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

[Dominic Briones]

Sooo, that PoV was brutal. I did so well on 5 of the puzzles. Like I thought I had a good time. But the one had me stumped for at least 10-15 minutes I feel like. I submitted an incomplete just to have something to submit, and then like literally I cleared the image and tried with a fresh perspective. Got it in about a minute. Ugh.

I mean, luckily, I just don't want Drew to win, and from talking to Joe, I don't think Drew would even use the PoV if he did win. He apparently wants James out. All I gotta do is ensure Drew that I would vote out James.

That said, I really need to rack up another comp win or two for my resume. Ideally, I win out from here (lol that would be awesome), but I'm not counting on it. All 5 of us here in the finals are capable when it comes to comps.

*le sigh* Just gotta keep my eyes on the prize!

[Dominic Briones]

Soooo, recap time.

James wins PoV. The good news: this might mean I have an even better chance of surviving this week? The bad news: he's probably the person who played the best game visibly (I still would venture to say my strategic/social combined game was one of the better ones by avoiding being in danger too much?). So having James still in means that he has a great chance to get to the end, and we all know David is his number 1.

With that said, ideally, this is the week James leaves FOR SURE. I mean, I can't really push it off much longer. Not that I've had much of a choice with him winning comps and such. But really, I NEED to get to the final 3 with Joe and David to ensure my best chance of making the final 2, and being the cherry on top of my arguably strong social/strategic game.

However, Joe is most likely to leave this week with the given circumstances. Both James and David would evicted Joe first, if given the chance (at least I am still assuming this). If James wins HoH, then I HAVE to throw PoV. There is no way I am choosing between David and Joe this late in the game. Similarly, I would have to throw HoH in the final 3 if I get there with David and Joe.

However, if James doesn't win HoH, then I can go full out for PoV so that I can cast the sole vote to evict James, and thus add "taking out arguably the player most likely/deserving to win the game" to my final 2 resume. (Again, nothing personal here, James!)

Or, assuming that I end up in the final 3 with James and Joe/David, then I will not be throwing the final HoH, as, once again, it would be my chance to take out James.

With all that said, I do honestly believe that the 4 most "dynamic" "deserving" "memorable" (whatever adjective you choose to use) players from this game did get to the final 4. And quite honestly, I do feel like, no matter what way things go, a good winner will be crowned. Just really hoping that's me!

What I am most afraid of happening though is me being completely oblivious to something, and something crazy happening that I never saw coming (a blind side, or the jury truly thinking that my game was total shit). That would be awks. Right now, I feel like the one thing standing in between me and the final 2 is James, but not even this week. Next week. If James wins the final HoH, and it's me/him/David in the f3, then that's where I exit this game. Yes, there could be other ways that I end up leaving, but I feel this is my BIGGEST concern right now. And I have 2 opportunities to stop it.

1) James doesn't win HoH and I wil PoV.
2) I win final 3 HoH.

My path is set before me. Can I finish strong?

[Dominic Briones]

Well, FML. I thought I had the HoH in the bag. Then I forgot to include Wil. Way to be so irrelevant. I blame this loss completely on him.

But really, I have been keeping a voting chart, complete with all of this information, so it was just a matter of dragging the items fast enough. Yes, someone else might have done the same thing, and I might not even have done it the fastest, but I am going to KICK myself if I lose thanks to just missing the Wil image. I even asked right before I did the challenge to clarify for sure what to do with Wil. #domfail

Sadly, I do feel like winning this could have done wonders for my possibility to win this game. But it's whatev now.

Guess we will see what happens. *walks away in defeat*

[Tj]

UGH. You so stoopid. Good thing ur hot.

[Dominic Briones]

Mehhh. James gon win dis game.

Joe needs to win the PoV to send David home and then James needs to lose the final HoH. That's probably my only chance to even think about winning now.

Sucks, but what can ya do? I've had my eye set on evicting James for at least 3 rounds now, but with his comp prowess, it makes it tough. *le sigh*

[Dominic Briones]

ajmong
hey! just wondering what my time was for HoH

shirzzz9
lemme check
8:08

ajmong
well fuck

[Dominic Briones]

Was just thinking... if I had won, that would have increased Joe's chances of leaving this round. Really, David winning was the best case scenario for me. Because that would have probably been the best case scenario to get James out. It's all a moot point now, but I guess me winning would have put me in the same situation with having to likely face off against James/David in the final 3 (assuming Joe doesn't win PoV). However, at the same time, at least it would have been a win on my resume? idk

Mehhh. Just REALLY want Joe to win this PoV so I can continue to keep the blood off my hands.

That's gonna be about my only selling point to the jury if I make f2: I was rarely in danger, and I didn't have to make any obvious enemies, while still having things (for the most part) go as planned.

[Dominic Briones]

Whew! That PoV was intense! I started off with finding the first puzzle piece in 3 tries (yay for starting in the middle ). But for some of them, I literally started at the wrong end of the spectrum for that particular board and probably wasted a lot of time. There were a few I found fairly quickly. I tried altering my start points, rather than just starting at the bottom or top. Idk if it really helped in the end or not.

When I got all the pieces, I was really worried about the puzzle. I have done these puzzles IRL with actual puzzle tiles, and they can be HELLA frustrating. Not to mention, rotating on the computer isn't as easy as just flipping the piece in your hand.

But in the end, I feel like I solved the puzzle fairly quickly. I had a few minor wtf moments, but once I got like 5 pieces together , the others kinda fell into place luckily.

I'm still torn if I even WANT this PoV. I tried my hardest though, so if I win, I guess I have a very very very difficult decision ahead of me. My heart is 50/50, my head says vote out David, and my inner nice/fair part of me says vote out Joe bc David was my f2 first. Unfortunately, I feel like I will have to go with my head. Or, at least, that's they way I am leaning. I have no clue if David would hold it against me for backstabbing him in the final 4. But if I end up going that route, it will not be a blindside. Yes, still a backstab, but I will tell him about it before I send him packing.

*sighhh* Watch me win the one comp that will force me to make the hardest decision in the game thus far. Or watch me lose and continue to have to rely on my social game to get me through.

[Dominic Briones]

I'm so nervous about these PoV results. Joe hasn't gotten back to me since I voted to keep David. I sent him a PM and received no response. Haven't seen him on AIM.

Just sent him another PM saying that I thought I did well on the PoV and that I hoped we had it in the bag. It would really suck if he won PoV and decided to vote me out bc of last week. But as long as I can talk with him, I don't see that happening. It would be stupid of him t go to the final 3 with David over me. I am 100% looking to go to the final 2 with Joe now, and I need to make sure he knows that.

I feel AWFUL that I'm going to have to cut out David if I win, but it's gotta happen. Really, either way, I would be cutting out a good friend and ally. David went and got too close to James. That is the tipping point at this part of the game. From what I know, Joe is 100% with me. And even if David says he is (and perhaps he would choose me over James), there's no way he is going to try his best in the final 3 HoH if he knows both James and I are taking him to the end. Joe will fight for that final HoH and most likely take me with him... so I hope.

AHHHHHH. I need Joe or me to win this PoV!

[Dominic Briones]

I should be relieved, right? I didn't win PoV, so now I don't have to get David's blood on my hands. Everything should work out the best that it can, given that James was HoH. Well, I hope so. But there's always a small part of you that doubts. What if Joe thinks I'm a bigger threat than David? What if he made some other deals that I didn't know about. Gahhhh today is going to be a long day until that eviction vote is posted. Joe won't even be online to talk either. Which means I have to just rely on him sticking true to our alliance.

In other news, it will be sad to see David leave. He is a really cool guy. I mean, we aren't like BFF OMG <3, but I have come to respect him a lot, and enjoyed talking with him during this game. I'm hoping that can extend beyond this season, even when he sees that I was prepared to take him out this round if push came to shove.

But anyways, the end is coming near. I know what I have to do (or at least I think). I need to win the final HoH and take out James. I honestly don't see a big difference at all in the way James and Joe played. Each have 5 competition wins. I guess that maybe the one thing that differentiates between them is that Joe was perhaps more of a target throughout the season. Either way, I feel my chances against either of them are about the same. Plus, taking Joe should get me the vote from David at least. Joe seems to have more enemies in the jury, perhaps?

That is all to be crossed when the time comes. 1) I have to rely on Joe sticking to his word in this eviction. And 2) I have to beat James/Joe in the final HoH. Word.

Should I go make a Round 11 banner, or would that be jinxing myself?

[Dominic Briones]

Just had a convo with David. He seems to think that he's leaving. I'm not so certain. Joe ignored another one of my PMs.

Either way, I am really glad that I didn't have to make the decision between Joe/David. David is such a good guy, and he was nothing but positive even though he's pretty sure he's leaving. And David, when you read this, I hope you forgive me for planning to have voted you out had I won veto.

I just want this eviction to be OVER!!!

[Dominic Briones]

"I'm honestly torn because I've been hearing talks that you campaigned against mein the F6. Is this true? If so, why should I keep you?"

^ From Joe.

Wahhhhh. It's not even true. I could see if I got caught and it was true, but I was never trying to get Joe out. Yes, I was playing both sides to an extent, but I was never really in favor of taking him out. I was just hesitant about sticking my neck on the line to save him. There's a difference.

I sent him a PM explaining that I was willing to take out David, had I won the PoV this round, and explained how big of a deal that was since I told him I was also very close to David. But that my f2 with him was sincere. Also, I explained to him that taking David and James to the f3 is like just asking to be booted in 3rd.

[Dominic Briones]

I went into panic freak out mode, and sent Joe 3 PMs, along with messaging him on FB.

I mean, I really do think that him taking me out is not his best move. Yes, of course, I want to stay. But he needs to think logically here! Even if I WAS campaigning against him in the final 6 (which, I wasn't), David and James were campaigning against him! I sat there feeling like saving him was a lost cause because all I heard from David, James, and Drew was how much of a threat Joe was. Yes, I didn't speak up and disagree, but why would I have wanted to commit social suicide. If David had any inkling that I was favoring Joe over him, he would have voted against me that round, I'm sure.

I can't take the stress. I really hope Joe makes the right choice. Figures that he signed on to message me, then signed right off. I literally got his PM a min or two after he sent it, and by the time I replied, he was nowhere to be found. DON'T DO THIS TO ME!!!!

[Dominic Briones]

I don't even know what to say right now. I feel like Joe is about to make a mistake that will cost both of us a chance at winning this game. I don't even feel like I am a bigger jury threat than David. So like, he really has no reason to think that taking me out and leaving David in would help his game.

F4 could very well be where my road ends, just like I predicted when I realized that my round by round banners only went to this week.

I just wish I could get Joe on AIM. All of our messaging has been through PM and FB, and he's not giving me much to work with. Idk what else to do. But I know that this move will basically be handing the win to David/James. And not that they don't deserve it, but Joe is taking me and him out of the running if he does this.

[Dominic Briones]

"I'm 99 percent going to keep you
I gotta go eat dinner now though." ~Joe

Whew. I will take that 99% chance any day. I get that Joe was doubting. Apparently James/David were throwing me under the bus about the final 6 week where James was HoH and nominated Joe/Dani. That's the week that EVERYONE, and I mean EVERYONE was like "Joe is a threat, he needs to go."

What was I gonna do, stand up and say "NO, NOT JOOOEEE!" That's obviously what I was thinking in my head. But to them, I just said like, "yeah, mmhmm, he's def winning lots of comps," and stuff like that. I was NOT campaigning against him. James and David just want him to make the silly choice to take me out bc they have a final 2 and will take each other to the end over Joe in a HEARTBEAT. If he can't see that.... then.... I'm fucked.

BUT, with all that said, I feel hella better just getting to talk to him. Yes, I probably oversold my "allegiance" to him throughout the game, bc, let's face it, I pretty much held he and David in the same regard for the better half of the game. And even lately, I was prepared to take out David over Joe, so I don't feel too horrible playing it up that he was my #1 the whole game. I gotta do what I gotta do to keep me safe. =/