The Diary of One, Ace Gordon

[Ace Gordon]

Eh, mostly time constraint reasons, but a few other ones as well that go way beyond this game. Let's just say my temperament in this game has been....unusually conservative. But long story short, this is the last game for a long time where I've actually had a good time in. I suppose that just has to do with the much more calmer atmosphere around here. For instance, Jamie took his blindside so well. It's been ages I've seen someone react professional like that. Everyone's here to have a fun, and quite frankly, that's an art that is lost in ORGs. 99% of them are about cliques, personal vendettas, among other bullshit that drags fun factors in games down to 0.

So intertwining with time constraints, I'd like to focus on devoting most of my online time to hosting. And to add onto that, I want to end playing on a high note. I certainly haven't played my best in this game, but that's all moot. If you don't have fun in a game, then it's a waste of time. Win or lose.

While I'm posting here - worth nothing that I've made very subtle final two deals with Sydney & Ozzy. As mentioned before, I'm trying my best to keep my lips sealed. I just got my ass saved on a fluke and I don't want to spoil that by getting too cocky and flapping my gums. Hopefully these two can carry me a bit and see me as a minimal threat.

Basically it's what I would call a "piggyback stakeout". They're carrying me on their shoulders, but I have a knife in my hand. I can drive it into them and take it from here. On the contrary - if they know I have a knife in my hand, they could just drop me. Which would lead to that knife slipping through my throat on impact. Or, the alternative I definitely don't want to approach, is to just toss the knife aside and piggyback the whole way home.

[JEFF PROBST]

Let me know...I would like to play one of your games.

[Ace Gordon]

^ I posted the link to my upcoming one right here

Also, I'm debating whether or not to throw IC. At first I was like YES cause this is a challenge I can finally win. But, the reason Jamie was cut was because he was a challenge threat. While this challenge is pretty easy, I'm still worried that a fluke win would worry them in terms of taking me to the final three (with the logic of easily defeating me there).

Plus - I think anyway - the target this week is very clear.

[Ace Gordon]

So I did IC off the top of my head. I think I got most of them right, but not enough to win. I didn't want to make it look too obvious I threw it.

My goal - take Tanya out this week. Why? Cause if anyone's a lesser threat than me, it's her. Now obviously nobody is going to get rid of her due to her being a threat since, quite frankly, she isn't.

But, I now have some ammo to get the target directed towards here:

You should keep me in the game and I am a easy win at the end.
it not like anyone would vote for me at the end.
What have I really done. You and adamcan used me as a vote and dump me at final three.

Thing is, what she says is absolutely positively the truth. The perfect final three to enable a victory for me would be her & Adam. Problem is, I don't think I can accomplish that as smoothly and easily as she says. I don't trust her worth a squat after she ratted out Yaz. I never said a word to Adam. And Jaime is going to do anything and everything to clutch onto the game after Jamie's blindside.

Not to mention, I have suspicions this is a trap. I think if I show interest, Tanya will go back and tell Ozzy/Sydney. They, in turn, will get rid of me. So I'm not going to take the risk. I'm going ot show Ozzy/Sydney the evidence of this potential blindside to them and hopefully become a more valuable asset to them.

[Ace Gordon]

lol, I just realized Jaime is someone I know. That's what I get for not paying attention to the AIM portion of the game until now

[Ace Gordon]

OMG really? An AIM conversation? yarly

I never re-linked my AIM name cause I'm an asshole. So KCizzleDub is me.

KCizzleDub 12:37 pm
(12:37:36 PM): Hey
Sydneyinhell is unable to receive offline IMs. 12:37 pm
Syd (sydneyinhell) is available 12:39 pm
KCizzleDub 12:42 pm
(12:42:16 PM): Hey
Syd 12:42 pm
(12:42:31 PM): ace?
KCizzleDub 12:42 pm
(12:42:43 PM): Yeah, I never relinked my Ace name :-(
Syd 12:43 pm
(12:43:00 PM): lol, i just tried to send on to it
KCizzleDub 12:43 pm
(12:43:15 PM): What's the good word?
Syd 12:43 pm
(12:43:31 PM): i hate PM's, this is just easier
KCizzleDub 12:43 pm
(12:43:48 PM): I agree, I'm just lazy lolz
Syd 12:44 pm
(12:44:13 PM): lol, so thanks for the heads up, who are you thinking about next?
KCizzleDub 12:44 pm
(12:44:32 PM): Well way I see it, I think it's going to be 3-on-3 at this next TC
(12:44:41 PM): so whoever is the strongest threat, I'd say go with them
(12:44:50 PM): so I suppose Jaime
Syd 12:45 pm
(12:45:21 PM): it very well could, yeah, who do you think voted for you last time?
KCizzleDub 12:45 pm
(12:45:53 PM): I don't have a clue, I was thinking maybe Adam since he's the only one I never talked to
Syd 12:46 pm
(12:46:29 PM): maybe, he was supposed to vote jamie and he said he did, but i am not sure
Syd 12:46 pm
(12:46:50 PM): it could have been tanya, who knows
KCizzleDub 12:47 pm
(12:47:04 PM): Well with what I'm being told now, he's probably just playing both sides at the moment
Syd 12:47 pm
(12:47:14 PM): probably, lol
(12:47:31 PM): i would not doubt tanya is either
(12:47:43 PM): but she is not a threat at the moment
KCizzleDub 12:47 pm
(12:47:54 PM): Berries is just being Berries
Syd 12:48 pm
(12:48:24 PM): Berries? IDK her or him?
KCizzleDub 12:48 pm
(12:48:45 PM): That's Tanya. Basically she's just a spaz and does whatever. She can't win squat in competitions, though
Syd 12:49 pm
(12:49:10 PM): lol, no she hasn't
(12:49:30 PM): so do you think it will be a final 2 or 3?
KCizzleDub 12:49 pm
(12:49:55 PM): Final 3 would be interesting, but it'll probably be the standard F2
Syd 12:50 pm
(12:50:37 PM): interesting
Syd 12:51 pm
(12:51:11 PM): i believe Ozzy has the best chance of winning over the jury personally
KCizzleDub 12:51 pm
(12:51:25 PM): Oh totally
(12:51:37 PM): Everyone sees him as the dude who's been running the crew
Syd 12:51 pm
(12:51:53 PM): but i am loved and adored.....:-D
(12:51:56 PM): lmao
KCizzleDub 12:52 pm
(12:52:02 PM): Hell, I wanted to go after her for the same reason in the beginning, but I don't want to pull anything like that now
(12:52:05 PM): him*
Syd 12:52 pm
(12:52:32 PM): i agree, he votes in our favor
KCizzleDub 12:53 pm
(12:53:03 PM): But if I'm on jury and it's you two in the end, my vote won't be automatic
KCizzleDub 12:53 pm
(12:53:23 PM): Can't stand people who make the finale/questioning boring
Syd 12:53 pm
(12:53:59 PM): lol, i agree, and if it was the 2 of you my vote wouldn't be automatic either
(12:55:18 PM): so i hope jaime doesn't win immunity
KCizzleDub 12:55 pm
(12:55:31 PM): I think I may have a good shot
(12:55:39 PM): This IC was pretty easy if you bothered to look things up
(12:55:45 PM): Which I couldn't, since I was running short on time
Syd 12:56 pm
(12:56:07 PM): i know, didn't have time either and barely did it
KCizzleDub 12:56 pm
(12:56:15 PM): I think I only got the shark one wrong
Syd 12:56 pm
(12:56:30 PM): i had no clue
KCizzleDub 12:56 pm
(12:56:49 PM): Do you know how Ozzy did?
Syd 12:56 pm
(12:56:56 PM): i don't
KCizzleDub 12:57 pm
(12:57:09 PM): so should we target Adam if Jaime wins?
Syd 12:57 pm
(12:57:32 PM): i think it would have to be one of the 2
KCizzleDub 12:57 pm
(12:57:42 PM): Aight, I'm cool with that
Syd 12:57 pm
(12:57:59 PM): cool
(12:58:30 PM): i am gonna go, i just did not want to do this all through PM, lol
KCizzleDub 12:58 pm
(12:58:48 PM): Aight, late
Syd 12:58 pm
(12:58:53 PM): ttyl

Hmm....that didn't copy as smoothly as I anticipated. Oh well.

Not too much to note. We're talking about Ozzy being a beast and who to target next. I almost offered a F2, but instead I went the subtle route.

[Ace Gordon]

8/15 = Bad
Me doing terrible again = Good
Berries saying I have no chance of winning = Excellent
Jaime potentially going home = Could be better

I'd honestly much, much rather have Adam go this week but I can't think of a good reason to take him out without making me look sly. But in any case, I'm just going to roll with the punches.

If Adam leaves this week, next week would actually be a perfect time to blindside Ozzy or Sydney when they least suspect it. But I'm not going to get ahead of myself. And in all honesty, I wouldn't mind having Sydney in the Final Two.

On paper, I haven't played a winning game. But it's all about the questions. I think of myself as a pretty good talker and I purposely haven't shown that part of me to get people to want to take me. I can win a debate and that's what the F2 is all about.

[Ace Gordon]

Sydney's random angry post and Ozzy asking for voting time concerns me, lolz. He told me through PM he voted. So umm... I'm expecting a sudden change of plans.

[Ace Gordon]

LMFAO

Ok so....Sydney wastes her prize and the person I wanted out ends up leaving anyway without me even having to suggest it

AWESOME POSSUM

Now bring back what I said about the piggyback. We have Tanya/Jaime on one side. We have Sydney/Ozzy on the other. I think at this point, my best bet is to stick with Sydney/Ozzy. I know my chances aren't particularly great, but I don't think Jaime is going to trust me worth a damn after tonight. And Tanya...well....I wouldn't trust her to babysit my cat.

So as much as I could switch things up this week, I'm not going to. Hopefully Jaime leaves and final three be some smooth sailing.

[Ace Gordon]

Sydney talked to me on AIM about Adam.

Syd 12:25 pm
(12:25:54 PM): so adam is rather pissed at me
(12:26:01 PM): err.......
KCizzleDub 12:26 pm
(12:26:11 PM): What happened anyway?
Syd 12:26 pm
(12:26:21 PM): he was the biggest threat
(12:26:31 PM): let's face it ace
Syd 12:26 pm
(12:26:48 PM): if he got to the end he would have won
(12:27:02 PM): who has he pissed off?
KCizzleDub 12:27 pm
(12:27:06 PM): Well like I said
(12:27:24 PM): I don't care what order they go in, as long as they do I'm good
Syd 12:27 pm
(12:27:29 PM): lol
KCizzleDub 12:27 pm
(12:27:43 PM): I'm giving this IC a shot a now, it's giving me a migraine
Syd 12:28 pm
(12:28:04 PM): lol, i need to do it later
Syd 12:28 pm
(12:28:59 PM): i think jamie will need to go next
KCizzleDub 12:29 pm
(12:29:06 PM): I agree
Syd 12:29 pm
(12:29:33 PM): i was also concerned adam would win challenges, jaime prolly won't

....not really buying it. I mean if she told me she didn't trust him for contemplating a blindside or being shady, sure. But challenge threat? Really? Over Jaime, who was part of the most threatening duo in the game?

Not trusting this one bit. My Acey Senses tell me that Sydney/Jaime might have a secret deal.

Anyway, I told her I was trying for IC even though I wasn't just because....I dunno. lol. I thought I had a reason for doing that but I guess I didn't.

Anyway, before I give this migraine of a challenge a shot, let's do some planning.

Maze - Should be pretty easy. I'm usually quick with mazes

Puzzle - This is where I'm probably going to get stuck. I always blow hard on puzzles.

Re-arrange shit - I'm going to purposely get this one wrong and just write "Pass". Unless the castaways are REALLY obvious and the phrase is blatantly something that you can see right away, I will be tossing this aside. I'd rather take the 10 minute penalty than spend 10 minutes trying to decode something, only to get it wrong and end up having a 20 minute penalty.

Flag - Easy. I have PS open already so I can just whip something up easy peasy.

Posting - Easy

So overall, I need this challenge. And I think I can win it. I just need to make sure I do really good on the puzzle.

[Ace Gordon]

Got a time of 35 minutes, which isn't great. As soon as I finished the puzzle I think I could figure out who all the people were. But still, I didn't want to attempt to decode something only to get it wrong. If you waste time and get 10 minutes added anyway, there's no point. I'm hoping that decision gets me ahead. But I dunno. Some of these people are a walking encyclopedia on Survivor.

[JEFF PROBST]

Nov 8, 2009 12:39:52 GMT -5 Ace Gordon said:

lol, I just realized Jaime is someone I know. That's what I get for not paying attention to the AIM portion of the game until now

LMAO! I'm the same way!!!!

[Ace Gordon]

I'm getting a bit fidgety right now. I really wanted that IC and I can see my stupid strategy of purposely throwing the scrambled word fucked me as I did well on everything else. IC has been up a long time and Ozzy has been around...no word from him yet. Last weeks sudden blindside of Adam has me worried as well. As I mentioned before, I'm getting vibes of a Jaime/Sydney deal. Since Tanya is the least threatening person left, that leaves me.

I've been paranoid every week so I guess I may just be making more of what actually is. But I'm expecting a switch-up to take me out tonight.

I'm tempted to go to Tanya/Jaime for a deal....but I'm worried about that too. Cause if I am actually safe with Ozzy/Sydney and I"m just getting paranoid, there still is a chance Tanya will rat me out and have me sent to the curb.

This is just....ugh. I'm clueless right now.

[Ace Gordon]

Well, Ozzy revealed he has a HII so my chances of turning the tides now are impossible.

So I have to vote Jaime and hope for the best. Lovely.

[Ace Gordon]

I should be thrilled right now to make it to the final four, but I'm not.

Right now I'm expecting myself to be the target. Tanya is a minimal threat and, let's face it, has absolutely zero shot of winning the final vote. I have shown myself to at least be a good speaker and for that alone, Sydney & Ozzy should dump me off.

So I have to choose one of three scenarios:

Win IC (or don't) and just keep my mouth shot. Trust Ozzy & Sydney and just vote Tanya out. This of course would leave me in a situation where I have to win final IC. Considering my track record...not good.

If I'm feeling Ozzy & Sydney are up to something, I'm going to go to Tanya and attempt to work her over to vote one of them out so it at least ties. This at least gives me a chance.

The absolute riskiest situation but probably the most ideal is me convincing Sydney to blindside Ozzy. But, if Ozzy wins Immunity, this option is obviously a no-go. A Sydney/Tanya/Me final three would be PERFECT.

This is going to be a really tough week and is basically going to make or break my chances.