I'm disappointed that I was only able to write a few recaps for this season. I had intended to write a recap for every episode. Sigh. I'll try again next season.
Congratulations to Bindi and Derek! Bindi was the frontrunner from week one, and never lost that status. She is an amazing dancer, and an outstanding human being. Definitely the right couple took home the mirrorball trophy.
My top four would have been Bindi, Nick, Tamar, and Carlos, so that is close to what actually transpired. In just about every season, the third place finisher is someone who didn't deserve to be in the top three, and for me that happened again this season. Alek definitely grew as a dancer, especially considering he has no previous dancing or acting experience. Plus he was a sentimental favorite, an American hero. But if Tamar had stayed in the competition, I'm not sure that Alek would have finished in third place. Tamar was a more accomplished dancer, but she was not as well liked or admired as Alek. As we know, Dancing with the Stars is often more of a popularity contest than a show about dancing ability.
I didn't enjoy all of the cast members this season, but I still adore this show. Thanks for another great season, DWTS! My mom and I will be seeing the tour on December 20th. We are so excited!
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Thursday, November 26, 2015
Survivor Second Chances 11/25
A very satisfying two episode-in-one-night edition of Survivor: Spencer won an immunity challenge (!) and both eliminations were blindsides of people I was happy to see walk down the stairs and into the jury pool: first Ciera, and then Fishbach. Okay, I did feel a little bad for Stephen. He played his advantage, and I know he thought his move would make a big impact, and instead he got his torch snuffed. I also felt bad that he had been so sick and was in so much pain, but he didn't quit, and instead he got voted out. Nobody said Survivor is easy, or fair.
I don't blame Joe one bit for not voting to improve the shelter. He had to participate in the challenge; he had no other option. He knew that the tribe was gunning for him as soon as he lost the challenge. As it turned out, he didn't get voted out, but he knew he couldn't take the chance. I'm actually surprised that so many people gave up their chance at immunity. The constant rain has obviously take a big toll on all of them.
I am totally freaking out over the scenes for next week. Someone gets hurt, and its obviously a white male. That means it has to be either Joe, Spencer, or Keith. I certainly do not want anyone to get hurt, and especially not Spencer. Please please do not let it be Spencer. And whoever got hurt, I hope it is not as serious as it seemed to be in the preview. Since this is a visit from loved ones episode, the possibility exists that a loved one could have been injured, since they sometimes participate in the challenges. We'll have to wait and see. I am VERY nervous.
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I don't blame Joe one bit for not voting to improve the shelter. He had to participate in the challenge; he had no other option. He knew that the tribe was gunning for him as soon as he lost the challenge. As it turned out, he didn't get voted out, but he knew he couldn't take the chance. I'm actually surprised that so many people gave up their chance at immunity. The constant rain has obviously take a big toll on all of them.
I am totally freaking out over the scenes for next week. Someone gets hurt, and its obviously a white male. That means it has to be either Joe, Spencer, or Keith. I certainly do not want anyone to get hurt, and especially not Spencer. Please please do not let it be Spencer. And whoever got hurt, I hope it is not as serious as it seemed to be in the preview. Since this is a visit from loved ones episode, the possibility exists that a loved one could have been injured, since they sometimes participate in the challenges. We'll have to wait and see. I am VERY nervous.
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Friday, November 20, 2015
Survivor: Second Chances
Jeremy is still in it. Scrappy Spencer is still fighting for the win. And Joe continues to dominate the immunity challenges. So I'm pleased. But I don't understand why the majority decided to align this week with the "three witches." Doesn't make sense to me. And why did the group target Wentworth two weeks ago, instead of Ciera or Abi? Why did they go after the one that had a hidden immunity idol? I rarely think the show is rigged, but when that happened - it made me wonder.
Oh Spencer was SO close to swimming for that advantage! You can see that if he had not hesitated for just a fraction of an instant, he would have beaten Fishbach. I was so worried that the group would take the opportunity to kick out Spencer, but luckily he wasn't in the running at all for elimination.
I was SO happy that Spencer was a big reason that his team won the reward challenge. He is always one of the first to step up and take on a task - anything from unknotting ropes to working puzzles to pitching bags into holes. He's a hard worker, a team player, and a good strategist. I want him to win so badly, but I doubt he will. I'm still holding on to hope, though.
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Oh Spencer was SO close to swimming for that advantage! You can see that if he had not hesitated for just a fraction of an instant, he would have beaten Fishbach. I was so worried that the group would take the opportunity to kick out Spencer, but luckily he wasn't in the running at all for elimination.
I was SO happy that Spencer was a big reason that his team won the reward challenge. He is always one of the first to step up and take on a task - anything from unknotting ropes to working puzzles to pitching bags into holes. He's a hard worker, a team player, and a good strategist. I want him to win so badly, but I doubt he will. I'm still holding on to hope, though.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
A Book You Love and One You Didn't
I'm finally getting back to the Thirty Day Writing Challenge. I'm disappointed with myself for missing so many days, but the important thing is, I'm not giving up on it.
To pick one book that I've loved - impossible! I could drive myself crazy deciding on which one, so I'm not going to think about it for too long. Just choose one and go with it. This doesn't mean that this book is my absolute favorite of all time, just one that I enjoyed.
So I am going with Good Kings Bad Kings by Susan Naussbaum. It is a work of fiction, about a group of young people living in an independent living center for people with disabilities in inner city Chicago. The characters are believable and make you want to root for them. The storylines are realistic and heartbreaking. It is one of those books that sucks you in, and leaves you feeling grateful for what you have in life.
A book that I didn't care for was Walking on Broken Glass by Christa Allan. I thought the book suffered from an overuse of metaphors and comparisons that were designed to be humorous (taken from my goodreads review). And I seriously disliked her relationship with her husband. He was a jerk, and even though she figured out that they weren't right for each other, she decided to stay with him, mainly because she found out she was pregnant with twins. At least that's what I wrote in my goodreads review. I read the book a few years ago, so I don't remember all the details. But I do remember that I gave up on the book more than once, and I managed to finish it, but I can't say I enjoyed it.
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To pick one book that I've loved - impossible! I could drive myself crazy deciding on which one, so I'm not going to think about it for too long. Just choose one and go with it. This doesn't mean that this book is my absolute favorite of all time, just one that I enjoyed.
So I am going with Good Kings Bad Kings by Susan Naussbaum. It is a work of fiction, about a group of young people living in an independent living center for people with disabilities in inner city Chicago. The characters are believable and make you want to root for them. The storylines are realistic and heartbreaking. It is one of those books that sucks you in, and leaves you feeling grateful for what you have in life.
A book that I didn't care for was Walking on Broken Glass by Christa Allan. I thought the book suffered from an overuse of metaphors and comparisons that were designed to be humorous (taken from my goodreads review). And I seriously disliked her relationship with her husband. He was a jerk, and even though she figured out that they weren't right for each other, she decided to stay with him, mainly because she found out she was pregnant with twins. At least that's what I wrote in my goodreads review. I read the book a few years ago, so I don't remember all the details. But I do remember that I gave up on the book more than once, and I managed to finish it, but I can't say I enjoyed it.
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Survivor: Second Chances
Hallelujah! Chaos Kas is gone!!
She SO needed to go. Hopefully Abbi and Ciera will have their torches snuffed out next.
I'm glad that Spencer didn't vote for Kas. She did save him, after all, although I still question why she did. I'm sure he is very relieved to have her gone. But he still faces an uphill battle.
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She SO needed to go. Hopefully Abbi and Ciera will have their torches snuffed out next.
I'm glad that Spencer didn't vote for Kas. She did save him, after all, although I still question why she did. I'm sure he is very relieved to have her gone. But he still faces an uphill battle.
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A Day Off
How decadent to have a day off from work in the middle of the week.
The day began with a cup of tea, some reading, then a homemade egg muffin with zucchini and mushrooms, vegetarian sausage, and a blueberry muffin. I never have time during the week for such a nice breakfast.
A good sweep of the patio and a quick walk with my roommate has rounded out the day so far. And now time to catch up on some blogging. I have unfortunately fallen off the wagon in the past few weeks. Time to remedy that.
I am very grateful for a restorative day at home. And I am grateful to the men and women that have made it their duty to protect our country and keep us safe. We honor them on this Veteran's Day.
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The day began with a cup of tea, some reading, then a homemade egg muffin with zucchini and mushrooms, vegetarian sausage, and a blueberry muffin. I never have time during the week for such a nice breakfast.
A good sweep of the patio and a quick walk with my roommate has rounded out the day so far. And now time to catch up on some blogging. I have unfortunately fallen off the wagon in the past few weeks. Time to remedy that.
I am very grateful for a restorative day at home. And I am grateful to the men and women that have made it their duty to protect our country and keep us safe. We honor them on this Veteran's Day.
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