"WHERE'S VERONICA"
Posted on: 05.04.2007
After watching this week?s episode I am really just happy to see that Tori came around and didn't vote to send David in the Pit. Adam, Kina, Susie and Tori were put into a position where they couldn't control the voting since Derek was hurt and since they lost their mission, forcing two people to go into the Pit. Apparently David told them if they voted for him he would throw it, leaving whatever girl that was going to go in no other choice but to vote for someone who they thought would help ensure their win. Since Derek was hurt he wasn't someone any of the girls would want to put their fate with and since David said he would purposely lose, the girls definitely didn't want to go with him, leaving no other option than to take Adam along for the fight.
I really don't know who should have gone into the Pit for the girls. I feel as if Tori maybe should have just not volunteered herself; she should have let the team decide...let the team vote...let her so called "friends" throw her in there. I would have paid money to see the reasons they would have used this time around. I'm a little confused as why the option seemed only between Tori and Kina - it seems like Susie would be the clear-cut choice if voting based on strengths and weaknesses.
For those of you that think that the RV team would be just walking away from money please think again. The RV gets paid on a weekly basis. As does the Pit, but the RV team gets paid more. In fact if you are a Veteran player, you get paid more than twice as much if you are on the RV than if you are at home. I wouldn't feel bad if Adam went home now because he's been receiving a nice little fat pay-check every week.
It's definitely more money than he would have made anywhere else, especially being an extra in those 40+ movies he's appeared in the background of.
As I'm doing the math I'm realizing that we've got three Veteran players (Adam, Kina, & Susie) that are basically bringing out the ugliest sides of them for a total of 80 thousand divided amongst 6 people (that is little over 13 thousand). It's crazy...I know. Adults well above the age of 25 fighting this hard for 13 thousand dollars. It's pretty stupid if you ask me. It obviously says a little bit about their self-confidence that they don't think they can go make that elsewhere. Thank God I'm not as desperate as them.
I don't know who is going to have to face Tori and Adam in the Pit. If I get voted in I will fight my hardest...just like I did when I had to face Derek and Susie with Dan. I definitely think that I can fight against Tori...but I would need a guy that can take out Adam. For those that are voting, make sure you vote for people that can definitely defeat those two. Vote the strongest people in so there can at least be a chance to send Adam and his annoying little voice and his annoying rhymes home! It's a shame that Tori is in the Pit but at the same time...karma is a b!+@$. Maybe she shouldn't have sold out her original Pit Crew Members week after week.
Well this is my second to last blog...aren't ya'll excited not to have to hear from me? I know I'm excited not to have to write these any more , lol.
Hugs & Kisses,
Veronica
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“YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST PEOPLE I’VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE”
Posted on: 04.26.2007
I really enjoyed watching most of this week?s episode. I thought it was hysterically funny to watch the Road Rulers do a mission so excruciatingly painful. I loved watching Susie being drug through the dirt by the dog! And I love how Adam got the worst heat in the competition? he deserves that since he is always making other people go first so that he can learn from their mistakes! I got to say; I really think that I witnessed an anxiety attack when it came to Kina. I felt bad for her because I understood what she was going through. Never would I ever want to put that many maggots down my throat. Not even for 20k.
I can?t believe she pulled it through and then I really can?t believe that after all the dog attacking, rat crawling, maggot and cockroach eating was completed successfully, they managed to let that 20k slip out of their hands. I would have died if I would have been there? and it is crazy for me to see Kina or Adam not reacting with larger disappointment towards Susie for her mess up. Since I know they are ?extremely competitive?, why would they not be upset? I would imagine that if it were David (and maybe Derek?s) mess up, they would use that excuse with dignity and vote them into the Pit.
I?m happy to see Derek come around and let the Road Rulers know that they are playing the game dirty, using a new excuse and a new reason each and every week that indemnifies them. Adam, Kina, and Susie have Tori wrapped around their fingers and that came out honestly during this episode when she said that she had made a promise to them that she wouldn?t vote them in. I wonder what Tori would do if she had to pick between Dan and Derek. That would make for an interesting Tori crying episode.
I have got to add that David?s emotional outburst couldn?t have been real. Something tells me he was really drunk and he didn?t really mean to say that those ?guys are the best people in the world?. There?s no way he can think that? especially when he goes to sleep the night before he goes into the Pit each and every week. My advice to David is to never do that again. Don?t allow them to feel that they are righteous when they are clearly not.
There is a lot more I can say about the manipulative opinions, reasoning, and excuses that Adam, Kina, Susie, and I could even include Tori in this group, but there is really no point. I can say that they would never survive in a Challenge after this so they better spend their winnings wisely.
Love you all.
XOXO,
Veronica
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"THIS GAME IS UGLY & THE PEOPLE THAT PLAY IT ARE UGLY..."
Posted on: 04.23.2007
This week could have been a huge turning point in the game but unfortunately Dan and I were unsuccessful in taking advantage of the opportunity. And I went into the Pit Battle wanting to win because I wanted to get on the RV and be partly responsible for the demise of Team Adam. And I had a plan: win in the Pit, take out Susie, go to the mission that was a Pit Stop with a cooler and beer, maybe a bathing suit depending on where it was, and sit it out hoping that my lack of participation would bring a loss for the RV and a win for the Pit Crew - putting some extra cash in the pockets of the Pit Team. The only reason why I ever hesitated with this thought was because I would have HATED to sign over money to Susie but the satisfaction of a Pit Team win and pissing off Adam, Kina, And Tori far out-weighed that negative.
To my extreme disappointment, Dan and I couldn't make it happen.
Unfortunately, Derek is a beast and Dan just couldn't beat Derek at a Pit involving football & wrestling skills, 2 sports that Derek played and 1 that he qualified for in the Olympics. Can I blame Dan? Absolutely not. But I can say that since Dan and I were attached at the hips I suffered whiplash a couple of times from Derek's impact on Dan.
This Pit was painful; my body was stiff for days afterwards. I felt like I was involved in a bad car crash and the bruises all over my legs were constant reminders of the beating I took. And I don't think the 2 days of football that succeeded it helped.
Had the Pit Battle been individual I know with 100% confidence that I could have beaten Susie. Hands down; no ifs or buts about it. I don't know what that would have done for the alliance, especially since I now know that Derek has traded in his pride for a guaranteed escape of future Pits. But regardless, I would have been able to enjoy sipping a few cold beers and working on my tan on the beach of Mission Bay, San Diego.
The Pit Stop was fun if you consider having your Asses served on a silver platter, fun. We did put 150% into the game and I wish that could have won us the game.
I want to address something that I think is somewhat important. The conflict between Ivory and Tori and Susie obviously was something that was highlighted in the episode. I think that it was pretty stupid on all levels but I don't blame Ivory for letting them get to her. From the beginning of the mission, those 2 girls couldn't keep their stares off of Ivory. They were instigating her beyond belief. They want to pass as innocent, good girls, but they are far from it.
Tori made sure that her instigation wasn't caught on camera. I was shocked at something she said but I think it's a pretty good summary of the type of girl she is. While walking into the locker room after our practice she turned to Ivory (off camera of course) and said: "Ivory, you are just mad that you're not cute." As elementary as this sounds, she was for real and it's obvious that she really thinks that she's better looking and that the only reason why Ivory doesn't like her is because Ivory is jealous of how she's better looking than her. I wonder if Tori speaks like this while on the Pageant circle??? Something tells me she doesn't, just like she pretends not to drink alcohol and engage in sexual activity. For all of you reading this, this is the fakeness that Ivory is talking about. Tori pretending to be something she's not for the sake of her Beauty Pageants. Maybe TV has changed Tori or maybe she was just this ugly on the inside since the beginning. Her tune has certainly changed since the beginning of this game where she told me on more than one occasion that she was there for the "once in a lifetime experience", unless her "once in a lifetime experience" is teaming up on people that were her friends and her equals at one point.
My theory is that Tori entered the game too early and she got an ego.
For some reason she thought she was better than the other Pit Crew Members because she made it on the RV. I think it is ridiculous for anyone to think that the Pit Crew Members that never made it on the RV aren't Road Rulers. They are Road Ruler's just as much as Tori, Dan, Angel, David and Derek.
Let's not forget that this is called Road Rules 14 and all of the veterans in this game have had our original seasons: Susie Road Rules 6, myself Road Rules 8, Adam Road Rules 10, Shane Road Rules 11, Abram Road Rules 12, and Kina Road Rules 13. I feel bad for this cast because they were robbed of their experience and of their season. I've had the opportunity of hanging out with every single one of them & I can assure you that they would have been a great cast & the season of Road Rules would have been far better off if us Veterans hadn't been involved.
The voting that occurred in this episode was ridiculous. David being voted into the Pit because of his performance the week before? So confusing... such a lie. Why don't they just man up and say that they are voting him into the Pit because they don't want to go. Stop giving undeserving reasons. David was right when he said that it should be either Kina or Adam based on their performance. I still can't believe that Derek sold David out. I'm so disappointed...I really didn't see that one coming.
Until next week...
XOXO,
Veronica
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“SO MUCH TIME YET SO LITTLE TO SAY”
Posted on: 04.05.2007
I don?t even really know what the fight was about between Tori and David, but I do think that Tori may have an issue or two with being called fake. It?s obvious that the fight she picked with David was a fight that she had building up inside of her for a while & David just happened to be the one to say the wrong thing and the wrong time. Whether you want to call it Fake or Real, I don?t understand why this game has to be played so maliciously. This is Road Rules my friends. Save the backstabbing, the alliance building, & the bullying for the Challenges!!!
The alliance between Adam, Kina, Susie and Tori is way too strong at this point in the game for some changes to occur. Geez, what a free ride those four are getting?they are laughing their way all the way to the bank!
I really do hope that David is not screwed over any more in this game & that he makes it through to the end. At this point he?s the only one there worth watching & the only one that puts himself on the line for the team. But I?d put my money down that next week they will vote someone into the Pit based on some contrived reason they brewed in their a$$h***s. I?m almost tuning in just to see what excuse they conjure up next.
Until next week my friends?
Happy Passover & Happy Easter!
Veronica
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“I’M NOT A MEAN GIRL I JUST DON’T LIKE YOU”
Posted on: 03.29.2007
OK?I don?t even know what to say. My advice to anyone that is outside of the Brady Bunch gang is to THROW MISSIONS until you outnumber them or at the very least catch up on numbers. I know it isn?t nice but unfortunately this game isn?t nice & you have to begin playing your offensive strategy. Don?t trust what is said to you?don?t trust them if they are even nice to you for a week. Even if after David and Derek go into the Pit from the RV & return ? essentially ?proving? themselves to the team ? they will not be considered equal or have as much fake and convenient value. It?s all gibberish. It?s all a lie. It?s all false and empty excuses. It?s all a game of verbal manipulation.
Unfortunately David & Derek started in the Pit and they just got on the RV. Of course David and Derek have earned less money for the team?duh! But come on! It?s not like if they were on the RV team they wouldn?t have earned that money too. What the ?Roadies? have been doing isn?t all that difficult. After all, Angel helped them earn $10 thousand (sorry Angel, just being honest).
Anyways, I feel bad for David & Derek & any other Pit member that makes it on that RV. They are up against an established and experienced crew that is way too concerned about saving their own a$$ in this game. I understand the mentality but I just don?t know how they can live like that for 17 weeks and still be able to look at them in the eyes. Worse even, I don?t understand how they can ask for their help and accept their help in missions to successfully win $10 thousand dollars. If they are about to stab them in the back then be independent and strong enough to make the $10 k on their own.
My only wish at this point in the game is that their contrived scheme would stop working for them! I hope that the numbers start bending in the Pit?s direction & that after a few weeks of Mission throwing & Pit wins they can change the pace and face of this game. If and when I get my opportunity to help achieve this goal, I hope I can pull a win in the Pit. I don?t even want to do it for the money?. I just want to do it for the satisfaction of knowing they were finally played.
So I guess what I?m saying is if you are a viewer of this show & you are reading my blog, vote for someone in the Pit who will join team David/Derek. Team David/Derek needs to stay together no matter what & stick it in the Brady Bunch?s a$$es at the first available moment before it?s too late and there aren?t any or enough weeks left.
With all my love and affection,
Veronica
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"SUCK YOUR OWN..."
Posted on: 03.22.2007
It is really difficult for me to be interested in this show when I feel
so estranged from it. The past 6 weeks have been brutal to watch, let
alone write about afterward. This week, however, was a different
experience for me. Although I found myself still wanting to crawl
through the TV screen & kill some of the people I saw supposedly
"entertaining" me, I found myself a little more interested than usual.
The actual Pit competition was RIDICULOUS. I can't believe that it was
a TEAM competition!!! I would hate to have so much on the line & not be
solely responsible for the outcome...Shane, I'm talking about you...I'm
sorry your name was drawn out of the hat in the order it was. Any other
way you would have been fine. But you had to go into the Pit with Angel
who pretty much equals dead weight. I'm proud of you for not knocking
her upside the head as she was whining and crying. I don't think I
could have abstained from inducing some type of pain on her.
Although Shane lost, I was happy to see David win & get his chance on
the RV. He's a good guy who LIVES & BREATHES this sort of thing & I'm
happy to see his dream really come true. Susie seemed a little less
than excited about the win...maybe she wasn't ready to go back on the
RV?
The mission seemed miserable. Watching it only makes me sympathize with
them who actually have to live through it. The cold-water thing seemed
like the worse thing that could have ever been asked of me and I'm happy
I didn't have to live through this one. Where the hell are all the
bungee jumping or skydiving missions Road Rules is infamous for? Tori's
courage surprised me but it was nice to see how truly excited to
experience all of it she really is - no matter how great or terrible the
experience is...maybe I should learn from her???
As for Dan, his antics on this episode really helped me piece him
together. It all makes a little more sense to me now...him calling me a
"devil" in the launch special and everything. I'm honestly offended by
him & I think that we as viewers would be better off without him on the
RV. There would no longer be talk about his "Marines" or about
"killing everything in site" (has anyone noticed how crazy he looks when
he talks about fighting, war, & now women...it's interesting to see he
puts them in the same category). It's a good thing Tori didn't respond
to his affection because he needs to get his head fixed before he can be
a good companion. And If he thinks women are the devil than he should be
made aware that there are other options for him and he can just be a part
of the "don't ask/don't tell" policy of our military...or perhaps he
already is?
I know a lot of people are wondering if I want to be back on the RV &
I'm gonna put up a fight in the Pit. Well, for those people that have
been missing me I have some good news...Yes; I'm getting ready for life
back on the RV. I realize that I would rather be a part of this
experience than a commentator on the sidelines. While I'm gearing up
for a big week with my company, next week will be the week that I'm
throwing all my other responsibilities to the curb and taking Road Rules
by the horns. I hope you all still want to vote for me then and if you
do, I hope I don't disappoint annd I can prove to be victorious in the Pit.
XOXO,
V.
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“CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTION, I’M TIRED OF YOUR ISSUES”
Posted on: 03.15.2007
It?s the possibility of living through episodes like this one that doesn?t allow me to miss the RV. I can honestly say that I?d rather be part of the Pit and live my normal everyday life out of my house, than be on an RV with all the Bulls#!+ going on.
Now commenting on these episodes really isn?t easy for me because for one, I am not there to experience it first hand and to see what has been edited out and two, I am not involved in any of this. But since I have to do it I will?
First off, I think that the Angel apology was very grand and necessary gesture (although a little strange since it was in the 3rd person). I disagree with Kina when she said there didn?t need to be an apology, just a recognition that they got caught up in the moment of competition. I think she says this because she doesn?t want to return the apology since she also called Angel something offensive and was actually the first one to lash it out. A smoother new-beginning for the two of them would have been if they would have both admitted where they went wrong. I believe that Angel is still owed that in this situation but I will be very surprised if she does get one.
Moving forward, to the elimination, I honestly had deja vu. I feel like 6 weeks ago I was sitting in a very similar situation, being fed bulls#!+ from a team of ?supposed friends?. It is obvious that the team that is on the RV now, minus Angel and plus Susie, have an understanding to do what needs to be done to guarantee that they are there together at the end. Their reasoning for voting Angel was just stupid ? the same way they feel that Angel back-pedaled when she called Kina a Transvestite, they back-pedaled when they voted for Angel. They are voting for Angel because their goal is to stay together & they can?t risk the possibility of losing 2 of their team of 5 that are now on the RV. If they did that, the team could be split in 1/2 if both RV people lost in the Pit Battle, therefore allowing 2 new Pit people to join Team Angel. I know it?s confusing, but this is how these games work. You have to think and think and think and forecast the future. If for some reason the team were split and Team Adam/Kina couldn?t persuade one of the members of Team Angel to cross over to their side. This is obviously something that no side would want, especially the side of the veteran team.
I really feel bad for Angel because she is definitely hurt. I?m sure she didn?t realize the emotional involvement that one commits to when doing these shows. I mean, they look like so much fun as a viewer and although they are fun, there is also another side to it that no one can really emotionally understand. I?m sure she wasn?t prepared to have such an emotionally grueling time but I have faith and know that it will soon turn around for her. It almost seems like it already slowly is?
As for Tori and Shane, I?m sure they?ve kissed and made up since, I?m very familiar with this type of spat. One thing I do need to say is that I don?t understand why Tori got so upset, when it was so clear that Shane & Adam were joking with her about her sexuality. I can understand her getting upset at him calling her fat (for the sake of this argument let?s just assume that he did since we didn?t see a clip) because that is just plain mean and honestly could tap into some awful insecurity. But, come on Tori, Lesbian??? You should take that as a compliment coming from Shane?it?s not like you won?t be able to compete in your pageants because someone out of nowhere called you a Lesbian on TV!!!
This Pit competition is going to be very interesting because there can be 2 new people on the RV. I obviously don?t want Shane to go anywhere because I love him but also because he actually makes this show somewhat interesting for me to watch. But in the event that he were to be sent home, I?m sure whoever takes his place on the RV will be very much appreciative and compete very well. As for the girls, I really hope that Ivory goes up against Angel, that way regardless of the outcome, there will still be a little FLAVOR up in that b!%$. Otherwise, I think everyone will be a little too bored of the lack of SPICE!
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“SMARTER THAN BARBIE, STRONGER THAN KEN"
Posted on: 03.07.2007
Another Pit Stop and another loss to my score card. Honestly, I don?t think I could feel any worse about competition. I haven?t felt the satisfaction of a win in a while. It?s getting old & I?m getting tired of it.
I don?t think the mission that we had to do was competitive enough. I feel that every single one of us should have had to do the stairs with the weights, in somewhat of a relay fashion. That way you could have seen what everyone was made of. I know I didn?t compete for the Pit team because I felt that Ivory?s height would balance her more with Tori?s and because I wanted her to have the experience. But I would have loved to compete, especially since I have bruises on my legs just from ?practicing? the stairs, they may have well been for something!
Ivory did really well?she in fact really impressed me. She came back from her trip on the first step to almost beat Tori. In fact, our ?coach? thought she had. But I guess our coach wasn?t really the guy to take advice from since he was the one that gave us the stupid idea of lining up the way we did in the car pull. Honestly, our team was told by our coach and the guy with the funny voice that was introducing our competitions, to line up shortest closest to the car and biggest furthest from the car, no matter the strength. Before we started the competition I had a little smirk on my face, really thinking we had one-up on the RV squad because we were let in on a little secret. DUMB, DUMB, DUMB idea boys. Aren?t you ?strong men? supposed to be experts? I was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. Even though I know Susie wasn?t putting forth 5% effort, I know we can blame our clean sweep on our line-up and our strategy. David could easily pick up Susie?s slack, but he can?t pull a car & five other people.
The worst part about loosing these Pit Stops is knowing how much some of these Pit members want to win. Not only for the money, but because a win would bring them hope, motivation and momentum leading them into their own Pit Battles.
I can say that I?m sure the RV is a very lonely place for Angel. Road Rules is a growing experience and unfortunately one has to learn the hard way sometimes of what is wrong and inappropriate. Yes it sucks that it is in front of millions of viewers but at the end of it all, the lessons one can learn will really shape you to be a better person. What Angel said is wrong and some of her opinions are a little less evolved than what they need to be for being a woman with an education. I hope that she will come out on top of this whole thing and at least learn or be inspired to develop her opinions and standpoints a little more.
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“WOMEN WHO WAN’T TO BE EQUAL TO MEN HAVE NO AMBITION”
Posted on: 02.28.2007
The Pit between Kina and Angel was weird and uncomfortable to watch. I think it may have been because I felt that Angel resembled a child and Kina was basically abusing her.
Although I haven?t really been on Kina?s side this whole game, I did find myself taking her side at the end of this Pit. Not because she played dirty first or because she got really cocky during the game, but because I think she handled herself very well when Angel came back fighting with dumbfounded insults.
When Angel called Kina a Transvestite & proceeded to attempt to dig herself out of the hole she dug herself and said that she called her that because she was a woman and strong & ?women weren?t strong? & something to the extent that they were supposed to be shoppers I got even more uncomfortable. Angel, what planet are you from & what century were you born into? A woman can be feminine & strong, and you have a lot to learn if you think we & you can?t.
I think that if Angel makes it on that RV she is going to be crying the entire time because the rest of the team will see to it that she is out-of-her-skin uncomfortable. Angel has to realize that she came off like a ?stupid girl? & there is no place for girls like that in this game. But maybe the other?s on the RV will even be too scared and find themselves even kissing Angel?s ass ? I can honestly even see that happening!!!
As for Dan, I disagree with the way the team hesitated to vote. I 100% disagree with Shane, who said, ?it could have been any of us that spun out, you just did it first?. What Shane??? I love you, you are my friend, but for real, what are you saying? There is a reason why Dan spun out & every one else hadn?t or didn?t ? it is because they can control a little thing called adrenaline and not let it go to their head. They can keep their head a little clear & it is obvious that Dan either can?t or couldn?t in that particular moment. There have been many guys like him on our shows before & eventually they learn the hard way that no matter how big or how strong they are, DQ?s are the worst thing that one can do & it will get you sent home, show after show. This is not just a game of brawn, it is a game that wisely intertwines strength of body and mind, separately they do you no good, but together they bring you to challenge and overcome your personal limits.
I?m sure that there will be a lot of little surprises in the weeks to come on this show. Already the game has changed a few times and we will see now what is going to happen with the potential of having a very new Pit Crew Member join the RV ? which will grant them a whole week of immunity from the Pit while the RV team already has one loss under their belt. There are severe consequences for the team, in terms of the Pit, when they reach 2 losses?let?s see what happens now! Will the new Roadie have the courage to throw the mission to send 2 or 4 Roadies into the Pit? We shall see?
Until next week my lovers!
Veronica
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KEEP TALKING S#!+, YOU’RE MAKING ME FAMOUS
Posted on: 02.21.2007
So I?m sure a lot of people can tell my lack of enthusiasm for this game. To be honest, I?m not real sure why it is going on, but it is. For some reason, I haven?t been able to tap into the competitor in me. I haven?t been giving a damn. When going to the Pit I haven?t really cared about winning ? I almost wanted to lose, to return to my life outside of this game rather than to consume myself with winning. But something happened to me when I lost this last Pit. I thought to myself, you know, this isn?t fun. Losing sucks, even if you don?t want to win. So it was a wake-up call & now I?m getting geared up for my chance to be back on the RV.
I?m ready for competition?I?m ready to change this game?I?m ready to see some excitement. I?m sick of watching the BRADY BUNCH! I know they don?t like each other so why are they really all getting along? & audience do not be fooled! Kina did not VOLUNTEER herself.
As for the mission, it was cool. It would have been cooler though with some more interesting people. I did find it interesting though that the 2 newest, least experienced people were partners (Dan & Tori). Was this their choice or was it by default? If it wasn?t their choice then I have a feeling they were being set-up ? the rest of the team expected them to be worse than everyone else & they wanted them to stand out that way their eventual vote into the pit would have an explanation. People are way more calculated than they are letting off to be?Trust Me!
Until there is actually something to write about?
XOXO,
Veronica
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