Post by Eliza Orlins on Nov 22, 2010 9:35:05 GMT -5
to start with... WHAT A FUN GAME!!! ;D
i am soooooo glad i signed up, and i'm even more glad that i found the motivation to win the outcast challenge and return to the game after i got voted out.
honestly, i'd have to say that my journey here was one of the most interesting ones. mostly because i was techincally VOTED OUT first (which is a first for me) and then i got to come back at F11 (which is another first for me!)
another thing that made my journey extra interesting was the way i ended up voting every round. you'll notice i never stuck with the same "side" in two consecutive tribal councils... for instance, i voted marcus after fairplay... and jane after marcus.
and i did that every single round that i was in for, flip flopping back and forth
if i'd gotten to vote when christy went home, i'd have flip flopped on that round and voted fairplay hehehehe.
i was like a fish on land... flopping around.
i only cast 6 votes so far... and am in final 4. that's another pretty interesting little fact!!!! lol actually i've recieved more votes against me than i have cast myself! LOL.
and besides na onka, my first vote... everyone i've voted has gone home at that tribal. even fairplay, i only had to vote him once.
;D
but that's enough about all that...
what made japan the most memorable for me was rollercoaster ride of emotions!
i changed my mind on how i viewed people, and i felt about everyone, sooooooooo many times in the game. well about most people. i even kinda disliked alexis at one time!!! of course being voted out and brought back will do that to you, really make you feel a lot of different things.
i experienced the lowest karma on the board at one point. i think that lowest karma still stands, even. it was -7 or -8. and now i think, of the players left, i have the highest karma.
it's litterally been a season full of HIGH peaks and very LOW valleys for me!
even my play style changed up a lot. when i was in at first, i was playing WAY too hard, trying to set up way too many different things, and trying too hard to be in control. when i got back into the game, i came with no expectations (other than to be voted out again soon)... and i just sorta rolled with the punches. as evidenced by my changing sides every tribal. i tried to just stay as in between as possible, to keep my options open, and i tried to never shut any doors so that i couldn't make my way back through them if i needed to. even when i fought with monica, arguably my main ally (in the round that i couldn't even vote), i made up, and i voted against her ally fairplay the very next round, but then still had enough of an in with her to vote with her and continue working with her after that.
i thought i'd have to go on an immunity run... too... but as you can see, even without immunity coming down this stretch, i'm still here somehow.
i'm used to being a huge jury threat at this stage in the game, too. which is another interesting thing about this journey. i really don't feel like i'm much of a threat, i feel like i have a fairly good chance at going to the final 3 without winning immunity... again.
to top japan off... i was able to get along with people i never thought i'd be able to get along with. jaime is a big example of that. that was a surprise for me.
and i met wonderful awesome people like alexis and monica!
and i reconnected with ppl i knew before, like amanda and tyrone. kinda funny that those are the two people i knew from before who i will probly keep talking to now after this game. like the WORST enemies here. far worse enemies than alexis and fairplay could ever be
but ain't that a testament to my ability to fit in somewhere in between people
i live in a gray area
hahahahaha
in the end, na onka was kinda right about my play style when she voted me with her "E-LIE-ZA" vote in round 1. i have lied to everyone. at some point. every single person in the game. not exactly something i'm proud of but hey... i made it here.
dirty or not, i'm here. now i just gotta get one step further without all the blood on my hands ruinning it for me
i dont know what else to say really.
thnx you for having me in japan. this was truly one of my favorite games i have played in a long time. i liked the cast, in the end, despite everything i said in wrestling with my emotions while fighting to get here... i loved the hosts...
i loved the overall experience!
nowhere i'd have rather been for the last... fake 36 days?... than slithering my way to the final four.
hehehehe. get it? cause i'm like a snake??? ;D
oh, and yes...
i CAN survive japan!!
thnx you ugys for having me! it's been a blast!!!
i am soooooo glad i signed up, and i'm even more glad that i found the motivation to win the outcast challenge and return to the game after i got voted out.
honestly, i'd have to say that my journey here was one of the most interesting ones. mostly because i was techincally VOTED OUT first (which is a first for me) and then i got to come back at F11 (which is another first for me!)
another thing that made my journey extra interesting was the way i ended up voting every round. you'll notice i never stuck with the same "side" in two consecutive tribal councils... for instance, i voted marcus after fairplay... and jane after marcus.
and i did that every single round that i was in for, flip flopping back and forth
if i'd gotten to vote when christy went home, i'd have flip flopped on that round and voted fairplay hehehehe.
i was like a fish on land... flopping around.
i only cast 6 votes so far... and am in final 4. that's another pretty interesting little fact!!!! lol actually i've recieved more votes against me than i have cast myself! LOL.
and besides na onka, my first vote... everyone i've voted has gone home at that tribal. even fairplay, i only had to vote him once.
;D
but that's enough about all that...
what made japan the most memorable for me was rollercoaster ride of emotions!
i changed my mind on how i viewed people, and i felt about everyone, sooooooooo many times in the game. well about most people. i even kinda disliked alexis at one time!!! of course being voted out and brought back will do that to you, really make you feel a lot of different things.
i experienced the lowest karma on the board at one point. i think that lowest karma still stands, even. it was -7 or -8. and now i think, of the players left, i have the highest karma.
it's litterally been a season full of HIGH peaks and very LOW valleys for me!
even my play style changed up a lot. when i was in at first, i was playing WAY too hard, trying to set up way too many different things, and trying too hard to be in control. when i got back into the game, i came with no expectations (other than to be voted out again soon)... and i just sorta rolled with the punches. as evidenced by my changing sides every tribal. i tried to just stay as in between as possible, to keep my options open, and i tried to never shut any doors so that i couldn't make my way back through them if i needed to. even when i fought with monica, arguably my main ally (in the round that i couldn't even vote), i made up, and i voted against her ally fairplay the very next round, but then still had enough of an in with her to vote with her and continue working with her after that.
i thought i'd have to go on an immunity run... too... but as you can see, even without immunity coming down this stretch, i'm still here somehow.
i'm used to being a huge jury threat at this stage in the game, too. which is another interesting thing about this journey. i really don't feel like i'm much of a threat, i feel like i have a fairly good chance at going to the final 3 without winning immunity... again.
to top japan off... i was able to get along with people i never thought i'd be able to get along with. jaime is a big example of that. that was a surprise for me.
and i met wonderful awesome people like alexis and monica!
and i reconnected with ppl i knew before, like amanda and tyrone. kinda funny that those are the two people i knew from before who i will probly keep talking to now after this game. like the WORST enemies here. far worse enemies than alexis and fairplay could ever be
but ain't that a testament to my ability to fit in somewhere in between people
i live in a gray area
hahahahaha
in the end, na onka was kinda right about my play style when she voted me with her "E-LIE-ZA" vote in round 1. i have lied to everyone. at some point. every single person in the game. not exactly something i'm proud of but hey... i made it here.
dirty or not, i'm here. now i just gotta get one step further without all the blood on my hands ruinning it for me
i dont know what else to say really.
thnx you for having me in japan. this was truly one of my favorite games i have played in a long time. i liked the cast, in the end, despite everything i said in wrestling with my emotions while fighting to get here... i loved the hosts...
i loved the overall experience!
nowhere i'd have rather been for the last... fake 36 days?... than slithering my way to the final four.
hehehehe. get it? cause i'm like a snake??? ;D
oh, and yes...
i CAN survive japan!!
thnx you ugys for having me! it's been a blast!!!