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survivor-mesopotamia · 4 years

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Ep. #4 - “I’m extending a bridge to you” (Zach)

There is zero upside to being captain. If captains are swapped, then I'm basically screwed, and if they pick, then I have to reveal my allegiances to people still in the game. I absolutely do not want to be captain. I'm not crazy about Zach being it either, I'd prefer it to be someone like Kyle or Grace, but if Zach is going to push for it we will see what happens

https://youtu.be/9jTSUqwcuPU Confessional 7 (Round 3 #2)

Voting out Chrissa was probably one of the hardest votes I've ever had to encountered, and it honestly really hurts. For me, voting her out was the best strategically because we talked the least. And by the time tribal started, I ended up in alliances of 3 with Will & Megan and JJ & Julian respectively. Given the ranking system, we are all expecting some sort of tribe swap, which might be best for my game so long as I have someone else on my tribe with me. However, JJ recently got into a lot of trouble. Stuff about sending nudes because he "perceived there to be consent". Yikes. Apparently other people know about it too, which makes sense because this call happened in tengaged about it. We are thinking he might be removed, but we don't know what's to happen yet. I think most of us are running under the assumption that he'd be voted out next tribal should he not be removed. It's pretty gross what he did, and I definitely won't be aligned with him any longer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTzwD-rR8Ws&feature=youtu.be

I am happy JJ is out of the game, both because he deserves it based on his behavior and because one less number. The tribe challenge has me worried. I hope it is a challenge with Zach representing us, because he is good and it also keeps him a bigger target than me. If it's a swap, I'm very nervous and will probably have to paint myself as being on the outs if I end up in a minority, which would almost certainly happen relative to the other two tribes. No matter what, the backstabbing is probably going to start very soon, so buckle your seatbelts everyone.

Confessional 9: https://youtu.be/WhBt-uWOdEA Confessional 10: https://youtu.be/1ZbVWE-2AqM

volunteering for the summit bc im bored and wanna just be a bit risky. i feel like if a twist gets leashed upon me, it'll be surface level. Praying for the best!

Tribe Summit - https://youtu.be/46NdXf1N37U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeX4PKTjQlw&feature=youtu.be

https://youtu.be/96RCT99DDWI Confessional #8 (Round 4 Confessional #1) Contents: JJ's removal, the summit, Kyle's removal, new tribe.

Holy shit so we've had a tribe swap and two removals. Both kinda shocking and completely out of the blue what had happened. Oddly still not the craziest thing I've seen done on either end of org playing but still. So far with the new tribe I feel I got the good end of the stick with zach and Collin and myself staying together for the most part kinda wish we had all stayed together because of you know being out numbered by returning players there's the enitial Holy shit fuck I'm screwed feeling but so far the tribe seems pretty cool. Which is odd and weird from what I've heard for Tumblr games from my understanding they're the more cutthroat game but so far everything has kinda been predictable in placements just as an outsider looking in but ya know. So far I'm really enjoying Abby she seems pretty cool and like I could work with her for a while but yeah that's all for now

post swap BIG boy confessional https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyooK5AHp1Y&feature=youtu.be

https://youtu.be/6IrXzJm6qNk

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https://youtu.be/MoJSBeUUdWQ

https://youtu.be/CSKB4qzvWU0 Group Confessional #1 Catching up on Each other's games and preparing for what the swap has in store for us

Uhm hi so a lot has happened and I'm sorry I didn't do confessionals before describing it all but yah -Not sure if I did a conf for the last round but basically the challenge was more flash games (yay fml) and my tribe flopped yet again (yay) -We decided to vote out chrissa unan but chrissa apparently voted for me so that was cute, already breaking my goal of not getting votes so early THANKS CHRISSA -Then JJ got removed from the game for sexually harassing ppl which is NOT COOl but then my tribe was down to four members and thats just sad luv -Then there was a random ass ranking for this summit thing and i was like wtf i dont know but I kinda figured id be getting voted as the team captain for my tribe which like eeeek could potentially put a target on my back but also i like these people and i think they like me so i'll just accept it -turns out the other tribe captains voted in were Johnny and Zach and I was like well thats cute tbh i think i like both of them (i have been on zoom calls in friend groups with zachary lately and although he is pretty quiet he seems like a nice person) (and i think i know johnny from a sequester mini before and hes a brother of aepi which is basically the partner fraternity to the sorority i was in called aephi and so were basically connected by greek life blood because hes a pi and im a phi and yas Jews -Okay anyway i volunteer to not be a tribe captain because 1. i didnt want the blood on my hands for picking a tribe (memories of svalbard ahhhh) and 2. i wanted to be on johnny's tribe hehehehe. so i did that and then i let johnny pick first and guess what!! he picked me first on his tribe!! even before anyone from his og tribe!! i thought that was weird but really cool -the new tribe seemed pretty cool and chill and i thought i was digging everyone BUT THEN kyle makes fucking COMMENTS ABOUT JEW STEREOTYPES and i was like SIR and i kinda missed everything in the heat of the moment but basically kyle got removed and im not surprised he did because to my knowledge, i already know of three fkn jews on our tribe (benji me and johnny) and we have a jew host so like why kyle would make comments like that is beyond me but WHY DO I KEEP GETTING PUT ON TRIBES WITH CRAZY PPL -anyway right now i adore johnny and i want to work with him i feel like he and i vibe so well together and we are already planning on making a stoner alliance with abi and jay from his OG tribe lmfaooo -i also like grace and julian on my tribe and benji so far is really cool and isabelle is a sweetheart so i really just hope we dont lose the next challenge and have to vote someone out because i like these people so far and i wanna get to know them more -this has been a really mentally difficult week both in game and in real life and im sorry i havent been doing more confessionals but ive really just needed a huge break due to everything thats been going on

I've locked in a five person alliance with original An (Johnny Isabelle and Benji), plus Adam. Johnny I'm connected to with Trace, Isabelle and I somehow both go to Georgetown, and I like speaking with Benji. I don't know how this alliance interacts with original alliance, that's future me's problem, but I really like this group

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If Megan “may have accidentally” found out information from the other tribe, then I “may have accidentally” decided to shift the target onto her. Somebody not purely abiding by the rules of the game is somebody I won’t completely trust

So JJ and Kyle both got removed. OOP!!! Now to figure out how messy this game is gonna be. Will Will and I be able to play middle for our first tribal and get to choose between returnees and newbies? hopefully. More on that scoop later!

https://youtu.be/vGd9Ik49CmU Confessional #10 (Round 4 Confessional #3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stpzz7-cKUg

Confessional 11: https://youtu.be/ad2R99H1g1k

https://youtu.be/PjodrB6CgLo

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https://youtu.be/y0n7YKB0EF0

NOOOOOOO HOW COULD WE OF LOST we had everything planned i do feel kinda safe I've talked to abby mostly and i think i have a girls alliance in the works with her but for now being the only two female identifying people on the tribe. We have to pull in some boys but we've got our old tribe mates which lucky for me is my main alliance from that tribe not having Michael is a big yay because love him but pretty sure he was planning on flipping on us to work with some people from the an tribe but ya know it is what it is and hopefully this is the only trival Council we have to go to and hopefully from the sounds of it it's Eric going home so hopefully that's the case and i don't end up voinv home because FYCUCJUCK THAT SHIT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9YueU_paNg&feature=youtu.be

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Of the players left on my tribe, I think Megan is the biggest threat to my game, with many cross-tribe ties. Last night, I began laying the groundwork with Johnny of eventually making her the target, without expressly stating my desire to vote her out. We'll see how this plays out, but I want Megan out first

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From the other tribe, I badly want an original An to go. It takes away an option from the Ans on my swap tribe and locks them in more with me, while preserving my options. On the flip side, a Triforce member going is the worst case scenario for the exact same reason as above, this time benefiting original An. Original Enlil going is fairly neutral

https://youtu.be/7IpJ1SC2ah8

So we lost :( It really sucks bc i put more effort into my lip sync than I think I ever have before. And of course with losing comes tribal, the first tribal for some people on my new tribe. I don't think I've done a confessional since we swapped so I'll just run down how I feel about everyone. Monty/Abby - Just gonna bunch these two together since they were on my original tribe. While they weren't in my alliance, I bonded with them like I bonded with everyone on An. We made an alliance immediately at Ea and I feel real good about facing this swap with them. Part of me does worry they knew about that original alliance and they'll throw me under the bus though. Will - Okay so I was completely blindsided by the fact that I already knew Will before the game! We played at least 1 ORG together and I remember him a little bit from just being in the community. I feel like I've really hit it off with him again and working with him feels natural. He was the first one who threw Cameron out as a vote to me last night and a lot of people really latched onto that plan. So he's definitely charismatic and influential. Eric - I've known Eric for quite some time actually. He's someone who's very easy for me to trust. Like I really hope I'm not getting the wrong read on him but he just feels honest in our conversations. He did kinda suck in the music video challenge tho LOL so I feel like he could be in danger if we go to tribal again. Cameron - They're who I'm voting out tonight. I've had no contact with them outside of the tribe chat at all. And our interactions in the tribe chat I just feel...idk like every time I talk they give me some snide remark. Zach even told me that Cameron barely spoke to him and Collin on their original tribe. So it just feels easy, if a bit TOO easy, like I'm scared it's secretly me somehow. So I guess the upside to anxiety is you never get blindsided cuz you always think it's you. Zach - I've been talking to him more often these last few days and he is wayyy smarter than most 15 year olds I've interacted with. He knew it was Cameron immediately when I started talking to him about the vote (Though I suspect it's because Will told him). He's told me more info about his original tribe than I really thought I'd get out of him. He's basically telling me that it was Zach/Collin/Kyle vs. Cameron/The rest of the newbies. So like it makes sense that he's willing to just let Cameron go. However this situation is worrying because Zach's position is almost EXACTLY my position in a game I played very recently (703 San Andres). I've seen firsthand how a competent duo in the minority can upset the majority if just one person in that majority makes a mistake. So I'm not gonna promise Zach anything just yet, I don't want him to sell me out. But I would like to see him stick around even if we lose another time. Collin - Okay I REALLY like Collin. He's super nice, he basically compliments me every time I talk to him. Which is nice, but I know he's playing that social game. And he's playing it WELL. I think if all goes well at tribal, then I'm gonna talk to Collin about really working together going forward. Basically my overarching plan on this tribe has been to make sure that if my name comes up, there will always be someone to shut it down. And I really feel like Collin, Monty, and Eric would especially keep me safe.

Cameron left.......it sucks, because it takes away my options, but among the Enki's it is the least bad scenario, since I was closer with Collin and Zach. I don't hold it against them for voting against Cameron, do what you gotta do, but I am nervous for them. I'm not throwing any challenges or anything, but I hope they survive, and I'm less nervous about myself losing than them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kWts3h2n9s

hi hi hi so far so good on the Ea tribe! i dont think anyone know about zach and i so we're remaining in the clear hehe (he has been a little difficult to corral tho) i feel like im making good connections so far so hopefully ill remain utr and if we go back to tribal i wont be a target, and if we dont i hope the other tribe takes out a big target for us

Have I mentioned that I love winning? It's just so great that nobody knows me and Monty are working together and we're subtly pulling the strings - Jay thinks he came up with Cameron's name, great he's the mastermind now and we can target him. Collin and Zach want to form a four with me and Eric - great, that keeps me and Monty apart so nobody will know and we can still vote separately. Eric's an easy target for everyone so we (Monty) just get the other returnees to target him (if we lose again) and then I can use that to flip Eric on Abby or Jay and it's just... so delicious. It's so easy to take everyone out one by one when nobody knows that you have a solid F2 already.

https://youtu.be/CVG2Z_-XjBM from this past round

https://youtu.be/yMGLsGhv6wc Confessional 12

https://youtu.be/ylahV3wyXrs

Cameron voted out 7-1

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yeracsej · 4 years

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Today we supported farmers after a very long journey from Eldoret, Kenya. We are proud of our only purchase today which is Zero Waste, supports Farmers and nourishes our bodies and souls! Pineapple has bromelain which is a super powerful anti-inflammatory- also pictured are local bananas, local passion fruits, local tree tomatoes (no idea it is our first time hehe) and local oranges. We invite you instead of buying things today, support a local farmer and get some nutritious food for yourself- you deserve it. . . . . . . . . . #yourmom #fruits #pineapple #kenya #eldoret #nairobi #zerowaste #nomorethings #buynothing #foodismedicine #regenerate #plantthedifference #victorygardens #love #africa #standforfarmers #journey #badairquality #moretrees #planttrees #biocrafting #grateful #1001 #stephenbrooks #billmurray #RZA #ronfinley #ovanova #pineapple #organic #greenfriday https://www.instagram.com/p/B5dHKbpluB9/?igshid=uz36tx3fyvxw

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ciarameghan · 4 years

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#itistime #witchbitchautumn #halloween #fall #autumn #autumnvibes🍁 #autumn🍁 #hellyes #boobsweat #nomoreth https://www.instagram.com/p/CEvE38tAvP2/?igshid=ozwj3bj3roky

#itistime #witchbitchautumn #halloween #fall #autumn #autumnvibes🍁#autumn🍁#hellyes #boobsweat #nomoreth

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speedymilkshakepizza-blog · 8 years

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gud eve

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claresambaby · 8 years

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WEEK TWO

My resolution to not buy anything new remains steadfast after the second week. And, to be completely honest, the greatest challenge for me has been the balancing act of the overwhelming embarrassment regarding my Week One post, with the shame of discontinuing my blog after only 16 days. As you can see but my publishing again today, I feel obliged to continue with my weekly updates. Lack of charm, intellect and all.

I do have a few disclosures to make, however.

First of all, the cheeriness of the blog-post suggests that I had really done something magnificent in not buying anything new for a week. It was a slight exaggeration because to be honest, it was no real achievement. I could probably count on two hands (and maybe my two feet) what I bought new in the entire 2015. To suggest that I really struggled looking at my friends’ gorgeous outfits, for example, was therefore a misrepresentation, because I always dream but rarely buy these days.

I also wanted to clarify that it’s not so much about the challenge of buying nothing new, as much as it is about addressing wider environmental and social issues. Consuming less. Wasting nothing. Creating more.

While I personally have goals of being relatively self-sufficient, waste-free and, of course, to knit my children all of their clothes until they are wise enough to refuse to wear them, my 2016 resolution is particularly concerned with Arlo. It’s about the worrying market for children and baby’s products and food which is enormous. It’s about my desire to instill in Arlo important values with minimal influence from commercialism and advertising which, unlike me his mother, do not have his interests at heart. My baby has been marketed at since he was born, if not before.

“He needs the newest and best baby monitor”

“He won’t be able to live without a $30 Sophie the Giraffe teething ring”

“Have you bought a special going-home-from-the-hospital outfit for him?”

I want him to be contented with less, to know that his personality and his inherent worth is not expressed through his material things. Most of all, I want him to know that life is not about buying; life is not about having or getting; that his only real need and want is to know he is loved, to be safe, and to be happy within himself. I refuse to believe he will be any less of a good and happy person because his pram and highchair were scavenged from the side of the road in a hard-rubbish collection (thanks, anonymous Mt Eliza mum!). I am proud of the fact that baby’s entire wardrobe is gifted, thrifted, hand-me-down or handmade. And while there’s no denying that this is largely thanks to the fact that I am lucky to have generous friends and family who have showered Arlo with gifts and second-hands before and since he was born, it’s comforting to know that there already exists a surplus of goods in my social circle alone, and it is completely unnecessary for me to consume more and add to the human rights abuses in overseas factories, the plastic packaging, the air-miles and the landfill once he (quickly) outgrows these garments and they need to be discarded and replaced.

This leads to my second disclosure: the overall tone of my writing and my resolution so far reeks of privilege. So I must admit here that I am full-blooded bourgeoisie; appreciate that I am so privileged being white, Australian and middle-class; that I have everything I need in 2016 in part because I have had a lifetime of being able to afford – or being given – anything that I really needed. And even when my husband and I have really been scraping at the barrel – counting out coins to buy groceries, or asking landlords to please excuse our late rent, again – we’ve always had food on our table, shelter over our heads (apart from those few weeks under a leaking tarp while backpacking through Brazil), clothes to wear, and a million more ‘things’.

So for wanting to avoid sounding as phony as John Lennon singing “Imagine no possessions” out of the tinted window of his limo from the comfort of his mink fur coat, I need it to be said that it’s easy for me to say that I don’t need anything more. Merely because I already have so much. Buying and owning possessions has a much different meaning when one has nothing. I know to have a new phone or pair of sneakers in a refugee camp is to feel human, and to save up for months and buy your child his favourite toy for Christmas can be beautiful.

So Week Two of buying nothing new is complete, and while I admit that while I have yet to face any true challenges with the lifestyle I have adopted and the philosophy I have looked to in raising my child, it’s nevertheless been a success!

#lessismore #contentedlife #nomorethings

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survivor-mesopotamia · 4 years

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Ep. #1 - “hail santa that is all.” (Chrissa)

Nothing much really so far. We got into tribes so far everyone seems cool ans all so can't wait to see what happens from here.

Opening thoughts: I'm very much downplaying my knowledge, making it seem like I care most about challenges, know nothing about how online Survivor works (I played and hosted one) and not a massive amount about the actual show either, asking a lot of questions. Trying to find people with the most similar personalities and let others propose any alliances.

boy am i overwhelmed

Day 1; So I'm sitting here, eating dinner, a salad with garlic bread and a mike's hard pineapple strawberry lemonade, and I decide to do a confessional! Lets talk about my tribe, first and foremost. We're the "Second Chances" tribe. Fitting, we're all FLOPS. Imma do this in the order we were REVEALED to the world. Because that's cute, right? We're basically the beauty tribe bc everyone is lowkey real scrumptious lookin. Eric; Before this game, Eric and I bonded in the Ahkmim VL about how we never get cast for tumblr survivor, and how we're waiting for redemption, and I'd feel bad leaving him as the first boot. So hopefully he'd also feel bad, and wanna talk to me. I don't think the two of us have much in common yet, he's into anime, and reading, which is like, two things I'm not really down for, but I'm definitely gonna give Spirited Away a try sometime soon so I can talk to him about it. I kinda wanna ask if the red in his hair is naturally like.. blood red. But maybe that's the lighting in the room, or maybe he died it even MORE ginger, because I often hear to him referred to as GINGER Eric, but also i don't wanna have an awkward "No, this is just like.. normal ginger" conversation. Megan; Ohhhh Megan.. my girl Megan. We've had a rocky road in our friendship, and I wish I was just talking about ice cream. Something about her though just makes me have infinite patience for the things the two of us deal with, I can't help but just want to be with her all the time. I scouted her out from FaceBook to play my Whodunnit, and we've been extremely close ever since, our game relationship has been rocky enough for me to worry slightly about her, but all I can do is trust her, and build good enough relationships with other people that if she tried to fuck me over, I would know, and strike first. Its still unclear to this day whether she had a hand in my elimination in a Big Brother game we played, 1984. What is crystal clear, is that we cried together while she cast her vote to evict me. I love her, won't never stop lovin her. I'm hoping this can be OUR season to dominate, because I feel like we're almost evenly matched when it comes to a jury vote. Will; "Whoop-de-do" iconic king of not getting his haircut. Uhh.. idk what all to say, because before the game, I knew nothing of this man. However, Monty said something about him being alive and on Skype, and my mind immediately goes to "Is he hot?" and I check his profile, and publicly announce that he's hot. Which isn't FALSE, but then we both get revealed for the game, and put on the same tribe. So now we're vibing, and relating on the fact that tumblr players hate us, and we've deemed each other, "Heather". He's currently petitioning to call our tribe "The Heathers" instead of Enlil. We get on really well, and he's pretty damn cute. Also, he goes to bed SO early, I hope we get enough time to talk and get close on this tribe. Julian; Well. This is a lot to unpack, but I found out he was playing about 3 days before the game, and since that point. He's gotten unnecessarily aggressive with me, and a couple others over non-tumblr related matters. Julian and I have a rocky history, between me being recruited, and auto-casted for his ORG, Trinity Survivor, his ex-co-host/current-best friend berating me, and deleting messages to make me look bad. To Julian throwing passive aggressive low-blows about my social ineptitude in my face if I'm angry about something, to us making final 3 together in minis. Overall, I'm constantly at odds about how I perceive our relationship, I want to be able to assume the best of him, and say that I'm good in his book, no matter what happens. I think a lot of the time, our friend group isn't the most mature, and it is really difficult to have an adult conversation with someone from within that friend group, without someone else having an opinion to share on it, so I've heard things that he's said about me, that I'm not necessarily sure if its true or not, but I try my best to hold a strong, level head and smile whenever I see him, but sometimes its difficult wanting to approach a conversation with someone head on, but knowing that you can't do that with him is definitely a struggle of mine. We have very different communication styles, and its difficult to see past it sometimes. For now, I'm going to be working with him, but I'm not sure how long that can last, as he admits it himself, he can only handle my personality for short periods of time. Jack; Well, Jack hasn't said a single word for the last three hours, since the game has begun. I don't WANT to have to stay up till 5-6 in the morning to try to have a conversation with him, but if that's what I gotta do, then that's what I gotta do. Chrissa; Chrissa, Todd. My LOVE. Chrissa is someone that I owe something to, she's amazing, beautiful, talented, show stopping, never before seen, etc. Our game relationship is not great, because I organized her first boot in Ascendance Season 4; Back to the Future. However, it was because she was attached to someone that kept accusing me of having powers behind my back. So, hopefully Chrissa forgives me, and gives me another chance, because I'd love to work with her. I feel like Chrissa is someone who is extremely intelligent, and loyal, and that's someone I want on my side. I love my tribe, lets win every challenge until the merge!!

Well... I’m back again... not going inactive this time! Let’s just do a quick roundup for now: JJ seems to think we’re in a showmance already which is either great or bad for my game, Megan’s a sweetheart and I could see us aligning, Eric is definitely a gamer and I have a feeling he’ll be a loyal, jack and Julian are both pretty straightforward and seem on the quieter side, and Chrissa straight up vanished already so we’ll see how that goes! Basically somebody thinks I’m their husband but I don’t know if I ever signed the prenup, but if it means JJ is gonna spill on how he feels about everyone then that’s some good insight. Nobody really wants to talk game yet but that’ll change soon!! Kk bye for now

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Night 1/Morning 2: Everyone on my tribe seems extremely cool and I'm loving the way the tribes are divided. The only name I recognized on the cast was Monty's and he's on my tribe! I don't know him personally but I think he first played around when I was hosting a season. I have hit it off with Johnny the best so far I think, and definitely Isabelle as well. I seem to have a lot in common with both of them on a personal level. Strategically, I haven't locked anything down yet. I don't want to come right out and blurt "ALLIANCE?" with anyone; for right now I'm just trying to play it cool, get to know people as well as I can, and be a likeable presence in the tribe so people just wanna have me around.

I just asked Collin to talk to Adam about forming a four person alliance, which Collin will "bring" me into while Adam suggests someone. This might secure me in a four person alliance which would be ideal, but if it backfires, it will backfire on Collin, not on me. I'm trying to get myself into a majority while insulating myself from being seen as the strategic threat

First confessional before first IC

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I was thrust on a good tribe we have JJ and Eric and hopefully this group of people won't make us last in competitions atleast lol maybe if we lose though hopefully i can argue why jack needs to go with his timezone but hopefully i don't have too.

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im ngl idk why i decided to play tumblr survivor again and the instant paranoia of just caring about my PLACEMENT is going to keep me up at night *shivers*

It's been a day in and so far I really like our tribe! I'm vibing with a few of them and it looks like there's been alliance formed between myself, Julian and JJ. JJ has said that he owes it to Chrissa not to vote her out if we lose, and I think he has something with Megan on the side based off what Julian has told me. That leaves Will and Jack, and I've talked with Will a ton. Tomorrow I'm gonna try and see if he wants to work with me too because I feel like to win this season, you will need to keep all your options open.

Day 2: I got to talk to Jack last night, he was talkin about how he did some funky fresh survivor statistics on how tribe swaps affect tribe line loyalties, which I found super interesting. Then I decided to share a statistics thingy I did on how the Final 3 format doesn't produce an even ratio of male / female winners, but the Final 2 format does, and how potentially something about the final 3 format in survivor could be a factor in why we haven't had enough female winners in the last few generations of survivor. But he didn't even believe there was a female bias in survivor.. which kinda threw me off. Oh well, we ended the conversation on a good note before I went to bed. Well, the tribe seems to be getting along well, I tried to get a tribe call going, but it ended up just being me and Megan helping Chrissa with strategies to get higher scores in the challenge. She can't seem to break 100, and I feel really bad for her, I hope the rest of us can carry this competition, because I would feel like the worst human being in the world if I gave someone first boot twice in a row. Not to mention I'd consider Chrissa a friend of mine. Maybe I'm playing this game a bit too emotionally, before we even have our first tribal. What a concept.. Will and I are only getting closer and closer, we continuously refer to each other, affectionately, as "Heather". But he really lied to me today, pretty hard core. He said he was gonna order his weight in mexican food when he got off work... but he ate Thai instead...? How dare he ??? Rude. Anyways, if he's lying about that, what else could he lie to me about? Smh. Fuckboys amirite? I think that if we lose this challenge, Jack would be an easy vote off. He's in a different timezone, and his age unfortunately would make it really difficult to have a decent social game. If we lose more than once, there's one of two things that could happen.. 1.) There's a standoff between Julian, Megan and I, trying to maneuver this tribe to remove each other. Which is exactly why a friendship / showmance / whatever with Will is so important. Will would likely be the swing vote they try to get, I don't see Chrissa voting me out if I prove my loyalty at the first tribal our tribe faces. 2.) The three of us dominate the premerge portion of the game, and it becomes an impossible to maneuver situation for me at the merge, because all the connections I have outside of my own tribe, both Julian or Megan also have a hand in, with the exception of Jay, who I don't find myself falling that closely to. I feel like I might be thinking too much, too fast. I guess I just can't show the rest of my tribe that. I'm hoping my reads on the tribe are at least somewhat correct this time around. :/

Collin never ended up messaging Adam, and I was worried about falling behind the 8-ball, so I took alliance building measures into my own hands. I messaged Zach about joining up by stating that Collin had told me he also had a good conversation with Zach, and I made sure Zach didn't just feel "brought in" by asking him which person he would want to be 4 in our alliance. He suggested Cameron, which is fine by me. He hasn't officially reached out to Cameron yet, but our plan is to bring Cameron in if we end up losing, and I will probably want to vote Kyle or Grace in that scenario. Hope we don't lose though!

I don't really (or at least usually) stress about challenges and definitely not this early in the game, but some of these people are so stressed and panicky. Will (who I talked to about aligning earlier today like I had said I would in my last confessional) is stressed about not being able to beat his current high score of 199 and feels like he's on the lower end and might be eliminated. I was telling him though that this isn't necessarily about your score, but your ranking. You can get 209 or 189 and still get the same ranking. Chrissa on the other hand is totally panicking. She has an admittedly low score of 89 which she forgot to screenshot which is really rough. She same flash games aren't her thing (and I believe her) but when I tried to calm her down and say there's lots of time to improve and that we can win this, she continued to panic. There's not much I can do for her. I'm not aligned with her right now and she's just really scared to get first boot, which I don't even think will happen. JJ feels obliged not to make her first boot should the scenario present itself, and I'm aligned with him and Julian. If anyone's going home right now, it's probably Jack unless he has connections I am unaware of. I would really like to win though because I love our beauty tribe xoxo

I managed to find the idol clue, and in telling my formed trio of Collin and Zach, Zach accidentally revealed that he had found it too. I don't think he intended to tell me, so now I am not sure if I fully trust him. I'll work with him for now, but he is going to be a big move player and I'll have to watch out for that

Forgive me father for i have sinned it's been a day since my last confession I've made some progress me and grace knowing each other well pregame means i have an instant ally coming in to help not be first.....or second out and me and Collin seem to be kinda working together I guess?? I hope not fully sure but I feel confident I'm not going if we go to tribal.

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hiiii so glad to be back in the game!!!! So thankful I have the opportunity to redeem myself after my huge flop in 94, but lowkey worried about being on the An tribe? Only because it is filled with people who have done well in the past I’m not sure how to measure where I fall within them, but everyone has been very nice and seems to get along with me so far! Also it seems like there is no suspicion from them about Zach and I being siblings which is STELLAR. From looking at the cast I think the only person who knows for sure is JJ, and perhaps Megan? But thankfully they aren’t on a tribe with either of us so that might work in our favor. I’m a little nervous about this first challenge but I have one of the highest scores on my tribe atm, so I feel like if we go to tribal it might be okay. Fingers crossed hehe ;))

FUCK entanglement! FUCK IT IT IS THE WORK OF THE DEVIL hail santa that is all.

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Zach is playing super hard out in the open. That is good for me, he can make connections to help our alliance, and if there is ever a moment where our alliance gets exposed, he will probably be out in the forefront as a target. The flip side of that is that I might not be able to go to the end with him if he could be perceived as the leader of my alliance, so I'll need to see how the game develops

We came in second in the immunity challenge by ONE POINT. Thank the lord because our group seems very cohesive at the moment, and going to tribal would have put everyone into scramble mode. I've been bonding the closest over the first 4 days with Isabelle, and I am hoping it can lead to a strong game relationship. Right now, we seem to be very social with one another and we have gone as far as to say we wouldn't vote for one another, but I'm still sort of waiting for that defining confirmation (as much as you can get that in Survivor). After that, I'd say I've been pretty chatty with Johnny and Monty equally (but I think I have a slightly tighter personal bond so far with Johnny). Abrielle I talked to more so over the first couple of days but I would say between her, Jay and Madison those are the ones I've made the least connection with. They all seem like good people, just haven't had as much traction chatting with them. I don't want us to go to tribal for as long as we can help it, because for me the best case scenario heading into a swap would be if our tribe had the numbers advantage and some sort of tribe-wide unity going into it. I feel like that way I could be in a good spot but also not in the forefront of the tribe alliance (I'd hope that would sort of fall on Monty or Johnny maybe because of their Tumblr Survivor experience). For now though, just continuing to get to know everyone as best I can and try and make sure people want me around, and have me in their plans moving forward.

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https://youtu.be/bwCjV8my_Zc ok my mom walked in so i didn't get to finish my thought, but i guess the full thought is just: what the fuck? like i'm really gonna be watching this vid on repeat while y'all are just trolling us. this will end up in my nightmares. know that. also my paranoia is once again setting in. as i mentioned in previous confessional, i feel like ben and i have bonded the most, and we've both pointed it out to each other, but now i feel like he's pointing it out... almost too much? he's basically comparing our convos to his with the rest of the tribe and that they're much better (which i lowkey agree), but something feels fishy because again IM PARANOID. AM I BEING PLAYED?? like literally the scenario in my mind is that everyone's aligned except me and ben has been chosen as the bug to make me feel comfortable. okay yes im crazy. and it's only day 2 whew! im going to bed goodnight.

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ok now ive found a video about spectograms the channel has liked. this hunt is getting me anxious bc slowly but surely the amount of views on the immunity idol vid is increasing. AHHHH

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ok i found the spectogram and it literally spells out "SINK." (also this shit is scary so again, my nightmare comment holds.) so there are 5 other followers, which makes me know for sure that at least 5 other ppl have found this vid. also i have no idea what to do with the word. i assume that it'll come in handy eventually (maybe a password? send in a chat? comment on the vid? something?) and i really really hope im the only person to find this. i know that's unlikely tho.

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oh my god. oh my fucking god. the clue is at survivor-mesopotamia.tumblr.com/sink . im screaming. proud of myself. BUT of course it says... "clue Though you have found it, No clue has emerged. UNDER CONSTRUCTION, Come back when you’ve merged." i- i have to wait until i've merged. HA. we'll see if bitches get that far. and im bitches. anyways sorry for the spam, now back to your regularly scheduled programming

Day 3: I almost forgot to do this confessional. But here I am, in bed, watching Avatar, and drinking butterscotch milk with Irish cream, which is surprisingly good? Anyways, here we go! First, you’re telling me that we LOST the challenge.. what the hell :( I thought I did so well having 188, but apparently even 256 wasn’t going to cut it. The fact that if Jack could improve his score by 30 points, means we’d be safe from tribal, it annoys me that it felt like he didn’t try as hard as Chrissa in the flash game? Julian, he says we can beast through this game and make final three. This is something I’d really love to be able to trust that he has in mind, but I just am unsure at this moment. He gave me information towards the idol search that I appreciate, and probably wouldn’t have figured it out myself. That felt good, but I feel like he wasn’t giving me everything he knew, just enough to make me feel comfortable. I’ll have to continue to keep my eye on him.. Next, Heather, or Will, my potential showmance. We’ve finally got the opportunity to call each other, we talked about the idol search, and our potential moves in the future. He told me he likes the idea of not playing with Julian, but right after he told me this, Julian asked if we were good? Which was kinda sketch. But I’ll do my best to trust Will, and call it a weird coincidence. Megan hasn’t talked to me much today, but she was a room moderator for sequester, and was visiting a friend today, so I can’t blame her. Chrissa is hopefully safe, I can’t give her first boot in back to back games together, I refuse to be that heartless. She’s so good I can’t do it. Eric hasn’t talked to me much either. For someone who should probably know that his name is on the block, I’m surprised Jack isn’t talking too much to me? Maybe it’s because I’m on the chopping block and I don’t know it. I’d be really heartbroken if I were the first boot.

So we lost the challenge by ONE FREAKING POINT, which sucks ass. But not me doing the best in my tribe on the challenge. We stan improvement. Anyway, it looks like the discussion for the vote is between Jack and Chrissa, namely Jack. Though Chrissa performed worse in the challenge, she's done a better job connecting with the rest of us than Jack has. As of now, that's what the general concensus is. I talked to Julian and he agreed, and we are aligned with JJ. Chrissa would vote our way to make sure it isn't her. Another thing that's happening is the idol search. The video made literally no freaking sense, but when the channel liked this video about spectograms, Julian put the video into it and it spelled sink. It turned out that by putting the word sink into the blog link, it says a clue will be there but at the merge. I guess this means for now there will be no idols, so as long as the people im with are truthful, the person who is planned to go home at tribal will go home without a shadow of a doubt.

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Right now everyone on the tribe is at peace and getting along, but we all know that’s gonna change when we go to tribal council.

I'm sad we lost the first challenge. I came back to do better than i did the first time, so the idea of being the first boot would suck. I'm not that close with Chrissa so 100% she's my vote. She has played more seasons than all of us & the second chancers deserve their time. Also, Chrissa did the worst out of us in the challenge so it makes it easier to convince everyone to vote for her, but i also dont want to be the one who targets her first because that could come back round to me, and i would hate that as i've waited over a year for a 2nd shot at this. At the moment i'm closest with JJ & Will F, they are 100% my final 3 right now. I like Megan & Eric as well. I've only had 1 comversation with Julian and we did get on well but we havent talked about anything since then. I've tried to talk to Chrissa but she's never really tried to talk to me.

Hi!! Megan for my first confessional!! Yall are gonna have to remind me throughout my time in this game to do these because I'm SO bad at remembering to do confessionals lmaooo. So this first round there's been a lot going on. There are three tribes- newbies, flops, and a tribe of vets who have played well. Clearly I am on the flop tribe, because I was a SAD pre-merge boot in Svalbard. I was feeling really excited about my tribe and definitely thought we could do well and at least not lose the first challenge - we don't want to be flops again!! But alas, after a long day of doing that stupid entanglement flash game, we have proven our labels and FLOPPED yet again, getting last. SO. now we have to go to tribal council tonight. I am out of town this weekend so I haven't been able to talk to many people but I hope I can make it through this first vote. All I've heard so far is that people want to keep the tribe strong so we don't lose another challenge, and based on the first challenge scores, the two bottom challenge players would be Chrissa and Jack. So far I have heard that people want to do Jack instead of Chrissa, which I am fine with. I haven't talked to him that much and I think the time zone difference unfortunately puts him at a disadvantage, so honestly, we should probably vote him out first. I am nervous of course though because people have been fairly quiet and that's never a good thing, but I am hoping and praying that nothing crazy happens and Jack is the first boot and all is good and fine with that. Okay now I'll talk a little about the players on the tribe and how I feel about them- Okay so obviously I know JJ and Julian fairly well from previous games & also being in various group chats together. So far we are planning on working together as a trio and I am GOOD with that so far. Chrissa I have played with once before but she's not very social or talkative, and tbh, I haven't had a DM with her in this game yet, but she seems sweet. Eric I like a lot, he is funny and outgoing and a little chaotic and I love that in him. I think I know him from something previously but quite honestly I don't remember him, but he remembers me LOL. I hope they're good memories. Jack, again, I haven't talked to him much because of the time difference I think. Also isn't he like a minor? Oof that's weird. Anyway onto the final member of my tribe - the king, the legend, the literal love of my life - WILL!!!! I had never met Will before this game but we vibed IMMEDIATELY. We get along so well and we have a lot of things in common and we like the same kinda things. We've had a lot of really good conversations already and I feel the closest to him in this game by far, even though I have known other people on my tribe longer. I adore Will and I will do everything in my power to make sure we both get as far in this game as we can. Okay I think that's enough for a first confessional, bye!!!

Things have been pleasant and slow so far. Everyone on the tribe seems nice and at this point I’m still just hoping that we’ll all get as far in the game as possible at the expense of the more experienced players. I’m a little concerned because I haven’t really been party to any strategy talk yet; I think that’s just because no one has thought it necessary while we don’t have to go to tribal, but I’m still worried I might just be on the outs and not know it.

I’m SCARED I’ve been out of the loop for TOO LONG.

from what I've heard i am safe i won't be comfortable until i heard the votes not being all me.

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My brand is having 4 minute confessionals

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Jack voted out 6-1

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Ep. #14 - “It’s raining. How appropriate.” (Collin)

hello again nerds!! this transition from final 6 to final 5 is a strange one but i think im getting to be positioned in a very good spot, but unfortunately im somewhat in the middle of the sides. picking which side to go with was difficult but i think it makes so much more sense to stick with eric and julian because i've been working with them for much longer and want to stay loyal <3 i feel SO bad bc Isabelle has been such a sweet pal to have in the game but i think she is the top contender to win the game at this time. im hoping that eric and julian and myself can maneuver ourselves into the final 3 and then i can win the final immunity! ttyl :))

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It's f5 and I'm starting to think my game is so successfully under the radar that I'm not even considered under the radar. I have f2 deals with Abby and Julian, f3 deals with Abby & Julian and Abby & Collin, and potentially another f3 with Julian and Benji. I don't think anyone expects anything from me but I've been super super middle and it's clear I've made connections that could keep me safe all the way to f3 and maybe even to the final 2. For now though, I'm really hoping to win the duolingo immunity challenge to guarantee my spot in the f4 so I have a seat of power.

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Benji idoled out 2-0

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--- https://youtu.be/DoQQayS36tI i told benji as soon as he got to ponderosa about the zach-abby sibling connection, and shit immediately hit the fan. all i gotta say is my villian legacy lives on.

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voting for abrielle was definitely the dumbest move I've made in my org career. Benji played me only to quit the jury right after. More so than making the move, I'm just offended at myself for being naive enough to believe someone who from my perspective with everything ive seen in the past dayish has no respect for the game to stick around for a week or so to vote someone to win (regardless if I'm sitting at f2 or not). at least julian didn't flip so we're both in this together and can hopefully tie it up. we both know collin and abby are the bigger threats to win especially since they had potentially locked jury votes before f5 tribal even happened while Julian and myself are probably not so liked by the jury. right now im just debating with myself whether I really deserve to be in the position I'm in. it's a rough battle because this game has been so mentally exhausting. This cast was far more than I could handle in a quarantine setting and I can't wait for this all to be something of the past.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay i didnt go home

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A 2-2 vote between Eric and Collin resulted in a tiebreaker challenge. Collin won, making Eric the 8th member of the jury.

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https://youtu.be/d2eHpgzO2oE should i monetize my videos?

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Collin voted out 1-0

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Jury Roundtable (hosted by Autumn and Amir) - https://youtu.be/qLpLxTpp86c

Final Tribal Council - https://youtu.be/QvJ4DIMtv7E

Finale and Reunion - https://youtu.be/3jximUj_ANk

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Ep. #13 - “Immunitea” (Chrissa’s Gurlz)

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Isabelle voted out 4-2.

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Ep. #12 - "I won most honset” (Eric)

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Ok f7, lots of thoughts so here we go! 1 - Touchy Subjects Touchy subjects for me went better than I expected. I got pretty positive ones except "won't survive on an island" and I was like ok that's probs true I won't even lie (get it, because i won most honset. yes, honset. not honest). 2 - Voting plan for this tribal. Most of us want to vote Johnny out. He's evaded elimination multiple times and by saying he was expecting it in main chat it kind of makes any of us that chooses to save him look dumb. He is a legitimate threat and while he could help my game, it's too risky. He needs to go now. 3 - Alliances and Long-term plans Before this my alliances went like this (ranked by my loyalty to them): 1) Myself, Julian, Abrielle (final 3 "deal"?) 2) Myself, Julian, Abrielle, Isabelle 3) 2 but with Collin 4) little side thing with Johnny where we have cute genuine convos but I know I can't keep him around for the good of my own game. I think my perception of my alliances have completely changed in the last day, however. While Touchy Subjects didn't change my opinions, it definitely affirmed my suspicions that Isabelle is dangerous and needs to go. She definitely has been with both sides and will get votes from players i'd consider stubborn in their gameplay such as Adam and Michael (votes I would never possibly get unless I was against Abrielle or Julian). While the plan to eliminate Isabelle was thrown around, my allies an I decided it's too risky. Getting Johnny out now will be best for our game. Then we can hopefully get Isabelle eliminated next, followed by Benji. There have been other new developments forming, however. While I had a f2 deal with Julian, I think I might have just made one with Abrielle, as well as a f3 with Abrielle and Collin?? skjfhdksjfhasdkfhds I'm currently very intrigued by both final 3s I have, though I think Abrielle and myself both stand the best chances of winning if we were the final 2 together. Julian would probably get more credit for his game for being a louder player while Collin will probably get votes from the newbies and perhaps the other players he's worked with in the past. This game is honestly a complete clusterfuck and I just hope I make it out alive. 4 - Miscellaneous things I need to mention. I do have the best sense of humor in this game. Also everyone in this game is a complete mess and more so than making it to the f2 for a chance of winning I want to so I can avoid not having to interact with the jury as long as possible. I didn't even do anything to any of them (I mean I voted some out but I didn't lie and it wasn't a blindside or anything) but I can tell its a chaotic mess there and I really don't need those vibes in my life rn.

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Ep. #11 - “It takes one person to flip” (Isabelle)

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The last couple days have been kinda weird. After calling out disrespect I felt in the game by many of the players, I ended up having a pretty productive and entertaining call with Johnny that lasted a long time. While I don't trust him at all, our conversation opened up dialogues that could help me due to the fact that he won immunity so I can't betray previous loyalities this vote to work with him. Obviously I'd prefer to vote out either Benji or Adam this round, as they are the two I feel least aligned with. After Benji flipped on us when he, myself, Isabelle, Abrielle and Julian were supposed to vote Johnny, I lost faith in him strategic wise. As for Adam, we never talked game and it's apparent that we will never work together. My main alliance is currently with Abrielle, Julian and Isabelle. Abrielle, Julian and myself were already a three person alliance since the Monty vote since at the time it looked like we were out one by one. We had a plan of the 5 of us as said before to vote Johnny, but Benji was not for it after the creation of the plan and ended up leaving, but not before Isabelle gave very critical info that Michael basically forced everyone to split the vote 3-3 Abrielle and Julian (with Isabelle intended to be on that plan). We had a 4 person call and basically established ourselves as an alliance to hopefully make the final 4 together and chose to vote Michael in case any idol was played (since Benji had no loyalty and could have easily leaked the original plan to him). There is also a 5 person alliance with us 4 and Collin who doesn't seem to want the others in the game (though I doubt it). I'm gonna play nice with that but since there are 8 people left, I just hope whoever our 5 vote works and then we (I) will think long term.

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I’m pretty worried that tonight is the night I’m going home. Johnny’s convinced that Isabelle and Benji are gonna join the old minority to vote me out, but I think I trust at least Isabelle more than he does. In any case, it’s certainly the most vulnerable I’ve felt before a tribal during the whole game. If I do get voted out, I’ll still be satisfied with how far I’ve gotten during the game, though, especially given the number of returnees who were playing.

so last tribal i somehow didnt go home AND blindsided someone who was targeting me throughout the game (sorry michael oop) and now i think im in a super good spot, big chilling with my idol hehe :))) i think ive made a really good connection with julian/eric as a group but also have reconnected with collin. my relationship with isabelle is also getting more solid which im so excited about. benji and i had a call today that went really well and it seems like we might be a duo that goes to f4 together. im definitely playing the middle again, hope i dont get caught and i hope it gets me to the end!

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Adam voted out 6-2

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Ep. #10 - “This is the safest route to make sure that none of us (read: me) get idoled out of the game″ (Michael)

Oh boy, the Bodhi Alliance is in such a phenomenal position now. We have half of the tribe in our alliance and we have Collin attached to us as a number if need be, but we can dump him after just one more tribal and we'd still have a majority, which is terrific. I feel great; it seems like the hard part is behind us, and ahead the next hard decisions will just be when we have to start whittling ourselves down as we get close to the final two.

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The game has come back. Primary objective: keep the 6 together. Secondary objective: get Julian out. He doesn't trust me, Benji is planning sneaky things with him, and I don't want anybody having secondary options but me.

Honestly as if my game couldn't get any worse, I've pretty much been completely ignored besides some convos that are clearly weak damage control attempts. No one wants to talk game, and I could barely even get ahold of the people that are supposed to be on the bottom with me. I don't know what happened to get me so to the bottom, but what I understand even less is what made me deserve to be completely disrespected like this. I've treated everyone with respect day in and day out and I am getting repaid with less than nothing. If I get voted out tonight, I sure as hell am gonna be a bitter juror. Not because I got voted out, but because of disrespect that I take personally. No one ignores me like this and gets away with it. Never

The smart thing to do is split the vote 3-3-3. If one of the people on the bottom found the idol, this is the safest route to make sure that none of us (read: me) get idoled out of the game. I want Julian out because of his ties to Benji, but Abby would be fine too. I think Eric should be the last person outside our alliance remaining, in case I decide to go the route of flipping on An with Collin, Adam, and that final person

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Johnny just proposed a final 4 with me, Collin, and Adam, aka the 3 people I have a final 2 with. That is absolutely perfect for me, terrible for Johnny, and I don't think Johnny realizes that. For the first time, final 2 is feeling like a real possibility, but I have to make it through tonight first (please go away idol).

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Collin proposed to me a cockamamie plan to blindside Johnny tonight, which I'm obviously not doing and immediately talked him out of. What this does show me is that Johnny's perception of his ties cannot fully be trusted, so I do have to take some of his relationship talk with a grain of salt. I don't see why that piece of info matters right now, but it is noted.

hahahahahahahahaa i GOT IT BITCHES THE IDOL IS MINE CIERA EASTIN OPENUP96 CAIN AND ABEL AHAHAHAH

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anyway julian and eric are my lifelines in this game and everyone else (who have been ignoring me since they left me out of a vote) is trying to send me home ,sucks for them im probably going to blow up and play an idol. catch me THROWING hands and gently placing ppl under the bus!!! hahaha anyway pls give me immunity

well...... the alliance of 6 went on a call and decided to split the vote on abby and julian and send home julian then michael called me one on one and said that he noticed benji did not feel that comfortable voting for julian, so then i called my An trio then i sat on a two hour call just listening to what benji and isabelle did (or did not) want to see happen, and none of it was making any sense i hateeee that call the three of us just had, but im honestly past the point of giving a fuck because it's clear that all the confusion is due to the fact that benji is playing both sides and isabelle never wants to take a stance..... UGH i know julian and eric are being adamant about wanting to vote for me, but benji is "not budging" and saying he wants abby out now apparently.... collin went to almost everyone in the six (everyone except me) and proposed the idea of just getting the vote to be unanimous on abby, which is truly what i'd want to see happen most, except for the fact that julian wants me dead... whatever. this round is stupid and annoying . it's because everyone is playing the field, and keeping good relationships with everyone, which to me, makes it seem obvious that everyone has other thoughts going into their head that don't involve the alliance staying cohesive in the middle of our 2 hour call, benji was like OKAY I GOT IT JULIAN IS DOWN TO VOTE FOR ADAM!! And I was like "...... down to vote for adam?" i just think that benji is really carefully looking at julian/eric as end game options, and im just going to have to damn near refuse to vote out adam, michael or collin next round...... this is just gonna be a shit show of a tribal and im not ready for it, and honestly, i think im most annoyed at the fact that my closest allies are not seeming to be very transparent with me sigh. if i get voted out this round, monty is never ever going to let me live it down

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Benji and Isabelle, mostly Benji, are making me insanely nervous in the lead-up to this vote. They're actively fighting against the split vote and I'm not sure why. I hope it's just a measure to protect Julian, but I'm petrified that it's more, and I need the split vote in case Abby has an idol. What should have been an easy vote has me incredibly scared

--- I also just want to note that in planning the split vote, I had Benji and Isabelle vote Abby, because I was worried that they might flip if assigned a Julian vote, this slightly minimizes that

Things are stressful right now. Michael seems convinced that Benji and Isabelle are up to something untoward, and tonight is set to be crazy close; 3-3-3, if all works out. I'm desperately hoping that things work out as planned, if Michael's voted out tonight and the Bodhi Alliance breaks up things are going to get a lot more complicated.

(after tribal)

For all the time spent worrying about Benji flipping, I was far less worried about an Isabelle flipping, which is a compliment or a detriment to her game. I need to see what her plan was. It's very disappointing because I was so well set up for the endgame, but she made the move and I'm out. So excited to ask her questions, whether it's in jury or as a member of the F2 (but I can't see her getting there at this point, I think her target is too big, we'll see).

https://youtu.be/edVfZrmFcq8

Michael voted out 4-3-2.

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survivor-mesopotamia · 4 years

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Ep. #9 - “We're going to steamroll and no one can do anything about it” (Johnny)

i am very very very sad

My goal is to get Abby out this round. It's a logical progression from last vote that shouldn't ruffle too many feathers, puts the Bodhi alliance in a powerful position, keeps Collin in the game (potential endgame option), and I can take a backseat after the disaster that was last vote. My main final 2 options right now, in order of preference, are Adam, Collin, Johnny.

i love the hosts being lazy and giving us 2048

I just made my 2nd final 2 of the game, this time with Adam. I'm more likely to keep this one, I like Adam, think we can work together to the end loyally together, and I think I can work to make myself a more appealing winner pick than him throughout the season. (For the record, I genuinely like everybody in the game. Any negative comments I ever express are strictly about gameplay, not about personal vendettas. I am being cut-throat in the game and honest in my opinions, but that in no way reflects my personal thoughts.)

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i can do a small written confessional because my e key is choosing to work today.... i think everything is falling into place, i just called with collin and he's SOOOOOOOOOOOO on board (i think lol watch michael get voted out at the end of this whole shindig).. everything collin is saying to me seems real, true and honest. i have no reason to believe that he's lying to me i wanted to vote for julian because he's being a fucking asshole and not finishing our conversations and leaving me on read, and he's the type of player that ONLY talks to the people he thinks he has TRUE numbers with anddddd the people he wants to work with, and im clearly neither at this point i kinda wanted julian to go home this round, but benji and isabelle REALLY preferred monty to go bc it draws less attention to us as a fivesome, and also puts less heat on me benji and isabelle PERIOD...... plus whoever we vote out here shouldn't matter because then we're going to steamroll and no one can do anything about it....... unless my alliance flips immediately but that'd be kinda dumb considering the LENGTHS we went to, to make this vote happen i feel really bad that im voting out monty, but i do NOT think monty has my best interest at heart, and also, we were apart for awhile and i kinda voiced my opinion on the michael v adam debate, and he did not communicate with me, which just makes me think he's hiding something AND AND AND its going to be fucking impossible to balance my alliance of five AND monty long term, so it's kinda smarter for me to get rid of him now. we've been kinda fake as fuck and i dont think he's being as honest with me about his thoughts as i want him to be. he knows how to earn my trust. he's played with me a small handful of times now and he should know that truthfully all i want is information/tangible ideas that make me think he's actually extending an olive branch to me also those last two paragraphs were truthfully just me justifying voting out monty, who i know i dont want to vote out, but everyone else does...... so. i gotta do it. cant let michael go home here at ALL and im putting up a super dangerous fight to make sure that michael actually stays

https://youtu.be/dptemtC_S8c

Monty voted out 6-5

Will walked

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survivor-mesopotamia · 4 years

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Ep. #8 - “Ciera Eastin Open the Ziggurat” (Zach)

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So we just merged which is awesome!! I'm glad that I was able to make it to this milestone in the game, but I'm honestly pretty nervous as to where things are headed for me. To start off, Megan just got voted out on the other tribe so I literally hate everything. Megan queen we miss you ): Having Megan out makes me concerned as well as Julian and Will. As the 3 remaining original Enlil's, we have the fewest people of any original tribe and it could be pretty easy to just knock us all out one by one. When hearing about what happened from Julian, supposedly he, Megan, Benji and Johnny were supposed to vote Adam out while Adam, Michael and Isabelle voted for Megan. The vote was obviously 4-3 against Megan though, and Julian said that Johnny had chosen to flip and vote her out. Johnny approached me though and was like "I wanna work with you!!!" and shit which I currently don't believe but at the moment I'll say yes to absolutely anything that will help me get further in the game. Obviously my loyalty lies with Will and Julian, but we need to pull strings to last as long as we can until things are no longer seen as original newbie vs. original flop returnee vs. original not flop returnee tribes. I'm playing as though the merge idol was found and I have to rely on myself and my allies to advance.

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So Julian tells me that Zach is continuing his rat ways. after he decided to tell the people who were gonna vote me out that we were planning to vote out Jay he decided that is not enough rattiness for one ORG so he decided to run to Johnny with info Julian told him and uhh, yikes. I kinda feel bad for collin since he's guilty by association but maybe if he pisses everyone off with this enough we can actually send him packing this vote. Don't get me wrong he's a nice person and everything, but in the game.... no sweetie. He rly said "kage who? im the chaotic newbie now"

https://youtu.be/LKifx16fy9M

While I had some conversations today, none significantly changed the flow of my game. Key takeaways: Julian is leaking info and IDK if I fully trust him anymore, I think the other side is a bit closer than some of my allies do which worries me, Abrielle or a non-allied Enlil is my best target with Julian as a backup plan. For the challenge, since it is anonymous, I'll probably knock out somebody in my alliance. If I don't have immunity, with the number of people left in the game, better to have someone on their side win than somebody on ours. I might knock out Julian if I get the chance to pin it on the other side and lock him in with us

https://youtu.be/1QiSA804k7c Only to keep up my daily streak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSUXyiS7kxo&feature=youtu.be

https://youtu.be/o_QC1t8WKKw

So it turns out everyone is targeting Zach because everyone realized he's trying to be in the middle of everything at the same time which is perfectly fine by me. Something I do need to think about though is how this may impact my future game given there is supposedly an alliance between isabelle, johnny, adam and michael. On another note, I forgot to respond to abrielle's message when I thought I did yesterday so to make it up to her we are gonna have a call. I feel bad because me since merge was just trying to socialize and not strategize so not responding makes me feel more bad than if it were just for strategic purposes. Tomorrow has a lot of game planning ahead. Hoping for the best!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Jzw5ZlZfM&feature=youtu.be

https://youtu.be/6Zf0hbW0xDM

Collin just destroyed my game. he didn't know the decoy plan was that he was in the minority, so he messaged will that he would be down with the plan to vote zach, but collin is the absolute last person that should have known votes were going on zach. this exposed my efforts to save zach and painted a monsterous target on my back. I have to vote zach to disprove that. RIP my happiness with my game yesterday

https://youtu.be/iACnHY7dVUo

Me yesterday: Damn I'm so good at this game Me today: Never mind.

https://youtu.be/eZqjRNLPxxk

Well, things have certainly gotten a little more stressful. There aren’t two clear voting blocs, so it feels a lot more up-in-the-air regarding how the vote is going to go tonight, and I know my name is out there. But I still have faith in my alliance coming into the merge, and I’m not too nervous. The plan is to vote Zach tonight, which I honestly wish wasn’t the case given that I think I could work with him in the future, but now he’s trying to put the vote on me, so I’m not protecting him.

https://youtu.be/86o4WsKF5S4

Like I've been told, Zach was voted out 9-3 (with collin and probably abrielle voting for adam with zach). While Will is telling me they are fine I don't really believe that and I'm nervous that we completely isolated them (though I didn't make any promises with abrielle about voting for Adam). Going into next tribal after the challenge, I'm wondering who would vote with us and who won't. Zach was on everyone's radar for playing a very obvious middle ground game, but no one else is playing that. I guess all I can do is continue to build my relationships with some of these other players and then try and open up talks for strategy to see if any options open up. I'm starting to feel as though I'm being treated as a sheep so I have to make some subtle changes to benefit me long-term.