WEEK 3: WTF?

[Johnny Knoxville]

WTF?

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Me giving my nomination speech on the assumption that I had won, and being so RUDELY interrupted with this:



OMG I WAS SO SURE I WON. SO FUCKING GOD DAMN SURE! I THOUGHT MAYBE ADAM HAD A CHANCE BUT I WAS PRETTY DAMN SURE I HAD BEAT HIM. I POSTED FOR ONE FULL DAY OF MY LIFE MINUS TIME TO SLEEP. AND I EVEN WOKE MYSELF UP PERIODICALLY THROUGH THAT SLEEP!

GODDAMN! HOW DID SHE BEAT ME? I TOTALLY UNDERESTIMATED HER. 100%.

*takes 10 deep breaths*

OK so I just needed to get that out of my system. I am playing a lot of angles right now so I need to contain my emotions within the DR. I am pissed that I lost, not that Kate won. She did phenomenally and I don't want to take anything away from her. I am so impressed. But I am also so frustrated because I tried so hard and I was feeling so confident. The competition in this game is intense. You need to be on your A Game and that was made 100% clear to me by losing by a FULL 3 hour cycle to her.

I truly think this is not a bad thing for me. I am just pissed that all that work I did was for nothing. Well not for nothing, it got me moved up to the A-list and I really needed that. ;D

And truth be told, I don't think I COULD have beat Kate, even if I hadn't slept. I was getting sloppy with my posting when I was getting tired, and I think even if I had tried to stay awake all 24 hours I would not beat her because of mistakes.

It is now clear who the Endurance threats in this game are. But I think a lot of people will step it up now when they see how serious some people took it.

One really nice thing to see was that Dianna was nominated. I have already told people I want her out. It will make things a lot easier for me to justify keeping Sean with a known target of mine on the block.

I think I could pull it off, so I kinda hope that nominations remain the same. I think that Mike Lindsay Me Brit and Sandra would all probably vote for Sean to stay, given the right incentive. But the thing is I would not wanna win veto and then not use it because that would piss off Sean and he seems to be an emotional player and sometimes they develop ventdettas. If I win veto and use it on Sean, I think both Adam and Kate would end up pissed at me. Kate because she just did me a favour, and Adam because he has made it clear to me he wants Sean gone. So really, I think that winning veto would be a bad thing for me this week...

BUT I HATE THROWING COMPETITIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVEN'T ALREADY WON SOMETHING!

Why do I make things so hard for myself? I'll post more when I figure out what I am going to do.

[Johnny Knoxville]

J Knox's Long Term Strategy...



Is non existent. No seriously.

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This game is keeping me on my toes and I am spread very thin right now. Especially by recent events. I honestly don't know how I am going to progress from this point forward.

Today, I was approached about an ~alliance~. The people who are in it are Kate, Bradley, Adam and myself. I accepted, but I have mixed feelings about it. I think all four of us will be fierce competitors, but I am nervous about long term implications. This game is about to get super messy for me.

Probably the biggest reason I accepted is that Adam is in the alliance. Adam and I became really tight somehow and I am not even sure when it happened. And despite the fact that Kate/Bradley/Adam were operating as a unit before I was invited, I think Adam and I are tight enough that our bond might supercede that factor.

And another reason I like the alliance is that they are all strong competitors. I think probably the strongest competitors here. Adam, Kate and I all stomped the competition in that endurance. And the whole alliance are playing the game strategically and thinking ahead.

But I feel that maybe they are not the best at keeping alliances secret? Because a lot of people are already on to them. I don't want to be lumped in with them.

For instance, today they were talking about who should be nominated and the discussion was for the purposes of finding out which person we should send home. The problem that I see is that its only week 3... in order to specifically send someone home you have to campaign. Campaigning often exposes alliances, so personally I do not think we should be doing it right now. In the long run it would be better for us to just have two people up that we don't care if they go. Then just let the house decide. Less campaigning will make us a lot less noticeable as a group. And at the very least it will prevent me from being lumped in with them.

Anyways, I am all for alliances, but how the hell am I going to fit this into my game? I know that Britney, Mike and Sean all trust me. I do not want to violate that trust. But if I tell them about this alliance then I will really jeopardize my standing in it. At the same time, if I don't tell them, then if it becomes exposed then I could really piss off B/M/S and I don't want that either. And sooner or later I will have to pick between them.

I just feel like I am setting myself up for a huge fall. My worst case scenario is that the whole house comes to some massive realization that I am aligned with basically all of them in some way, shape or form. They will think its because I am ruthless or cutthroat, BUT I GENUINELY LIKE THEM, ITS JUST THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO BE ALLIED WITH ME AND I DON'T WANT TO PICK BETWEEN THEM. I feel like turning down an alliance in this game is kinda like giving someone the finger, and my self interest instincts kick in too much for me to do that.

But I guess that being allied with everyone is better than being on the outs.

[Johnny Knoxville]

Booyah!

Who now holds one of the three secret powers in this game? I DO. I control the hidden power 'Battle Royale'. I have never in my ORG life had a secret power before. It feels simply ~orgasmic~!

I gotta be honest though, this power was 100% a joint effort. I would have never found it if it wasn't for Adam. He figured out the clue for the third key, and since we are working together, he told me about it. I already had key 2 (thanks Mike!) so we got in easily. After talking about it with Adam, we mutually decided that I would claim the power.

At first I wasn't all that sure about the value of the power because there is high risk associated with using it (2 votes -_-), but after sleeping on it I thought of a few different creative ways that it could be useful. Some involve no risk at all! Anyways here is what I have thought of:

1. The obvious way. If I find myself nominated, I can use it against the HoH to potentially hijack their HoH. I could also do this if two allies of mine are nominated, but I think in most cases that would just reveal too many of my cards and I would attain a short term rewards at a long term cost (everyone would know who I am really with). I definitely would not want to use it to save allies until at least jury time. This is the riskiest way to use it because I could end up receiving two votes quite easily if I lose. Still really useful to have though.

2. If Mike ever decides to screw me over for some reason, I could use my power to screw him over. Basically, I would need an ally in the position of HoH. They nominate him. He overrules their decision with his power. I then use my power against that HoH, but tell them beforehand that they are 100% safe and that I will renominate their original nominees. They throw it to me. Since the week starts over and MY decision would not be overruled, I would still be able to nominate Mike. So basically my power can overrule the 'Overrule' power. LOL. But this is not something I want to do. Only a potential use for the power.

3. I think the BEST way to use this power would be to fake a fight with an HoH. Say that Adam gets HoH, I use my power against him and he throws the challenge to me. No one is gonna assume that he threw it, so people will think I legitimately made a big move against him and it will be much easier for us to operate under secrecy. I have a feeling that this would be the best way to make use of the power, unless of course I find myself in an emergency and use it for reason #1.

4. I guess this power would make it possible for me to have two consecutive HoH reigns. So if I am HoH, I do not need to worry about vulnerability as much the next round. This will be especially useful later on in the game, when numbers are dwindling

Anyways, I have two questions about the power.

1. If I steal the HoH, do I get bumped to the top of the A List? And do I get to make a swap of the list?

2. I noticed that last season there was a week where veto was decided in the same challenge as HoH. Would I be allowed to use the power in this instance?

The other thing I wanted to mention is that I found out yesterday that Mike also has a power. I got into his chest maybe an hour or two after him.

I am not telling him that I am aware about his power because I want to see how long it takes him to tell me. If he tells me right away then it will tell me he is being pretty forthright with me. If it takes him a long time to tell me, well then clearly I am not much of a priority to him. But I am nervous he might play the same game with me if he finds out that I have a prize (in fact, I am nervous for the time when ANYONE in the game knows I have the power). I am pretty sure that Adam and I are the only ones to have seen my prize so far, but I am not positive on that. BUT if anyone sees my prize in the next while, then I will know because I know that right now the view count of the power is at 15. I will be keeping close tabs to see if that number changes.

The hard part about having this power is that everyone will know soon enough that I have it, and exactly what I am capable of doing. Its tough to decide whether or not I should tell people about it because my gut instinct says not to, but I know that if I hold out too long that people will find out on their own anyways. The reason I do not want to tell people is that I think it encourages people to backdoor me. If anyone ever uses me as an original nomination, they risk losing their HoH. But putting me up after veto is a simple solution to that problem for any HOH that hates me. So yeah... a little nervous about that possibility.

I don't think that people will think of my more creative uses for it, but I think people will know that if they want to get rid of me that they will have to backdoor me.

[Johnny Knoxville]

The gameplay this week makes me want to...

(Aren't you glad the GIF cut off when it did?)
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What is WRONG with these people. Seriously, there are so many players right now who are trying to make these bold impressive moves. And instead they end up looking like a dumbass. Guys, sometimes the simple choice is the right choice. If you want to make sure that someone you want gone will be sent home, nominate that player!

I am just so annoyed because I had everything setup for Lindsay to go this week. AND THEN BOTH KATE AND MIKE FUCKED IT UP. BY ACTING COMPLETELY STUPID. AND IT ALL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS AT WORK SO THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO PREVENT THEIR DUMBASS DECISIONS!

Kate! Why didn't you nominate Lindsay as your replacement nominee!?!?! Yes I know that you want to flush Mike's power. But seriously, Mike could probably be reasoned with if he won HoH. Lindsay is after you, Brad and Adam without question! Nominate the bitch! Goddamn and now she survives another round.

Mike! It is SO lame that you screwed Sean by deciding not to use your power. I mean, I think its likely that you may have screwed yourself, but even if your plan succeeded it means that someone who was loyal to you and had your back would be evicted just because you wanted to hang on to your power. I am at the point now where I feel like you SHOULD be voted out. If you'd do that to Sean, what's stopping you from doing it to me?

I can't believe this, but I am actually pushing for Mike to leave now. I just don't think he is trustworthy after how he treated Sean.

How did the inactive boring people make it though this round? Drew and Dianna need to go sooner rather than later, and now they're sliding by. GOD DAMN IT!

[Johnny Knoxville]

OMFG Brit has been MIA since I found out the final nominations, and now I am super worried about the plan to boot Mike. If she doesn't fucking vote then we might not have the majority required to get rid of him. GET THE FUCK ONLINE BRIT. SERIOUSLY. YOU ARE LETTING ME DOWN HUGE HERE!

[Johnny Knoxville]

K Sorry Brit, I was just freaking out when this happened and you totally pulled through <3.

You're the best!