{{{ Dom Dishes Dis Dirt - Confessional }}}

[Dominic Briones]

Whaddup, yo?

I was looking for DR access ALL day yesterday, and then when they went up, I was way too tired to write here. Oops. Anyways, I wanna get things set up, get settled in, and then I will hit chu with some dirt. K?

[Dominic Briones]

So here we are. The game has started. I'm actually super excited to be here. Thank you to Kat and Shir for having me. It's been a while since I've played in a Big Brother game, and it was quite a ride (being a target from week 2 onward).

I have met probably just over half of the cast, and a few stand out to me... David is easily the one I get along with best. We found out that we applied for most of the same BB contestants, and we have a lot in common. I like him a lot, but that also means he's likely a good player. For now, I will work with him, but I'm not going to commit to anything long term just yet, seeing as it's only day 3 and I haven't met half the cast.

After David, I connected fairly well with Keesha. However, toward the end of our convo, she told me some stuff that made me very wary of who she might be. It kinda turned me off, but I don't want to judge her solely based on that. I will give her a chance and see where it goes. We got into some personal chat, so I feel that she trusts me a bit. But I want to keep a VERY close eye on her.

Joe was pretty funny. We have a lot of "bro" stuff in common. Once I found out he liked sports, I really went with that. We joked a lot, and I could see our sense of humor was meshing. Potential ally for sure. I'd like to get to know him better.

Kara, James, Jason were all nice, but nothing really stood out. Seem like they are pretty MOR at the moment. At least in my interactions with them.

I didn't remember Drew much, but just today, I was talking with him and David at the same time (in different chats) and I guess an alliance is in the works already? David suggested making Drew feel like it was his idea, so I went along with that for now. We will see how it goes. I don't mind Drew, and as long as David says he's mainly with me (whether or not he means it), is enough for now. I wanna make sure I am safe this first round, especially since I will be away all weekend.

Danielle caught me right as I was ready to go to bed, but in the 2 minutes we talked, she didn't impress me. =X I will give her another chance before I judge her.

Wil just messaged me. He's playing the Wil card very much. But he's funny. Will keep trying to get to know him better.


The rest either haven't talked to me yet, or I don't remember talking to them. Most of the convos that I've had have been initiated by me though, and last night, I purposely stopped talking to ppl once I had 6 convos going. I'd rather focus on getting a good handful of solid relationships going, rather than just trying to say hi to everyone. Granted, if someone I haven't talked to yet wins HoH, I could be in trouble. Will cross that bridge when I get there, or at least maybe pop a quite message to the ones I haven't talked to yet. Who knows.


That's all for now!

[Dominic Briones]

Whew! Socialization is HARD WORK! But I felt that it was worth the time since I'll be out of town this weekend. I told everyone I was going to be partying hard for St. Patty's day, when really, I will be off at a tournament, however some other ORG ppl know that, and so I didn't want to give away my identity! On a positive note, the whole "boozing it up" story was a good ice-breaker for most.

Wil didn't pass my 5 minute test. Our convo died, and quite honestly, I don't mind. He seemed like he was playing the diva card too hard. I hope that if he wins HoH though, he at least remembers I was a nice guy?

Daniele, my wife (lolz), was nice, but didn't get much of a good or bad vibe from her. I just hope people don't assume we are together and target us for that sole reason. Would be lamesauce.

According to David, Drew is going to be approaching me for a 3D alliance, but hasn't yet. This goes along with our play to make Drew feel like the leader.

Keesha still confuses me. I can't shake the thought that she's the person I think she is, which is really annoying. But alas, I will keep talking to her because, either way, she's going to be a player in this game and it seems like a pretty visible one. The people I'm talking to keep referencing David and Keesha, so I know these bitches be playing their social games hard core. I just gotta make sure I'm not the one being lied to.

I realize that I probably seem like a social whore myself at this point, but that was my plan at the start. I'd rather make the connections now and let them fizzle if I don't need them than to have to try to forge relationships later when people have established alliances and bonds.

At this point, I think that Chima, Rachel, and Lori are the only ones I haven't talked to.

Part of me wants this first HoH, because I would have easy noms and be able to solidify some of my bonds with official deals. But at the same time, I'd be fine if I didn't get it. Assuming it's a social challenge, it will just depend if I'm even available during the time if I can even hope to win. If it's tonight, I will not be a contender, most likely, at which point, I will just hope that me hitting a strong social game will be in my favor no matter who gets HoH.


Have a happy Saint Patty's day weekend, erryone![/b][/color]

[Dominic Briones]

No... just no. I found out that my ex is playing in this game. And, nothing against him, but it's just gonna be a little awkward, especially since we don't know who each other is. I only found out he's playing because he told my friend and when she found out I was playing, she told me. Here's why this is a problem...

1. I know he's a good player. And I know we would probably work well together. But I don't want to align with him just for that reason. At the same time, targeting him would make sense because he's a strong player, but that would be just as dumb to do based solely on who he is. I hate making decisions based on existing relationships, but now that I know, it will always be in the back of my mind.

2. The person I THINK Keesha might be is a friend of my ex. So, if they are playing, they might have joined together, which is SUPER lame if that's the case. I'm not very convinced this is the case though.

3. I just don't like it because I am gonna find myself possibly censoring everything I say and in the back of my mind, all I will be thinking about is "WHO IS HE PLAYING AS?"

Ugh. I need to just play my game and not let this influence it... yet.

P.S. My initial thought was that he's Wil. Just throwing it out there in case I was right.

[Dominic Briones]

This HoH is tough! I still need 6 images. I've pretty much exhausted all search "cheats" I know, and checked out all of the "usual" hiding spots. What sucks is that imgur images don't work for me at work, so I won't be able to continue searching tomorrow during my free time. *sadface*

Joe instantly started helping me, and I was helping David. I'd be fine with either of them winning HoH. At this point though, I'm not sure what to expect. I hardly doubt I will be able to find 6 more images. That's a lot for not really knowing where else to look.... hmmm

[Dominic Briones]

Oh, btw I don't trust Keesha. Here's why... we were "helping" each other with HoH. I asked her what she found, she replied 1-10. Who the hell finds JUST the first 10? Bitch. Yous a liar. So I helped her get a few more, but I didn't tell her all that I knew. I don't trust her at all now. Oops if she was actually telling the truth, but I find it VERY fishy that she only had images 1-10. Gotta be a better liar than that, hun!

[Dominic Briones]

Well fuck. Someone who I WASN'T talking to all night wins HoH. It's not Joe, David, or Keesha. Dom could be in trouble.

[Dominic Briones]

Rachel = Tina from Starz. Woo.

I wasn't even trying to figure out who she was, but when Rachel told me her job and that she's going for grad school in the fall, I was almost certain it was her. There's the off chance I could be wrong, but oh well.

At this point, I'm just going to let the week pan out as it will. I heard some people say that they think Rachel will be a target. I don't want to target her or align with her simply based on who she is. But if she sticks around, you know damn well that I will have an eye on her. She's a comp whore, and if we end up on opposite sides, I need to be prepared to take her down. With that said, we were connecting really well before I realized who she was, which isn't surprising. We have a lot in common, and our personalities mesh well to begin with. Either way, it does suck that I know it's her, because that will always be in the back of my mind.

As for my alliances, I solidified a f2 with David 100%. I trust this guy and think he's great. I even told him about my past with Rachel just in case it came out later. I want this guy to trust me 100% in return. Thus, I let him know that Joe offered me an alliance. David could probably have me hung in this game if he wanted, but that's a risk I'm willing to take. Chips all in on the DD alliance!

My social game is still going strong. Finally got a chance to talk to Lori. At least she can't throw me up for lack of trying! Will do my best to make her think I am useful. But I can tell this girl is good. Anybody who could win that first HoH ain't no rookie around here. Daniele (or wifey as I like to call her) is ok too. We have been bonding today.


If I had to rank the players based on who I like/trust so far...

Like/Trust
David
Joe
Drew
Daniele
Keesha
Rachel

Indifferent
Lori
James
Jason
Kara

Dislike
Wil
Danielle

Haven't spoken to
Chima


That is all for now. We'll see what happens with this nom ceremony. Hoping I don't get put up for being too "fake" with Lori or coming on "too strong!"

[Dominic Briones]

Survived the first nomination ceremony. IDK why I am so happy about that, lol, but I feel a sense of accomplishment in keeping myself safe so far. As for the noms, I'm indifferent. Haven't spoke to Chima, and Kara was mehhh...

[Dominic Briones]

Either I was boring last night, or the rest of the cast was boring. AIM convos were like trying to get a skinny girl to eat a piece of cake in the weeks leading up to prom. They just weren't happening.

From what I'm gathering, not a lot of people really felt all that safe with Lori in the HoH seat. So I guess that's a good thing. I'm sure she used her power to make some deals though.

Veto players are Danielle, Keesha, and David, along with the HoH&Noms. I really wonder if Chima picked Keesha randomly, or if we should expect Keesha to veto Chima if she wins. I know David won't use the PoV, and I have no clue what Danielle would do.

I highly doubt a backdoor plan is in the works, but you never know. I'm just going to keep trying to be social and "forcing" these convos. Come on, skinny girl, open that mouth wide! Dom has some chocolate cake for you.

[Animal]

God damn it I had no urge for chocolate cake until now, thanks a lot.

Nice analogy and updates though, Dominic. Wishing you the best!

[Dominic Briones]

Eeek. That PoV. Idk if I could have even contended with Danielle. That's embarrassing. Apparently the person behind the annoying character of Danielle is a force to be reckoned with? Ugh. Another threat possibility.

I don't even know what she'll do w the PoV. Guess I gotta get back in Lori's ear to make sure I'm not a backdoor option.

[Dominic Briones]

daniellemeaney
Are you happy I won veto?

daniellemeaney
Do you think Lori will bd you?

daniellemeaney
Do you think Lori is jealous of Kara?

daniellemeaney
Do you think the girls are more jealous of me now?
Since I won the veto
I am sure they are jealous

daniellemeaney
Has anyone mentioned anything bad about me to you?

daniellemeaney
Do you think I am americas sweetheart yet?



Holy shit, girl! She hit me with non-stop questions, and kept putting me on the spot. That's not even half of the questions. I really am put off by her. She's way too forward and an attention whore. I really hope nobody tells her that I haven't had many good things to say about her. Luckily, I THINK most of the cast is in agreement that she's kind of annoying. However, that PoV win shows that she's not gonna just lay down and die and be an easy person to take out. Well fuck. Just gotta keep skating on ice when I answer her, smile, and play on the fact that she likes attention.

[Dominic Briones]

Real quick update on the vote...
^^Real quick didn't end up being real quick. Ooops.

David and I want Kara to stay. She seems less threatening than Chima, and she could be a vote in our pocket. Without being too obvious (ok, so I hope we didn't fail here... we tried to not be obvious), we wanted to try to get the votes for Kara, as long as it meant not putting our necks on the line.

When I signed in, Kara and David had already seemed to lock in David, Rachel, Wil, and James. That meant we only needed 2 more votes. I was 1, so we needed just 1 more!

This is where it gets tricky. David likes Jason and we both like Keesha, however both of them were leaning toward voting out Kara. So, David and I both went to work, under cover, to plan the idea in their ear to see if it was possible to get them with us in the vote.

We know Dani is voting for Kara to leave, and we can only assume Drew might too, since Kara said she never talked to him. Joe is a wild card? Had he been on, Dave and I might have been able to talk to him and see where he was at, since he's apparently in an alliance with both of us now. Also, I wanna see if Joe tells me about this alliance he made with David. If he does, then maybe I can trust Joe more than what my gut's telling me I can.

Either way, it seems at this point, we just need 1 of either Keesha, Joe, Jason, or Drew to swing to our side for us to have numbers. Nobody really mentioned Danielle's vote, but earlier today she said something about this being an easy 2 weeks and taking out whoever survived this week in next week's eviction. So she could potentially be a vote for Kara to stay this week if I can sweet talk her into thinking Chima is a bigger threat and JEALOUS of her.

Either way, it's only week 1 and I don't know why I care so much if Kara stays. I guess I will just feel better since I was being SUPER social with Kara tonight, with the hopes of her staying and being a pawn in my pocket. Dave is on the same wavelength.

So, in the end, while I thought Kara was probably a goner for sure earlier today (and honestly didn't really care either way), now I'm excited to see if David and I really do have the power to convince this house to do what we want. While taking out Chima isn't a big move at all that I can tell, it will be an indicator if my game is on point so far. Then again, it's been a really delicate balance, and I'm still not even convinced that I'm not playing too hard. Because if people think I'm playing too hard this early, then that's bad. So I really hope I am not giving that vibe.

The scene is set. All we gotta do now is wait![/b][/color]

[Dominic Briones]

So apparently this vote is way too close to call. Jason is leaning toward voting out Kara, and Danielle is a lost cause. Joe seems to be on the same path.

Drew might be the swing vote? WTF. Least active guy will determine the vote. I sent him a PM which he opened and didn't reply to. This is looking grim.

Not to mention, I know that Rachel is a "majority vote" kind of player, so if she gets wind that it's up in the air, she might swing to the other side.

Grrrr.... I mean, it's not the end of the world if Kara goes home, but at this point, I've put way more time into my relationship with her than Chima. Guess I will have to try to find Chima today and start working some game magic on her too, in case she stays.