The confession of evil works...

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I am playing such a horrible game. My social game is awful! I can't fake alias convos about things I know nothing about. It's just not working out. Leaving UrbanDictionary and Wiki open helps, but ya know, I just dont think that's going to get me to the end of the game. Hahaha ;D

Timing is everything. Why I thought I could balance this game with the other stuff going on...well obviously I was delusional. This is by far the worst start to a game I have ever had. So I guess the next few rounds are going to be about stepping it up and getting myself into a safe alliance or I'll be sitting on pre-jury.

Bobby Jon - trust him most, and feel like he will watch out for me.

Chase - have an agreement to not vote each other and watch each others backs

Gregg - don't know, haven't figured this guy out. (well I think I know who he is, but yea)

Semhar - One of the easier people to talk to. Like her but have no alliance, might need to work on that.

Shawna - Seems very nice, havent talked to her much.

Amber - also nice but just not connecting in convos.

Brenda - was relatively easy to talk to, but she's mostly missing....figures lol

Somehow I need to figure this out. If I ranked my games best to worst, this by far wins as worst ever. Not the game as in SI, but how I am playing it. Or how I am lacking playing it is probably the better way to put it.

That is all. I'll update more when I either make some amazing dramatic turn of events or find another site to help me get through this game!

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Also want to make a note here that Bobby Jon, Chase, Amber and Shawna are in an alliance. So, having the two guys on my side should hopefully keep me safe for a round or so.

[Host Lex]

I hate having rough starts in games. Push through it!

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Three tribals in a row. What went wrong?...lots of things. It was 5 minutes here, a minute there and it was enough to cost us the challenge. Chase was online and in the group chat but didn't start for a while, Shawna was telling him to just start posting and read later. Then I went, and posted in the group chat that I was done, next person could go, but Amber didnt start for several minutes. I posted again and she said no one told her. Luckily Shawna defended me and said it was posted (then they kinda got into a spat lol which Semhar told them to stop and just do the challenge) Do I feel safe, nope, not at all. I'm told the vote is Gregg, but it may be me.

I was asked into an alliance with Chase and Shawna the other night. They want me to feel like I'm 3rd in a 3 person alliance, when in reality I realize I am 5th to their alliance with Bobby Jon and Amber. For now, I am taking whatever safety I can find.

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Overdue for an update.

Finally won a challenge, by A LOT! lol Nothing like overkill to finally win immunity, but the tribe stepped it up and we won. Safe for a round, unfortunately the person that left was Aras and I really enjoyed talking to him.

I had thought I was pretty safe, but the choosing who to get the HII clue was pretty revealing since the 3 girls seemed to team up over that decision. It was interesting and somewhat alarming that if we went to tribal, I may not be safe.

So, on to tonights challenge and it's swap, new tribes.

I look at the group and have talked to all of 2 of them previously and that was before the game really started. Hmm, this should be interesting. So then Stephanie is talking to me and says she is the only blue, um... I realize then that I'm the only former red. Hahahahaha 5 black tribe stayed together on a swap. Excellent. She proposes she and I stick together and see what we can figure out. Then proceeds to go into the group chat and run things. I'm all about being a team player, but I dont think it was smart AT ALL to start barking orders to a new tribe if you are in possibly the worst position on the whole tribe. I figure after that performance, I'm at least a little higher than her in this group.

Strategy for now, strong in challenges, non-offensive, and a reliable vote. Ideal, lol no. But not really dealing with many options so I'll play the hand I'm dealt.

(the non-offensive is because I keep hearing about people fighting with each other on aim..what is that all about? Do they think that's going to help their game? These people need to get outside or something. )

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Will update later:

Break for TC and TB

Challenge - strong for the tribe
connections with some
some not online helps my cause
Bobby Jon

Steph wins

New tribe picks

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Let me back up to original tribes...

I knew I wasn't making the connections I needed to for safety on that tribe fast enough and it was obvious BJ, Chase, Shawna and Amber were a 4. I talked to BJ and we were planning to work together and I believe we were until later in swaps.

So, there is a challenge where you have to push someone's buff toward the fire. Tribe challenge and I was not on Bobby Jons tribe. The tribe I was on consisted of 5 from a previous tribe, myself from a separate tribe and Steph also from a separate tribe. 5-1-1 Not exactly great numbers there. So they have a group chat, say they are hitting BJ next. I posted 1 post against him. Apparently thats all it took. He messaged me on aim, told me some rather rude comments and left.

Later I learn he also pushed for Sekou to get the idol clue, not myself. Interesting. If you are really aligned with someone, wouldn't you WANT them to have a shot at getting it?

Also found out he told some info I had told him in confidence. Wasn't surprised he did, but whatever.

So all this to say, his leaving the way he did, with the conversations and personal attacks he felt he needed to make against me on aim, really threw me off.

Anyway, back to the challenge and it's time for me to step up my game a little bit. So we won the challenge since many of us were online. I did prove to the tribe I was here for them, and would do my part. Cochran and Sekou not being around helped my cause I'm sure.

Since then, I failed the balance challenge, intentionally. lol No need to make them know I'm fairly deccent at endurance Save that for a later date. Maybe f4?

The Misquote challenge was planned as an intentional throw and vote for BJ, can't say after the aim convos I was going to do anything to help him at that point. This also solidified my position with the other side of the alliances.

I was online for the puzzle challenge, figured out the letters, worked on the jigsaw, but what the heck! lol That puzzle was difficult. And I lost (not intentionally that time haha) Don't want to imply I've just thrown them all, I just sucked at that one.

more in a minute...

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Auction! I love auctions, but I usually get a pizza or some other random piece of uselessness. Not this time!! Woot! 2nd idol of the game!! ;D

Group chat, the plan is to make sure we get as many items as possible. Steph wins the option to take half of Shawnas money, sit her out of the rest of the auction, but she's also immune and not at TC.

She is their next target, but the value of having her removed with no prizes is a pretty golden opportunity. So the group discusses it and Steph posts to take half of Chels' money?! What the..?? Then she retracts it and does post for Shawna. Good save there.

So we collect most of the items, Host Lex says this item wont be told in chat, must be a secret. So as soon as he posts the item, I post $100 and snag it. Later he posts the idol in my confessional, nice. I'll take good care of it and at this point will be a lot less likely to pass it to anyone else. Especially since numbers are on our side now. Of course, with these 2 hosting, anything can happen..

They discuss the vote and Steph takes charge and says she wants Sekou out. Um, couple things, she is not the top of this alliance and I think she is making herself a target within the group with her controlling personality. When she and I were the two added to a group of 5, she did a lot of the same stuff. I'll stick with the "team player" role and not act like a bull in a china shop.

The only comment I did make was that I felt it was more important to target stronger players that currently dont have immunity. Seriously, there is a chance of Semhar, Mike, etc trying to rally a new alliance, Sekou hasn't been around for social or challenges that I have seen, he will be much easier to deal with later.

They did finally agree to Semhar this round and she is a bigger threat socially. Mike messaged me for the first time last night, but I really didn't have much to offer him. It's just a matter of where alliances are at this point and voting in the majority.