Cheat Work Thursday

"IT'S A FICKLE, FICKLE GAME" Finale, reunion and S31 returning cast reveal -- thank God my heart handled it well. This is like all national holidays happening at once, and you are enjoying them on coffee and candy. Final Five The final five intro describes Will as a player who "is not afraid to break the rules", and the episode starts on the night of Dan's vote. "And there is still four going out there. How is that even possible?" - Mike, not invited, when the other four quickly gather, debriefing. Good lines: " Why didn't you tell us you had the idol? That's like a mistrust to all of us. We are supposed to be in an alliance. " - Rodney, complaining to Carolyn after he and the rest, except for Mike, voted for her. Carolyn keeps her cool and just plays along, and when she says, "All of you voted for me!" Rodney cuts her off and says, " I know, but do you understand... " OMG could you die laug...

"MY WORD IS MY BOND" We start the episode on the night of Tyler's vote with Dan describing Mike, among other things, condescending. Sigh. Then, Carolyn, wanting to expand her options and gain a new ally, tells Mike about Dan's extra vote advantage. At the reward challenge, it's still Rodney's birthday (kick yourself if you don't believe it), and Jeff holds a mini tribal council discussing this important event and the appropriate expectation. The challenge, obstacle course plus puzzle, apparently went on for over an hour. Standing under the sun that long, squeezing your brain is, ugh, not fun. I'd request to do it sitting down under a tree nearby. Sierra, in the same team with Dan and Rodney, says "fixin'" at one point, and the team shoots it down. Jeff throws some clues, and when he says don't worry about the grammar, Rodney thought it was "A reward that will fix wishin'". Of course, the winning team is not ...

Yes, thank you. (Photo by Alireza Attari on Unsplash ) I sent my car for routine service and some parts replacement on Thursday. Replacing parts means I have to leave the car at the service centre as they have to order stuff. They called half an hour before closing time Friday and asked me to come before the cashier closed as "the work is almost done". I reached there 10 minutes after, only to be told that now some other thing broke when they tried to replace a spring or screw or something. All I heard was, I'd wasted a couple of trips and the car was still a no go. And apparently, this newly broken royal screw will only be available next Tuesday or Wednesday. In addition, of all the weekends we have this year, this is a weekend I need the car for a dinner that I have to show up to as part of my social obligation. It was Friday. The week was ok. It wasn't really a spectacular-I-just-won-a-million-dollars week, but I'm still breathing. A small part of...

"HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE" So, the emotionless, ok-on-Twitter TFreddy leaves the game. What a shame. Let's go back a few days. The episode starts with an Axis of Evil board meeting, discussing the two votes for Dan at tribal. Tyler and Will separately admit it to Dan that they voted for him, and Dan says he gets it. But I don't understand the admission coming from Will, "Tyler wrote your name down. I wrote your name down because I thought everybody's voting Tyler. I want to split it." Huh? Maybe it's just me, but I don't get it. Meh, does it even matter? The next morning, the most important day in the history of mankind arrives: it's Rodney's birthday! He rants about being stuck on the beach for 30 days, doing the same thing over and over, so he's really looking forward to the reward. "You need it, and if I have to give it up for you to go, I'm gonna do it." - Will, assuring Rodney of his spot. We know Rod...

I promise I'll quit using bullet points and numbered lists (or use them sparingly) someday, but as Syrio Forel would say, "Not today." 1) "You are jealous" is a very cop-out way to argue. Most disagreements do not come from jealousy. For example: I don't watch the Kardashians. Looking at the amount (or some would also say the quality ) of TV that I watch, it's shocking that I don't or that I'm not a fan of theirs in general. I'd then state my reasons to the concerned individual, some of which may or may not be in line with the reasons why I don't have Facebook and why I don't understand selfies. This explanation sometimes would trigger "You are jealous" conclusion. No, I'm not. In fact, I think the Kardashians are beautiful and super smart marketers. Put it this way: I don't watch wrestling shows, and I'm not a fan of Hulk Hogan. And no, I'm not jealous of him. 2) Speaking of the Kardashians, I hon...

"SURVIVOR RUSSIAN ROULETTE" Let's go straight to the reward challenge: And what on earth is Mike doing, lying on the barrel? Apparently, that was what they did in Nicaragua: rolling the barrel on its side (but not lying on it). But if it was me, I probably would set them straight up like the Red team too. When Mike starts holding the three barrels with his body and almost does a split at one point, it's so painfully funny to watch the Blue team, I want to look away but obviously couldn't 🙊🚆🎉. If that's not enough, at the last section, each of them tries to individually roll on the barrel to the finish line and fails ceremoniously. Also, somebody, please explain to me how to use the rope in this challenge. Good line: " You can give your spot to Rodney if you want ." - Jeff, when Dan, in his sad Dan Voice, says he feels bad that Rodney has not been on a reward yet. Good line back at camp: " I haven't been able to leave thi...