Mutiny!

[Cindy]

Okay, so I'm out fifty bucks! Instead of making 3 new tribes we are all given the chance to change tribes. My initial reaction was to jump. I figured that Ruth would definitely change tribes, and that would cause huge problems for our plans of booting her.

I told Jim and Bobby that we should switch and they were reluctant to at first. Then Jim had to leave at 6:30 so it was a last minute decision to jump.

This is why I am smarter than Jim or Bobby! The two of them were so arrogant about our security in this game that they decided to vote out Stephanie. Had we voted out Judd as I had wanted, Ruth and Steph would still feel secure on this tribe and we'd be able to play it out as we had planned (by booting Ruth and Steph if we lose). Instead they alienate Ruth- who now knows she is a target. So she will DEFINITELY join up with the Yaxha's and vote with them.

What pisses me off even more is that they both are now TELLING me to jump tribes. "POST IT NOW!" Bobby says to me. No one tells me what to do in this game or outside of it. I'm going to make this decision on my own, and on my own time. I don't give a damn if Jim has to post his right now. I still have another 3 hours to think it over.

This might be the point in the game where I have to make the big move. On one hand I've got my alliance with Bobby, Jim, Brandon, and Brooke. Bobby and Jim think they can just boss me around, and think they are smarter than me. I refuse to be bossed around to the final 5. I have 3 different opportunities here:

1)I switch tribes and join up with the opposing alliance. Stick a fork in Jim, Bobby, and company and take my chances with the new guys.

2) I switch tribes and stick with Jim, Bobby and company. We bank on Judd and Brooke sticking with us, and if they don't I betray my alliance at that point.

3) I don't switch. I become my own tribe and take on everyone. I feel that I could win by myself if I set my mind to it. If I lose, at least I lose taking a risk instead of being chicken shits like Jim and Bobby.

I'm going to spend the next couple hours seriously considering these three options, and then making a final decision right before 10:00. I feel that I would be respected for sticking it out on my own. I could tell Bobby that I'm sacrificing myself for the good of the alliance, and tell everyone else that I'm loyal and willing to take chances. I'm not afraid to lose.

So shame on you Bobby and Jim for trying to pressure me. Bobby, you would be smart to think for yourself and not just rush your decisions because of Jim.

I'll post my decision in a couple hours.

[Cindy]

Well I jumped ship because I realized there were many more options by doing so. There was really no advantage to being on a tribe by myself other than sticking it to Jim and Bobby.

So we have ourselves an early merge, and the game has heated up. As I had expected, Judd has alligned with his old tribe. It was stupid for us to let him stick around. So much for him being a "man of his word" eh Bobby? Jackass.

I started working over a lot of different players last night. I told a lot of them that I jumped because I was "left in the dark" on some votes and felt vulnerable. My plan there was so they would feel safe making deals with me. I want to keep my options open, and if the alliance with Bobby etc was going to get voted out then I want to be voting them out instead of getting voted out!

Bobby insisted that we had to target Morgan and Jamie who are a pair. He said that we might be able to get Rafe and Amy to join us. If not, then we're screwed. So I thought of a better plan and talked with Jamie and Morgan. I played the card about me being an outcast on my tribe, and was able to find a crack in their tribe. Jamie and Morgan arent too happy with Billy because he's "running the show". Now, for my alliance of 5 to take control, we've got to get out at least 2 players. It doesn't really matter who. So I basically told Jamie that I would vote out Billy and also thought that Ruth should get voted out soon too. So there's our two right there.

What followed was pure gold. Jamie started a chat room and we gradually invited other players to it until we had 7 or 8 in there. I was very careful to hide my ties to Jim, Bobby, Brandon, and Brooke. In fact, I started bad-mouthing Jim and Bobby quite a bit. This was so that they would be targeted before me, giving me the chance to take them out if need be, and also so that if I end up in the final 2 with one of them there will be a lot of hate on the jury.

So this was my first sorta "big move" in this game. In a lot of ways I was the one who pulled together this big alliance to take out Billy and Ruth.

Morgan was really trying to take control in our meeting, being very forceful with her ideas and boot order. When you make a boot order in situations like this you really only need to list 2-3 players, just in case one of them wins immunity. Now she goes and lists 5!

Billy
Judd
Ruth
Rafe
Jim

I couldnt be happier that she did it because it totally exposes who she IS NOT alligned with. Jamie even took it a step further in a conversation with me:

Billy
Judd
Ruth
Rafe
Jim
AMY
BOBBY

Ha! Perfect! That's just great. From that I can see that his ideal final 5 is:

Jamie
Morgan
Brooke
Brandon
Cindy

That's awesome. So he probably has something going with Brooke because I'm pretty sure he doesnt have anything going with Brandon.

He and Morgan have really exposed their intentions in this game, and if I pass this info along to the wrong people, they could be in real trouble.

My plan of taking Jim to the final 2 would be great because I've really stirred up a lot of hate for him. And he's done it to himself a lot too by being too forceful. But I'm still not sure how to maneuver it because I'm starting to question his loyalty to Brandon and myself as the final 3. He seems to be in love with Bobby. Brooke is a big question mark too.

If I am to break off from the alliance of 5 it would only be if I can guarantee myself a spot in the final 3 by doing so. Unless I can convince someone from the 5 to switch sides with me, then I will have to do it no later than the final 9. I join forces with Jamie and Morgan as a final 3, and we get Amy and Rafe to come with us and we can pick off my old alliance. This would piss off my alliance so much that it could definitely cost me their votes come the final tribal council. But I gotta do what I gotta do.

The tough thing about an alliance with Morgan and Jamie is that they've probably already agreed to take each other to the end. But if I betray 4 people on the jury, they'd be dumb not to take me!

There's going to be a lot of chaos after this next vote so I will sit back and let the others come to me with their plans and ideas. Ruth, Judd, and Rafe will be shocked if this vote goes as planned and Billy gets the vote-out. So they will be scrambling to save themselves, so they would be stupid to not come and talk to me.

Right now I'm just going to work Jamie and Morgan so they decide to get rid of Jim one round earlier instead of Rafe. This would be a way for me to make my move without standing out and clearly being the one planning it when it goes down.

[Cindy]

Jim is REALLY pissing me off. I want to vote him out SOOOO bad right now! He PMs me a message saying "DONT WIN IMMUNITY" because the person who wins doent get to vote. Then five minutes later he sends another PM saying "NEVERMIND WIN IMMUNITY". Yeah okay Jim, thanks for your f**king permission. First off, I don't need you to talk numbers to me. I'm about 10 steps ahead of you as it had occured to me the moment the challenge was posted. We still would have the numbers even if one of us wins, but its better to have a 7-4 vote than a 6-5 vote. A 6-5 vote could get turned if just one person switches sides. Second, don't EVER tell me what to do. If I want to win immunity, I will win immunity. If your dumb ass gets voted out for it, then that's your problem. I don't know why you seem to think you can tell me what to do, but I guarantee that if you keep doing it, you will regret it.

One of the key differences between you and me is that you are impulsive, and act impulsively. When I have an impulse (like me wanting to vote you out right now), I keep it to myself and weigh out my options. It doesnt make a lot of sense to me to vote you out right now, even though currently I sure feel like it. You need to learn to control your excitement, cool your emotions, and focus on the big picture. You also need to stop being an ass hat, though I doubt that will happen.

As for whether I win immunity or not, it seems to make more sense for me to not win it so the vote can be 7-4. But if it looks like one of our 7 is going to win, I may step in and beat them. I'll just see what happens, and see how much time I will need to spend to win the challenge.