Week 1 - Roddy Ready to Rock'n'Roll

[Roddy Mancu$o]

Attention! Attention! Roddy has entered the building! If you are entering the house and you NOT Roddy, you might as well turn around now. Roddy is going to own this shit. Not only that, but he's gonna do it in style. No worries though, he will NOT be continuing to speak in the third person . That ends now .

But anyways, I am mainly just posting to say I feel SO ready for this. I know I can compete on a physical, strategic and social level. After talking to about half the cast tonight, it seems to me that not very many players are going to end up being threats.

I have only got a small chance to talk to a few people in this game.

Renny? Meh. Seems alright. Nothing compared to my best Bud from BB LV. Seems like she can maintain a conversation, but only a boring one.

Monica? UGH! She is clearly not the brightest crayon in the box. She really says nothing when she talks to you. I think my conversation with her lasted for 30 seconds and it was 30 seconds too long.

Alex? Clearly a player in this game. Really need to watch out for him later on... I like the guy but that is the problem. I think everyone will.

Lydia, Holly and Chiara all seem cool enough, but I have not truly got to know them yet.

But overall? Jeff and I are in this thing together. This dude is a smart player, and we hit it off right off the bat. I can tell that him and I are going to have quite an impact on this game in one way or another.

I know it was a bit fast, but there is a potential 5 person alliance in this game between Jeff, myself, Lydia, Chiara, and Holly. It is called The Sex Kittens and the Beefcakes. I <3 the name because that means I am a beefcake ;D. Hopefully this does not blow up in our faces, but most of the alliance wants HoH this week. Lets hope this works out for us.

[Roddy Mancu$o]

Wow. Just wow. Sheer domination is what that was.

So last night I decide that Jeff is the person I get the best vibes from. And what do you know? He likes me as well. We are the only two people who really engage with each other in conversation in a real capacity. So later that night, Jeff mentions to me that there seems to an alliance evolving with himself, Lydia, Holly and Chiara and they are looking for a fifth. Obviously I am gonna jump on board with that idea.

So today the HoH comp happens and we work together. What do you know but the FIVE of us have immunity. And Jeff is HoH. I am glad it is him, he totally deserved it. I think I would have been top 5 if I was not working with him, but he was clearly faster than me on all the combinations. Seemed like I picked an ally well.

Now, as a side note about Alex. Wow, impressive. He has his BB knowledge down. He was racing through that competition and would have most definitely been in the top five had we not been a team. That, or someone was helping him. But I don't really want to think about that right now.

So then the twist comes, and whaddya know? It is a schoolyard pick'em. Jeff is considering nominating Alex, so OBVIOUSLY I had to pick him after Jeff passed. See, after this challenge I think there is a big chance of Alex getting veto this round. I don't like the possibility, but I could see it happening. If he wins HoH, I do not want him able to nominate me because that means I can hopefully figure out something to save Jeff.

So it will be interesting to see if Jeff follows through with the nomination of Renny and Alex. Supposedly they may know each other from outside of the game. I don't know for sure about that, but what I do know is that if our alliance is gonna dominate this game we need to get rid of threats early on. Jeff is the only threat I need to have around me. But what sucks though is that if Jeff succeeds in his plan, my clique will be down to just Kevin and I. I mean, I am not sure if that is a bad thing or not to be honest, but it could be a potentially bad thing.

I still barely know Kevin. I would like to get to know him more because I am in a military group with him. I have no idea what this will mean (like if there will be other elements to the twist)... It will be interesting to see it play out.

So I still need to get to know Chiara, Lydia and Holly better. I might have put them off a little bit by picking Alex but whatever when Chiara brought it up to me I told her the truth, that he was good at competitions and I also picked him because I like him. If they wanna be pissy then let them be pissy.

I think the other person I have a shot of working with in this game is Russell. Him and I get along pretty well. I think he was trying for this veto, but I dont know. I don't think he got all that far. He asked for help on the second door once I had already submitted the puzzle. So I helped him. The best part was that I helped Jeff out with the same initial (one of like three in total) - so I wasn't really taking credit for Jeff's work.

OMFG and who are the last four to be picked? The three black ladies and the blackanese guy. OMG Racism. Nah I am just kidding, but it is funny it worked out that way.

[Roddy Mancu$o]

Oh I forgot to mention a LOLworthy moment that happened last night.

So after Jeff won and I came second, we were going to get first dibs on the people we wanted. Which meant that we would have the opportunity to pick one potentially threatening person and subdue that threat to the two of us because it would mean they can't put us up together. So we were all set to go... or so I thought.

But then, what do you know? This happens in the group chat our alliance is in:

Jrdoodle33: Who does everyone want so we don't take each others?

So then quickly outside of the group conversation I send this to him.

King Jamesth: man
King Jamesth: dont say that in the chat
King Jamesth: we have first pic right now
Jrdoodle33: Sorry.

And it was promptly followed by this in the main chat.

Jrdoodle33: Nevermind we'll just do it as it comes.


I was totally right to make that call.

The way I see it, is even though Jeff and I are in an alliance with these girls, we have eachother as a number one and we still need to remember to position ourselves as best we can in this game. We got first and second place, meaning we got first and second picks. Case closed. Period. So I am glad he listened to me because I guarantee if we had a discussion beforehand I would have got taken to task by the girls for picking Alex.

[Roddy Mancu$o]

On Nominations

Although I would have done things differently in the speeches, I think that strategically Jeff might have picked the right two people. Alex is gonna be a major threat in this game if he survives this week. Renny while less threatening would be a thorn in our side I think regardless of whether or not re drew first blood. We started the game off with a bang by deciding to take out a big threat early on. I hope you are happy that we are trying to entertain you Chels

Alex

King Jamesth: yeah kinda came from left field. Is it true, like the thing about you and Renny? Or was that made up? I am not gonna be judgemental about it either way. And if you don't want to tell me thats cool too lol.
sublimeoqwee1: no it wasn't made up... but all he said was that we've played on the same site... it's not like we're BFFs... the one game on there were played TOGETHER was just a TAR game
sublimeoqwee1: which is not social really
sublimeoqwee1: idk why he told jeff that but... i also didn't get the other stuff jeff said about me

sublimeoqwee1: ahhh ok
sublimeoqwee1: well hopefully i stay... kevin doesn't seem to be trying very hard
King Jamesth: what do you mean about the Kev thing? I barely know him at all. I just picked him because I didnt really know any of the four I had left.
sublimeoqwee1: nah i mean like
King Jamesth: that he is inactive?
sublimeoqwee1: for the strength of the clique

OK, so clearly now that eff has gone and made that speech Alex has to leave this week. But that being said, at least if Alex pulls off a veto then he is in my division and cannot nominate me in the future for a long time. So I am trying to keep things civil with him right now, but if I get the opportunity to this week I am booting his ass.

I am hoping that the vote is pretty unanimous to get rid of Alex but I can already tell Jeff is feeling more confident than he should be about this. I see a lot of people doubting the way that he went about this. Oh well, I guess I will just have to figure out how to make sure that this week goes as planned.

***

Alex, if you ever read this, I actually do like you a lot. You're gonna look back and see this and realize that I was very slimy with you. Sorry bout that. I am being non-committal with you and I bet you have picked up on it. I am kinda hoping right now that you think it is me just being afraid to make a move, but in reality it is because if you stay on the block I will vote to evict you and maybe even work to get you out if I have to. Not only that, but if I had the veto, I would NOT use it on you.

I am playing the game hard, and you are gonna be a tough player to beat if I don't take you out when I have the opportunity. And Jeff is just more of a priority then you. If there is one thing I know its that you are gonna do great in this game if you make it through this week.

Am I sinking my own ship by taking you out? Maybe. I don't like that the airforce may be down to two in number, but whatever. I picked you because I knew you were gonna go up, and I did not want you to stay. This will pay off though if you do stick around because I will not have to worry about your challenge abilities directly.

Chiara

toxicthoughts4me: hey Lover
King Jamesth: CHIARA!!!
King Jamesth: hows it going?
toxicthoughts4me: good good off work finally
King Jamesth: I know right?
King Jamesth: how was it?
toxicthoughts4me: shitty
King Jamesth: awww. sounds like every day serving lol
King Jamesth: although I didnt mind mine today
King Jamesth: What was shitty about it?
toxicthoughts4me: the morning shift didn't do anything
King Jamesth: ohhh... did you work a split shift?
toxicthoughts4me: yeah I did
toxicthoughts4me: I finished early
King Jamesth: man I hate split shifts. They are the work of the devil. I have to do two in the next two days.
toxicthoughts4me: yeahh I have to do two this weekend

King Jamesth: so, can I ask you what you think of nominations?
King Jamesth: I will tell you my take as well
King Jamesth: but if you dont want to talk game then its cool
toxicthoughts4me: Idk bout them honestly
toxicthoughts4me: I get it but week one is kinda early
King Jamesth: I am kinda torn a bit. I think that it seems like with this series you have to be bold. So I think making a strategic play was probably a good idea. But I would have handled the speeches differently.
King Jamesth: either way though, I dont think we will gain a target from it
toxicthoughts4me: no I don't think so either
toxicthoughts4me: I agree u have to be bold in any game
King Jamesth: Yeah. I am very glad that no one knows about the joint HoH.
toxicthoughts4me: u mean us all helping each other out?
King Jamesth: yeah
toxicthoughts4me: true thattt

She is someone who I get along with real well. And I think that she is smarter than Lydia and Holly. I think that Chiara might be willing to work with me pretty closely. I am trying to win her over by being cutesy with her and not talking about too much game, but talking a little bit.

I think there is gonna be a time when this alliance will split and when that happens I want to have Chiara with Jeff and I. I dunno I just have a gut feeling about her being a key player in this game.

Jeff

Jrdoodle33: Roddy, my main man! It's nice to see you on.
King Jamesth: hey
King Jamesth: hows it going?
King Jamesth: I am glad to see you as well
Jrdoodle33: It is going good Renny had a freak out with me earlier.
Jrdoodle33: Do you like my ballsy nominees?
King Jamesth: I do. I do not know how I should play it though.
Jrdoodle33: We just need to make sure Alex leaves this week, and people have been agreeing to it, thankfully.

Way to start the game off with a bang buddy. I am glad that you are playing so openly. You've made yourself into a bit of a lightning rod, which makes it very enticing for me to stick by you.

That said, I was speaking somewhat tounge in cheek because I was planning on sticking by you anyways. You have my loyalty. I really would like to go to the end with you.

Holly

Holly you are the person I trust least in our five person alliance. I don't think that we will be working together for a very long time in this game.

I could be wrong. I am not acting on this suspicion at all because it is entirely based on my gut. But I can't tell if you are smart playing dumb. Or just really dumb. Because you put on the act pretty well with all those flowers you like to use in conversations, but I get the sense from your comments that you see the layers of this game pretty clearly.

You better not pull shit with me in this game, because I am gonna be watching you close.

[Roddy Mancu$o]

Veto Competition

Chelsbot: Alex Wins Kthxbye!

Roddy's face: ;D ;D

So Ill break it down.

= WTF. How did I KNOW this was going to happen? I really don't recall if I posted it in my previous confessionals, but I REALLY thought this was going to happen. I was not surprised at all. But at the same time I was totally shocked because my gut was actually right. I just had the feeling that I am gonna get caught in a hot pickle because of picking him as a military division partner. It would have been too easy if life were to just let him be the first evicted - clearly some sort of conqequence (neg or pos) will come from that decision.

= First of all, irritated that I didn't get a chance to compete. Not that winning would have done me any good. But still, I really dislike when other people miss challenges so it bothered me that I missed one.

Second of all, this puts Jeff in a bad position because it allows the house to say 'Fuck you Jeff' which they may do since he made his nominations personal. All it would take is e

;D = Well, seeing as he would have stayed anyways. I am VERY glad Alex is in my division. I am gonna be safe from him directly for at least a while. But obviously I can't target him either.

= Umm. Where the hell do I go from here? This leaves me in the weirdest position. I really like Jeff more than anyone here, but he may have alienated himself from a lot of people this week. He is gonna be a challenge threat, and I know that outgoing HoH's are eligible for the following HoH challenge, but sooner or later someone else will win. I may have to face the fact that I might lose Jeff because of his bold style of play. I do like him though, so if I can figure out how to keep him round I will, because he is one of the only damn person who can maintain a conversation.

At the same time I don't have a clue where I stand with Alex. I guess I have to assume that he doesnt like me because I try to maintain a worst case scenario so people in this game will never get the best of me. I was really non-committal with him, and i think that he probably has picked up on the fact that I might have been after him.




In any case there is one person I have a solid relationship that is devoid of any drama, and that person is...





















Russell

OK so I am kinda worried that there is a small subconcious part of me that there is a predisposed to like Russ because I <3 the real Russ so much. But beyond that, this guy is down to earth, here to play for real, and I think he is a smart enough guy.

I don't see him dominating challenges, but I do see him playing a strong social game. I think that he will be a valuable person to keep around me. Hopefully I can go far with him because I feel like I have a strong connection with him.

Anyways, right now we have mentioned that we are open to working together. Since I do not see the Jeff/Roddy/Holly/Lydia/Chiara thing lasting forever I may work with him then. Maybe sooner.


Question

So lastly, this is not to complain. I am not a whiner. But is it possible that challenges could ever be held a little... later? Like maybe have one or two that are held at like 10:00 or 10:30 instead of 9:00? If not, I understand, but I think there are a bunch of people who have trouble making 9:00 challenges but I could be wrong.