Week 1 - I'm Bringin' Sexy Back

[Dominic Briones]

Greedy Bitches Dilemma
(Or maybe I'm just a sore loser... :

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So as I'm waiting for the recount for the Greedy Bitches challenge, I'll take the time to catch up a bit on my DR.

Basically, I am in the middle of dinner when the challenge starts (camping trip was cancelled btw, due to a heat advisory and my car having no AC) and I am able to complete the first part very quickly and accurately, which makes me proud. Then, I realize that, in my rush, I would be targeted if I won team captain. The only benefit to being captain was getting more Chenbucks, but having a bigger target for people to challenge you. Good move, Dom. *shakes head*

So wouldn't you know, I have the fastest time for the first part of the challenge, and then Braden, the guy we are supposedly targeting, challenges me. Whatevs. No big deal. *brushes dust off of shoulders*

So I'm at home for the 2nd part, which means I can use my computer, and BAM. We are hit with a headache of a box full of letters and other symbols that we have to count. It's not your easy count/count/multiply. At least not if you want to get it right. So I spend about 12-13 minutes counting each row and adding them together, to come out with what I hoped was the right answer or closer than Braden's. I knew I did it pretty quickly too, so I felt good.

And then we are hit with results, and I'm a shitload off. DAMN. That's when I requested the recount, somewhat jokingly, thinking that I must have missed a row. But then, after counting that there were 25 rows and remembering that the average row was in the high 60's, low 70's, I multiplied and found that my answer should have been pretty close. At lot closer than Braden's.

That's when James steps in and agrees to the recount (I love you James), at which point I'm awaiting his ruling now.

And so, if I was wrong, I sincerely apologize James, and to everyone else who I have delayed. But, I couldn't just go to sleep not knowing that MAYBE there was a mistake made.

*crosses fingers*

[Dominic Briones]

Breaking news.

Dominic IS an idiot.

Everyone may now continue with their everyday lives, now that this dilemma was resolved.

And thus I am now the ONLY player in the game without Chenbucks since Braden is challenging Carol, meaning that Parker can sit back and keep his 2. Someone is starting off on the right note.

[Dominic Briones]

Oh, and FUCK ME for making myself a public spectacle. Everyone knows I'm a greedy bastard now, but whatevs. As long as Dick doesn't target me, why would anybody else want to go after the one guy with no Chenbucks? Oh, I know. BECAUSE HE CAN'T PULL ONE OF THE MOTHERFUCKING VETOES FROM HIS ASS AND RUIN YOUR PLANS! Ugh. I NEED to win this PoV challenge. End of story. Goodnight.

[Dominic Briones]

Ugh. Ok. So I LOVE writing DRs. But I CANNOT do this with the slop skin. Sorry. You will have to wait until I am off slop for an update. Or at least wait until I am not in my pitch dark room squinting at this horrid strobe light screen. Maybe during the day I will write something.

P.S. Fuck whoever made this skin. (jk you know I love you all)

K, bye.

[Dominic Briones]

So I am typing this DR in a word processing program because I can’t stand that damn slop skin. Lol.

Anyways, some time to catch up on the game and where I stand.

I ended up revealing who I am to Dick. It was just too weird knowing who he was and having to play dumb when he would talk about his time in Starz. Plus, the two of us really didn’t have a past relationship. I have hosted him twice, but the first time barely counted, and this past time, it wasn’t like I befriended him or anything. We had a few chats here and there, but nothing that I really think would influence how we play this time together. In the end, I think that the only unfair advantage it might offer to my relationship to Dick in this game is my reputation as Penn. But, in the end, I think that’s a minimal gain, especially considering the fact that I view him as a dangerous player to begin with. And, I even told him that. I gave him “pointers” on how he could play a better game, simply because I don’t want him blowing up if I’m going to be working with him. Either way, by outing who I really am, he then gave me a lot of information that I might not have gotten otherwise. He said he trusts me more (rolls eyes) and told me that himself, Jameka, Dustin, and Carol had a supposed season 8 alliance. Also, he said Dustin bought a Poison Veto and that it has the ability to cancel a vote. I’m not even sure I believe that, because if Dustin told Dick this, it could have very well been a lie. Either way, there’s still the possibility.

Beyond revealing who I am to Dick, we talked about alliances, and I suggested a 4 person alliance of myself, Dick, Braden, and Adria. I then proceeded to have Dick present the idea to Braden as though it were Dick’s idea. Meanwhile, I was chatting up Braden and realized he’s a really cool guy. I think he’ll be a tough competitor, but I do think that I have earned his trust for now. I also told Braden about what happened with the HoH and came out to him as far as being honest and that it wasn’t my idea to throw the challenge to Dick, despite going along with it. In the end, I think that the three of us (myself, Dick, and Braden) can agree on the fact that Dustin and Jameka are immature and annoying, both of them also needing to be taken out or at least split apart.

Other than that, I can’t really seem to find anybody on AIM at the same time as me. Braden said that they are on (some of them), but I must be missing them. Adria sent me a PM, but that’s really all I’ve talked with her, though she’s only in the alliance via Braden, another pair that will need splitting eventually.

With PoV looking like it does, I imagine nominees will stay the same unless one of them lucks into the win. Either way, I feel 100% safe this round with Dick in charge for the week. For now he’s my final 2, I’d say, but I haven’t even met everyone yet, so things could really change.

My goal for now is to make it through the first 5 weeks when things will likely get crazy with all these vetoes flying around. I wish I had more to say, but for now, that’s all I’ve got. Seems like this game is having a slow start, and I’m blaming it on the cast. *shrug*

P.S. No fancy coding because I didn’t feel like typing all the codes in as text. You’ll get better DRs on the weeks I’m off slop.

[Dominic Briones]

Had some good chats tonight.

I solidified an alliance with Braden and Adria (and Dick as well, but he hasn't been online... OMG if he goes MIA AGAIN for his HoH week. What is up with this guy? lol). Both of them SEEM legit, but you can never tell. I kinda played dumb with Adria, trying to see if they had a f2, and she said no. But Braden speaks about her in a way that suggests they know each other outside of this game. Either way, I trust them for now to keep me safe, but I know that I will probably have to go against them eventually (or have someone else do it for me... MUAHAHAHAHA).

Scott wants to see Braden go, so I INSTANTLY went to Braden and Adria with this news to help earn their trust. Dick seems to like Scott, but I think that Scott is kinda out of the loop. He said he's also not a fan of Jameka, who was originally one of the people (along with Dustin) who wanted Braden gone. So, Scott is not aware that there are already "sides" forming.

As for the nominees, where the FUCK are they? Um. Let's just send them both home and move on to week 2. I have yet to meet either of them on AIM, and aside from Keith posting a few times on the board, sheryl is like INV to the max. LAMEEE.

I am pretty sure nominees will stay the same this week, even with all the potential vetoes. Nobody seems willing enough to waste a veto to save inactive players. And unless someone has a sure fire way to set a backdoor in motion, I see this week ending with Keith or sheryl leaving, and either one is fine by me. I just hope I'm not wrong on this. The sucky thing about all these vetoes is that, even though I feel safe with Dick as HoH, some of these vetoes could give people power to name the nominee themselves (like a Diamond PoV). That would BLOW. However, I don't THINK that I have given anybody a reason to target me. We'll see though. Anything can happen, after all.

Now to decide who I'm voting for if the nominees stay the same, and to also think of a name for my alliance. I MIGHT just vote totally against the majority this first week just for something to do and also to get people wondering who wasn't in the majority (if there seems to be one). Then again, if some sort of voting history revealed thing happens, that could bite me in the end. We'll see.

Deuces,
Dom.

(ps. I typed this entier DR with the damn slop screen flashing in my face. be proud! though I still refrained from using code because that takes extra effort, and all my extra effort is being used to prevent myself from going mad with this flashing strobe light in my face.)

[Dominic Briones]

Well that PoV meeting was somewhat hilarious. I must say I'm actually surprised that Dustin and Jameka ended up being the final nominees. I mean, I knew that they were going to be a power couple that needed to be taken out eventually, but I had no clue that it would happen this quickly. Either way, I can't say I'm all that sad. I think I stayed out of the drama pretty well. Dustin seems to have no indication that I am actually in an alliance with Dick/Braden. Oops.

All I can say is that people are playing their cards very early. And those that aren't seem to be floaters, and yes, I'm floating for now, but that's only because I was horrible with the comps this round and really didn't have much opportunity to flaunt any power. My time will come though, hopefully. This upcoming HoH will take place while I'm in California, so depending on what it is, I am not counting on winning it. If it takes time/talking to others, I am pretty much out. If it's skill based and quick, then I have a chance. We'll see. Either way, I plan to float through round 2 just until I am actually able to spend more time socializing and getting a feel for people. Today was my last day at my summer job, and the new job (yes, I got the job I interviewed for!) starts August 15. So I have some decent time to really dig in and take some power around here pending that I can win a few comps.

Either way, this proved to be an interesting week. Looks like Dustin is leaving, but I haven't talked to anybody about the vote, and I think I'm actually voting for him to stay. Whatevs. Either way, I'd call this week a success despite my horrific challenge abilities.

Peace out, till next week.
-Dom