Episode 1

[bbcurveimogen]

Hi, hosts! Thanks for having me in your game...it's my first one since coming out of ORG semi-retirement. I'll tell you what - that feeling of starting a brand new game has definitely already kicked in. I've been lucky enough to have gone pretty far (F2/F3 or at least F5 usually) in most of the ORGs I've played and it's been through active playing and not just existing in the game because I've been a borewhore and more active players were targeted. That said, when I play, I end up putting a lot of effort into talking to castmates, playing the game, and competing in competitions - which is fun at the time. But I always forget that when I very first start a game, it's always so overwhelming/exhausting to work on getting to know as many people as I can without coming off as a threat/busybody while not having any security in alliances or challenge victories. Usually, after things are settled and I have a few solid alliances, I'm more relaxed about the game...I just need to get past the "holy crap, I'm doing this whole process again!" phase. But I can do it. I'm determined to make this game my bitch and win.

So, I've had the chance to talk to Dino, Jessica, Dana, Dan, and Joshuah so far, and here are my notes/thoughts on each so far:

Dino: Lives outside Orlando, FL. Currently watching LOST for the first time. Loves Dayton and Universal Studios / roller coaster. We have an agreement to watch each others backs. I feel generally comfortable with him, though I have a weird suspicion that he might be a super gamer.

Jessica: Also from right outside of Orland, FL (odd). Seems bubbly enough. Bonded over Full House. High school student who wants to get into UF. Average SAT scores. Wants to go into political journalism, but her parents want her to go into medicine. Admits to only having talked to me, Lori and Dino so far.

Dana: Not a math/science person. Also in high school? Is obsessed with Hello Kitty. Mormon. I made a Mormon joke before realizing she was a Mormon, so now I've told her she's my Mormon guide and has to teach me about Mormonism. (Maybe I'll pretend to convert to get her on my side?) Hated China Todd / loved China Leslie. Gave me a Bible verse of the day: "Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." - Joshua 1:9. We agreed to watch out for each other and I tried to keep it on the down low, but she seemed less concerned about keeping things a secret. Strikes me as someone who overplays their hand quickly - I don't really trust her and if I could get her out early, I probably would.

Dan: Studying business in college. Good at not giving away much information about himself - clearly not a novice at ORGs. Wants to run a golf course. Seems pleasant enough. Keeps the conversation going more or less but doesn't say much.

Joshuah: Nurse from Ohio. Not very talkative.

Basically, I need to watch out for any Jessica/Dino alliances, especially since they seem to be online a lot at the same times.

As for the Haves/Have Nots challenge, I have no clue what to do. Half the cast hasn't even been online when I have, so I don't know them. Ideally, we'd get a group of people together and all put the same answers, but that'd make us targets early on. I think I'll just put random answers and let things play out as they will. For the HOH challenge, I guess we have to read up on BBStorm and maybe it'll be trivia about that season? If I have time, maybe I'll read up on it but I don't want to be the first HOH. I like letting some overzealous player get that and then make enemies right from the start. For now, I'm starting the game in Sandra Diaz-Twine "as long as it ain't me" mode.

[bbcurveimogen]

Have / Have Nots Challenge:

I'm just going to put myself as the answer to every question since I'm not willing to risk our answers being made public and me making enemies from the get go based on random guesses for these questions.

1. Who is the most likable? Imogen
2. Who is the most annoying? Imogen
3. Who is the biggest schemer? Imogen
4. Who is the biggest competition threat? Imogen
5. Who is going to be evicted first? Imogen
6. Who will be the most boring in the episodes? Imogen
7. Who will be the star of the season's episodes? Imogen
8. Who is the most loyal? Imogen
9. Who is most likely to stab you in the back? Imogen
10. Who didn't deserve to be cast for the game? Imogen

[Bianca Benigno]

Is that for both surveys? (You had to do one for your personal opinion, one for what you think majority will say).

[bbcurveimogen]

Yes, sorry, that's for both.

[bbcurveimogen]

Oh, and just for record keeping, here is the order in which everyone checked in, as well as their listed birthdays and site registration dates (from their profiles). Of note, Joshuah and Dale are the only two other than me that knew to hide their birthdays/ages - probably a sign that they've been around the block.

1. Makosi
Birthday: 09/24/1980
Registered: June 13, 2011, 5:02PM

2. Joshuah
Birthday: not shown
Registered: June 13, 2011, 5:07PM

3. Dana
Birthday: 02/11/1919
Registered: June 13, 2011, 5:21PM

4. Kaysar
Birthday: 08/11/1994
Registered: June 13, 2011, 5:17PM

5. Dino
Birthday: 01/01/1994
Registered: June 13, 2011, 7:50PM

6. Dale
Birthday: not shown
Registered: June 13, 2011, 8:26PM

7. Billi
Birthday: 02/16/1984
Registered: June 13, 2011, 8:49PM

8. Laura
Birthday: 11/04/1994
Registered: June 13, 2011, 8:00PM

9. Jessica
Birthday: 04/27/1994
Registered: June 13, 2011, 9:35PM

10. Dan
Birthday: 01/01/1988
Registered: June 13, 2011, 11:54PM

11. Imogen
Birthday: not shown (07/18/1983)
Registered: June 14, 2011, 5:31PM

12. JJ
Birthday: 02/24/1990
Registered: June 15, 2011, 9:15AM

13. Lori
Birthday: 03/28/1983
Registered: June 14, 2011, 6:07PM

14. Monet
Birthday: 01/02/1993
Registered: June 15, 2011, 6:47PM

[Bianca Benigno]

No problem. I just wanted to make sure.

[bbcurveimogen]

HOH 1 NOMINATIONS:

Wow, I never thought I'd be the first HOH, so this is kind of a shock. I made a promise to the house, though, that I wanted to keep all the people who've been active and participated in the challenges. That leaves me with three inactives. Out of those, I could only nominate two, so I rolled a dice to decide who would be safe of those three. Anyway, here we go - the keys are in random order:

Dale
JJ
Dana
Dino
Kaysar
Lori
Dan
Laura
Jessica

Last key...

Billi

That means I've nominated Makosi and Monet for eviction. Sorry, I wish I didn't have to put up my two lovely, African goddesses, but I wanted to be fair to everyone who's been active so far. Billi, the dice let you live another day. Good luck everyone!!

[bbcurveimogen]

OMG, I can't believe I won HOH. That was so random. Usually, I'm a challenge whore in games, but this time I was trying to dumb it down / whore it up and I still ended up winning HOH by not getting a single question correct. Dana seems to already be campaigning against me, saying I'm too socially popular, so she'll have to be dealt with soon enough. See, Dana could be a great player if she'd just hype the fuck down and stop overplaying because she's so anxious. Some interesting stuff came out of this comp though:

- Dino is a challenge beast and was almost certainly a cast member in BBStorm. I should look out for that. He also didn't campaign to me when he was at risk - interesting. Does he think he already has my vote?
- JJ is a solid dude and I really like him. It looks like he and I are both caught in Dana's web, so we might have to work together to boot her sooner than later.
- Joshuah walked! Yes! Now I don't have to keep looking to see where all those stupid H's in his name go.
- Laura came out of nowhere and asked for me to help her early on, in like round two of the mini. I just decided to vote to keep her throughout and it seemed to gain me some loyalty with her. I hope it doesn't come back to bit me in the ass.
- Jessica and Dan are two other solid people that I get along with and I can see myself going far with them.

The rest of the players are kind of a wash to me for now. I'm intrigued to see how they develop.

Oh, and for the record, if Dana goes crazy on me before noms are even published, I might switch her out. Or, better yet, I might backdoor her and hope that the rest of the house is already tired of her bullshit. In that case, though, their best move would be to let her stay and then let her win HOH, which would make me the number one target. Perhaps I'll just let Dana destruct on her own...which shouldn't be too hard.

[Bianca Benigno]

FTR, BBStorm players weren't allowed in this game.

[bbcurveimogen]

1. What are your first impressions on your housemates? Who do you like, and why? Who do you not like, and why?

I was worried that it'd be a dud cast when not many people were chatting in the first few days of the game, but the cast seems like a really good mix of over the top, slacker, and middle of the road players. There are already some stand out crazies - Dino and Dana, for example - and I hope they make targets of themselves very early on.

2. What did you think of the first Have Not competition?

I thought the first Have Not competition was a bit random, especially since a lot of people hadn't been on AIM before the first HOH competition so it was hard to gauge any of the questions. I was afraid our answers would be made public, so I just answered myself for everything. Somehow, I ended up in the bottom and was a Have Not, but only for a little bit - winning HOH got rid of the ugly decorations!!

3. What did you think of the first HoH Competition, and your elimination from it (if applicable)?

Seriously, I was trying to be the dumbest slut in there. I purposely had no clue about BBStorm, but I secretly made sure to keep people around who were friendly to me. I'd say the boot order for the challenge roughly represented the order I feel comfortable with the other houseguests. I thought it was stupid for Dino and Dana to make such big targets of themselves - Dino for being a challenge whore and Dana for showing she has no backbone but simultaneously being desperate and too over the top.

4. How did you feel about Joshuah quitting the game?

Good riddance. That's one less round I have to get through to get to the end.

5. Do you feel comfortable with Imogen as HoH? Who do you expect to see nominated?

God, I hate that bitch Imogen. In all seriousness though, I'm not sure if I'm completely comfortable being HOH, but I'll have to see how this round plays out. I'm hoping that everyone will see my nominations of inactives as a sign of good faith and no one will be angry at me. I know that Dana is already going around and telling people that I'm too socially connected and that I'm a threat, but I'm happy to downplay that. Or, I could take that, run with it, and build some rapport with a few people by playing the victim and saying how I don't understand how people are already gunning for me already. I'll have to see what the post-nomination feel of the house is.

[bbcurveimogen]

So, I decided to tell Monet that I was nominating her this week because I wanted to tell her to her face rather than have her find out from another person (coughDanacough). She was obviously upset about it, but I'm hopeful that she'll either self-destruct and quit or stay, fight, and actually start playing. Anyway, here's our conversation:

9:59:24 AM Monet: Hey
10:00:26 AM bbcurveimogen: hey monet, how's it going?
10:01:06 AM Monet: Good, how r u??
10:01:28 AM bbcurveimogen: doing ok. glad it's friday!
10:01:31 AM bbcurveimogen: you?
10:03:02 AM Monet: TGIF for sure
10:03:14 AM Monet: Oh! And contests on ur HoH win
10:03:53 AM bbcurveimogen: oh thanks
10:03:57 AM bbcurveimogen: it kind of came out of nowhere
10:04:06 AM bbcurveimogen: i didnt get a single question right and somehow i survived
10:04:12 AM bbcurveimogen: i didnt know anything about bbstorm
10:05:07 AM Monet: Neither did I, but I was gone first
10:05:57 AM bbcurveimogen: well the winner of bbstorm was apparently out of that challenge first too
10:06:00 AM bbcurveimogen: so you never know!
10:06:01 AM bbcurveimogen: brb
10:06:45 AM Monet: Ko
10:10:21 AM Monet: *kk
10:17:22 AM bbcurveimogen: back
10:20:00 AM Monet: Cool beans
10:22:17 AM Monet: So, what's up?
10:22:54 AM bbcurveimogen: not much. just about to head out for the day. you?
10:27:26 AM Monet: Advertising my org
10:27:31 AM bbcurveimogen: oh is yours the model one?
10:27:41 AM Monet: Yes maam it is
10:27:49 AM bbcurveimogen: have you had any past seasons that i could look at?
10:28:31 AM Monet: It's still underway, but yes (the boards had a glitch where indignant change the skin; so it's kinda ugly )
10:29:08 AM Monet: www.vimodelingagencys1.proboards.com
10:29:15 AM Monet: Was season 1
10:29:39 AM bbcurveimogen: ooh fun
10:32:55 AM Monet: Yeah, I like modeling orgs a lot
10:33:24 AM bbcurveimogen: how do they work? clearly the players themselves dont model, right?
10:34:06 AM Monet: No, they use a celebrity
10:34:18 AM Monet: Have u ever seen Americas next top model?
10:34:26 AM bbcurveimogen: yeah i used to watch that show a lot
10:34:32 AM bbcurveimogen: but i havent watched it lately
10:35:00 AM Monet: It's based off of that, with photoshoots and eliminations
10:35:06 AM bbcurveimogen: ah i see
10:35:07 AM Monet: They're fun
10:35:11 AM bbcurveimogen: wow, i didnt realize you could do games like that
10:35:20 AM bbcurveimogen: are there crazy twists?
10:35:38 AM Monet: Not many hosts try, but i like them
10:36:44 AM Monet: Not as crazy as in survivor or big brother, but they're are some twists
10:37:10 AM Monet: its a nice change from the cutthroat ORGs like survivor or big brother, ya know?
10:37:22 AM bbcurveimogen: i bet. yeah you dont have to run around all paranoid all the time
10:37:37 AM bbcurveimogen: whenever i finish an org like survivor/bb, i always have to take time off to mentally recover
10:37:44 AM bbcurveimogen: b/c usually people have been mean and it's been crazy
10:38:49 AM bbcurveimogen: but anyway, i wanted to talk with you briefly. i had to do my nominations last night and i ended up nomming you and makosi, only because i hadnt gotten the chance to talk to either of you by then.
10:39:03 AM Monet: :-\
10:39:15 AM bbcurveimogen: i'm wishing i could go back and change now that i've had the chance to meet you, but i'm not allowed
10:39:18 AM bbcurveimogen: but
10:39:27 AM bbcurveimogen: hopefully you can still stay
10:39:45 AM bbcurveimogen: anyway, i wanted to be honest with you and not try to be a weasel about it
10:39:56 AM bbcurveimogen: i'm sorry the timing worked out how it did
10:40:02 AM Monet: im so gonna be the first evicted now
10:40:15 AM bbcurveimogen: no i dont think so
10:40:19 AM bbcurveimogen: have you seen makosi in the kitchen thread?
10:40:23 AM bbcurveimogen: she's going off the deep end
10:40:41 AM Monet: no, but i obviously wasnt that popular in the HoH last night...
10:40:58 AM bbcurveimogen: well i think you could play up that you definitely arent a challenge threat
10:41:22 AM bbcurveimogen: so you would be good to keep around
10:41:38 AM bbcurveimogen: anyway, i wanted to tell you to your face and before the noms came out
10:41:42 AM Monet: wat id like to know is why u didnt put up the borderline inactive, billi
10:41:48 AM bbcurveimogen: so you can have as much time to do what you need to do
10:41:53 AM bbcurveimogen: that's a fair point
10:42:20 AM bbcurveimogen: so basically you, makosi, and billi were the three people who hadnt talked with me by then and hadnt done as much in the game
10:42:35 AM Monet: thats because i was abroad
10:42:35 AM bbcurveimogen: so i literally rolled a dice to see which of you to give the last key to and his number came up
10:42:57 AM bbcurveimogen: i'm sorry i didnt know. i wish the host would have told us you'd be away
10:43:22 AM Monet: now im really really stressed
10:43:41 AM bbcurveimogen: don't be stressed. i think you have a really good shot at staying
10:43:46 AM bbcurveimogen: b/c makosi still hasnt talked to me
10:43:48 AM bbcurveimogen: or most people i think
10:44:01 AM Monet: ive talke dwith 2 ppl in the game
10:44:03 AM bbcurveimogen: where you at least have been talking to some people
10:44:48 AM Monet: ugh...
10:44:53 AM bbcurveimogen: do you think you'll have a chance to talk to some more people? i get the sense that people will just want a unanimous vote this week, so if you can sway it for you to stay then i think everyone will just vote for you to stay to keep peace
10:45:26 AM bbcurveimogen: anyway, i totally understand if you're frustrated. i just wanted to be woman enough to come to you directly instead of having you hear from the posted noms or other people
10:45:42 AM Monet: well, thanks i guess
10:45:48 AM Monet: but i cant really talk to ppl
10:46:01 AM Monet: im advertisin for my org and i have major jet lag
10:46:03 AM bbcurveimogen: why not? you're good at talking
10:46:06 AM bbcurveimogen: where were you abroad?
10:46:16 AM Monet: japan
10:46:23 AM bbcurveimogen: oh wow. for how long?
10:46:29 AM Monet: 8 days
10:46:32 AM bbcurveimogen: were you there during the earthquakes and tsunamis?
10:46:33 AM bbcurveimogen: oh phew
10:47:21 AM bbcurveimogen: well i think if you explain to people that you were in japan but that you're back and your head is in the game, they'll want to keep you
10:47:57 AM bbcurveimogen: anyway, i have to go for now. sorry again about all this and i really do hope you stay this week.
10:48:06 AM Monet: thanks i guess
10:48:19 AM bbcurveimogen: bye
10:48:25 AM Monet: have fun...

[bbcurveimogen]

So, I've made my first super firm alliance in the game with JJ. He seems like a really nice, relateable, smart guy and I really (want to) trust him. If I get burned, I'll live with it, but I think he and I could do really great things in this game. Plus, I partially trust him because we have the same taste in houseguests (we're both weary on crazy Dana and we both like Dino and Dan). Anyway, here's our chat from this afternoon:

5:00:37 PM JJ: Hey Imogen
5:00:48 PM bbcurveimogen: hi lovely
5:00:50 PM bbcurveimogen: how are you?
5:01:36 PM JJ: im good thank you how are u
5:02:06 PM bbcurveimogen: doing well
5:02:20 PM bbcurveimogen: the nominees are not too fond of me right now
5:02:33 PM bbcurveimogen: i just hope the rest of the house is ok with my decision
5:04:08 PM JJ: I'm sure they are, you did the right thing trust me, they did not participate. And it is as simple as that
5:04:13 PM JJ: I don't know why Makosi is being so weird
5:04:29 PM bbcurveimogen: i know
5:04:34 PM bbcurveimogen: i mean, i guess this is what comes with being hoh
5:05:03 PM JJ: it can be tricky, but you have my support for sure
5:05:09 PM bbcurveimogen: monet was upset with me earlier and i was like, "if you want to stay, start talking to people and realize why they should keep you"
5:05:19 PM bbcurveimogen: she was already being really defeatist, which was frustrating
5:06:52 PM JJ: I never understand that either. I've still not spoken with her, so perhaps she thinks her time is up ... who knows.
5:07:01 PM bbcurveimogen: and makosi hasn't IMed me either
5:07:05 PM JJ: Why was she upset when she struggled to speak to everyone?
5:07:20 PM JJ: Makosi freaks me out slightly :-\
5:07:29 PM bbcurveimogen: yeah her kitchen thread is
5:07:31 PM bbcurveimogen: interesting
5:07:43 PM JJ: haha .. thats one way of putting it
5:08:53 PM JJ: how is everyone else responding to your win?
5:08:56 PM JJ: Dana calmed down yet lol
5:09:17 PM bbcurveimogen: i'm not sure
5:09:22 PM bbcurveimogen: most people havent really talked about it
5:09:26 PM bbcurveimogen: and i've only talked to a few people since last night
5:09:40 PM JJ: ah I see, well the few I've spoken to are just grateful that they aren't up
5:09:45 PM JJ: so I think you'll be fine
5:09:50 PM bbcurveimogen: i hope so
5:09:55 PM bbcurveimogen: i know that if you get hoh in the first week
5:10:01 PM bbcurveimogen: it's best to put people up that the house can agree on
5:10:15 PM bbcurveimogen: either because they're not participating or they're too destructive
5:10:29 PM JJ: yeah exactly ... and you've done the right thing
5:10:53 PM bbcurveimogen: i hope so! it feels like the right decision
5:11:09 PM bbcurveimogen: have you talked to billi at all? i tried IMing him since he's apparently on
5:11:13 PM bbcurveimogen: but he hasnt responded
5:11:46 PM JJ: Don't worry lol it is. I haven't tried, I'm waiting for all these people to try with me, I'm tired of being the first one to respond to everyone lol
5:11:56 PM bbcurveimogen: ha yes!
5:12:44 PM bbcurveimogen: i'm interested to see which of monet or makosi has a meltdown
5:13:12 PM JJ: lol my guess will be Makosi ... something just isnt right there
5:13:27 PM bbcurveimogen: yeah it's interesting
5:13:32 PM bbcurveimogen: so did you get picked for veto?
5:13:38 PM bbcurveimogen: i forget...i'm still getting used to the faces and names
5:14:41 PM JJ: Nah I never got picked, I wish I did though
5:15:07 PM JJ: and yeah faces and names are beyond me right now, was so tricky answering the questions in the diary room
5:15:48 PM JJ: how is POV going for u? If you need help with it, just hit me up. We are allowed to help right?
5:15:55 PM bbcurveimogen: i havent done it yet
5:16:02 PM bbcurveimogen: i'm not sure if i want to even win it
5:16:04 PM bbcurveimogen: you know?
5:16:56 PM JJ: yeah actually your better off not winning
5:17:03 PM JJ: don't want to appear like a threat
5:17:07 PM bbcurveimogen: i mean, no matter what, you're safe
5:17:26 PM bbcurveimogen: so no sweat, my brother
5:17:27 PM JJ: thank you I appreciate that a lot. I feel like we get on quite well
5:17:44 PM JJ: like you said, me and you seem to the only normal ones so far
5:17:48 PM bbcurveimogen: me too
5:17:56 PM bbcurveimogen: yeah for real
5:18:04 PM bbcurveimogen: i really hope we can both be in it to the end
5:18:26 PM JJ: I'd like that a lot too
5:18:38 PM bbcurveimogen: as long as dana doesn't bust it for the both of us
5:18:58 PM bbcurveimogen: she could be really good if we could get her to calm down
5:19:05 PM JJ: well she doesnt know me and you talk well? She just thinks we get on well with HER
5:19:12 PM bbcurveimogen: right exactly
5:19:26 PM JJ: do you think? she seems like a loose cannon but it is best to keep her sweet
5:19:37 PM bbcurveimogen: right. as long as she doesnt turn on either of us
5:19:51 PM bbcurveimogen: but i trust you a lot and think we could go far together
5:20:38 PM bbcurveimogen: hold on...i really have to go to the bathroom
5:20:40 PM bbcurveimogen: brb!
5:20:54 PM JJ: I trust you a lot too and I hope she doesnt turn on us either ... and ha okay
5:20:54 PM bbcurveimogen (Autoreply): bathroom! brb
5:32:49 PM bbcurveimogen: back!
5:33:21 PM JJ: welcome back
5:33:23 PM bbcurveimogen: sorry i was going to pee my pants
5:33:32 PM JJ: lol that's alright
5:33:34 PM bbcurveimogen: but yes, i dont know if i should be so forward
5:33:50 PM bbcurveimogen: but if you're up for making some kind of agreement about helping each other out, i'd be up for it
5:35:53 PM JJ: I admire the forwardness I'd love to make an agreement and hopefully we can turn it into something more concrete soon
5:36:37 PM bbcurveimogen: i'm all for concrete alliances
5:37:01 PM bbcurveimogen: especially since i see you being loyal once you agree to something
5:38:40 PM JJ: yeah definitely, I plan to be really loyal. I wont let you down
5:39:49 PM JJ: shall we agree to something ? A BBUK connection lol
5:40:24 PM bbcurveimogen: ok sure
5:41:14 PM bbcurveimogen: i can tell you for sure that i'll never nominate you or vote to evict you
5:41:41 PM bbcurveimogen: and i won't connive someone else into doing it either, if that makes sense
5:41:50 PM JJ: and I can give you that same agreement. Plus I would like to work with you, share thoughts on everyone, just allign
5:41:56 PM JJ: That makes sense
5:42:00 PM bbcurveimogen: oh for sure. that sounds great.
5:42:08 PM bbcurveimogen: i feel like i can actually be honest with you
5:42:17 PM bbcurveimogen: and you wont go and copy/paste the conversation around to other people
5:42:31 PM JJ: defintely wont. I feel like I can really trust you too
5:42:50 PM bbcurveimogen: and, along the way, if people suspect us as being tight, we can fake fights if you want
5:42:55 PM JJ: do you have any thoughts on anyone else at this stage? maybe people we can eventually work with too
5:43:04 PM JJ: yep .. faking fights is a good idea
5:43:18 PM bbcurveimogen: the only people i've really talked to and have good feelings about
5:43:46 PM bbcurveimogen: dan potentially?
5:43:51 PM bbcurveimogen: dana's a possibility
5:44:03 PM bbcurveimogen: dino as a challenge whore could be good to have on our side
5:44:23 PM JJ: Dan seems nice yes... Dana still seems like a loose cannon, I quite like Dino though, he could be useful
5:44:27 PM bbcurveimogen: a lot of the other people could be nice, but i havent really had a chance to talk with them in any depth
5:44:41 PM bbcurveimogen: i agree about dana being iffy right now
5:44:48 PM bbcurveimogen: i wonder if she'll end up flaming herself out
5:45:06 PM JJ: brb
5:45:09 PM bbcurveimogen: ok
5:46:33 PM JJ: sorry back, was skyping my sister and said bye to her because shes distracting me from this game haha lol
5:46:51 PM JJ: I think she will wind waay too many people up, many have already said she's annoying
5:47:06 PM JJ: and yeah, I mean we have ages to see which people we like and which we dont
5:47:44 PM bbcurveimogen: right
5:47:54 PM bbcurveimogen: we just have to be careful about kingdom building so to speak
5:48:06 PM JJ: kingdom building?
5:48:08 PM bbcurveimogen: b/c if the wrong people catch wind of a building group
5:48:14 PM JJ: give me a sec just going to go upstairs so I can lie down brb
5:48:16 PM bbcurveimogen: they could all join against us
5:51:12 PM JJ: back ... yeah that's true
5:51:24 PM JJ: we'll just keep it between us and discuss anyone joining us at a later stage
5:51:31 PM bbcurveimogen: yeah that's a good plan
5:51:37 PM JJ: before we do anything in regards to telling others we tell each other first
5:51:39 PM bbcurveimogen: anyone else you'd think of wanting to bring in?
5:51:45 PM bbcurveimogen: yeah that's smart
5:52:18 PM JJ: well Dino seems really cool, other than that nobody else really. theres a few others but time will tell if I feel anything more towards them
5:52:59 PM bbcurveimogen: i agree about dino
5:53:04 PM bbcurveimogen: and he could be a good shield for us
5:53:08 PM bbcurveimogen: like people would go after him first?
5:53:18 PM bbcurveimogen: since he was like challenge dominator last night
5:53:33 PM JJ: yep. he'd be perfect. He certainly dominated the challenge and I think he will continue to do that
5:53:38 PM bbcurveimogen: right
5:53:46 PM bbcurveimogen: oh i had a question that i could ask you
5:53:50 PM bbcurveimogen: i posted about this in my diary room
5:53:55 PM bbcurveimogen: have you talked to jessica at all?
5:54:04 PM JJ: Yeah I spoke with her yesterday
5:54:13 PM bbcurveimogen: she seems nice enough and i get along with her
5:54:14 PM bbcurveimogen: but
5:54:27 PM bbcurveimogen: she and dino both say they are from outside orlando
5:54:34 PM bbcurveimogen: which is likely a coincidence
5:54:52 PM bbcurveimogen: but i was wondering if we should keep an eye open for any weird shenanigans between them
5:55:00 PM bbcurveimogen: like if they're friends in real life or something
5:55:24 PM JJ: oh right, yeah she seems nice to me, we had a few things in common. I never picked up on their location. But thats a brilliant idea, we'll see if we notice any 'random' name dropping of each other
5:55:38 PM bbcurveimogen: yeah like i said, it could be nothing
5:55:41 PM JJ: that'll happen I imagine
5:55:50 PM bbcurveimogen: but i just thought it was odd that among the first like 5 people i talk to
5:55:53 PM bbcurveimogen: two are from the same place
5:56:12 PM JJ: yeah that is a good point. I think they both said Florida to me though, not stating where exactly
5:56:37 PM bbcurveimogen: oh i used to live in the part of florida under alabama, so we each talked about florida for a bit
5:56:48 PM bbcurveimogen: and realized that we had live in different parts
5:57:08 PM JJ: ahh right, so maybe they're telling people Florida to avoid any suggestions
5:57:14 PM JJ: either way its better to be safe than sorry
5:57:26 PM bbcurveimogen: i havent mentioned the connection to either of them
5:57:33 PM bbcurveimogen: b/c i didnt want them to gun for me if it was true
5:57:49 PM bbcurveimogen: but there always seems to be real life friends that play these games
5:57:55 PM bbcurveimogen: that pretend to not know each other
5:57:59 PM JJ: yeah I've come across a few in my time
5:58:24 PM JJ: it's more possible in games with alais too
5:58:32 PM bbcurveimogen: oh true! i didnt even think of that
5:59:01 PM JJ: well lets just bear it in mind, I'm glad you brought it up
5:59:05 PM bbcurveimogen: indeed
5:59:16 PM bbcurveimogen: and let me know if you come across any other weird connections or interesting name droppings
5:59:18 PM bbcurveimogen: and i'll do the same
5:59:29 PM bbcurveimogen: i think our partnership is off to a great start
5:59:30 PM JJ: deal... I think I can pick up on stuff like that pretty quickly
5:59:37 PM JJ: I couldnt agree more
5:59:54 PM bbcurveimogen: but yeah, i agree on dan for now...he seems nice and straightforward
5:59:59 PM bbcurveimogen: and dino
6:00:01 PM JJ: and we'll just be really nonchalant about one another to other people like "Oh I've only spoke to her a few times" etc
6:00:08 PM bbcurveimogen: exactly
6:00:12 PM JJ: yeah Dan and Dino seem like good choices for now
6:01:04 PM JJ: any messages from invisible Billi and Psycho Makosi?
6:01:08 PM bbcurveimogen: ha nope!
6:01:16 PM bbcurveimogen: dan's messaged me though
6:01:23 PM JJ: yeah he messaged me too, which was nice of him
6:01:29 PM JJ: those two must be online then
6:02:22 PM JJ: I'm surprised so few people are on to be honest
6:02:30 PM bbcurveimogen: yeah it's odd
6:02:53 PM bbcurveimogen: and with not all the challenges being live
6:02:57 PM bbcurveimogen: to require people to be around
6:03:04 PM bbcurveimogen: it could be an easy path to f8 or so
6:03:27 PM bbcurveimogen: but it is a friday night
6:03:30 PM JJ: yeah I suppose you're right. I'd like a bit of a challenge still
6:03:32 PM bbcurveimogen: so people might be out
6:03:42 PM JJ: and yeah thats true it is Friday plus it's not exactly that we had to be on
6:03:46 PM bbcurveimogen: well there are still some crazy hurdles to jump over yet
6:04:12 PM bbcurveimogen: but i feel a lot better about the game now that we're solid
6:04:22 PM JJ: yeah I feel much better too
6:04:38 PM JJ: lets shake on it *Offers Hand*
6:04:48 PM bbcurveimogen: ::shakes your hand::
6:04:53 PM bbcurveimogen: and ::shakes boobies::
6:05:09 PM JJ: lmao can't forget the promisicous side
6:05:19 PM bbcurveimogen: haha i have to keep up my routine from last night's chatroom
6:06:09 PM JJ: lol oh of course. It was a little manic in there last night ... thanks to Dana but w/evs lol
6:06:32 PM bbcurveimogen: haha yes
6:06:36 PM bbcurveimogen: and 500000 guesses
6:06:38 PM bbcurveimogen: for every question
6:06:46 PM JJ: I'm speaking to Makosi, see what she says
6:06:53 PM bbcurveimogen: yeah see what she says
6:06:56 PM bbcurveimogen: and hopefully she's not too pissed with me
6:07:02 PM bbcurveimogen: she still hasnt IMed me, so whatever
6:07:07 PM bbcurveimogen: but i have to go for now
6:07:12 PM bbcurveimogen: i'm off to the movies
6:07:17 PM JJ: she's a looney haha lol I'll keep you informed anyway
6:07:20 PM JJ: enjoy the movies
6:07:21 PM bbcurveimogen: thanks
6:07:22 PM bbcurveimogen: cheers!
6:07:24 PM bbcurveimogen: later, jj

[bbcurveimogen]

1. What did you think of the nomination ceremony?

I think the nomination ceremony went really well and hopefully the house agreed with my nominations. Monet and Makosi obviously seemed to be little bitches about the whole thing, but that's the game. If they don't want to be nominated, maybe they should actually try to talk to people. Especially at the beginning of the game, how are you not going to talk to everyone and just put feelers out?! This is a social game, damnit.

2. What did you think of the PoV Drawings & the PoV Competition? Who would you like to see win the PoV?

I like the randomness of the POV drawing and it was interesting to see such power players up for the POV already. If Dino wins the POV, it'll cement him in peoples minds as a challenge whore and someone to watch out for.


1. How do you feel about Dino winning the PoV?

I feel great about Dino winning the POV because (a) I know he'll keep my noms the same and (b) it puts a huge target on him as a challenge threat. I purposely threw the challenge and was pleased to see that I didn't even get the worst time so it wasn't as obvious that I threw it. I'm hoping people will forget about me and go after some bigger threats, though I have pretty good connections in the house so far so I'm hoping that'll get me deep into the game.

2. What do you expect to see happen at the PoV Ceremony?

I assume my nominations will stay the same. I have no clue who will be booted, but I'm hoping Monet goes since she seems to have the most vitriol towards me.

[bbcurveimogen]

In case of a tie:

[NOTE TO HOST: DON'T POST MY COMMENTS ABOUT EACH PERSON IN PUBLIC! JUST SAY WHO I VOTE TO EVICT, PLEASE. THIS IS MORE FOR THE EPISODES.]

Monet seems like she really wants to play the game and I can respect that, but it's too little too late. And she's been such a bitch lately, especially to me and in public comments, that I'd love to see her voted out.

Makosi is sweet and I love her crazy kitchen antics. She hasn't been around as much, so I'm not sure it'd be worth keeping someone so useless that I might not be able to use in the future.

In case of a tie, I vote to evict MONET.

[bbcurveimogen]

Damage control:

2:59:52 PM bbcurveimogen: hey makosi. sorry we haven't really gotten a chance to connect, but i wanted to say sorry for nominating you.
3:00:16 PM Makosi: hi imogen. don't stress about nominating me. im not angry.
3:00:31 PM bbcurveimogen: ok. if it's any consolation, everyone is telling me that monet is going
3:00:40 PM bbcurveimogen: and i cast my tiebreaker vote against her just in case there's a tie
3:00:44 PM Makosi: monet is going CRAZY.
3:00:55 PM bbcurveimogen: yeah. you can tell a lot about a person about how they act when they're nominated
3:01:02 PM bbcurveimogen: you've been positive and gracious
3:01:06 PM bbcurveimogen: and she has been mean and spiteful
3:01:45 PM Makosi: she's definitely a loose cannon. like people are GOING to get nominated, that's the game. she needs to deal with that.
3:01:57 PM bbcurveimogen: right
3:02:05 PM bbcurveimogen: anyway, i'd be surprised if you get more than like 1 or 2 random votes
3:02:18 PM bbcurveimogen: and you have my tiebreaker vote in your favor just in case
3:02:26 PM Makosi: thanks, girl. i really appreciate it.
3:02:31 PM bbcurveimogen: no worries
3:02:41 PM bbcurveimogen: and it seems like some other people are starting to be crazy
3:02:47 PM bbcurveimogen: so they could get nominated and give us some cover
3:03:08 PM Makosi: who is?
3:04:36 PM bbcurveimogen: there were a lot of people being silly in the hoh comp
3:04:45 PM bbcurveimogen: dana was talking about hello kitty a lot
3:04:55 PM Makosi: dana is bonkers lol
3:05:12 PM bbcurveimogen: and dino is a strong challenge player already
3:05:17 PM bbcurveimogen: so he might stand out to people
3:05:25 PM Makosi: yeah, i see what you mean
3:06:17 PM bbcurveimogen: but there are a lot of people that showed up for hoh but not really since then
3:06:25 PM bbcurveimogen: so that could frustrate people too
3:06:33 PM Makosi: yeah, i dont see people on AIM at all really
3:06:38 PM bbcurveimogen: so maybe there'll be some good places for us to hide
3:06:43 PM bbcurveimogen: oh ps - your kitchen thread is hilarious
3:06:52 PM Makosi: a girl's gotta eat!
3:06:55 PM bbcurveimogen: it made me want almonds!
3:07:02 PM Makosi: ALMONDS
3:07:57 PM bbcurveimogen: mm
3:08:01 PM bbcurveimogen: ok, i have to head out for a bit
3:08:18 PM bbcurveimogen: but i'm glad we got to talk and i'm glad that it looks like you'll get to stay
3:08:24 PM Makosi: thanks for talking to me imogen. im glad we have reached an understanding!
3:08:26 PM Makosi: have fun!
3:08:33 PM bbcurveimogen: ok, be back later
3:08:33 PM bbcurveimogen: bye!
3:08:36 PM Makosi: bye!