break up with him. Or we need couple's therapy. Because this just isn't working. I have no patience for him ruining my game. He is so lucky that Tina is on his tribe because I know that people want to vote him out first too. It just isn't smart of me to get rid of him, even though I want to. I want to keep him around until we know more information about the partner twist.

That's my venting session for the day. We just have to hope that Sawyer and Paige hold Liberty behind. They're barely active, and they deserve to go anyway. If we do have to go to Tribal, I will make a case for Tina to go over Yuri and safe his ass. But I just don't want it to even have to come to that. Yuri needs to do some major damage control. People seriously lost respect for him last night. And I have a feeling that Tina's Army of Skanks is going to recruit different members. Right now, Ellen is the only person I trust 100%. We seriously get along SO well. Dominic PMed me this morning and was like, "Oh my gosh, I am so glad that I have you on my team! It is such a relief to have someone I can be totally real with!" I do get along with Dominic really well, but I'm going to keep my eye on him. I know he can act like someone's best friend to their face and then be totally bashing them behind their back. So I don't trust him at all. However, he is an asset to our team in the challenges, and if I can get him to trust me, then it is beneficial for me to keep him around.

I was originally worried for AJ, but I think she can make it through at least 2 Tribal Councils over on her tribe. Sawyer and Paige are obviously lagging over there. However, I could definitely see an alliance happening between Jonah, Liam, Chase, Leah, and Kendell. So I don't really know how long AJ will last, but that is definitely thinking ahead! Besides, I'm not on that tribe so I don't know all of the dynamics. I just want to win this first challenge. Let's hope Paige helps us win. "

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