Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 1, 2013 10:27:35 GMT -6
So much is coming. I kind of hope Jamie goes home this week, but after that (maybe sooner), things are going to get ugly. There's going to be a war. It's going to be crazy. And I'm going to be right in the middle of it. Eventually I'll have to choose a side, but for right now I'm going to lay low and try to stay out of the line of fire.
Porsche told me that Shane offered her a final 2 deal and then gave the same pitch to Elissa. Really Shane? That's the game you're playing? Kind of does a lot to damage the relationship that we have. Plus now I know he's #1 ally to James, he has to go. And apparently Ian and Elissa both want to see it happen.
And James and Shane are talking about people who could be Team Porsche, so they want to see her out. I'm sure that both Team Shane and Team Porsche would be loyal to me, so hopefully there will come a point where I can pick a side without hurting my game too much.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 1, 2013 15:26:04 GMT -6
The auction could have gone a lot worse than it did. Was hoping for a Rachel HoH, but it almost went to Jamie. So Ian winning is also pretty good. ESPECIALLY when he just decided he wanted to make a big move next week. Well next week is now, Nerd. I think Shane could be in some trouble, which is fine by me. With Shane gone, James becomes more trustworthy, and then maybe the Hotties and Nerd could stand to lose someone. We'll see.
Andrew winning the DPOV is not good, but it's not bad. He won't use it unless he's in danger, and Ian shouldn't be putting him up. And I don't *think* Andrew would use it against me anyway.
We're on the same team for the Luxury comp, so hopefully we can build up our relationship.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 2, 2013 21:55:51 GMT -6
Oh man. Ian asked me if I said anything about our alliance to anyone. Why, yes. I did. Why do you ask? LOL Could you imagine. So I just asked if someone said I did. And he explained how James and Shane formed an alliance and have pulled in Jessie, and some other people. So maybe Jessie is paying for me telling Shane about the alliance. I needed Shane to trust me, but I don't trust him anymore. Not when he's trying to make people like Porsche and Elissa his new "Danielle". So I told Ian that I don't trust Shane and we could see him and James on the block if things go according to plan.
If one of them leave this week though, I'm afraid that it will come out that I leaked the alliance.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 3, 2013 19:57:25 GMT -6
Green team won Luxury, yet we're all still in the danger zone. When Ian won HOH, I was quite happy. Now that Jamie and Jean have been expelled, his options are a lot less...David, Rachel, Jun, me, Andrew or Shane. Andrew has the DPOV, so he's off limits (this week anyway), Rachel, David and myself are in Ian's alliance, so we should be safe and Shane and Jun should go up. But I'm nervous. Because Jessie told me that Ian wanted to ask her about something, and what if it all comes back to me being the one who leaked the alliance? I'll need to rely on Andrew to save me with the dpov or Porsche to swap me with James before nominations.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 3, 2013 21:10:12 GMT -6
James and Shane are on the block, and as far as I know, I'm still in the clear! Nobody suspects that I've been double dealing, but I've chosen my side, and it's with the Nerd and friends. I just hope to heck that they don't find out that I leaked our alliance. But it was early, I didn't think it was legit, I fell for Shane's charm, they may understand. All I know is that the week is far from over and James is not going to go without a fight. But he needs to be the one to leave...he's got too much of an upper hand going into next week's HoH competition.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 5, 2013 5:51:06 GMT -6
The more I thought about it, the more I realized I can't win veto and keep all my friends. I'd be pressured by Shane and James to use it, and be pressured by the Nerd and Friends not to use it. I do want nominations the same so that James can go home. Then Shane will have no choice but to trust me. However I think it's very likely that if one of them comes off the block, the other will be evicted.
I sent Shane a PM telling him basically to let James self-implode, without actually saying it. I did tell him to keep his cool and see what happens since Ian's made it clear that James is the target.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 6, 2013 5:22:49 GMT -6
I feel like Ian knows more about me than he's letting on. But I'm hoping that the plan is still the same this week and James goes home. With James gone, things will be a lot easier. The only thing that confuses me is why he didn't post the pov ceremony right away since he knows that he won. James is acting like he's ready to leave, but he's not just going to give up. Although, it would have been a waste of Porsche and David using their Power Rankings altering prizes if the ultimate result of the week is someone else (like me) going home. So I'm just being paranoid I guess.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 6, 2013 9:53:14 GMT -6
New plan is to not win any Head of Household competition, unless I can nominate some combination of Jack, Jun, and Jessie. But even then, I'd hate doing it. I wonder if I can make it to the end of the game without winning any individual comps and without being nominated. That's a pretty big goal. I guess we'll take it one step at a time.
I may not have been keeping y'all updated as far as alliances and whatnot, so here's a quick rundown:
5 Hotties 1 Nerd: Ian, Porsche, Rachel, David, Jessie, Adria (of which I'm closest to Ian, Porsche and Rachel)
Sisters From Different Misters: Elissa, Adria (This one is official but we don't see a lot of each other. It's mostly just to cover my butt if she were to come into any power, because she's probably well-connected.)
The Dynamic Duo: Dominic, Adria (Forget the Fantastic Four, they were a huge fail. So I opted for a smaller alliance with the only other original member. Though we don't talk all that often, or strategize a whole bunch, I don't plan on turning on Dom, maybe at all. We'd have to see how it goes).
Shane and Adria: Shane, Adria (There's no name, couldn't come up with one. Was supposed to be a final 2, but I don't trust that it is. So this could be the first of my alliances to crumble.)
AA: Adria and Andrew (While this isn't official, and I'll admit that it only came about after he won the DPOV, I do feel like we could make a good team.)
So as you can see, that only leaves a handful of people I'd feel comfortable nominating at this point: Jack, Jun, Jessie and David. It sucks because I actually like everyone left, but a game is a game, and I have to do what's best for me.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 7, 2013 20:54:01 GMT -6
WEEK THREE - I Want to do the Safety Dance
So it's week 3. James has been evicted, and he actually went out pretty classily. Sure he crapped on some people on his way, but overall, he was pretty tame.
It did get me thinking that all the people that I'm close to may be closer with each other than they are with me. So I've got to somehow keep Dominic and Shane in the game. And maybe get ready to cut a Sister loose.
I'd love an HOH win just because it gives me the most points that I can gain in the comp and will help me climb out of the hole I'm in in the Power Rankings. I believe that I'd be pretty safe if a number of people win, but because of the Power Rankings, and me being vulnerable, I am more likely to see the block than I might have been.
And the nature of the HOH competition where we have to pick people to compete against each other makes me very nervous, because you can read so much into how people are being selected and by who. So even though my bootlist made sense to me, it could get people asking questions. But I did so terrible answering the questions that it may not even see the light of day, and I worried about nothing.
I ranked Andrew last (the most safe) because I'm fine with people thinking we're tight --- it hides my other relationships, the ones I have Dom, Shane, Porsche, Ian. I do like Andrew, and being friends with the guy who stole my necklace (the dpov ) is always a good thing.
I put Rachel next to last for the same reasons as I did Andrew. I'm not really sure what she'd do if she were to win, so that makes me a little uncomfortable, but I'd rather it be her than Porsche a second time and again, people may think Rachel and I are closer than Porsche and I. And eventually, we may be. But she has to come around more often. Same with Dominic.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 8, 2013 18:12:51 GMT -6
It's kind of funny how that HOH competition went down. I really came a lot closer than I thought. I lucked out with the first 2 questions I got, and also my list order got messed up when my later selections got booted early, so it looked like I was true to the Nerd and Hotties only. So it came down to Rachel, Porsche and myself. It was exciting. I knew that I'd be moving up in the rankings, and would probably not have to worry for another week.
The only thing that was a little concerning is that Rachel and Porsche didn't have to compete until near to the end, which means lots of people had them at the bottoms of their lists. Unless the people who didn't got eliminated early. Oh well. I'm just going to be happy with the way things worked out for now.
I'd be scared for Dominic if he weren't in the Safety Zone. That could change, but hopefully not.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 9, 2013 16:33:40 GMT -6
GOLD Adria, Jessie, Dom, Jack, Jun, Shane
TEAL David, Porsche, Rachel, Ian, Elissa, Andrew
CURRENT POWER RANKINGS David 46 Porsche 46 Dom 38 Rachel 37 Ian 36 Elissa 35 ----------- Jessie 33 Jun 32 Adria 32 Jack 29 Andrew 25 Shane 22
IF GOLD WINS David 46 Porsche 46 Dom 43 Jessie 38 Rachel 37 Jun 37 ----------- Adria 37 Ian 36 Elissa 35 Jack 34 Shane 27 Andrew 25
IF TEAL WINS David 51 Porsche 51 Rachel 42 Ian 41 Elissa 40 Dom 38 ----------- Jessie 33 Jun 32 Adria 32 Andrew 30 Jack 29 Shane 22
So unfortunately for me, whether my team wins or loses, I'm still in the bottom half.
If Gold wins, Rachel's options for nominations are: Adria, Ian, Elissa, Jack, Shane, Andrew. But you can't even count Andrew, he has the DPOV, he'll just come down. And there's no way Ian's going up. I'd like to think that I am also safe. But I'm not sure what Rachel's relationship with Elissa is like. I would assume that Jack and Shane would be the initial nominees.
If Teal wins, Rachel's options for nominations are: Jessie, Jun, Adria, Andrew, Jack, Shane. The only differences here are Jessie and Jun. I feel overall, I'd be safer in this situation. But I'd hope that I'd be safe regardless. I'll have to talk to Rachel later.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 9, 2013 19:44:53 GMT -6
My boy Dominic is back! We had a good chat about where this game's headed and who we can try to pull in to help us take out the threaty people like Porsche and Elissa. Eventually it will come to me having to take those people out. I know I can't beat Porsche, Ian, even David in the finals. But I do stand a chance against players like Dominic, Jun, Jack, Jessie, etc. So first part of that plan is to win the luxury competition so that Elissa becomes vulnerable. Then Dominic will try to convince Rachel how tight Porsche and Elissa actually are and how Porsche may take Elissa over Rachel. It could work, but I know that if Elissa is on the block, that I'd like to vote her out. She may be my Sister From a Different Mister, but I think we both know that it's not a real alliance.
I'm now trying to build on my relationships with Jack and Jun (and Jessie), and am going to keep Shane as close as I can. I'm sure he'll be nominated but if we can save him again this week, and ELissa goes instead, then that's ideal.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 9, 2013 20:19:09 GMT -6
Thank you Rachel for telling me that there are people who don't trust me, or who are just paranoid about me...one of them being Porsche. Said it has to do with my reputation, that I play multiple sides. Well yeah, that happens. But you would also know that I am actually a very loyal ally.
Post by Adria Montgomery on Sept 10, 2013 17:12:40 GMT -6
This is probably the best case scenario for me this week...our team losing the luxury challenge means that Jessie and Jun are vulnerable to nominated. So it should be a combination of Jessie, Jack, Shane, Jun and noone else. If it is, I will lose it.