Halloween Give-away & Survivor love

I'm having a streak of writers' block and it's making me crazy. I still have to post about GRL but the words just aren't there either so I've been catching up on the shows I taped while I was gone.

I don't think it's any big secret that I'm a reality show junkie - from So You Think You Can Dance to Hell's Kitchen to Big Brother - I like them all but I think my first fave was and still is Survivor. Hello, my name is K-lee and i'm a Survivor-aholic. 

I've been watching from the very first season which has spanned 12 years and 25 seasons. I've always had a favourite player of course and yeah, they've always been dudes and a lot of the time, probably hot dudes - okay almost all the time, in my opinion. But I don't intentionally search for the babe in the show each season - it just naturally happens. ;)

So in between organizing my WIPs, deleting emails and generally getting frustrated that Ali is not speaking to me at the moment - he can be such a bitch - I decided to share my fave player in each season.

~~EDIT - AFTER THE FACT~~

Wow, that was more work than I thought over two days but believe it or not, it sparked some creativity and I've managed to write a little here and there. Goes to show that sometimes trying too hard is exactly what hinders the whole process - any process really. It also shows that my brain needs something to do when it seems to be running on empty and searching for lovely boys is a very good way to challenge it. I hope you enjoy my little trip down Survivor memory lane. 

And now that my brain is firing on a few more cylinders than it has been for the past week, I'm going to do a give-away. Leave your name, email address and a nice little comment for a chance to win an ebook copy Trick of Dreams which comes out on Halloween. 

Blurb

Misha hates Halloween. Nothing good has ever come of it even though it was the day he was born. He spends his days at a thankless job and fills his nights turning tricks. His only reprieves from his miserable life are his best friend and the alluring dreams that come to him night after night.

On his first Halloween as a free man, a string of strange occurrences only firm up his position on the dreaded day. But the kindness of a stranger and a gift from his best friend send Misha's mind reeling with flashes of his dreams and what was once unrecognizable suddenly becomes a little more familiar.

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Now on to my Survivor faves

Season 25 - Philippines

Malcolm Freberg

Flowing hair, cute smile, sense of humour and so hot.

From 18 to 11 people down and he's still around - keeping my fingers crossed.

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Season 24 - One World

Jay Byars

He was voted out 7th so I didn't get to enjoy his as long as I would have liked.

But since he's a model, his pictures are everywhere.

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Season 23 - South Pacific

Ozzy Lusth (he's been on my blog before :D)

Returning player who had a rough time this round but went from voted out first

& heading to Redemption Island to 4th place.

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Season 22 - Redemption Island

Matt Elrod

He was so adorable and had a really hard road.

I do love it when they go in all clean and pretty and end up stunningly scruffy.

 I have to post my 2nd favourite because he's one of my fave all-times.

Rob Marino

He won this season.

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Season 21 - Nicaragua

Jud Birza (Fabio)  

He wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer but sharp enough to win the season.

They nicknamed him Fabio and he was pretty damn funny.

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Season 20 - Heroes vs. Villains

I have to go with one of each.

Hero - Colby Donaldson (you'll see him later too)

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Season 19 - Samoa

John Fincher

One of those who went in squeaky-clean and ended up scruffy-hot

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Season 18 - Tocantins

J.T. Thomas

Sweet cattle rancher who took home the prize with a 7-0 vote

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Season 17 - Gabon

Charlie Herschel

This season wasn't very memorable for me.

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Season 16 - Micronesia

(Fans vs Faves)

Fave - Ozzy Lusth

Shorter hair, climbs tree like a monkey - hot and sweet

Fan - Jason Siska

So pretty but naive

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 Season 15 - China

Todd Herzog

22 year-old gay, flight attendant - so cute

I also loved Erik Huffman *meow*

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Season 14 - Fiji

Alex Angarita 

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Season 13 - Cook Islands

Ozzy Lusth

Um... he looks familiar (poor baby came 2nd)

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Season 12 - Panama

I can't remember who I liked better so I'll post both

Aras Baskauskas (winner of this season)

Austin Carty

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Season 11 - Guatemala

Bobby Jon Drinkard

He was definitely scruffier and not so naive in his second round

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Season 10 - Palau

Bobby Jon Drinkard

I have him twice but he's not one of the heavy hitters -

I just always loved him in both his seasons

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Season 9 - Vanuatu

This wasn't a memorable season for me but I liked the winner

Chris Daughtery

 And John Kenney was not wearing this on the show ;)

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Season 8 - Survivor All-Stars

This is a hard season - both my faves Colby, Ethan and Boston Rob.

So I'll skip it.

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Season 7 - Pearl Islands

Rupert Boneham

He was so sweet and loveable - you just had to cheer him on

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Season 6 - The Amazon

Another meh season for me but 

Daniel Lue was sweet - didn't last long.

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Season 5 - Thailand

Robb Zbacnik

Hot head, didn't last long but he had an awesome look (and tattoos)

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Season 4 - Marquesas

Rob Marciano

Boston Rob's first season - he didn't do well.

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Season 3 - Africa

Ethan Zohn

So beautiful and sweet-natured.

He's beaten cancer twice and just keeps on truckin'.

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Season 2 - Australian Outback

Colby Donaldson

Yes sir - an awesome country boy.

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Season 1 - Borneo

To be perfectly honest, I don't remember rooting for a hottie in the first season.

But my faves were

Rudy Boesch

(yep, I loved that crotchety old guy)

And the man everyone loves to hate

Richard Hatch

I loved how he and Rudy were a team even though Rudy

was completely freaked out by Richard's gayness. :)