~ Confessionals ~

[Andrew Monaghan]

~Week 2~

So IDK if anyone remembers Season 3's eliminator HoH, but it was pretty lulzy ^_^. Basically I didn't answer anything and somehow stumbled ass-backwards into an HoH win. I kinda wanted to try and see if this HoH would play out the same way this time so I didn't answer any of the first 12 questions. Entirely. :3.

In addition to the lulzy aspect of my strategy with this challenge, I also felt it is too early in the game to reveal what my intentions are in this game over a single HoH - I mean, if I WON HoH then great, I'd go after someone I guess? But it wasn't worth it for me to eliminate people from the challenge and not end up winning HoH. I did answer the last six or seven questions, because if I was still in the challenge by that point, I might as well try to win. But to be completely honest I guessed on every single one. 

ANYWAYS. I did not win. Not even close. I was second eliminated from the whole damn thing. You could make an omelette with all the yolk all over my face. 

The winner ended up being Dixie. I was not sure what to think about it, because on one hand, her and I have been getting along this game. But on the other hand, she eliminated me second in the challenge. Which is never a good sign. But after a conversation with her, she informed me that she eliminated me because she was unsure of what I would do with HoH (which is kinda funny because I don't know what I would do either). I told her that I wouldn't hold it against her, and that I understood it was just a challenge and she was being strategic. And to be completely honest, that IS how I feel. I mean, if she nominates me, THEN I will be upset. But if she just took me out of a challenge? Not that big a deal.

She wants to go after Kevin this round. Fine by me - I do appreciate Kevin and I have fun chatting with him, but he isn't someone I feel close with. If someone who I don't plan on relying on leaves the second round, I am all for it.

The bad part is she wanted to nominate Roddy beside him. I kinda get the impression that Dixie wanted to do it the whole time, but wanted to break the news to me nicely so I wouldn't be pissed - we kinda did this little waltz where I would throw out a target and she'd throw out a reason why she was not that interested. Eventually it became clear she wanted to nominate a threat, from season 1, that wasn't Frank. That left Roddy as the only real option to go beside Kevin. I was not HAPPY about that, but I didn't want to piss Dixie off so I went along with it - if Kevin is her target, I will just try to make sure that Roddy is safe by keeping a close eye on the vote. I do think I have a decent amount of sway with some people in this game.

I am hoping that I am not considered an option of Dixie's as a post-veto nominee. I don't think I am? But who knows what that amazing curvalicious beauty is thinking?

[Andrew Monaghan]

LOL @ this tie. I am pretty sure that both Dom and Roddy would use the veto the same way (i.e. on Roddy?).

If I am correct, I hope I am not the replacement nominee. I don't think I should be based on my relationship with Dixie, but there is a bit of a possibility given that Dixie eliminated me from the HoH. I am not going to get paranoid about it though because that will not do me any good.

If I did end up against Kevin, I would need to make sure I had 8 votes. I think I would have Estelle, Rhian, GM, Talla, Dom, Roddy, Frank, Joe, Helen and Sam. This would be enough for a majority, but there are a few I am a little shaky on. But it is also possible that I would be able to snatch up some of the other votes, because I don't think Kevin has had a spectacular social game, and he is seen as a bigger threat than me because of his competition prowess.

[Pyramid Head]

For once I agree with AJ. That GOT gif. Except I wish it was a better character?

[Andrew Monaghan]

Andrew is bored waiting to see what veto results will be, so he decides it is time to play...

The ANDREW MONACHAN GIF ASSOCIATION GAME

Starting with, the one and only...

Andrew



Cuz that's what I look like without a shirt on in real life ^_^

Dave



I picture him as being a brainiac. I know he's getting a post grad in Psych. Dude is smart.

Dixie



Should be KFC instead of popcorn but you see where I'm goin with this...

Dominic



Drunken Dom <3

Ed



Both are so sexy, and Ed is pretty flirtateous.

Estelle



So Fierce. So Fiesty <3.

Frank



Frank is ~Hilarious~ and I get class clown vibes from him.

GinaMarie



Couldn't resist using this one LMAO.

Helen



Cuz she loves pokemon ^_^.

James



I just feel like if I let him get too close, he will stab me in the back?

Joe



Chef Joe <3

Kevin



Competition beasts <3. And a random excuse to include a GIF of Janelle in my DR <3.

Kristen



I'm getting kind of lazy but IIRC she is a teacher?

Rhian



Rhian is such a bombshell <3. She can save my life any day! *Swoon*

Roddy



Bromance fo lyfe!!!

Ryan



IDK what connects Joel Mchale and Ryan in my head, but I get the impression that Ryan is a bit cynical and has a sarcastic sense of humour?

Sam



Andy and Sam are both just so loveable and fun :3.

Shane

Badger <3.

Talla 

Too Easy. Lol.

[Shir]

Community and Friends. You sure know the way to my heart!

[Pyramid Head]

Jedi Janie gif appreciation. <3

[Andrew Monaghan]

Week 3

Wow so the week is almost over, and I haven't updated this DR yet. How can I win 'Best DR' again if I don't even update it!?! BAD ANDREW! BADDDDDDD! !!!!!

Anyways so actually this has been a pretty busy week for me in real life and my presence in the game has suffered a little. I think it is probably still better than most people's, but I am sure that some people are still out-socializing me. Which is not something I like to let happen. Andrew needs to be in the know about what is going on in here.

I am kinda ~meh~ on this twist right now. If I had written this at the beginning of the week when it was first announced, I would have said I was super stoked because I remember the first part of season 3 to be an emotional roller coaster for me. A large part of that had to do with the Canada vs Aussies theme. Unfortunately it just doesn't really seem to have played out that way this time. Last time I was either HoH or my ass was on the line for the first three weeks of the twist, but this time I am immune and fairly irrelevent to what is happening in the house. Not to mention, all of Andrew's Angels are in the same house, meaning we are in a pretty decent position right now. And I was last from my team to submit my HoH so my answers were not used and I felt EXTRA irrelevent.

Talla won HOH! I was actuallly not thrilled about that because it meant that Roddy is in danger. The two of them are rivals from some other series they played together. Talla is amazing, but Roddy and I are very close and I will not be voting him out under any circumstances. I haven't told her that though and I feel bad because she is a friend :/. I probably should have, but if I did, I can't imagine she would keep a lid on it because she wants him out badly.

I was really glad to see Joe win veto, because if he didn't I figured he was toast. Joe is a lot of fun and I didn't want to see him go. He also doesn't to be very short on people to target so I can't imagine him coming after me.

Roddy's plan to survive the round is to tell my house that he will throw competitions in order for us to win. I don't know if it's a wise plan because it could make him look shady but I don't want to tell him how to play the game. I'm not sure he really has the time available to REALLY dedicate himself to winning this thing, so he might as well have fun and try interesting strategies while he is here. Either way, he has my vote to stay, even if I am the only one ^_^. But I may lie about it if I end up being the only one who votes that way.

[Andrew Monaghan]

Week 4

So, Roddy was evicted 13-2... 

Can I just say I am SOOOOO disapointed right now? I would have ~LURVED~ to play this game with Roddy, and he ends up evicted third. I won't say I am crushed, because I knew it was coming and I am not going to let this get me down. But still, it sucks that Talla felt it was necessary to go after him this early. I understand the move from her perspective (with Roddy and her having bad history) but that doesn't make it feel any less shitty.

At one point, I had considered lying about my vote. But after thinking about it for a bit, there would be no reason to do so. So I informed both Talla and Shane about my vote (the two people I thought might harbour bad feelings about it), and both seemed to take it well. I am pretty sure they were being sincere? I mean both of them understood that I was just trying to be a good friend.

And Then Andrew Shot a CROSSBOW ^_^!

After competing in HoH, I felt I did not perform very well. But guess what? House 1 won IMMUNITY! AGAIN! 

I won't lie, I find it REALLY funny that I kinda have this reputation for being good at challenges in this series. Cuz I am on the winning team but I feel like I am dragging them down. Yes, I won a lot in season 3 but admittedly a lot of that was luck IMO. When I am playing against these people who are like ACTUALLY good at challenges, I am like way worse than them.

Oh well, I usually rely on my social/strategic game to get me through the game than my challenge strength anyways.

AND ONCE AGAIN, ANDREW IS IN LOVE! BUT THIS TIME IT'S WITH...


























































































RHIAN!




(I tried looking for a Rhian GIF but all that I found were not.... ummm...... appropriate? So we'll substitute this random winking blonde instead).

I don't know what it is about Rhian that makes us get along so well, but bitch is a GODDESS. She is the one person I am always excited to see online. We just get along so great, and think pretty similarly. 

I decided today that I want her to be my real final 2. I LOVE Estelle and I want to go far with her in this game, but she is a former winner and I don't think I could beat that in the finals. I also kind of have to plan for the eventuality that someone will try and split us up and what I will do if that happens.

The other complication lies in Dominic. I kinda have a final 2 with Dominic? But it's weird, we don't actually talk that much so I don't really know what he is thinking most of the time. I don't know if I am really his main alliance or if I am a side alliance? Thinking about it now, I need to really make sure I don't let things fade away because I could see that happening easily now that our mutual friend Roddy is gone.

Anyways, I proposed it to her and she was ALL ABOUT IT! ^_^ I really do believe she was being genuine so I am quite excited about that. This power couple is going to make quick work of the house!

[Andrew Monaghan]

Jan 28, 2014 22:07:23 GMT -5 GinaMarie Zimmerman said:

Jan 28, 2014 21:54:38 GMT -5 Shir said:

Don't make promises you can't keep !!!!

I'm keeping this promise

Jan 29, 2014 0:08:11 GMT -5 Ed Lower said:

right.

Jan 29, 2014 0:22:29 GMT -5 GinaMarie Zimmerman said:

Right!

Jan 29, 2014 0:45:35 GMT -5 Andrew Monaghan said:

Left?

Jan 29, 2014 0:50:58 GMT -5 Sam Wallace said:

Down dumbass!

Is it just me, or was this not a hilarious little chain of posts? Especially given the fact that it was pretty clearly a jab from Ed.

[Kat]

I thought it was hilarious lol I thought left in my head haha

[Shir]

I take full responsibility for this.

[Andrew Monaghan]

BLEH! I am pissed off at myself right now. With Shane and Joe on the block, this is the first week where I don't know how I am going to vote! And my gameplay tonight was just sloppy.

Before I explain anything I should preface this by saying that I am a little nervous there could be an alliance between Talla/James/Dave. They all seem really for evicting Joe, and were also among the votes to evict him last time - this wouldn't be enough on it's own, but I know Talla has a bond with James from another game. It also just kinda seems like Dave and James are also tight so I could have seen it forming organically. It's also something that I might just be reading into too much, but if it is real then I would consider it to be a big long term threat so I have to keep it in my mind as a possibility.

Anyway, right after the noms happened Shane started talking to me pretty quick. He is very easy to get along with and a great social player - pretty quickly the question of how I was going to vote came up. I was under the firm impression that he was most likely staying (Via Talla/Dave/Rhian), and I felt bad about voting him out last round, so I told him I would keep him. It was stupid of me to confirm anything so early.

Later on in the evening Joe came up to me and started chatting. Him and I also get along great and it wasn't long before he got around to asking if I would keep him. I told him that I was not sure what I was going to do but that I thought he was most likely leaving. This was a mistake, because it left room for him to try and convince me and he was actually quite good at it. I ended up caving by saying that if he could get the votes to flip it I would vote his way. 

This was especially stupid because Helen told me earlier today she wants Joe out. I am not sure if she would feel that way if Joe reassured her that she was not after her, because her primary concern is what he would do if he won HoH. I really would like to talk to her but I know she is probably a mess from her surgery.

Gah, I think I am going to have to send an apology message tomorrow to Joe saying that I don't think I was thinking very clearly, or possibly that I don't think the votes are there (and to be honest, I doubt they will be).

I am just so conflicted. I really like the both of them. I love allstar games because I genuinely like so many of these people but it just makes it that much harder when you have to make moves against them. I am also disappointed in myself with how I played tonight, I shouldn't have given Shane such an early confirmation and I shouldn't have caved to Joe. I guess all I can do is just use it as an opportunity to learn from a mistake?

[Andrew Monaghan]

So I think I kind of overreacted to last night in that confessional. I kinda wish I could delete it but I don't do that out of principle. I mean I still think my gameplay was a little sloppy, but it wasn't THAT bad. I was upfront with Joe about the position I was in, and I don't think many other people bothered to give him any time of day.

I sent a message to Joe this afternoon. 

Hey man,

I just wanted to let you know I have been talking to people today and I haven't heard anyone else say that they are going to vote to keep you - I haven't talked to everyone, but still a fair amount of the house so I can't really see things flipping at this point. I'm sorry but the deadline to vote is approaching pretty fast and and I have to head to work so I have to vote now. If there isn't any real chance of you staying, I don't want to be in the minority for no reason. Sorry man, I would have liked to see it happen :/.

Sorry bud,

Andrew

I only really got to talk to GM this afternoon, but I had heard from Rhian, Talla, James, Dave, and Helen yesterday. So when GM (who I trust and who also wanted Joe to stay) confirmed with me that everyone she had heard was voting Joe to go, I knew it was a done deal. It sucks that people hated Joe for some reason.

It would have been a bad time to really try and flip things for Joe to stay. It wouldn't have succeeded, and I would have pissed off Shane for no reason - and I also really like Shane a lot. I just think Shane has a lot more friends in this game, so I am less likely to have him on my side if lines get drawn, but what can ya do?

[Andrew Monaghan]

Week 5

I am so annoyed right now. After everyone else basically threw in the towel during that HoH, Kristen decided to nominate the only other ~fabulous~ duo that bothered to hustle - Andralla. How rude! 

I should start off by saying that I don't hold nominations against Gina Marie at all. She only got to pick one set of nominations, and the ones that she selected seemed fair enough to me. Dom and Helen earned their seats when they didn't compete in the HoH - even if you have a good reason for missing something like that, its hard to nominate other people who actually found the time to do it. I think GM's nominations made total sense and if she were to try too hard to keep me safe, it would have aroused suspicion.

But Kristen, she has pissed me off. Up until this point in time, I have been playing nice with her because despite being a master of boring one line responses, she seemed like a nice enough girl. And while I'm sure she is probably a sincerely friendly person in real life, the gloves are coming off! No one goes after Andralla and lives to tell about it! If I stay this week I am going to work hard to make sure that she is not the winner of this game. 

Her reasoning for putting us up is that the 'pairs make things difficult'. Did anyone else notice that her reason isn't actually a real reason? It's at best an excuse. She didn't outline what the actual deciding factor was for nominating the two of us over all the other candidates, just that she had a tough time reaching it. What that tells me is that she is connected with at least one person from every remaining pair. Possibly not Rhian/Estelle though, because Kristen would most likely not want to nominate Rhian as it would come off as a move against her co-HoH, GinaMarie.

If I had to hazard a guess, the players from each duo that I suspect her to be close to are: Dave, Dixie, Frank and Shane. Dave is pretty much a straight up guess, but I think he has a personality that could click with anyone. And I have been told by others about potential relationships between her, Dixie, Frank and Shane so those guesses are based on hearsay.

Anyways, I am not that pissed that she nominated me - that is understandable since we hadn't talked very much. But her decision to nominate Talla is gross - Talla kept her safe during her HoH and she couldn't repay the favour two rounds later? Bitch plz.

Andrew is NOT impressed.

[Andrew Monaghan]

Not feeling the greatest about that veto. Talla and I went slower than I would have liked. Maybe the pairs that speed through it will make a mistake somewhere along the way and we will somehow end up winning with a time of 22 mins? A man can dream, can't he?