Might not even be able to watch it. *sobs* WORK SUCKS!

That is unless you have a TV at work

I didn't think I was going to be so excited about tonight. But, guess what! I am!

I read on yahoo entertainment that CBS is going to selling downloads of Survivor episodes for $1.99 each for those who can't watch it.

Comcast is selling the repeat airings for $.99 each.

Ready! As soon as my local station gets done tooting the daily Steeler horn for the day....

In just a few minutes, we'll know how much this season is going to suck...

Did you get my email?

WOOOHOOOO, Let the game begin, here we go, there's EI and Jiffy! Looking as hot as ever! Vultures flying, silver lining to EI with the hidden II, here come the boats for the adventure of a life time....

divided into 4 tribes, battle the elements and each other, in the end only one will remain to claim the million dollar prize!

Four tribes of four, strangers forced to depend upon each other and forge a new civilization...brak, brak, brak.

The new opening is pretty cool, though. I'm loving the huge skull on Exile Island.

They're alert and sharp as tacks!

The Young Beefcake crowd, the Love Boat crowd (older men), the Golden Girls, and the Spice Girls.

Bwahahahaha!!

I? Am stoked to see IceCat around -- we haven't seen much of you on this site lately, buddy! Hope all is well with ya.

Brrrrrriiiing on Survivor! Let me sink my fangs and bashing acumen into these loozers! Hope Exile Island gets a real workout!

Check out my Survivor Guatemala Finale episode summary

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"Tsk, tsk. Pepe's messing with the newbies again." Spidey, 3/30/05

LAST EDITED ON 02-02-06 AT 08:08 PM (EST)

Each tribe chooses one person to run. They will race to the other side of the island to find a pile of skulls. Taking one skull at a time, smash on a rock, finding a wrapped piece of fabric within. They are looking for an amulet, not a stone. The first 3 tribe members who find amulets win flint for their tribes. Losing tribe chooses one person to go to Exile Island.

ETA: Ruth Marie, Terry, Danielle and Austin competing. And they're off. Austin is dodwn, Terry in the lead. They are all smashing skulls. The other tribe members are too far away to see what is happening. Terry (older men) finds an amulet. Austin (young men) finds an amulet. The women are having trouble unwinding the fabric. OMG, the tension. Finally, Ruth Marie comes through the trees with the final amulet.

The Spice Girls must leave someone on Exile Island. Danielle volunteers to stay, they others say no, they decide to do 'rock, paper, scissors'. Misty (in the cowboy hat) loses and must stay until the first immunity challenge. She will join her tribe and compete in that immunity challenge.

Jiffy explains about the secret immunity idol hidden on the island. It can be used at any time until F4. The person holding the idol can wait to reveal until after the votes are revealed. If used, the person with the next fewer number of votes is voted out. (But we all knew that already, right?)

The tribes are given maps to their camps. Misty has a machete, a bucket of water that needs to be boiled but no fire, and she has a lot of time to think about the game. Jiffy tells her he has already given her a clue to the whereabouts of the idol.

Whew!

Young women are the only ones without an amulet, and not flint. Danielle volunteers to stay on Exile Island, but Misty is staying

Double-you tee eff?

Wow Misty...what a hottie though (too bad about the spoilers this week )

Oh yeah, Misty exiled. Spoiler majority seems on the money thus far

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~Erist

And the most educated goes out on -- Rock-Paper-Scissors. Gee, maybe she should have tried something more complicated, like drawing straws.

Oooh oooh oooh, how about whoever draws the purple rock gets exiled?!?

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~Erist

I was hoping for a mud wrestling match, but I know that was wishing too much.

Will EPMB show us if someone finds it or will it be kept from us until some "shocking" moment at TC?

I'll vote for saving it for the shocking momoent when X person gets all but 1 vote and the pulls out the II sending the player of their choice home with that 1 vote.

Oh the power!

The first clue was given to Misty as he spoke to her but I missed it! It was in something he said to her. I'm confused...(doesn't take much).

Jiffy: "You have a lot of time to think about why FATE led you HERE."

I think what she said Jiffy told her was "You have a lot of time to think about why FATE left you BEHIND."

Maybe that it's on the island itself -- don't waste time checking the rocks around the shoreline, tidal pools, etc.

Yes, Jiffy said she's already been given the clue....he said you've got alot of time to think about how fate led you HERE>>> do you think it was where he was standing, perhaps?

Just going for a guess...

The challenge was also very luck based...personally I'd be smashing the rest of those skulls myself

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~Erist

It came down to luck. This is Survivor, talent or skill or ingenuity, that stuff don't matter.

LAST EDITED ON 02-02-06 AT 08:08 PM (EST)

Wow.

You can use the Immunity Idol after Jiffy's read the votes.

Wow. Quite the interesting start to the season.

*waves* to Jims! Long time no see.

Were the young guys drinking wine?

Great, we have a confessional saying she's not good with creepy crawly things -- someone tell her this isn't The Bachelor

Didn't Probst say that Misty was eaten by bugs? Could it be that she met the same fire ants that Dalton Ross found?

The older women have fire with only 18 minutes into the show!

Timber Tina is most responsible for fire making.

OY!

Fire building skills sux.

Shelter bulding skills sux also.

Nothing to see here, except a DEAD TURTLE!

LAST EDITED ON 02-02-06 AT 08:22 PM (EST)

Bonfire in progress.

Alliance making between the military men.

Camp building in progress.

Both military men lied about their jobs.

Edit: Shane's moaning and groaning about lack of cigs.

Leading some mystic yoga fire-making drill

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~Erist

Is anyone else waiting for Aras to start talking about the mystic properties of holes?

Bwahahahaha...baZING! Estee scores!

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~Erist

Wow Aras already has quite a sunburn.

apparently, a "Fire Dancer." This is going to be a good season.

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~Erist

hahaha, Courtney is going on and on about the spirituality of a dead sea turtle and how it represents their tribe of women etc. etc. etc. She should get together with Aras

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~Erist

..also a tad over emotional.

Crying over a dead turtle found on the beach, when instead should be thinking about being a "survivor" and looking at dinner.

she is showing her gemini traits right out of the gate

She would have fit in well in Thailand helping to bury the dead bats.

She should also connect with Aras and his creation of energy with your hands!?!?

Terry and Dan shake on not lying to each other ever.

They both tell each other their secrets about their backgroud.

Awwww, it's a bonding moment

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~Erist

If I was Dan I wouldn't trust Terry. Terry did not seem like he really wanted to make that deal about lying.

The turtle is dinner.

Shane's already having withdrawl problems in the first few hours.

This could be interesting.

LAST EDITED ON 02-02-06 AT 09:11 PM (EST)

Man... Shane is gonna be a lot of fun to watch and channel my voice through him this season.

"Goddamnit, where's my ciggies? I NEED my coffee, too?!"

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"Tsk, tsk. Pepe's messing with the newbies again." Spidey, 3/30/05

At least he wasn't yelling 'where the HELL is my chiffon!'

PR, my new obsession.

The 4 tribes take off in their boats, heading to their island. Misty is alone on Exile Island. She is searching for the idol (okay, half-heartedly).

The Golden Girls arrive at their camp. Tribe name: Casaya. They have a pot and a machete. They gather for a little prayer. (Please do not ask me to identify these women by name yet.) the start working on starting a fire and start one rather quickly. Tina the 'Lumber Jill' works like crazy with the flint. OMG, they are singing Kumbaya. Please make it stop.

Once the fire is begun, they start collecting wood and burnable material. Tina is a machine! Cirie (?) is afraid of the leaves.

Young Bucks arrive at their camp. Tribe name: Viveros. They are playing baseball with a stick and coconuts. Aras is teaching them yoga and creating positive energy to think about making fire. (?) They can't start fire, their shelter is pathetic.

Spice Girls arrive, tribe name: Bayoneta. They discuss where to place their camp. They're just kinda wandering around. They find a dead sea turtle on the sand, and Courtney finds spiritual significance.

Love Boat is at their camp, tribe name: La Mina. They already have a fire going and collecting lots of wood. Terry tells us they are having big fun. Terry and Dan (?) make an immediate alliance and promise never to lie to each other and reveal their secrets to each other - Dan is a former astronaut and Terry is former military pilot.

Shane is going through serious nicotine withdrawal. (3 packs a day for 20 years? no ciggies in 31 hours? I'm glad I'm not alone with him.)

Do you know what the tribe names mean?

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~Erist

Named after the islands they are staying on.

Okay, I was gonna say "Why would you name a tribe after a stick attached to a gun?"

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~Erist

And I was excited that they named a tribe after one of our posters, but then I discovered that 's' isn't 'h'.

--gotta love Tribe and his awesome siggies!
You guys are going to be wondeful this season. I had a choice between working Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday night and Lost/24 beat out Survivor.