Round #2

[Eric Stein]

OK, so where did I leave off??.......

Oh yeah, so I did better in the first POV than I thought.  I came in third which I as happy with cause like I said, I didn't want to win but it also shows I can be a competitor and am actively involved in this game.  Steven won the POV which is his second in as many competitions.  Obviously, as HOH he kept his noms the same.  However, this second challenge win of his definitely had people noticing him.  

The night of the POV he came to me mentioning that he has heard that people that he were close with were talking about how he is a challenge threat.  He mentioned those people were Faye, Peter, and Helen.  I'm not sure exactly who gave him this info, but thank you for whoever did it, because it surely helped my game because moments later he asked presented the idea of an alliance.  He asked who I was close with and I truthfully said "Ed"....I asked him the same thing and he said "Ed and Judd".  DING DING!  Just the answer I was looking for!  I'm already aligned with Judd, and Ed and I are very close, so this was perfect.  So both of us started feeling out Ed and Judd, and eventually I started a group chat and we named our alliance.....The 4rgy!   
I love this name because I definitely flirt with Steven and Ed big time and have had a long relationship with Judd (Jason) where there have been times if flirtation.  I would love to make it very far with this group and at this point I really dont think it would be obvious to anyone outside of the 4.  All 3 of them seemed as into the idea as I was so hopefully everyone is truly on the same page and The 4rgy becomes the ruling alliance of BBRnF4!

Ok, moving on....Jen was voted out and voted out UNANIMOUSLY!  I definitely as a little shocked it was completely one sided.  I really though Sam would receive at least one or two random votes.  However, I guess most people are thinking it's too early to go against the house.  The only real drama that happened was a little bit of a blowup btw she and Deana in the eviction thread where the C word was thrown around.  Guess Jen wanted to go out with a bang!

Moving onto HOH #2.....I love this challenge on the show, I think mostly because I like elimination style challenges, however I definitely didn't do so hot and was taken out in the 2nd round.  The final 3 in the challenge were Pete, Rhian, and Ed.  I was really hoping Ed would take the win as he is part of The 4rgy, and I would be totally safe.  I definitely didn't want Peter to win as I view him as somewhat of a threat.  In the end Rhian pulled it out in the tiebreaker.  Her winning is not absolutely ideal, but I was fine with it.  I have talked with her a lot and had told her before the HOH that if I won I wouldn't be putting her up and she told me the same.  So I felt pretty confident with her winning.  Then comes the temptation which was done via voting and Ed won.  I do have to say, this shows that Ed is a popular guy.  I have no intentions of betraying him but it's definitely worthy to note.  So he took his temptation and it was a pretty good one.  He ,himself, was safe this round and got to pick 2 others to go on a mini vacation from the game with.  He made a very smart move in taking two people outside of the 4rgy, GM and Sam.  This way our alliance is not exposed and now there will be only 9 votes in the upcoming eviction vote.  With myself, Steven and Judd voting this gives us a good amount of control over the vote.

So Rhian puts up Amanda and Bart.  I can totally understand these noms once again.  Although I do lie Bart and wouldn't have put him up myself, he definitely is not around a whole lot and is on at random times so I can see him not having a solid relationship with a lot of ppl.  Then there is Amanda, who has definitely taken on the character of her counterpart from BBUS15.  She has been pretty abrasive and has rubbed bunch of ppl the wrong way.  I think almost everyone in the house would have put her on the block.  

When she found out she was nom'ed she started to freak out a bit, not understanding why she was up and players like Dan were not.   I tried to be straight up with her without giving too much info. I let her know that part of it was that she wasn't around as much as others(which she scoffed at). I told her good luck in the veto, and if she wants to stay, start talking to ppl. And talk to people she did...she was talking to EVERYONE.  The A-Train was on the loose!  I'm pretty sure all she did was rub ppl the wrong way even more and at this point I'm pretty sure she will go easily.  Although I have heard she is going around sayig I am voting for her to stay, that is completely untrue.  

OK, that gets us caught up to today where earlier this morning I gave Bart my word I would not vote for him.   The POV comp is going on right now and Steven thinks he did pretty well.  I definitely hope if he does win he keeps noms the same.  

OK so here is an update of where people lie with me:

Core alliance:  Ed, Judd and Steven

Very cool with me:  Rhian and GM

Cool with me:  Bart and Sam

Ehh: Faye and Helen

Worried about: Peter and Dan

I would consider nominating: Deana, Jade and Amanda

[Eric Stein]

OK, round 2 is over now but holy isht at Amanda winning POV. I'm pretty sure she would have gone if she hadn't, but then again maybe not. Either way, it was a clutch win, and her POV ceremony video was pretty funny. A lot of ppl don't like Amanda, especially Steven and Judd, but I actually do find her entertaining and don't consider her an immediate threat to my game. So I wasn't entirely unhappy, especially feeling safe with Rhian as HOH.

As expected Rhian put up Dan, and it was pretty obvious from there that Dan would go. To me they are essentially on the same level. Almost the same player in fact. However, Bart is sweet and not a threat and campaigned to the right people. Dan seems like a decent guy but didn't make the right connections.

I suppose the most interesting thing that happened BTW the POV meeting and the eviction was earlier today about 5 hours before the vote. I got home from work and sat down to pay some bills and suddenly I get two IMs at the SAME exact time, From two people I have had little interaction with, Helen and Jade. Jade has barely spoken to me, except to want to trade albums in the first HOH. Helen i have talked with more, but not in a good amount of time. It all just seemed a little fishy to me. They both wanted to talk about the vote, but I decided to talk to each of them a little bit before we actually talked about the vote. They both seemed confident that Amanda and Deana would be voting Dan. I paired that with Helen being picked by Amanda in the POV, and it kind of is seeming to me like those 4 girls may be close. Helen, Amanda, Jade and Deana.

I brought this up with Judd and he told me out of nowhere that at least Helen Amanda and Jade are together and that they think he is working with them. This was news to me as I didn't realize Judd was playing all sides so much. (From playing with him in the past I should have known better).

I also brought it up with Steven and he agreed and aded that he also thinks Peter is with the 4 of them. We could totally be looking wayyyy to into this but its definitely something to keep an eye on.

Well, here we are at final 14, and I want to win HOH wicked bad!! Hopefully tonight is my night!! If I won I;m putting up Deana and Jade! Bitches!