Week 10

[Shelli Poole]

HOW did I win this lol???  To be honest, I wanted Kelsey to win it. Now, I may be in a bit of a pickle. I am just taking the position with Kelsey that she is 100% safe and that is true, but also on purpose because I want her to trust me 100% when/if she wins. I'm already congratulating her on F6. And I filled her in on the Kathy thing. She claims to not have known but trusts Kathy still. Not surprised. 

I am a bit torn this round because I see so many reasons for more than 1 person to go but I asked Howard if he was okay with me asking Kathy about what she said last round. He said yeah. I just wanted it as an excuse if I decide to put her up. So, I asked Kathy about it. I know she said it 100% but she's denying.

Obviously Kelsey wants two boys up - she reallllly wants Arlie out because she doesn't have any link with him and she thinks he'll definitely be taken to the end by the guys. She told me Cass said she's good with Arlie/Howard and I am sure she is. Who doesn't want to take Cass to the end?

The issue is that I've obviously awoken the bear in Kathy. She is not who she claims to be in this game and she's been trying to hide it from me. So, if I hit and miss that could come back to bite me... but honestly, I just won my third HOH and I have no illusions that I'm not a target of at least half the cast right now, anyway. Maybe more. 

As Scarlett would say, "I'll think about that tomorrow..."

Also, she said "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again." Good thing I just ordered Indian food!

[Shelli Poole]

Okay, so this is really not where I wanted to be this week but here I am. I'm not going to be able to keep playing in the middle and, tbh I think the majority of "each side" would put me up now, anyway. At least that's how I see things. I am a target or disposable to most everyone and that's not a good place to be. 

So, I really would like to get to F4 with the least of the competitors (Arlie/Cass) and the people I trust the most (Kelsey). Steve I go back and forth on and Howard did come to me last round but I'm pretty sure he's close with Arlie and I think Cass. Also Steve to a certain extent? So, honestly, any of the 5 people who stay this round could put me up.

While Kathy didn't put me up last round, I think it's because she wants to whittle down the boys' side and Howard is her biggest threat out of that side. I am disposable to her which is why she tried to make sure I was Howard's target last round. She already knew I was James's target. I'm kind of surprised she didn't put Steve up next to Arlie instead of James last round. He talked about his "Angels" and that had to be Cass and...Kathy and/or Kelsey? I doubt he'd call the boyz angels. idk. So, I'm wondering if she thinks she can trust Steve for some reason? 

Anyway, this is how I see it. I thought about a lot of nomination scenarios:


Option 1: Cass/Kathy

PROS: Nominations stay the same and Kathy goes. It weakens Cass and I still think Kelsey would go after the boys over me. Cass leaving wouldn't be bad, but she's less likely to win than Kathy and my chances of winning also go up with Kathy out of the picture. (don't laugh)

CONS: Kathy is very likely to win POV and pull herself off. Then, I'm definitely at least one of her targets if/when she wins HOH, which is also likely. I think I'm one of her targets anyway, though. Kelsey could also pull Kathy off. In either of these cases, I would need to put someone up next to Cass. It'd likely be Arlie since he's least likely to win HOH and I'd just have to explain to him that I would break a tie and he'd stay. The only problem would be if Howard or Steve wanted to keep Cass over Arlie. I don't think they would but I could be wrong. I know Kelsey and Kathy would both keep Cass over Arlie.


Option 2: Cass/Arlie

PROS: They are the least likely to pull themselves off the block.

CONS: They are likely to be saved by POV. Kathy would save Cass because she would think I wouldn't put Kelsey up and that I would be forced to put up another guy. I could put Kelsey up but then I just attacked someone I promised I was with 100% (that is true as of right now) and who I know will not understand, lol. I could get one of Steve/Howard out but then I've alienated Arlie. OR Arlie leaves and I've pissed off Steve and/or Howard. Also, if  Arlie goes and I'm left with Kathy/Cass/Kelsey and Steve/Howard. No thanks.


Option 3: Kathy/Steve

PROS: Both are good competitors so it takes out a comp threat.

CONS: If one comes off then I put up Cass but the one that stays is definitely after me, and all the guys are as well. Also, Arlie/Howard stay as a pair and I think they want Cass to be their F3. I'm probably their next target after Kathy. 


Option 4: Kathy/Howard

PROS: Both are good competitors so I could probably get one of them out. If one gets off the block I could throw Cass up there and I think the other would go.

CONS: One stays and is after me. I also still have Cass in the game with one of them. I've also lost anything I may have "built" up with Howard (although lezbe real, he was doing that more for himself, but still). 


Cass definitely has to be an option to put up so I'm doing that. And putting her up with anyone but Kathy seems like a bad idea to me. I'd be going against 3 people if I put up a guy with Cass. I may have to do it anyway, if POV is used, but if it's not then I won't. If I leave Kathy off the block she pulls off Cass and I have to put up two guys. 

I think I'm confusing myself but pretty sure that's what I'm doing. 

[ika]

Girl you confusing me
just post already so I can understand

Oh Congrats by the way

[Shelli Poole]

Wow, this was so tough! Kathy pulled out everything she had in her arsenal. She said she was going to quit, but that was just a ploy because she changed it to - I would lose her as a friend - which actually made me mad. And she said I'm going next - which could be true but it could've been true before, also.

I asked Howard for his convos and it pretty much confirms what Kathy said she said, but she left stuff out. And Howard said he got part of it mixed up in that he brought it up, which he did. But, she still threw me under the bus a little, and I still think she would save Cass. Plus, I already told her so I think she would be after me anyway.

I did the best I could, now we'll just see what happens!

[Shelli Poole]

Well, this sucks. I actually would've liked to get Cass out if Kathy hadn't freaked out about being nominated so much. It's a game, and she took it very personally. I guess I'm a monster! I hope she's okay but, I don't buy the "personal reasons" excuse. She was fighting hard to stay off the block and she told me she would quit if I nominated her.