Post by sierra on Jul 21, 2015 22:49:47 GMT
OK!! I accidentally went to another page while writing this out the first time, so I guess that teaches me to write in browser and not in word. haha. So lets try this again...
I was going to make some super sexy and steamy videos for you all, but my cam is deciding to be a complete and utter BITCH, so I will have to type for now...if I can get it to work when questions are being asked, Ill give you all the treat of seeing my super sexy Sierra like face
To start off I want to give a HUGE thanks to Chelsea. I came into this game with some pretty high expectations, and you totally blew them away. Whether it be the awesome challenges (on of which kept me up for 15 hours straight staring at a computer screen...ya I still hate you for that) or the amazing cast, this game was just fantastic. Without you know of us would have met each other...well I guess besides those of us who already knew each other, but thats besides the point. You made a game that really had twist, turns, and everything else you can think of. You worked your ass off to make us all happy to be apart of this game, and I just think you deserve a bit of recognition.
To the people actually playing the game, you all made it a blast too. Whether you be jury or pre-jury, this game would have been nothing without the set of characters that came out to participate (wow I sound like I should be writing Chelsea's thank you to us for the finale). But seriously, everyone who played make this game have its ups, its down, its lefts, its rights, and whatever other direction you can think of. I met some really amazing people, and regardless of the outcome of this game, I hope to be friends with for some time down the round (as implausible as that might sound).
OK maybe I should actually get to telling you why I think I should win this game, instead of ranting on with thanks like I just won the damn Academy Award...
Coming into this game, I knew I was at a huge disadvantage. Every Survivor I have every played has never really ended up well...21st, 20th, 12th, 8th. Not the best placements in the world...but I mean...they could have all been 21sts haha. But anyways, ya I knew coming into this game that being a social butterfly was never my strong suit, and as a part of survivor, being social is a HUGE aspect of this game. So right off the bat I was out of my comfort zone. Im not the type of person who can just strike up an conversation and keep it going for hours upon hours, so I knew I had to get a plan in place to help me...well to help me 'survive' until the end. My plan was daring, it could have easily backfired on me at anytime, but with a little bit of luck, it worked out. I broke it up into three pretty simple parts:
1: Lay low. I knew that if I made myself the loud mouth of the tribe, or made myself out to be a challenge threat early on, I could have easily screwed myself over. Im not the best at using my words to get myself out of sticky situations, so the plane was...keep myself out of sticky situations in the first place. This almost blew up in my face INSTANTLY because I tried to save Stephen from getting the boot early on (since he was the only one on the Vahine tribe I connected with early on ---- SORRY EDDIE!!!) but after the whole Stephen fiasco, I decided to stictly stick to this plan. Be as low key as I possibly can. Try in immunity challenges, but not too much, I never wanted to appear a threat until I had to be. I basically wanted to be a non factor in this game until I felt like I needed to be.
2: Have a backup plan. My one flaw whenever I have tried to do well before is, I NEVER HAVE A DAMN BACKUP PLAN! I always assume that plan A is going to succeed, so I have never come into a game with a backup plan before, but not this time. Whether it be having a backup plan in case a certain someone I dont want immunity wins, a tribe swap happens that tosses a few good allies of mine on the other tribe, or I am the vote and I need a way out, I always had a backup plan. Im the vote? Well if I cant get the votes on my side, my backup plan is a power...a vote reversal, or maybe even an idol. If a swap happens that doesnt help my allies out...well then, its a perfect oppurtunity to not participate in the challenge AT ALL (sorry Abi and Danielle, you two just HAD to carry us to all those wins haha).
3: Dont let ANYONE control my game. This one was hard. Definitely since I was trying to be such a non factor until later in the game. But I knew with the right suggestions, I could ensure my game was never going to be put in someone else's hands unless I wanted it to be that way. When the first merge happened...I suggested Darrahs name to go...why? Because she was super likable, hell I loved her to death, but that scared me for down the road. I started that plan in motion, I didnt let anyone else take full control of that decision. When Matty was trying to get me out, I made sure that I had the people on my side to ensure that I would survive another round, and I made it a PERTINENT that Matty be the one to leave...not because he was targeting Tane, but because he was targeting me in general, I needed to make sure I controlled the game from there on out, not Matty.
Some may point out that even given those three aspects of my game, one thing was lacking...my social game. But hear me out. Yeah, I could have easily been the type of person who felt a need to be fake, a person who felt a need to create a bond between myself and Matty, and Eddie, etc, etc. But I have a reason for why I chose not to. I knew when push came to shove, I would need to vote these people out, I knew that I would need to write their names down for me to get to the end, and I did not want to have to be that type of person who had to make a close bond and then break it (insert Pete rolling his eyes here). I wanted to be able to separate myself from people who I knew would probably never flip on Vahine and work with Tane, so thats my reasoning for that, take it or leave it.
Ok this is dragging on, you probably got bored about 2 paragraphs back, so Ill try to get to the end of it before you feel a want to jump off the golden gate bridge. I may not have played a perfect game, but I truly do believe that I played the best game here. I won several immunties to show that I was not just somebody who goes on a weekend long vacation and thinks they can come back and float to the end. I controlled several votes that were pivotal in me getting here (Eddie, im sorry, I still love you). And I made it here without a single vote cast against me (Idols void votes right?!)
I know that I came into this final TC making a mistake. Ya I probably should have taken Pete over BJ. I should have chose friendship over the desire to win...but thats just it, after losing so many games before, and coming so close, and playing a game that i think was near great, I think I deserve to win. So I ask you jury...Please come in here with open minds. If you can do that for me, I can promise that I can answer your questions with honesty and respect and I believe I can show you that I truly deserve my spot here in the finals, and I truly deserve to walk out of Tahiti with the title of Sole Survivor!
Ok I think this is when Jeff Probst(Or should I say Chelsea) starts playing commercial music because she probably doesnt want to hear me grovel for votes any longer haha. GL BJ! I hope this is a great Final Tribal Council...and Ill leave you all with this...
I was going to make some super sexy and steamy videos for you all, but my cam is deciding to be a complete and utter BITCH, so I will have to type for now...if I can get it to work when questions are being asked, Ill give you all the treat of seeing my super sexy Sierra like face
To start off I want to give a HUGE thanks to Chelsea. I came into this game with some pretty high expectations, and you totally blew them away. Whether it be the awesome challenges (on of which kept me up for 15 hours straight staring at a computer screen...ya I still hate you for that) or the amazing cast, this game was just fantastic. Without you know of us would have met each other...well I guess besides those of us who already knew each other, but thats besides the point. You made a game that really had twist, turns, and everything else you can think of. You worked your ass off to make us all happy to be apart of this game, and I just think you deserve a bit of recognition.
To the people actually playing the game, you all made it a blast too. Whether you be jury or pre-jury, this game would have been nothing without the set of characters that came out to participate (wow I sound like I should be writing Chelsea's thank you to us for the finale). But seriously, everyone who played make this game have its ups, its down, its lefts, its rights, and whatever other direction you can think of. I met some really amazing people, and regardless of the outcome of this game, I hope to be friends with for some time down the round (as implausible as that might sound).
OK maybe I should actually get to telling you why I think I should win this game, instead of ranting on with thanks like I just won the damn Academy Award...
Coming into this game, I knew I was at a huge disadvantage. Every Survivor I have every played has never really ended up well...21st, 20th, 12th, 8th. Not the best placements in the world...but I mean...they could have all been 21sts haha. But anyways, ya I knew coming into this game that being a social butterfly was never my strong suit, and as a part of survivor, being social is a HUGE aspect of this game. So right off the bat I was out of my comfort zone. Im not the type of person who can just strike up an conversation and keep it going for hours upon hours, so I knew I had to get a plan in place to help me...well to help me 'survive' until the end. My plan was daring, it could have easily backfired on me at anytime, but with a little bit of luck, it worked out. I broke it up into three pretty simple parts:
1: Lay low. I knew that if I made myself the loud mouth of the tribe, or made myself out to be a challenge threat early on, I could have easily screwed myself over. Im not the best at using my words to get myself out of sticky situations, so the plane was...keep myself out of sticky situations in the first place. This almost blew up in my face INSTANTLY because I tried to save Stephen from getting the boot early on (since he was the only one on the Vahine tribe I connected with early on ---- SORRY EDDIE!!!) but after the whole Stephen fiasco, I decided to stictly stick to this plan. Be as low key as I possibly can. Try in immunity challenges, but not too much, I never wanted to appear a threat until I had to be. I basically wanted to be a non factor in this game until I felt like I needed to be.
2: Have a backup plan. My one flaw whenever I have tried to do well before is, I NEVER HAVE A DAMN BACKUP PLAN! I always assume that plan A is going to succeed, so I have never come into a game with a backup plan before, but not this time. Whether it be having a backup plan in case a certain someone I dont want immunity wins, a tribe swap happens that tosses a few good allies of mine on the other tribe, or I am the vote and I need a way out, I always had a backup plan. Im the vote? Well if I cant get the votes on my side, my backup plan is a power...a vote reversal, or maybe even an idol. If a swap happens that doesnt help my allies out...well then, its a perfect oppurtunity to not participate in the challenge AT ALL (sorry Abi and Danielle, you two just HAD to carry us to all those wins haha).
3: Dont let ANYONE control my game. This one was hard. Definitely since I was trying to be such a non factor until later in the game. But I knew with the right suggestions, I could ensure my game was never going to be put in someone else's hands unless I wanted it to be that way. When the first merge happened...I suggested Darrahs name to go...why? Because she was super likable, hell I loved her to death, but that scared me for down the road. I started that plan in motion, I didnt let anyone else take full control of that decision. When Matty was trying to get me out, I made sure that I had the people on my side to ensure that I would survive another round, and I made it a PERTINENT that Matty be the one to leave...not because he was targeting Tane, but because he was targeting me in general, I needed to make sure I controlled the game from there on out, not Matty.
Some may point out that even given those three aspects of my game, one thing was lacking...my social game. But hear me out. Yeah, I could have easily been the type of person who felt a need to be fake, a person who felt a need to create a bond between myself and Matty, and Eddie, etc, etc. But I have a reason for why I chose not to. I knew when push came to shove, I would need to vote these people out, I knew that I would need to write their names down for me to get to the end, and I did not want to have to be that type of person who had to make a close bond and then break it (insert Pete rolling his eyes here). I wanted to be able to separate myself from people who I knew would probably never flip on Vahine and work with Tane, so thats my reasoning for that, take it or leave it.
Ok this is dragging on, you probably got bored about 2 paragraphs back, so Ill try to get to the end of it before you feel a want to jump off the golden gate bridge. I may not have played a perfect game, but I truly do believe that I played the best game here. I won several immunties to show that I was not just somebody who goes on a weekend long vacation and thinks they can come back and float to the end. I controlled several votes that were pivotal in me getting here (Eddie, im sorry, I still love you). And I made it here without a single vote cast against me (Idols void votes right?!
)I know that I came into this final TC making a mistake. Ya I probably should have taken Pete over BJ. I should have chose friendship over the desire to win...but thats just it, after losing so many games before, and coming so close, and playing a game that i think was near great, I think I deserve to win. So I ask you jury...Please come in here with open minds. If you can do that for me, I can promise that I can answer your questions with honesty and respect and I believe I can show you that I truly deserve my spot here in the finals, and I truly deserve to walk out of Tahiti with the title of Sole Survivor!
Ok I think this is when Jeff Probst(Or should I say Chelsea) starts playing commercial music because she probably doesnt want to hear me grovel for votes any longer haha. GL BJ! I hope this is a great Final Tribal Council...and Ill leave you all with this...
<--------- picture from the future that was taken at the Survivor: Tahiti reunion