Phil's Diary Room

[Phil]

This was a good test for me to figure out who was gonna lie to me. John told me only Ricardo and Alex will prob vote for YM. That didn't deter me from voting YM though. I wanted to see if I could sway anyone and see if they'd do it or lie. More people lied and/or pussird out. I realized I needed to just ask cole and Lizzie how they were voting. Cole ultimately told me he was voting YM. Lizxiesaud dhe was probably voting YM. I think Lizzie will do what cole says. Also I think Ricardo and Alex might have thought cole would be voting YM to.

Again it's I retesting to see who proposed alliances and then doesn't follow through with sharing how they're voting. Tells me a lot.

I'm glad I voted in minority tbh. I'd rather play this game to try to crack the majority alliance using Intel I glean from dub alliances rather than be in the majority alliance. It's how I play the game. Lololol.

[Phil]

I'm on my phone so f*ck my typos. You can figure it out.

[Phil]

Lol at me figuring out the Bermuda alliance isn't tight before the rest of the Bermuda alliance.

[Phil]

Honestly can't people read and do some f*cking math?

[Phil]

I should have gone for veto advantage cuz that took way too long to go for HOH and I didn't realize how many people were going for HOH. Looks like James went for veto advantage uncontested.

Dumby me. Oh well.

[Phil]

Nominations went as expected! I decided not to reach out to Magnum, just to see if he was going to put me up. I actually wanted to be on his radar and then see if he would talk about it to anyone and if that info would ever get back to me. The whole day passed, and I didn't receive a single PM from anyone about anything! I'll be curious to hear what people say as the days progress, and see if anyone knows I was a potential nominee. I'm still trying to test my relationships with anyone to find out if anyone gives a f*ck about me. I imagine I will be the replacement nominee if Alex or Ricardo comes off.

Now that I have my key, I will message Magnum thanking him and tell him I have been super busy this weekend, but also that if he wants to chat game, he should feel free. Not expecting much from Magnum, but I think I can prepare to be a replacement if the veto is used, and then sweet talk my way into staying somehow.

[Phil]

I just made an alliance with Magnum cuz I'm badass like that. I'm pretty genuine about it, and he seems like it too. So I feel safe. If I'm not, then f*ck it all!

[Phil]

So I thought I had a really good, productive, and genuine conversation with Magnum earlier this week after he won HOH. However, I certainly thought that if the veto was used on either Ricardo and Alex, I would still be put up as a replacement. I'm not happy about being put up because I value my right to vote too much. And being the pawn is boring as all mother f*ck. Anyway, Magnum told me he wanted to put me up, so as a courtesy to myself I responded that I didn't want to be put up as a replacement, and I gave my reasons why.

I don't trust the house to give solid information to the HOH, no matter who the HOH is. They basically all lied to James and did the exact opposite of what he wanted. TBH the house probably does want to split up Alex/Ricardo.

PART OF ME WANTS TO BE ON THE BLOCK BECAUSE I AM READY TO TEST MY RELATIONSHIP WITH JAMES AND BRIQ. I am becoming more and more suspicious and distrusting of them. I HATE IT. I got a message from James saying that he and Briq plotted with Alex/Ricardo for them to throw the veto and let James win it, which would save him from a backdoor plan. Then Briq is all like "are you cool with Magnum that you won't be put up?". In my head, I'm like.... I think so! I don't know. I literally only just talked to him. But like, OK YOU HAVE ALL THESE CONVERSATIONS WHICH POTENTIALLY AFFECT MY GAME AND YOU JUST RANDOMLY MESSAGE ME ON THE SIDE AND GET SOME DUMB RESPONSE FROM ME ABOUT A SERIOUS ISSUE. Excuse me, why can't I be included in these discussions leading up to the decision that affects everyone.

If I'm nominated, I'm just about ready to just spill everything I know about James, Briq, Ricardo, and Alex. IM NOT HAPPY BEING IN AN ALLIANCE WITH BRIQ AND JAMES ANYMORE. They DONT include me in ANY conversations, aside from random little messages to "keep me in the loop" (KIND OF). Um sorry I am smarter than that SORRYBOUTIT but I am. HEY YOU KNOW WHAT, I genuinely like all four of them and it would be fun to be in an alliance with them if they actually included me. BUT IM READY TO MOVE ONTO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS. Everyone else is much less friendly, let me be honest. MUCH LESS. Sorry bout it but the people that everyone seems to be against are soooooo much more my type of person to socialize with and play the game with BUUUUUUUUUUUUT I'm ready to just bust a move away from it if they're gonna keep doing sh*t behind my back.

I pretty much gave Ricardo a courtesy promise earlier saying that I'd have his back in the vote. BUT NOW I WANT ALEX AND RICARDO TO STAY ON THE BLOCK.

SOOOOOOOOOOOO I messaged James telling him that I'm gonna be the replacement nom (he already knows this, I'm sure, since Briq seems to know also). SO THIS IS ANOTHER TEST. Does James go back on his deal to take one of Ricardo/Alex in order to save me? Or does he throw me to the wolves. PUTTING ME ON THE BLOCK AGAINST ONE OF THEM MEANS I DEFINITELY DONT HAVE THE OTHER PERSON'S VOTE. Ricardo will vote for me over Alex, and Alex will vote for me over Ricardo. BUT WHO WILL BRIQ AND JAMES VOTE FOR. If they're gonna go through ALL this trouble to get one of those guys off just to vote out the other, then its not worth it, and they might as well just keep them both on.

IT'S A TEST. If I survive and someone fails the test, then someone's game is gonna burn burn burn cuz I'm bout to start opening up about everything I know.

[Phil]

James: From what I've been told, Ricardo is the target anway, and you'd go up just so that if he has a strong alliance, a strong competitor will still go home. So I don't think you're the target tbh




These people are too much, trololol.

[Dewie890]

What are your thoughts on James including you in that PM?

[Phil]

My thoughts are that it would have been scandalous if he had voted for me in that PM rather than Ricardo. Also it seems most people expect James to vote for me, so there's that. No take-backsies! That vote is cast! You are the witness! And so am I!



Anyway, people say I'm safe. If I get a few votes I can deal. I will be pissed if they all lied though. Lizzie said that once I'm safe she wants to get a group of people together that we can absolutely trust. I'm looking forward to seeing how that convo goes and what group is formed!

[Deleted]

1. Are you glad that you won HOH this week or would you have rathered someone else pull out the win?

2. Also who are you thinking of nominating and why those specific people?

[Phil]

I am actually very glad I won HOH. Especially since everyone waited for my blocked a**. I swear I had written up my answers and sent within a few minutes of the challenge going up. TURNS OUT I CANT SEND MESSAGES THROUGH A GOVERNMENT INTERNET CONNECTION. Then I forgot it never sent and Dewie had to remind me. THANKS DEWD.

Also I won on the one answer I second guessed on and changed. HOLLA.

I am thinking of nominating YM and Aladmaho. Or, at the very least, I am telling people that I am thinking of nominating YM and Aladmaho. Mostly because I don't know jack sh*t about those two and I plan to use my HOH as a way to find out what people think of each of them. Who doesn't care. Who suggests something else? Who supports it, etc etc? Jhon already suggested Vova, but INTERESTINGLY Vova PMed me and asked if we were "still Gucci, bro", which I assume means that we're all good. um okay. my 80-year old self doesnt understand douche-slang, sorry. but yes, we're Gucci. I guess.

[Phil]

*random key order*

I've decided to nominate YM and Kaitlyn.

I was not prepared to win this HOH, so therefore I did not really have a plan in mind when I won. I ended up talking with a lot of the people in the house about nominations throughout the day -- so thank you to those who messaged me and were willing to talk game and offered their opinions. I appreciate those who are open to talk game with me. I don't really have a good reason for nominating either of you, but here are a few reasons why you both ended up on the block:

YM - We just haven't talked. I know you have a lot of friends in this game, and I also know I'm not one of them. I don't have anything against you but just for me, it makes sense to put someone up who I don't really know where I stand with.

Kaitlyn - I'm not really sure where I stand with you, either. I don't feel like you open up to me when we talk about the game, even though I think we're friendly with eachother. I sometimes I get the feeling that you don't really feel like explaining yourself or your reasons for the things you think and do in the game. So, for that reason, I've chosen to nominate you

So yeah these nominations aren't personal, I just based my nominations on how we interact in the game. No hard feelings. Oh yeah also I nominated you both because you're both well connected social players and have the potential to win the veto, etc etc. Also it seemed like something most of the house could deal with.

[Phil]

also i have no idea if my nominations were smart or stupid. if neither of them come off the block, it seems kaitlyn is a slam dunk to go since EVERYONE defended YM and most people said put kaitlyn up. i'd rather YM go because of how much everyone is f*cking afraid to put him up, and almost everyone told me not to do it. f*ck it i do what i want. but kaitlyn has a good chance to win POV i think... if she's really as good of a competitor as people make her out to be. she did win a pov already afterall. then maybe i'll put up one of YM's besties and feel ok. i just dont like how untouchable YM is. sorryboutit

[Phil]

Welp. I didn't want magnum to play veto. He was mybackup nom...

[Phil]

I'm trying to do the impossible and get YM out. I think I am pissing off that alliance, but idrc. I realized with so many people willing to take out kaitlyn, there is a lot of room for me to throw someone else under the bus to her later. So many people are trying to protect YM somehow, I decided to just lay it out on the line and try to get him out.

On the surface my hoh might seem like craziness, but there is a method to my madness. I am trying to appear a little wishy washy, a little bit if a pushover, but also firm in my principles. I think some people are confused by that and they think I'm playing a stupid game. Taking too big of a risk. Yeah of course I am taking a risk. I feel if j just trotted along not making any waves, I'd end up being picked off during some easy round in the future. I honestly just want to give myself options and expose peoples allegiances. I think I exposed some of that this round, for my own information.

[Deleted]

Now that you have gathered information what do you think the alliances are in the house?

[Phil]

Lol I could be way wrong since I think it's actually complicated.

But: YM magnum Jhon and maybe kaitlyn kinda?. I think there's something there. Like the vets or some sh*t. It could be way obvious but remember I'm a newbie so I have a steep learning curve.

Vova/Briq somehow. Tied with YM too?

Apparently kaitlyn is trying to make alliances with everyone Now.

Lizzie is trying to get a group together... Kinda the Same group Jhon talked about early... Which leads me to my strange alliances...

I'm strangely aligned with some people who im also against. Like Briq is loosely aligned with YM. I'm loosely aligned with kaitlyn until I nommed her. Same with magnum. It's funny. I'm complicated. Sorry. I'm aligned with Jhon, but I also think he's in a power group that doesn't include me. I'm (loosely) aligned with pretty much everyone but YM and vova Lolol

Oh I'm pretty strongly aligned with james , and loosely with Alex. Also Briq is supposed to be aligned with me and James but isn't really on the same page as us.


Sorry I'm complicated and my strategies are always crazy. Not

[Dewie890]