Diary Room Entries #2

[Rhian]

I'm not too surprised by the result of eviction. Jen leaving unanimously is a major ouch, but she brought it upon herself. I understand the circumstance she was in, but I'm sure the rest of us were pretty busy but we all still made time to socialize, be online, and try and get to know one another before the first competition. It's nice to see that Sam's sticking around, I just really hope that he picks up his activity and can show everyone that he wants to be here, otherwise, I could potentially see him hitting the block week after week.

I've been talking with my girls, GinaMarie and Faye, alot since we've made our alliance. We just really want to make sure that the power falls into our hands this week or into the hands of someone we know will keep the three of us safe. The unfortunate part? The challenge is Majority Rules. It's complete luck, kinda'. Anybody could win this. The fact that it's elimination-based is even more scary. It was frightening enough having a random player like Steven cleansweep last week .. what if someone not as social like Amanda were to win now?

The four people I absolutely don't want to see win this competition are 1] Amanda 2] Dan 3] Jade and 4] Judd. Those four are people that I don't have much of a connection with or waiver with alot. I wouldn't mind Deana winning, to be honest. I feel like Deana is actually not as well perceived by the house and I do talk to her a great deal while many of the others don't. If she were to win Head of Household, I could see her nominating others before she'd nominate me. I could be wrong. I'm just going to wing this and hope for the best.

[Rhian]

I won Head of Household! Yay! I'm excited but at the same time a little reluctant. Seeing that the challenge also came down to Ed or Peter, I think I would've been fine losing to either of them. I actually would have preferred it. But, having this key means that I'm safe this week no matter what, so I'm thankful for that aspect of having power. But as they say, with power comes responsibility. Now I'm responsible for nominating two housemates for eviction with the intention of atleast one of them heading home for good. But who?

The people that don't have to worry at all this week are, well, a few. I want to keep the people around that I talk to daily and have great conversations with; players like Faye, GinaMarie, Helen, Ed, and Peter are safe. Players that I want to go far with me but not too far, like Deana and Sam, are also safe. The people that are potentially on my chopping block this week are Amanda, Jade, Dan, and Judd. These four are people that I don't talk to often or when I do, I'd rather eat a brick. But now it comes down to who's a better candidate to leave.

I feel like out of the four options I've presented myself, Amanda is definitely going up this week. Without a doubt. She never signs online yet she always gets on the board and frequently posts. She said that she was usually on in the late hours of the night, but myself and many of the others didn't see her at all last night. My second nomination is a toss up. Jade is someone I don't talk to alot, but I know other people sometimes do. Judd is a nice guy, but he's somewhat of a pain to talk to, and don't even get me started on Dan. Decisions, decisions.

[Rhian]

I think that there are other alliances being made in the house, for sure. Deana and I were talking last night and we both told one another that we like the other and always look forward to talking to the other. She may feel that way on her end, but it was purely strategic for me to agree and hop aboard her feelings to make them mutual. It was beneficial because she then mentioned to me how Sam made an alliance with her moments before. The thing about Deana, is she's extremely sketchy. She throws people under the bus rather quickly.

The problem with myself being in power is that I get extremely paranoid about every little thing. I can blow things out of proportion. I can admit that. I'm starting to think that because it was possible that GinaMarie, Faye, and I were able to come together fast and make an alliance, that others in the house were definitely just as able to do the same thing. For that reason, I wouldn't be surprised if there was another alliance already in the house. It's just impossible to really pinpoint who all could be in it together. It's just so mind consuming.

While GinaMarie is an ally of mine, and a close one at that, I know that she's probably one of the most social in the house. She makes her rounds. I've taken note of her comments, how she's said she's talking to this person, how she likes so and so, dislikes the other, etc. I need to watch out for her. I trust her and I want it to stay that way though. Other people I'm weary of are Eric and Jade. Eric likes to go around and promise safety before competitions, wanting the same in return. He's done it with a few people. Also, Jade must be awfully comfortable to sign on for 15 minutes a night and then be gone the rest.

[Rhian]

I was going to nominate Amanda no matter what. She just isn't around as much as everyone else. Apparently she decides to come around at four in the morning, but what's that accomplishing? I'm sure the majority of the house isn't even on then. On top of that, throughout the entire day, Amanda didn't say a single word to me. As soon as I was about to do nominations, she came up to me and told me that everyone wants Dan on the block and that I should not nominate her. I told her then and there that I've heard her name and she and I haven't spoken and there was a huge chance she'd be nominated.

As soon as I do that? Amanda signs online. Are you serious! Why couldn't she just be online all the other nights if it was an option? She's the type of player that doesn't bother trying to play until her back is against the wall. It's annoying. Besides her, my second nomination troubled me all day. I had my mind set on Dan but I decided that Dan and I have spoken a little more than I have with someone like Bart. Bart's a nice guy and I like him, but our chats are always up to five minutes long, no strategy talk, and he's not around often. In addition, so many people mentioned him to go up for nominations this week.

I spoke a little more with Jade today. I do like her. I just wish we could talk more. I think as Head of Household she had that extra incentive in talking to me. I'll take what I can get, but she has told me I'd be safe if she won too. Judd also said the same when we talked. I appreciate those comments and I do believe them. They'd go after others before me. Because of all this, I decided to go with Amanda and Bart as my initial nominations. If someone does come down, which I hope doesn't happen, I still have Dan lined up in queue.

[Rhian]

I am so, so annoyed right now. The fact that Amanda came on as soon as she knew she was going up annoys me. Had she just come online all the other days and nights in the game, then she wouldn't be in this position right now. So, instead of owning up to her absence, she instead whines and complains to everyone in the house how unfair and unjust this is. Really? Luckily, I feel that everyone in the house is just as annoyed with her approach. Nobody is really having much sympathy for her. The only person I think that has any sort of sadness that she's up is Helen. But that's Helen. That's to be expected.

When the drawings happened for the Veto, I was just rolling my eyes with annoyance. Both of my nominees drew Houseguest's Choice, and I draw my option for a replacement nominee, Dan. Lovely! In addition to that, I don't even have Ed, Sam, or GinaMarie in the house at the moment to help with votes. So far, this is not going the way I want it to. I just really hope everything comes together after the Power of Veto competition. I'm praying that I win it. Steven said he wants Amanda out, but never said he'd leave nominations the same. Helen is saying she thinks Amanda is nice, and then you have Dan.

In other news, Deana re-brought up the incident pre-game where she saw a chat log between Amanda and another person in the game, and that they seemed "rather close". She finally revealed that the person was GinaMarie. I'm not really surprised. GinaMarie talks to everyone like she knows them. It's her personality. It's one of the reasons I find GinaMarie threatening because I know just how personable and social she can be. I'm not going to do anything with this information, but I'm glad Deana is still feeding me information.

[Rhian]

This entire week has been a disaster! Jeez! I really felt confident in my score and then Amanda comes out with this crazy result of two minutes! As soon as everyone saw it, some people started talking. A few of the guys this morning think that Amanda cheated and got the answers from someone, but I told them it doesn't matter. And it really doesn't. There's no proof she cheated so there's really no reason to accuse her of it. The bottom line is she went out there and won when she really needed to, and I commend her for that. It just sucks horribly for me, because now I have to name a replacement. That's another potential enemy, another person that has a valid reason to come after me.

Because of Amanda winning, alot of people are throwing Helen out as the replacement nomination idea. People really want Amanda's head on a stick, so they want to take out who they see as her number one ally. What's weird is that I spoke to Amanda for maybe an hour and a half last night and realized that she and I have alot in common. I told her, "Why couldn't we talk like this last week! You wouldn't be up!" It's true. But now I know that Amanda is probably dead set on wanting to win and get me out. I just hope that if I see her online soon, if she even comes on now that she's safe, that we can maybe work something out. Everyone thinks she and I will be against each other, so why not make a secret deal between the two of us? It's worth a shot.

My replacement nominee is more than likely going to be Dan, as I settled on it earlier in the week. One of Dan or Bart would be going. My preference would be Dan. I want Bart to stay because he and I have been talking nonstop this week. I told him this morning that he really needs to make sure to come on later tonight and talk his heart out so that he can stay. Everyone has mentioned Dan being extremely difficult to talk to, so if Bart can whip up some conversations, I could see him staying. My goal today is to try and talk to Amanda and see if we can work something out. It also wouldn't hurt to further plant seeds that everyone is really against her and she could use an ally, a secret one, like me.

[Rhian]

Sept 26, 2013 10:56:12 GMT -5 Rhian said:

Congrats on the Veto! You did amazing on it! I just want to say I really liked our chat last night and like I told you last night even before results, I was regretting putting you up because I feel that we do have a lot in common with one another. I'd love to talk to you if you come online later. I understand moving forward if you want to come after me for nominating you, but I think there could be potential for something else and I'm not just saying that to save my butt from you, but because I think it could be beneficial for you too. Talk soon!

Sept 26, 2013 11:07:01 GMT -5 Amanda said:

Thank you! Well obviously I was pissed when I got put up. I am mostly mad at people who told you to put me up and not you. I know you didn't want to go against the house this early in the game. I'm not going to lie I was pissed at you but after our chat i felt we really connected which I was not expecting at all. Plus now I showed everyone I am active and here to stay. So I just proved all those people wrong! Also for me I want to go after floaters during my hoh. I hate when they sneak by!

Sept 26, 2013 11:13:13 GMT -5 Rhian said:

Well the person that you pitched to me before nominations is going to be my replacement. Because I agree that they aren't too social. They were an option for me from the get go. People are trying to throw Helen out there now, and I don't want her to go up because she's someone that I really enjoy myself. After last night I feel a far better connection with you. I know that you had been dealt a bad hand this week and as the week progressed I realized that I made a mistake and poor calls were made. I understand that you were pissed off too; I would be!

Just please know that it wasn't personal at all. I weighed heavily on suggestions from the house and who I personally hadn't talked to much in the first week. I know that there are people in this house who still really want you out, but we don't need to get too deep into that. You gave this your all and like I told you, you needed to kill this Veto to stay and now I'm happy that you did. If there's a way that we can move forwards with a mentality of looking out for eachother, you have my word. I think it would be really beneficial.

Sept 26, 2013 12:01:04 GMT -5 Amanda said:

Are you serious about people still wanting me out? Wtf did I do?! Yeah I know it wasn't personal on your account but I feel like someone is after me for a personal reason. Why are people just telling you what they want to happen with nominations like that. Let them win an hoh so they can do it! That annoys me but I agree moving forward. I think it's best for the both of us!

Sept 26, 2013 12:14:20 GMT -5 Rhian said:

I think for some people could be personal? I don't understand why? Maybe it's like you said and just your character gimmick but I'm not too sure. People haven't directly said "I want Amanda out so bad now!" or anything like that but there was big disappointment that you won Veto. I'm sure it's a mix of the gimmick and not coming on alot. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Just when you get online try to just be social and friendly and like it's behind you, and say that you hope people see that you're active now and here to play.

It wasn't personal for me which is why I am more than happy to start from scratch. It was just a social thing for me. And even in the one chat last night you made a better impression on me than a few people who sign on every day and don't say much. I think overall you could be fine if you just keep coming on and talking to people.

I think it would be amazing if we could make something out of this. Our relationship kind of reminds me of Aaryn and Amanda. We both get along and didn't see eye to eye at first but the chemistry and potential is there and they came together too. I would love to do that here. It takes a few hit and misses to get things right!

Sept 26, 2013 12:20:34 GMT -5 Amanda said:

Lmao I am so down for that! Love that connection lol but why do I feel like I am the Aaryn in it! Lol thanks for letting me know though about all this. I appreciate it. Also are you going to want Bart or the replacement evicted?

Sept 26, 2013 12:28:19 GMT -5 Rhian said:

Being the Aaryn isn't a bad thing! I liked Aaryn aside from her racial remarks. But I mean whatever the house wants to do. I don't have a vote. I think it'll be close because both of them don't talk much. Bart was on this morning and will probably drop by tonight and Dan usually comes on in the evenings. It will probably come down to if people want to keep Bart, who doesn't have super long chats, or Dan, who's extremely hard to talk to.

[Rhian]

It's only the second round and there's so much drama already. So, first things first. I'm minding my business today and Steven comes up to me all panicky. He starts telling me how Ed approached him and said that Amanda mentioned that he and Dan we're possibly aligned. Steven starts defending himself to me how it's "far from the truth." I just listened to him and then left it at that. Later on in the day, I start to talk to Sam about what Steven said to me, and then Sam decides to pull me aside and starts telling me that there is speculation of a guy's alliance in the house, that was potentially formed last week in the house.

What the heck is going on!? Sam says that the alliance could consist of Steven, Eric, Dan, and Bart. Who knows if this is true? There's a huge possibility that it could be. I mean, Steven was in power last week, the very first week, and he could have very well made an alliance. However, this also has me looking at Sam and Ed, because they're running around and saying the same things to different people, which could be a clear sign at them being aligned. I feel like this could also stem from the fact that Sam wants revenge on Steven aswell. And, hello!? Ed took Sam on vacation, decided not to take Eric, and took GM instead.

I of 'course told the "guys alliance" story to GM. I told her I think that this is a blessing in disguise that Amanda won the Veto and removed herself from the block, so now, one of these guys will go. Steven, Eric, and Dan were also pushing heavily for Helen to go up this morning and not Dan too, which also contributes to the possible theory of them being together. I spoke more to Amanda aswell and I'm fairly confident she and I are on great terms now. I filled her in a tiny bit that there was speculation of a guys alliance and she jumped all over possibly having the girls look after each other until we all know for sure. So, this could all be true, or just Sam and/or Ed having their own agenda.

Whatever is going on right now, I just hope it buys me a few rounds.