entry 1- history repeats itself, stay tuned for TC

[Ben "Coach" Wade]

Ok, so first off, it was my birthday today! Yay!

Unfortunately my gift was one of these challenges that fills me with absolute terror because im still on my damn Droid and I don't want to screw it up for my whole tribe which... I did anyway!

Just like last season ... and also like last season it wasn't my fault! Just like the lack of communication in Aarde, the sinking ship of infinite failure, cost us our challenge, the lack of communication here killed us. This time, it was Yve who didn't let me know she passed to me. Candace told me.. but by the time she did it was too late.

So here's the thing: this is not my fault. Not only did I tell Cesternino, Morgan, and Candace about my "shitty computer" (im pretty sure saying im on my phone would give me away, knowing how many times a day I bitch about it), letting them know that they have to be careful about when they pass to me, but I also had an away message up, reading "Away for a bit, but let me know if you need me."

I should have IMed Yve to warn her, I know... I just didn't have her added and expected her to IM me and let me know if she was passing. Meh... anyway I've been sure to make a big deal about not being told to everyone... not to get Yve voted out, because she's Stephen from last season and I liked Stephen so I don't want to rally up a lynch mob or anything. I just want responsibility for the fuckup off of my shoulders.

Speaking of people I knew and liked last season : Morgan... that's totally Steph, right? Because I would bet my life that it is. 2 days ago she came to Lex and told him all about how she's new, never played a game like this before, needs someone to show her the ropes, etc. He says we have a new minion! Lex, my dear friend, if you really believe all of that, I have a bridge I'd like to sell you. After talking with Morgan, though, I think she's Steph and I really like Steph so im hoping it is her. Either way, she is easily the worst liar in Survivor History.

"So, are you a friend of Amandas?"
"What? Who? I don't know who that person is except that its the host, Amanda"

I dropped a few hints about who I am, not a lot, just that I screwed up a first challenge like this before but got out of it when some shit happened, and that its my birthday and I turned 21 (no, I was not drunk when I fucked up the post. I'm planning to go on a druken rampage at a later date). I would be willing to outright say" hey, Im Brett from Namibia!" But until she spills, I won't. Thing is, even if I am planning on being an evil bastard this season, I can't not be nice to Morgan/Steph. Certain things you can do are evil, but that? That's like... punting puppies across the rainforest. Its too evil.

Lex, btw, is a good friend of mine outside of ORGs. He and Frosti both brought me into playing them after they got booted from Bermuda. Yes, its that Frosti. Lex is a smart player, a little boring sometimes but he's a strategist and a decent social player. He's not quite as good as he claims to be, but then again I have only rarely seen him with the motivation to compete.

Frosti is my other beloved friend. We haven't played much together where we were both really into it, but in my first game, we ended up being an incredible tagteam. Frosti unfortunately still seems to think I am playing my first game and need his protection, guidance and infinite wisdom. Today he IMs me with the post counts of Morgan and Cesternino's confessionals and warns me to watch out for" power players." I assured him that I had already alligned with them both so he need not worry, then told him it was probably them being attacked with love from the PWs since they both played season 2.

Cesternino is Klein/Jimmy. Pretty obvious. He decided to call me" Ben." So yeah.

You know what? Ill do one of those charts I did with peoples pictures last season. I know a lot of people playing this season and I don't feel like dragging this entry out forever.


Ill update more tomorrow! Here's to hoping Cahaya screws up terribly.

[Toddy]

What are the main reasons you think Morgan is Steph? And why do you think Lex believes that she is new to ORGs?

[Ben "Coach" Wade]

I think Morgan is Steph mainly because they way they type and what they talk about is practically identical.I mean, I could be wrong,but there's just the way Morgan jumped into doing the challenge, the way she wanted to pass because her wrists were starting to hurt (this is the same reason Steph says she doesn't write a lot of confessionals), the fact that they're both Canadian, the way that morgan let's her AIM go to idle instead of putting up an away message or logging out when she's going to be gone, the vast amount of typos, and most of all they're both extremely nice and easy to talk to.

Lex just seems like he bought it when she said it was her first game, and when I told him last night that I thought she as someone I know, he goes" wait, huh? Morgan says she's never played before!"

I might be totally wrong though. Its possible, its just that one of my biggest worries was having people I rather like playing when im trying to play the villain bit for once (that's why im glad a bunch of you decided to PW this season instead) but Steph told me should would probably play, and definitely play alias this time if she did. And morgan seems like what I would expect from a very honest person like Steph playing alias for the first time.

[Ben "Coach" Wade]

So, Gelap ended up not going to tribal after all. Last season the other tribe was crazy dedicated to the first challenge... this season? Not so much. According to Coleen everyone kept putting off starting until she decided to start and drag their asses. Proboards fuckery occurred and Cahaya finished after only 3 posts. Colleen wanted to go for Sydney, but that plan ultimately failed and Danni self-voted out of the game.

Oh well.

Here's my chart thing I do:

	Alina Other tribe, don't really know, hosted a game I was in and didn't care much for. Nothing much to report!
	Amber Other tribe. Played in Backlash 2 with this person. We were not friends. Still, makes smart moves, and is dedicated to games. Just got appendix out. Owch. Was still active while dealing with hospitalizations.
	Candice My tribemate! Someone I played with in SBB. We were not friends. Huge challenge whore when she needs to be. Once did 840 words contained in" survive big brother" which traumatized me for life. Would like to work with. Have talked with a decent amount.
	Coach Asshole. Probably a Dr. Horrible type villain. Fucked up the first challenge. Knows and likes way too many people going in which is deeply annoying.
	Colleen Pregame ally, on the other tribe. Colleen is Colby from season 1. I was venting to her about the night I got voted out and how I was going to come back as a villain in the next season and wreck up the place. She decided to play and help me. We have never played together as allies before, so Im looking forward to this. Smart, a little quick to temper. Capable. Leader-type.
	Dave My tribemate! Seems nice. Not on AIM much, unless I have the wrong AIM entered. I like this guy. Why? I don't know.
	Elisabeth My tribemate! Seems to never be on AIM. Did I even add her? PMs me sometimes, seems active on the board, but PMs are annoying so I would like to get rid of her. Also I think she's British so that's terrible too.
	Frosti Good friend, not on my tribe. Dramatic, over-the-top personality. Smarter than the average Bear. Causes Chaos. Sneaky little bastard sometimes. I recommended this series to him, didn't know if he would actually sign up. Doesn't think I know what im doing.
	John joe Other tribe. Meh.
	Lex Friend. Tribemate. Have played with often though he doesn't always get into games he joins. Strategist, better match for being a villain than a hero, but doesn't seem to ever bother with the villain thing. Says he might start this game. I expected to see sparks fly when he and old nemisis Candice ended up on same tribe, only for him to say" I like her. She's funny!" Should be interesting to watch those 2.
	Morgan Tribemate. Nice. Says its her first game, which im thinking is BS. Seems to have several alliances and is giving everyone the" show me the ropes?" Shit, so I assume this is not her first game. Asked Lex for an alliance with her and Yve and someone else I think. Might be steph from last season, might not be, BUT is nice and easy to talk to either way and already pulling a lot of weight about camp. Keep her for now.
	Cesternino Tribemate. Jimmy from last season. Like him. Funny. Chaotic. Asked me to allign with him and Morgan. Keeper.
	Rupert Not my tribemate. I told this guy to sign up and play alias and we would try to figure out who the other was. This was to get him playing without dealing with him. We sort of said screw it after the birthday thing. Not the brightest lightbulb around. Gullible, naive, nice guy, coattail rider. Knows me lex frosti and colleen. Otherwise fairly new to ORGs. Thought Amber was a different person from Backlash. Should be hilarious.
	Sydney Not tribemate. Seems to be rubbing people the wrong way. Randomly IMs people on the other tribe to ask them about pina coladas and getting caught in the rain. Will probably have her ass booted soon. Already had 4 votes against.
	Tyrone Tribemate. Seems active but hasn't been talking with the tribe, so he may be an easy boot.
	Yul Not my tribemate. *shrug*
	Yve Tribemate. Like, but didn't tell me when she passed to me which has sort of earned her a penciling in on my shitlist. Not very communicative. Often signs up and goes inactive. Might need to get rid of even though I don't particularly want to
	Danni Lol gone, and given activity level, never ever coming back.