Day 3 (4?), and I'm finally starting my confessional. To make up for it, I personally give a kiss to each and all of the Viewers, and if I happen to bump into any of you in the real world then I'll really kiss you too.

My absence was due to the fact that I was out of town for the entire weekend (very unusual for me, probably won't happen again for the duration of the game), and although I could be online here and there, I wasn't able to stay on for more than about 20 minutes at a time and was borrowing a laptop not mine. Unfortunately, a bumpy road trip also means a bumpy start of the game.

I'm sure everyone in my tribe is already aware that I haven't put much effort into this first immunity challenge and I haven't been around or said much either. I have talked one-on-one to a few, namely Thomas and Donovan, although I haven't quite talked game with anybody yet.

Still, that doesn't mean I don't have my own opinions.

Let's start with the obvious: Kate clearly knows what she's doing. She's smart, she's carried all of us through the challenge, and she's put in a lot of effort seemingly without worrying about drawing attention. I have my suspicions that Kate has plenty of allies to back her up, and it's part of the reason she's not worried about how she looks to other players. Other than that, she's very much the ringleader of the tribe, that person.

On the other end of the stick, what's the deal with Thomas? Maybe he's simply a new player and that's that, but he seems so naive that it almost appears forced. I get the vibe that he's usually confused about the game, but I can't quite pinpoint if this is the way he is or if it's completely and utterly an act. Am I underestimating Thomas as a player, having the not-half-bad strategy of intentionally appearing like a weak competitor to other players? Am I simply paranoid over nothing, overthinking the comments he's made when I have nothing to worry about? Find Out Next, only on The Wonka Experiment!

But really, the concern with it being an act is that if he's okay with publically seeming naive, then he likely has an alliance underway as well or else people would want to vote him out. This basically also means that if we don't win this Immunity Challenge, I'll be the first to go, no doubts about it.

But, I haven't quite lost hope, quite. I have a card that probably will not work, but seeing as I don't have much to lose, I'm pulling it out anyway. As I type this I'm talking to Kate through AIM, for now just to get to know her, but I would like to have her on my side seeing as I know she's smart and dedicated to the game, and the most likely to already have an alliance with her. If she doesn't want me voted out, then I myself may not be voted out. I'll try to figure out a way to convince her that I should stay, or at the very least, at least have her like me and talk to her so that I have a better chance of staying at the end of the day.

Will it work? I mean, I doubt it, but viewers will soon learn enough that I'm all about having confidence and not allowing pessimism to dictate your gameplay. Have hope, people. Dreams do come true.

Yippee! Cheers for a successful first round!

I mean, hey, if I'm not gone, I think that was a pretty successful first immunity challenge. I was actually pretty surprised the vote was 5-2, I was genuinely just following along with what Donovan and Kate were telling me.

Here's the full story: I approached Kate last night about if she knew who she wanted to vote for Tribal Council. I initially got an "I have no idea" which at the time, at the peak of my anxiety because I was convinced I was doomed, I interpreted as "I'm totally going to vote for you and I won't tell you." But earlier today, she came to me and said the plan seems to be to vote Eric out, at least between her and Donovan. I told her I'll roll along with whoever they wanted to vote for, not specifying it was because I wanted to vote with the majority in hopes of saving myself.

I still had suspicions, worried that Kate was potentially trying to trick me so that Eric would be suspicious of me, but I approached Donovan about it, and he said the same thing. So, I took a leap of faith in trusting them and voted for Eric (Hey, even if they were lying, it would've been better than being voted out). I was fairly happy to see the vote 5-2, and it only makes me curious who that second vote for me was (since I know the first was Eric himself). Although that 5 is slightly concering--is there a big alliance within my tribe that I can't see, or was it purely coincedental? I know 3 of those were me, Kate, and Donovan, so is there something else going on behind the scenes that I'm missing, or did 2 other people just happen to agree to vote out Eric as well?

To be honest, I actually don't really know Eric at all, I've barely spoken to him, but it was disappointing to see him go since I had no hard feelings against him. To make up for it, once the game is over I'll personally give hugs to every player who was voted out in my tribe before the merge.

Although speaking of the merge, I was told by both Donovan and Kate (who I'm talking to pretty much daily now) that they suspect there will be a tribe swap a few challenges in. I was thinking along the same lines--namely because 7 per tribe is a slightly unusual number--and I think a tribe swap is pretty much likely. To be honest, I don't really know how I feel about it, it'll just make it more important for our tribe to keep our numbers up and try to knock out these future immunity challenges one by one.

The new Wonka Mail is interesting. My first thought was it's got to do with some sort of quiz, or it's some sort of memory challenge. Whatever it is, I'm hoping to prove to my tribe this time that I'm here for business. My first impression didn't go too well, but my second still has the potential to be grand.

And on a final note, my tribe should learn how to do their TC votes more creatively. Come on, guys, get some pizazz into your life! Live a little! Be colorful and free! It doesn't have to be so serious, scribble around one day and just see what name comes out (Please don't do that).

The next immunity challenge is tomorrow, and it's my time to shine. Carnegie doesn't know what's coming for them this time around.