Stranded in Nepal

Congratulations! You've made it to the Final 6!

It's time to break it down for me. How are YOU going to get to the end and WIN? Who do you need to go with, what is your plan? Was Angie leaving the best thing for your game?

Yes. Yes it was. Part of me would have preferred that Chris didn't win immunity so that Tina could pull her little act of betrayal but whatever, I'm gonna do what I can to vote her out next anyways.

My plan for the next round is pretty simple. All it depends on is the complete and total devotion of Chris, Debb, and Jeff. Easy right? I'm fairly certain Debb will stick with me. Chris was just targeted by Tina so I think he'd be more than happy to vote for her. I don't think Tina would ever see it coming. She was trying to butter me up earlier being all "Oh we've come so far and we've done so much together I'd loooove to be sitting in the final 3 with you even though I know you'll kick my ass." I think I said that part already in the confessional for last round. Whatever, I'm sure most of you aren't even reading these out of boredom anyway.

And I just got a message from Carter saying that Debb is pushing to get me out. So that's wonderful and completely decimates my plans. I guess my idol is getting played. Not that I can really say I expected any different.

Jeff says he hasn't heard anything about it so this could just be one final play by Carter to get me out. It'd be a good one if it is. I think the only thing I can do is keep pushing for Tina on both sides. Best case scenario, no matter what, Tina goes home and I get what I want. Since I'm getting so spooked here I'll probably play my idol regardless of what goes down. I wanted it for an additional reason for deserving the win if I get to the end, but I'm not getting voted out with it in my pocket if I can help it. It'll be fun to see the surprised faces anyway. I'm doubting Jeff a little right now. I feel like the fact that he knows about my idol could either hurt me or help me. If I keep hearing that Debb is targeting me and Jeff keeps insisting that he knows nothing about it then I think it'd be safe to say that he's telling the truth. For them to come up with such an elaborate plan as to get Carter to tell me about the plan to vote me out to earn my trust and get me to waste my idol would be a bit out there to say the least.

I might have to alter my final 3 plans to keep myself secure. Carter might have to be there, which I do NOT want, but it may be necessary if I'm going to get there at all.

Carter says he'd heard nothing from Tina about a plan to vote out Chris last round. So SOMEONE is lying and I need to figure out who. I wish SO HARD that Chris hadn't won immunity last round. It would have made so many things clear, but now they're all up in the air.

Question about the idol: can I post that I want to play it ahead of time in case I can't be at the tribal? Because I'm going to be on a plane tomorrow night like right during the challenge/tribal. It's seriously the most inconvenient flight scheduling ever.

Kimmi wrote:Question about the idol: can I post that I want to play it ahead of time in case I can't be at the tribal? Because I'm going to be on a plane tomorrow night like right during the challenge/tribal. It's seriously the most inconvenient flight scheduling ever.

yes.

Thank you. And I want to throw in that what you've been saying is not falling on deaf ears. I get your point about presenting our resumes to the jury and I get your frustration. My thing is, I've already got a big enough target on my back and I'm already unsure of where I stand with my allies because of it, so prematurely drawing attention to why I think I deserve to win at tribal for the jury's sake won't do me much good for the finals if it convinced my allies to get rid of me before I get there. I'm sorry we're not the most lively, entertaining bunch and I'm sorry you're not enjoying how we're playing. But we're enjoying the game. At least I am. Doesn't that count for something?

Kimmi wrote:Thank you. And I want to throw in that what you've been saying is not falling on deaf ears. I get your point about presenting our resumes to the jury and I get your frustration. My thing is, I've already got a big enough target on my back and I'm already unsure of where I stand with my allies because of it, so prematurely drawing attention to why I think I deserve to win at tribal for the jury's sake won't do me much good for the finals if it convinced my allies to get rid of me before I get there. I'm sorry we're not the most lively, entertaining bunch and I'm sorry you're not enjoying how we're playing. But we're enjoying the game. At least I am. Doesn't that count for something?

Yes, just doing my job to shake shit up :)

I'm at such a loss at what to do. There's obviously so much riding on this decision. Jeff has been making some good points about Chris. He's proven he can do well in immunity challenges and he's the reason we're still standing today since he flipped. I didn't think he'd get much respect from the jury for his game but at least Denise seems to agree with him that he's done well for himself.

My main reason for wanting Tina out I can't tell Jeff, and it's making me consider voting for her anyway and hoping Chris and Carter stick to their word. The idea of a Jeff/Debb/Tina final 3 is definitely a real threat. I'm considered a huge threat so why would any of them want me in the finals with them, ally or not? Jeff might just because of that pact he forced on me, but Debb and Tina I don't see. Debb in particular. If I can get Tina out tonight, then it'll eliminate that possibility. And I know she's considered a goat but I think it's my best option. I need Jeff to do it and Debb has said she'd be with me on it so I need her vote. Chris will be far more likely to vote for Tina and Carter is desperate so he might vote anywhere. I also still think my game has been too close to Tina's.

Of course if I pull this off it's very possible that Chris/Debb/Carter band together and take me out. So really there is no certainty for any move I make. I think my best course of action is to make the move that gives me the best possible situation if it succeeds, and I think that move is voting out Tina. If it works, I break my game away from Jeff's a bit, I oust a person I've been closely tied with for the whole game, and I eliminate the threat of the Jeff/Tina/Debb final 3. After that we can stick to the Carter or Chris plan. At final 4, I'd still like to vote out Jeff. I think he's my biggest competition in this. Even over Carter. I think I could hold my own against Carter

I think the thing that makes me most suspicious regarding who is lying to me right now is the fact that Carter waited until after the vote to spring this "Debb is targeting you" stuff on me. Like, if she was targeting me, why would you not tell me that earlier to get me to flip, knowing that we were voting out Angie? I don't know, it all seems to sudden to me. It's not completely crazy for her to do that, but it's just convenient that he'd tell me about it when he did. He may think that he's got me in his hooks by my targeting Tina with him, but he has no idea.

Buuut, now Debb's telling me that she might want to stick with Jeff so that whole thing might be completely out the window. Fuck.

I kind of miss Angie

Where does everything stand for you for tonight's vote right now?

I'm still not sure. I don't think I ever will be. I think it's in my best interest to vote for Chris or Carter this round. While Jeff/Debb/Tina may be plotting against me, I know that Carter and Chris don't want me in the finals. So I figure it's better to go with the enemy I know than the enemy I don't. Going to a tie isn't guaranteed if I vote for Tina with Chris and Carter like they want me to, and they're saying that Jeff and Debb are trying to get me to throw my vote onto Tina which, if that's the case, Jeff wouldn't be pushing Chris to me. I don't trust any of them as far as I can throw them. Carter's going to be pissed, but a tie vote does nothing for me so I think I'm going to have to vote Chris or Carter. Whichever doesn't win immunity.

Since tonight's the last night idols can be played, have you given any thought to who has the remaining idols?

I have. And I'm fairly confident that the Kirati and Rai idols were either never found or someone was voted out with them. So I'm not worried about those. And since there was no clue released for the merge idol this past round I'm assuming someone has it and it will be played. I have no earthly idea who though. I expect that it'll be played on Chris, in fact, I'm kind of hoping for it. It'll give me the edge I need to make sure a final 3 of my allies doesn't happen without me. Since I can't vote one of them out without risking a tie and I have no idea what'll happen to me in a tie.