So... I've been slacking a bit on the diary room entries. I have had to work a lot lately, and I am EXHAUSTED. Though, since I last wrote, I won HoH. That's right... 2 out of 3 HoH. Not too bad I don't think. I really wanted this one too because I wanted to get into safe #2 (which I did). Granted, the power in safe #2 is nowhere near as good as the one Janie got, it's still a help. Plus, knowing that I have it rather than anybody else makes me happy. If I could only get James to give me the first part of the safe #1 combination, I think I have a chance of cracking it. The first two only took less than 20-30 minutes each, so I would be up to the challenge of cracking the third safe with only 1 part of the combination instead of 2. Having all three safes in control by myself or my alliance would be HUGE and practically pave our way to the final 3 unless something terrible or unexpected happens (which I wouldn't put it past the host, seeing as this is like any other normal ORG which will have lots of twists and turns most likely).
Anyways... moving onto some of my thoughts, here is where my brain has been over the past few days.
NicoleI'll start with the person I am hoping to get evicted this round. Nothing against Nicole, she's a great person, but I see her as the biggest threat to me right now. Mainly, this is because she suspects myself and Amanda as being in an alliance, which could potentiall cause her or one of her allies to nominate the two of us together. Granted, I feel safe if I am nominated against Amanda, but I don't want nominated at all. The second reason I see Nicole as a threat is because she wants to see Janie gone as well (Rachel told me... Oh how I love Rachel, the mole of our operation). Anyways, this could potentiall lead to me AND Janie getting nominated, which would suck and most likely cause us to have to use one of our safe powers before we'd like. Thus, getting Nicole out of the game will be beneficial for me and my alliance.
JenI nominated Jen simply because I talk least to her and feel that I don't really connect with her. Nothing against her either, but whether she stays or goes at this point is irrelevant to me, which is why I want Nicole gone now.
WillWill has suddenly become a wild-card for me. I want to trust him so much, and I really like him, but Rachel mentioned that he might be with Nicole. I want to doubt that he is, but I guess this upcoming vote (assuming Nicole is still up for eviction) will show where his loyalties lie. Granted, I can't say that I am 100% loyal to him, seeing that I have Rachel and Janie as my top alliance, but I really do want him to go at least final 4 if at all possible. If he's with Nicole, that ruins that whole plan and unfortunately one of my closest friends will become my next target. I'd hate for that to have to happen. Either way though, I know Will and I will still be friends after the game (or at least I am hoping that's the case).
RachelAgain, Rachel has been my rock in this game. Not that Janie isn't there for the alliance, but Rachel is here to talk me through the times when I really don't know what the best choice is. Having her be a mole and knowing what others think is quite a benefit for me and my strategy. She's playing her role perfectly.
JanelleAs long as Janie keeps doing what she is doing (winning the challenges that I don't win), we should be golden. Together, Janie and I are a tough team to beat in challenges, or at least we have been so far. Best of all, she knows when to be selfish and when to let me take the win. If she were greedy, then we wouldn't have both safes already. Luckily, the two of us work very well together, while Rachel cleans up the messes that we leave behind. Honestly, together we create a pretty dynamic team that I am quite proud of. Will we win? Perhaps. I'd like to think our chances of making final 3 are fairly decent, but it's a warzone and anything can happen. Either way, the chances that at least one of us win are getting better each round. My bet though is that Rachel will have the best chance simply because she has more "supporters" than Janie and myself. Only, if they ever find that she was the mole, it might cause them to dislike her. Anyways, that's too far to worry about for now. One round at a time, Dave... one round at a time.
DrewHe's still there as my wing man. I am pretty sure I can trust him, and keeping him around as long as possible will definitely be a good thing. I don't see him as a threat (sorry Drew), but he's a great guy... really kind and at least wants to play the game as best as he can. Too bad he wasn't in America. I feel he'd be much more of a factor than he is now.
ChelsiaChelis and I have an odd connection. I feel that I can trust her, but I don't think that either of us really have a similar strategy at all. In fact, I don't even know what her strategy is. She seems like a floater as far as alliances go, but when the day ends, I have a feeling she's on the side of my alliance. I think she'd vote with us any day and I feel that she could easily be in with our group. Whatever happens though, Chelsia has been a good friend. I am anxious to see what game strategies she has up her sleeve though. Surely she'll get smart enough to realize that she needs to pick a side soon and make an alliance if she hasn't already. If she has, she's surely fooled me. Overall, I think that Chelsia is a smooth player who is going to slide under the radar pretty far. It will be interesting to see what happens with her.
JessSometimes I love her, sometimes she gets on my nerves (not as a person, but just the way she is playing the game). I feel like she is really playing both sides (like Rachel) but unlike Rachel, she's not being very inconspicuous about it. Perhaps though it's because she doesn't realize that myself, Rach, and Janie are together. Jess is a cool girl, but if she keeps supporting the people that I want to see go, she might become a liability. For Rachel's sake, I want to keep her around as long as possible (and because she's nice), but for my alliances sake and the sake of winning overall, I'd like to see her go in the next 5 rounds if at all possible.
EddieMan, this guy is a chameleon. He has a good way of being blunt but making points that don't necesarily cause him to look bad. I think he's a smart player. For now I think I can trust him, or at least trust him enough to be honest with me, but later in the game I think he might be a really strong copetitor. Most likely, I'd like to see him gone somewhere in the middle of things. He's dangerous to keep around for too long.
Well... I know that there are more players than that, but that's all I have time for now. Perhaps I sound arrogant with everything that I am writing, but in all reality, I do not feel at all like this game is in the bad. I feel confident in my ability, but know that there is a lot to be done if I want to win or get to the final 3 with my alliance at least. Everything I have said here is honest though, and most of it just reflects the path I need to take if victory is to be in my future.
Peace!
Dave
