Actually I'd rate myself a C+. These other people are actually making moves, and I'm just watching and giving my advice. I kind of sucked in the challenge, but I actually wanted Ted to win anyway and feel like it's a better outcome than Erin winning because Ted stays, gets to keep his immunity necklace for hopefully my own benefit, and Erin/Penny may make a safer/smarter move because they're both vulnerable. And it confuses the opposition about who to vote for with the idol. Although that technically makes me or Helen more vulnerable.

Okay, thinking about it, I want Joanna gone tonight, and then I think it would help my game significantly if I could arrange for Helen to go at F8 without having an "active" part in it to keep Ted on my side. Then I'd have the Christy/Rob or the Penny/Erin options both available, plus Daniel who would probably be full-fledged Erin/Penny at that point.

The lack of giant PM updates from Helen would give me more time to focus at F7, and I can look forward to writing PMs without having to compare stories with Helen first and without her including me in every single one of her strategic discussions (which she told me she was doing so Erin/Penny associate me with her and don't think she's off on her own --- ultimately though, that's hurting my game).

I need to survive tonight though, or all this planning is for nothing. If I win immunity at f8, I'm actually thinking of going to Rob at the vote and telling him about Ted's idol and wanting to team up with him and Christy then, showing him that I've fully separated from Helen. He'll be reluctant to believe me, but I thiiiiinnnkkkk I can make it genuine enough to work.

And by that I mean keep us updated as the night goes on.

I'm going to stop thinking long-term for the moment and for now primarily try to assure Joanna goes home (easier said than done when including Erin in the decision). If we can't get her sent home, then I just need to make sure it isn't me and hopefully it wouldn't be Helen either because I need her for the moment. Although maybe I could manage without her with at final 8, but I don't want to risk leaving a Daniel/Erin/Joanna/Penny alliance in the game that just took out Helen. Me/Rob/Christy/Ted would almost be forced to work together at that point if that happened although I'd play both sides like mad.

Wonderfully communicated messages like this to me make we appreciate Helen more.

Penny's a really bad strategist and is screwing this up and making the vote unpredictable once again. We've had it solid a few times, but now the target probably keeps shifting in everyone's eyes and Rob's getting a legit opportunity to get back in the game.

Helen's lost it. She's ready to be done with Penny. And she's screwing up my game.

I need to stop complaining in here and get fixing.

So how's this vote looking?

I guess it'll be split between Rob and Daniel. Which sucks. And Rob/Christy/Joanna are probably going to try to take out me or Helen. But we'll see.

I WISH I WASN'T MULTI-TASKING SO MUCH AND HAVING TO DO THREE OTHER THINGS WHILE WRITING THESE PMs.