Week 1 - Diary Room

[heather]

6/21/2015

_{Move over please, queen coming thru.}

I can't believe that this is actually it!  It feels like it's been such a long time coming.  From the moment that the final vote was read in Rise & Fall 8, and I realized that I'd lost, my bags have been packed.  I'm here with one goal in mind, and that's to do what I should have done in my first season.  I won't settle for anything less than victory this time.



(I'm sorry that this is so short!  I'll have a longer update about the #houses and #thebutton and everything else soon!)

[Shir]

Is that a vid/voice dr? It won't load for me so I want to know if it's that or just some music video

[Colby]

It's the theme song for OITNB lol

[heather]

What can I say I've been on an OITNB binge lately.

[Shir]

Thanks!

[heather]

6/22/2015



So coming into this game with 27 people, we all sort of expected #houses, but #thebutton definitely complicates things, at least a little bit.  It's workable though and I'm excited... game on!

I honestly feel like I struck gold landing in House 1.  Not factoring in outside friendships (which I don't want to have to rely on in this game,) some of my favorite people are over here with me.  It's only been a few days, but I already feel like Memphis and I are super tight, and I really adore Brittany too, who might actually be the sweetest person on the planet.  I truly don't have a bad thing to say about anyone at this point.  The only potential problem that I could see for myself in this group is Danielle (obviously,) but for now, I'm not too worried.

The important thing is that I'm not in the house of horrors/snake pit that is House 2, nor did I get lumped in with the extremely messy tangle of past relationships that are currently crammed into House 3 (have fun with that Shilpa babe...)

Brian being our Head of Household is great.  He was cute because he certainly didn't expect to win, and he was clearly very happy about it (almost to the point of shell-shock haha.)  I for one was excited for him because it's something that he never got to experience in his past season(s.)  In talking to Brian more, I really kind(sa) feel bad for the guy, just because of how much he gets ragged on by people.  Brian isn't as horrible as a lot of people make him out to be, he's just a little different.  He has a kind heart and from a strategic perspective, I do believe that he trusts me probably the most out of anyone right now.  Trust in this game is like very valuable currency, and I won't lie to you guys, I want to be rich.

[heather]

6/22/2015


_{Mike, listening to the little voice inside his head when he saw House 2.}

[Colby]

My Neighbor Totoro <333

[heather]

House 1 Assessment



Boog seemed so upset after the nomination ceremony and I really don't blame her.  It's never a great feeling being put on the block, especially in the very first week.  I'd hate to see her leave, because I feel like she and I have a pretty solid relationship, and I really enjoy our chats.  

I also feel a tiny bit guilty about Boog's nomination, just because I didn't go out of my way at all to try and convince Brian not to put her up.  At this point in the game I just don't think that it would be wise of me to try and overtly push my agenda onto the Head of Household.



I was there for Boog though after she went up, and I promised her that I'd vote to keep her if she was still on the block at the end of the week.  If the nominations stay as they are, I definitely don't see myself going back on my word.



I like Brian, but I don't think that he's handling his first Head of Household win very well. Memphis and I were talking earlier, and we both agreed that he's a little bit of a space cadet when it comes to all of this.  It's not that I don't feel safe with Brian in power, but he's not making the kind of concrete deals with people that would help him going forward.  He's being unintentionally vague and I think it's to his detriment.  People just want to feel secure, and I think that if he was a little more reassuring with them, he'd be set... unfortunately he's just not.





Brittany is... a constellation.  


We're like two peas in a pod, her and I.  

One thing that I will address is that I've known since before the game started that she and Memphis are tight.  I did do my research after all, but the truth is that I don't really care right now.  There are 27 people in this game.  I like Brittany and I like Memphis and I want to work with both of them regardless of whatever their relationship is.  If a time comes in the distant future where I need to think about their pair status being a threat to my game, then I'll do what I have to do , but for now I'm fine riding with two people who I just really enjoy and get along with.



Stine is awesome!  We share some common interests, as well as some mutual friends and our conversations just always flow really smoothly.  


_{(Not really relevant but I love this GIF.)}


I think that a lot of people in House 1 see Christine as a wildcard right now, but she's really starting to open up to me about the game, which is great.  If I were a betting woman I would guess that she would be Brian's replacement nominee if the Veto were to get used this week, but if that happens, I'll fight for her because I don't want Christine going anywhere anytime soon!



In a perfect world Danielle would be going home this week, but life is full of curveballs and you can't always get what you want.  Brian thinks that he can work with her I guess, which is beyond me, but whatever... there's probably more going on there than I'm aware of anyway.  

If an opportunity presented itself, I have no doubt that Danielle would jump at the chance to remove me from this game.  For now I can smile and be cordial and pretend like everything is fine between the two of us, but if I get that key next week, you can bet that she'll be my number one target.



If Hayley goes home, which is how it's looking in the moment, then she really got a raw deal this time around.  Aside from being slightly less social than the rest of us, she really hasn't done anything wrong.  I don't think that anybody could say a negative thing about Hayley.

Apparently Brian told her that she went up because that's what the rest of us in House 1 wanted, which is honestly a crock, but whatever.  If Brian feels as though that somehow helps to diffuse his responsibility, then okay, but I'm fairly certain that Hayley isn't buying what he's selling.



Aw he's so cute, I just want to squeeze his little cheeks!  Seriously though, Memphis is such a godsend.  I do my best in these games when I have a #RideOrDie to bounce ideas off of, and while he and I aren't quite to that point (yet at least,) when it comes to House 1 he's the closest thing to it that I've got.  Out of everyone in our house, I most hope that he and I can go far together!



From where I'm standing, the most recent addition to our humble abode is also the biggest question mark.  I will try my best to reserve judgment for the time being, but from what little I do know about him I am wary.  If Mike were the next Head of Household I honestly have no idea what his agenda would be!  I need to make it a point to talk to Mike more and really get a feel for where his head is at.



I have mixed feelings about Neds.  On one hand she's hilarious and I feel like the two of us have really great chemistry.  I would love to work with her, but in the back of my mind I guess that I have some concerns about how trustworthy she is.  I can't really explain it, but something about her vibe makes me feel like she might have her hand in more than a few cookie jars.  Maybe I'm paranoid but I feel like there's more going on there than meets the eye.


_{Is she hugging me or trying to smother me?}

[Shir]

Hahaha <3

[heather]

6/24/2015

SPOILER: Click to show

^{Whoa.  I like Drew but that sorta came out of nowhere!  I'm not sure what to think.  Why am I always getting into these situations?  Hopefully this works out.  The last thing that I need is another Danielle situation on my hands!  I'm willing to see where this takes me though.  I want as many options as I can possibly get in this house.}

[heather]

6/24/2015


<sub>Me when Boog won Veto.


Boog treating herself after winning.  You go girl.  You earned it.</sub>

[heather]

6/24/2015

_Ugh...

Brian keeps hemming and hawing between his replacement choice and it's starting to really frustrate the heck out of me!  He's been going back and forth and back and forth for the past three hours, between Christine and Danielle and Memphis... it's like, pick a nom dude, any nom!  It's not gonna get any easier!  Can we not just let this week die already and move on?

[heather]

6/24/2015

_{'Twistos Twist'... Brian is actually Kathy Hillis.}

[heather]

6/24/2015

So... in the past few hours Brian has pretty much taken the Big Brother Playbook and thrown it out the window.



As you all know, when we last left you Brian was deciding between Danielle, Memphis and Stine for his replacement nominee, leaning in the direction of Memphis... which hello, I obviously did not want!  So I was trying to be subtle and sort of steer him towards Christine instead, because as much as I adore her, I'm closer with Memphis, and I just didn't think that Dani was ever actually an option!

In the middle of me working my magic, Brian made a comment to me about how he was worried that putting Christine up would piss off not only Stine herself, but Rachelle and Shilpa as well... and I just thought to myself... 'WTF, why?'  Brian told me that he was pretty sure that they were all close in their original season... but umm no they fucking were not lol!  



I explained to him, gingerly of course, that I was pretty sure (read: damn sure) that Christine was on the complete opposite side of the house from Rach and Shilps in Rise & Fall 9... not to mention that Rachelle also stabbed Shilpa in the back pretty hard too, which is beside the point, but I digress... lol I mean, I know he was in HC for that season, but did he not watch lol?

After I brought him up to speed on the reality of Season 9, Bri seemed convinced that maybe Memphis was not his best bet for a re-nom after all.  He acknowledged that it was probably for the best if he did Christine, because that way he wouldn't have Brittany pissed off at him as well (since Brittany and Memphis are known to be tight.)  Mission accomplished on my end yay.



Wasting no time and hoping to soften the blow, Brian broke the news of her impending nomination to Stine, who, surprise, surprise, did not take it well!



This was when the trains really started to derail from the tracks lol.  At this point, Christine and Memphis both know that they're sort of in the hot seat (Brittany and I told Memphis oops.)  The logical thing to do in Brian's situation, if he'd wanted any shot at salvaging his week, would have been to just stick to his guns and throw Christine up on the block... but nah.

Christine, not wanting to go on the block, pitches that Danielle deserves a spot on the block instead, on the basis that her social game has been lacking since the initial nominations were made... and Brian actually took the bait!  I don't like watching car crash videos on YouTube (hey Colby!) but this wreck was naturally... pretty great!

So Brian decides for the third or fourth or fifth time or whatever what he's actually gonna do: he's gonna put up Danielle but he wants to tell her first so that she isn't blindsided.  Problem is though, I guess Brian sort of promised her that he wouldn't nominate her this week... eek. Naturally Danielle is LIVID and begs him to reconsider, but by this point it's pretty clear that Brian is just completely tuckered out over all of this re-nom/HOH business.



I'm pretty sure that four or five people will now nominate Brian next week if they win Head of Household... I knew that Brian wasn't handling his week very well before this, but damn!

After all that drama and exhaustion though, I at least have some fun options now!  This eviction could really go either way.  I didn't think that it would be feasible to take out Dani so soon, but since the opportunity has presented itself, I might just have to strike while the iron is hot!