Confessional

[Stephenie]

I have a strong alliance with Ashlee and Gregg. Let's see how far that will take me.

[Stephenie]

Sick of being on a tribe of losers. I hope a swap is coming up because this tribe is a sinking ship.

[Stephenie]

My vote for Willard was to cause paranoia in the tribe. I know I may be next so I want to stir up some drama before I go. I told Ashlee I voted for Bobby Jon so I hope this spreads that I voted for him.

[Stephenie]

I'm thinking of mutinying to the other tribe because this one is full of a bunch of losers and I'm a winner.

[Stephenie]

Ulong has some inactives so I may be able to find a way into their tribe. The opportunity to mutiny is looking more and more like a great move.

[Stephenie]

I'm loving the new tribe. Kim & Ian are really friendly. Ashlee & I have a pact with them.

[Stephenie]

I feel vulnerable this tribal council but I'm going to try and make sure that Katie is the one to go.

[Stephenie]

I'm still here. I want to win and I will do anything it takes to win. That's the type of person I am. I know I'm next if we don't win so I need to change things around in my favor.

[Stephenie]

Finally! I won my first challenge. I was so please that I managed to stay in the tribe from last council. I was really worried. Thankfully, the vote went my way and I'm one step closer to the merge.

I really gave it my all this challenge. I stayed up all night to work on the challenge. Unfortunately, no one stayed up with me so I couldn't show my strong assets but I still contributed immensely.

Right now I just need to make sure we win immunity because I still feel like I'm the next one to go.

[Stephenie]

This switch was awesome. It really saved me and now I have more of a footing in this tribe. I've made an allegiance to Kim, Jenn and Jonathan about sticking together and taking out the ex-Koror. I really have no other options because if I did go back to Koror, there's only two of them and I know they don't think highly of me.

I need to focus on getting myself to the merge because I know I'm not going to be carried there.

[Stephenie]

Winning immunity definitely saved my butt today. I know that if the merge is at 10, like I hope it is, then the next two vote offs will be Coby & Gregg and I'll make the merge. I just need to guarantee myself to the merge then I can work from there to get to the top position. No one is going to notice me once we hit the merge since I'm not a threat.

The idol is going to be hard to find. I'm actually not going to look for it because it would put a bigger target on my back and it will probably do more harm finding the idol, than good. I hope this decision pays off.

[Stephenie]

Tom came up to me before the vote and was like "Hey, how are you voting?" but I couldn't tell him I was voting for Ian because others would find out and switch their vote. I told him an old Koror wasn't going so I hope he took the hint.

I don't have an alliance with Tom but I need to keep my options open so I can get myself further in the game. If he wants to play the old Koror thing, I'm ready to dance.

[Stephenie]

Ashlee just gave me huge information that she found the idol. I really do trust Ashlee because she's the only one that personally came to me and asked for an alliance. The Ulongs didn't really tell me where I was on their totem pole, but I know with Ashlee that I am high on hers.

My goal now is to slip under the radar. I don't want to come off as a threat. I'll follow the Ulongs like I've been doing. I really love playing under the radar because I'm thinking a lot more than people give me credit for. I'm about to become a star player, I just need to slip through the cracks a little while longer.

[Stephenie]

Tom sent me this whole speech about how I need to side with him:

Here is the deal. I'm trying to work on getting 6 votes, but without knowing who Gregg voted for, the chances of it working out are slim.

I might have to just go with the flow and let Gregg go tonight. However, hear me out on this. If you, I and Ashlee are going to make it further into the game without being picked off one by one. We're going to need to align.

You might have reservations from the beginning of the game, but I want to let you know that while you're name came up at the first vote, I always pushed Bobby Jon before voting for Janu. I had thought that Coby was with Ashlee, but he's the only one on that was connected with Ashlee that I had heard from and he said he was voting for Janu so I went with what I knew to be the majority.

I don't blame either one of you for jumping to Ulong. Had communication been allowed during that time, maybe things would have been different. Whats done is done. Know that I bear you no ill will and hoping we can move forward together from this point on. Let me know your thoughts.

I'm just like, BOO HOO, it's your own fault why you are in the situation you are in. You had a chance to mutiny but didn't and I took the risk and it paid off for me. Don't be sitting there telling me that I don't even know my own place in the game when I have a comfortable footing in the tribe.

Ashlee and I are not going to jump over with Tom because he can't even tell me who to vote for. There is no reason for me to jump over if he can't give me all the facts. Once Ian is blindsided, then Tom will be next. Why? Because he's too annoying. He needs to learn that if you want my vote, you need to give me a reasonable reason to vote with you.

[Stephenie]

We lost the challenge, which is okay. I think that I have the numbers to stay this round.

Gregg is supposed to go tonight because he really doesn't talk or communicate with anyone. I wouldn't mind flipping the script tonight but Gregg hasn't come to me. Ashlee and I have the power in this vote and we could change the game if we wanted to. I think even if Gregg did communicate with us, it would be risky because we don't want to rock the boat, if you will.