Last week, I talked a little about the passing of my former Jr. Higher Rudy Acosta. Today was his memorial service. I'll admit I debated for a while about going. It sounded like it would be packed, and I was right. But I really did feel like I should go, and I'm glad I did.
The service was at my former church, Santa Clarita Baptist. That's one reason I was reluctant to go. By the time I got there (a few minutes late), the "sanctuary" (aka the gym) was full, so I went to the overflow at the Lutheran church next door. They had live video of the service. Honestly, I doubt many people knew I was there, especially since I didn't see anyone I knew inside.
The service was nice, although I had a hard time holding back the tears the entire time. I was emotionally drained by the time it was over. The pictures of some of Rudy's funny faces brought back such happy memories. Rudy was always ready with a hug or a smile or both.
But what really struck me was the people talking about his sacrifice and love. Honestly, I was convicted. Am I really that willing to love that I would lay down my life for someone? It left me with some deep things to think about.
And I'll admit, it's left me wondering why. Oh, I know why we are in Afghanistan, and I still support the war effort. By why did this particular young man have to die? But it hasn't shaken my faith. I know God is in control and has a reason for it even if I don't see it. Granted, it's easy for me to see that because I'm not part of the immediate family. And that's why I will continue to pray for all of them.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
St. Pat's Hat 2011
Yikes, I have several posts to do here, don't I? Let's get started with talking about the majority of my weekend, the annual St. Pat's Hat ultimate Frisbee tournament.
I've actually been on the winning team the last two years. In fact, there were four of us who had won both years. So I was anxious to see who would be on my team and hoping for a threepeat. Of course, some people I talked to were hoping I'd loose big. In fact, one friend told me his biggest goal for the weekend was to finish above my team.
Because of the rain we were having last week, the tournament was moved to the beach in Santa Monica instead of the park where it was supposed to be. That meant a longer drive and paying to park, but it wasn't the end of the world.
Believe it or not, I got there on time Saturday morning. Yeah, I was shocked, too. Found out that I had a couple of friends on my team (they are always random every year), so I was excited about that.
We got off to a great start with our first game. It was 15-6, although we had lots of long posts, so it didn't feel like as big a blow away when we were actually playing it.
Second game of the day was 15-10. This is the game where I felt I did my best all weekend. I scored once and threw a score later as well. And I got the disc several other times. It helped that one of the women and I would often switch who we were guarding, giving me a woman who didn't really know the game. It's much easier to get open against a beginner.
Final game of the day (my team was in the bracket with only four teams. The others had five) found us with a 15-12 victory. The wind game up in this game and make it much harder. In fact, we were behind at half but overcame a 0-4 beginning to get a victory.
So Saturday we finished with a 3-0 record.
Of course, all Saturday counts for is positioning for Sunday. We were ranked 3rd out of 14 teams, meaning we just missed a first round bye.
I wasn't able to show up until half time of our second game Sunday because choir was singing in church that morning. We'd lost the first game of the day in universe point, meaning we were out of the running to win the tournament. When I showed up, it was 7-4. And we preceeded to lose that game in universe point as well.
At first, I thought that would mean we were done for the day, which I was not going to happy about considering gas and parking. But we had one more game. We were up at half, but again lost. The wind was really bad this game. It was thrown to me several times, but there was no way I could get it. And the one time I got it, I had to throw it away at the last minute because no one was open for me to throw it to.
So we finished Sunday with a perfect mirror of 0-3. Meaning that we finished the tournament in last place. Quite a change from Saturday and the last two years.
I did stay for the finals and saw that Drea, one of the four from my teams the last two years, wound up winning. I want to be back on her team next year.
What was nice about the weekend was the weather. I guess I missed some rain Sunday morning. Saturday was cool and cloudy, but Sunday the sun came out while I was there. It did get cool when I was watching the finals with the wind blowing, but it was so much nicer than it would have been with wind.
I've actually been on the winning team the last two years. In fact, there were four of us who had won both years. So I was anxious to see who would be on my team and hoping for a threepeat. Of course, some people I talked to were hoping I'd loose big. In fact, one friend told me his biggest goal for the weekend was to finish above my team.
Because of the rain we were having last week, the tournament was moved to the beach in Santa Monica instead of the park where it was supposed to be. That meant a longer drive and paying to park, but it wasn't the end of the world.
Believe it or not, I got there on time Saturday morning. Yeah, I was shocked, too. Found out that I had a couple of friends on my team (they are always random every year), so I was excited about that.
We got off to a great start with our first game. It was 15-6, although we had lots of long posts, so it didn't feel like as big a blow away when we were actually playing it.
Second game of the day was 15-10. This is the game where I felt I did my best all weekend. I scored once and threw a score later as well. And I got the disc several other times. It helped that one of the women and I would often switch who we were guarding, giving me a woman who didn't really know the game. It's much easier to get open against a beginner.
Final game of the day (my team was in the bracket with only four teams. The others had five) found us with a 15-12 victory. The wind game up in this game and make it much harder. In fact, we were behind at half but overcame a 0-4 beginning to get a victory.
So Saturday we finished with a 3-0 record.
Of course, all Saturday counts for is positioning for Sunday. We were ranked 3rd out of 14 teams, meaning we just missed a first round bye.
I wasn't able to show up until half time of our second game Sunday because choir was singing in church that morning. We'd lost the first game of the day in universe point, meaning we were out of the running to win the tournament. When I showed up, it was 7-4. And we preceeded to lose that game in universe point as well.
At first, I thought that would mean we were done for the day, which I was not going to happy about considering gas and parking. But we had one more game. We were up at half, but again lost. The wind was really bad this game. It was thrown to me several times, but there was no way I could get it. And the one time I got it, I had to throw it away at the last minute because no one was open for me to throw it to.
So we finished Sunday with a perfect mirror of 0-3. Meaning that we finished the tournament in last place. Quite a change from Saturday and the last two years.
I did stay for the finals and saw that Drea, one of the four from my teams the last two years, wound up winning. I want to be back on her team next year.
What was nice about the weekend was the weather. I guess I missed some rain Sunday morning. Saturday was cool and cloudy, but Sunday the sun came out while I was there. It did get cool when I was watching the finals with the wind blowing, but it was so much nicer than it would have been with wind.
Word Association for March 30
I'm going to slip this week's word association in here as well.
- Recommendation :: Books
- Toilet paper :: White
- Scissors :: Cut
- Blaze :: Fire
- Frame :: Picture (Yep, this mystery reader went there first)
- Process :: of Elimination
- Flight :: Home
- Irish :: Green
- Glasses :: Eyes
- Campaign :: Fight
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Weekly TV Recap for March 26th
The Amazing Race - Darn it. I was really hoping that Kent and Vixyen wouldn't be able to come from behind. Of course, with that train ride, everyone had a chance to start together. I'm glad to see the Cowboy's finally getting their act together. I can't believe the other teams weren't going to check the picture on the Road Block. That's certainly what I would be doing, especially after being told once that I had it wrong.
Chuck - As a mystery fan, I was a little disappointed with the episode. I really was expecting a better mystery. But it was in keeping with the show. The Buy More stuff was fun, and something they haven't done in a while. The Subway placement makes me laugh, but if two or three episodes with 30 seconds of clear advertising are what it takes to keep this show on the air, I'll take it.
Dancing with the Stars - Yeah, I got sucked back in again. I do love it when they give the contestants two weeks and two different types of dances before elimination. There are times when someone is stronger in Latin or Ballroom dances. Right now, the two oldest contestants are at the top of the leader board. Okay, so the oldest is 60 this season. But I find that very interesting. We could be in for an interesting season.
Castle - When I heard that a murder at a soap opera was coming up, I knew it would be fun. And some of the guest stars made it even more fun. I figured part of the ending out early, but missed the killer. And I laughed multiple times over the course of the episode. Best Monday night show this week.
No Ordinary Family - I feel like I'm the only one still watching at this point, but I really enjoyed this episode. They've really started moving the story forward and there were some nice twists. I guess the season (most likely series) finale will air Saturday. I'll be interested to see just how much gets wrapped up, especially since they've been cut by several episodes.
Survivor - The last of Russell's alliance gets voted out. Frankly, this wasn't that compelling an hour. But how the tribe goes about turning on itself might be telling. I think David slit his own throat, however, by not voting for Stephanie. Getting a guy to Redemption Island might make that part more interesting.
Fairly Legal - Somebody should have told me to hang on to my hat. That was a jam packed final with lots of reversals and twists. For example, what you thought was going to be the main plot turned out to be a sub-plot. And we never did find out the outcome of the child custody story, except to know they reached one. And I'm okay with that. As much as I felt for Kate, it was nice to see some consequences for her behavior. Granted, in most of the episodes she doesn't have time to deal with people, but the way she blows them off is usually annoying. I'm already ready for season 2 to start. Hurry up and announce that it's been picked up, okay?
Wipeout - I feel like people read my recap from last week and went out of their way to prove me wrong. Wipeout Kitchen? Featured much more during the qualifier. The second round took contestants longer to figure out. And the winning time for the night was almost 11 minutes instead of less than 4. I do feel the need to point out at this point that they haven't put me on the show yet.
Chuck - As a mystery fan, I was a little disappointed with the episode. I really was expecting a better mystery. But it was in keeping with the show. The Buy More stuff was fun, and something they haven't done in a while. The Subway placement makes me laugh, but if two or three episodes with 30 seconds of clear advertising are what it takes to keep this show on the air, I'll take it.
Dancing with the Stars - Yeah, I got sucked back in again. I do love it when they give the contestants two weeks and two different types of dances before elimination. There are times when someone is stronger in Latin or Ballroom dances. Right now, the two oldest contestants are at the top of the leader board. Okay, so the oldest is 60 this season. But I find that very interesting. We could be in for an interesting season.
Castle - When I heard that a murder at a soap opera was coming up, I knew it would be fun. And some of the guest stars made it even more fun. I figured part of the ending out early, but missed the killer. And I laughed multiple times over the course of the episode. Best Monday night show this week.
No Ordinary Family - I feel like I'm the only one still watching at this point, but I really enjoyed this episode. They've really started moving the story forward and there were some nice twists. I guess the season (most likely series) finale will air Saturday. I'll be interested to see just how much gets wrapped up, especially since they've been cut by several episodes.
Survivor - The last of Russell's alliance gets voted out. Frankly, this wasn't that compelling an hour. But how the tribe goes about turning on itself might be telling. I think David slit his own throat, however, by not voting for Stephanie. Getting a guy to Redemption Island might make that part more interesting.
Fairly Legal - Somebody should have told me to hang on to my hat. That was a jam packed final with lots of reversals and twists. For example, what you thought was going to be the main plot turned out to be a sub-plot. And we never did find out the outcome of the child custody story, except to know they reached one. And I'm okay with that. As much as I felt for Kate, it was nice to see some consequences for her behavior. Granted, in most of the episodes she doesn't have time to deal with people, but the way she blows them off is usually annoying. I'm already ready for season 2 to start. Hurry up and announce that it's been picked up, okay?
Wipeout - I feel like people read my recap from last week and went out of their way to prove me wrong. Wipeout Kitchen? Featured much more during the qualifier. The second round took contestants longer to figure out. And the winning time for the night was almost 11 minutes instead of less than 4. I do feel the need to point out at this point that they haven't put me on the show yet.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Worn Out
I'm just feeling worn out today. Like a need a few days off by myself to recharge.
It's been a frustrating week in some ways. With the heavy rain on Sunday came flooding. My office flooded, as did lots of other places at work. However, they didn't do anything toward drying my office out until yesterday. Meanwhile, they were drying empty offices out. Yeah, that makes sense.
And boy did my office stink. My co-workers were complaining about it, but they didn't have to actually sit in it all day. Really, itwas much worse sitting in it, trust me.
And my neighbors have been down in the garage under my bedroom smoking off and on for the last week and a half. Comes right up in my bedroom when that happens. So I can't get away from stink anywhere.
And I've been getting to bad late, which hasn't been helping at all.
This weekend isn't exactly going to be restful, either. I'm playing in the St. Pat's Hat ultimate Frisbee tournament. Because of the rain this week, it's been moved to the beach. That will be fun even though it means it's further away. As much as I love ultimate Frisbee, it can be agrivating when the people I'm playing it with make stupid calls. Hopefully, I don't blow my top this weekend. It's been known to happen.
Sunday is the first time choir is singing in church, too. I'll have to be there at 7 AM. Yeah, that's going to be easy. Then from there I'll head out to day two of the tourney, wherever that winds up being. And I'm stressing out about whether I can actually sing one of the songs. I'm fine when singing along with only my part on the practice CD, but as soon as I start trying to sing with the other parts, I lose is.
Tonight, I'm going to see the play that the college is putting on. Hopefully, that will help me relax some. Add in a good night's sleep and it will set me up for a better weekend. Either way, getting outside and running should help me get out of this funk I'm in.
It's been a frustrating week in some ways. With the heavy rain on Sunday came flooding. My office flooded, as did lots of other places at work. However, they didn't do anything toward drying my office out until yesterday. Meanwhile, they were drying empty offices out. Yeah, that makes sense.
And boy did my office stink. My co-workers were complaining about it, but they didn't have to actually sit in it all day. Really, itwas much worse sitting in it, trust me.
And my neighbors have been down in the garage under my bedroom smoking off and on for the last week and a half. Comes right up in my bedroom when that happens. So I can't get away from stink anywhere.
And I've been getting to bad late, which hasn't been helping at all.
This weekend isn't exactly going to be restful, either. I'm playing in the St. Pat's Hat ultimate Frisbee tournament. Because of the rain this week, it's been moved to the beach. That will be fun even though it means it's further away. As much as I love ultimate Frisbee, it can be agrivating when the people I'm playing it with make stupid calls. Hopefully, I don't blow my top this weekend. It's been known to happen.
Sunday is the first time choir is singing in church, too. I'll have to be there at 7 AM. Yeah, that's going to be easy. Then from there I'll head out to day two of the tourney, wherever that winds up being. And I'm stressing out about whether I can actually sing one of the songs. I'm fine when singing along with only my part on the practice CD, but as soon as I start trying to sing with the other parts, I lose is.
Tonight, I'm going to see the play that the college is putting on. Hopefully, that will help me relax some. Add in a good night's sleep and it will set me up for a better weekend. Either way, getting outside and running should help me get out of this funk I'm in.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Word Association for March 23rd
I know I missed it last week, but here's this week's word association.
- Jacob :: Esau
- Green :: Grass
- Cupcake :: Yum!
- Acts :: Romans
- Thunderous :: Applause
- President :: Obama
- Anxiety :: Worry
- Matter :: Stuff
- Diner :: Dinner
- Absence :: Gone
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
What's On My Nightstand March 2011 Edition
How can we be on the fourth Tuesday of March already? Yikes! Anyway, that means it is time for What's on Your Nightstand.
This month, I want to talk about a book I actually finished last week. The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson is the first in a series about two brothers who are renting the office space that is what used to be 221B Baker Street. One of the conditions of their lease is that they answer the letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes. But one of those letters catched Nigel's eye. Seems someone is writing a letter asking for something back that she sent in 20 years before. Only Nigel doesn't think the original author is writing the letter.
When he takes off for Los Angeles to follow up on these letters, his brother Reggie takes off after him. But Reggie always seems to be two steps behind Nigel. Then the body shows up, and the police think Nigel is the killer. What has Sherlock Holmes gotten them into?
The book is fast paced. In fact, it starts out a little too fast paced. I had a hard time connecting to the characters since we were just thrust into the story. But it wasn't too long before things were explained and I could figure out backstory.
I really liked the characters from the beginning, and continued to like them the entire way through the book.
A few times, I had the next plot point figured out before Reggie, but there were several twists that took me by surprise, as did the ending.
I've ordered the next in the series and am really looking forward to seeing what happens next to these characters.
This month, I want to talk about a book I actually finished last week. The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson is the first in a series about two brothers who are renting the office space that is what used to be 221B Baker Street. One of the conditions of their lease is that they answer the letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes. But one of those letters catched Nigel's eye. Seems someone is writing a letter asking for something back that she sent in 20 years before. Only Nigel doesn't think the original author is writing the letter.
When he takes off for Los Angeles to follow up on these letters, his brother Reggie takes off after him. But Reggie always seems to be two steps behind Nigel. Then the body shows up, and the police think Nigel is the killer. What has Sherlock Holmes gotten them into?
The book is fast paced. In fact, it starts out a little too fast paced. I had a hard time connecting to the characters since we were just thrust into the story. But it wasn't too long before things were explained and I could figure out backstory.
I really liked the characters from the beginning, and continued to like them the entire way through the book.
A few times, I had the next plot point figured out before Reggie, but there were several twists that took me by surprise, as did the ending.
I've ordered the next in the series and am really looking forward to seeing what happens next to these characters.
Monday, March 21, 2011
The Passing of a Hero
I took a couple of days off work last weekend. Had a good time relaxing and doing fun stuff with friends. But that will be another post.
Saturday night, I got a call from my friend Kurt letting me know that a mutual friend, Rudy, had been killed in Afghanistan.
I got to know Rudy when he was in the jr. high youth group at my old church. He was always ready to joke around and have fun. But he could also be serious very quickly. My fondest memory of Rudy is his constant hugs. Every time he saw me, he'd give me one.
I haven't been to that church for 3 or so years now, so I've lost track of him outside of Facebook updates. I knew he was a combat medic in the Army. I knew he was in Afghanistan, but I didn't know it was his first tour. In fact, I thought it was his second tour.
What's amazing is how connect I truly still am to that church. I heard about it Saturday night, but I was talking to people who also knew him at my new church Sunday morning. A co-worker was also talking about it this morning.
This makes the war and the war effort much more real for me because I now know someone personally who gave his life for my freedom. No, it doesn't change my opinion of the war at all. But it does ground it in reality for me.
Yes, I am sad, but my heart breaks for his family, including two younger siblings. It's them I'm really praying for.
Saturday night, I got a call from my friend Kurt letting me know that a mutual friend, Rudy, had been killed in Afghanistan.
I got to know Rudy when he was in the jr. high youth group at my old church. He was always ready to joke around and have fun. But he could also be serious very quickly. My fondest memory of Rudy is his constant hugs. Every time he saw me, he'd give me one.
I haven't been to that church for 3 or so years now, so I've lost track of him outside of Facebook updates. I knew he was a combat medic in the Army. I knew he was in Afghanistan, but I didn't know it was his first tour. In fact, I thought it was his second tour.
What's amazing is how connect I truly still am to that church. I heard about it Saturday night, but I was talking to people who also knew him at my new church Sunday morning. A co-worker was also talking about it this morning.
This makes the war and the war effort much more real for me because I now know someone personally who gave his life for my freedom. No, it doesn't change my opinion of the war at all. But it does ground it in reality for me.
Yes, I am sad, but my heart breaks for his family, including two younger siblings. It's them I'm really praying for.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Spring Into Reading 2011 List
Despite the cold, rain, and wind outside my window right now, the calendar says it is the first day of Spring. And that means it's time to put together a list for Spring Into Reading 2011. I have a feeling this list will be much more "in progress" than previous lists because I haven't really given it much thought over the last couple of weeks. But here goes.
I'll start with the books from Fall Reading thing 2010 that I still haven't read:
Berried to the Hilt by Karen MacInerney
Secrets of Harmony Grove by Mindy Starns Clark
Meaning at the Movies by Grant Horner
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn
To the Manner Dead by Sebastian Suart
And here are some books I hope to get read over the next couple of months.
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Formula for Murder by Diana Orgain
Mind Altering Murder by William Rabkin
The Resurrection by Mike Duran
Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz
10th Anniversary by James Patterson
Twice as Dead by Sue Ann Jaffarian
Mr. Monk on the Couch by Lee Goldberg
The Reformed by Tod Goldberg
Killer Routine by Alan Orloff
The Albuquerque Turkey by John Vorhaus
The KenKen Killings by Parnell Hall
The Brothers of Baker Street by Michael Robertson
Well, that gives me 18 books, and it will probably be impressive if I get that much read. So we'll leave the list here for today, but I will probably make a few additions as books I forgot creap back into my brain.
I'll start with the books from Fall Reading thing 2010 that I still haven't read:
Berried to the Hilt by Karen MacInerney
Secrets of Harmony Grove by Mindy Starns Clark
Meaning at the Movies by Grant Horner
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn
To the Manner Dead by Sebastian Suart
And here are some books I hope to get read over the next couple of months.
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Formula for Murder by Diana Orgain
Mind Altering Murder by William Rabkin
The Resurrection by Mike Duran
Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz
10th Anniversary by James Patterson
Twice as Dead by Sue Ann Jaffarian
Mr. Monk on the Couch by Lee Goldberg
The Reformed by Tod Goldberg
Killer Routine by Alan Orloff
The Albuquerque Turkey by John Vorhaus
The KenKen Killings by Parnell Hall
The Brothers of Baker Street by Michael Robertson
Well, that gives me 18 books, and it will probably be impressive if I get that much read. So we'll leave the list here for today, but I will probably make a few additions as books I forgot creap back into my brain.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Weekly TV Recap
The Amazing Race - I get that you are hungry. But you do know you are in a race, right? Really, Ron, keep going and eat when you have a chance for a rest. Actually, I take that back. Go ahead and eat because I want you off my TV. Obviously, you learned nothing from your last appearance on the show. And I'd feel sorry for the couple in last if Vixen wasn't driving me up a wall, too. At least the Cowboys were doing well this time. And another episode where they kept racing at the end. How are they going to get all the teams eliminated?
Chuck - So, they finally answered the question of what Casey been up to. There were so many funny lines. "Casey hasn't shot anyone in two weeks. He's probably worse off than we are." "She's like General Beckman. Only less cuddly." But my favorite was in response to the goggles that let you see bodily fluids. "That sounds like something from a CBS show." I had to stop the DVR I was laughing so hard. Looks like we'll have two storylines going for the rest of the season, maybe more. After all, they didn't do anything with Chuck and Sarah's wedding in this episode. But I really don't care. At this point, I love the characters so much I will watch just about anything.
V - I wish I thought this show was going to be coming back. If that were the case, I could enjoy the cliffhanger and wait for the show to come back. Unfortunately, the ratings are so low, I will forever wonder what would have happened next. They definitely changed some things up. I knew that Ryan would die going into it, although Tyler is a surprise. That is if he's dead. It looked to me like he was still breathing at the end. Looks like Erica has some serious help now, and I liked how they played off how dark she got this season. Just so many cool developments. And yet, it will never go forward from here. (Granted, they haven't officially canceled the show, but it seems obvious to me that it won't be picked up for a third season.)
Survivor - I think at the moment, the person I am rooting for most is Matt. I'd love to see him last long enough to get back in the game and actually go far. Who knows how long he can keep winning, however. Tribal was interesting because I think those gals are correct. The rest of their team is only thinking until the merge. The trick is, if they go in six strong, it will make a difference for them. I've always said that too much thought goes into the post merge final tribal situation too early when you need to go into the merge strong in numbers. That's the secret for the first half of the game.
Wipeout - Is it just me, or did some of the things they had not work quite as well as they wanted them to? We didn't see much of the kitchen at the end of the qualifier. And it seemed like the round two obstacle was fairly easy. Not too many people fell off it. Likewise, the times weren't that long in the finals, but it certainly seemed hard enough to me.
Fairly Legal - So where are they going with the storyline about Kate's father? And why wasn't she wearing her bridesmaid's dress for the final scene? Despite the questions, I did enjoy this episode. One of the stronger of the season.
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Chuck - So, they finally answered the question of what Casey been up to. There were so many funny lines. "Casey hasn't shot anyone in two weeks. He's probably worse off than we are." "She's like General Beckman. Only less cuddly." But my favorite was in response to the goggles that let you see bodily fluids. "That sounds like something from a CBS show." I had to stop the DVR I was laughing so hard. Looks like we'll have two storylines going for the rest of the season, maybe more. After all, they didn't do anything with Chuck and Sarah's wedding in this episode. But I really don't care. At this point, I love the characters so much I will watch just about anything.
V - I wish I thought this show was going to be coming back. If that were the case, I could enjoy the cliffhanger and wait for the show to come back. Unfortunately, the ratings are so low, I will forever wonder what would have happened next. They definitely changed some things up. I knew that Ryan would die going into it, although Tyler is a surprise. That is if he's dead. It looked to me like he was still breathing at the end. Looks like Erica has some serious help now, and I liked how they played off how dark she got this season. Just so many cool developments. And yet, it will never go forward from here. (Granted, they haven't officially canceled the show, but it seems obvious to me that it won't be picked up for a third season.)
Survivor - I think at the moment, the person I am rooting for most is Matt. I'd love to see him last long enough to get back in the game and actually go far. Who knows how long he can keep winning, however. Tribal was interesting because I think those gals are correct. The rest of their team is only thinking until the merge. The trick is, if they go in six strong, it will make a difference for them. I've always said that too much thought goes into the post merge final tribal situation too early when you need to go into the merge strong in numbers. That's the secret for the first half of the game.
Wipeout - Is it just me, or did some of the things they had not work quite as well as they wanted them to? We didn't see much of the kitchen at the end of the qualifier. And it seemed like the round two obstacle was fairly easy. Not too many people fell off it. Likewise, the times weren't that long in the finals, but it certainly seemed hard enough to me.
Fairly Legal - So where are they going with the storyline about Kate's father? And why wasn't she wearing her bridesmaid's dress for the final scene? Despite the questions, I did enjoy this episode. One of the stronger of the season.
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