Archive through May 06, 2003
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Archive through May 06, 2003
Gina8642 | Friday, May 02, 2003 - 03:30 pm     Christy Chat Link |
Squaredsc | Friday, May 02, 2003 - 04:16 pm     thanks for the link gina. good chat. |
Seamonkey | Friday, May 02, 2003 - 06:06 pm     Loved the chat! Nice that she has positive feelings for Deena, since they were together for awhile after booting. And once again, we hear that Heidi is considered more of a threat than Jenna. Alex said Jenna was sweet but Heidi was smart. <shrug> I liked her preparation.. milkshakes and a thoughtful backpacking trip. |
Kappy | Friday, May 02, 2003 - 11:03 pm     Mygetaway & Gina ~ Thank you for sharing the chat info! |
Dogdoc | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 05:03 am     In the intro to the Christy interview on the Early Show Julie Chen was laughing and said something like " we will be talking to Chirsty who became road-kill last night." Then, still laughing, she said "They made me say that." I don't find the road-kill statement funny, especially since it was about my favorite survivor. I don't think they said anything like that about anybody else did they? |
Cillysue2 | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 09:30 am     TASHA - Could you email me please. cillysue@sbcglobal.net I wanted to talk to you about your son. My daughter is hearing impaired also but is 35 now. Maybe I could tell you some of the things my daughter does and why. She is supposed to wear 2 aids and only wears one. I can explain why. Only if you want to discuss it with me. Thanks. |
Csnog | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 10:47 am     Colorado's 'survivor' sent home by rivals By Michael Mehle, Rocky Mountain News May 3, 2003 Basalt's Christy Smith thought she was going to be one of the first contestants voted off the latest version of the CBS show Survivor. And after the first day spent in the Amazon, she nearly wished for that fate. "On Day One, when the night came, I was frustrated, irritated. I was, like, 'Why am I here?' " said Smith, who was the first hearing-impaired participant in the show's six seasons. But the 24-year-old adventure guide survived 33 days, outlasting 10 other contestants. Viewers learned Thursday, however, that the remaining five members had voted her off, eliminating Smith from her pursuit of the $1 million grand prize. "I shocked myself," she said from New York Friday. "I truly thought that I was going to be one of the first people voted off." Smith said even though she's no longer in contention for the grand prize, the show offered other rewards. "It has improved my relationship with my family and it has opened other people's eyes." She said even her family didn't realize "how difficult it is to be a deaf person" until they watched her travails on the show. "They've never seen me really interact with hearing people and seen the frustrations on a daily basis, and how tired I get at night," said Smith, who struggled to read lips when the sun went down. Smith proved the series' most popular contestant this season, topping the online polls at the show's official Web site. But in the Amazon she was doomed by indecision. Crafty ringleader Rob Cesternino orchestrated her ouster after she wavered on sticking with his alliance. "If I could have gone back, I would have said, 'Yes, I'm with you 100 percent,' " Smith said. "Hey, we all make mistakes." Despite her final words - "I'm so (angry)! I didn't deserve to be voted out!" - Smith said she doesn't harbor ill will for the remaining contestants. But she's still not fond of the young duo of Heidi Strobel and Jenna Morasca, who paid her little attention for more than a month and used their bodies to gain popularity and staying power on the show. "It was all game-related," she said. "I'm a nice, true person, I want to give them a chance. But I do have that grudge against them. I hate girls like that." |
Whoami | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 12:34 pm     So, she got the lasagne at the auction! Good that she got to eat after all! |
Seamonkey | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 01:51 pm     I don't think she was talking about the lasagna at the auction. I just reread the chat to make sure but they asked her about taking off clothes for chocolate and peanut butter at the infamous immunity challenge, as Jenna and Heidi did, and I think she meant getting lasagna that she shared with Deena. I could be wrong of course. |
Queenofnorway | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 06:02 pm     At the beginning, I thought the producers had made a serious mistake in having Christy on the show. i thought she was whiny and I thought her disability would even endanger herself and the others. i was wrong. She was a trooper and so morally superior to the remaining women who treated her like dirt. That was especially notable when they painted their faces for TC and left her out. Anyway, I apologize to anyone I might have offended by my early post. |
Hermione69 | Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 06:11 pm     Oh, what a nice thing to say, QueenofNorway. I don't even remember your earlier post, but I hold no grudges regardless! Loved her chat! She's spunky! The reunion should be interesting. I'm going to MISS HER SO MUCH! I was so hoping that she would end up surprising us all and winning the whole thing! |
Alaginger | Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 09:59 am     Over at Snewser's website, SurvivorNews.com, I snipped this out of an article referring to last week's games at his site. "Only 0.48% of you correctly picked Christy to go. A new all time low." (LOL) That's not even 1/2 of one percent......what a snow job, huh!!!??? |
Grannyg | Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 04:17 pm     I was out of town and couldn't get to a computer to say how I was so sorry she was gone. Hubby kept saying "I can't believe you are crying over a tv show." I tried to explain about Christy but it just wasn't possible. I am so sad she is gone. I never dreamed in a million years she would be the one booted. What a shock!! It took me several minutes to realize she really was gone. I only wish her the very best in life and hope this is truly a stepping stone for her to achieve much higher goals in her life. She will truly be missed!! |
Mydogbuffy | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 05:03 am     I was so mad about Christy being voted off. That little wimp Rob. I can imagine how Butch feels now. He has to think he is next because there was no alliance shown in the voting. I hope Butch gets to the last 2 because I do believe he would win. He has been the most non-verbal non-trickery type male person. I was even liking Matt until he voted for Christy. I belive Matt's generousity of allowing the others to have vists with love ones saved him...this time. I was still mad that Heidi and Jenna appeared to be mad at Christy during the auction. She got NO FOOD and spent her money on a letter from home - out bidding Jenna - duh Jenna had food - and then due to Christy's generousity the others got to vote again for a letter. Did anyone catch that Heidi bid OVER Jenna once for a letter but didn't get any flax because Jenna bid again higher? I hope they vote off Rob next. |
Tabbyking | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 08:16 am     yep, i remember heidi bidding against jenna for the letter from home, too! i highly doubt she was going to be 'unselfish and giving' and pass the 'win' over to jenna. i can't believe jenna gave heidi the immunity necklace, either. she really likes her. i see them both as shallow and vain; jenna is younger but she should still know there is more to life than looks. (which, not to be catty, but i honestly don't think she is any better looking than the average gal on the street.) christy not only lasted a long time on survivor, but i give her kudos for lasting without backstabbing, back pedaling, etc. she is a winner in my book and i hope she can convince the jury not to vote either gal over any guy who is left at the end. i would take rob as the winner over either of the 'princesses'! at least he has played the game, as much as i want to throttle him! i sure hope matt or butch are in the final 2. with both of them in the final 2, i would like them equally well, but so far, matt has played the game more than butch...so i would probably pick matt over butch, but it would be a close vote. we'll see what happens as we get down to the last episodes, but we really need heidi, jenna and rob gone! |
Guinevere | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 12:04 pm     >I was even liking Matt until he voted for Christy.< I was mad at Matt for voting for Christy until I began to see it from his POV. If he believed that he was in a four-person alliance (with Christy, Butch and Rob), and that Christy was then wavering on that alliance - in favor of going with Jenna and Heidi - well, I can see him being angry about that. As much as I like Christy, I do think that ultimately, she dug her own grave, like Roger, Deena and Alex before her. She was too honest with Rob. And it wasn't even necessary, since I don't think she ever really would've voted with the girls - she just disliked them too much for that. I think the power that she briefly had went to her head. It's too bad - I would've loved to see her win, if only to piss off Heidi and Jenna! |
Alaginger | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 01:04 pm     These were Matt's words at the confessional at TC as he wrote down Christy's name. I originally had put this in Matt's thread, but I decided it might be of some use here, also. Matt (votes Christie): "She dug her own grave. She had a secure fourth place finish at a minimum. She refused to follow through with our alliance. She chose to distance herself from us. She deserves what she's getting. I was very disappointed. And she’s a great girl. I bent over backwards to help her. She basically thumbed her nose up at me. She deserves this." |
Lanzee | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 07:12 pm     CHRISTY SMITH on David Letterman tonight!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! |
Hermione69 | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 07:20 pm     Lanzee!!! I was just coming here to post that myself! How funny is that? Enjoy! I'm going to have to tape it, but will watch it tomorrow. |
Alaginger | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 07:23 pm     Oh.........that will definitely be worth waiting up for tonight........thanks for the "Heads Up" guys!!!........ |
Csnog | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 08:15 pm     Smith, 24, who is deaf, became the 11th person voted off “Survivor: The Amazon,” last week, enduring 33 days of physical and mental challenges. Only five other contestants lasted longer than her. “It was very important for me to be a deaf role model,” Smith told The Aspen Times Friday. She was interviewed by telephone with the help of an interpreter. Being on the popular reality television show watched by millions each week on CBS, Smith knew she would have the opportunity to show that deafness doesn’t have to be a disability — and she risked failure if she was voted off the show early. “Survivor” pits 16 people against one another in a series of challenges in an exotic locale. Members compete on teams but they also jockey for the best individual position in pursuit of a $1 million grand prize. One person is voted off the show each week by the other members of the teams. As members are weeded out, the teams merge into one, and individual maneuvering increases a notch. Smith made a tactical error last Thursday when she was slow to pledge allegiance to three men and considered teaming with two women who had been mean to her but were nice while trying to court her vote. Smith said she wishes she would have made a quick decision to side with the men because it would have meant she was on the show at least two more weeks. Nevertheless, she’s not holding grudges against the men for voting her off. “I was more mad at my wicked stepsisters than at [anyone],” she said. She said competing on the show was a wonderful learning experience. The Amazon was spectacular. She was prepared for the physical competition and challenges of essentially camping for one month and living on food that could be scrounged in the wild. She has worked as an adventure guide for the Aspen Camp School for the Deaf. Nevertheless, Smith lost 25 pounds from a body that didn’t have a lot to lose. “It was more mentally challenging than physically,” Smith said. “There were several times I wanted to give up but I would never let the other tribe members know that.” Despite her faux pas at the end, she rated her performance an “A+” on the show. “I make mistakes, too,” she said. But Smith will also be noted for advancing awareness of Deaf culture and showing that barriers are mostly artificial. A story in the Philadelphia Daily News at the start of this season’s “Survivor” said that many advocates for the deaf were relying on Smith to show that deaf people aren’t all that different from those that hear. Smith led a remarkably normal life growing up in the Roaring Fork Valley after being born three months early and weighing only 2 pounds. As a tiny baby, she pulled out her air tube and went into cardiac arrest. She lost 90 percent of her hearing but suffered no other physical damage. Her family, parents Bob and Glenda Smith and two brothers, treated her like any other kid. She was skiing by age 3. She attended Aspen Elementary School and Aspen Middle School and spent two years at Aspen High School, where she was a cheerleader. She transferred to the Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, D.C., and later earned a degree in sociology and criminology from Gallaudet University. Smith’s speech is remarkably clear, considering her level of hearing loss. She is also an expert in sign language and as a lip reader. But sometimes communication was impossible on the show. “Being deaf was a hurdle, but what you try to do is jump the hurdle and overcome it,” she said. “It wasn’t easy at anytime, understanding anyone.” After graduating from Gallaudet, she returned to the Camp School’s Snowmass Creek campus as a staff member. She was a program assistant in October 2001 and switched over to become a Discovery Coordinator for the full summer 2002 program. Camp School officials said staff, alumni and students at the camp were well aware that Smith was on the show. Smith said she appreciated the support of everyone in the Roaring Fork Valley. She said she hopes she sent a message to everyone that says, “Don’t limit yourself. You can do anything.” She also said she plans to keep working for the advancement of deaf causes. She will get an opportunity Monday night, when she is scheduled to appear on David Letterman. Smith said she plans to return to the Roaring Fork Valley this summer, but her exact plans are up in the air. |
Maris | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 08:45 pm     never mind, already posted. |
Seamonkey | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 08:45 pm     Great article, Csnog.. |
Maris | Monday, May 05, 2003 - 09:03 pm     Well, Christy called Heidi and Jenna her evil stepsisters and . She said Rob was a snake in the grass and stabbed her in the back. She said there was hanky panky going on but she wouldnt elaborate. She was pretty funny |
Hermione69 | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 04:26 am     Thanks, Maris! I haven't watched it yet and am looking forward to it! Good to hear she was funny! |
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