Week 1 Diary Room

[moonman23]

I will try to keep all of my Diary Room entries for this week in one thread.


So, we've entered the house and as I predicted, the first HOH Competition was either going to be group or luck based. Turns out it was group: the Vote! So, when I went into this competition, I was debating whether I wanted to win it or not. In fact, I indirectly tried to lead people to vote for me by telling them I would keep them safe. However, once I saw Lucille's post and how she is, I knew that I needed to change my tactics.

Lucille is definitely coming out hard right out of the gate. She posted on the forums that she wanted the HOH, absolutely flat out wants HOH. When I saw this, and after I talked with her, I realized I might be putting myself in a dangerous position. Either I try to campaign, get more votes, and maybe I succeed and become HOH. Or, I lose and then Lucille might target me because I went against her wishes and tried to campaign. I have talked with Lucille and I did tell her that at the beginning, I didn't know whether I wanted it or not, so I told a few people that I would keep them safe. I hope that she believes everything I'm telling her.

Lucille told me in a message that she wants the first HOH because she feels it's an opportunity to really establish trust in the game. She will tally the votes and really see who told her the truth and who didn't. She said that she won't make any basis on who she can trust until the vote tallies. However, she did tell me that if I voted for her and I proved my trust, she would 100% have my back and believes that we could do great things in the game. I AM REALLY PUTTING A LOT OF TRUST IN LUCILLE, AT THIS POINT! She might be telling me the truth, she might be totally lying and she has a plan to backdoor me. I'm not sure. But, once Lucille posted this message and I saw it, I had two choices: campaign right off the bat and establish myself as a tough player. Make the tough decision to either be fair and get Joe evicted since he hasn't been participating or go after a big threat and take out Lucille. Or, let her have it. Don't fight, hope that she believes everything I say, and she will still be fair and evict Joe because she doesn't want to get dirty hands this early on.

I chose the latter. And, it will either be a good move on my part to establish a good alliance, or I'll be blindsided. There are no two ways about it. I hope that I will be lucky enough to be picked for the Veto, just so I can compete and win to guarantee my safety. But, I don't want to start hard so early in the game. Hopefully, Lucille will scare other people in the game and later on, someone else will evict her. I don't know what she's saying in her Diary Room, but I hope it's something similar. I'm definitely nervous about this, but that's the game.

SO FAR:
At this point, I have established a good friendship with Christian. I told him I have his back. Joner offered me a Final Two deal, and I said yes. But, I don't know how far I can take Joner. He's definitely playing hard, as well. He's always coming up with ideas and he might be shooting from the hip. He told me that he wanted to nominate Lucille if he won because Lucille wanted to make an all girls' alliance. She said so on the forums. It was a joke: she's the only girl in the game! But, Joner took it so seriously. I'm nervous that he's kind of like Vanessa: the littlest thing will set him off and I don't know how long I can deal with him. He's willing to support me and he seems to have my back. So, I'll see what happens.

Bryson also told me that he trusts me the most in the game. I also told Gabe that I liked him. Sam, we have The Walking Dead in common, so I think that may be an angle to work with him. I really just hope to keep these relationships going and try to survive the first week.

If Lucille really is serious, then she'll prove it this week. I will end this week either with a strong alliance and a good spot in the game, or I'm going to be the one that gets screwed, I think. Lucille is a wildcard, but I have to take a risk. If I would have campaigned and lost, then no doubt she would have put me up. She seems to have that attitude. She flat out said: anyone that goes behind my back and lies to me is done. So, she's not one to mess with.

I know the day will come when I have to turn on Lucille. I don't know when, but it needs to be the right time. And I hope that she really doesn't take a big risk in the first week and instead just plays it safe, getting someone out that is not a big threat or is not participating. We'll see. If I'm safe after nominations, I'll feel a little better. But, unless I have the Veto around my neck, I will not feel safe until after the Veto Ceremony. We'll see what happens!


If you have any follow up questions, hosts Joe and Brett, feel free to ask!

[moonman23]

DAYS 2-3

Well, nominations have been made, and I'm glad not to be on the block. Joe and Joner are nominated. It would have been nicer if Joner wouldn't have been nominated, but it is what it is.

Luci really seems to trust me, at this point. I showed her trust when I voted for her for HOH and I hope that it continues to pay off. When I was finally able to talk after Isolation, she told me that I showed her honesty and she would show it back. That made me feel much better, but obviously it won't be until after the Veto Ceremony that I will feel relief. I told her that she should put up Joe since he wasn't participating and she agreed with that. For the second nomination, I told her that she should either put someone up that hasn't talked much to her or one of the last people that signed up for the game. I felt it was the only way for the first week to be fair. Her rationale for going with Joner is that he hasn't talked much to her. So, it seems that I might have been somewhat of an influence, but other people may have told her the exact same thing.

For now, I really just want to play it cool. I can't play in the Veto Competition because I wasn't selected, and buying a spot in the Veto would look suspicious. What would be the point of me doing that? So, I have to pray the nominations stay the same. I'm not going to be doing too much strategy talking with anyone.

As it stands, right now, Christian and I are together. He wants to make an alliance with other people in the house and I agreed with him. But, I want to be careful about how and when we make the plans. I want to make an alliance with Luci to keep her on my side. Luci is one of those individuals that you want to keep close so she won't go after you. I know the day will come when she has to be voted out, because she's definitely quite a player. But, I don't want to do it now, because that could start trouble and I could see her winning the Veto and sending me out the following week when I'm not HOH or even this week. I'll find the right time. Remember, BALANCE THE SHORT TERM AND THE LONG TERM. Getting rid of Luci would be bad for short term game, so she goes in the long term section.

Ideally, if I could get an alliance together with Bryson, Van, Christian, Joner, and Luci, it would be perfect. These are the five individuals that appear to really like me and trust me going into the game. But, I have to propose the alliance very carefully. With Joner being nominated by Luci, I don't know how he'll feel or what he will say. Plus, Luci seems like the person that if she doesn't trust a person, she won't trust them. She won't want to work with them and will just want them out. Plus, Luci's in power. If I start making moves she doesn't like, she might worry about that. I really have to be careful with her. But, once she's not HOH, then I'll feel better about making the big moves about forming an alliance. Maybe once she's no longer HOH, then she'll be a little more understanding.

Those are my thoughts, for now. Till next time, America, I'm Derek, or, I mean I'm Michael. LOL

[moonman23]

THE LATEST AND THE GREATEST!

Well, things are moving forward for me in the Big Brother House. And, they appear to be going in a good direction.

In my last Diary Room entry, I had hoped to start an alliance so that moving forward, I would have some safety in the house. I finally worked up the courage to talk with Luci. She really appears to be willing to work with me. She stated that nobody else has talked with her strategy wise, other than to just say, please don't nominate me. So, maybe I really am the one she can rely on in this game. Well, as I stated before, Christian and I are together in this game, as well. He really seems like the person I could trust. Well, I wanted to start to bring these forces together.

So, I messaged Luci and asked her what she thought about Christian. She stated that she thought Christian was a great guy and she wouldn't have a problem with the three of us having an alliance! And, earlier I had been talking with Christian about getting together with Luci. I am so proud of Christian: he and I think so much alike. He stated that I should be the one to approach Luci, so that way it wouldn't seem like she's on the outs. I was so happy when he said this because I want everyone who enters into an alliance to think that it is just starting! IT WAS BRILLIANT! So, at this point, I have a trio with Christian and Luci.

We have been talking and we are thinking about adding Bryson and Sam to the alliance. The others seem cool with them. Bryson said that he really trusted me in one of his messages. Sam and I have been talking about Walking Dead a lot, so we have a connection. He doesn't seem to have connections, so getting connections for him would be great.

I will propose the ideas soon to Bryson and Sam. If they say yes, that's five. I was also thinking about getting Van in the alliance, too, but we'll have to wait and see.

I want to keep Joner around, but on the outs. Luci and Christian don't know if it's a good idea to tell him about an alliance since Joner was nominated. It's fine, because Joner definitely is a lot like me. He wants to run things, and I feel like he's too reactive. I can't be associated with that, but I still want to keep my contacts with Joner so that I can stay safe, if he wins HOH. It could be like my relationship with Jose in Big Brother 6. He and I never really entered into an alliance with any other houseguests, but we had an understanding and he saved me at crucial times from being nominated, nominating AJ and Jennifer instead of Yami and I. I hope that Joner can be that type of player for me, so I want to keep him close.

At this point, if I had to target anyone after this week, it would be Corey. Corey very rarely talks to me, and when he did, he just seemed so intense and dramatic. I didn't feel there was any reason for him to be this way. One time, he noted as a joke that he liked that I could "move oceans" in reference to my moon picture. I noted some trivia about the Moon, because scientists have noted that the Moon is pulling gravitational pull away from the Earth. The Moon is moving further away from the Earth. And one day, the Moon and the Earth will move at exactly the same speed. You know how you can see the Moon everywhere on Earth when it's dark. Well, if the Earth and the Moon rotate at the same speed, you will only be able to see the Moon from parts of the Earth depending on where it ends up. I thought he would find that theory cool, but he just responded, "Well, some nights you can't see the Moon anyways." He just seems too intense and he's too short with his discussions. I worry about him and what he might do if he won HOH, so I want to get him out as soon as possible. That is my thought.

Well, we'll see what happens. I'm still being cautious, though. I recognize that anything could happen, but I wanted to get alliances set up moving into Week 2. I hope that it will all work out. Only time will tell.

Those are my thoughts, for now. Till next time, America, I'm Derek, or, I mean I'm Michael!

[moonman23]

ANSWERING DIARY ROOM QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:

Week 1 Diary Room Questions:

1. Who is your strongest ally in this game?

At this point, I would have to say that Christian is my strongest ally in the game. Christian and I think very much alike. We have a lot of the same interests in Big Brother and Survivor. Plus, I feel like I can be real honest with him. I feel more comfortable sharing my thoughts with him about the game. Now, that doesn't mean I reveal everything. Many things, I only keep in my own mind. But, out of everyone, he's the best person to talk to. I hope to be able to take our alliance far in the game.


2. What is the most important thing that has happened to you in this game so far?

The most important thing that has happened to me in the game is the alliance that I helped create. For now, I have a four person alliance with myself, Christian, Luci, and Bryson. We're still trying to come up with a name. Luci's strong start in the game made me realize that she is a better friend than enemy in this game. I really made myself available to her this week and she seemed to return that trust, which is good! Christian and I were thinking a lot alike, and thankfully I was able to talk him into letting me propose the alliance like it hadn't even been created yet. We did the same thing with Bryson. I basically told Bryson that the people that participate the most, the four of us, should get together in an alliance. He agreed. So, that's the four person alliance, right now. I think that's the most significant thing. Christian has my back, Bryson said out of all the people in the house, he trusts me the most. And Luci seems satisfied with the loyalty I have shown her. I think this group can go far in the game.

I am hoping to add one or two more members to the alliance. I said Sam would be a good idea, but I'm trying to propose the alliance to him in the right way. Van is also pretty neat, so I'm hoping maybe I can talk the group into adding him, as well. We'll see. I have to be very careful, because I don't want to seem like I'm controlling too much. I want them to believe it's just as much their idea as it is mine. But, it's the most significant moment, right now.


3. Are there any alliances that you agreed to join that you really don't want to be in? If so, why?

I wish that I wasn't connected with Joner, at the moment. Joner is a really nice guy, and I really do like him. But, unfortunately, he didn't talk enough to Luci and he ended up nominated. I asked Christian and Luci about Joner, but they don't want to ally themselves with him. They noted it would be really awkward to invite him to join an alliance when Luci nominated him and didn't use the Veto to save him. But, I do want to keep my connection with Joner. I just find that may be hard. Joner may not be talking much strategy now because he's on the block, but part of me wonders what he wants to do when next week rolls around. And if he wants to make plans, he might want to include me. And this may result in me being forced to choose a side in the house, depending on what happens. And that's not good, this early on. If I win HOH, I want to go after players like Corey, because he doesn't socialize much. I want to keep that plan going for as long as possible, because I don't want to be pulled into the middle. But, I may end up there. Part of me wonders if my alliance of four would want me to put up Joner and get him evicted because he might be after Luci. And if that happens, I have a choice. Do I betray Joner, or do I stand up to my alliance and risk losing the trust? It would be a tough position. Plus, I had a Final Two deal with Joner. Now, granted, he proposed that to me, I didn't do that to him. I said yes, because my rule is that you don't say no to an alliance. I don't intend on honoring that to the extent that I ruin my game. If I can keep it, I'll keep it going for as long as possible. But, if I'm forced to nominate Joner, then Joner might blow up my game by noting the deal. That could make it seem like I'm playing a more strategic game and scheming harder than anyone else. Which, I won't deny, I've been really social. At this point, I have a four-way alliance, a Final Two deal with Joner, and I've been very social with Sam and Van. I hope to have a lot of avenues to keep myself safe for several weeks, until this game gets harder. So, at this point, I kind of wish Joner didn't pick me as such a good ally. But, I do appreciate him, still. It's really going to depend on what my alliance says this week. If they want to target Joner, then I may have to hope Christian or Bryson gets HOH to prevent me from getting in that tough position. But, if I can convince them to target Corey, Tyreke, James, or Matt next week, then I'll feel better about going for HOH. We'll see, but Joner's friendship could either help me or hurt me next week.


4. Would you rather want to be viewed as a social powerhouse or a challenge conqueror, and why?

Well, if I had to choose one or the other, it would be Challenge Conqueror. A lot of the big moves I made in my Big Brother History have been because I had the power. In Big Brother 1, I had the power of HOH both times when I evicted Kevin and Danielle. In Big Brother 6, I had the power when I got JR, Jake, Hannah, and Kay, out of the game. In addition, I have saved myself from the block several times in my Big Brother seasons by winning the Veto or controlling the Veto by winning it. Really, being the Challenge Conqueror is what gets me to make the moves. Am I social game player, as well, yes I am. But, the way I get things done is by being in control with the challenges. I win the right challenge, I put up the right people for eviction, and I get them out. So, I would say challenge conqueror.

5. What is something that really annoys you in the real world (a pet peeve)?

People not texting using perfect grammar. It really annoys me when people use "K" instead of OK. Or TTYL. The only one that I find acceptable is LOL. Really, LOL was something that was created in its own right. Most people didn't say Laugh Out Loud in sentences. So, its one thing if it was created as an abbreviation. But I hate it when people shorten Talk To You Later as TTYL, or I Know, Right into IKR. I have so much trouble trying to decipher peoples' texts. JUST SAY WHAT YOU MEAN!!!


Those are my thoughts. Till next time, America!