LOL! Believe me, part of me would love to do it. But the other part of me remembers what total idiots some seemingly normal people have made of themselves in front of millions of viewers, and then I run screaming from the part of me that wants to do it!

I love to analyze everyone's behavior on the show, and make fun of the dumb things they do, and I do lots of armchair quarterbacking. Sometimes it seems so obvious from this perspective -- I find myself shaking my head all the time and wondering, why on EARTH did she do that?? For example, what was Jolanda THINKING by being all bossy like that? Doesn't she know that's the kiss of death? But then, I realize I can't possibly know what it's really like there, and what the harsh conditions can make you do, especially in the face of wracking hunger and stinky smelly obnoxious castmates.

One thing I read once, I think Jeff Probst said it, is that no matter how hard contestants try to play the game and be on their best behavior, their basic natures always come out. I can be a pretty strong personality, and tend to be a take-charge kind of person, which can be seriously career-limiting traits on Survivor. Even though I'd know that I'd have to temper those tendencies if I wanted to survive, would I be able to? Would my basic nature come out anyway? What if I was the first one voted off? How could I LIVE with myself? ;)

So I'll just keep watching from afar, and critiquing and ridiculing those brave souls who don't actually mind making complete a**'s of themselves on international television. :D