Shake it Off --- Confessions & Thoughts

[Drew Anthony]

Dat HoH doe...

I had fun with it, but I definitely don't think it's mine to win. I'm a not Big Brother super fan, so I definitely don't know a lot of these people well enough. I mean, I think I did alright, but it will probably come down to speed, and I was second-guessing myself a lot. I'm not too worried though, as this should HOPEFULLY be our last easy week taking out someone like Sheila or maybe even one of the medium active houseguests. Sheila did reach out to me on AIM, but I was busy, so I didn't get to talk to her. I am a little sad about that, in case she really is a fun/nice person, but it was also during the eviction vote, so she could have just been canvasing for votes. IDK. 

Not a lot to report on. I was actually away all evening, so I didn't get to do a lot of chatting. I was shocked at how close the vote was, but I was lol-ing since I was the one who suggested a "surprise vote" in the group chat, saying that we should just all vote for whoever and see what happens since nobody seemed to care. This group goes with a lot of ideas I throw out there (truth or dare and now this surprise vote when it seemed Jillian was going to likely leave in a close to unanimous vote). As well, with me being MVP week 1 and a lot of people telling me I was last on their hit list for HoH 2, I definitely think I am high up there on people's minds, which can be good or bad. 

I'm hoping another ally can pull out a win, or at least one of the more active players, as I think that would ensure my safety for the most part. Sounds like MVP will require interaction from us this week, which is definitely more fun than just seeing what random dice rolls produce. Hoping for another good week for Drew!

[Drew Anthony]

Shit. I edited my confessional post ^ just a little bit ago. However, I already went for the HoH. I hope that's ok. =X

[Kat]

It's fine

[Drew Anthony]

The plot thickens...

Sometimes I have impulse ideas, and before I think them all through, I just have verbal diarrhea, and oops... out they come!

So I told Ash about the group chat (the one that includes everyone but him, Christopher, and Sheila). I did this for a few reasons though... 1) I like Ash a lot, and I want him to know he can trust me. While Christine is my f2 that I am sticking with for now, he's the person I've enjoyed talking to the most (well maybe aside from Craig) and quickly becoming my favorite person in the game. 2) I think it's complete bullshit if people in the group target Ash before people like Monet who's not all that interesting to talk to. Yes, I get that Ash was busy last week and, as MVP, Rachelle nominated him, but he's here now, and I honestly DON'T want the group chat people to end up being the final 9. I want Ash to go way farther than 10th place or worse. 

But when I brought up the idea of adding Ash to the group chat, someone (I honestly forget who) said "well he can then go back and read everything." Well yeah... but who cares? We didn't talk badly about him. Originally, the group was for fun, then it turned into targeting the inactives, but now... now I think they wanna make it the final 9. Uhhh no bitches. I like Ash a hell of a lot better than some of you. #sorrynotsorry

So anyways, he now knows about the group, and we have a plan to combat this monster that I've created. Because, at this point, I can't leave the group. I apparently can't delete it either. By leaving it, the group will still exist, and then I won't have insider access. 

Step 1 - I ask Ash who he likes. He says Christine and Dan. PERFECT FUCKING PERFECT!!!
Step 2 - I will talk to Christine and let her know about this. 
    Reasoning: Ash and Dan are the perfect people for Christine and I to work with since Ash won't obviously tell any of the group, and Dan seems to be more on the lesser active side, which means it's less likely that he's going to take this information to the group. While I like a lot of the members in the group, they have to leave at some point, and I want some of them to leave sooner rather than later.
Step 3 - Create a new group that actually includes the people I want to work with.

Was this risky? Maybe. Do I care? Not really. I said it before. I am here to play, have fun, and make sure fun people stay in this game. I don't trust the group of 9, and I trust Christine and now Ash. Hell, if this backfires later, I'll just go all Y-O-L-O!

[Drew Anthony]

Also, I realize I put Dan as a potential upcoming target for me in my random/fun thread, but I am willing to give him another chance and include him if that's what will make Ash more comfortable. And I am still targeting the non-active/boring, but to me, that includes Monet, who happens to be in the group. So yeah... updated target list for now...

1. Sheila
2. Monet
3. Christopher

Then, my next targets would be probably...

4. Ika
5. Ivette
6. Rachelle
7. Shilpa
8. Craig

Leaving myself, Christine, Ash, and Dan as the final 4. I wouldn't be opposed to dropping Dan earlier if needed, especially if he doesn't step it up. I don't want no floaters or UTR people in the finals.

[Drew Anthony]

Hmmmm. 

1) I am a little (maybe a lotta bit?) bit drunk.

2( I found 5 pieces for MVP

3. Season 2 had a challegne where images were hidden and i looked in the same kinds of spots. 


THIS IS HARD!!!!!!!

[Drew Anthony]

HoH win... what?!

Did I say yesterday that I wouldn't win this HoH? I guess I overestimated my fellow houseguests! I expected to score around 6-7, but I never thought that would be enough to win. Lol. 

Anyways, I ain't even mad!  

99% sure my nominations will be Sheila and Monet, but.... let's see what information and vibes I can get from this cast before I make any decisions. Sorry if it's a boring week for the staff, but I think taking out the inactives now will make the end of this game that much more interesting! 

[Drew Anthony]

What a round this has been... I've nominated 4 players, built some pretty strong connections, cause a lot of speculation and drama, and walked away with some new targets! Successful HoH, I'd say, with maybe a few snags? Here's the rundown...

HEAD HONCHO -- I win HoH and MVP, giving me sole power over nominations. 

STRONG DUOS -- I make strong connections with Ash and Ika, adding them to the list of Christine and Craig for people who have either offered me a final 2 or I've offered one to them. (I trust some more than others, and some of the "offers" were more obvious than others, but more on that later...)

SPECULATION -- My MVP nomination caused quite the stir, most people assuming at this point that Ash is the MVP. Not good in terms of trying to keep the group from going after him, so there's work to be done there.

NEW TARGET -- Chris almost won HoH and then blasted the PoV (I definitely expected Rachelle to do better... so many fucking competition threats this season.... eek!). He's my new target numero uno! (Dilemma... by taking out Chris, that leaves Ash as the only non-group houseguest, assuming Sheila leaves this round, thus farther isolating Ash. ugh)

COVER MY TRACKS -- I have been VERY careful with my words, planting seeds in many people's head to do my best to make sure nobody suspects me as the MVP. I also want people to assume it's Chris, so I was sure to throw out how quickly he used the PoV and how fishy that was for a potential MVP cover up. 

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Moving forward, I NEED to talk to Christine. Where has she been! I kind of want to maybe see about getting Monet out this week instead of Sheila now. Both of them seem disposable, but by taking out Monet, I keep more numbers outside of the group, thus making Ash a little less of a target. The problem will be pitching the idea of saving Sheila without causing too much suspicion. Ash needs to work on that one though. If he can get enough votes to save Sheila, I am pretty sure Craig will have no problem getting votes to save him, which means Monet could see the eviction this round. I mean, in the end, if Sheila goes, then so be it. But... I wouldn't hate Monet leaving. 

I just need to not shoot myself in the toe trying to save Ash in the next few weeks if his days are numbered. Yes, I trust him, and yes, he's my favorite, but if I go against the group and show my cards, I could easily be the next one out the door. Plus, if Ash goes (and I hope he doesn't), I've still been working to make good bonds elsewhere, that I can hopefully rely on. What a season this is shaping up to be now that the weeds have been cleared!!!

[Drew Anthony]

May I introduce you to my newest alliance!
I picked wood bc I'm da man in this alliance. 
Wood. Get it? 

Anyways, Christine came to me and said Shilpa was on board for an alliance. I do think that the two of them are close. Is Christine more loyal to Shilpa then me? Idk. I'm not too worried about that yet. For now, this works. 

So, Chris blowing up the group chat. OMG. GLORIOUS!!! I have been spinning my web all night. Here's an update...

Honestly, I think this puts Chris on a bigger disadvantage than before. I mean, I know the guy had limited options after finding out, but I think he went about it ALL wrong. At first I assumed Ash told him (and maybe he did), but theories also point to Rachelle (since Chris saved her with the PoV). I don't really care either way. Ash has been doing his best to distance himself from Chris, and this might have been the break we needed to make sure Ash doesn't leave in the next round or two. But now, I definitely want Chris to leave ASAP now. He's a threat, and it's GAME ON. 

Ika lost her cool at first, but I think I calmed her down, and she should be voting to save Craig. Really, I'd be surprised if Craig doesn't have the majority votes to stay. I might, however, be casting a vote between Monet and Sheila, which is fine with me. Christine is gonna cast at least one vote to save Monet to tie Chris's vote to save Sheila. Ash is supposedly voting to save Craig. I could see there being another vote to save Sheila, which means Monet could leave, but I can't worry about that. Bigger fish to fry now. Sheila staying isn't the end of the world.

I am still planting seeds that Chris could be the MVP and that this could all have been a plan for him to separate the group. Apparently Ivette called out Ika as a possibility. And, unless people are just holding their cards close, I still think nobody I've talked to suspects me. So many fingers pointing at everyone! I thought this week would be dull, but I've managed to make it entertaining as hell and still quite possibly take out someone who wasn't doing much game wise. Successful week in my books!


Finally, here is an update on my alliances and targets...

Alliances in order of my loyalty for now:
1. Christine Final 2 - Beauty and the Beast
2. Ash Final 2 - Unnamed for now
3. Ika Final 2 - Unnamed for now
4. Craig Final 2 - Crew
5. Christine/Shilpa Final 3 - 3 Little Pigs*

*This is only ranked last because final 2 will get me farther than final 3, theoretically. I really like Shilpa though, but I am worried about her/Christine f2 deal.

Targets in order of priority for now:
1. Chris
2. Sheila (if she stays)
3/4. Ivette/Rachelle
5. Dan
6. Monet (if she stays)*

*Monet seems disposable to me, but Shilpa seems to think she has her in her pocket for a vote. The could be good and bad. I might need to take her out earlier, just to prevent Shilpa from having too much power closer to the end. 

[Drew Anthony]

Ash wins HoH and I'm just like....

I was shitting bricks, hoping to GOD it wasn't Rachelle, or worse, Chris. I feel like those are the two I would have been the most vulnerable with in charge. Plus, this is a HUGE opportunity for my boy Ash to expand his social standing, make some deals, and firmly get his footing which Chris so graciously helped him start last week. 

Now, I know Ash won't nominate Chris. He told me. That's fine, really. For Ash's sake, keeping Chris is smart in some ways, though going after Chris would be a sign to others that Ash isn't WITH Chris. Either way, I understand Ash's reasoning for not targeting Chris. Chris isn't after Ash, where as others would be. Also, I'm still not sure who told Chris about the 9. I still think it was Ash or Rachelle. Rachelle finally asked me about it today, and I played my usual story.  She scares me as a threat. She and Chris are BOTH going to be very tough to take out. I don't really know where I stand with both of them, and I honestly have built so many other strong relationships, that I'm afraid to talk too much to them, for fear that I will accidentally reveal too much or spin my web too wide. You have to have SOME enemies and SOME options for nominees.

Anyways, I feel 100% safe with Ash in charge, though the MVP is still a factor. I wouldn't be the LEAST bit surprised if Chris or Rachelle win it this week. They are forces to be reckoned with. *biting my nails* Would LOVE for a 3rd week as MVP. 

Finally, Ash and I have a name for our alliance. 

[Drew Anthony]

Though... Ash and I are leaving very little to "mystery" with our outfits. ^^^

[Drew Anthony]

So much fucking alliance creation and rallying going on right now. I have a TON (or what seems like a ton) to update. But, at the bottom of it all, Christine and I are laying some very delicate ground work to really determine the course of this week and potentially the course of this game!!! Scary but fun. Update to come tonight or tomorrow morning.

[Drew Anthony]

Yes. Another alliance. I know what you're thinking.

Calm down Drew. And also, aren't you already in an alliance with each one of these people?

But it's more complicated than that. So basically, Ash tells me that he really hopes he wins this week's HoH to help him secure some bonds and help his social standing. Great. Awesome. Super plan. And he wins. Yay! So the first thing he does is comes to me and asks who we should pull in. Naturally, I've already told him I am close with Christine, so I throw her name out there. Before I know it, he's chatting up Christine (and at times, telling her MORE than he's telling me, which definitely worried me), and voila, we have a 3 person group of myself, Christine, and Ash. I don't know if Ash knows how close I am to Christine, nor do I know how close the two of them are, but I'm all great and happy knowing that at least my two closest allies get along and this seems promising for another 3-person alliance that has a core duo of me and Christine, while also including my other closest final 2 (Ash). In fact, this alliance seems almost BETTER for me than the 3 Little Pigs, since I feel like Christine and Shilpa are DEFINITELY closer than me and Shilpa. Anyways... moving on. 

So, Ash tells Christine (and later me) that he wants to make this a 5 person alliance with us at the core. Um. Ok. I can work with that. But then he mentions Chris and Rachelle as the other 2. NOOOO. No No. He's literally just minutes ago tells me that Rachelle told him Chris is throwing out my name and Ivette's as possible MVPs from last round. That's bad for me. Why the fuck would Ash think I would want to work in an alliance with these two. Plus, I haven't been secretive with Ash that he needs to distance himself from Chris, but really, I do think that Ash and Chris are probably very close. Actually, I tip my hat to Chris. I think he's probably playing as great of a social game as I am, since even Christine came to me with some stuff that Chris said to her. So Chris is getting around socially. 

So, reasonable me thinks for a minute, maybe it wouldn't be the WORST idea to have Chris in an alliance with me, at least that way I can keep tabs on him. But the more I think about it, the less comfortable I am with that. So I flat out tell Ash that I'm hesitant. He seems to be ok with that and says he will work on an a connection with Chris individually. Great. I guess that could be good for me as well, as long as Ash is primarily loyal to me. At least then I might get some info on Chris. 

Fast-forward, and Christine and I decide that we HAVE to tell Shilpa about this alliance. The sooner the better. Even if my my loyalty to Ash is stronger than my loyalty to Shilpa, the last thing I want her finding out is about some 5-person alliance that Christine and I are in that she didn't know about. Especially if people like Chris and Rachelle are in this alliance. So we agree, and we tell her, knowing that the sooner we go to her, the more trust we prove we have for her. Which, isn't completely a lie. I think Christine is more loyal to Shilpa, and while I do value Ash above Shilpa, I value Shilpa a lot as an ally, and think she is a great person for my side. Anyways, Shilpa is like "GET ME IN!" Lol. So I go to Ash and throw out her name. 

Without blinking an eye, he's like, "Yeah. Sure. Awesome!" Ok. That was easy. Almost too easy. But I can't sweat the small stuff. Ash and I agree to bring up the idea to Christine (which Christine already knows because I am forwarding all the stuff Ash and I are talking about into the Three Pigs chat. So basically it was a delicate balance of back and forth to ensure everyone was on board, and then BOOM. We finally have our group chat of 4, The Killers. 

From what I know (and I could very well be wrong and being duped as well), Ash thinks the core 3 is himself, me, and Christine. Shilpa thinks the core 3 is the 3 Little Pigs. Ash thinks I am his final 2. Christine thinks I am her final 2. And really, for now, I am all of the above. I honestly love these guys a lot as players. They are fun. They seem level headed. And clearly, with 3 HoH wins, 3 MVP wins, and 2 PoV wins, we aren't too shabby in competitions as well. While I have some messy webs within this group of 4, I see it working for a while, and I see us having a decent amount of sway on this house. 

I've got Craig and Ika as decent connection. Shilpa has Monet and potentially Rachelle. Ash has Chris and Rachelle (I think), and I am sure Christine is working other angles just as much as well. 

And for now, I think I will lie low on the alliance creation. That was hard work to coordinate, and as long as nothing too crazy happens, I think this SHOULD get me a few rounds farther and potentially be some long-term connections as well. 

Now the tricky part.... MVP. Ash told me to tell only him if I win. Christine tells me to tell the group. I will be telling all 3 of them, just need to figure out which chats to tell who. Especially since I didn't go risky this week, I can let my allies know that I'm MVP to continue to build that trust and make sure they know they are safe. 

Since it's not votes to evict, our group can guarantee the safety of 1 person this week with our 3 votes, but we can't control who else is saved or who goes home. That will require us to campaign and use our connections. Still, the Killers are most likely surviving until the final 10, and hopefully to jury!

That's enough for now. So. Much. Writing. 

[Drew Anthony]

This game is nuts. People are STILL talking about the MVP from last week. 

Anyways, Rachelle is hard core after Ivette. Still thinks she was the MVP that nominated her a Craig. I've heard from Ivette that she was in an alliance with Craig and Shilpa. But now they are scared she was MVP, so they want her gone. Christine and I are going to vote to save her (along with Ika) to bring one more person onto our side. Ash is on board with this. I came clean to Ivette about being the MVP this round that nominated her. I also told Rachelle when she asked. This will hopefully make her trust me and at least assume I am not after her (or any of her allies, which I'm sure she will tell... like Chris, Craig, etc.). 

The question now is if Shilpa is with the Killers side or the other side. Or if she's content playing both sides. I need to talk to Ika and Shilpa to really feel this round out a bit more, but that might have to wait until next round. Either way, the game seems to be headed for a split. 

Rachelle and I talked tonight, and she said she feels like I'm one of the only ones she can trust because I am honest. But I feel like Rachelle is one of the fakest players in this game. 

Anyways, I wanna tell Chrsitine that I was MVP week 3, but I think this is a secret I need to take to the end of this game if I don't want to risk it blowing up on me. Also, I feel like it would be an awesome thing to reveal if I were to make it to f2. I think it would earn a lot of respect for people to see that I have been playing this game pretty hard from early on. 

That's all for now. Very tired. Don't know or really care who is going between Monet/Dan, but Ivette should be staying unless something goes awry. She has 3 votes to stay (which is enough), and even if Ika doesn't vote to save her, she likely has Ash's tie-breaker vote if needed. 

Good night Big Brother. 

[Drew Anthony]

SHAME ON ME

I think I have ADD or something. I was not even 4 posts into the challenge, my alarm goes off for me to post, and I turn around to do one thing, totally forget to post, and come back a minute late. Like, how pathetic is that? Now people will think I threw the challenge. I never throw a challenge... well, rarely. Very rarely. This was an important one too. UGHHHH. I know Christine went for like 4.5 hours. Ivette went just over an hour or so. So, I am hoping either Christine's time holds up or Shilpa can go even longer and beat the others. This is upsetting. I mean, part of me is thankful that I didn't waste time that I might not get back if I'd have lost, but c'mon... 3 posts in. How sad is that?