Post by Leslie Nease on Sept 26, 2009 7:08:48 GMT -5
Coming into this game, I knew I had an uphill climb. In China, I didn't perform near as well as I thought I should have, and I vowed to myself that I would give it my all this season, and I did.
When we were on separate tribes, I busted my butt to make sure Mogo Mogo never went to Tribal Council, and with the help of an incredibly strong tribe, that became a reality. I also became very close to Darrah during that time, and I knew that the two of us would stick together through to the end.
Once we merged, I was offered an alliance with Carolina, Frosti, Aras and Austin. I considered it for some time, but realized that if I did join them full through, I would probably make it to fifth place, fourth depending on how I did in challenges, so I stayed with my Mogo Mogo alliance after voting Nick out.
After Austin got voted out, and we had another Tribal Council, the game changed slightly for me. There wasn't any communication on who was gonna go, and I was worried that it was gonna be me, so I went with Burton, who I never had a strong connection with. As it turned out, Burton was the one to go that night, and for the first time I doubted my alliance with Darrah because we voted differently.
So I decided to side with Sydney and Aras, because I wasn't sure where the original Mogo Mogos stood, and we voted out Amanda, who was a big threat to us. Afterwards, I realized that going to the end with Aras would be a huge mistake, and so we voted him out next. When it came to the final four, me, Darrah and James voted Sydney out, and this is where we are now.
I made it to the final three with only two votes against me, and no individual Immunity wins. Did I lie? Yes. Did I backstab? Yes. Did I have a hand in voting every one of you out? Yes. But that's the game of "Survivor." If I didn't do those things, I wouldn't be sitting where I am, and I wouldn't be truly playing the game. Should I apologize for that? If I really hurt your feelings, then yes. But remember, this is the type of game we all signed up to play.
I look forward to your questions, thank you.
When we were on separate tribes, I busted my butt to make sure Mogo Mogo never went to Tribal Council, and with the help of an incredibly strong tribe, that became a reality. I also became very close to Darrah during that time, and I knew that the two of us would stick together through to the end.
Once we merged, I was offered an alliance with Carolina, Frosti, Aras and Austin. I considered it for some time, but realized that if I did join them full through, I would probably make it to fifth place, fourth depending on how I did in challenges, so I stayed with my Mogo Mogo alliance after voting Nick out.
After Austin got voted out, and we had another Tribal Council, the game changed slightly for me. There wasn't any communication on who was gonna go, and I was worried that it was gonna be me, so I went with Burton, who I never had a strong connection with. As it turned out, Burton was the one to go that night, and for the first time I doubted my alliance with Darrah because we voted differently.
So I decided to side with Sydney and Aras, because I wasn't sure where the original Mogo Mogos stood, and we voted out Amanda, who was a big threat to us. Afterwards, I realized that going to the end with Aras would be a huge mistake, and so we voted him out next. When it came to the final four, me, Darrah and James voted Sydney out, and this is where we are now.
I made it to the final three with only two votes against me, and no individual Immunity wins. Did I lie? Yes. Did I backstab? Yes. Did I have a hand in voting every one of you out? Yes. But that's the game of "Survivor." If I didn't do those things, I wouldn't be sitting where I am, and I wouldn't be truly playing the game. Should I apologize for that? If I really hurt your feelings, then yes. But remember, this is the type of game we all signed up to play.
I look forward to your questions, thank you.