Round 7

I think it's Round 7. I don't know.

So we've merged and I made sure I was going to be one of the people who dropped so I could talk to my people from the other group. I think my team is going to lose the "immunity" challenge but voting off Caryn seems to be the sitch.

Tom said that he's still down with the Bobby Jon/me/him/Mia alliance and I believe him for now. I'm not sure if Lisa got my PM about aligning or not, but I kinda hoped that she didn't. I still have my alliance with Jolanda & Ibrehem and I honestly don't know how that's going to work out at all.

One thing is for sure, I don't want Tom and Bobby Jon getting anywhere near a final 4. I'm worried that Mia might want to go to the final 3 with them. If the jury starts now, it's a final 3- so that's definitely something to worry about. I think it'll be a final 3 regardless.

I told Tom that I'm cool with Caryn going, but I want Ami & Chad gone as soon as possible and I also want Kim and Lisa to go since they're variables I don't want to consider into my calculations. I'm going to play things round by round, but I am currently 100% loyal to no one. I feel like I have a lot of options and that's where I want to be.

My avatar is so gross now.

So your plan is to hold off on booting the "variables", Kim and Lisa, as you call them. Are you at all afraid that someone else might take advantage of those variables if you keep them in the game long enough?

Something seems aloof to me, and what I know is that I'm not in control like I want to be.

I spoke to Tom about the boot order and it seems to be something of the order of:

12. Caryn
11-9. Ami/Chad
8-7. Kim/Lisa

That rids of the variables because Tom gets to keep his lackey in Gregg. However I want everyone to get this "set boot order" in their mind so they feel safe, and I want to turn that upside down so I can get control. I want to propose the best possible boot order for everyone to feel happy (Ami thinks that's the boot order but that she's not involved in it, same with Kim probably).

And what do you see that "best possible boot order" as?

In a combination of realism + what works best for me, Caryn goes this round obviously. Next round Chad goes. This seems like a universal accord. The way Ami is acting is really making me feel like she knows a lot more and that I am just being "made felt comfortable". I'm going to go along with it for now, but I need to make my move.

I don't have numbers in any way except in the Tom/BJ/Mia circle. I could just stick with them until the FInal 7 and hope that I can use numbers then, but that's NOT my style. I'm going to be social as a motherfucker this next round, try to build rapport and trust, and I'll get back to you on that bootlist. Time to get CPM mode.

Do you think Ami is aware she is targeted so early?

I think there has to be some awareness with her, yes. I'm not sure if someone has sold me under the bus, but I think most of us have been short with her.

I just brought up the idea with her of targetting Tom & Bobby Jon, which in all honesty I'm considering doing. I'm telling her that the Final 6 might be the best time to do it so she feels comfortable getting to that point- but I also want to bring it up doing it earlier than later.

Chad essentially came to me saying that he has no one and that he feels desperate. This is the kind of number I need if I'm going to gain power or control. I've spoken with Ami about possibly putting Tom/BJ/Gregg on the outs. If we could get those 3 to vote for someone, and possibly have me/ami/chad/jolanda/ibe/lisa vote for someone, and have like kim vote for some other random- we would have control. I don't want to leave Mia hanging- but I don't see myself comfortable in the alliance I am now.

I would be such a fucking villain if I did that though. I need to get in power without shaking on Russell Hantz territory.

And there goes Mia with the PM about going against Bobby Jon and Tom <3.

Alliance Breakdown:

Final 4: TOM - MIA - BOBBY JON
Original Guatuso: MIA - CHAD - AMI - LISA
NuChorotega: TOM - MIA - BOBBY JON - AMI - KIM
NuNuGuatuso: IBREHEM - JOLANDA

I hate Brook already.

Gregg*