When I was about twelve years old, my aunt tried to get me to watch the show Survivor with her. I watched the show maybe two more times, but then got bored with the show, which seemed to just document a bunch of people suffering in the jungle, and then forgot about it forever. Survivor use to be one of the most watched shows on television, but as of recently it has fallen out of the spotlight. If you told my roommate that, he would accuse you of treason. Survivor is my roommate’s favorite television show of all time. He has watched every episode at least three times, which is very impressive considering there are over twenty seasons. He is also Facebook friends with multiple cast members from the show and can recite to you a plethora of facts from the show.

      When Survivor premiered its new season in the fall, Matt had mentioned that he was going to be watching the show religiously, but there was one problem; he was scheduled to work during the show’s airing time every week. He mentioned that he would just have to watch it on the Internet later. I thought nothing of his comment, so on the premiere night of Survivor, I went to bed at ten o’clock hoping to get a great night’s sleep before I had to wake-up early the next morning. At’ around 3:30 in the morning, I woke up to clapping and cheers of glee. Apparently, my roommate had stayed up until 3:00 in the morning so that he could watch his favorite television show as soon as possible. Some people might think that he is insane, but I guess you could also see him as one of the most motivated people in the world. The largest lesson I have learned this far from college is to never believe that everyone will do the same thing that you would do in the situation. If it were me, I probably would have waited till the next afternoon or sometime the next week to watch the episode, but my roommate is a completely different person with a whole different frame of mind on life. To him, survivor is entertainment. To me, 10:00 means bed time.