I just spoke with JT, and he seems like an awesome guy. We really clicked. It was quite relieving being able to talk so openly with him. I'm on a mission to prove to the majority of my tribe that I'm valuable and that they need to keep me around. With not being as much as a superstar in the challenge as I should have been, people are going to be looking for any reason to get rid of anyone ... so why not take out the person who didn't help out with winning Immunity?
I think I managed to build a solid foundation with JT. I don't think he'll be rushing to write my name down, which is good. I'm sure if a majority of people said to him that I should go he would go along with it ... the first vote is tricky. You don't want to give anyone a reason to write your name down.
Anyways. I didn't want to push on the strategy talk too much ... I think I'm in a delicate spot. I need to just assure everyone that I'm here to play and to help the tribe.
So, overall, very good chat with JT.JT is offline
McLuke87: (5:01:19 PM) hey JT!
JT signed on at 5:48 PM.
JT: (5:48:57 PM) sandra!
JT: (5:49:00 PM) how was ur bday?
McLuke87: (5:49:08 PM) JT! so good!
McLuke87: (5:49:18 PM) my friends went above and beyond, so, im very happy
McLuke87: (5:49:20 PM) hows it going?
JT: (5:49:37 PM) its going good...tired. i was up all night doing the challenge hah
McLuke87: (5:50:09 PM) uggg i feel so bad ... =( i wish i could have been here
McLuke87: (5:50:16 PM) you guys did really well though
McLuke87: (5:50:18 PM) we're in second
JT: (5:50:30 PM) yea i don't think we have enough time to catch up unfortunately
McLuke87: (5:50:49 PM) ya i figured that ... i think for my ego im gonna try to get some points anyways
JT: (5:51:12 PM) yea im going to continue to try anyway
JT: (5:51:20 PM) the last round is a double round so anything can happen
McLuke87: (5:51:54 PM) i mean, all seven of us could come on and get the top 7 spots ... the winning tribe could get zero ...
McLuke87: (5:51:59 PM) that way we might close the gap ... lol
JT: (5:52:22 PM) yea but i dont think the chances of that happening are all that good lol
McLuke87: (5:53:10 PM) im not gonna hold my breath ... = P
McLuke87: (5:53:16 PM) but i mean, 5/6 tribes were going to TC
McLuke87: (5:53:24 PM) so ... the odds were not in our favour to begin with
JT: (5:53:58 PM) yeah...but we still did really well
McLuke87: (5:54:46 PM) yea definitely, 2nd place i was impressed
McLuke87: (5:54:54 PM) better than maguk or whatever they're called 0_o
JT: (5:55:05 PM) yea that tribe is awful lol
McLuke87: (5:55:34 PM) lol and they had a replacement too
McLuke87: (5:55:40 PM) can you imagine if aaron were still there?
JT: (5:56:05 PM) hahaha
McLuke87: (5:56:31 PM) so where you from?? ever been in esurvivor before?
JT: (5:56:45 PM) nope this is my first time! u?
McLuke87: (5:56:51 PM) same
McLuke87: (5:56:56 PM) i've been in games before, just never this series
McLuke87: (5:56:59 PM) it looks awesome though
JT: (5:57:12 PM) yea i have heard many great things...where are u from?
McLuke87: (5:57:20 PM) canada =P you?
JT: (5:57:30 PM) USA...pennsylvania specifically
McLuke87: (5:57:42 PM) i think that's close to me, im in ontario
JT: (5:57:49 PM) yea its close!
McLuke87: (5:57:55 PM) im about 2 hours from detroit i think
JT: (5:58:16 PM) oh ok thats cool! have u talked to anyone else on our tribe yet?
McLuke87: (5:58:44 PM) uhm not too too many, being gone all day yesterday. and i work all day during the week so im not on often during those times
McLuke87: (5:58:54 PM) but i swear im active! im usually on all evening, lol
McLuke87: (5:59:04 PM) mikey, lex on AIM ... PMd john a bit back and forth
McLuke87: (5:59:10 PM) how abotu you?
JT: (5:59:26 PM) ive had a chance to talk to them all...everyone seems awesome
McLuke87: (6:00:46 PM) yea the people i've spoken to seem cool
McLuke87: (6:00:57 PM) im hoping to connect a bit more with adam/alex
JT: (6:02:04 PM) yea...we got 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th that round
McLuke87: (6:02:23 PM) i saw that
McLuke87: (6:02:28 PM) i wanna get 1st at least once
McLuke87: (6:02:38 PM) itll make me feel better, haha
JT: (6:02:47 PM) haha its a pain to tally it up if u get first
JT: (6:03:29 PM) brb...gotta shower!
JT went away at 6:03 PM.
McLuke87: (6:05:10 PM) kk sounds good, tty when you get back =P
JT returned at 6:30 PM.
JT: (6:30:43 PM) backk
McLuke87: (6:30:51 PM) i noticed
McLuke87: (6:30:54 PM) 2 and 3rd =D
JT: (6:31:05 PM)
McLuke87: (6:32:15 PM) just one more round ... maybe it'll be a 50x bonus ronud
McLuke87: (6:32:18 PM) and we'll pull off the win
JT: (6:32:26 PM) haha dont i wish
McLuke87: (6:33:44 PM) ah well ... what are your plans this weekend?
JT: (6:34:31 PM) hanging out with my girlfriend tonight...other than that im not sure. u?
McLuke87: (6:35:17 PM) tonights more of the party for my bday, since we all worked today
McLuke87: (6:35:31 PM) so im gonna head and get booze after the challenge and i assume ppl will come over around 10 or so
JT: (6:35:43 PM) gotta love the booze ha
McLuke87: (6:36:13 PM) bahaha ya, im pretty excited
McLuke87: (6:36:21 PM) so that toinght, recover tomorrow ... go out again tomorrow
McLuke87: (6:36:24 PM) recover sunday
McLuke87: (6:36:27 PM) back to work monday =P
JT: (6:36:44 PM) sounds like a good weekend to me! haha
McLuke87: (6:37:12 PM) it should be pretty good! do you work? school?
JT: (6:38:14 PM) i take classes at the local college and work as a promotions assistant for the local minor league baseball team
McLuke87: (6:39:26 PM) oh thats cool! what classes are you taking?
McLuke87: (6:39:29 PM) marketing?
JT: (6:40:08 PM) yea and im taking a law class because i want to go to law school eventually
McLuke87: (6:40:44 PM) oh cool, i could never pull that off. so much reading 0_o
JT: (6:40:56 PM) yea it will be tough for sure haha
McLuke87: (6:43:55 PM) how old are you? i just turned 25
JT: (6:44:15 PM) 24...will be 25 next month haha
McLuke87: (6:44:34 PM) bahaha nice
McLuke87: (6:44:37 PM) its a good age =P
McLuke87: (6:44:42 PM) im not freaking out about it yet
JT: (6:44:58 PM) do u play these games alot?
McLuke87: (6:45:36 PM) i go through phases ... i've been playing since marquesas 0_o ... i used to play really often. now i play once about every 6/7 months
McLuke87: (6:45:37 PM) you?
JT: (6:46:22 PM) im reletively new to these games
McLuke87: (6:46:41 PM) liking them so far?
JT: (6:46:48 PM) yea!
McLuke87: (6:47:27 PM) they can be very addicting =P it all depends on how active the cast is and how good the host is
McLuke87: (6:47:38 PM) this game seems to have a good mix of both
JT: (6:47:56 PM) ive heard good things about this series so i applied a few months ago
McLuke87: (6:48:15 PM) i just kind of fell into this one, haha
McLuke87: (6:48:34 PM) i was just in a game that wrapped with one of the hosts and she said i should apply so ... here i am =P
JT: (6:48:57 PM) hopefully it lives up to the hype!
McLuke87: (6:49:55 PM) i think it will! im nervous for upcoming twists and swaps, lol
McLuke87: (6:50:04 PM) i feel like this game will have a lot of them 0_o
JT: (6:50:23 PM) yea...considering we started out in 6 tribes, i think there will be some swaps
McLuke87: (6:50:34 PM) i know, im half expecting one every round to two rounds, lol
JT: (6:51:26 PM) i dont think there will be that many haha
McLuke87: (6:52:27 PM) that'd be nice, im liking our tribe so far!
JT: (6:53:27 PM) me too! we have a very strong group it seems!
McLuke87: (6:54:07 PM) i agree
McLuke87: (6:54:21 PM) i feel like if i had been here we might have won =(
JT: (6:54:57 PM) maybe...but we cant look at it like that. we came in 2nd out of 6 and we were short handed! thats awesome...were definitely gonna win next time
McLuke87: (6:57:05 PM) i believe so
McLuke87: (7:00:42 PM) bahhh no 1st place for me =(
JT: (7:00:54 PM)
JT: (7:00:57 PM) its okay!
JT: (7:01:00 PM) i have to get going now though
JT: (7:01:02 PM) ttyl!
McLuke87: (7:01:13 PM) sounds good, nice meeting you =P
JT signed off at 7:01 PM.
JT is offline
Alex and I had a very brief conversation. I would have liked to have formed a better "connection" with him, but, given the time constraints we had on our conversation I think it worked out well for me. I told him I was sorry for contributing too much to the challenge, and he basically just spoke out and said 'Hey, you helped out, it's ok'. He then let me know that he's heard Adam's name being thrown around. Which is perfect for me, as Adam is the person I've chatted to least. I'd be very comfortable with taking out Adam this round.
Hell, I'm cool with anyone as long as it ain't me. And preferably Mikey and JT, as they seem really cool too.
So hopefully Alex wasn't bluffing or blowing smoke to me, because I would definitely like to see a majority of votes go Adam's way.Alex Bell is offline
McLuke87: (5:01:16 PM) hey alex!
Alex Bell signed on at 6:53 PM.
McLuke87: (7:04:19 PM) hey
Alex Bell: (7:04:37 PM) hey Sandra
McLuke87: (7:04:45 PM) hows it going?
Alex Bell: (7:04:49 PM) good
Alex Bell: (7:04:50 PM) you
McLuke87: (7:05:18 PM) im good
McLuke87: (7:05:23 PM) just catching up on the board and everything
Alex Bell: (7:05:40 PM) yeah, i hear that
Alex Bell: (7:05:43 PM) it's been a bit crazy lol
McLuke87: (7:05:57 PM) i know. i feel like i missed stuff even though i was just gone one evening
Alex Bell: (7:06:10 PM) you really didn't
Alex Bell: (7:06:11 PM) lol
McLuke87: (7:06:30 PM) thts good, i guess its just my paranoia ... i feel terrible not being able to help in the challenge
Alex Bell: (7:10:44 PM) you did help
Alex Bell: (7:10:55 PM) you should be fine, i've only heard Adam
Alex Bell: (7:11:02 PM) and that's probably what i'm gonna do anyway
Alex Bell: (7:11:11 PM) but i gotta run and get dinner for ma familla, so i'll be back in a bit
McLuke87: (7:11:22 PM) kk sounds good
McLuke87: (7:11:39 PM) tonights my actual party since we all had to work today, so i'll be offline probably 8 or 9 pm onwards
McLuke87: (7:11:42 PM) but ill be around tomorrow
Alex Bell went away at 7:11 PM.
Alex Bell: (7:11:51 PM) okay, i'll probably talk to you tomorrow then
McLuke87: (7:11:53 PM) i've heard adam too so ... thats where I'm leaning. i'll let you know if i hear otherwise
McLuke87: (7:11:56 PM) kk sounds good thanks
Mikey and I had another good conversation. If I had to say someone on Nanguluwur had my back it would be Mikey. I trust him much more than I trust anyone else. We're the same age, from the same part of the world and we get along really well.
Mikey let me on the fact that the two hot names for the vote are Lex and Adam. This lines up with what Alex told me, so it makes me feel like Alex was telling me the truth.
Mikey likes JT a lot. I like JT a lot. I think the three of us, if we wanted to line up, would be very powerful together. My biggest hesitation is that the game is so big and I know there are going to be a lot of twists and swaps coming up ... should I give any sort of concrete loyalty to Mikey and JT? Would I be shooting myself in the foot making an end game alliance with those two?
I think I would. So for now I'm definitely going to keep Mikey and JT close ... hell, I'm going to keep everyone close ... but I know I gotta look out for me and just keep getting myself one day closer to the end.
Anyways. Mikey said JT is leaning towards Lex ... which I wouldn't prefer, but, I know that I'm not in any sort of power position seeing as I need to kiss ass to these people. If Lex needs to go this round, so be it. I just need to keep Mikey, JT, Alex and John happy with me ...
But what fun would it be if the jester, Lex, left so early???Mikey Bortone is away
Mikey Bortone: (4:57:16 PM) Hey
McLuke87: (4:57:22 PM) hey hey
McLuke87: (4:57:24 PM) hows it going?
Mikey Bortone: (4:57:38 PM) I really hope that you make good impressions with people. I do not want to see you targetted.
Mikey Bortone: (4:57:53 PM) And it is not going bad, I'm just at my folks house right now playing scrabble
Mikey Bortone: (4:57:55 PM) lol
McLuke87: (4:58:01 PM) lol, nice nice. i just got in from work =P
McLuke87: (4:58:07 PM) i know im gonna kiss major ass today and tomorrow
McLuke87: (4:58:26 PM) honestly though, you do what you gotta do and if ppl do target me, ill completely understand if you need to go with the flow
McLuke87: (4:58:37 PM) but you know im 99% of the time good, it was just really bad timing yesterday =(
Mikey Bortone: (5:01:03 PM) Nah I don't want you to go anywhere, if you make good impressions we can easily get Lex or Adam out.
Mikey Bortone: (5:01:44 PM) They both suck at challenges so if you can convince the others that you're a challenge beast that would be convincing enough to keep ya probably.
Mikey Bortone: (5:02:44 PM) Ugh the internet is so slow here, I have not been in the top 10 since I came over to my parent's house
McLuke87: (5:03:13 PM) i just tried it out now, i waited until 59 seconds ... and i was like 10th ... so i need to keep it up for the next two hours
McLuke87: (5:03:16 PM) its over at 7 right?
Mikey Bortone: (5:03:21 PM) Yah
McLuke87: (5:04:27 PM) do we keep going once we post?
it's just the first 10, right?
Mikey Bortone: (5:05:16 PM) Just the first 10 and your first post counts, but some of us have been trying to post twice just in case our first is early. I do it in tabs and post a little before hoping I'll be first and switch to the next tab real quick in case I was early on my other one.
Mikey Bortone: (5:05:32 PM) And it is only at the :00 and :30 marks right on
McLuke87: (5:06:27 PM) mmmhmm kk thought so
McLuke87: (5:06:43 PM) i saw someone post the totals ... if they're right theres no way we can win
Mikey Bortone: (5:07:15 PM) We would need to get all our tribe members in the top spots for the next few lmao
Mikey Bortone: (5:07:26 PM) We're so far behind the top tribe
McLuke87: (5:08:39 PM) lol, ya, i mean with 5/6 tribes going to TC ... odds weren't the greatest anyways
McLuke87: (5:08:44 PM) ah well ... hopefully it all works out
McLuke87: (5:08:47 PM) how come your at your parents?
Mikey Bortone: (5:09:22 PM) I just came for dinner and hang out here for a bit, played some scrabble like I said (I won)
Mikey Bortone: (5:10:04 PM) And now I'mma make some chocolate chip cookies for my mom *shrug*
McLuke87: (5:11:04 PM) jealous, i need some cookies
Mikey Bortone: (5:11:06 PM) But yah, I decided I needed to distance myself from Lex yesterday when people were commenting like you did that he is a character. And JT doesn't like him from past games. So we can easily get rid of him most likely.
McLuke87: (5:11:17 PM) alright good to know
McLuke87: (5:11:35 PM) were you able to talk to everyone yesterday?
McLuke87: (5:11:48 PM) i've only PMed a bit with john/jt ... but i just PMd alex saying hi and stuff
Mikey Bortone: (5:11:58 PM) Except Adam and then I barely got to talk to him today because he has super crappy internet and he kept getting disconnected from AIM.
McLuke87: (5:17:15 PM) cool. im hoping people get on AIM a bit more often. i know i've been MIA, so hopefully it's just been poor timing
McLuke87: (5:17:25 PM) i hate playing games when no one is ever around
Mikey Bortone: (5:18:37 PM) They have been fairly active so hopefully they'll be around soon
Mikey Bortone: (5:18:59 PM) Apparently Adam lives in Phillipines, John lives in Ireland, and the others are all from America
Mikey Bortone returned at 5:56 PM.
Mikey Bortone: (5:58:34 PM) Talking to JT?
McLuke87: (5:59:13 PM) yeap
McLuke87: (5:59:16 PM) he seems really cool
Mikey Bortone: (6:00:31 PM) He is pretty cool
McLuke87: (6:01:07 PM) that was a good round for us =P
McLuke87: (6:01:10 PM) maybe we'll come back! lol
Mikey Bortone: (6:01:21 PM) Did we all suck? =/
McLuke87: (6:01:29 PM) lol no we actually did ok
McLuke87: (6:01:42 PM) i think we got 4,5,6 and 9
Mikey Bortone: (6:02:10 PM) Sweet lol
McLuke87: (6:04:57 PM) you got any plans this weekend?
Mikey Bortone: (6:06:08 PM) Hmm nothing too exciting. Having some friends come over to my place around 8:30/9 and gonna hang out, have some pizza maybe some beers, and play some video games/watch a movie. Tomorrow I'm working. Sunday I am off and I'm coming back over here to my parents house for dinner again.
McLuke87: (6:06:57 PM) sounds like a decent weekend. at 7 im gonna run quickly to the liquor store and grab stuff, then come back. people are gonna come around 10 or so to actually party for my bday, so thatll be fun
Mikey Bortone: (6:07:15 PM) I don't live very far away and they like to feed me
Mikey Bortone: (6:07:28 PM) Nice, what did you do yesterday? You just a party animal?
McLuke87: (6:09:17 PM) haha not on weeknights ... im rather lame sunday night to thurs night. 7 of us went to pizza hut, ordered so much ... then came here to drink and a few more came. i wanted to go sleep but they forced me to go to the bar ... it was karaoke and 4 of my best friends practiced the dance routine to stronger by kelly clarkson ... so they bought the karaoke version, gave it to the DJ and they went on stage with me and background danced to the song while i sang it
McLuke87: (6:09:31 PM) it was the best gift ever, haha ... im kind of crazy obsessed with kelly clarkson =P
McLuke87: (6:09:45 PM) so tonight will just be straight up dancing and drinking
Mikey Bortone: (6:11:27 PM) Sounds like a lot of fun
Mikey Bortone: (6:11:52 PM) I'm jealous now I wanna come party with you!
McLuke87: (6:12:02 PM) we'll skype you in! lol
McLuke87: (6:12:19 PM) pizza and beer sounds excellent though. thats basically my life everyday fri and sat
McLuke87: (6:12:21 PM) and dancing
McLuke87: (6:12:22 PM) haha
Mikey Bortone: (6:12:23 PM) lol, could. I haven't used Skype in quite some time eeek.
Mikey Bortone: (6:13:39 PM) I am sure I could do something more exciting than what I am doing tonight but I need to balance my friends and my work friends or my friends will get mad. But my work friends are much more fun...and we can party whenever we feel like it. We all work evenings so it doesn't matter what day of the week it is haha
Mikey Bortone: (6:13:58 PM) We had a staff party on Monday and it was pretty crazy
McLuke87: (6:14:20 PM) i had the same dilemma in high school ... my work friends were way more fun, but i felt bad hanging out with them every weekend
McLuke87: (6:14:50 PM) i usually go out every saturday, but fridays are about 50/50 between going out or stayig in and doing the same thing you're doing
McLuke87: (6:15:02 PM) we chill, watch movies, order food and drink casually
Mikey Bortone: (6:16:00 PM) I typically don't get the weekends off, dunno why I am off tonight **shrug**
Mikey Bortone: (6:16:11 PM) Tomorrow I'm closing manager so 4:30 til like 2:30 am
McLuke87: (6:17:29 PM) i used to have to work until like 3am at mcdonalds, but the shifts were only ever max 8 hours 0_o
McLuke87: (6:17:32 PM) that would be so tiring
McLuke87: (6:17:41 PM) where do you work again?
Mikey Bortone: (6:18:04 PM) At a restaurant/bar. Canadian chain called Kelsey's kinda like a TGIF or Chilli's.
McLuke87: (6:18:17 PM) i live in canada =P
McLuke87: (6:18:22 PM) very familliar with kelseys lol
Mikey Bortone: (6:18:23 PM) Oh, I forgot lol
Mikey Bortone: (6:18:32 PM) oooops where again?
McLuke87: (6:18:36 PM) ontario, london
McLuke87: (6:18:37 PM) you?
Mikey Bortone: (6:18:40 PM) Hamilton, On
McLuke87: (6:18:48 PM) oh wow, almost neighbours! haha
McLuke87: (6:18:58 PM) one of my good friends from school was from hamilton
McLuke87: (6:19:06 PM) i used to go to hess and hang out with her every now and then
Mikey Bortone: (6:19:10 PM) They opened a new Kelsey's down in London I believe
Mikey Bortone: (6:19:18 PM) Oh gawd, I'm too old for Hess now haha
Mikey Bortone: (6:19:30 PM) 26 is like ancient there. It is all 19 year olds.
McLuke87: (6:19:30 PM) i think you're right, i dont venture too far out of downtown london so i dont know =P
McLuke87: (6:19:38 PM) hey i just turned 25, i hear you
McLuke87: (6:19:43 PM) i can not go to certain bars anymore
McLuke87: (6:19:44 PM) its just sad
Mikey Bortone: (6:19:49 PM) lol
McLuke87: (6:20:16 PM) yesterday after pizza hut but before more people came over, my close friends were here and we're all the same age
McLuke87: (6:20:38 PM) and we jsut listened and danced to 80/90s music in my apartment. and it was amazing. i didnt even want to go out
McLuke87: (6:20:42 PM) im clearly way too old now
Mikey Bortone: (6:21:52 PM) Ah well, nothing wrong with that
Mikey Bortone: (6:22:18 PM) Ugh I am so mad. The cookies turned out so perfect.
McLuke87: (6:22:33 PM) so? eat'em up. your mom will never know you made them
McLuke87: (6:22:38 PM) victimless crime
Mikey Bortone: (6:22:42 PM) She made me make them
Mikey Bortone: (6:22:52 PM) And she won't let me take any home LOL
McLuke87: (6:24:40 PM) lol, you'll have to stop at subway on the way home and get some
McLuke87: (6:24:44 PM) those cookies are phenomenal
Mikey Bortone: (6:25:12 PM) I haven't tried 'em. I was tempted to get them one day I was there but passed.
McLuke87: (6:25:27 PM) the m&m ones are amazing
McLuke87: (6:25:29 PM) i live above a subway
McLuke87: (6:25:31 PM) its dangerous
Mikey Bortone: (6:26:03 PM) I could eat subway everyday yumm
Mikey Bortone: (6:26:17 PM) But you being addicted to the cookies...trouble
McLuke87: (6:27:02 PM) haha im more of a mcdonalds guy, which is down the street. which is probably worse than just cookies from subway but ... what can you do? =P
Mikey Bortone: (6:27:29 PM) Nah, I hear yah. I worked there too and I still am addicted to the food.
McLuke87: (6:28:47 PM) yea i worked there for two years
McLuke87: (6:29:01 PM) thats where i'd work till 3 am
Mikey Bortone: (6:34:44 PM) JT doesn't wanna boot you gj
McLuke87: (6:34:54 PM) bahah, phewww =P
McLuke87: (6:35:01 PM) im gonna chat him up abotu the vote i think later
Mikey Bortone: (6:35:13 PM) Yah, I'm talking to him now so don't or it might seem suspicious lol
McLuke87: (6:35:41 PM) lol, i wont
McLuke87: (6:35:44 PM) is he thinking lex?
Mikey Bortone: (6:36:15 PM) I think so
Mikey Bortone: (6:36:37 PM) Between Lex or Adam.
McLuke87: (6:36:48 PM) fine by me at the end of the day. id say adam, but only bc i haven't spoken to him at all
Mikey Bortone: (6:38:17 PM) Yah I'd wanna say Adam too just because I think both Lex and Adam will suck but Lex would likely have my back in the future in a swap or something
McLuke87: (6:39:08 PM) mhmmm. if they both suck but the other is at least going to be AIM and participate, i think it makes more sense to keep them. but ... clearly im not gonna try and move the vote around since it could easily be pushed back on me
McLuke87: (6:49:14 PM) lol i think it will! im nervous about future swaps and stuff
McLuke87: (6:49:32 PM) oops that was meant for JT =P
McLuke87: (6:49:38 PM) we're tlking about the game being a good one, haha
Mikey Bortone: (6:51:24 PM) Ah lol
Mikey Bortone: (6:51:46 PM) Yah, I'm sure we're not gonna be on these tribes long. I'm very nervous about swaps and stuff too.
Mikey Bortone: (6:52:01 PM) And I really like our tribe so far
McLuke87: (6:52:03 PM) rookie mistake eh! im embarrassed! lol
McLuke87: (6:52:13 PM) i know ... i think they're gonna be like every round to two rounds
Mikey Bortone: (6:52:38 PM) I could see them doing another big round like this and then 3 tribes of 8 being formed
McLuke87: (6:53:01 PM) yea i can that happening
McLuke87: (6:53:08 PM) i think the # of tribes will steadily dwindle down
McLuke87: (6:53:18 PM) i just hope the game doesnt really drag out too too much
Mikey Bortone: (6:54:30 PM) Oh wait, 4 tribes of 8
Mikey Bortone: (6:54:36 PM) My bad
Mikey Bortone: (6:54:45 PM) 42 down to 37 down to 32 and then swap
McLuke87: (6:54:50 PM) lol i knew what you were getting at =P
McLuke87: (6:54:54 PM) i think that makes sense
McLuke87: (7:00:51 PM) you almost got #1!
Mikey Bortone: (7:01:30 PM) Yay
Mikey Bortone: (7:01:35 PM) I only got #1 like once
Mikey Bortone: (7:01:39 PM) During the whole thing
McLuke87: (7:03:32 PM) i wanted to get #1 so bad
McLuke87: (7:03:47 PM) i was jsut too nervous about posting earlier than i was supposed to
Mikey Bortone: (7:19:23 PM) Switching houses, back in a few
Mikey Bortone: (7:19:26 PM)
McLuke87: (7:19:43 PM) np =P i may be gone to the store when you get back, but i should come online later
Mikey Bortone: (7:19:47 PM) kk
McLuke87: (7:19:48 PM) chatting with alex/john
McLuke87: (7:19:55 PM) alex said he was leaning towards adam
Mikey Bortone: (7:20:25 PM) Yah, I know. I am happy about that but also suspicious because they did play a game together apparently but Alex claimed they were never on the same tribe.
Mikey Bortone: (7:20:46 PM) I don't think they could do any damage though even if they wanted to if we boot Adam so it should be fine
Mikey Bortone: (7:21:01 PM) Laptop going in bag now
McLuke87: (7:21:23 PM) kk sounds good
McLuke87: (7:21:24 PM) ttyl
John ... is kind of difficult to talk to. Not in the Lex way, where you don't know what to say because you're talking to a lunatic ... but because we didn't really have a good flow to our conversation. It was dry and forced. I don't think John is someone that I'm going to connect with or want to work with too closely with in the future. But that's fine, I don't think I'll need him.
I spoke to John after I had spoken to JT, Mikey and Alex ... so by this point I was feeling a little more secure and brave with my position in the tribe. So I was willing to open the door to talk about strategy.
He confirmed it was between Lex and Adam. I stated my preference for Adam to go, but I definitely got the impression that he wanted Lex gone. So I started saying I was cool with either. He said he was cool with either. So ... I think we're on the same page.
If I were a betting man I'd say Adam is done for. I want him gone, Mikey wants him gone, Lex will vote for him ... so it would take JT, Adam, John & Alex to team up and take Lex out. Which I don't see happening.
Sorry Adam.John Kenny is offline
McLuke87: (5:01:23 PM) hey John!
John Kenny signed on at 6:36 PM.
John Kenny: (7:01:08 PM) Hey Sandra
McLuke87: (7:01:18 PM) hey john! hows it going?
John Kenny: (7:01:59 PM) Yeah im good , how was your birthdat?
McLuke87: (7:02:11 PM) it was really good, thanks
McLuke87: (7:02:16 PM) i feel bad i wasn't able to help out!
McLuke87: (7:02:21 PM) we were so close to winning too
John Kenny: (7:03:01 PM) Yeah its fine not a problem
McLuke87: (7:03:53 PM) thanks
McLuke87: (7:03:57 PM) how you liking the game so far?
John Kenny: (7:04:29 PM) Yeah its great lots of active people
John Kenny: (7:04:38 PM) i loved the first challenge
McLuke87: (7:04:54 PM) i know, it looks very promising =P
McLuke87: (7:05:03 PM) everyone seems to be really into it, which should make it really fun
McLuke87: (7:05:11 PM) you said this was your first time in the series, right?
John Kenny: (7:05:26 PM) Yeah
McLuke87: (7:06:09 PM) so where are you from?
John Kenny: (7:07:44 PM) Im from Ireland
John Kenny: (7:07:46 PM) u?
McLuke87: (7:07:57 PM) oh cool, canada here
McLuke87: (7:08:00 PM) my background is irish
McLuke87: (7:08:02 PM) =P
John Kenny: (7:08:52 PM) Cool we have a connection
McLuke87: (7:10:20 PM) mmhmm =P you work? student?
John Kenny: (7:11:02 PM) I work in a supermarket called tesco
McLuke87: (7:12:05 PM) cool, like it???
John Kenny: (7:12:21 PM) Yeah im there 15 and a half years
McLuke87: (7:15:10 PM) oh wow, that's crazy! the longest job i've held is the one i have now, and thats just a little over 2 years
McLuke87: (7:15:19 PM) how old are you? i jsut turned 25
John Kenny: (7:15:57 PM) Im 31
John Kenny: (7:16:17 PM) working there since i was 15 and a half
McLuke87: (7:17:20 PM) good for you! thats dedication =P
McLuke87: (7:17:29 PM) does survivor air over there or did you just stumble upon it online?
John Kenny: (7:19:55 PM) no i first came across it on an irish lanugage station survivor africa years ago
McLuke87: (7:20:09 PM) oh cool =P do you play online often?
John Kenny: (7:21:41 PM) currenty we have just finished survivorredemption island
John Kenny: (7:21:55 PM) i have been watching online sine gabon
John Kenny: (7:22:09 PM) i try and onlly play 1 game at a time
McLuke87: (7:23:21 PM) i do the same, more than one is confusing
McLuke87: (7:23:25 PM) i dont have the energy
McLuke87: (7:23:29 PM) did you like redemption island?
John Kenny: (7:23:53 PM) yeah but i wanted Andrea to win
John Kenny: (7:24:02 PM) not rob or philip
McLuke87: (7:24:27 PM) im not a big boston rob fan
McLuke87: (7:24:41 PM) i wasn't a huge fan of ometepe so ... i was fairly indifferent
McLuke87: (7:24:51 PM) i liked zapatera =P taking out russell and all =P
John Kenny: (7:25:11 PM) yeah but i liked small stephaine
McLuke87: (7:27:03 PM) yea i really liked her =P
McLuke87: (7:27:06 PM) she was fiesty =P
McLuke87: (7:27:13 PM) have you heard much about our vote this round ... ??
John Kenny: (7:27:25 PM) So what do you work at?
McLuke87: (7:27:51 PM) i work for a human resources consulting firm ... we specialize in helping our clients run their employee benefit plans ... its pretty riveting =P
John Kenny: (7:27:57 PM) I think its between Lex and Adam
McLuke87: (7:28:06 PM) yea ... i've heard those two names as well
McLuke87: (7:28:18 PM) personally i'd lean towards adam but ... im cool with whatever
McLuke87: (7:28:33 PM) i feel like missing on the challenge i dont have a lot of say, im just happy you guys were cool with me missing it
John Kenny: (7:28:59 PM) The way it is Adam lives in the phillipines and i think Lex is from the states
John Kenny: (7:29:14 PM) Adam will be on at different times
McLuke87: (7:29:26 PM) which is kind of an advantage, especially for challenges like this
John Kenny: (7:29:26 PM) and he says his computer is slow
John Kenny: (7:30:00 PM) yeah he did try alot today but i think his best place was 8th
McLuke87: (7:30:23 PM) oh wow ... lex didn't do much better from what i saw ...
John Kenny: (7:31:23 PM) Nope and the time would have been better for him
McLuke87: (7:31:34 PM) so you think lex is the better option?
McLuke87: (7:31:42 PM) have you spoken to him yet? he's a little ... different, haha
John Kenny: (7:32:05 PM) Im happy to go with either
John Kenny: (7:32:26 PM) Yeah i spoke to him he is accentric
McLuke87: (7:33:16 PM) lol, ya
McLuke87: (7:33:21 PM) im the same, im happy to go with either one
McLuke87: (7:33:43 PM) i gotta run now though, gotta pick up some beer for tonight. i'll be online a little bit later and most of tomorrow so we can chat then or PM one another
John Kenny: (7:33:58 PM) ttyl
it's just the first 10, right?
Thinking of you and your family this week.