Post by Lydia Morales on Aug 27, 2010 15:14:43 GMT -5
Alright. Well, I can't believe I am sitting here. I want to thank Sara for her great hosting and making this awesome game, and I want to thank you all for playing it and making this game as fun as it was.
I came into this game with the strategy of just being the fun old-lady (in real life, I am actually 32, which is why I chose to play as an older character) that could fit in with all the young ones. I wanted to try my best in all of the challenges, and I wanted to get along with everyone.
I think I went along with my strategy and played it all out as best as I could. I tried socializing with everyone. I even socialized with the Guananico tribe as the merge just in case things ever switched up.
In the beginning, I aligned with Stephenie and Jenna, and we made a final three alliance. We were the three that all got along right from the beginning, and my loyalty was 100% with them for the whole game. Stephenie and I also had a final 2 alliance because we talked non-stop all the time. I always filled her in on everything I heard, and she did the same.
When the merge hit, we pulled Brendan in as a fourth. I don't think we ever made it official, but it was just kind of unspoken that we would all be the final four. I made sure I bonded with Brendan as well because I knew that he was quite capable of winning immunity challenges, and he could win all the way until the end. And he did.
When we got down to the final four, we all felt so good! Stephenie, Jenna, and I knew we needed to win this challenge. Unfortunately, Brendan did it for ten hours, which was incredible. I talked to him that night, and he told me he had no idea who he was going to vote for, and he considered voting for every single one of us. This raised an alarm in my head.
I talked to Jenna, and she said she was leaning towards Steph. I knew Steph wasn't voting for me, and I didn't want Brendan to try to swing the vote towards me. So, I sat down to talk strategy with him. I talked him into thinking Steph and Jenna were too well-liked by the jury to get to the end. He started talking about voting Steph out, and I went along with it. Just as that was about to happen, I switched him into thinking Jenna was the best bet. (Sorry, Jenna, but Steph was my final 2 ally). This insured that he would not want to take Steph and Jenna to the final 2, and he would take me. So, going into the final 3, I was guaranteed a spot in the final 2.
Then I tried my best in the immunity challenge, but I lost once again to Brendan. He took me, and now I am sitting here. I look forward to answering all your questions, and I will answer them as honestly and completely as I can.