Episode 7 Chats

[Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien]

New Tribes
11/29

Robb

RockOn8896 (4:39:02 PM) : heya kathy
velva8490 (4:39:11 PM) : hey there!
velva8490 (4:39:15 PM) : how's it going?
RockOn8896 (4:39:20 PM) : not bad at all!
RockOn8896 (4:39:26 PM) : hows life?
velva8490 (4:39:59 PM) : pretty good. except my daughter went back to college today so i'm missing her
RockOn8896 (4:40:06 PM) : aw thats sad
velva8490 (4:40:27 PM) : yeah. she had to go back a day early because the weather started getting bad
velva8490 (4:40:45 PM) : are you back at college yet?
RockOn8896 (4:40:50 PM) : no i'm still home
velva8490 (4:40:58 PM) :
RockOn8896 (4:41:01 PM) : haha
RockOn8896 (4:41:13 PM) : yeah its pretty nice
velva8490 (4:41:40 PM) : that's great. i'm glad for you
velva8490 (4:41:56 PM) : when do you go back?
RockOn8896 (4:42:04 PM) : i fly out tomorrow at 7:30
velva8490 (4:42:30 PM) : when will you get there?
RockOn8896 (4:42:55 PM) : my flight lands at 9:15, so i'll probably get home about 10
velva8490 (4:43:19 PM) : that's not too back
velva8490 (4:43:28 PM) : i'm assuming AM
RockOn8896 (4:43:34 PM) : nope\
velva8490 (4:43:50 PM) : oh tomorrow evening
velva8490 (4:43:58 PM) : have a safe triip
RockOn8896 (4:44:21 PM) : thanks
velva8490 (4:44:37 PM) : we've been switched again
RockOn8896 (4:44:53 PM) : yeah so i saw
velva8490 (4:45:17 PM) : but it looks like we have a strong tribe
RockOn8896 (4:45:31 PM) : yeah, hopefully we can dominate again! lol
RockOn8896 (4:45:47 PM) : i havent been to tribal yet and i really would rather avoid it
velva8490 (4:45:56 PM) : same with me
velva8490 (4:46:12 PM) : you me and joel are the only ones who have avoided tc
velva8490 (4:46:36 PM) : i mean rudy
RockOn8896 (4:46:43 PM) : oh right haha
RockOn8896 (4:46:46 PM) : yeah - cuz we're awesome
velva8490 (4:47:00 PM) : right!
RockOn8896 (4:47:03 PM) : lol
velva8490 (4:47:15 PM) : that's the way i want to keep it
RockOn8896 (4:47:21 PM) : yo tambien
velva8490 (4:47:55 PM) : just from what i have seen playing wise gary & eliza seem very strong
RockOn8896 (4:48:09 PM) : yeah - they were when i was on their tribe earlier
velva8490 (4:48:35 PM) : so i think we have an excellent chance of winning
RockOn8896 (4:49:30 PM) : yeah i hope so
RockOn8896 (4:49:54 PM) : but everyone left is strong
velva8490 (4:50:47 PM) : that's true
velva8490 (4:51:47 PM) : this next challenge is going to be 48 hours
velva8490 (4:52:19 PM) : i can start on it tomorrow afternoon but i'll have to go to work monday & tuesday
RockOn8896 (4:52:46 PM) : yeah - hopefully i won't miss too much when i'm traveling
velva8490 (4:53:20 PM) : you shouldn't since it is such a long challenge
RockOn8896 (4:53:38 PM) : yeah

Challenge Chat
11/30

Jeff Probst

velva8490 (8:32:35 PM) : hey there
HoopStar306 (8:32:47 PM) : Hey hows it going?
velva8490 (8:35:04 PM) : it's going good
velva8490 (8:35:08 PM) : how about you?
HoopStar306 (8:35:23 PM) : Doing pretty good as well
velva8490 (8:35:36 PM) : are you in charge of the challenge?
HoopStar306 (8:35:56 PM) : Yeah, if you have any questions I can answer them
velva8490 (8:36:10 PM) : i was wondering if once we post the picture we could help one another figure out what the building is
HoopStar306 (8:36:45 PM) : Yeah you are allowed to do that, the person you help has to just post their puzzle and location
velva8490 (8:37:40 PM) : can we do the puzzle and give it to them?
velva8490 (8:37:56 PM) : and then they post it?
HoopStar306 (8:39:12 PM) : You could do that, each person is just responsible for one puzzle and location and they just have to post it
velva8490 (8:39:29 PM) : ok thanks a bunch
velva8490 (8:39:43 PM) : we thought we had to each do our own puzzle
HoopStar306 (8:40:40 PM) : Well, your each responsible for a puzzle so once you post one your done and can't post another one
HoopStar306 (8:41:01 PM) : You can help someone with theirs but it's up to them to post it
velva8490 (8:41:24 PM) : that is good to know
HoopStar306 (8:42:18 PM) : How far along is your tribe?
velva8490 (8:42:55 PM) : We've got 2 puzzles posted & one building named
HoopStar306 (8:43:19 PM) : You guys are moving along pretty well so far
velva8490 (8:44:06 PM) : i think we'll do ok once everyone gets back from where they are going
velva8490 (8:44:41 PM) : one person only has the color green on their computer & will be hard for them to do puzzle
HoopStar306 (8:45:28 PM) : I know who your talking about, he played my game and had the same problem but he did finish his puzzle in that game
velva8490 (8:46:25 PM) : oh ok. well i think now he is sleeping off a hangover lol
HoopStar306 (8:46:56 PM) : No wonder he's not doing the challenge lol
velva8490 (8:48:00 PM) : yeah sort of drives me crazy

Gary Hogeboom
(Brian)

RnnrBrian (3:01:43 PM) : Hey new tribemate!
velva8490 (3:01:58 PM) : hey there!
velva8490 (3:02:02 PM) : how's it going?
RnnrBrian (3:02:39 PM) : good! I'm a little tired, but other than that I'm fine. And yourself?
RnnrBrian (3:02:45 PM) : Oh, they posted the challenge!
velva8490 (3:03:25 PM) : i'm doing good too. tried to take a nap but couldn't fall asleep
velva8490 (3:03:30 PM) : puzzles
RnnrBrian (3:04:11 PM) : I know...gross. I can start on number 5 if that's okay with ya
velva8490 (3:04:23 PM) : that's fine
velva8490 (3:04:31 PM) : i can start on # 6
velva8490 (3:06:35 PM) : should we start a worksheet as to what we will be working on
RnnrBrian (3:07:23 PM) : sure, I'll post it in our forum
velva8490 (3:07:32 PM) : thanks!
velva8490 (3:07:55 PM) : at least the pieces are bigger than that puzzle we had earlier in the game
RnnrBrian (3:08:36 PM) : Ugh, I know! I was actually supposed to do that one for my tribe, but then I was like HELLLLL NO! I don't even have a mouse for my computer, it would have taken me 7 or 8 hours
velva8490 (3:08:56 PM) : it was impossible
velva8490 (3:09:03 PM) : no one was able to do it
RnnrBrian (3:09:49 PM) : I know. Oh, I'm talking to Dan, and he said his computer doesn't show color, so I don't think he's gonna be much help
velva8490 (3:10:22 PM) : i don't think we can do it for him either
RnnrBrian (3:11:54 PM) : oh, I didn't know it was only one person per puzzle.
velva8490 (3:12:41 PM) : it says each person can only do one puzzle
RnnrBrian (3:12:53 PM) : oh, nm, I just saw that.
velva8490 (3:13:17 PM) : maybe someone on the other tribe won't be able to do it either
RnnrBrian (3:13:42 PM) : well, I know that Sherea may still be out of town. She was away all this week for thanksgiving.
velva8490 (3:14:35 PM) : that would help even it out
RnnrBrian (3:14:54 PM) : mmhmm. Eliza just posted on the thread, and she's gonna do number 2
velva8490 (3:15:07 PM) : ok great
RnnrBrian (3:17:53 PM) : okay...sigh, Dan's gonna go lay down, but he said he'll work on the challenge later. He's feeling pretty sick...and by sick I think hungover, lol
velva8490 (3:18:08 PM) : LOL
velva8490 (3:18:20 PM) : hopefully he'll feel better soon
velva8490 (3:18:34 PM) : can he do the challenge at all even without color
RnnrBrian (3:19:52 PM) : I asked him and he said he wasn't sure...I don't think he even looked at the puzzles though. I'm sure he can though. It'd just be shades of grey
velva8490 (3:20:22 PM) : well we can only hope for the best
velva8490 (3:21:11 PM) : i wish we could do more than one
RnnrBrian (3:22:20 PM) : I know...damn teamwork challenges, lol!
velva8490 (3:22:51 PM) :
RnnrBrian (3:23:37 PM) : my puzzle's coming together though...I'm going kind of slow though, i don't have a mouse with the computer I'm using
velva8490 (3:24:01 PM) : i'm working on the border
velva8490 (3:24:10 PM) : it's not bad like that other one
velva8490 (3:24:29 PM) : we have plenty of time
RnnrBrian (3:26:51 PM) : yeah, I'm just a little nervous cause I have to leave at like 5 to go to a party...but hopefully it won't take me that long to do this, haha
velva8490 (3:27:38 PM) : i will have to leave around 6 for about an hour.....but like you i hope to have it finished by then
velva8490 (3:27:57 PM) : or at least keep it up and forbid anyone to touch it
RnnrBrian (3:28:27 PM) : lmao, and forbid my computer to crash or something
velva8490 (3:28:41 PM) : ugh!
RnnrBrian (3:51:11 PM) : woo! I almost got the boarder done!
velva8490 (3:51:21 PM) : great job!
RnnrBrian (3:51:23 PM) : how bout you?
velva8490 (3:51:35 PM) : i just got the last piece for the border
velva8490 (3:51:46 PM) : i'm working on the sky now ugh
RnnrBrian (3:52:16 PM) : mine has a lot of grey in mine...it's annoying
velva8490 (3:52:39 PM) : yeah it's getting a lot harder now
RnnrBrian (4:20:51 PM) : I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna be able to finish this in time
velva8490 (4:21:10 PM) : i doubt i will either
velva8490 (4:21:19 PM) : i'm still working on the sky
RnnrBrian (4:21:46 PM) : I'm trying to organize my pieces by color...but it's not working, lol
velva8490 (4:22:15 PM) : i'm trying just one color and pulling all of them out
RnnrBrian (4:54:55 PM) : ugh, I have to leave, sorry. I'll finish up the puzzle when I get back...I think I'm almost halfway done though.
RnnrBrian (4:55:05 PM) : adios V! And good luck!
velva8490 (4:55:31 PM) : halfway done....that is great!
RnnrBrian (4:55:57 PM) : cool beans. Maybe I'll see you tonight, if not, half a good night!
RnnrBrian (4:56:02 PM) : adios
velva8490 (4:56:06 PM) : you have a good night
velva8490 (4:56:22 PM) : and it's been nice working the challenge with you
RnnrBrian (4:56:41 PM) : I know! hopefully we'll see eachother again and actually be able to TALK, lol
velva8490 (4:56:52 PM) : that would be nice
velva8490 (4:56:58 PM) : have fun at the party
RnnrBrian (4:57:03 PM) : lol, bye

velva8490 (8:55:50 PM) : hi
RnnrBrian (8:56:14 PM) : Hola! I just got back, am back to workin' on the puzzle
velva8490 (8:56:41 PM) : did you have a good time?
RnnrBrian (8:57:46 PM) : lol, I did! it was a going away party for a person I work for. I work at a liquor store, so of course there was a little alcohol involved...and now I'm a little tipsy (I'm lame and don't drink much) so hopefully that'll help me~
RnnrBrian (8:57:50 PM) : lol
velva8490 (8:58:47 PM) : lol it probably will help a bunch
velva8490 (8:58:56 PM) : you should be good & relaxed
velva8490 (8:59:14 PM) : i talked to ray (jeff) and he said we could help one another
velva8490 (8:59:26 PM) : as long as we post a puzzle each
RnnrBrian (8:59:50 PM) : oh, cool! who all has posted? I just got home, so I haven't checked the boards
velva8490 (9:00:00 PM) : me & eliza
velva8490 (9:00:46 PM) : robb is doing # 1
RnnrBrian (9:00:59 PM) : awesome. Yeah, Eliza's really kickass at the challenges. Cool, that means we can help Alex (dan K.) then
velva8490 (9:01:29 PM) : yeah that's what i was thinking
velva8490 (9:01:43 PM) : but i can't figure out the name of my building
RnnrBrian (9:02:21 PM) : hmmm. I haven't put mine ALL together yet, but I think it's a church or something
velva8490 (9:02:48 PM) : i'll try churches
velva8490 (9:02:58 PM) : i think 3 & 4 are left
RnnrBrian (9:03:37 PM) : cool. Have you heard anything from Joel today?
velva8490 (9:03:51 PM) : no
RnnrBrian (9:04:00 PM) : (Rudy). Sorry, damn, I hate the two names thing, lol!
RnnrBrian (9:04:06 PM) : oh, gotcha
velva8490 (9:04:09 PM) : i get them all mixed up
RnnrBrian (9:05:24 PM) : I know!
RnnrBrian (9:05:57 PM) : Anyway, how are you? I know I played a game with you like a looong time ago, but I'm not sure if you remember....the Zodiac game?
velva8490 (9:06:32 PM) : yeah i remember
velva8490 (9:06:38 PM) : we were on opposite sides
velva8490 (9:06:49 PM) : i remember you were a tough competitor
velva8490 (9:06:57 PM) : and was voted out way too early
RnnrBrian (9:07:33 PM) : lmao, gracias! That was actually the last game I've played....I took a year off and studied abroad in Mexico...and sigh, now I'm back in Wisconsin.
velva8490 (9:08:35 PM) : that is so great about studying in Mexico
RnnrBrian (9:09:40 PM) : ugh, it was soooo fun! I wish I could have stayed there...but, you know how it goes. Gotta get back to reality sooner or later!
velva8490 (9:10:51 PM) : that was such an amazing thing to do
RnnrBrian (9:13:07 PM) : mmhmm. And what have you been up to this past year? same old same old?
velva8490 (9:13:52 PM) : just working. but the big thing with us is my daughter is in her 1st year of college
velva8490 (9:14:38 PM) : rudy is going to do # 3
velva8490 (9:14:49 PM) : so that leaves 4 for dan k
velva8490 (9:15:11 PM) : but rudy is having problems working on his
RnnrBrian (9:15:36 PM) : what kind of problems?
velva8490 (9:16:17 PM) : well one thing is he doesn't have a lot of time. but the other thing is he says he isn't good with puzzles
RnnrBrian (9:17:56 PM) : oh, gotcha. Yeah, when I talked to him yesterday he said he was working on a really big paper. So I'd imagine he doesn't have a lot of time, ya know? I can understand the puzzle thing though, but i'm more of a visual person, lol
velva8490 (9:18:45 PM) : i can do the puzzle part. it's figuring out the name of it that kills me
RnnrBrian (9:19:50 PM) : lmao, as soon as I typed that I was like "um...wait until AFTER you finish the puzzle to tell everyone what a visual person you are" lol
velva8490 (9:20:06 PM) : lol
velva8490 (9:20:29 PM) : i think i am going to look at puzzle # 4 in case dan k can't do it
RnnrBrian (9:21:41 PM) : okay, cool. And when I finsih this damn thing I'll help you look for your location
velva8490 (9:21:55 PM) : thanks a bunch!
RnnrBrian (10:01:53 PM) : how far are you on Dan's
RnnrBrian (10:01:57 PM) : ?
velva8490 (10:02:12 PM) : i've got the border done minus one piece
velva8490 (10:02:24 PM) : how about you?
RnnrBrian (10:02:50 PM) : I'm like sooo close! I bet i'll finish it in like 15 minutes
velva8490 (10:03:06 PM) : yay!
RnnrBrian (10:37:09 PM) : I'M DONE!
velva8490 (10:37:24 PM) : good job!
RnnrBrian (10:38:10 PM) : woo! Now i'll start looking for the locations of yours and mine
velva8490 (10:38:24 PM) : thanks a bunch!
velva8490 (10:38:29 PM) : good luck with it
RnnrBrian (10:43:09 PM) : I think mines like...a stadium? meh, I'll check it out
velva8490 (10:43:35 PM) : is yours posted
RnnrBrian (10:44:24 PM) : no, I'm loading it to photobucket right now...I'll tell ya when it's posted though
velva8490 (10:44:33 PM) : ok
RnnrBrian (10:48:02 PM) : okay, posted it.
velva8490 (10:49:19 PM) : when i was looking for mine i didn't see anything like that
RnnrBrian (10:50:39 PM) : gotcha. It kinda looks like a stadium though, so that's what I'll start out looking for, I guess
velva8490 (10:51:01 PM) : good luck
velva8490 (10:51:08 PM) : i'm still working on that puzzle
velva8490 (10:51:11 PM) : it's hard
RnnrBrian (10:55:48 PM) : Found mine! It's the National Stadium of Lima Peru
RnnrBrian (10:55:52 PM) : I'll work on yours now
velva8490 (10:56:02 PM) : great!
RnnrBrian (11:00:36 PM) : hmmm...it LOOKS like a church. It could be a government building though. Hmm
velva8490 (11:01:25 PM) : i saw office buildings but it didn't exactly look like it
velva8490 (11:03:30 PM) : look at images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cnu.daejeon.kr/AWA/America/Peru/Lima/WFAsam%2520Peru-Office%2520Building-01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cnu.daejeon.kr/AWA/America/ENGLISH-WFB%2520South%2520America-Peru.htm&usg=__G_xTmzfw896n94NVXpTBtpWN4Qk=&h=320&w=427&sz=41&hl=en&start=18&um=1&tbnid=bA9a8sd52sYqQM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlima%2Bbuilding%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff
velva8490 (11:03:43 PM) : sorry
velva8490 (11:03:54 PM) : but i don't think that is it
RnnrBrian (11:08:01 PM) : ooh, I think it may be the President palace...hold on, lemme find another picture of it to make sure
velva8490 (11:08:22 PM) : ok thanks
RnnrBrian (11:14:00 PM) : ugh, nm, I don't think that's it. I'll keep looking though
velva8490 (11:14:35 PM) : thanks! i looked & looked and just couldn't find anything
RnnrBrian (11:15:15 PM) : i know! nothing I see has big enough windows
velva8490 (11:15:40 PM) : or that shape
RnnrBrian (11:34:37 PM) : okay...the thing I'm looking at right now is the Gold Museum...I think it could be it. It has the same shape at the top anyway
RnnrBrian (11:35:16 PM) : www.aitraveltours.com/images/photo26t.jpg
RnnrBrian (11:35:27 PM) : it's kinda small though, I'll try to find a bigger picture
velva8490 (11:37:59 PM) : it's hard to tell
velva8490 (11:38:09 PM) : i am going to have to quit
velva8490 (11:38:24 PM) : i have to get up at 6:00 in the morning
velva8490 (11:38:57 PM) : i got right much done on the puzzle but it's just too hard and time consuming to do
RnnrBrian (11:39:49 PM) : no worries, I totally gotcha. I'll keep searching for your picture though. And if I find it I'll PM ya about it. And I may work on Rudy's or Dan's puzzles depending on how much time I have
RnnrBrian (11:39:55 PM) : thanks for your help though!
velva8490 (11:41:07 PM) : how about if i put it in photobucket and give you the link of what i have so far so you can get the general idea of what it is
RnnrBrian (11:41:24 PM) : oh, that would be great!
velva8490 (11:41:48 PM) : ok give me a couple of minutes & i'll get it to you
velva8490 (11:52:45 PM) : i49.photobucket.com/albums/f284/Surviv9/Puzzle4.jpg
velva8490 (11:53:30 PM) : if needed i can work on the puzzles tomorrow evening
RnnrBrian (11:54:11 PM) : okay, cool. I'll PM ya what I get done tonight. Night Velva! Buenosn noches!
velva8490 (11:54:26 PM) : good night!
velva8490 (11:54:35 PM) : thanks so much for looking for my picture
RnnrBrian (11:54:45 PM) : lmao, no problem chica
velva8490 (11:54:54 PM) :

PM From Gary
Hey, I think I found your building! It's an art museum. Here's the pic that I found that looks like your building:

images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1339/898394998_cb14e8aa0f.jpg%3Fv%3D0&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/mannover/898394 998/&usg=__sa8CAH8vASFmQWnFu6rXelcPnYE=&h=375&w=500&sz=306&hl=en&start=392&tbnid=PgiLjl63hsBs4M:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/i mages%3Fq%3Dlima%2Bperu%2Bmuseum%2Bbuildings%26start%3D378%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

I think it's just called the Art Museum of Lima.

PM to Gary
Excellent!!!

I couldn't sleep and thought I would take one more look at the challenge. I was so excited to see you had found it!

I still have puzzle # 4 where I left off. I wasn't sure if it would stay once I closed the laptop. But I can still work on it and if it's not done by tomorrow evening I can start back where I left off.

PM From Gary
cool! I tried doing Dan's, but I have to go to school tomorrow so I called it quits. I'll try working on either Dan's or Rudy's tomorrow, I'll see what needs to be done.

Have a good day tomorrow!

PM to Gary
Great job!

I lost the puzzle I was working on. But I can start over tomorrow evening if we still need to work on them.

Thanks so much for helping!

Rudy

velva8490 (9:04:28 PM) : hey
xarmydoc77 (9:04:32 PM) : hey
velva8490 (9:04:38 PM) : how's it going
xarmydoc77 (9:04:43 PM) : oh not bad
velva8490 (9:05:55 PM) : have you had a chance to look at the challenge
xarmydoc77 (9:06:24 PM) : I have, and I have even attempted it, but I have not had the time that is needed to solvet that damn thing
velva8490 (9:07:10 PM) : it took me 3 hours
xarmydoc77 (9:07:33 PM) : yeah, I will try again but....*shrug* I hate those things
velva8490 (9:07:49 PM) : it's not as bad as that last puzzle
velva8490 (9:07:58 PM) : that one was murder
velva8490 (9:08:06 PM) : which puzzle are you working on?
xarmydoc77 (9:08:23 PM) : I was working on the first two
velva8490 (9:08:59 PM) : i think robb is going to do # 2
velva8490 (9:09:25 PM) : and eliza completed # 2
velva8490 (9:09:41 PM) : sorry robb is going to do # 1
velva8490 (9:10:03 PM) : i think 3 & 4 are left
xarmydoc77 (9:10:14 PM) : I'll give it a shot,but I am not too confident
velva8490 (9:11:22 PM) : did you want to post which one you are doing? so dan k will know which one to do
velva8490 (9:11:58 PM) : ray said we could help one another
xarmydoc77 (9:12:22 PM) : I'll try but I have a meeting in a half hour. I have been busy all break with family and homework
velva8490 (9:13:02 PM) : if you need help let me know
velva8490 (9:13:09 PM) : which one are you going to do?
xarmydoc77 (9:13:15 PM) : 3 I posted it
velva8490 (9:14:28 PM) : oh i see it now
velva8490 (9:18:58 PM) : good luck. if you need me to help let me know
xarmydoc77 (9:19:17 PM) : lol thanks

Eliza Orlins
(Zoey)

PM From Eliza
You have to put the name of the building in there too

I tried looking for the one you solved and I can't find it

Challenge Chat
12/1

PM From Gary
Hey Kathy! Just letting you know that I had some time this afternoon, so I did Dan's puzzle. Yes, it sucked, I thought it was harder than mine! lol. Anyway, I PMed this message to Dan:

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Hey Dan, I know you're having trouble with the challenge, so I did your puzzle for you. All you have to do is post the image in the tribe forum along with the name of it: La Catedral de Lima

Good luck!
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I'm gonna be at class tonight until 8 or so. But if you still want to help out with the challenge, you may want to help Rudy out since I think he's having a tough time. Anyway, hope to talk to ya tonight!

PM to Gary
Hey Gary! Thanks so much for doing that puzzle. I agree. It was much harder than my original puzzle was. I'll keep an eye out for Dan too in case he comes on aim. Hopefully he will see your message and post it soon after all the work you put into it.

I spoke with Rudy and I am going to do the same with him. He'll check back later for my pm to him. Hopefully his puzzle will be easier.

Talk to you later!

Rudy

velva8490 (5:16:59 PM) : hi
xarmydoc77 (5:17:08 PM) : Hey
velva8490 (5:17:20 PM) : how's things going for you?
xarmydoc77 (5:17:30 PM) : busy lol
xarmydoc77 (5:17:34 PM) : Mondays always are for me
velva8490 (5:17:48 PM) : yeah it was rough at work today too
velva8490 (5:18:33 PM) : would you like for me to help with your puzzle?
xarmydoc77 (5:18:54 PM) : you can if you want,but I am not going to be online much longer
velva8490 (5:19:10 PM) : i could pm it to you
velva8490 (5:19:22 PM) : on the board
xarmydoc77 (5:19:28 PM) : ok, that would work
velva8490 (5:19:43 PM) : gary did dan k for him
velva8490 (5:20:08 PM) : he just needs to post it
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velva8490 (9:14:16 PM) : i've sent you a message with the puzzle & name of

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xarmydoc77 (9:39:18 PM) : Thank you so much
velva8490 (9:41:02 PM) : you are so welcome!
velva8490 (9:42:49 PM) : it might also be called government palace
velva8490 (9:43:31 PM) : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lima_palacio.jpg

PM’s to Rudy
Here is the puzzle:

It is called Lima Palacio

i49.photobucket.com/albums/f284/Surviv9/Puzzle.jpg

Or it might be better called Lima Palace of Justice

Not exactly sure which way to go with it.

I am so sorry for all the messages. But I wasn't sure what to call the building. Anyway the picture is found in Wikipedia under this site en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lima_palacio.jpg and midway down the page on this site & called The Government Palace en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima

Robb

RockOn8896 (7:20:58 PM) : hey whats the deal with rudy?
velva8490 (7:21:22 PM) : he's very busy
velva8490 (7:21:30 PM) : i'm working on his puzzle
RockOn8896 (7:21:37 PM) : ok
velva8490 (7:21:42 PM) : gary did dan k for him
RockOn8896 (7:21:48 PM) : ok sweet
RockOn8896 (7:21:53 PM) : its the government palace, btw
velva8490 (7:21:59 PM) : and i saw that dan posted it
RockOn8896 (7:22:03 PM) : yeah
velva8490 (7:22:13 PM) : dan's is the government palace?
RockOn8896 (7:22:16 PM) : no
RockOn8896 (7:22:18 PM) : yours is
RockOn8896 (7:22:29 PM) : i mean rudy's
RockOn8896 (7:22:30 PM) : sorry
velva8490 (7:22:43 PM) : rudy's is the government palace
RockOn8896 (7:22:49 PM) : yeah
velva8490 (7:22:50 PM) : # 3
RockOn8896 (7:22:53 PM) : yeah
velva8490 (7:23:14 PM) : thanks for letting me know. that will save a lot of research
velva8490 (7:23:25 PM) : how do you know?
RockOn8896 (7:23:43 PM) : i looked at the puzzle and i could tell
RockOn8896 (7:24:03 PM) : the picture is here
velva8490 (7:24:55 PM) : thanks so much. that will give me something to refer to
RockOn8896 (7:25:05 PM) : no problem
velva8490 (7:25:19 PM) :
velva8490 (7:26:25 PM) : i really don't want to go to tc
velva8490 (7:26:42 PM) : i'm hoping if we can get this last one in we will be safe
RockOn8896 (7:27:19 PM) : yeah - cross fingers
velva8490 (7:27:43 PM) : and toes
RockOn8896 (7:27:51 PM) : yeah lol

velva8490 (9:15:29 PM) : I've finished the puzzle
RockOn8896 (9:25:01 PM) : nice
RockOn8896 (9:25:16 PM) : so now we just need rudy to post it?
velva8490 (9:26:57 PM) : yeah. i sent him a message on his mobile
velva8490 (9:27:13 PM) : but sherea hasn't signed in since about nov 28th
velva8490 (9:27:25 PM) : so hopefully we still have time
RockOn8896 (9:27:33 PM) : yeah
RockOn8896 (9:27:44 PM) : hopefully

Dan

velva8490 (5:32:00 PM) : Hey Dan! This is Kathy. Just wanted to let you know Gary worked on your puzzle today and has sent you a message on the board. All you need to do is post the puzzle & the name of the place.
Karkadam Mirror signed on at 6:49:43 PM.

Gary

RnnrBrian (9:10:35 PM) : Hey you! just saw the message, how goes the puzzle?
velva8490 (9:11:13 PM) : i posting a message to rudy now
velva8490 (9:11:19 PM) : i'm
RnnrBrian (9:11:57 PM) : oh, cool! Ugh, i can't believe you did that one! I saw it and was like..."woah, waay too much black in there for me." lol
velva8490 (9:12:20 PM) : i know.....took me forever
velva8490 (9:12:39 PM) : i49.photobucket.com/albums/f284/Surviv9/Puzzle.jpg
velva8490 (9:13:07 PM) : Lima Palacio
RnnrBrian (9:13:31 PM) : ooh! on the bright side it looks gorgeous! lol
velva8490 (9:14:42 PM) : it really does doesn't it
velva8490 (9:14:54 PM) : but that black drove me crazy
velva8490 (9:15:10 PM) : it was almost as hard as that puzzle you did today
RnnrBrian (9:16:38 PM) : lol! like you I got through the blue KINDA okay...but when I got to the actual building I was like....where do I even begin? Oooh, and I think if Rudy posts we might win! I haven't seen Sherea on the boards in awhile.
velva8490 (9:17:34 PM) : i sent him a message on his mobile
RnnrBrian (9:19:17 PM) : awesome...to tell ya the truth I've been feeling kinda nervous about this challenge. I thought I might be in trouble if we lost....so in short, I'm glad it looks like we're gonna win.
velva8490 (9:20:07 PM) : i was going to vote for whoever did the least on the challenge
velva8490 (9:20:14 PM) : i would not have voted for you
RnnrBrian (9:21:26 PM) : well gracias amiga. I just didn't know what to expect coming into a new tribe like this...I was kinda like "damn, I'm a little screwed aren't i?" lol
velva8490 (9:22:11 PM) : i was worried too for myself cause you never know what to expect especially this close to what i think would be a merge
RnnrBrian (9:24:32 PM) : Ugh, I know...well, just letting you know, I totally have your back. Heh, to be honest I don't really have any real alliances that moment. I have a friendship with Eliza...but it was kind of a just bonding through the suckiness that was San Antonio. We were usually the only two who did the challenges.
velva8490 (9:26:42 PM) : i really don't have any alliances either. especially with the way we have been switched around so much. i had noticed that you & eliza did all the work. it would have drove me crazy. i haven't really talked to eliza yet except she sent me one pm about the challenge
RnnrBrian (9:29:12 PM) : yeah, me and her have usually communicated through PMs. She's from the UK, so her schedule hasn't really lined up right with mine usually since I'm a night owl. And yeah....it DID suck. Dan B. and Susie were kind of taking us for granted and just not participating in the challenges 'cause they figured that we'd pull their weight. Which worked out okay in the beginning...but in the end, not so much.
velva8490 (9:30:42 PM) : i noticed susie rarely did a challenge and towards the end dan b wasn't doing them either
RnnrBrian (9:33:05 PM) : Yeah...Susie was being played by this girl named Vanessa (you may have heard of her, she's kinda famous like Donna is, lol) and she REFUSED to help on the challenges. She'd be online all the time but would refuse to help.
RnnrBrian (9:34:11 PM) : You guys have been doing pretty awesome in the challenges though, I must say. Stronger than Miraflores anyway, lol
velva8490 (9:35:10 PM) : i have definitely heard of vanessa. i had no idea it was heard. she kept sending me game sites
velva8490 (9:35:32 PM) : i've been very fortunate to have been with some strong competitors
velva8490 (9:37:13 PM) : *her
RnnrBrian (9:39:22 PM) : yeah, agreed. I don't know abour Dan K., but I've played with Rudy before and he's really strong...and Robb was really strong when he was on our tribe in the beginning. And yeah, Vanessa always sent me game advertisements too...and also always pmed me to ask if she was still in the game *eyeroll* lol
RnnrBrian (9:40:56 PM) : we had some drama though at the first TC. The Dan B. guy was playing as an alias...and the rest of us found out and all went down, lol. But so far that's the only drama I've really had in the game besides the challenges
velva8490 (9:44:22 PM) : who was he?
velva8490 (9:44:36 PM) : cause he told me this was his 1st game
RnnrBrian (9:46:15 PM) : His name was Charles....he's like 18 or 19 and from Texas. I've played with him in another game before...and he was an alias then as well
velva8490 (9:46:31 PM) : i've played with him too lol
velva8490 (9:47:08 PM) : he's crazy
velva8490 (9:47:23 PM) : and can keep things stir up
RnnrBrian (9:48:47 PM) : yeah, I know! He ended up telling me who he was...and I told him I'd keep it a secret but in my head I was like "Um, Brian, he's dangerous!" So I ended up telling the girls about him.
velva8490 (9:53:25 PM) : you never know what to expect from him
velva8490 (9:53:33 PM) : he's a wild card
RnnrBrian (9:54:03 PM) : yeah. In the game I played with him he won. And he did it by pretty much doing exactly that, being a wildcard
velva8490 (9:56:55 PM) : sometimes it pays off. but mostly i see him leave early
RnnrBrian (9:58:25 PM) : mmhmm. As for myself, I've never tried playing as an alias. I'm sure I'd be horrible at it though. My talking is WAY too distinctive. Er, or my typing, I guess, haha
velva8490 (9:59:54 PM) : lol. the only time i have is when it is set up as a an alias game
velva8490 (10:00:04 PM) : i would rather play myself
velva8490 (10:02:00 PM) : i have had a few bad experiences with people who play alias
velva8490 (10:02:20 PM) : so i sometimes have this fear people are not who they say they are
RnnrBrian (10:04:06 PM) : I know. I understand though that people who like to be evil masterminds don't want their reputations following them around so they like playing as aliases. Me, I'm too dumb to be a real mastermind, so my rep is squeaky clean for the most part, lol.
velva8490 (10:05:35 PM) : LOL
velva8490 (10:06:04 PM) : i know what you mean. i can only be me
RnnrBrian (10:07:30 PM) : I know! totally agree. I mean, I've tried to be evil, but my damn conscious always gets in the way.
velva8490 (10:09:28 PM) : mine too. it's not worth it. i always feel so guilty afterwards
velva8490 (10:09:46 PM) : so i try to play it differently and be honest
RnnrBrian (10:11:14 PM) : same. But unfortunately nice guys usually never finish first in this game *eye roll*
velva8490 (10:11:51 PM) : i know!
velva8490 (10:13:20 PM) : well i am going to call it a night. i was so sleepy today
RnnrBrian (10:13:55 PM) : mmmkay. Night chica!
velva8490 (10:14:17 PM) : have a good night!
velva8490 (10:14:31 PM) : and thanks for all your work on the challenge
RnnrBrian (10:14:37 PM) : you as well!
velva8490 (10:14:52 PM) :

Eliza

PM to Eliza
Hey Eliza. I just wanted to let you know I have sent Rudy the puzzle and he will probably be posting it soon. I haven't seen Sherea on yet for the other tribe so we should be ok.

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Eliza

PM From Eliza
Yeah I'm down for that. Matt PM'd me the other night telling me that if we made the merge together then he'd be happy to allign with me so unless he was lying, we have his vote.

I've been in another game with Amber and she lied and does anything she can to win. She tells everyone she doesn't lie but she does

Follow Up PM From Eliza
That wasn't meant for you but I hope it doesn't go any further.. if there was anything in there to tell anyone lol

Like, do you have any alliances? Because at the moment I have 1 ally and I'm pretty sure I'm one of the next ones to go.

PM to Eliza
Hi Eliza. Yeah I didn't think that was for me. lol. But I will keep it between us and not share it with anyone.

I haven't really made any alliances. With all the switching around I was sort of just waiting to see how things turned out in the game. And I haven't heard any talk of you being voted out. But then I haven't really talked to anyone about voting anyone out since I haven't had to go to tribal council yet. Hopefully we won't have to go this round either.

BTW what is your name in real life? I'm Velva. Have a nice day!

PM From Eliza
Mine is Zoey

I think I read on the ORG Reloaded board that you won a Big Brother game a few months ago? I read the episodes haha. Congrats if it was you.

PM to Eliza
Thanks! Yes it was me. It was so nice to finally win one for a change.

Yay we won the challenge! No tribal council for us.

[Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien]

An Alliance in the Making

Gary

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RnnrBrian (9:45:43 PM) : Hey you! Did you see the challenge results?
velva8490 (9:46:08 PM) : Yay! We won! I was so excited
velva8490 (9:46:29 PM) : and we won big too
RnnrBrian (9:47:18 PM) : I know! I was pretty shocked...I can't believe three people didn't show for them...I thought they'd have more than that because they seem to have a lot of posts in their forum.
velva8490 (9:48:19 PM) : that's what i thought. the only one who had not posted was sherea and that's why i was so anxious for rudy to get that last puzzle in
velva8490 (9:49:03 PM) : actually we didn't even have to do those last 2 puzzles but i would rather be safe than sorry
RnnrBrian (9:50:16 PM) : lol, ugh, don't make me think about that...but agreed, I'd rather finish a challenge than quit if I knew I was ahead. I wonder who's gonna end up leaving over there? I'd say Sherea, but that's just a guess
velva8490 (9:52:34 PM) : that's who i was thinking since she hasn't been around. but they could be thinking merge is close and get rid of a threat. it's hard to know
RnnrBrian (9:54:45 PM) : Yeah, true. And plus I don't think Amber and Tina get along that well, so there's that factor as well.
velva8490 (9:55:07 PM) : they always have seemed to be rivals in a game
velva8490 (9:55:23 PM) : one of them could go
velva8490 (9:55:43 PM) : i think it will be very interesting to see how this vote goes
RnnrBrian (9:59:44 PM) : I know...my money's still on Sherea though. Which sucks 'cause I thought she was pretty cool.
velva8490 (10:01:58 PM) : she really is a sweet girl and i always enjoyed chatting with her. in a small way i hated winning the challenge because i felt it would be her voted off. but regardless i still didn't want to lose & go to tc
RnnrBrian (10:03:36 PM) : Yeah, same here. I'm not a challenge thrower, and usually it never works out for me if I DO attempt to throw something either. Things always change and backfire, lol
velva8490 (10:06:06 PM) : it just goes against my nature. once i was talked into doing it and felt so horrible afterwards i will never do it again. it's not worth it
RnnrBrian (10:10:24 PM) : mmmhmm, agreed. LOL, I seem to always be agreeing with everything you say. We're like samers! Or maybe just great minds think alike.
velva8490 (10:10:42 PM) : LOL. i agree!
velva8490 (10:11:03 PM) : we did great working on that challenge together
velva8490 (10:11:24 PM) : and i think we do feel the same way about how to play the game
RnnrBrian (10:13:49 PM) : I know...um, I don't know if you have other obligations or alliances, but I'd be fine with sharing information or stuff that I've heard if you'd be okay with that as well. Just something to think about, you don't have to agree right now or anything like that.
velva8490 (10:16:33 PM) : that sounds great with me. i really haven't made any alliances with all the switching going on. i was just waiting to see how things would turn out. but i feel like i can trust you and we work really well together and agree on the same things
RnnrBrian (10:19:31 PM) : Agreed. And same with me on alliances. The only kind of agreement I have is with Eliza...but it's not so much an agreement because we've never had a spoken agreement or anything like that. I just wouldn't feel comfortable voting for her after all the stuff that we went through on San Antonio, ya know?
velva8490 (10:22:19 PM) : i know what you mean. i feel sort of the same way about rudy just because we have been together since day 1 and i wouldn't feel right voting him
RnnrBrian (10:29:33 PM) : gotcha. Yeah, other than that, everyone's been pretty closed mouthed when I've been talking to them over here, so I don't have any info NOW to let ya know about. You're pretty much the only one I've been talking strategy to. With the rest it's playing the "getting-to-know-you" game
velva8490 (10:31:32 PM) : yeah robb & dan & i don't talk strategy at all. we only talk about the challenges. and i only talked a little to eliza on the board
velva8490 (10:31:58 PM) : and rudy has been really busy with real life lately
velva8490 (10:32:40 PM) : but then i haven't been to tribal council and that's when you get to really talk about things
RnnrBrian (10:33:54 PM) : Heh, so true!
velva8490 (10:42:44 PM) : oh i'm catching up on my confessional. i got behind with all those puzzles we did lol
RnnrBrian (10:46:33 PM) : lol, I know, I need to write one tonight. I've just written one earlier this round that was basically like "oh, I got switched, I'm gonna diiiiiie!"
RnnrBrian (10:46:43 PM) : lol, this next one will be a little more positive
velva8490 (10:49:27 PM) : LOL
velva8490 (10:49:43 PM) : just so you get something in there that should count
velva8490 (10:53:45 PM) : we will be getting a few days off from the game
RnnrBrian (10:54:23 PM) : oh? How do you know?
velva8490 (10:54:58 PM) : i mean until tribal council is over
velva8490 (10:55:08 PM) : a couple of days anyway
RnnrBrian (10:58:10 PM) : mmhmm. Time for me to start actually working on some of my end-of-the-semester papers and projects, lol
RnnrBrian (10:58:18 PM) : I've been doing some slacking in that department
velva8490 (11:00:04 PM) : good luck with them! maybe it won't be so bad once you get started. i need to call it a night too
RnnrBrian (11:01:44 PM) : mmkay, off to bed then? adios!
velva8490 (11:02:54 PM) : good night! it's been great chatting with you! and i'm glad we will be working together in this game
RnnrBrian (11:03:20 PM) : mmhmm. I'll pm ya if I hear anything important
velva8490 (11:03:34 PM) : thanks! and i'll do the same
velva8490 (11:03:42 PM) : i'll talk to you later
RnnrBrian (11:03:48 PM) : mmkay, night

12/3
PM From Gary
Hey, just passing along a piece of information to you.

Rudy approached me tonight and asked if I wanted to work with him. I said sure (mostly because you never say no in those situations, lol) and said I didn't really have any other alliances except a sharting-information agreement I had with you. He said that was great, because he said he really likes you.

Anyway, just passin' that along to ya.

PM to Gary
Thanks for keeping me updated. An alliance with Rudy might turn out to be a good thing. With your connection with Eliza and our connection with Rudy that should keep us safe at least on this tribe and hopefully when merge comes round.