Hey, whaddya know. Merge these two Zzzzzz tribes and this season of Survivor starts to get all interesting like. I love blindsides, but this one was particularly satisfying. (And did you know there was a guy named Brett playing this game? And some blonde named Kelly? News to me.)

So, Russell has now become rather a figure of some amusement, watching him scramble like the rat he is, trying to stay alive. But most entertaining was how everyone was angling to get someone out. And everyone was in on some scheme. Except, of course, Shambo, who was entirely clueless. Again.

In the end, King Erik of the all powerful former tribe of Galu, sat in tribal council and went on and on (and on and on and on) dictating and synopsizing his views on the relative worthlessness of each and every former Foa Foa tribe member, particularly picking on Jaison as being totally worthless…and quite smugly condemning them for even thinking they had a chance of survival in an 8 to 4 merge. Yeah, which made it particularly satisfying when they blindsided his arrogant, junior varsity playing ass. And furthermore, I wish I’d been sitting anywhere in his vicinity last night as he watched the show and realized that the one person responsible for starting that ball rolling? Yep, that poor, useless Jaison. Karma, she is quite bitchy my friend.

Oh, and did you know there was a guy named John playing this game? And he’s got some pretty pass-the-umbrella-drink gorgeous eyes? For a rocket scientist. I know! Me, either!

So, possibly the most entertaining this show has been in some time. I was actually feeling my heart kick up a notch as those names were read off, thinking, don’t screw this up! Man, it was so gratifying when they got to that fifth reading of Erik’s name…one more than there are former Foa’s Foa’s sitting there. And Erik’s face went, hunh? HA! And also - I don’t think Russell was unwise to go ahead and play his idol. How many folks haven’t and were sent home? (Um….Erik?) Besides, with everyone knowing he had it, it was pretty much useless anyway. I doubt, given the previews showing him in danger, that he actually is. And as he’s become this kind of comical caricature of himself now, I am glad that’s probably true. Not really rooting for anyone, but there are some additional players I won’t mind seeing getting the boot.

Project Runway remains waiting for me to watch, so possibly more MAC on that next week.

Right now it’s time to announce the winner of this week’s Free Stuff Friday drawing. The lucky Blog Babe? Is Yvonne! Just send me an email with your address and I’ll get your advance copy of my February book, Here Comes Trouble, out in the mail to you.

And a reminder of the big doin’s tomorrow. I’ll be in Boonsboro, Md from 1 - 3pm at Turn the Page Bookstore, signing copies of my two October Christmas anthology releases, along with copies of my brand, spankin new release, A Great Kisser. Hope to see some Blog Babes there. And if you can’t make it, but think signed books from me, or you know, a certain redhead (aka Nora Roberts) you can head over to their website and join the virtual signing. You pick the books you want, we sign em, and they ship them to ya after the event is over! I know there are some stockings that need stuffing here before too long, so it’s something to think about!

I hope everyone has a spectacular weekend! But, in the meantime? DISH!

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