Journal

[Jason [Rafe]]

NOVEMBER 4, 2010
Well it's my first game back at the new RGRU (formerly SRGO) and I am excited. Just got elected Moderator, so I hope the folks here like me.

I am on the Coba tribe, and I don't know a soul on the tribe, which should make for an interesting game. It looks like we are all active, so I look forward to getting to know these guys and hopefully making it far in my first game back.

Yay!

[Jason [Rafe]]

NOVEMBER 7, 2010
Well two challenges and two tribal councils. I wasn't able to be at the second challenge because I was travelling. I am worried that I am not going to be able to keep up with the pace of this game at this point in my life. But I will try my best. First challenge, I also misunderstood the timing. I'm so used to 48 hour deadlines that I thought I had extra time. I did manage to help a bit, so I was spared because Michelle did nothing. Now we are at tribal again, but we ended up lucking out in that we received 2 extra people but kept our 4, so we are able to pick one of them off. Unfortunately its going to be Kathleen. I like her a lot and probably could have made an alliance with her. In good news though Softball is on my team now, and we get along great, so hopefully I can get that going. People on my team aren't online a lot, so I am hoping they pop on in the day tomorrow so I can chat them up more.

As of right now I have NO alliances - and this worries me. I feel like everyone here already knows each other and I am going to have a hard time breaking in this game. We'll see how it goes.

[Jason [Rafe]]

NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Sorry journal, it's been too long. Well this game is shaping up nicely, though admittedly I still don't really have any concrete allies in the game. Nervous? Yes. Intriguing? More so. I have some how made it to the merge, without anyone really talking to me. Ha. I won the first individual immunity, which shocked me. Nobody seemed to want it, so I just kept playing. I strategically bumped people off so that I could get the bonus plates, I also took out people who were active first so that I could have more time. Well I don't care - I wanted immunity and I got it, and now people at least know I'm a threat. Ha.

So I guess its not 100% true that I don't have an ally. Though I'm not sure how much I trust the person yet. I have entered into a pact with PGCool (Jacob), and it is the most unexpected thing in the game. We had been publicly fighting and then fighting quite a bit on AIM. So I brought the idea up to him at the merge, and he loved it. Nobody will ever think we are F2 partners. It will be very interesting to see how long we can keep up the charade that we hate each other. Katie approached me with a F3 offer with her and Softball (Tom) too I believe. One side wants to target Jacob and one side wants to target AJ. I like being a little sniper between both camps. I will be getting rid of AJ first though. She's clearly the biggest threat and when someone that good stays in, its trouble. My only fear is that she has the immunity idol. Which means, Jacob might go.

Lots to figure out still. Ugh. I just need a facial and some new slacks.

[Jason [Rafe]]

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

HOLY SHIT. This game has gotten cutthroat. As soon as I make one shadow alliance, the game upends and votes out Jacob. This suddenly leaves me as one of the schmucks that voted AJ. So I fessed up to AJ and told her that I totally voted for her and gave her my reason why. I was completely transparent and honest. So I thought I was screwed.

NOPE

Suddenly AJ is asking me for a secret F2 alliance - but we have to keep it secret. The same kind of alliance I had with Jacob. Hilarious? Yes. Brilliant? Of course. So of course I say yes. So now I have to do damage control with everyone. I start to befriend Kiefer who was working with Jacob and through proxy has been told he can trust me. Nick and I also strike up conversation because I left him alone in the plate smash. In the meantime I'm also talking to Carrie and Julie. My big strategy with all of these people is to just lay it out there and basically tell them I've got nobody. This is partially true. I think I have Tom - and always really have. Kesha wanted that F3 with her and Tom and I think they still think I am in that - plus I really like Tom, so I won't turn on him. This revelation seems to work and suddenly everyone wants to work with me. AND THEN...

Somehow the tide turns and I am being pinned as the ringleader and people are targeting me again. Ugh. More talking, nonstop talking. AJ starts to help say I am a loner and not a threat - and finally the target is off of me and on to KIEFER. This is the guy I was supposed to work with and now he's the target. Man its getting real complicated.

So flash to the live challenge today, I suck at live challenges -especially about Survivor. Everyone is telling me that Kiefer has to lose immunity and I'll be safe. Then the challenge happens and Kiefer is really good. I get down to the final four (somehow) and read the question wrong and get eliminated. Kiefer is in the final 3 with Nick an Carrie and they all answer the question wrong, but Kiefer is the last one so he gets eliminated. Suddenly I have some breathing room. AND THEN....

Live Tribal! Oh man. Everyone starts scrambling. I am told Kiefer is the vote, but then Kiefer tells me Julie is the vote and then I am being told I am the vote and that Kiefer is going to play an idol and get rid of me, and then Kiefer tells me that Kesha is going to stack two on Julie and so will he and my vote will put her out - BUT then, Kesha tells me she is voting Kiefer and Nick is telling me if I vote Kiefer out he'll work with me. CHAOS! In the end I vote for Kiefer and he goes out - but in the meantime we see that Carrie receives a vote and Julie receives 3. We know 2 of those votes are Kiefer, but who ELSE voted Julie and who voted Carrie? I think Kesha split up her votes to stack votes on the two powerful ladies for later. Immediately Nick thinks I voted Julie.

So now Nick is buddy buddy with me and wants Kesha or Tom out next. I gotta be honest - if I can pull it off NICK is going home next.


Tough week this week, but I have to keep inching on. I feel good about IC 8.

Slack to the Max,
Chris

[Jason [Rafe]]

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

AH so we are in a tie situation right now between Nick and Carrie. Honestly I thought I had wanted Nick out, but its pretty clear that Nick doesn't want me out so I was gunning for Carrie. Carrie and AJ are really tight, and while I like AJ and want to work with her, I need to get Carrie out of the way. Carrie already used her idol and she's a tough competitor so this might be the only chance I have to get her out.

The game is kind of winding down, after this I believe there will only be 7 of us and I am feeling like I could actually make the end. I worry about Tom and Kesha. They are my two allies but they are clearly working together outside of me. I told Tom to vote Carrie and he said he would, but then he clearly voted Nick with Kesha - he said he was afraid Carrie had an idol. This is suspect because I have told him twice that she already used her idol and that nobody has two. So I don't know what to think about this. I do have AJ and if Nick survives I have that option too. Just have to play my cards right.

To the Max,
Chris

[Jason [Rafe]]

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

So Nick went home - and holding an idol. Bummer. I keep finding myself shifting around in these alliances. Kesha is basically telling Tom what to do, so that has to be broken up. Everyone has been asking me to avenge them when they leave. Nick wants Julie out - ha. Before he was voted out he recommended I talk to Kelli. So maybe there's a possibility there. For now I want Kesha and Tom to think I am F3 with them still, and I want AJ to think we're still final 2 together. Though I am pretty sure that she'll be mad about the Carrie vote - but I'll be honest with her.

I might have to win this immunity - but posting challenges are tough for me.

Sweatin to the Oldies,
Chris