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And this brings us to the big Survivor Auction. Come on in guys! You've all been out here for 800 days and even though Survivor regularly stuffs you with obscenely extravagant Reward buffets, here is yet another chance for all of you to shovel food into your gobs. You've each been given $500 for today's Auction. Bidding will be in $20 increments. There is no sharing of money and no sharing of food. The Auction will end without warning so don't screw this up.
Oh believe me, Golden Boy won't screw this up at all. He's the man with a plan. Who needs food? He's after anything that can help him stay in the game just a little longer. That's my Golden Boy. Always thinking. Always planning ahead. Always shunning the pleasures of life for good old fashioned common sense.
"We begin the Auction with a nice cold Heine..."
"I didn't say what the item was yet."
"You said Heiny and I'm pretty sure you weren't offering strippers."
"3 beers and nuts sold to Golden Boy for $20!"
It all happened so fast that at home I stared at the TV and then down at my blank page of notes again. Did he just...? He didn't really... Oh, hell no. And then I saw this:
So, not only does coffee unleash the lad's libido, but a brewski on a hot summer's day is simply too tempting to pass up. And like someone wearing a co-ed naked lacrosse t-shirt, Golden Boy chugs his beers one after another strapping on a nice healthy buzz before Dimples can even plate the next item. At home I shook my head in disbelief at first. But, let's get real. Had I been out there and Dimples unveiled a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, I would have punched Calgon in the face and ripped the cork out with my teeth. Cheers, Golden Boy.
The next item remains covered and the bidding slowly creeps upward with Calgon, Erik and Mascaroni (Andrea) all tossing in bids. But then, the Dame. Always one for dramatic flair and precision timing, the Dame waits until Dimples has his gavel in the air before shouting, "$180, my liege!" Sold! But, not so fast. You can either have this here covered dome or what is under covered dome number 2. *pause* OR, what is under covered dome number 3. The Dame stares wide-eyed while frantically fluttering his hand-painted fan back and forth. What to do, what to do. Cochran begins to whisper something about some guy named Monte Hall, but the Dame isn't familiar with that particular actor's stage work so he sticks with his original choice and takes number 1 - a gnarly piece of pizza shriveled up in the Filipino sun. Unfortunately for the Dame, dome number 2 was the rest of the pizza which Freebush (Sherri) ended up nabbing for a cool $500.
Continuing on, Calgon blows her entire wad on a roast chicken. And then we get to what Dimples describes as "information in this game". Golden Boy shouts, "$480!" At home I put my head in my hands knowing one of other douche nuggets is going to bid $500 and steal it away from him. I waited and I waited and, oh my god, no one bid $500! What the...?!? Miraculously, Golden Boy ends up with a clue for another Hidden Immunity Idol. He has 60 seconds to read and memorize it which, let's face it, probably would have been a lot easier had he not been three sheets to the wind at this point.
The next item remains covered and a weirdly weepy bidding war breaks out between Mowgli and Mascaroni. I'm not exactly sure why Mowgli starts bawling again since the bidding is only at $280 and she has $500 sitting her in hand. Nonetheless! Mascaroni wins the item for $280 sending Mowgli into another tailspin. Maybe the next item up for bid is a bottle of Lexapro. Lord knows, Mowgli could do with a little pharmaceutical assistance at this point. Anyhow, this is where a big fat moral dilemma weasels its way into the game. Morality, pfft! My views on morality are very Wilde-ian in nature. Basically, I don't believe in it and think it's a waste of time. So, when Mascaroni chooses bags of rice and beans for the tribe instead of a most tantalizing bowl of spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread, and *gasp* a glass of red wine, I tut tutted in a most disapproving manner.
Moving on, Dimples announces that the next item is an advantage in the next Immunity Challenge. At home I clapped knowing Theddie (Eddie), whom I've recently welcomed into my elite society of Survivors who don't suck, will abstholutely bid on thisth. Not only did Theddie not even bid on it, but the advantage ended up going for a measly $380 to Cochran! What the hell is going on here?
The next item remains covered and finally, FINALLY, Mowgli gets the lady balls to make a significant bid. When Theddie bids $20, Mowgli strangely bids $300. Hey, at least it's a step in a bidding direction. A nonsensical bid, yes, but at least it's a bid and the bitch has stopped crying. Let's see what she's won!
"A plate of pig brains!"
"We had this in the Food Challenge."
"Ironically, *sniffle* I don't feel like crying." *tears plop all over brains*
"Do you want to try it?"
"It's probably good for you, right? I mean, it is brains after all."
"Hell if I know. That shit is nasty!"
*Mowgli scoops up some brains and eats a bite*
"Oh wait, I just remembered I don't eat pork."
"Sucks to be you."
Next up are letters from home available to anyone who wants them for $20 a letter. Calgon and Freebush immediately crumple into a crying jag since they're all out of money while Golden Boy (also out of money) sits and shrugs his shoulders. Remember way back when in Survivor Philippines when Golden Boy revealed that he had a fluffy little puppy die in his arms and he didn't even cry? Well, if Snowball gasping his last tiny breath didn't make him cry, then a letter from Madeline sure as hell isn't going to make him cry either. The weeping around Golden Boy continues to grow louder and louder as he continues to toss peanuts into the air and catch them with his teeth. When a stray tear lands on his knee, he remarks, "I'm totally sad too. I'm just not going to cry like a little bitch about it." RIP Snowball.
And finally, the last item. It will remain covered and it comes with a twist. Mowgli bids the last of her money, but Theddie ends up nabbing it for an easy $200. Here you go Theddie, a giant bowl of peanut butter. Only, you have to share it with everyone else and you all have 60 seconds to eat it. Whatever peanut butter is left on your person can be taken back with you to Edamame. And so began the Peanut Butter Orgy of 2013. Smearing peanut butter around nipples and nether regions, the cast of Survivor Caramoan erupted into an erotic feast of sticky sweetness. Even Calgon participated!
Back at Edamame, the spent Survivors drag their carcasses into camp and, in what has to be the most disgusting scene in Survivor history, they begin to scrape whatever peanut butter managed to stick to their sweaty unshowered bodies into a hollowed out coconut shell. Mowgli, however, is in the middle of another crying jag so she steals away to read her letter from home. I'll never understand the weeping over letters from home. I love my family, well most of them, more than anything in the world, but I can certainly go 29 days without hearing from them. Besides, a letter from Brother #2 would go something like, "Dude, you're missing that new show Vikings. I'm sure you can Netflix it when you get home. Later." My mother would say something like, "Steal an artifact so I can put it on my mantel next to the pieces of Chichen Itza that I stole." So, yeah, when all the weeping and snot and whatnot is going on I feel a little like Golden Boy did when Snuggles died - I don't care!
While the others are busy wiping their noses and justifying their tears, Dame Reynold, Golden Boy and Freebush have a little meeting unto themselves. The Dame may not have gotten along with Freebush in the past, but it would behoove the both of them to start working together from this point onward. Freebush is number 6 on her alliance's totem pole, but if she works with the Amigos, she can move up to at least number 4. Dame Reynold tells her that if they get Erik to join them, then the new and improved Amigos alliance will have a majority. Freebush pauses to think about it and tells the boys to pull something out of their butts. I think she's talking about a Hidden Immunity Idol, but who knows? She could be a total freak and be talking about some sort of Asian kinky sex fetish beads. It is always the quiet normal looking ones who are the freakiest. Anyhow, the boys decide that Dame Reynold and Theddie will get to work on converting Erik while Golden Boy and his smoldering good looks will concentrate on that freak in the sheets Freebush.
Night falls on Edamame and with the full moon high in the sky and the Survivors sleeping soundly in their beds, Golden Boy uses this opportunity to go hunting for the Hidden Immunity Idol. The clue said to head towards the water, which he interprets as the well, and then to look to the left for the troll under the bridge and then somewhere around there you dig six inches. However, there are two problems with Golden Boy's clandestine plan. 1) Mascaroni is wide awake and watching him and 2) Golden Boy was a little bit tipsy when he saw the clue. What was left could be right and what was water could be tree. I know when I've slurped back a few too many tumblers of gin, I can't remember where the phone number tucked in my bra came from let alone my own name so the odds of Golden Boy actually finding the Idol are pretty slim.
Dusk arrives and Golden Boy still hasn't found the Idol. To make matters worse, here comes Cochran and Mascaroni being all annoying and clingy. Mascaroni actually plops herself on top of the well while Cochran gets bored and does the tinkle dance before excusing himself to go to the loo. Mascaroni is the wingman you never wanted. She's the cock blocker ruining all your potential hook ups. She drinks club soda in a bar and keeps her antennae on the lookout for drunk girls approached by unsavory men. Basically, she's a total nightmare. She refuses to leave her spot on the well while Golden Boy refuses to dig for the Idol in front of her. Eventually, the two call a truce and both return to camp Idol-less.
And this brings us to the big Immunity Challenge. Come on in guys! For today's challenge, you will hold onto a rope connected to some very large beams. Every 5 minutes, you will lower your hands down to another knot. The last person holding on wins Immunity. But, we also have the matter of dealing with Cochran's advantage that he won for a measly $380. At any point in the Challenge, Cochran is allowed to move his hands up 2 knots. Let's face it, that is most ridiculous advantage I've ever heard of. Last season, the lovely Shakira (Abi-Maria) was merely propelled into the final heat with her advantage. She still competed on the same level and had to complete the obstacle course just like everyone else. This moving up of two knots is preposterous. I'm trying not to use profanity anymore in my blogs, but it's bullshit! Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. Survivors ready, bullshit.
Rather than go through every second of this bullshit Challenge, I'll wrap this up very quickly. On round 3, Cochran moves his hands back up to the top which means that by the time everyone is, literally, at the ends of their ropes, Cochran is comfortably nestled in Easy Town. One by one Survivors begin to let go of their ropes and we are left with Theddie and Cochran. Theddie's muscles are pulsating and trembling while Cochran yawns and continues to hang onto to his piddly 10 pounds of weight. Obviously, Theddie drops and obviously Cochran wins Immunity. Obviously! I'm not giving him any capital letters because it was a bullshit win in a bullshit Challenge and I think it was all completely unfair.
Back at camp, Cochran is actually gloating. Gloating! He now thinks that he is the winningest Survivor of Survivor Caramoan which we all know is bullshit. I'll give him that Food Challenge that he won. He kicked ass in that and did very well, but a win by a ridiculously unfair advantage that is so far out of the realm of reality doesn't count. I'm sorry, but it doesn't. Had he won by competing at the same level as everyone else, then it would count and he would have a right to gloat. Until then, pipe down you spindly fop.
Unfortunately, things aren't looking peachy keen for the Amigos unless they can get Freebush and Erik to flip. Golden Boy confesses to his comrades that he is extremely nervous right about now. And oh the irony of it all. When he didn't have any clues for Idols, he managed to find 2. But now that he has a clue, he can't even find 1. Oh the humanity! If he can't actually find the Idol, then he has to do his best to make everyone believe he has it. That way if the Favorites split the votes at Tribal and the Amigos manage to reel in Freebush and Erik, then they can get rid of Mascaroni once and for all. It certainly won't be easy, but it is definitely not impossible.
Golden Boy begins his plan of bluffery by approaching Freebush. In addition to telling her that he has the Hidden Immunity Idol, he tells her that he wants to work with her until the very end. Those pesky Faovorites will have to split the votes which gives the Amigos and whomever joins them a lovely and shiny advantage over everyone else. Freebush nods and tells Golden Boy that he'll have to dump one of his buddies sooner or later. Golden Boy is totally fine with that! Obviously, he's going to tell her anything she wants to hear. Freebush then asks Golden Boy who they are targeting this week. Golden Boy says Mascaroni. Freebush takes this new information she has gathered and ruminates on it for a spell. The Amigos win Challenges so it might be in her best interest to side with an alliance that actually has the brawn to protect her. Homegirl knows there is no way in hell she can ever win a challenge on her own, let alone complete one.
Meanwhile, Dame Reynold is hard at work wooing Erik. They discuss how the Favorites will most likely split the votes to which Erik replies, "Oh! But if I vote with you, we'll have 4 votes. Done deal!" Well, the poodle can add so I guess that's a good thing, but can he follow through? More importantly, can he follow through with Calgon smothering him in motherly guilt? Having spotted Erik talking to the Dame earlier, Calgon looks Erik in the eye with those crazy bugged out orbs of hers and tells him that she's putting all her trust in him. "Look into my eyes, Erik. Look into the pinwheels going round and round. I trust you. You wouldn't want to make mother cry, would you? Mother won't be happy if you let her down. I've put all my trust in you, Norman. You've given mother diarrhea and you know how much mother doesn't care for diarrhea." Yikes. In the end, Erik still isn't sure how he'll vote. *smacks self in head* He'll wait and decide when he's standing next to urn with a Sharpie in his hand.
While Erik is off tie dying his bed linens, the Favorites have a pow-wow to decide exactly how the vote will go tonight. The girls will vote for Dame Reynold while the men will vote for Golden Boy. For all intents and purposes, I think they're counting Freebush is a man. But then Calgon and Cochran begin to wonder if they should even split the votes at all. Why don't they just all vote for Golden Boy and that'll be that? *gasps* Mascaroni doesn't like that idea one bit. She's pretty sure Golden Boy has the Idol plus, and I quote, "Me, me, me, I, I, I, me, me, me, me." She's doing that thing again where she tells everyone that she is a giant threat and it is only natural for everyone to want to vote her out. If the Favorites all vote for Golden Boy and he ends up with the Idol, then Mascaroni could go home. I don't know about you, but that sounds like heaven to me.
So, the big questions are Freebush and Erik. How will they vote? Both are wishy washy and kind of dim so who the hell knows. The best part is that both of these nitwits actually think they're running the game. Better still, Freebush wants everyone to realize the massive power she now has in her hands. Honey Boo Boo Child, you have no power. If you vote with the boys, one of them could take you to the final 3 where you will magnificently lose with zero Jury votes. If you vote with the Favorites, they'll either get rid of you as soon as the boys are gone OR a couple of them might take you to the end where, again, you will magnificently lose with zero Jury votes. YOU HAVE NO POWER. You are a piece of dead weight that the others keep around to improve their own game.
And this brings us to Tribal Council. My heart is already in my throat as the music thumps and the fire pit burns brightly. Dimples begins by asking Dame Reynold how the last Tribal Council affected things around camp. The Dame rises and looks in the direction of the moon. Tonight he will be performing from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Everyone, shhh.
"To show our simple skill. That is the true beginning of our end."
Umm okayyy. It is not as chipper as I would have preferred, but the Dame, like myself, is moved by inspiration and who am I to question inspiration? What I think he was trying to say is that with that clown Phillip gone, the tribe is encountering a new beginning. Anything can happen now. The world is their oyster bar. 6 on 3 no longer exists! It could 2 on 18 or 7 on 9 or 4 on 300! And then he clapped and giggled while Kenya Moore-ing his fan in the direction of Phillip. Take that!
Dimples then asks Mascaroni what she thinks about the Dame saying that the game is no longer 6 on 3. Mascaroni replies that while it is nerve wracking, it would be extremely dumb for someone to flip right now as it would mean the end of their game. And then she goes on to say that the three boys will continue to dominate all the Challenges and, not only that, but they'll use and abuse you. *raises hand* Umm, where do I sign up for that? I was, you know, just wondering. Carry on.
The shift turns to Freebush and how she is probably the lowest of the low amongst the Favorites. Freebush admits that this fact has crossed her mind which visibly upsets Mother, I mean, Calgon. Calgon turns to Freebush and says, "Freebush, you make Mother very sad when you say things like that. You're not on the bottom at all, Norman. In fact, you're my favorite among Favorites. Now, be a good little lamb, and sharpen my knife collection." I'm telling you, Calgon is beginning to scare the crap out of me.
Finally, we get to Golden Boy. Dimples asks him how it went with the information he bought at the Auction. Golden Boy admits that while it was helpful there are way too many blasted Nosy Parker's at camp. Mascaroni then smiles very pleased with herself before finally admitting that she is about 80% sure that Golden Boy has the Idol. Now it's time for Golden Boy to look very pleased with himself. Do your thang, Golden Boy.
Speaking of Idols, Calgon doesn't care for them one bit. They make Mother overcome with bloodlust. Meanwhile, Erik says that if changes in alliances are going to be made, now would be the time to trade up. Does that mean he's voting for Golden Boy or not? That's all I care about right now!
Alright, it's time to vote. If anyone has the Hidden Immunity Idol, play it now or make Colette Lala cry. No one stirs which makes those brats Mascaroni and Cochran smile. But, BUT, when the votes are read we get a three way tie between Dame Reynold, Golden Boy and Mascaroni. We will now vote again, but Dame Reynold, Golden Boy and Mascaroni cannot vote. I quickly scanned the remaining voting Survivors and a shift occurred in my mood. Unless Freebush and Erik switch now, and they didn't before, then it is curtains for the only goddamn person I'm rooting for! Curtains! Not Dame Reynold red velvet theatre curtains, but the black yucky curtain of the depression that will surely smother me until the end of the season. The curtain that will plop heavily on my head and crush my skull. The curtain that will block the sun from now until the finale.
It's time to revote. MASCARONI, MASCARONI, MASCARONI... Mascaroni is the 12th person voted out of Survivor Caramoan! A little creative visualization never hurt anyone so, what the hell? I'm visualizing that annoying brat stuck at Ponderosa with Phillip funking up the pool with poop water.
But no matter how many times I chant, no matter how many virgins I sacrifice (and I've sacrificed about 16 so far), and no matter how many times I visualize Phillip's poop water, nothing could be done to save the Golden Boy. It is with great sadness (and slit wrists) that I say, Golden Boy is the 12th person voted out of Survivor Caramoan. He's a fan of the blog and a great sport as I mercilessly embarrass him week in and week out so this one really bums me out. On the upside, Golden Boy is well-liked amongst the fans and since CBS seems hell bent on this retuning players thing, I'm confident we could see him again in the future. Best of luck, Golden Boy, and thank you for turning a crappy season into something unforgettable. You will be missed.
So, what did you think of last night's episode? Did Erik and Freebush make the right move sticking with the Favorites? Were you as inconsolable as I was last night? Who the hell do we root for now? Comment it out bitches and have a great day!


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The Inquirer's Jeff McLane confirmed the report on Birds' Eye View.
On Monday, Andy Reid said McDermott would be back.
"Well I would tell you you're dealing with a guy that's a tremendous worker and is a very smart individual," Reid said. "And so I look at it a little bit different than what you do in that I've seen him work with young guys, I've seen him work through injuries, I've seen him stay positive through those situations and still put us in a position to win football games and knowing that he's going to do nothing but improve as a coach, just like all of us, with experience. And so, I have a lot of respect for him and the way that he does business."
So much for that, huh?
McDermott took over for Jim Johnson before the 2009 season. The Eagles finished 12th in the league in yards allowed (327.2) last season and 21st in scoring defense (23.6 PPG).
The team also allowed 31 passing touchdowns - tied for third-worst in the league and had a historically bad red-zone defense.
In 2009, the Eagles finished 12th in total defense (321.1 YPG) and 19th in scoring (21.1)
The news comes a day after reports surfaced that the Browns had been granted permission to interview Eagles defensive backs coach Dick Jauron. It would make sense for the Eagles to look at Jauron as one of the candidates to replace McDermott. Then again, the unit he coached (the defensive backs), did not exactly exceed expectations in 2010.
The question all season had been: Was McDermott the problem? Or was it personnel? Now we know what Reid's answer is to that question.
But it's fair to question whether McDermott is the fall guy here for a team that failed to win a playoff game in two seasons. It's also worth noting that the Eagles scored 14 and 16 points, respectively, in their postseason losses the last two seasons. Against Green Bay, one of two touchdowns the Eagles scored came after the defense created a turnover that gave Michael Vick and company the ball at the Packers' 24 yard line.
As for personnel, seven of 11 defensive starters in the Eagles' playoff game were either seventh-round picks or undrafted free agents (Juqua Parker, Antonio Dixon, Moise Fokou, Jamar Chaney, Kurt Coleman, Quintin Mikell and Dimitri Patterson).
I'm going to do a little more research on this for a post Sunday, but drafting on the defensive side of the ball has been largely responsible for the lack of talent on the field.
Many of you hit me up on Twitter with questions as soon as the news was made public. Let me try to answer a couple of them here.
Q: Should the Eagles switch to a 3-4?
A: I know a lot of people want the Birds to go this route, but I'm not sure it makes sense, given the current personnel. The linebackers are probably the weakest part of this defense. And now you want to put more of them on the field? I'd have to check the Eagles' success with zone blitzes this season, but overall, they did not seem to yield very good results. Taking away chances for Trent Cole to get after the quarterback never made sense to me. That being said, the defensive system probably depends entirely on who the new coordinator is and how they turn over personnel in the offseason.
Q: Is Rob Ryan an option?
A: This would be a GREAT PR move, but it seems unlikely. Ryan, Buddy's son, recently interviewed with the Cowboys, and according to the Fort Werth Star-Telegram, the two sides have begun contract talks. Replacing McDermott with Ryan would be the most popular choice among fans, but I don't see it happening.
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If you've taken any time in the last week or so to see the Hand Me Down posts that I put out there you've probably seen me mention the change to the Enchant Cloak – Stealth enchant. As someone who likes to make twinks for PvP and who uses gear like those I mention in the HMD posts, this change was significant enough to send me out for a reputation grind.
The faction in question is the Cenarion Expedition, located primarily in Zangarmarsh. The first thing I did was check with both of my enchanters to see if either of them had any reputation to go off of because I knew I would end up doing it on both of them (one of each faction), and I wanted to do it on the closer one first. After that I took a stroll around the internet to find out what I could, and then I asked for advice on Twitter.
I managed to hit Exalted with my Human Mage last night and hope to get my Blood Elf Paladin through it before Cataclysm launches.
General Tips
There are a few things you should look at doing before you start on this rep grind. The first is that there are four items that you can turn in with repeatable quests for reputation. The first can only be used until you're Honored, and the other three can be used up to Exalted.
There are two things you can do early on to help maximize your reputation gain. First, don't do any quests for the faction until you're at least honored. There are some quests you get from the small camp in western Hellfire Peninsula as well as some in northern Terrokar Forrest (there are green moths around there), and a small few in other zones in Outlands as well. There are also a few quests in mid-eastern Borean Tundra in Northrend.
If you've already done some, or even all of those quests then it's not too big of a deal, you just can't maximize your rep gains.
The second thing you can do to maximize your reputation is to farm, or buy, the Unidentified Plant Parts before you get started. This is the first repeatable reputation item; the one that can only be used until Honored.
If you're building your rep with a high level character then it's likely easier for you to just buy all that you need from the AH so that you can skip farming the lowest of the Coilfang Reservoir instances. If you can't buy enough, or farm enough via Herbalism or killing mobs around Zangarmarsh, then you probably want to go ahead and farm the Underbog and Slave Pens instances both for the reputation from killing the mobs inside as well as their chance to drop the Unidentified Plant parts.
But the more plant parts you can turn in, the more chances you have for another repeatable rep turning that's only available from tuning in those parts. Once you get to Honored you can't turn them in anymore so you'll loose the opportunity to find them.
Another thing you can do to prepare before hand is to keep an eye out on the Auction House for Coilfang Armaments. These are used in a repeatable quest that gives 75 Rep for each turn in. You'll find roughly 15-20 of them on a full clear of the Steamvault instance, and it's one of the easier ways to get to Exalted. I found them on the AH from 8g-22g, with most of them being around 15g (until people noticed I was buying them and then tripled the cost).
Neutral to Honored
If you're going for the fast route, then turning in your Unidentified Plant Parts is the first order of business. The initial quest, Plants of Zangarmarsh, requires 10 of the plant parts in order to make it repeatable, so go ahead and do it for 250 Rep. You can then turn in 10 more plant parts at a time with the repeatable version of the quest, Identify Plant Parts, which also rewards 250 Rep each time and rewards you with a Package of Identified Plants.
The Package of Identified Plants is where you can find the Uncatalogued Species. It's a rare drop from the package, but it also starts a repeatable quest chain that lets you turn in Uncatalogued Species for 500 Rep each. These can be used all the way to Exalted, so you want to hang onto them until you're at least Honored. You'll also get plenty of trash items from the package as well as a few that act like regular food and some that are buff foods. They aren't bad if you're doing it at level, but otherwise it's all just vendor trash.
If you want to farm the Unidentified Plant Parts then you can either do so farming the Underbog and Slave Pens instances to get them from mob drops while also increasing your rep from killing the Nagas inside, or if you're an Herbalist you can farm the Bog Lords (and other mobs that look just like them) in south-west and north-east Zangarmarsh or in the cave in south-east Zangarmarsh which will allow you to farm their corpses for additional chances for the plant parts while also giving you reputation with Sporeggar (not all of the mobs like this give Sporeggar rep, but the majority of them do).
I recently started a Death Knight on the server that I started with first and leveled him with Herbalism and Inscription. While making my rounds in Zangarmarsh farming herbs I also killed the Bog Lords and similar mobs so that I could farm the corpses for additional herbs. The actual herbs I milled for his inks, but the Unidentified Plant Parts were sent to my Paladin for his rep and the trash of course was vendored making it both worthwhile and profitable all at the same time.
If you're out of plant parts and still haven't reached Honored then you can either farm Slave Pens and Underbog, killing the Nagas for reputation, or you can go ahead and do some of the quests that you haven't done yet.
Honored to Revered
Once you reach honored most of the mobs in Slave Pens and Underbog no longer give any reputation and you can no longer turn in the Unidentified Plant Parts. From here on it's all quests, the three remaining repeatable item turn-ins, and the Steamvault instance.
I did the Outlands quests and Steamvault runs to get from Honored to revered and saved my Northrend quests for the next stretch. It doesn't matter which order you do them in though as all of the remaining options are available from Honored to Exalted.
If you managed to find some of the Uncatalogued Species from turning in your plant parts then this is where you turn them in. They give 500 Rep a piece, which is the single-highest boost you'll see from here on. Turn them all in and then start your quests and dungeon runs.
The most efficient rep grind from here on is to run the Steamvault instance which requires level 67+ to enter. It's not a raid, but it does have a heroic version if you choose to run it over the normal. The normal version of the instance gives about 1500 Rep for a full clear. The Naga mobs inside also have a chance to drop Coilfang Armaments and an item that starts a quest called
Orders from Lady Vashj. The quest sends you back to the camp in Zangarmarsh where you're rewarded with 500 Rep for turning it in, and doing so opens up the repeatable quest to turn in the Coilfang Armaments for 75 Rep each.
From here on the most efficient method of getting the rep is to run Steamvault to get rep from the kills and then turning in all of the armaments that you find as well. You can continue on with the normal version all the way to Exalted, which is what I suggest if you're doing this solo. If you have a few friends that are doing it with you then you can also purchase the Reservoir Key once you've reached Honored which will allow you to run the heroic version. You get more rep per kill on heroic, but you'll most likely get more rep per hour just running the normal version over and over.
There's one other repeatable quest I haven't mentioned yet, and it's called Can't Get Ear-nough…. It requires you to turn in 15 Nesingwary Lackey Ears which you'll find in Borean Tundra. There are several other quests you can pick up from the same spot that also reward you with reputation so be sure you've done all of those as well.
There are two places in particular that I found especially good for farming the ears. First is a little ways north and slightly west of where you pick up the quest; there's a quest mob called the Minion of Kaw. These little suckers have a near-instant respawn time and they're all located very close to each other. They don't have the best drop rate, but their respawn makes them a very nice target to farm the ears.
The other mob I suggest is found directly south of the quest giver, across the plains where the stealthed guys are attacking the elks, there's a little coastal area full of Northsea Thugs. These mobs have a similar respawn rate to the Minions of Kaw, but are a little more spread out. However, both the north and south end of their spawning zone have triggers to spawn more mobs once you've killed all of the mobs in the area. So the more you kill them, the more you force them to spawn. If you find that all of them are dead where you're at, just go to the other end and you'll find more of them. In many cases you'll kill one and cause three more to spawn right where you're at and killing those will spawn yet more of them.
Revered to Exalted
Once you've reached Revered it's time to pull out all of the stops and finish up everything you can. If you have any quests left that you haven't done yet you want to make sure you do those now. You'll also want to continue trading in Coilfang Armaments and chain Steamvaults runs when you have the time. Basically you're going to keep on doing what you've been doing, just make sure you finish up any quests that you've skipped along the way.
Once all of the quests are done it's time to chain Steamvault runs until the very end. If you finish a run and have just a small amount of rep left to get then you can either return to the camp to turn in your Armaments to finish it off, or you can do what I did and just queue for another run and then sell all of your armaments on the AH to get back some of the gold you might have spent buying them yourself.
My Thoughts
Having completed it on one of the two toons that I've doing it on, I have to say that this rep grind really wasn't all that bad. It wasn't especially hard and it really didn't take me that long overall, either. I did purchase quite a few armaments along the way which probably saved me about a dozen runs through Steamvaults.
The toon I've completed it with had skipped almost all of the CE quests during his leveling, so being able to do his quests after he hit Revered really helped that final stretch fly by quickly. The toon that's still working on it had done almost all of his quests while he was leveling, so the Northrend quests are all he has left to help him along. He's spent almost twice as much gold on Armaments and he's still 9 runs away from being Exalted (not counting the armaments he gets during those runs).
I don't think I'll have any trouble getting the second toon to Exalted before Cataclysm comes out next week, though it is does take quite a bit longer to run Steamvault on my green-geared Ret Paladin than it did my ICC-geared Frost Mage. Of course, the Frost Mage can do 70-80k damage in 3 seconds where the Paladin takes about 5 minutes to do that.
So I now have my Cloak – Stealth enchant on one of the two servers that I spend the most time on and am closing in fast on the second. There are also several other recipes that you can get for other professions. I went ahead and bought all of the Alchemy recipes since my Mage also happens to be an alchemist, but I seriously doubt that I'll ever make a single item from them. They're available and I've got the gold, so I might as well add them to my collection, right?
There's also a hippogryph mount that you can get when you become exalted. It costs 2,000g if you're neutral, and 1,600g if you're Exalted, but you can't buy the thing until you're exalted anyway so it costs 1,600g. I don't like the look of the mount so I haven't bought it yet and don't really plan to either. I'm still considering it to a very small degree, but chances are very slim.
I've got hundreds of spears, and dozens of strings of ears. But of the druids I steer clear, for my ears can't stand to hear, the millions of exultant cheers.


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Monday, May 4, 2009
Comic 577: Not pictured: joke
Okay, the comic. I think most of us can agree that it's bad (which is a relief to me), and I think most of us can agree on why. The first panel. This isn't the first time Randall has resorted to explaining his references, and someone should really tell him that if you feel the need to do that, you're doing something wrong. And this is a pretty clumsy way of going about it too - I'd replace that dialogue with "Nathan Fillion from Firefly." Same effect, without the parentheses. How the fuck are you supposed to pronounce those anyway?
Even ignoring the awful first panel, what we have here is a comic of references. I'm going to focus on the Firefly thing first, because I've wanted to talk about it for a while and I just don't get it. It was a show with what... 11 episodes? That aired in 2003. That was a long time ago. Granted, I've never actually seen it, maybe it really was that good - but guys, it's still time to move on.
Firefly is not the only reference in this comic. Randall is something of a fan of electric skateboards, he's mentioned them a few times, and as he writes on his blog, he is very excited to learn that Nathan Fillion likes them too. Honestly, I don't know what to say to this - I'm glad you have a hobby, Randall, I really am, but it isn't enough to carry the comic on its own.
See, if you're thinking to yourself that this comic is missing something, you are correct, because Randall has apparently forgotten to include a joke. This comic has no humor, not even an attempt at humor. There's just anticipation of all the wacky hijinks that are going to ensue later in the week. It's lazy. Even the alt text is just a reference to an earlier xkcd, and that is not enough. Picture this: I'm a stand-up comedian, and I walk out onto the stage and say in a grave and solemn voice: "internet." Or, "Firefly." Do you laugh? No, and if you do it's only because I'm an idiot. References aren't enough by themselves, you have to do something with them.
That's pretty much it. On the plus side, it looks like this is going to be a five-comic week, which means you all get even more Jay! So if you are thinking, "oh how I love you, you are even better than Carl", you my friend are in luck! If not, well, I hate you too.
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- SubcultureMay 4, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Oh how I love you, you are even better than Carl!ReplyDelete
Actually Jay I would probably laugh if someone literally just came out onto the stage and said, in a grave and solemn voice, "Internet." That would be kind of funny. But point taken etc etc I'm so glad you're not Rob who is an unfunny trying-too-hard douche.ReplyDelete
Actually, when it comes down to it I probably would too. Went ahead and changed it. And man, I agree about Rob, what a jackass.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 4, 2009 at 9:54 PM
God DAMMIT, I hate these xkcd story arcs so much. It's the perfect example of attempting to derive humour from over-the-top "epic-ness," which I got sick of, oh, about FOUR YEARS AGO.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 4, 2009 at 9:56 PM
I DO like you better! You actually comment on the comic while it's still relevant!ReplyDelete
- Hans StockmannMay 4, 2009 at 9:58 PM
The second comic worries me greatly. He's getting more wishy-washy every time one of these story arc thingamajigs roll around.ReplyDelete
Anon: if you are commenting on timing, I believe that has to do with the fact that we generally add new posts at the same time there is a new comic--so Monday's post goes up Wednesday.ReplyDelete
"Okay, the comic. I think most of us can agree that it's bad (which is a relief to me), and I think most of us can agree on why."ReplyDelete
Assumes facts not in evidence, bitch.
Usually Carl can string me along for a sentence or two before he says something like that. Way to go.
- SubcultureMay 4, 2009 at 10:54 PM
^ Really? He's writing for an intended audience of XKCD Sucks regulars. And furthermore, he then goes on to detail why it is in fact bad. You are nitpicking in the most senseless manner.ReplyDelete
- AlbertMay 4, 2009 at 11:48 PM
All right, I'm going to chip in (late on the bandwagon, as always) that whenever a comic decides to explain its references so blatantly it's usually means that the author just committed one of the Great Sins of Webcomics -- that I Know More Than You.ReplyDelete
Understandably, some webcomics do this -- the delightful (Yes, I'm biased) Dinosaur Comics explains concepts almost every strip. However, this is usually part and parcel of the joke -- the explanation segues into a natural punchline and makes us feel smart at the same time.
However, in Monday's xkcd it's so deliberately shoe-horned in that I can clearly imagine a scene playing out where Randall hurriedly scribbles "Nathan Fillion", looking at it for a moment, then deciding "fuck, who the hell knows who Nathan Fillion is" and adding the parenthetical because he couldn't reach the white-out from his seat.
Many comics make references -- and nine times out of ten, if you get the reference you get the reference, and if you don't get the reference you can educate yourself and have a hearty chortle. Kate Beaton doesn't pause and go "Oh, Arnold Benedict (the guy who betrays the American army out of a serious need for attention and epaulets)!", nor does a hundred other comics out there -- it breaks the flow, and it really just sabotages what a reference is about -- a pat-on-the-back for people "in the know" and those who investigate the issue. Adding the aside just makes it feel that Randall has about as much faith in his audience as he does in the validity of deconstructionism (do ho ho ho), which is strange considering his audience are people who generally KNOW THE FUCK OUT OF FIREFLY.
Anyway, that's my sleep-attenuated rant. Also, the guy dresses up in a helmet, pads, and grabs his electric skateboard before he even books the flight. Does he plan to sheepishly take off the stuff at the security check after driving several miles kitted as if you're going to do some mad ollie-wobblies*? What's going on there?
*I don't know any skater slang. Sorry.
Trismesuxtis is pretty much a complete dumbass, pay him no mind.ReplyDelete
Re the latest comic: once again we feature Randy's proclivity to feature celebrities/famous people that don't actually behave at all like actual celebrities do--though at least in this case he is behaving based on some weird amalgam of his famous characters, despite the alt text getting the name of Captain Hammer wrong...
Also, I maintain the text to the original should read: "Nathan Fillion (the actor who plays Mal, who is the captain of the spaceship Serenity, which is the Firefly-class spaceship that is the centerpoint of the canceled Fox television series Firefly, which was canceled after eleven episodes, and aired originally on Fox)".
The name is misspelled, too. It's either Trismegistus or Trismegistos, not Trismegustis. It means 'thrice-greatest' in Greek. Fun fact: switching two sounds, like the T-man did when he wrote Trismegustis instead of Trismegistus is called metathesis in linguistics.ReplyDelete
The first panel joke, I think, was supposed to be that people always refer to him as "Mal from Firefly," even when it's Firefly fans talking to Firefly fans, who would doubtless be familiar with his real name. I've even seen it used as though it were his nickname, as in Nathan "Mal from Firefly" Fillion. (I freely admit to liking Firefly - I do fall directly into xkcd's intended audience, which is why it's all the more notable that I don't love the comic unconditionally.) But, if it were the intention to include that as an in-joke (and that might be giving Randall too much credit), why was it so awkwardly shoehorned into a parenthetical statement?
Newest comment: TVTropes calls it a Description Cut, and, as a sure-fire method of garnering laffs-a-plenty... it worked.ReplyDelete
Last row of panels is a waste of valuable Internet, however.
I honestly don't think the joke worked. It just struck me as an "Arrrrrrrgh. Formulaic nonsense, and it seems pretty, um, I don't know, arrogant or condescending or just ANNOYING to have Fillion actually want to spent his whole life playing Mal forever.ReplyDelete
Also, I think there were 14 episodes produced, but 3 were only on the DVD release. But yeah, it was a good show, it was a bummer that it got cancelled, but holy CRAP can we let it go? Joss Whedon's already moved on to new and unexciting projects!
Jay: If you haven't seen Firefly you haven't lived.ReplyDelete
But this comic was terrible, and today's is terrible. This entire week will probably be terrible.
- AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 6:07 AM
I'm glad I found this site! After getting increasingly annoyed with xkcd over the past year, I'm happy to find I'm not the only person who doesn't think Randall is God.ReplyDelete
Also, for some sick reason, I still always read the xkcd forums to see what fans are saying about the comics. And it's still the same as ever... "get out of my head, Randall!" or "this comic is epic" blah blah blah. Bunch of lame fanbois and fangirls...
Comic 1: Terrible.ReplyDelete
Comic 2: Terrible.
Jay has sure taken over for an easy week.
I didn't think it could get any worse. Today's comic is, essentially, Mary Sue RPF.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 8:05 AM
Tell me about it, johnReplyDelete
Fun fact: Nathan Fillion is about a billion times cooler than Randall makes him out to be here. I saw him give a panel talk last year and the dude is too fucking smart and funny to behave ANYTHING like the shallow, poorly-developed, Firefly-obsessed monstrosity that Randall has created in his pathetic attempt to pander to the legions of Browncoats (hardcore Firefly fans, for the uninformed) out there.ReplyDelete
It makes me a little angry when Randall creates crappy characters of his own, but when he creates woefully inaccurate representations of actual people, it infuriates me.
In fact, Nathan Fillion really isn't even acting like Mal Reynolds. Mal was always sort of grumpy, reserved, taciturn, hostile, competent, et cetera. This buffoon is loud, foppish, and random. So, he's not at all like Nathan Fillion, and he's not at all like Mal Reynolds. What the hell was Randall going for?ReplyDelete
The answer, of course, is obvious: He realized that the girl in the first two panels (Megan?) is completely right, and Randall realized that this whole thing would be stupid unless he created a custom-made character JUST FOR XKCD, only clad in the skin of a famous character actor. It's still stupid, but now he's acknowledged it, perhaps? Does that make it better?
Why is he getting into his gear before he even gets on the plane. Regardless of whether it's funny or not, this comic barely even manages to make sense.ReplyDelete
Yes. Randall has managed to bring one of the worst type of fanfiction into xkcd.
I like it better when generic male character isn't blatantly Randall's creamy version of himself, because that's what adds the creepy subtext to some of the comics.
- AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 12:52 PM
I was about to write something really mean about Randy then I decided not to because it was too mean and wasn't very productive.ReplyDelete
It's your art, Randy.
You can draw some more things, not just the ones that are directly related to the story. What about pictures in rooms? How about some vase or a potted plant? Some cracks in the walls? See, those are great things you might want to add and will surely wow your readership.
Randy, please put more effort in your visual art because we know you can do better! *pep* *motivate* *encourage*
Draw draw draw draw a beautiful comic!
*dreamy version
Though, I think my original post stands as is.
- RamseyMay 5, 2009 at 12:54 PM
He didn't get Captain Hammer's name wrong. He was referring to "The Hammer" itself.ReplyDelete
Unfortunately, this means he just made another fucking dick joke.
Vaguely homoerotic too, since he's talking about Nathan Fillion's penis and him in tight pants and all of that.ReplyDelete
He MEANT Captain Hammer and not Captain Hammer's Penis so Rob's thing stands, more or less kinda.
John: you had to make that typo. You just had to.ReplyDelete
Ramsey/Alex: I guess it's possible? But I interpreted the character's behavior to be, like, some weird crossbreed of Mal and Captain Hammer, because that is all Randy knows about Nathan Fillion.
- RamseyMay 5, 2009 at 3:39 PM
I meant the alt text. The dude in the comic is a gross Satanic perversion of Nathan Fillion. And a foil to Munroe Stu.ReplyDelete
Anon: "I was about to write something really mean about Randy then I decided not to because it was too mean and wasn't very productive." Don't know much about this place, do you? Anyway, Randcarl isn't here at the moment, so you'll have to wait for him to get back.ReplyDelete
Upon critical reading, I am almost certain that "The Hammer" refers to his penis.ReplyDelete
Such Freudian analysis is known to be fraught with pitfalls, but I stand quite resolved, and you may read my full thesis in the next issue of Deconstructionist Weekly... Oh hell with it:
"'The Hammer' is my penis."
-Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible@Alex: Seriously man, if he had meant "Captain Hammer" he would have silently, cravenly corrected it by now, right? "Homoerotic dick joke" is clearly the more fertile avenue for criticism.
I have to agree with Malethoth and poore: Fillion is an extremely talented actor and, from what I can tell, an extremely intelligent person. I loved him as Malcolm Reynolds, I loved him as Captain Hammer (even as I hated Captain Hammer himself), and - although Castle as a show may not be nearly as interesting as either Firefly or Dr. Horrible - I love him as Rick Castle.ReplyDelete
Each of those characters is quite different, yet he pulls them all off amazingly: it seems insulting to suggest that he would be stuck in the persona of only one of the characters, or even that he would combine characteristics of several, because neither of those does a good actor make. Randall's portrayal of Fillion, IMHO, belittles the man's talents and makes him seem a fool.
Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if Fillion missed his days as Mal - it seems like Alan Tudyk (Wash from Firefly) still hopes that the series might soon be revived. And Reynolds was a character that I imagine would have been very fun to play, just as Firefly was a show which must have been great to be a part of. Still, missing the chance to play a character is different from constantly dressing up as said character and insisting everyone address you by his name. I understand the role of hyperbole in comedy, but it requires some basis in reality - the xkcd Fillion's behavior is not a satirical extension of either real-Fillion's behavior or Captain Reynolds'. It's just the behavior of a deluded idiot.
As for Randall himself: I don't yet know whether I can judge him for his obsession. I only saw Firefly a few months ago, so I can't say for sure that I'll be over it in a few years. I suspect that I won't, as it is one of my favorite shows (and Serenity one of my favorite movies). On the other hand - given Randall's penchant for referencing tired memes - I think it's safe to assume that most of Firefly's recent appearances in the comic result from his laziness rather than any remaining loyalty to or appreciation of the show.
- RealistMay 5, 2009 at 6:48 PM
I suspect Randall is being entirely cynical here. He can write a comic like this in 15 minutes and his good fans will appreciate it almost as much as a quality comic--substituting shared positive feelings for someone else's artistic work for the wit and humor of old xkcd.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Actual lines from the #xkcd channel on IRC:ReplyDelete
[Randall] ow ow ow have to add a last panel to today's comic and I have a blister on my finger where I hold the pen :(
[Randall] today's comic brought to you by: blood sweat and tears :(
I used brackets in place of errors because the site mistakes it for HTML.
- AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 10:04 PM
If he gets a blister from the marginal amount of drawing he's doing, maybe he should relax his death-grip on his 10-cent Bic pen.ReplyDelete
Does anyone else remember "Drive?" That was a terrible show. Fillion was pretty okay in it, considering what he had to work with.
- AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 10:23 PM
oh God. this new one is just Randall writing fanfiction about how everyone in Firefly is not only exclusively notable for their roles in Firefly, but they also behave just like their characters, so when he meets them it is like aogOiofanffkfReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 10:40 PM
ROB GET OUT OF MY HEADReplyDelete
Holy crap, this story arc is fucking horrible. It's about as shitty as his other story arcs with the added bonus that I don't watch these TV shows so I don't get any of the references.ReplyDelete
One point: how many hours did we have in the Star Wars universe at the end of Return of the Jedi? All together we got 379 minutes ~= 6.31 hours.ReplyDelete
Think about how popular it remained when we just had those three movies of content.
Firefly: 14 episodes at (let's say) 40 minutes per gives us 9.3 hours. Add in the final episode (the movie Serenity) and we get 11.31 hours. Yes, it really was *that* good.
- AnonymousMay 6, 2009 at 8:32 AM
No, it wasn't. *cough* Bebop ripoff *cough*ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 6, 2009 at 10:17 AM
No, it wasn't. *cough* Bebop ripoff *cough*
An American plagiarization of Cowboy Bebop?! Wow. So I really should watch firefly.
WHY DID IT HAD TO END LIKE THAT?! *tears* *whimper*
BTW, did anyone here see the shooped pics of Keano Reeves as Spike Spiegel?
Regarding Firefly vs. Star Wars in terms of length:ReplyDelete
As much as I like Firefly, the length isn't really comparable. Television is a format uniquely suited to not getting anything done, so you do less with more. A two hour feature film can be a lot more interesting, plot-filled, and worth watching than a television season, if not an entire series.
That depends on the show. Formulaic tv that reboots everyone back to the way things were at the start (sitcoms, Simpsons, etc.) do less with more.ReplyDelete
Episode shows (BSG, Firefly, Babylon 5) use the space of the television format to do more with more. Any of those series fit a hell of a lot more depth of character and plot than any movie could ever dream of matching. There just isn't time.
Disagree entirely. The only thing you can fit more of is characterization, and even then it isn't really necessary. A single season of BSG doesn't go anywhere nearly as far as a feature film could do. Ditto Firefly. Things that happen are pretty much by necessity not terribly interesting, or not enough to radically change it, since it only covers at best a tenth of the total plot going on--and you can't have a climax until the final episode, and even then you're better off throwing up a cliffhanger that doesn't resolve anything.ReplyDelete
The format is simply not good for storytelling. The medium cripples itself.
Agreed with Rob. I mean sometimes there are good writers--Prison Break was pretty damn well written, with the right amounts of cliffhangers mixed in with just enough story development, until they actually broke out of the prison. Then it was like ehhhh okay we'll show you how good this guy is in this episode BUT WAIT HE IS SUCH A BAD MAN oh wait no he is good, but now he is dead. Next episode! Look they are on the run now. Still.ReplyDelete
Anyway. Excellent post, Jay! I look forward to reading more from you.
Nitpicking: does he really need the TBC at the bottom of the comic? I mean it /does/ say "Part 1," AND it's not in any of the next parts. RANDALL YOU SUCK
Maybe he wanted to really draw attention to the fact it was a series, because it's easy to miss if you just casually skim?ReplyDelete
I should clarify I'm not anti-television as a medium, but it's in many ways the difference between a collection of short stories on the same subject and a novel. The novel can present a more coherent whole--rather than developing over the course of several episodes, and often reinforcing the development of previous episodes before adding new information, it can spend a good chunk of time developing characters and setting and plot and then resolve it.
Certain television series work very well as series--The Prisoner was very episodic in nature, for instance, and would have been fairly weak as a feature film. Even the first season of BSG was strong television--episodes didn't really progress the plot very far; it was primarily small, discrete problems that the surviving fleet had to face.
Television series certainly have the advantage of more time to do whatever they're doing--but a film series like the original Star Wars trilogy presents so much more fully fleshed out characters, concepts, and settings than fourteen episodes of a television series--and I liked Firefly a great deal. It was almost all character development, though, with very little paying attention to plot.


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Heading into the 2011-2012 wrestling season Smyrna Middle School had something big at stake, a winning streak that no other middle school program in the state had yet reached…100 straight wins.
Heading into the 2011-2012 wrestling season the Smyrna Middle School wrestling team had something big at stake, a winning streak that no other middle school program in the state had yet reached…100 straight wins.
The big day came on Dec. 12 against Milford Middle School when Smyrna beat their opponent 46-28. The victory was the team's 100th consecutive win and the wrestling team never looked back. A couple months later, the SMS wrestling season is over and the streak of 109 consecutive wins will continue on until next year.
"I'm so excited. I did know we'd go undefeated after winning the 100th," said head coach Steve Stewart. "As the season went on, the only team I worried about was Fifer [Middle School], they're the one that scared me."
Fifer, a school in Smyrna's rival school district Caesar Rodney, was up 24-17 during the Feb. 2 match, which was something Stewart even predicted as Fifer is better in the first eight weight classes.
"We told them the first eight we'd lose and that it was their job to stay as close as they could on those first eight weight classes," Stewart said. "We told them in the locker room beforehand and the practice before just to do their best and then play catch up."
Once the match got to the middle and heavy weight classes, Smyrna caught up and raced right past Fifer, winning 50-30.
"Our middle and heavy weight kids did exactly what I thought they would do and won most of the rest of the match."
The win against Fifer in the final match of the season made the streak of 109 wins even sweeter. The team went on to win the conference championship as well.
The undefeated season marks the 10th consecutive undefeated season for Smyrna Middle School wrestling, dating back to the 2001-2002 season. And it's a feat that wasn't lost on the wrestlers themselves.
"It feels really great. We thought we were going to lose it this year. But we toughed it out and ended up winning," said captain Kalen Wilson.
Wilson was one of four wrestlers to go undefeated during the season as well. Joining him are Eli and Josh Hutchinson, and Jeff Campbell.
Ryan Seymour, an eighth grader, said the team feels accomplished: "We worked hard and trained hard. We owe a lot of credit to our coaches who came out each day to help us improve our game."
For wrestlers moving up through the ranks, next year is a chance to continue winning in Smyrna. Noah Deneumoustier, a seventh grader, went 9-0 while wrestling in exhibition matches this year.
"It felt really good because I've never wrestled on a team like this before," he said. "They gave me these matches and I hope to help kids next year succeed."
Stewart said part of the team's success this year was a result of the discipline and dedication of the wrestlers. When members of the team were injured, other wrestlers stepped up to help fill in the gaps.
"They were very well disciplined on the mat. They always came together for the big matches, which were Dover, Phillis Wheatley and CR," Stewart.
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Call for Mentors
The Piñon Project will be at the Mancos Public Library on Wednesday, March 20, from 9:30 a.m. to noon to talk about its mentoring program. The program matches at-risk youth with an adult volunteer who serves as a one-on-one mentor, friend and advocate. The Piñon Project's Mentoring Program is the only program of this type in the area. People interested in learning more, or becoming a mentor, should come to the meeting or call the Piñon Project at 564-1195.
Gymnastics circus
Stormy's Gymnastics will have a circus performance on March 20 starting at 2 p.m. at the Cortez Recreation Center. The performance will feature what local gymnasts have developed in the past year. The schedule is as follows: Tsunamis (ages 3 to 6); The Tornados (ages 6 to 12) at 3 p.m. and the Hurricanes, which are the top gymnasts with mixed ages will be at 4 p.m.
For more info contact Rayna Hale @at 560-3916 or Randy Quillin at 315-209-5846.
High Desert Homesteading
The second course in the High Desert Homesteading seminar series will be on Wednesday, March 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Let It Grow Nursery and Garden located at 90 N. Mildred. The course, "Growing Amber Waves of Grains and Beans," will be presented by Bob Bragg and Mike Coffey. The cost for the class is $15 and includes refreshments and education materials. Tickets can be purchased at Let It Grow. Contact Rosie Carter at 565-4170 or Nina Williams at 560-1443 for more information.
Wonder Women film
In celebration of Women's History Month, Community Cinema at the Mancos Public Library, located at 211 W. First St., will host a screening of Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines. This film traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman, from the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, the film looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect in society's anxieties about women's liberation. Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in the MPL meeting room. Free and open to the public. For more information call the library at 533-7600.
Heart to Heart Easter concert
The annual Heart to Heart Easter Concert will be held on Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. at Lifeway Baptist Church.
The evening will include music by area Christian musicians reminding us of the death, burial, and triumphant resurrection of Christ. An offering will be recieved to support Heart to Heart/Montezuma Crisis Pregnancy Center
as they offer services to our community including free pregnancy tests, healthy relationship presentations for teens, and abortion recovery groups for those seeking healing from the emotional and relational pain of
past abortion choics. Call 565-0979 for more information.
Presentation: 'Lincoln's Legacy of Equality and Liberty'
On Saturday, March 23, Montezuma County Court Judge JenniLynn Everett Lawrence will present "Lincoln's Legacy of Equality and Liberty." The program was developed by the Colorado Bar Association and is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Montezuma County. It will be held at 9 a.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant, 108 S. 8th, Dolores. The presentation is open to the public. For more information, contact Betty Janes at 533-1051 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Book signing in Dolores
Author Lowell F. Volk, of Pleasant View, will be hold a book signing on March 23 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Dolores Public Library, 1002 Railroad Ave.
Volk's book - "Luke Taylor: Westward Bound" - is a Civil War novel where Taylor struggles to keep his family safe as Union soldiers march through the South burning crops, destroying buildings, and killing livestock. When a band of renegades dressed as Union soldiers attacks his home, killing his brother and beating him and his mother, Luke must leave the farm to find his father.
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Leave No Trace training
Dolores River Boating Advocates will host a "Leave No Trace" awareness workshop for whitewater boaters on Saturday, March 23 at 4Corners Riversports in Durango from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn how to minimize impacts to the rivers Rick Ryan, former BLM Dolores River ranger, will lead the training. Cost is $10, which includes lunch and all materials. Space is limited, register by calling 799-1475 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
American Legion concerts
Vanishing Breed Band will be at the American Legion, 320 N. Harrison, March 23, 8 p.m. Shake off those winter blues with Odis & the boys. There is a $5 cover, 21 and over. Also this month, Beautifull Loser's are playing at 8 p.m. on March 30. There will also be a $5 cover, 21 and over.
Come Unto Christ Easter Cantata
The second annual Come Unto Christ Easter Cantata, written by Sally DeFord will be presented by the four-ward choir of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Sunday, March 24 at 6 p.m. at 26525 County Road M. All are welcome and refreshments will be served.
Messianic Passover Seder
Passover Seder will be held on Monday, March 25 at 6 p.m. at 15325 Rd. 22 (north of Cortez, near Road S, off Highway 491). As celebrated in homes throughout the world, the Passover Seder is rich with historical meaning and traditions, as well as with Messianic symbolism. Passover is a holy convocation, a calling together for a sacred assembly. The observance will last about three hours and includes reading together through the Haggadah, eating the symbolic elements, drinking the cups, partaking of a meal of traditional foods, partaking of the Lord's Supper, all with music and worship and in order. An optional $10 donation would be appreciated. Please RSVP to one of the following by March 20: Mike and Paulette Gasner, 882-7696; Ron and Carolyn Lucus, 565-2430; Jeanette Conacher, 560-1651; Pat Grant, 560-2848; or Jean Oliver, 565-0747.
Bingo in Dolores
Dolores Rotary Bingo will be held Tuesday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. Dinner (chili and soups, drink and dessert for $5) Bingo begins at 7 p.m. Help support the Dolores Operation Graduation by playing Bingo.
Dr. Seuss Family Night
The Montelores Early Childhood Council will present A Dr. Seuss Family Night in honor of the 108th birthday of Dr. Seuss. This free evening includes dinner and many fun activities for parents to do with their preschoolers. It takes place on Thursday, March 28 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Beech Street Preschool Big Room Please RSVP by March 25 to firstname.lastname@example.com or 970-565-7491.
Easter egg hunt
The Cortez Rotary Club will be hosting their annual Easter Egg Hunt beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 30. The event will be held on the west side of the Cortez City Park just outside the Cortez Municipal Pool. All children are invited.
Easter party for children
All children in kindergarten through fourth grade are invited to attend an Easter party from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church, 350 S. Washington St., Cortez, directly across the street from Manaugh School.
This activity is being organized by the "Fellowshipping Fun Loving Outreaching Christian" committee and the Youth Group of the church. Numerous games and activities are being planned for the children to enjoy. A raffle will be held for a number of items, including a large vinyl bunny. Refreshments will be available for parents who accompany their children.
For more information, contact the church at 565-7024 or Jack Robbins at 882-1444.
Driver safety course offered by AARP
AARP will sponsored a driver safety course Tuesday, April 2 from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at the Calvin Denton Room in the Empire Electric Building.
This course is authorized by the state of Colorado and is designed to meet the needs of older drivers. Completion of this course can qualify you for a discount on your automobile insurance.
The course is available to all motorists whether or not they are members of AARP. A $12 fee for AARP members and a $14 fee for nonmembers is to be paid by check, (no cash or credit card) which covers materials. Please bring your driver's license and your AARP membership number (if you have one).
Register with Scott and Judy Aeschlimann at 565-3872. Leave name and phone number on the answering machine if no one is available. The class number is limited.
Two on Tap coming to Cortez
Southwest Colorado Concerts presents Two on Tap performing a concert of song and tap dance, on Tuesday, April 2 at 7 p.m. in the Montezuma-Cortez High School auditorium. Two On Tap marks the creative collaboration of two celebrated Broadway musical theatre performers Melissa Giattino and Ron DeStefano. Tickets will be on sale at the door; single-concert tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for youth, 18 years old and under. Season tickets for the four-concert 2013-2014 season will also be on sale, $45 for adults and $10 for youth 18 years old and younger. If you are not a current season ticket holder and purchase a season ticket for the 2013-2014 season at this concert, you will get into Two On Tap for free. For more information contact Paul Bostrom at 565-9127 or Joyce Stevenson at 565-4757.
Library storytime
"Splash into April" is the April theme of Raising Readers Storytime at the Cortez Public Library, located at 202 N. Park St.
Storytime is held every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for preschool-aged children. Older children are welcome to come for the craft at 11:15 a.m.
"Fun at Work Day" is the subject on April 4. "Magic" will be discussed on April 11. "April is Mathematics Education Month" will be the focal point on April 18 and we'll wrap up the month with "Winnie-the-Pooh and Friends" on April 25.
Raising Readers Storytime offers songs, stories, crafts and silliness and uses the Early Childhood Literacy Initiative program. For more information, contact the library at 970-565-8117.
Childhood council training
For their April meeting, the Montelores Early Childhood Council will be hosting an Advocacy and Public Will Building training by the Colorado Children's Campaign. This Lunch and Learn will be from 11:30 to 1:30 on Monday, April 8 at the Community Room of 1st National Bank, 2258 E. Main St., Cortez. Please RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com by April 6.
Computer classes at Cortez library
The Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St., and the Unlimited Learning Center will offer computer classes in April.
On Thursday April, 11 at 1 p.m.: Basic Internet Searching. Subjects covered will include: World Wide Web, URLs, Links, Web Browsers, Toolbars on Web Browsers, Address Bar, Simple Searching Tips and Techniques.
Staff from the Southwest Colorado Workforce Center will be teaching a computer class on finding a job on Friday, April 12, at 1 p.m.
On Thursday, April 25 at 1 p.m. the Cortez Public Library will present "Getting an Email with Gmail."
All classes at the library must be signed up for ahead of time. Sign up by calling 565-8117 or by stopping by the library. To find out more about the classes at the Unlimited Learning Center call 565-1601.
9Health Fair coming to Mancos
The 2013 9Health Fair, sponsored locally by the Mancos Valley Loins Club, will be held April 13 at the Mancos Middle School from 7 a.m. to noon. Don't miss this opportunity for low-cost and free health care screenings for individuals over the age of 18.
Participants can review screening options, register and pre-pay for their screenings online at www.9healthfair.org. There will be a separate entry for the pre-pay participants; watch for signs.
Volunteers are needed during the fair and for setup and clean up. If you are interested in helping with the 9Health Fair, non-medical volunteers can contact Val Hobson at 533-7874 and medical volunteers can contact Deana Yeomans at 533-7985.


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