Yul Kwon wrote:Congratulations! You've made it to the Final 5!
The time to the final round is getting closer and closer. Size up your competition and tell me how you think they stack up. Who are you looking to get to the end with? Who are you hoping doesn't make it?
Jeff. I need Jeff at the end, to have any chance of winning. I really wanted it to be Jeff and Debb, but it couldnt be that way.
I didn't know all the guns would come out tonight, but I expected at least one, and because of that, had to turn my vote on Debb. With Carter on the warpath for either Debb or I, this round became one of self preservation, rather than being on the offensive like the previous had been (and blew up in my face when Chris won immunity).
There was a reason I wanted Chris gone last time and this was that reason. Because instead of Debb and Jeff, now Debb is out of the game and with all due respect to Angie, she is not even close to the challenge threat that Carter and Chris are. Speaking of which, why the hell didn't the HII play on Angie last round? Anyhow, instead of Chris out at F7 (he won immunity so fair dues to him), now we are F5 with 2 massive challenge beasts and a social queen, and a tough choice.
As soon as I got on line there was a vibe and the way that Carter was pushing for Debb - even though I threw up Jeff's name just to see the reaction - but it was a test on his part I believe, that had I pushed for Jeff, he may have swiched it on me, and with immunity, a HII & Chris in his pocket for this vote, I had todo the same. Sandra mode - anyone but me.
They diddnt get my final msg, but it was there as 2 hidden msgs in my posts during TC -
Boy ended discussion. (deb backwards)
'taking notice of what Carter had advised' (as Carter had been pushing Debb)
And sad to say, as Debb had spilled the beans over the plans for the last vote, as much as I liked Debb and she was my very first ally in this game, I had to, as much as I didnt want to. But as it turned out literally every other person in this game was immune except for her and I.
Sorry Debb.
So anyhow, I digress.
Jeff I do think I have a shot at beating. He says he has blood on his hands. I have even more. In fact not even bothing about pre merge, but every single person on the Jury I alone have voted out.
Chris all but 1 (Richard),
2 -Jeff (Hayden & Debb), Carter (Denise, Angie),
3 - Kimmi (Hayden, Richard, Debb)
Chris is msga dangerous. I need him close and I know he knows I was gunning for him last round. He has to go, if he doesnt win immunity. All the same reasons I have previously outlined in these blogs. He is a massive massive threa. If he was just a challenge beast I could live with that, but all the rest of the package makes him a very scary proposition to go up against.
Carter has social guile, he and Angie controlled a considerable chunk of this game, and as we saw tonight, has made the best of his fortune to be gifted a HII, his skill to win immunity and situation to force this as best an outcome as he could have desired.
If Chris wins immunity Carter has to go.
These 2 are the biggest immunity threats, and genuine triple threats and to have both of them in the F4, maybe, jusgt maybe they might nullify each other, but I cant see it.
I sincerey doubt I am anywhere close to being able to win this game, but you had better believe it, I will be trying. I have bullshitted so much in this game, I have lied through my teeth, big whoppers, little fibs. Twists of the truth. I havent stopped. And it really has been far from the perfect game I have played, but in success or failure, I have poured a hel of a lot into navigating this game. And that is what it has been for me, more than anything else. Navigating. Have pisssed people off, but managed to work my way ou of it. All the while have never been immune. Have made enough moves of my own that I cant just be judged a puppet of anyone. And have fought, clawed and used every bit of tenacity I have to ensure I am still here. Sometimes it has been at the mercy, pleasure or vested interests of others, but had I not done something right, I could easily have been where Debb is right now for instance.
And it is not just a case of
there, but for the grace of God, go I... It has not been simple luck. It has been because of positioning, making myself available and being an option tohat has made people want to keep me, even when I have voted againt alliances, in the hope that it can be rekindled. Meanwhile everyone that has either targeted me (Stacey), voiced suspicions of me (Denise), voted for me (Ramona, Hayden, Richard) or spilled the beans of a plan of mine (Debb) has ended up in pretty short order going to the Jury, either by co-incidence or design, but not by accident.
It hasnt been pretty. And I doubt I will win. But I think people may be underestimating me - and that is something I have always banked on in games. Usually means, I am good at doing what I have but not alway a recipe for success,
And I full expect that I will getr slammed from pillar to post by the hosts, the lurkers (they must really hate me as I have been soooo boring on the main boards), but I have worked very hard and would think none could deny that. Sorry for not dancing at the party but I do genuinely believe that my delayed start in this game meant I was playing catch up and that has really set the tone for how I have played, good or bad and evenw ith the mistales... this shit aint easy to do kids, when you cant see what you are doing.
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:27:10 pm