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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Dec 21, 2011 21:54:05 GMT -5
Okay, sometimes a big play is good but this is not one of those times. Well, I ALWAYS want to make a big play, but it takes more than just me.... Since the only people online are Michael, Brandon, Mikayla and Candice.... This will not likely work.
I'm gonna have to keep some faith and hope that people stuck to their word and voted him out. I guess we'll just have to see.... #nervous
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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Dec 21, 2011 22:04:10 GMT -5
FUCK YOU IBREHEM!
I don't know where you get off, but don't you call me a liar when we have not talked one single time. That makes me SO MAD, when people attack me when I don't do anything. I wasn't being an instigator; I was giving my honest opinion when answering these questions. I'm not basing my votes on old tribal lines; I'm basing on what will get me farther in the game. If I have to vote out an old Mahtava to do so, fuck if I care.
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Post by Host Lex on Dec 21, 2011 22:12:07 GMT -5
Oh boy!
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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Dec 21, 2011 22:31:12 GMT -5
Okay, so that was a bit harsh. Now that I talked to Ibrehem, his stance on things actually make more sense.
APPARENTLY, Brandon has been going around telling people that he has Elyse, John and myself in his pocket. That's probably true for John but it's not at ALL true for myself and Elyse (I hope). He's gotta go. I'm SERIOUSLY considering blindsiding him right now. He's lucky I can't get the votes to do it.....
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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Dec 21, 2011 22:52:48 GMT -5
Remember when I said it was too easy? It was. Now all of a sudden, Candice and Mikayla want a Brandon blindside. Though, I'm not *completely* opposed to the idea, I don't think this is the right time for it and I don't want to pull a Cochran (making a great move at a terrible time).
However, this has brought a lot of things to light. Mostly that Mikayla is not nearly as with me as I had previously thought. She definitely is closer to Candice, I can tell by how much they are trying to get me to vote out Brandon.
I feel bad, but I'm throwing Michael under the bus a little. I'm saying that I would do it but Michael won't, when really, I don't particularly want to do it now either.
See what I mean? There's a time and a place to make a big move.
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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Dec 22, 2011 3:01:38 GMT -5
I learned a lot about myself and the game from this past round. Ibe called everyone followers, and I was forced to quote Sophie b/c this really was an excellent quote. I told him I was working "in the framework of the game". Yes, there are a lot of followers. However, it's important to remember who they are actually following. True, Brandon wanted Ibrehem out and that may seem like why he was eliminated, but it's actually not completely the case. He was eliminated b/c a.) he's hardly around and b.) he has no connections, which would be a pro but see point a.
If the next few rounds go according to my plan, Candice will go home and then Mikayla will soon follow. I like both of these girls, but ultimately, they are not part of my plan. Then it will get interesting as I plan on eliminating Brandon. I may even do it after Candice, but Candice HAS to go next round.
I've also been thinking a lot about my end game, who I want to sit next to when I make the finals (yes when) and I.... have not decided. There's still plenty of time, but it doesn't hurt to start thinking of these things now as long as you don't get too crazy. I've been playing ORGs for YEARS and I've only won ONE. I can just feel it.... This one has my name on it. I just need to continue to play smart and keep my head in the game. I'm also going to keep my friends close, but my enemies closer.
Going into this next round, I've got a few things I want to do.
-Maintain a positive relationship with Candice. If she thinks I'm with her, then she will be more willing to do what I say next round and we can blindside her easier.
-Maintain a positive relationship with Mikayla, for the exact same reasons. I want her on my side just in case I plan on blindsiding Brandon.
-Talk to John. I haven't done it yet and I really need to.
-Touch base with Elyse. I need to make sure she's okay, she seems to have disappeared somewhat.
-Win immunity. With immunity, then we can do whatever we want.
-Pending immunity loss, make sure Candice doesn't win it either. This way we can still blindside her.
It's good to have a plan. I can really see myself in the finals, I just need to continue to play smart. Wouldn't it be awesome if I came in last for Season 1 but first for Season 2? That's some redemption right there.
Finally, if you guys have questions, please ask. I love answering them and they help me see things from new angles.
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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Dec 22, 2011 3:08:02 GMT -5
Everything (in here) updated!
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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Dec 22, 2011 15:39:10 GMT -5
I want this in a separate post, so I can modify it and delete items.
My To Do List
-Maintain a positive relationship with Candice. If she thinks I'm with her, then she will be more willing to do what I say next round and we can blindside her easier.
-Maintain a positive relationship with Mikayla, for the exact same reasons. I want her on my side just in case I plan on blindsiding Brandon.
-Talk to John. I haven't done it yet and I really need to.
-Touch base with Elyse. I need to make sure she's okay, she seems to have disappeared somewhat.
Win immunity. With immunity, then we can do whatever we want.
Pending immunity loss, make sure Candice doesn't win it either. This way we can still blindside her.
Talk to John. There's no reason for us to not have talked yet, considering there are 8 people left. Plus, I want him on my side if we need to do some dirty work.
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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Dec 23, 2011 1:51:44 GMT -5
You didn't think I had 0 thoughts about this round, did you? Of course I did! I'll update them tomorrow though since I'm a bit under the weather tonight.
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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Dec 24, 2011 0:23:54 GMT -5
Okay, maybe we should have split the votes.... That's my bad xD
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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Dec 24, 2011 1:13:53 GMT -5
I owe you guys a huge update. One will be there when I sort through my thoughts.
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Post by Host Lex on Dec 24, 2011 1:15:11 GMT -5
Excellent!
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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Dec 29, 2011 13:32:07 GMT -5
Okay, I decided to stop being lazy and update. In my defense, I've been getting distracted by Mini Sausage... Anywho... Before the Challenge Before the challenge, Skupin came up to me and said he wanted to make a big move. He explained that the jury would be expecting to see Candice or Brandon so we should go for Mikayla or John. Though I agree that would be making an unexpected move, I personally wanted to go for Candice this week. I find her to be more sneaky than Mikayla and much harder to manipulate, but I was willing to go with Michael if he wanted to target Mikayla b/c we really need to get them both out of the game and I thought that one of them had an idol since their stories about it never matched up. The Challenge Both Michael and I had an inkling that it would be the Auction, and actually my gut has been 100% right about this game so far (I successfully predicted both switches and the merge). In the challenge, Elyse sent Michael to Blueberry Island, making him immune but not able to vote either. Brandon and Candice won some sort of box, but Elyse won the key so we knew Candice wouldn't be able to open it. I wasn't there or I totally would have won something  Tribal Council Here's where things went to shit. We were all on board to vote Mikayla, it was actually pretty easy. Then I see the results and Mikayla used an idol and voted out Brandon. This was 1. completely his fault and 2. a total blessing. We came up with the plan to vote Mikayla instead of Candice and what does he do? HE GOES AND TELL CANDICE WHAT WE ARE DOING. He's probably the worst player ever, and he was lucky to be on our tribe b/c otherwise, he would have been voted out long ago. However, this is a total blessing because now Brandon's gone (I'm a little pissed that I didn't get to vote for him) and the idol is gone too. I have confidence that there was only one, so they have no more tricks up their sleeve. Going forward, I need to make sure that Elyse is on the same page as us. Mikayla said that she was playing for 5th and was okay with that, and that is extremely suspicious to me. She's gotta go home THIS ROUND. After that, we can vote Candice and then at 5.... something else may happen... |
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Post by Alex "Graham Cracker" Bell on Jan 2, 2012 2:33:04 GMT -5
*sigh*
This challenge is the worst. I'm trying to walk the line between two alliances, and now I have to show my cards. It's okay, I have been doing decent amounts of damage control and frankly, Candice and Mikayla have no options but to trust me right now anyway.
I'm going to have to attack them, and hopefully it will work out for the best...
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Post by Host Lex on Jan 2, 2012 3:03:12 GMT -5
These challenges are great! ;D
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