Survival

My family has been going through Survivor withdrawal now that it's off the air. So to pass the time till the next airing (2/8), we've started our own game: Dalton Family Survivor Challenge (DFSC for short).

Everything was going so well. On day 2, Team Meerkat (me, Timmy, & our cat Sushi) won the Reward Challenge, which was a race to see who could paint a room the fastest. It was a little unfair, since I'm home all day, and Henry was traveling, but a win's a win. And in this case, a win resulted in a Kohl's gift card. Not great news for Timmy & Sushi, but good news for me.

The Immunity Idol was up for grabs on day 4, and a heated game of Guesstures turned tragic for Team Meerkat as Sushi couldn't even muster one point to send it into overtime. For that reason (and many others), Sushi was voted out on day 6.

As often happens on the TV show, the tide turned the following week. Day 8 found Henry, Missy (our 5-year-old), & Quizno (our hamster) winning the Reward Challenge, but losing the Immunity Challenge 2 days later. Then, in the most shocking tribal council ever, Missy was voted out on day 12, which meant that she joined Sushi out in the 14 degree weather for the remainder of the game. My question to you is this: Is it okay to call our neighbor and suggest that they take her in for a few weeks?

I'm sick to my stomach right now. The fact that you would cross tribal lines and make a call on an enemy's behalf says a lot about your gameplay, and I dare say you won't be playing the game much longer with that kind of propensity toward distraction. Your husband, on the other hand, is obviously one savvy player, tricking Missy into voting for herself (the most likely of the two scenarios). Good luck to your husband, though I doubt he'll need it. And shame on Timmy for flying under the radar thus far...

posted by Lawrence A. Fing @ 12:00 PM