Laura, I will sort this out week by week as best I can. I understand I have a lot of convincing to do as I did stay much more quiet than in normal games.
Week 1 - I had back trouble that week and couldn't sit down for prolonged periods of time., therefore did poorly on HOH. HOH was Cowboy & he nominated me and Natalie using random.org. My initial thoughts I wondered if that's what he really used, however I did try and win the POV. But I failed at that as well. My campaigning went to my clique & to the populars. I sent the popular's PM together and the Brains PM together in hopes that if they were together they would do a discussion and chose together, if not then they'd form together and I'd have some contact with all of them, instead of individual deals with each of them. I got PM's back from Jordan, you, Chima & Ronnie. I'm not sure if Braden saved me or not, but I didn't go to Russell & Jeff because Natalie was there teammate, I didn't go to the offbeats because I was nominated by Cowboy & didn't think a deal with them would benefit me as well.
What I did do for my roommates was ask for votes, however with Cowboy it was more of asking him to break the tie in my favor. It was my way of trying to stay level headed and not be too crazed from being nominated, I wanted Cowboy to think I wouldn't have nominated him had I won. However even then I knew he was a good player.
I think that week I was smart by not making a lot of individual deals to keep me safe, however making group pleas. I think it didn't make me look as shady when players knew who I was going to. Also keeping my composure as a nominee.
Week 2: My plea to my brains clique was that if the challenges were all the same from season 11 then having more people in our clique meant having more lives in the challenge. It was not the same challenge.
I knew Jordan kept me the last week, however I knew if veto was used I'd probably be the replacement, however I couldn't play
Luckily I didn't get put up, but that week I voted out Russell instead of Kevin. My reasoning for doing that was to keep someone that is obviously making waves for themselves and offending players (basically screaming NOMINATE ME NOMINATE ME!!!) but also, even if he didn't stay (which let's face it, Braden called it out day 1) someone would wonder who cast the vote. If I cast it then I don't think I'd be in a worse spot as I was then. If someone else got the blame, I hoped it would have caused a paranoia act, because I did tell Jordan I'd keep Russell.
I think pluses for that week, I stayed off the block, tried to plant a little paranoia seed, and voted what was best for me instead of going with the group. I think through this game a lot, I just kept my cards to myself.
Week 3: Cowboy won another HOH, and I think that meant that every challenge he could play in at that point, he won.
He again put me up, but called me inactive, which I wanted to disagree with in the thread, however I gotta keep that composure if I want to stay that early on in the game. Anyone staying from the norm usually gets tossed out early. I was in class during the POV so I couldn't play. When I remained up against Russell I knew I had to do a little persuading to stay here, I went to my original 4 votes and pleaded again, at that time Laura, I made you that little offer. I also went to Lydia for a vote since she complained about no one campaigning week 1 (however I did), however we all know how well that helped out
Week 4 - You were HOH, and you nominated me, I basically felt a mixture of defeat and desire to stay in the game. That POV was perfect, however I underestimated that you'd give away everything. I really felt like you didn't want to renominate, however you did! I was shocked because I could have easily saved myself and you'd still be in the game. Before that point though, I did a little more convincing in the thread as to why I should stay over Casey. His point was semi valid, however at that point, I knew I would be keepable for a few weeks given my new situation. That week the one player I believed would put me up each time left the game, it's one of two times I think I ever got to cast a vote in this game.
Week 5 - I felt really uneasy since Braden was the HOH and he never returned a PM of mine. But he wanted Casey out, probably because Casey went after you. Another reason why I don't really fight back when nominated. I do my best to stay and prove why I should stay, but I never name a target.
Week 6 - Jordan targeted Jeff, and Laura was auto nominated. At that time Jeff started talking to me a week before, and said that Jordan was after him. I'm thinking that chat is what kept me off the block with Jeff's coup, because he had some slim pickings
Week 7 - Jeff was taken out, by this time I believe I slid into the back ground. Chima was after Braden & Jordan, Jordan & Braden were after Jeff then Chima. Chima I believed offered me an alliance around this time, I took it because I'd be an idiot not to, but I was safe either way.
Week 8 - Chima won HOH and I believe for the first time in the season I got my key first instead of next to last.
Week 9 - Had I won the final 4 POV, I would have weighed my options, I felt taking Braden would have been a shoo in for my final 2, however I feel keeping him I'd lose all together, I wouldn't have the popular's votes at the end against him, and Chima/Ronnie could have been very bitter. I felt nervous against Ronnie as well because although he won challenges, he also played a great game that involved staying in good with both sides. I think this is shown when he saved a popular in the HOH where Jeff left. Final 4 I knew that Chima was my best bet to win, as crazy as that sounded, because of our opposite games.
Final 3 - I won part one to ensure that I wouldn't watch Ronnie & Chima strike a deal at the final part and eliminate me, endurance is my strong suit if I don't have back problems or am not up against Braden who can post like once a second
. Part 3 I played safer, only selecting things that if true meant I would need to win the HOH. Braden's answer was kind of bad news for me either way I answered, if Jordan thought I needed a reality check then I had to prove myself and win that challenge, but if she thought Cowboy, then it wouldn't matter. I also saw some correlation in the way Cowboy's answer would reflect Jordan's answer. However I chose to stick to my strategy and lose safely than lose picking the wrong answers, realizing that the right answers mean I'm hated in that jury house.
I hope I got everything down that you want, hopefully I didn't flub on a week by saying the wrong HOH's name
My allies I would say would be the ones I either received deals from, or got them from. Jeff mentioned helping each other out I believe (even though I told him I'm really not good for anything after the challenge penalties), I had a final 2 offered to me by Chima, and I gave you a deal early on, and I definitely would have continued working with you had you stayed at that point. Most of my game was solely looking at what I need, and not being tied down or associated to many people. I was not a game changer, but despite many thinking I didn't have a lot up my sleeve, I was a game player & thinker.
I knew Jordan kept me the last week, however I knew if veto was used I'd probably be the replacement, however I couldn't play 
Luckily I didn't get put up, but that week I voted out Russell instead of Kevin. My reasoning for doing that was to keep someone that is obviously making waves for themselves and offending players (basically screaming NOMINATE ME NOMINATE ME!!!) but also, even if he didn't stay (which let's face it, Braden called it out day 1) someone would wonder who cast the vote. If I cast it then I don't think I'd be in a worse spot as I was then. If someone else got the blame, I hoped it would have caused a paranoia act, because I did tell Jordan I'd keep Russell.
He again put me up, but called me inactive, which I wanted to disagree with in the thread, however I gotta keep that composure if I want to stay that early on in the game. Anyone staying from the norm usually gets tossed out early. I was in class during the POV so I couldn't play. When I remained up against Russell I knew I had to do a little persuading to stay here, I went to my original 4 votes and pleaded again, at that time Laura, I made you that little offer. I also went to Lydia for a vote since she complained about no one campaigning week 1 (however I did), however we all know how well that helped out 
