Thoughts on execution #5

Final 6! This is AMAZING, I would've NEVER thought I'd be able to make it this far. But with that being said, I have to say that it always sucks when the person who infuses a huge sense of fun into the dynamics of a group of people is the one who leaves, and that is exactly what has happened here. Ginger was sassy and hilarious, and I think that she will probably be really missed. There were some moments that I had a total riot with her, especially this last round coming up with ideas for the Mole Bucks story. We'd each end our post with something that undoubtedly HAD to result in sexual innuendo, and we'd then respond with something that would sort of tweak it so that it didn't actually end up being dirty, haha. I also actually laughed a lot at the end of the second game of Mafia (when it was down to me, Brian and Ginger) and Brian said "JILL, IT'S GINGER!", to which an outraged Ginger replied: "NO! SHUT UP! Brian is THE MAFIA!" She really was quite a character, and I agree with those who have said the game won't be the same without her. Ginger, I have no doubt that you're reading this, and considering how dedicated you were to the game, I imagine the execution results haven't been easy to swallow, but I just want to tell you that I don't think anyone here has a doubt that you were an awesome player. You should be super proud; I think the 7 of us that were left here in this past round were definitely the most committed players, so this was gonna be really sad no matter who left. But I have to say that I am incredibly relieved that I wasn't the one who left, especially after how difficult that quiz was. We totally did GREAT last round in terms of winning money, and I was so happy about that. I have no doubt that we're going to be able to keep kicking some serious butt in the challenges this round!

Confessional 5

So, it's been yet another interesting last few days, with some fun story-writing on the message board, and a couple of arguments between some of the other players. It's actually really scary that we've started to have discord like this when we're approaching a challenge that involves voting people out because it seems like that will only heat things up even more, but hopefully we're still able to do well on it. However, the fact that exemptions may possibly be given is really freaking me out because that would definitely decrease my chances of staying in this game yet another episode. I've started to narrow down my suspicions, though, so I'm really hoping that that'll be enough to help me survive one more time!

Thoughts on execution #4

I'm so happy to have made it to the Final 7! After that quiz (especially the totally confusing question #9!), I really was scared and thought there was no way I'd be staying another round. It was such a relief after I opened up the interface and saw the results. As for Mitch, it's interesting how the situation is sort of identical to that of Kyle last execution. Both guys were around quite a bit during the first few days of the game, and then sort of became ghosts (I hardly ever saw them on gmail), and also, both of them got penalties two episodes in a row, which is an obvious sign of carelessness towards your self-preservation in the game, so I guess it makes sense that they've been executed. I would say that now we're definitely down to the 7 most committed players in the game, which is awesome!

Confessional 4

Well, I guess it's been yet another frustrating episode as far as challenges are concerned. We started off with a night of two games, both of which posed the annoying obstacle of not letting you be able to do much to help our group pot, since the outcome of anything you did would be based on pure luck, and it really sucks to feel like you can't actually control things, seeing as all of the answers were random. Oh well. :( As for the Trust Falls challenge, I think it'll be very interesting to see what each player decides to do, and I'll definitely be looking at that carefully, when the results are announced. In the case of my pair, I have absolutely NO idea what Blaise is doing, seeing as I haven't had a chance to speak to him yet and he wasn't even present at the live challenge (which is when the host explained all the details). I can only hope that he's not going to do something to screw me over, and that he'll say TRUST as well, so that we can win the money for our pot. We haven't won THAT much money so far, so it'd be really nice if we could bump up our amount of cash with this challenge! For some reason, I actually feel more nervous now that the executions are going to be individual. I could easily be the next to go, and if I am, I'm really going to miss you guys, and I wish you all the best of luck! :)

Thoughts on execution #3

Oh my God, I can't believe I survived AGAIN. I really was so sure that I was probably gone this time. If anything, this is really helpful in the fact that it tells me that I'm probably on the right track as to finding out which of these other 7 people is The Mole, so I'm glad to know that I at least have a much better idea now. I didn't know Beth in the least bit, and never really had a solid conversation with her. I talked to Kyle a little bit, but he seemed to lose his focus on the game during the past week, and his constant carelessness with signing on when he wasn't supposed to was obviously not helpful, and it's also a sign that perhaps he wasn't as hardcore committed to the game as we may have predicted. I'm so happy and relieved that I get another week to play with you guys, and I can't wait to see what the challenges we get to play this week are!

Confessional 3

Looks like it's yet another week of complications with the long-term challenge. Get this, guys, Blaise leaves Mitch behind in the challenge, and Mitch, who has hardly been around or online, and has taken extremely long to "RUN", immediately posts saying "um, can I run now?", trying so hard to look innocent. I just can't help but find this "coincidence" to be way too convenient, and the worst part about it is that we really were trying so hard. I posted RUN every single time fairly quickly, and this totally looked like a challenge that we'd be able to do great at. I'm really scared about the fact that once AGAIN two people are leaving, especially after two people who were so dedicated to the game left us last week. I just hope I'm right about my suspicions and that I can do well on the quiz. :(

Thoughts on Execution #2

That is incredibly sad. Brandon and Richard were not only definitely two of the people I enjoyed talking to the most, but they were extremely dedicated to the game, and I simply cannot believe they are both gone. I'd especially like to say that, Brandon, I know you left the game a little early, but I'd still really love to be able to catch up with you at the reunion, and I hope that your early departure won't make you just forget about this game and not come to the reunion. You're awesome. And I'd really like to keep in touch once we're able to. I'm really gonna miss you. With that being said, I'm definitely very relieved to have survived the execution. The second quiz was probably even more nerve-wracking for me than the first, and I'm so glad that I was apparently able to at least do somewhat well on it. I can't wait for the upcoming challenges, and I hope we do a lot better this week!

Confessional 2

Well, it was quite a weekend with those long-term challenges! The one-hit bloggers challenge in particular was very interesting, with much more than just one instance of people messing up on the URLs they posted. We haven't heard the results of the challenge yet, but I really hope we posted enough to win it! I thought there was no way that chances would be even slimmer for the second quiz than they were for the first one, but with two people getting executed and two possible exemptions, they actually are. :( The first quiz was hard for me, so I hope this one proves at least a little easier to get through! Good luck to everyone!

Thoughts on Execution #1

Oh wow! I didn't have any contact at all with either Ellery or player #15, but like most people, I'm definitely very surprised to see Cheri go. She seemed so dedicated to the game, and she would always be nice enough to say "hi" on chats. I didn't get to know her extremely well, but the little I did get to know made me realize that she was a really cool girl (and her blog was so pretty!). With all that said, though, I'm incredibly relieved to have been able to survive the first execution. This was a nail-biting experience all the way until the results were posted, and I was finally able to breathe! Haha. I'm really glad to still be in the game, and I'm looking forward to the challenges this week (hopefully we'll do a lot better!).