But first, a word from Survivor. So, it’s been raining here in Virginia for days and will continue for a few more. However, I don’t have to sleep outside in it, under leaky palm fronds. That was the most miserable hour of Survivor to watch, ever. So I can’t even imagine what it was like to live through it. I mean, did you see their hands? Yikes.

In the end, nothing really exciting happened except Shambo is an alien on her tribe, nothing new there, and both Russell’s are jerks, and, Ashley goes home. Sham is too much a team sport player to understand the concept of Survivor. (Don’t read the idol clues to the opposing tribe as revenge on your own, Shannon. In the end, it’s a single person game you’re playing. Sigh.)

No Project Runway for me, yet, but I did catch up on Top Chef. Ash, Ash, Ash….Rule Number 1: Never Listen to Mike I. Ever. We’ll all do better if we follow that rule. And Ira, yikes with living with Mommy, then picking on Robin. Is she annoying in the extreme with the constant chatter? Oh my God yes. But does she deserve all the crap they’re heaping on her - instead of just, you know, mentioning that you’d love it if she’d just shut up for five seconds? No. So I really didn’t need to see all that drama. Cook food. As always, The Volt Bros, Jenn (despite an early quickfire slip), and Kevin rock the challenges, with my Garden Piggy Gnome Kevin winning the Big Prize. Yay! Gnome Chef for the win!

On SYTYCD ~ Mia has announced she’s retired from the show. Show of hands on whose heart this will break? Not mine. Yes, she can do some powerful stuff, but I’m okay taking a break from bleak choreo. In other news, did anyone else notice how much more professional these kids are this season? I mean, they couldn’t even dredge up a Video Clip Package of Drama from the All Night Fatigue Choreo. Other than Dancer With Bum Foot, which wasn’t much drama, just kids working hard to figure it out. (And you know we’d have seen it if there had been one.) These kids are just putting their heads down and working. Very impressive. As is the talent this season. Very much looking forward to it.

So, time for some Free Stuff! Alls ya had to do was email me and many of you did, but there can only be one winner, and this week, the winning Blog Babe is Nancy C! Just email me at donna@donnakauffman.com with your book choice (send a few in case I’m out of your first one) and address and I’ll will add it to the handful that is on its way to the post office to go out! Woo hoo! Thank you all for playing…tune in next week for another round, more Amazing Race MAC, and possibly tips on Ark Building 101 if it doesn’t stop raining here soon in Virginia….

In the meantime….do you care if anyone on this season of Survivor wins? I haven’t a single favorite, I could care less. What about Top Chef? (GO Garden Gnome!) Do you already have favorites on SYTYCD? I am enjoying the street dancer w/ dreads who is just blowing the judges away. Wish the ballroom dancer he was initially paired with had made it through. What say you, Blog Babes? DISH!

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