Blaugust Day 21 – Alone

Ghost Dragon

5.16 dropped yesterday so watch out for the a ghost dragon. Mordekaiser can now use his ultimate on the dragon, and it is a sight to see. He flies around behind Morde and breathes fiery damage all over the place. It doesn't help that he has over 2500 hp, but I guess the current strategy other than preventing him from turning into a ghost, is to kill Morde as fast as you can. Morde usually doesn't have as many hp as the dragon so targeting and killing him kills 2 birds with a much smaller stone.

56 Days

After 11 episodes, ten that covered the journey, the 'winner' was finally crowned in the wonderful real life documentary on the History channel called Alone. 10 people started on the path and 2 lasted past the 50 day mark, but they all seemed to learn about themselves, nature, and life. They were dropped off on an island on the pacific coast of Canada and were promised $500k if they were the last one remaining. They were all survival experts and they had enough gear for them to get by, but they needed to find food, drinkable water and shelter. Some were more successful than others. Some heard or saw predators – bears, cougars, wolves. Some broke down mentally, some physically. But they were all tough, and brave enough to give it a try. I thought it was a great idea to have them each film themselves so we could really see what it was like to be alone. They put Tom Hanks and Wilson to shame, particularly because this was real.

I don't really like reality shows and tend to avoid them, but this was one that I'm glad I gave a chance. I've added the phrase 'hey bear' to my vocabulary since one of the survivalists used it repeatedly to try to scare off bears early in the show. It wa interesting to see how each of the people worked to find food. Some set up fishing lines, one made a boat to get to better feeding grounds, some used fishing nets, some set traps for mice, and many ate lots of seaweed and bugs. I've watched shows about survival from Bear Grylls to Naked and Afraid, but I'd have to say this is probably my favorite. 10 people surviving as long as they could all by themselves. Pretty hardcore, but enjoyable to watch.

It's still not too late to join Blaugust – just go to the initiative page at Tales of the Aggronaut or take a look at the Blaugust Nook on Anook.

Morning Ramble #45 | Blaugust Day 21

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