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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 10, 2011 2:42:24 GMT -5
So I guess I can take off my shoes and stay a while. I feel pretty confident right now that I'm solidly in the group of people that people like most. I don't really know of anyone who doesn't like me, or really could not like. Well I'm sure Dianna doesn't care for me much, but I don't really care about her, or worry about her.
Last round finished up surprisingly weird. Never have I ever helped vote off an HoH. I guess there is a first time for everything. Noah was like epic Fail, specially if what it is, is true that he only went on vacation?! How lame is that? if it's something else, and more of an emergency then I wish him the best. I think I and everyone else would have rather seen Dianna leave the game, but we weren't able to pool our votes together and vote our Dianna. A little bit to why I didn't vote Dianna, was because in a short conversation with her, I told her I would keep her around. Why I said that? I really don't know, but then again at the same time I would say it has to do with trying to provoke conversation from her. Needless to say it didn't work. I don't want to lie more than is necessary and because of that I figured this would be an easy one not to botch.
This round is shaping up to be a pretty good one so far. I spoke with Bradley after he was victorious in round 2 HoH. He claimed I was safe from Noms and from leaving off the A-List. Pretty cool deal, now just to sit back and watch the show, if any.
The HoH wasn't difficult at all. I thought that by disclosing our number would help, but I told Johnny and he ended up taking my valuable spot anyway. Oh well, I gave a good effort, and had it work, I think I might have been able to win HoH. Well I'm heading to bed because I'm exhausted and the trash needs to go out. More later, and still would like to do a character/person breakdown yet. Time barring.
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 10, 2011 14:27:33 GMT -5
Here is my take on the cast up until now, minus "No!!! AHHHH".
I'll most likely rank them at a later time though.
** Note these might be coming at you in waves**
Adam: My first impressions almost doomed us from the start. I was kind of leery about him because I was under the assumption he might be in here with some pre-game alliance, and I still have worries about that. To add to that he also was one of the last two people I talked to in the game, and I had to make the effort to reach out to him. It would be less significant except that when I talked to him, he became almost too forward with wanting to work with me. If he has such an opinion of myself, then why am I the one that is messaging you? He told me like numerous such as other people have that he wants to work with me, which is fine for now because he is someone that I could see as a large threat and I really don't need someone like that after me right now. I'm still really guarded around him so only time and conversation will tell where we go from here. I'm about 65-70% on board with him right now. Not bad for only talking really once. I guess I'm too willing to open up.
Bradley: So far he is one of the cooler people I've spoken with in this game. He seems like a genuinely nice guy but there is also a fuzziness to him. We haven't discussed anything about working together, but we have also kind of made an agreement not to hurt one another as far as being on the A-list. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Conversations with him have been generally good, but they tend to just die off. I feel like if I won HoH I would value his opinion on who I would choose to put up. I think he and I could end up working together more as the game goes on and I'm looking forward to that. I'm about 85% on board with him at this stage.
More to come later...
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 10, 2011 17:32:51 GMT -5
Britney: First props goes to her, I guess the big deal is she released a single today. Probably a good thing comedians don't release singles. It wouldn't be too classy to make a lot of hype about us coming out with one joke. So Brit and I are on good terms I think. She is another one of the people on the hardcore Mike bandwagon. Am I really that loveable? She kind of laid it on thick, but she was playful enough to rope me in a little. I wish I would get the chance to talk with her a little more. I don't think we've talked a whole lot of game, just about other stuff which is cool and fun and I enjoy a lot. I'm a sucker for the lovely girls. I'd say I'd give her a 70% in trust and that is only because I'm generous and hopeful of our chances of working well together.
Christie: Hmm, I'm sort of torn about tearing into Christie, but I have to because I don't feel like there are enough people to tear into and go after at this point in the game. Christie has been a lot of fun to talk to, for the two times that I have talked to her. She just doesn't seem like she is putting the effort into this game that some others are, which is okay if that's your strategy, or even just who you are, but don't complain when it bites you in the ass. I hate how little she post on the boards, and she hasn't impressed me at all with challenges yet. I don't think anyone is really working with her, no sense investing in something that you think might tank early. I wouldn't be surprised if Bradley goes and nominates her this round. I give a solid investment portfolio standing of about 25% with her.
More to come later....
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 10, 2011 23:28:44 GMT -5
So I'm tripping on the clue in the A-List Lounge. Do you think I'll have to wait till next round? Meh. I found the two easy ones...lame...but now the other ones are asking for us to "Trying changing one to ten, Then look....." With the missing text being something "In between" maybe? 1 and 10 don't make much sense to me right now, and the idea of changing anything on the board it crazy, although 10 was the only number not selected in this last HoH is I believe. Oh well I guess I'll have to look around a little more.
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 11, 2011 0:52:10 GMT -5
It wasn't between, it was Halloween, I found another key Bitches!!!!
Changed the calendar from 1 to 10 or January to October! Wahoo!
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 11, 2011 1:43:44 GMT -5
Since it appears the first clue didn't really mean key 5 and 4 go together, I'm going to write down all the possible code and try them later. JKL0S48S JKL0QJM2 S48SQJM2 S48SJKL0 QJM2S48S QJM2JKL0 Also in the case the 0 is actually an O QJM2JKLO S48SJKLO JKLOQJM2 JKLOS48S one last thing, in the case of case sensitivity... jkl0s48s jkl0qjm2 s48sqjm2 s48sjkl0 qjm2s48s qjm2jkl0 Or Lower Cast and with a o instead of a 0 qjm2jklo s48sjklo jkloqjm2 jklos48s Now time to copy and paste these codes in and see if they work.  |
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 11, 2011 2:01:58 GMT -5
Feeling frustrated because the codes aren't workings. Thoughts are, maybe there is a different meaning in the first clue, that when it says 2 goes 3, and 5 with 4. 1 without 6 would be no more. I was under the assumption that this meant key pairs. It looks like it's back to the old drawing board. One good thing is the next key I get will unlock something, so that's awesome! |
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 11, 2011 2:17:46 GMT -5
Sorry, Had to post something, the post count in DR was at 666.... Gah!
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 11, 2011 7:36:56 GMT -5
Chest 2 is unlocked!!!
by none other than myself!!
I rule! I've won the power of Overruled Oh and just another little tidbit, I'm keeping this one close to the chest. Even if someone finds out, it's fine because most likely I'm going to save it to pull me down from nomination, and that enough should scare people because if they are the one to nominate me, then I will make it a point to come at them like a badger in heat!! Wahhhhhhhhhhhhh! |
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 11, 2011 13:49:50 GMT -5
I really didn't give a whole lot of effort towards this Rewards Challenge because to my knowledge I'm not really getting rewarded for posting pictures. Even if there was some reward in addition, that is handed out to the person who posted the most times, I wouldn't even be anywhere close to being able to touch Lindsay! That girl is a beast! She's been doing 5, 6, probably more photos at one click. I met my minimal requirement and then a little. Might do a few more once I'm home from work. I actually chuckles a little at the banter that went back and forth between Dianna and Penn on the Papparazzi board. Which btw is spelled wrong. Not that it matters any, Karmazing wasn't spelled correctly either. haha. I need to finish up the rest of the player break downs too. Stay focused Mike, think you are doing it for Pizza!!!!
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Post by Penn Badgley on Jan 11, 2011 15:46:30 GMT -5
I fixed the paparazzi spelling. I even looked that one up. Haha. I fail. But for Karmazing, not sure how it's spelled wrong when I made the word up myself. Karma + Amazing = Karmazing.  |
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 11, 2011 16:56:16 GMT -5
Haha, I just figured that was also the case for the Paparazzi thing too, that in some way it was two words combined and then it created a new Penn word like Karmazing. I enjoy your made up words, and sorry for catching another spelling error. There was also one in Chest 2, but I didn't point it out. |
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 12, 2011 2:13:47 GMT -5
So shit! I came a lot closer to winning the reward challenge then I thought I would. It's a shame because I was slightly mislead in the directions below.
"P.S. It will not be noted who posted pictures of who. It will only be revealed who had how many points in the end. Failure to post at least three pictures in this challenge will get you a strike."
I did not realize that our total posted was going to be general knowledge. For the benefit of the challenge I believe it would have been awesome if this would have been put into the instructions because I feel like it would have given some more incentive. I would have tried to post a few more, that's for sure. I'm not really upset though, was just saying. I figure that's part of my right in here to bitch and complain. No slight against the Hosts and HC. I think you guys are doing a great job.
I was glad to see Sean won. Him and I are now in the plans of working through PoV. Well actually I have been doing a lot of the forerunner work with it right now. I also shared the #2 key with him since that is the only one that hasn't been used thus far. Plus I don't think he'll end up finding any others because this is one of the easier one and he didn't com across it yet. It actually seems like not many people will come across many at all. It will take clues to pretty much blatantly point out where they are for people to get them. Maybe people just don't have the motivation? Maybe people just suck?
So PoV is a goal of mine this round. I would like to free Britney from the block, and will do so if I win PoV. I told her I would, and this early on I will honor that. Now how to dissolve tension afterwards between Bradley and I. I will speak with him just before I save Britney and tell him that I am doing this, and that I would like to have him put Kate up in her place. He can even give me as reason. My goal is to put her in her place, and that place is out of the house. With 2 strikes in the last 3 events, and no notice as to why I believe she should be gone, gone, gone. Even though Kate and I hit it off really well in the beginning, we've kind of become estranged in our friendship. On top of that she is talking goofy on the boards. Why would you speak of trash talking yourself in you DR. Just come out and tell us here. You suck, what else do we need to know. Basically through it all, I want to be this round's HoH without being HoH.
Funny thing right now, not sure how to take Adam. He is trying to offer up all this information on how the house is leaning, who is working with who and what alliances there are. It just comes across as a bunch of bologna to me. I wish I knew what his underlying message was. He's kind of over board with how he comes at me and it's actually a turn off in trusting him. I gotta get back to working on PoV. Later DR!
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 12, 2011 13:19:18 GMT -5
Dianna: Okay, so she is definitely the person I want to see out of the house most. Her personality is her flaw. I kind of feel bad about that because I don't know if there is anything that she can do to improve herself. She comes across as always just being half there, whether it is when I am IMing her, or when she is posting on the boards. It's almost like she is on a completely different page then all the rest of us. My thought is that Bradley and Adam have her back. If I have the opportunity to be HoH before she is gone, I will definitely be putting her up as my number one person. There is something to be said about making small goals and following through with them. Dianna, hear me know, I will take you down. That is my solemn vow. Okay a little overkill, but I hope I got my point across.
Drew: So far Drew has been rather pleasant to be around, although he can also be a bore when chatting with him on AIM. I don't know why but he is also one of those people that is really trying hard to get on my good side and jump on the Mike pogo-stick. I feel like he really doesn't have a spine, aka can't stand on his own. I feel like he would be most likely to slip by most of the game, not being targeted and never really challenging for the win because he probably isn't too good at challenges. I think I could probably get him to vote my way a lot if I invest a little time here or there. I just don't know who else he is trying to sleep with. I can't really complain about him too much, but be sure if I need a last resort nomination, he would be one of the first to consider.
More to come later....
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Post by Mike Birbiglia on Jan 14, 2011 7:41:17 GMT -5
What a difference from the first sentence of this post to this point. A lot has gone down since I've posted last. It's not that I didn't want to post. It's more that I was busy doing damage control. I no longer want to see Adam in the game. I was torn up until now, but I now know that he is the mastermind behind everything that was trying to over throw me this round. A lie is a lie. I'll admit that, and because I didn't fully disclose the correct 3 questions I asked, I guess that is grounds for trying to get me booted off. I guess it's good that I had a night to sleep on it, and was fully aware of everything that was going down, otherwise I might have not been as cooled headed when talking with Adam, and Bradley.
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