Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Friday, September 23, 2011

Happy Oktoberfest, Happy Autumn...


Just a quick entry because it's the first day of Oktoberfest and the first day of Autumn. Be smart, stay safe and have fun this weekend... Gemutlicheit! And for autumn... well, how about a picture?

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Survivor Re-Cap


9/21/11 - Well we're getting to know the cast of Survivor South Pacific and already there are some very strange things going on. Brandon, the nephew of Russell Hantz, is one twisted dude! He struggles with feelings of guilt because his uncle was such a jerk, struggles with his devotion to Christianity, and struggles with what he perceives to be the biggest threat to his staying on the straight and narrow... which turns out to be a Lingerie Football player named Mikayla. The funny thing is, Mikayla hasn't said or done anything to Brandon. She works hard around camp, is very good in challenges, and usually has a smile on her face. But little Brandon seems to have decided she's an evil temptress, bent on seducing him and destroying his soul... what the heck??? Brandon seems to have some sociological issues!!
Anyhow, Upolu defeats Savaii in the immunity challenge (it wasn't really close) and Christine (photo) gets voted off to Redemption Island at the tribal council. The show ends with Christine trying to wake up Semhar over on Redemption Island, but Semhar sleeps soundly through the last ten seconds. I figure next week Christine will beat Semhar in the RI challenge and Brandon will probably sacrifice a crab or coconut trying to get Mikayla voted off... or at least sent to hell where he obviously thinks she belongs.
Sidenotes- Coach made some alliances on Savaii, but it seems shaky. Ozzie found the hidden immunity idol, but the previews made me think he's about to become very unpopular with Upolu. Ahh Survivour!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Survivor South Pacific


9/14/11 - Episode one. Finally, another edition of Survivor begins. Two quick complaints, first why South Pacific? It seems so "been there done that". Second complaint - Jeff did it again... bringing back two players from previous seasons (Ozzie and Coach) and making each of them a member of a different tribe. I get upset every time this happens, simply because it so greatly affects and diminishes what should be the natural development of the game and the contestants.
Anyway, if you ever read Jeff Probst's blog, he picked who he thought would be voted off first. Sure enough, Semhar Tadesse was the first, and she deserved it, as her inability to shoot a coconut definitely cost her tribe the immunity. Bye bye poet, and nice call Probst.
The best part about this season... no Russell Hantz. But Survivor just can't get rid of the guy completely, his nephew Brandon Hantz is on the show and swears he'll do everything to restore honor to the Hantz name... I wonder what his uncle thinks of that.