Deadline hell is often followed by revision hell… Did I actually say I enjoy this? What was I on anyway?

Okay, so it’s Friday and we all know what that means!!! Time to announce this week’s Friday Giveaway winner. Thanks for playing along with the challenge this week, everyone, and so enthusiastically, too. You’re the best Blog Babes (and Blog Studs - sorry Greg!) around! Most of you got it right. A few were tripped up by the fact that one of the heroes for my Glass Slipper series (Shane) also had the last name Morgan…but he’s not one of the brothers, folks, sorry! (And I wasn’t even trying to be sneaky.)

Correct answer was: Jace, Austin, Burke & Tag. And for the bonus book, the women are: Suzannah, Delilah, Kamala, and Maura.

And the winner of the Readers Choice AND a bonus book, is…..drum roll…..Judith H!! Congratulations!! I just need your two book choices (send me one or two back up choices, just in case I’m out of either) and your address — the books will be on their way shortly! I hope you enjoy them.

Tune in Monday for the next Giveaway Challenge!

Okay, what would Friday be without a little Survivor MAC:

So, I should be rooting for La Mina, right? I even like Austin and Sally. Terry is a good guy so I have no idea why I don’t root for him, but something about him has bugged me since Day One. Too arrogant maybe, and a really bad strategist. And, so I find myself rooting for Casaya (as a whole) even though I can’t stand any number of them individually. Yes, partially because my favorite player is on that team. Much Cirie love in this house. But also, I think, it’s because here was La Mina, so big, beautiful, strong, and bold…and OVER and OVER the lost to the Band of Dysfunctional Misfits. So my feeling tends to be…you lose to the dork squad - repeatedly! - you deserve to get Pagong’d! They had plenty of chances and screwed up. So I find myself hard pressed to root for a takeover now that they’re the underdog in the Gitanos tribe. Sorry. (And, honestly, who’d a thunk the Casaya misfits would last this long still voting in a block? I really thought they’d implode immediately after the merge and all go on their own ego spree. Props for sticking with it. Scary but true, down the line, they’re a better team than La Mina, as far as teams go.)

All that said…MAN I was hoping to see Aras’s arrogant “I showed them my awesome skill and amazing wit” behindy go home tonight. Would have loved it. More than Shane going home. Which is saying plenty. Actually, Shane is such a character I don’t mind him sticking around. Don’t want him to win, but I have no problem with Courtney, Aras, and Danielle going home first. I’d like to see Bruce and Cirie stick around though. And sniff…now that Austin is gone, there is no chance for my Fantasy Final Four. Not that there was ever a real hope there anyway.

Now, I know this won’t be popular, but of the remaining players? I’d be happy with a Cirie, Sally, Bruce, and Shane final four. I know, I know, he’s insane. But think of how much more entertaining it will be! I don’t want him to win, but I just like watching him being all blunt and looney. (I laughed when he said, in response to Sally’s “couldn’t finish my bacon” whine - “Gee, that’s a real quality problem you got there.” Funny. Especially since I thought it was very assy of them to come back and show off their bloated bellies.) Whatever the case, I don’t want Aras or Terry in the final four. I think I have a pretty good shot at seeing Aras go…but Terry? I dunno. Anyone that dominant, not to mention possessing the idol, has an obvious shot. Another reason I want him gone.

So…why did he not use it tonight? Because Dani and Bruce wouldn’t commit? (I was actually glad to see them snub him and make him watch as they voted his tribemate off anyway - a tribemate he could have saved, but nooooo. That’s three in a row, starting with Dan.) I think Terry has always been in it for Terry. And it’s a game, I get that. But I get tired of him going on and on about the importance of team when it’s really all about what’s good for Terry. (And Aras? LOVED IT when Cirie called you out on your Amazing Coconut Plan. Ha!)

Next week, eight are left…no non-elimination rounds…who goes home next? (Yo, Sally? Watch your back. Stay strong! She rocked that challenge. I’d hate to see her go.)

Have a great weekend everybody!

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