Week 1

[Natalie Cunial]

Before I forget:

My strategy is to be active, lay low, not be a target in terms of strategy or competitions.

I don't want to be seen as manipulative.

I can use my fierce loyalty in S2 as a sign that I can be trusted.

I don't plan on making double deals until I get a sense of who's all talking with whom. Then I may choose to play sides against each other or flip.

I'm not going to make bold moves this time. I know this game is going to be tough in terms of competitions. Therefore let the threats take each other out and hopefully I'll be there in the end.

Allstar seasons - you want to be silent and there and loyal but in the numbers. Never be a huge character.

Therefore slutiness will be gone. Drunkenness gone. I will be an eager beaver just willing to talk to people about stuff, not the game.

I know some deals and alliances are already made, but to win this time, I feel I have to lay low. That may make me a target in first few weeks, but if I can get beyond that, I think I'll do alright.

My goal is not to win, just get the people I want to win to get to final part. My goal is jury. But if I make jury, I'm not gonna stop there. I always play to the end. I was the only person who played the game while still in jury house last time. I don't mind doing it again.

[Natalie Cunial]

So far so good!

I like a lot of the people, haven't talked to everyone - but that's my strategy. I don't want to be seen as trying to get on with everyone.

But I really like my room and hope we have a room alliance going that sticks. But my goal right now is to align with Jordan. She's active and she's nice and I think she can be a good ally.

But right now I'm sticking with my room and especially Matt.

I also like Lisa and David too.

[Natalie Cunial]

I'm trying to do my thing to be behind the scenes and active and to motivate others to do my dirty work.

The key to this game right now is to not play too fast too hard. Jordan and Jen are doing that. The first hoh is NOT something you should try to win. And jordan-jen-janelle-keesha clearly did that. Once hoh went, I am really good with Jordan winning HoH.

Even post-noms I have no problem with Jordan having won. However, the result is that people are starting to whisper around about how easily Jordan won. Memphis did a huge service to himself to get Janelle and Jen gone. Even if he doesn't survive (clearly not gonna happen), he put enough of a question mark in everyone's heads that everyone's starting to band together to prevent the J3 alliance from happening. "oh my, Jordan won, Jen's a challenge monster and Janelle is acting high and mighty". Never give anyone a reason to target you. Jen played last time doing this - but she had a huge challenge streak alliance that never lost an HoH.

Once I saw noms, my first thought "talk to memphis - get him to get everyone together to take out janelle-jordan". I'm still looking for that large alliance that I can be a part of. I have a semi-linked room alliance but it's not yet strong and solid.

People are too smart, you can't play the same game and get away with it. I learned my lessons. People said I was too slutty. I pulled that back and I'm trying to paint Sharon and Jen in a bad light with their ways. You gotta read your audience. Jen did that poorly last time. I'm reading everyone I can right now to see what I can do for them.

Right now my main ally is Matt. And we're supposed to be together with the room. Ronnie is the one supposed to be gathering people together to band and I couldn't be happier. That's what I originally wanted to happen and Matt and I are talking about how we're getting Ronnie to get people together so that it's not on our hands. Ronnie gets Steven, Steven can pull his room maybe or at least Jase. I can get Lisa maybe? I know Sharon. Maybe Sharon can string Dave. I think Matt can get Laura.

So basically I'm getting Matt to try to get Ronnie to get everything together, but I'm well aware that Matt just told me his many links and he's actually gonna be the true head of that alliance. I trust that he's taking me F2, but right now I'm not putting my eggs in all one basket. I'm going to keep ears open - questions open - until I know for sure who is where. Then I'll finalize my game plan.

But for now, I'll just remain seeming like I'm loyal follower, when I'm kinda directing people on what to do. And in reality, I'm playing divide and conquer - have my core alliance have their hands on different people so that I know what's exactly going on in every single little subgroup.

[Natalie Cunial]

Hrm, this veto challenge I'm supposed to be helping Ronnie win. I think he has it all together, but I'm worried because I don't know who'd go up if Ronnie gets down. And seems like Memphis is a clear choice now. But Jordan can still make a bold move if she wants and that worries me even more. And Ronnie doesn't do himself favors by asking everyone to help him and then screwing over Kevin.

Anyway, I look too much like a Ronnie supporter now, ugh. I just hope that when I go up against him sometime down the line they take him out isntead.