Week #2 Diary Rooms

[christine]

For some reason Heather seems distant this week. I'm not sure if she's purposely trying to do that or if she's just busy or what's up. I'm probably just being paranoid, but she just doesn't seem her usual bubbly self today for whatever reason.

Anyways, this HOH seems like a total pain in the butt. I'm going to actually try for this one though, because I have no solid alliances except for Boog. And now with Heather seemingly distancing herself from me I'm starting to grow more worried. Also, if we end up not being in the same houses I fear what some of the others would do because I really haven't had many conversations with people from other houses.

[christine]

Okay, well... that HOH didn't go amazingly well. I could've done better but for some reason either the clock was off or posts weren't going through in time and it really threw me off! Here's to hoping it MIGHT be enough to clench me an HOH! I want it so bad this week. I want it to be able to solidify alliances and make sure I'm safe in the weeks to come... also the safety is a nice little added bonus. At this point I only know of one nominee, and that would be Mike. I think I'd feel some pressure to nominate Brian, but I promised him I wouldn't and I like sticking to my word. We'll just have to see, I'm getting ahead of myself now... especially when I don't even think I did well enough to win.

[christine]

Drew came to me today with the intention of starting an alliance with myself, Boog, Christopher and him. I think he knows how close Boog and I are because I may have told him about that connection. He's also since added Boog to Facebook and he's seen the picture of him and Christopher together so he knows they're close. I'm not sure if Drew is just trying to cover all his bases or if he legitimately wants this alliance to be a thing. He says he doesn't want the alliance to get out like it did last season, which is smart... but I also worry that he'd be the one to leak that alliance since he has no real connections with any of us other than from this game.

I'm still going to bring it up to Boog and see what she thinks... but I think Drew is just going to try and do this with a lot of the pre-game connections he knows of, which is smart. Exploiting the people who know each other and won't rat each other out... I see you, Drew. Doesn't mean I still don't trust him at this point.

[christine]

Basically my reaction when I found out I won HOH:



And my reaction when I found out who was in my house:



Honestly... there's not a single person in my house that I'm like, "They need to go this week!" As I see it I have two options this week; the safe route or the risky route.

Backdooring Heaven could be a huge move at this point in the game, but it's also extremely risky. Whereas, since it's Week 2, it might be a better bet to stick with the safer option and get rid of Keith or Matt.

I'm kind of hoping someone from another house presses the button and we get some fresh blood over here. Someone who I really wouldn't mind getting rid of.

[christine]

Alliance update coming soon...

[christine]

So an alliance was officially created and cemented tonight consisting of myself, Drew, Boog and Christopher. Christopher wants to bring Candice in on the alliance as well, which I think we all seemed to be okay with. So this week the goal is to not play it safe and just go for the big guns. So I've decided if things stay the same I'm putting up Nicole and Heaven. The plan is to get rid of one of the two of them this week. Ash is someone who I think we could control this week and Boog is obviously in my corner as well. We'd just need one more and Drew thinks Matt is impressionable enough to do whatever it is he says, so I hope that's the case.

I foresee a lot of people in my house trying to press the button this week, but honestly I'm not too concerned about it. I think we'll have the votes with Boog and Ash if that happens to force a tie.

Christopher and Drew were very helpful in helping me navigate who knows who and who is who in the game, because a lot of people in the game seem to want to stick with what is known. I know Shilpa has a large number of connections in the game, and as much as I'd love to believe she'd stick with me I know she has better connections outside of the game. Heather is another person who I would love to work with as well, but she is very heavily connected in the game as well.

This is just an incredibly scary week to be HOH, but with safety comes responsibility.

[christine]

So Christopher obviously was supposed to avoid nominations this round and he thinks he could be in trouble. He mentioned that Zach and Nicole are actually really tight and that he thinks the result of the POV on our side could determine whether or not he's a target this week. So that's pretty interesting. I don't feel in a good spot at all, and I'm hoping to try and fix that. It just sucks that I feel like this huge alliance is already created that I'm not apart of and people already have these pre-existing connections that I'm not apart of. It makes me a little sick to the stomach.

Honestly though I've been trying to play nice with Nicole, and while I'm sure she secretly hates me and would probably put me up on the block in a heart beat, I think she also understands why I had to make a big move like that. I mean, I could very well have played it safe this week and nominated people like Keith, Matt, and Ash... but I just think that sets me up for failure in the weeks to come.

I mean, at least if I am voted out in the next few rounds I'll have made my mark on the game... and that's really what I came to do this season.

Also, just for fun... I'm leaving you with the greatest gif ever created:

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[christine]

How the hell do Sofia, Ryan and Heaven all win POV the same week? Like, this is absolutely ridiculous! I mean, kudos to them I guess but I don't think they're doing themselves any favours... basically they've set themselves up to have to win each week in order to remain safe. This is just terrible.

Now I have to name a replacement nominee which makes things extra difficult. I'm pretty torn between Matt & Keith. I think Keith has better connections with Heather, Ash and Matt... where as Matt isn't exactly the most socially adept person in the game (not that I am either). I see Keith kind of being the better option as a pawn. More people are more likely to keep him over Nicole.

I know I have Ash and I know I have Boog... Heather promised me her vote, and so did Matt.

Also it wouldn't be terribly embarrassing if somehow the vote got flipped and Keith left. I think that's respectable enough.

Ash seemed to want me to put Heather up, which I mean... it's smart. But I also have great rapport with Heather, and while I don't trust her entirely if things with Chris/Drew/Boog don't work out then it gives me more options of people to work with. I know her and Shilpa are apparently close, so that's why I'd say I could work with them. Here's to hoping I'm making the right call.