Shilpa, please go to the diary room

[shilpa]

I'm sure Chris will do really well this season. He had a lot of practice using pre-existing relationships in season 9.

[Shir]

BURN

[shilpa]

Hey, everyone!

So this twist was expected, to an extent. I think almost everyone expected there to be 3 houses of 9. It makes sense, too. It reduces numbers quickly and makes everyone play right away. There's nowhere to hide in a house of 9, when an HOH only has 8 people to choose from.

I tried my best to win HOH. With not knowing what was going to happen twist-wise, or who would be in my house (assuming it was a houses twist,) I felt it was in my best interest. I came kinda close, but couldn't get it. Luckily, for my house, Nicole won! Go lady go! I was just really happy it wasn't Chris. Considering my only DR entry so far, Chris would've been awful for me. Anyone else, I think I'd be safe with. But Chris would have definitely nominated me, I think.

Anyway, Nicole won. Yay! Nicole is a really nice person, a neat lady, if you will, but she isn't the most reassuring. I wasn't immediately confident I'd be safe with her winning, because we just played a Survivor game together. However, after shooting the shit a bit with her, I dove into game talk. Almost immediately, she told me I'd be safe for the week, and like thank god. Woo! She asked me how I felt about Casey and Chris nominations, and it was extremely conflicting.

For those of you that don't know me, Casey is one of my closest friends in the ORG world. Chris is .. not. So like, I feel awful but I haven't mentioned to Casey that he's being nominated. He has no idea, either. He thinks Nicole's going to do something random, or something? Like, she won. Give her some credit. Anyway, I really want to see Chris out the door this week. And I think Casey would pretty easily stay over Chris. So, having said all that, I don't want either of them swapping out of the house. Not even slightly. And I know it's so selfish and I feel guilty, but I am not going to hope that if they do press the button, they both stay. I just don't want anything to mess this up. Chris is 100% my target for the week, and if Casey being nominated facilitates Chris leaving, then I'm gonna let it happen.

This button twist is insane, by the way. I think that it completely revolutionizes strategy for these houses. There's really no telling people they'll be nominated. They can just be whisked away by a magic button, and your plans have to change entirely. I'm somewhat nervous if Chris or Casey are swapped, because I think that Nicole has promised everyone safety, but I'll just have to rely on my relationship with her to get me through the round.

That's all for now!

[shilpa]

Sofia Valentine 10:56 pm
A lot of those people were basic and dry as a chip
This is allstars!
Well.. "Allstars" for some
Shilpa Shetty 10:59 pm
lmao
others are like
tertiary replacements
like, didn't realize us rihannas had to play with tinashe

[shilpa]

Today was a bit of a rollercoaster, lol.

It started this morning with feeling pretty guilty about Casey. I wanted him to know he could push the button if he wanted to. So, I told him that he was being nominated. I trust him not to tell Nicole, and he was expecting the nomination anyway. Luckily, he feels safe with the voters in this house, as he should, so he decided to take his nomination. So glad Chris didn't push that button either. Not sure why, but I'm glad he's still here.

I found out from Nick that Casey told Nicole to watch out for S9. I talked to Casey about it, because he's my close ally and I don't want to let anything fester, and he told me it wasn't intended to hurt me. I get it, but like, it still sucks. He basically gave Nicole something vague to chew on, so he didn't tell her nothing, but he also didn't list explicit people to nominate. I get it. He assumed he was going up anyway, so he wanted to give her something, but not much, to work with.

Looking at this veto, I want to win it. Like, so badly. I don't care what it is, but I want nominations to stay. I'll have a great week if Chris leaves and I need it to happen. Plus, I have no idea who the replacement nominee would be if Chris / Casey came down. Like, Ika, maybe? It won't be Rachelle or Zach, I don't think. Hopefully not Nick or me, so maybe Ika. Could be Candice, too. Candice being up against Casey would suck, so ideally nominations stay the same, or at least Chris stays on the block. Chris has told other people that I'm shady   so he can go. Git boy, git.

Playing this game with friends is going to be so tough. It's already proven to be taxing, but I think Chris leaving would be a great start to my game. I just need to make that fantasy realized.

Looking at other houses, I don't care what happens in House #2 as long as Matt stays. He's a huge ally to me in this game and few people know it. <3 Matt. Looking at House #1, my main priority is Heather. Obviously I want her to stay, too, and I think she will, too. I like Boog and Hayley a lot, though. I'd be sad to see either of them leave, not sure what will happen over there, though. I'm not too picky in these other houses, really. I just want Chris to leave in mine.

There's a lot of speculation as to whether or not houses will swap between weeks. In S6, they did. But now? Who knows. It's tough to say. I think that there's no reason to assume either way until the week is over. With the addition of the button, I could see the houses staying, or I could see the twist being as it was in season 6. Just food for thought. Ready to kill this veto!

[shilpa]

Those veto picks could not have gone worse.

[shilpa]

Nick getting picked for veto instead of Ika

[shilpa]

Mannnnn today was so nervewracking. And for good reason! Chris nearly won it. I think everything is going smoothly, though. No one has even said to me that they want Casey out. I think Nick, Ika, and myself are three super easy votes to evict Chris. I don't see why Zach, Rachelle, or Candice would do otherwise? I think it'd be silly, really. All of them have told me in some capacity that they're uncomfortable with Chris and I think him leaving unanimously is probably just best. If we swap houses, then everyone's on good terms with each other and that helps me in a different setup. More people trust me, would keep me off the block, etc. I will plot and scheme to keep Casey in the game, but hopefully I don't have to.

Looking at other houses, I am so happy that Boog stayed! I think she'd have stayed over Hayley anyway, but I like her safe. Get it, girl. I think that nominations will stay the same in House #2, and that is fine. I'd like Luisa to go, because I think Keith is a more polarizing player, and that he is better for my game. I'm doing decently in Keith points, anyway

Rachelle told me she isn't using veto so not much to update til that's posted. I ain't gonna say much, don't wanna mess it up. Just gotta press on as normal, then tackle the vote once it's cemented that I'll be here in week 2!

[shilpa]

Yayyyy made it to week 2!

Apprently Nicole wants Casey out. Not surprised. Time to put the work in - he's staying.

[shilpa]

It seems like Chris will be staying. Not sure I'm going to be able to flip the house. It seems like between Nicole and Zach, they have everyone misted that this is the best move, when in reality it is just the best move for those 2. Candice is such a moron, and I shouldn't be surprised she's being so stupid. Why on earth are you evicting someone that is never gonna be after you? Maybe Chris wouldn't be after her, but I think Chris has other priorities in this game. I mean, maybe Casey does too but idk. It's very frustrating for me on a personal level, because I know that Chris is going to be after me. No one else has to worry about that factor when making this vote.

Definitely personal relationships play into it. People know that Casey and I are good friends, whereas Chris and I are not. But that plays into this just as easily as the game does. I feel safer with Casey because we're good friends, so like, it all connects.

I don't know what to do. Honestly I don't know where I stand in this house anymore. I want to talk to Nick, because Ika definitely wants to pull a move and vote out Chris, and I think Rachelle or Candice could be convinced? No word from Nick, though, and it's very frustrating.

[shilpa]

I really don't think Casey is staying. I am going to try one last push with Nick and Rachelle, but it will likely be 4-2 with Ika and myself voting in minority. Very sad, but I'll get my revenge

[shilpa]

no disrespect Skye Wheatley <3

but i just played YOUR game shadow, where one of my top ally's entire strategy was to eliminate my allies so i had no options... do you think i'm gonna work with you after this? fuck you, zach, candice, and nick. i'm coming for that HOH key.

[shilpa]

Okay, so it's time for me to talk about week 1 a bit. Coming into this game, I was not 100% playing to win. I never really wanted to say it, and I would always try to win, but this is my last ORG. At least for a while. And so, yeah, I want to play with friends. Having a predetermined list of people you'd never evict is probably not the most appealing thing to see, and I don't think it was good for my game. But, at some point in my ORG career (and I'm not sure when) I began to care more about the people. And I wanted to play this game with friends. But not anymore, really. Last week was rough, and I have had some time to process it and now I think I can confess.

Before this game started, I spoke to Candice about the game, per her request. We just talked about people we would work with, and I mentioned Heather and Casey, because those are two of Candice's close friends outside of this game. She seemed down with it, and that was that. It was never mentioned again. I never told Heather about the conversation, because it was so unimportant. It was never intended to be an alliance, or a solid group, or anything like that. It was just like, one of those extra pre-game convos you have with friends that meant so little to me I hardly remembered it.

Well, Candice remembered it. I was informed the other day, by Keith, that Candice was spreading it around. And like, it definitely played into why Casey got evicted. That, along with him not being very social, definitely contributed to his eviction. And it pisses me off! Candice is such a moron! Like, for starters, you're screwing over your friends. Secondly, you screwed over Casey, who is someone that was NOT against you in this game. Thirdly, it wasn't even a meaningful conversation! Ugh, it was completely blown out of proportion and it pisses me off. Candice is a moron. I guess she was worried about being fourth in that group, but like, bitch, it's the final 27. Do you understand timing, like, at all?

So now, I've had to do damage control. I've explained myself to Nick and to Keith, and I have to talk to Zach yet. I'll probably try and Skype with him tonight to reconcile things. I don't want these people thinking I was trying to create any sort of hierarchy, because I wasn't. It was not meant to be an actual alliance, and it wasn't meant to exclude or include any certain people. I'm very upset the way that Candice handled it, and I can't even believe it came up. I never accounted for it explaining last week, because it was such an insignificant conversation, I didn't even remember it until Keith told me. Hopefully after I explain to Zach, the damage will be mostly fixed. I think that Zach, Candice, and Nick would realize that I'm a number for them ultimately, and going against me now would be way too early. But I don't have any loyalty to Zach or Candice anymore. I'll work with them but we'll see.

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Looking at week 2, Drew has promised me safety, which is awesome. It was like, the first thing he did. I feel very safe because I think that I know the kind of player Drew is, and he isn't going to promise safety to just anyone, just for the hell of it. Plus, Drew and I are friends outside of the game, and I do think that played into it, which I don't hate. Use what you gotta use, right?

Really, looking at long term alliances, I'd love to work with Drew and Christine. I think that in season 9, I passed up loyal allies when I turned on them, and I'd like to try and be loyal to them this time around.

Drew was asking me my opinion, and I was trying to suggest to him that making a bigger move this round is probably his best bet. We agreed that Hayley or Brian would be kind of a waste to go after, and taking out Nick, Ryan, or Candice would be a better move. I'll try and protect Nick best I can, but if he goes up it'll be tough. Drew already asked me to say that I'd evict a threat if he put one up, and I said I would. I understand that he doesn't want to put up a threat and have them stay against a pawn.

I am not too attached to anyone in any other houses except for Matt and Heather. I do think that them leaving would be bad for my game, but I don't think Heather's in danger. Matt could be, though. I don't want to interfere and tell Christine to protect him, but I kinda do? I'm not sure. Ugh. I'll probably just let it go and hope that someone gets backdoor'd, or something. And of course, I have to see what happens with the button.

So anyway, to recap, I've had a lot of time to think about last week and I'm feeling better. I'm not going to be naive anymore, and I'm not just here to roll with friends. It's time to make new connections, and new allies.

[shilpa]

♫ Do you know the button man, the button man, the button man?
Do you know the button man who lives on borrowed time? ♫

[shilpa]

So, it seems as though Nick and Ryan are going up. I haven't decided if I'll tell Nick or not. It's like, not really any of my business. But I do want Nick to trust me, because I want Nick to stay. Nick is my least preferable option to be evicted this week out of Drew's targets. I think Drew will target Candice, Ryan, or Nick. But now that Ryan or Nick are going up, I think Candice is safe.

I asked Drew if Candice would be the replacement nominee, and he kinda hinted that he would put up a pawn post-veto and try to ensure the votes were there to send home the threat. I hope that Nick or myself can win veto, and Ryan would leave. I do like Ryan, but I don't think he helps me a ton long term.

Heather and I love Drew and Christine and we basically want a final 4 alliance. Is it too early?