Post by Elissa Slater on Nov 7, 2013 7:31:32 GMT -6
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yay
So I guess it's time to back up a little bit. Around 5 hours before HOH is posted, Rachel comes to me saying that we need to talk. I go talk to her, even though I really don't want to, knowing what she's going to say. I predicted that she was going to try make a deal with me because she was planning on targeting James and Dom this week anyway, and voila, there it was!
Honestly, I shouldn't have been a moron. But I was getting ahead of myself and thinking about jury votes so I didn't really take the deal. I just felt like it would be so shitty to take this deal and then nominate her the very same round if I won HOH. I basically just told her I'd think about it.
Then, HOH goes up and I already know I'm not going to win it. I didn't have printscreens of the board and I just know that I'm not good at this kind of comp. Sucks! I tried my best but I was ultimately holding out for anyone but Rachel or Jack winning.
Results started going up and I really thought Dominic would win!! Then Rachel's went up and of course a perfect score lol. These people!!!!!! I don't understand how Jessie didn't go for her last week. Rachel now has a spot in week 10, and has not lost an HOH competition since week 2. Whatever, I'll have to get her next week.
I'm now talking to Porsche and she's telling me I'm completely safe for the week. I buy that James and Dominic are going up as the nominees, but I think I would be the replacement if either won veto. However, I think I'd stay pretty easily. Obviously I'd have Jessie and Porsche, and yesterday I had a good convo with Jack.
Jack basically told me I'm the only person in the game that he really likes anymore, because I was the only person who didn't yell in his ear about last eviction. Yay for believing in agency! Anyway, I've ended back up in the middle, and in a good spot, essentially, and it feels pretty great. I'm not sure how I got here, or how fragile it is, but I'll take it if it means I don't get 7th place. I hate 7th so much.
So anyway, my goal is to do what I need to do to survive the week and then go from there. I think I'm in a good position to do so, but I'm obviously going to fight hard for veto to ensure that.
Post by Elissa Slater on Nov 9, 2013 12:06:20 GMT -6
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Fun fact: Of the 8 vetoes for which players were selected, I have been selected once. And it was Deal or No Deal.
FML. Hoping someone wins who won't use the veto! I'm not really mad at the boys, but it'll be good for a known pair to be broken up this week. Next week is Rachel and Porsche!
Post by Elissa Slater on Nov 11, 2013 0:19:43 GMT -6
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James won the veto. I'm getting this strong gut feeling that I'll be the replacement. I think I would have Porsche, Jack and Jessie's votes to stay. Hope anyone but me goes up! Though I don't really want it to be Jessie either.
Bye Dom I guess :/ unless she stupidly puts up Jack. But she won't.
Post by Elissa Slater on Nov 12, 2013 13:58:44 GMT -6
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And I'm up! I knew that I would be. Rachel said that she was going to put up Jessie, but let's be real, we all know that Rachel is full of shit at this point.
In any case, I stand by what I said. I feel as though I'm safe. I have already talked to Rachel, Jack, Porsche and Jessie, all of whom have promised me their vote. I can't imagine I'd be evicted this week, but it's still scary. I never like to assume!
The main reason it's scary is because the past two weeks, the pawn has gone home. However, I set the trend of defying the HOH's wishes, and now I need to set it back so people will follow the HOH's wishes lol.
I did my voting history update and saved everything up through the veto ceremony. It's always a good feeling to have everything up and nice and posted and done. I am so ready for HOH. I really want to win it and secure my (and Jessie's) spots in the final 5. That would be the best.
Going into next round, I really don't see myself as an initial nominee. Here's why:
If I win HOH, I obviously don't go up.
If Porsche wins HOH, Jessie and James likely go up.
If Jack wins HOH, Jessie and James likely go up.
If James wins HOH, Porsche and Rachel likely go up.
As for my nominations, I have nooooo clue who I'd nominate. This nomination, assuming I stay, is a blessing in disguise in a way! Rachel gave me the green light to nominate her as a pawn if I win (if she was going to give someone the green light, why not have it be Jessie who can't compete?) Seemed like a dumb move to me, but that's her problem, not mine!
There are pros and cons to each nominee. It won't be Jessie up against Rachel, that's for sure. Jack is probably the most sensible nominee? That would put votes in control of Jessie and James, but they wouldn't have the temptation of evicting Porsche instead of Rachel. Putting up Rachel and Porsche would earn me the respect of the house, but I would really lose Porsche and she's a valuable ally. If Jessie ends up getting evicted, Porsche is my next #1 in line. I need her in this game, really. James would be an easy nominee as he's voting to evict me this round, but if nominations stay the same then Jack and Porsche control the vote. It's tough, because I trust Jack and Porsche a lot, but not to keep James over Rachel. That would be a bad move for them. So it's tough, because I am going to have to nominate someone I trust to get the results that I want. I just can't decide if it'll be Jack or Porsche.
As you can see, I am already looking forward to next round. Winning HOH will never have been better. And it's gotta happen eventually, right?
But first, let's just hope that I stay. ~
Last Edit: Nov 12, 2013 14:00:03 GMT -6 by Elissa Slater
Post by Elissa Slater on Nov 15, 2013 7:39:03 GMT -6
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I most definitely did not werq that endurance.
It kinda sucks because part of me wanted to win... but a lot of me didn't! I have an insanely busy schedule today, so even if I wanted to try again it wouldn't be feasible for me to beat my time of 4 hours and 15 minutes. It sucks, but at the same time, I think I'm in a good spot. In a previous confessional, I outlined that I don't think any HOH would put me up as an initial nominee. I would like to think I know that I wouldn't be a replacement, but I can't say that safely. You never know what someone will do, and usually the ulterior motives lie in a replacement nominee.
Therefore, it is very important that I go hard in the paint for veto. Especially if Porsche wins veto. If Porsche wins veto, then Jessie and James (team rocket lol) are the nominees and I'll need to win the veto to save Jessie, and send out Jack or Rachel. Ideally Rachel! But yeah, this week could be tough depending on who wins HOH, but the goal is to make sure that Jessie and I are here at the final 5. Then, it'll really be time to start winning (lol.) No more throwing! (Even if this was only a half-throw.)
Post by Elissa Slater on Nov 15, 2013 22:37:42 GMT -6
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Soooo things aren't looking too good!
No way Porsche only last 85 minutes, unless something was going on with one of her kids. Just like, absolutely no way lol. At least not unless James offered her a deal (:
I'm like 100% sure that's what happened at this point. When you can't win anything, it's hard to come across as anything but a floater (unless you just straight up don't talk to people) so I'm sure that's what I look like to James right now.
I talked to James briefly, and he said he's not guaranteeing anyone's safety. Lol this guy can be so emotional at times, I'm kind of surprised he places as well as he does. Anyway, I'm sure that Jessie is 100% safe, but I could be going up. It just wouldn't make much sense to nominate me next to Rachel. Like why not do Porsche? I have no loyalty to Rachel... I actually want her out really badly lol. Anyway, at this point, I'm pretty sure I'm going to end up on the block. I bet James made a deal with Porsche, and he's going to nominate Rachel/me or Rachel/Jack.
I really am not going to be around at all tomorrow so I'll probably message Jessie midday and see if she can get a read on James. If I go up on the block, I'll just need to make sure that I have the votes. I clearly have Jessie's so I'd just need one more at the end of the week. We'll see who I can beat out!
This week is going to be interesting because such a wildcard is the HOH, but I am going to do my best to stay in. Hopefully this is the week Rachel goes, before she wins her 5th HOH in a row. Regardless of nominations, it's evident I need to fight really hard for veto. There's literally no penalty to winning it at this stage of the game.
Post by Elissa Slater on Nov 17, 2013 9:07:39 GMT -6
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James, ugh!
I see what he's doing. He definitely wants to have Rachel or Porsche go home this week. It's the worst! Actually, that's fine, but the way he's going about it is terrible. I hate being on the block so much, but apparently the nomination chair is a good fit for me this season.
Being up next to Jack, the first order of business was to ensure I had votes to stay. I was talking to Jessie and I knew she'd keep me, but I knew that Rachel would evict me. So I had to get Porsche. This would not normally be a hard task, but I told James that if he nominated Porsche, and not me, I would not veto her if I won it. So that sucks! Last night, I told Porsche I said that to James so we wouldn't be nominated together (and look at the result, we weren't!) and I'm not sure how it went over. I just wanted her to hear it from me, rather than James.
And now I feel like a true asshole! I basically promised Jack and Porsche both my votes this week. First, before nominations, I cemented my deal with Jack and said I would not evict him this week under any circumstance. Then, I talked to Porsche last night when I told her about the veto thing. I said that I needed to win veto, and she thought she'd be replacement nominee if I did (probably.) So at that moment I told her that I would keep her over Jack. It sucks to have to lie, but I wanted to play differently when I came into this game. In another game, I wouldn't have said that. I don't like to lie that way, because I think it burns jury votes; however, it ain't gonna matter if I get evicted this week! So I had to say what I had to say to stay safe.
I mean, really, I could just not win the veto lol. And that's likely what will happen. Best case scenario is that Porsche wins the veto and uses it on me. That would force Rachel up and Jessie and I could evict her. I don't know if Rachel would go up befokre Porsche if Jack, myself or Jessie wins POV and one of me or Jack comes down. I also do not know what Rachel would do if she were to win the veto (I would guess not use to protect Porsche.)
At the end of the day, I just feel like shit for lying to Porsche like that. But it's becoming exceedingly obvious that if Porsche and I are the final 2 of this game, she will win. Therefore, if I play for that final 2, I am in essence playing for her to win. Therefore, I have to be willing to take her out this week.
Anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself. I need to fight hard for POV, and see who wins and where the nominations will stand after that. I really want to make a POV ceremony video though!!
Going into next round, I really don't see myself as an initial nominee. Here's why:
If I win HOH, I obviously don't go up.
If Porsche wins HOH, Jessie and James likely go up.
If Jack wins HOH, Jessie and James likely go up.
If James wins HOH, Porsche and Rachel likely go up.
What they say is the truth! When you feel safe in the game, you should check yourself! Lol I really thought I'd be safe this round but now I'm up on the block! It sucks so much. I am gonna study endlessly for veto, because it's definitely memory (and seemingly time) based. I'm going to have everything set up for this. There is no excuse for losing.
