Really sorry to see Angie chop her finger off. Big fan of hers eversince the skinny-dipping on Celebrity Mole. At least Erika is equally as...uh....nice to watch.Really routing for Gilligan Zac but geeze man, you're acting like some kinda psycho stalker. Take it down a notch. Also, seemed like you were joking when talking about your mom's lung transplant (or whatever kind of transplant it was). Thought you were having a Johnny Fairplay moment but I guess it's true. Sorry to hear that. Best wishes dude.
I'll give y'all some of the background dirt on Mandy, Andy, and I.As you can probably guess, I'm a heck of a lot more analytical than I let on. I went out there with a pre-thought plan. If you consider it, it's a 1 in 8 shot of winning the money, but on the other hand, it's a chance to get enough publicity to maybe get a little fame and get money through that. So I decided I would do whatever it took to get more air time out there.
When we first met, I immediately told Mandy and Andy my plan. If we could fake a love triangle, that would create "good TV" and give the audience what they want. Andy was really my best friend out there. So we decided to play our roles. However, as odd as it is, life imitates art and Mandy did really fall for Andy. At that point, it was almost like an alpha male contest for her. For me it was just hilarious to be going after Mary Ann as Gilligan on national TV. How many people can say they experienced that? I knew it was an uphill battle, but I did it anyways just for the game of it all. In real life, we are all three still very good friends. Besides, if you look at my Miami pictures, you can see which MaryAnn I'm really after.
Also when you are put in a role like that, you find that you tend to embellish that role a bit. They cut a lot out, but us three were all hanging out on the beach for a long time that night talking about our lives and what we would do with the money. As you can well understand it's an awkward thing to say. As with anything, I deal with all things in my life with humor, so that's why it comes out with a smile. It's what I do when I get nervous. (Every girl I've ever dumped has said "how can you do this with a smile")
On top of that, it was a risk to tell the truth. What if they thought it was a lie? However, we three had been together constantly for 5 days at this point and I trusted them enough to know that they knew I wouldn't steer them wrong. Though I had my side quests for attention, winning Mandy, my entire focus out there was on my mom. What it ultimately came down to was me in the mental frame that my mom's life depended on my actions there. So everything that may seem quirky and odd, while natural was all preconceived for a reason.
FYI, the first episode is on again tonight at 10 Eastern. And tomorrow night is my infamous streak. Enjoy!
Zac
