Post by Luke on Apr 10, 2009 1:05:31 GMT -5
The game has started!
I am so excited to be here. I can not wait for this game to really get under way and to start wheeling and dealing in Arabia. I want to win this game. I'm going to do whatever it takes to make it to the end. Everyone needs to get in line and root me on, because I'm taking this bad boy home.
I'm a very social person. People tend to like me and I can talk to anyone. That's my biggest strength coming into this game. I know that I'll be able to talk to people and get stuff going. I've already started playing this game. I've made a few key friends already.
I think there are two things that can screw this game up for me. First of all, the first twist. I don't have enough energy or patience to really talk to fifteen other people. I'm not going to put a lot of effort into talking to someone like Melissa if she's not even going to be on my tribe. I don't want to form alliances and chat with people that I might not even ever go to a Tribal Council with. It wastes my time and my energy. So I'm being somewhat anti-social at the moment. To some people anyways. The people I have talked to love me, and I know will have my back. Right now my main alliances are to Park, Jake, Robbie & Alex.
The second thing that may kill me? Past relations. I know Jake. I know Jamie LaFrance. I know Bud. Some of these relations may help me, others may screw me over. Bud in particular. We were just in a game together and had an alliance on Day 1 ... and he was the first one voted out. I know how Bud will play this game, and I know that I can not play with him.
But I also know that I would be stupid to try and kick him out right away. Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. Park asked me if Bud can be trusted. I said yes. Even though Bud can not be trusted. But if I bad mouth Bud, Bud will bad mouth me more then he probably already has. Let's look at LaFrance and Vartevar. They hate each other and are drawing a lot of attention to them. I refuse to get that sort of negative attention so early on.
Right now my main alliance is with Jake. I love Jake. He knows how to get shit done and isn't weak. I would love to take him to the Final Two. I'm not someone who will worry about 'Oh, well, I'm not taking this person to the finals because they will win'. I'm confident in my gaming abilities that I will win in a Final Two.
So Jake and I, we're taking this one home.
Park is naive. He thinks we're going to be buddy buddy all game. And I want him to think that. I'm very much focused on getting myself to the end. Hopefully with Jake, but maybe not with him. Maybe with Park, but maybe not. Park is an emotional player. If I play with his emotions and make him feel secure he will never lie to me.
I love Robbie. So much in common with him. But Robbie will lie and manipulate. That's not terrible, I think we'll be able to work with one another a lot.
LaFrance is going to leave early. I'm not even worried about him.
Alex I like. He's a bit weird but we get along well, so I'm sure he'll have my back. I've made communication with Amanda and CJ and Chris.
That's all I'm doing for now. I have my strong relations and I think that will carry me through until at least a Tribe Divide, which I am counting on. I will not win this game if we stay as one big tribe for a long time. Just ain't happening.
Hopefully we'll vote someone out then divide to tribes. And hopefully I can get Jake and Park or some other good combination of people on my tribe.
I am so excited to be here. I can not wait for this game to really get under way and to start wheeling and dealing in Arabia. I want to win this game. I'm going to do whatever it takes to make it to the end. Everyone needs to get in line and root me on, because I'm taking this bad boy home.
I'm a very social person. People tend to like me and I can talk to anyone. That's my biggest strength coming into this game. I know that I'll be able to talk to people and get stuff going. I've already started playing this game. I've made a few key friends already.
I think there are two things that can screw this game up for me. First of all, the first twist. I don't have enough energy or patience to really talk to fifteen other people. I'm not going to put a lot of effort into talking to someone like Melissa if she's not even going to be on my tribe. I don't want to form alliances and chat with people that I might not even ever go to a Tribal Council with. It wastes my time and my energy. So I'm being somewhat anti-social at the moment. To some people anyways. The people I have talked to love me, and I know will have my back. Right now my main alliances are to Park, Jake, Robbie & Alex.
The second thing that may kill me? Past relations. I know Jake. I know Jamie LaFrance. I know Bud. Some of these relations may help me, others may screw me over. Bud in particular. We were just in a game together and had an alliance on Day 1 ... and he was the first one voted out. I know how Bud will play this game, and I know that I can not play with him.
But I also know that I would be stupid to try and kick him out right away. Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. Park asked me if Bud can be trusted. I said yes. Even though Bud can not be trusted. But if I bad mouth Bud, Bud will bad mouth me more then he probably already has. Let's look at LaFrance and Vartevar. They hate each other and are drawing a lot of attention to them. I refuse to get that sort of negative attention so early on.
Right now my main alliance is with Jake. I love Jake. He knows how to get shit done and isn't weak. I would love to take him to the Final Two. I'm not someone who will worry about 'Oh, well, I'm not taking this person to the finals because they will win'. I'm confident in my gaming abilities that I will win in a Final Two.
So Jake and I, we're taking this one home.
Park is naive. He thinks we're going to be buddy buddy all game. And I want him to think that. I'm very much focused on getting myself to the end. Hopefully with Jake, but maybe not with him. Maybe with Park, but maybe not. Park is an emotional player. If I play with his emotions and make him feel secure he will never lie to me.
I love Robbie. So much in common with him. But Robbie will lie and manipulate. That's not terrible, I think we'll be able to work with one another a lot.
LaFrance is going to leave early. I'm not even worried about him.
Alex I like. He's a bit weird but we get along well, so I'm sure he'll have my back. I've made communication with Amanda and CJ and Chris.
That's all I'm doing for now. I have my strong relations and I think that will carry me through until at least a Tribe Divide, which I am counting on. I will not win this game if we stay as one big tribe for a long time. Just ain't happening.
Hopefully we'll vote someone out then divide to tribes. And hopefully I can get Jake and Park or some other good combination of people on my tribe.