Post by Christina Aguilera on Aug 18, 2011 14:32:40 GMT -5
Hey, Penn and Pine! It's me, The Fighter, and I'm back! ;D
However, the "Fighter" tag is gone and a new one is in its place…"Express".
Before I get into my Pre-Game/Week 1 Entry, I'd like to explain this.
I am using the tag "Express" this season, because of how I played last season and the fact that I was led to the slaughterhouse by Debra. I only played the way I did because I was promised now nearly a year ago by her that she and I would make it to the end of a game together, and while we did, she can't say it was done properly. I wasn't her first choice, and she kept a plethora of information from me all game, and once again chose others over me despite promising that "This was the game". Well, suffice to say I'm not OK with being viewed or treated that way time and time again, and should I miraculously be able to survive the first three weeks, I will try to get rid of her. Outside the game, I adore her, and supposedly she does me as well, but clearly in the game I am far too expendable for her, and I am tired of having faith that she will finally choose me as her F2, so I'm done waiting, because clearly, it isn't going to happen and she'll just walk over me again. After all, the definition of insanity is repeating the same actions and expecting a different result. Honestly, if I wasn't keeping faith that she wouldn't do the dirty on me again, I would've gotten my first clue when she nominated me, Paris, and Ryan for eviction.
I guess this could be summarized as I want an opportunity to create my own identity in this game, and a chance to come out of Debra's shadow? Will I get that opportunity, only time will tell, but I desire it.
Now, obviously this is easier said than done and if you guys are approaching this with an "I'll believe it when I see it" attitude, that's understandable. However, I am honestly at my rope's end. I am a very forgiving person, but fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me, fool me three times, I AM the fool, so I need to not be the fool again. This is All-Starz and no one thinks I should be here, so I'll need to try to take steps to prove them wrong.
So, all that said, let's get into what is already a twist-filled game!
For starters, we were told the night we moved in, that we would be divided into two teams, the Sweet and the Sassy, and not to discuss our choices with any other players. I knew right away I would be placed on The Sweet Faction. You don't get nominated 7 times and turn on the waterworks to stay in the house and be Sassy, so suffice it to say I found no reason to switch nor any desire to. My title last season is something that I want to use to my advantage, but at the same time, shed as well.
So before we really started, I tried to branch our socially and meet as many players as possible. However, I got the vibe from many players that they didn't seem too interested in socializing with me, so I find it pretty apparent that I have my work cut out for me in this game. I made a deal with Holly Marie to watch her back, at least for the first week, and then reevaluate. The one thing that put up a red flag about her in my mind is that she tried to get it out of me that I am targeted Barack for obvious reasons. I didn't divulge that information to anyone but Debra and I didn't to Nicki, but I did tell her I was "Afraid of Barack", because I am, both in the game and out of it.
I also know both Orlando and Nicki, as well as Levine, however, I don't think Levine trusts me or wants to work with me in this game at all, so I am very careful when talking to him, Orlando and I have a good bond from other games but he always views games objectively and he will not throw himself in the line of fire for me, nor will I ask him to. Nicki on the other hand is interesting. She spoke to me this weekend and she seems to legitimately like me, although that surprises me because she was such a wildcard psycho in the game we met in that I could never get HOW she felt, and I avoided her cybersex advances at all costs...because it was just.....FREAKY!
I've tried to make small talk with as many players as possible, but still haven't seen Mingin on AIM, Eve signs off whenever I IM her, and Sandra is a bit difficult to talk to, although we both have a mutual friend that I might try to use to work with her. Yeah yeah the friendship card. Sue me.
Alright, time to assess the cast!
The Sweet
BALDWIN-My Bi-Winning buddy from last season! I <3 Alex and Baldwin both. Seriously. This dude is awesome and someone I really hope I wind up working with again. I haven't offered anything yet, but I'd LIKE to believe we have an implied agreement. I am not coming after Baldwin at all and I honestly have him pinned as one of the people I'd LIKE to make my #1 if the opportunity presents itself.
Lolly-Lolly and I have so far only made small talk. She looks like a big social threat, though, so I'll want to get in good with her sooner than later. She seems level-headed and intelligent, too. I don’t see us really working together in this game, but maybe I’ll be surprised.
YOURS TRULY-I love myself and I am proud of who I am, even if other people hate me or find me annoying. Sorry it took me so long to get this up BTW!!! Anyway, I critique myself here because my game is the only game I know 100%. I am going to be as social as always, albeit I’ve been slightly lacking this time due to the difficulty of the jets ending in Starz 3 and then having to recharge them and jump right into AS. But I am managing alright. Strategically I know I can hold my own even if I didn’t last season, and this season is, for me, about coming out of Debra’s shadow and playing my own game, because I know I am capable of doing it. I want Debra out of here as soon as possible, but sadly, while the Factions Stage is going on, that is not going to happen.
DEBRA-I love Karla, I hate Debra, the two of them different. Karla is a sweet lady who is concerned about people, Debra is a beast player that basically tells you you’re playing for 2nd place, and yet no one takes her out anyway. Her sense of self-entitlement also drives me insane. As much as I <3 Karla, I can’t stand this about her. She has the nerve to tell me after the game “I took you to the F2, I didn’t rebuff you this time.” However, you would have if given the chance. Debra also already has her peons doing her bidding in this game. Adam, Sausage, Levine, Barack, Lindsay, and Orlando could all probably be counted as allies for her, and getting her nominated during this phase of the game will be impossible.
EVE-She and I haven’t really gotten around to talking much. She seems like a very guarded and tactful player, and someone to watch out for. One thing I have noticed is that she hasn’t really made much effort to speak to me and I myself have had to do the initiating. That honestly tells me that she already probably has people on a priority list and I’m near the bottom of it, so suffice it to say she’s on my radar, too. However, she has a Diamond Power of Veto, so I need to just cozy up to her for now.
HOLLY MARIE-The Season 1 Winner is someone to watch out for. Apart from her connections to her Season 1 players, she seems very strong. She won challenges, was social, and was good strategically. She and I got along well when I talked to her and I didn’t find it to be forced conversation with her. We agreed to watch each other’s backs for at least the first week, and I hope that I can strengthen that deal, because I like her a lot and once some of her Season 1 peeps walk out the door, she’s someone I’d legitimately want to take a hard look at as an ally in this game.
Mingin-THIS was what I got instead of Johnny? FUCK MY LIFE! >
. Seriously! The “Marcellas” of Season 2 replaces Johnny, who I would have a definite connection with? UGH UGH UGH! Oh well, I have to make the best of it. I haven’t seen him around much and is my first target. 
ORLANDO-I literally jumped for joy when I found out Orlando was in my faction! Orlando is one of the few people in this house who I know LEGITIMATELY likes me as a person. Orlando and I are good friends and have a good connection. The one downfall to Orlando is that he is not super social. Strategically and physically, he can hang with anyone. The one bad thing about Orlando is that just as big a connection he has to me, he has to Debra, and he’ll probably group me with Debra as everyone does. The difference between him and others is that he wants to work with us both. Orlando is one of the people, if given the chance, I would want to take to the end.
Sausage-I have an interesting take on this guy. Finding out from Debra that Sausage is Brian from Recycled, he will have a lot of options for allies in this game. Debra, Barack, and Levine being the three prime examples of that, however, he’s from my season and hopefully not after me, but we’ll see. I like Sausage as a person, but as a player he is socially strong, strategically great, and can hold his own physically. He needs to go sooner rather than later, although not yet. He said in his Starz 3 DR he might want to work with me, so we’ll see. For now, we’re good, but I will not be making endgame plans with him.
The Sassy
LEVINE-LEVINE! <3 as a person, HATE as a player. This guy’s threat level=MAXIMUM AKA this guy needs to GTFO if I want any shot in this game. LOL. He is strategically masterful, physically gifted, and socially superb. He’s probably the 2nd best player overall in this entire cast if you just look at things on paper, behind only Debra. Levine also has lots of allies not named me. AKA Barack, Debra, Sausage, and probably some Season 2 players as well. Levine is a huge threat and down the road he must be taken care of. The most dangerous thing about him is that people actually trust him, even though he is such a huge threat that anyone with a brain needs to see that he has to go. HOPEFULLY someone like Lindsay gets HoH and sticks him up and out before I have to get blood on my hands.
BARACK-THANK GOD he isn’t in my Faction is all I can say! This guy and I have problems. A lot of them. He doesn’t like me. I don’t like him. We’ve never gotten along. We never will. However, I still offered him a peace offering and an attempt at niceties by giving him a Chance in the HOH competition in the hopes that he would pump the brakes on targeting me. I told him I wouldn’t target him, and I won’t…yet. I hate coming into games with targets, so it was beneficial to me too because I’m no longer blind to just targeting Barack. Anyhow, he is untouchable on that Faction anyway with Levine, Kathy, and possibly others there, too.
CHRIS-Oh what a blessing in disguise this guy is! <333333 ShadowCat OMG! Chris and I talked and he told me that he wishes he was in my faction. Furthermore, Chris told me he didn’t understand why I got so much hatred last season, although I do, so this is someone I want to work with. I told him I feel most connected to him and honestly I do. I don’t think anyone would suspect our pairing, either. Right now, if I had a choice, this is the person I want to get into a F2 with.
JAMES-The psychopath from Starz 3 has returned! However, I’m perfectly happy with him here! He likes me, he likes Debra, he likes Sausage, and wouldn’t come after me and would probably be a vote to keep me. I am totally open to working with him. However, I will want to keep my distance from him, if he plays like he always does, which is Over-The-Top extreme, I don’t want to go down on what would be yet another sinking ship.
KATHY-AMY! <3. The firecrotch is hilarious and funny and just like last season, a social pariah. Kathy is THE socialite of this series, and is a force to be reckoned with. That said, I am also very offput by her, because she tried to deny being Oprah last season, or at least brushed it off when I called her on it, even though her Season 1 AIM was her Oprah AIM lol. Kathy is also very closely aligned with Barack from what I can see, so that will need to be severed at some point. Kathy is one of my picks to go deep into this game, although I won’t go with her, I have a feeling she’ll be around awhile.
LINDSEY-The fellow Nomination Queen. This girl is a player to watch. Clearly. She is here to win and she isn’t taking any prisoners. She told me she was looking forward to working with Debra and I. And although that’s all well and good, I don’t want to be grouped in with Debra. I’ll work with Lindsey until I have to piss her off and take out Debra. I love Lindsey though and she’s someone I think I can trust about 75% in this game, she seems legitimately interested in working with me. Additionally, she’s one of the few people who didn’t judge me before she got to know me, and I appreciate that. Based on her actions so far in this game, though, she’s someone to watch.
NICKI-This guy is a nut! He’s a trainwreck! But he’s so fucking hilarious and so awesome! I love Nicki and she is one my only supporters in this game. Although I’m not a fan of her cybersex BBR antics, I am hoping she lays off that and plays for real this time. When she’s playing her game, she’s dangerous and someone who seems to legitimately like me as a person and someone who I could see myself working with deep into this game. IN fact, she’s probably #2 on that list behind Chris.
SANDRA-Sandra seems nice, but some of her conversations seem very forced. She and I have a mutual friend in someone so I might use that to try to gain trust with her. Tactless and foolish? Probably, but it’s worth a shot. Sandra is a nice lady and I hope she opens up to me a bit more, she reminds me of Alyssa in that you have to get to know her before she shows her real self.
SEAN-ALREADY DO NOT LIKE YOU AND I HAVE HAD ONLY ONE CONVERSATION WITH YOU! PLEASE GTFO! You didn’t like me last season, and you accused me of BEING Lohan last season! You basically accused her and I of cheating. You’re a fucking bore to talk to, and I want to shoot myself in the face when talking to you, and this is all off of one conversation. I wish you didn’t have a DPOV right now, because I want you out of here and now. This guy must go. I can’t even strike up a conversation with him >
. Hope you enjoyed this! More DR's to come tonight/tomorrow! ;D
