Congrats on surviving another shocking elimination.

How do you think this game will change after tonight's elimination?

In terms of trust, is there anyone you trust more or less after the last TC?

That was just the dumbest possible thing that Helen and Brian could do IMO and ive told them that. I trust the pair of them significantly less than I did half an hour ago.

Its obvious that Ted has his feet in both camps, and Helen and Brian just gave him the perfect opportunity to flip flop his way to the end entirely.

Im very frustrated at the moment. Its just dumb game play like this that will end up costing me now.

So, what's the strategy for tomorrow then? Do you think you can repair your relationship with Helen and Brian?

It sucks that I am going to miss out on tomorrow entirely now and I dont expect to be here anymore given the group of idiots that I have to depend on.

I have to decide my votes pretty soon, and I definitely wont have Immunity. This has gone from a simple pick em off to a complete debacle.

Are you looking for more options with Erin, or is it try to get back in the good graces of Brian/Helen?

Oh Jeff. How fitting you post in my confessional when something bad happens to me.

At the moment im exploring what we should do with Erin. Helen and Brian should still know without our help they will just get picked off as well.

I guess you have to look for some positives out of a bad situation like this.

At the very least I didnt blindside Daniel like I would have had to do later on down the track anyway. At the very least, I can hopefully count on Daniel's Jury vote if I can make it to the end whereas he probably wouldnt have been one to vote for me in the other scenario.

So looks like we are going Joanna tomorrow, and pending if she wins Immunity, then we'll go for Christy.

Sorry I cant be here tomorrow Jeff. I have to go to work. Lol.

I will lodge my two votes in the voting thread.

Silver lining well spotted on Daniel's potential jury vote.

How much thought do you give how you handle each juror as they leave the game? Would you rather (ala Daniel) be friendly with them, but not strategically in control, or would you rather leave on less friendly terms, and be seen as a master strategist?

Honestly, I try to not take the Jury into consideration.

I know alot of people might think thats bad gameplay, but a Jury is unpredictable. In Survivor Samoa they totally discounted Russell's aggressive gameplay and gave the money to Natalie even though she just existed. In Redemption Island, everybody loved the fact Rob dominated the game and ignored Natalie. I know they are different players, but the crust of their gameplay was pretty similar.

So, I am just trying to get to the end. In an ideal world I would rather have Daniel here atm than sitting on the Jury. Looking at the silver lining is a way to keep my head in the game and not just go completely spaz at how frustrated I was earlier today.

I would prefer to be viewed as the master strategist. I just want to get to the end for once, its eluded me for so long and I was so sure I had it in my grasp today before the collective group of idiots in my alliance just made it twenty times more difficult than it needed to be.

Im hoping that a busy day at work will revitalize my intensity that I had been playing with since the merge. But at the moment im 75-25 sure ill log in tomorrow and find myself sitting at Ponderosa.