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#7: 06/26/16; Post-"Challenge": Part 2
Topic Started: Jun 26 2016, 11:37 PM (29 Views)
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Okay, now that I finished Game of Thrones I can focus.

I think it's safe to say that we were all thrown off-guard by Jeanne being removed the game and a non-tribal challenge still being held. Now, instead of being ahead 8-7 in numbers (albeit one number being a Weekend at Bernie's inactive corpse), we're behind 7-8. Plus, even if the other team had won and kidnapped Jeanne...they could only do it once, allowing us to vote her out at our next loss.

But such are the breaks. I don't have to agree with the decision, I merely have to abide by it.

So lots of little things went down today...

1) The challenge kicked off, and my immediate response was...why win this? There's much more upside for the loser than the winner with no tribal council on the line. The losers get a spy sent to the other camp and have free rein to pick whoever they want to kidnap at their next loss; the winners get an unknown element in camp...and should they want to kidnap that person next time, they can't. So I suggested throwing the challenge. Joanna later told me she agreed with me, but we were so in the thick of things at that point, that we really couldn't pause to have a discussion about it. Also...since it was in our Tribe Board, I made sure I actually told Matt (our kidnap victim) about in a PM, as he was bound to read about it anyway.

2) The Butch vs Daniel debate continues. Supposedly Dave and Deena were both on board with booting Butch this round, but then Daniel is convinced that Deena was only saying she'd go along with it because she didn't want to rock the boat. I told her...I want this to be a discussion and I'll go along with whatever her and Dave decide. But there's been precious little chat time with Deena lately, so I sent her a note requesting some girl time tomorrow to speak openly about what to do next.

3) Matt visiting camp was chosen by random number selection, which I supported...I'm trying to do everything I can to make Dave and Deena feel like we're all on an even playing field. Now, we're in the predicament of D&D being able to strongly suggest to Matt who they should kidnap at our next loss...meaning, if they kidnap Daniel, then Butch likely goes home...and if they kidnap Butch, Daniel likely goes home. Although, in this latter instance...Daniel, Rob, Joanna and I would have the numbers to do whatever we wanted. Still...I like the five of us (Dave, Deena, Rob, Joanna)...and want to keep that group trusting each other...although apparently (according to Jo), Rob is starting to trust D&D less and less and Dave isn't looking at Joanna as being in his Top Four. Le sigh. Regardless, I called out to Dave that he and Deena are in this position of power with Matt (regarding a kidnap recommendation) and I told him I'd support whatever decision they made...but just to keep me in the loop. But Dave seems to still want Butch out next...I just need that girl talk with Deena.

4) Daniel has successfully become more verbose and conversational...but we've almost created a monster, because now he won't STOP thinking about and talking about strategy and he's getting worried when folks (like Deena) aren't saying much to him. So Rob, Joanna and I are all kind of working to calm him down...full well knowing he may go next.

5) Nothing against Brobst, but I hate flag-making challenges. So I'm going to say "that looks great" to the first suggestion...maybe suggest an alteration or two to appear participatory and then let it be. If nobody has started or submitted anything to our internal group by 5pm tomorrow, I'm making something and float it out there for opinions. While this may be looked at as a good way to see how a group works together, it's an even better exercise in delegation and relinquishing of control.

6) I'm spending way too much time babysitting my PM Inbox, which is how I think I get burned out on these games. So going to try to create some hard and fast rules for myself...will check in once an hour, and will respond to all notes that come in, and responses to THOSE responses, etc...and the moment I have no more new messages to respond, I step away for an hour. I'm enjoying this and don't want to lose sleep over it.

And on that...good night.

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Jenna,Jun 27 2016
12:37:52 AM

....I hate flag-making challenges.


he he

*THIS LINK*

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BROBST,Jun 27 2016
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Jenna,Jun 27 2016
12:37:52 AM

....I hate flag-making challenges.


he he

*THIS LINK*

:D :D :D

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