Round 8

I'M GOING TO DO THIS AS THE CHALLENGE PROGRESSES

This challenge is definitely interesting in how it reveals everyone's pecking orders and such. Obviously everyone wants Chad out, at least on a surface level. Kim and Lisa, two of the more inactive people, are getting numbers guessed a lot because people want to guess safe.

Bobby Jon is obviously #11, guessing it for everyone.

!!!

Bobby Jon is #7?

That means this motherfucker GUESSED me. Before LISA?

Fuck you Probst for making Kim give a shit now.

Ugh that's another variable to deal with.

I told Jo that I think Tom is too powerful to see if I can trust her or not. We'll see how that works out.

I also told Chad about he & John being disliked by Brook and I.

SUMMARY

Prior to the round I told Jolanda that Tom has a lot of power, but I didn't necessarily want him out. I did this to see if she'd respond with a paragraph or an 'oh honey I know'. It was the latter, and it kinda signaled to me that I can't trust her. I didn't think she would go to Tom, but she did. Tom is also pissed that I told Caryn she was leaving, I guess because he has control issues. So Tom's no longer a fan of me, and I can't say I'm upset about that. Mia is at the forefront trying to convince him to vote out Gregg. She thinks it'll work but Chad and I aren't so sure. Chad told me he had an idol, and Mia already knows so that's nice to hear.

I don't want to put my eggs in some basket that everyone's just going to happily vote out Gregg and hope that Chad just plays his idol. I see no incentive for Tom and Bobby Jon to vote Gregg out, but I'm going to stay as quiet as possible as I can for them right now. I want to kind of expose how many jars they have their hands in, but I need to gain rapport with a few of these people. I'm glad I didn't waste my time with Jolanda or Ibrehem, but that really only leaves Kim, especially if Gregg is the target.

If all of this shit works out, I think that Tom & BJ are going to be a lot more bitter at Mia than I am which works well for my chances if I somehow make it to the Final 3.

What's the plan for this round? Who are your biggest threats to take out?

What do you think your odds are of making the endgame with the current alliance setup in the tribe? Who would you want to see be there with you?

Well Jolanda has now deemed me as a threat due to my "Tom" comment. I honestly didn't think that one little statement could put such a target on me, but it has. She is trying to rally votes to get me out this round, and Mia has apparently convinced Tom and Bobby Jon to vote out Jolanda along with the 5 old Guatuso members. I don't exactly know what I need to do to make sure Tom & BJ stay that way, but I'm going to do just about anything.

I'm feeling like the odds are against me right now. I need to make sure people trust me, and by people I mean Tom, BJ, and the original Guatuso. Those are the only people I can get far with. I actually would love to be in the Final 3 with Mia & Chad, but I think I would lose against either. So Ami & Lisa are probably better bets. Possibly BJ & Tom if they screw over their entire group.

I sent Tom a PM, which was mostly whole-hearted and legit. He read it then signed off -.-.

Alright I've cleared things up with Tom and I feel comfortable that Jolanda is going to be voted out this round.

I sent a PM to Ami & Lisa telling them we need to vote for Jolanda.

I also told Tom that Gregg told Chad he wasn't going this round in order to keep Chad's idol in play for next round in case we want to idol out Bobby Jon or something.

I HAVE BEEN SO AWFUL AT STRATEGY THIS ROUND.

I deserve to go home. I hate only being able to PM people and not IM them as well. It makes me go crazy.

My gut is telling me I'm going tonight. If that's true, I've greatly enjoyed the game and I'm sorry I couldn't put more time into it.