Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Into Sunday Evening - August 4

McCrae in a cone

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Loopy Losers:

• Just watching Helen's daily exercise routine wears me out. I'm really shocked that she didn't do better in the HoH comp.
• Although the PoV ceremony hasn't been held yet and Jessie, Candice and Amanda are on the block, everyone is automatically referring to it as Spencer, Candice and Amanda on the block.
• All we really know know is that Jessie will surely save herself with the veto. Even though GinaMarie has said Spencer will go up, until it's done, he's not on the block!
• But you tell them that!
• Elissa still wants Candice to stay. I personally don't see that happening.
• Helen told Andy that this isn't the week to get Amanda out and that she told Jessie that.
• She also told Andy that after the eviction this week, she's going to approach McCrae about making the move on Amanda.
• Now, of course, Andy is a sieve to Amanda and McCrae. Helen needs to shut up and not confide in him!
• Judd, Helen and Andy would all like to see Spencer make jury as they think he'd be a favorable vote for any of them in the end.
• Helen said she really does like Aaryn now.
• How quickly they forget.
• To credit Aaryn, she has toned down a bit with the racist comments and is playing a better social game than she was before.
• But I don't forget. Helen shouldn't, either.
• Helen says she feels like a Mom to Jessie.
• She thinks Jessie is really insecure.
• Y'think?
• Helen told her BBQ guests that she doesn't want to talk game at the BBQ.
• Candice got her second better-fitting clown-itard.
• Amanda got more orange with goggle marks.
• When it came time for the BBQ, those not invited only got a glimpse of it. Spencer scooted out with the BBQ bunch, but was quickly back inside.
• They had a giant feast and Jessie wo-manned the grill for most of it.
• They weren't allowed to keep the grill after the BBQ was done.
• McCrae asked the Diary Room for a clown-itard for himself. They denied it, but gave him his own cone.
• McCrae also told Judd that Amanda has had a boob job.
• Helen was in more buzz about taking out Amanda.
• So Andy went and reported to Amanda.
• @@
• Now, this really could be a good time to take out one of the main two power players. Amanda's on the block with no veto coming up to save her. Helen, the other power player, isn't on the block and gets along better on the whole with people.
• Aaryn isn't aboard the plan as she wants Candice out more than anything else.
• These hamsters should stop thinking about their personal dislike for others and think more of the end plan for them in the game.
• Amanda's starting to worry again.
• She should.
• Although there's a very slim chance of her going this week (at least in the first eviction), there is some serious rumbling in the house about getting her out.
• Of course, it's still early.
• One thing they're not thinking about is the double eviction coming up. They thought of it a week or two ago but then figured it was too early.
• Heh.
• GinaMarie is now considering Andy or Judd as the replacement nominee.
• Hmm ... they're trying to think of someone who won't vote for Candice to stay.
• I'm surprised that they're not just throwing Elissa up there.
• But it does seem than GinaMarie keeps her word.
• That is, if she can pronounce said word without mangling it!
• Now she's back full circle and talking to McCrae, saying it will probably be Spencer as the replacement.
• @@

Coneheads unite

Maybe she should go Pennywise on them!

Goggle lines

The art of drinking in a cone

The big BBQ

Big Brother 15: HoH Winner, Nominations Show Blog Party - August 4

Although most regular readers of this blog know the outcome, tonight's show will air the completion of the HoH comp from Thursday night. Plus, we'll (again) learn the nominations, sans the MVP nom. Of course, we know that, too. But it's all fun to watch anyway! As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest!

As always, the real party is in the comments! Come join us! I do ask that folks remember this is just a show. It's entertainment for us, not our own individual lives. While it obviously has an effect on those in the house and their lives, it's not ours. Can we all try not to get so vehement about things? Merci!

When the "log" rolls backwards, several go down led by Spencer. Spencer wins a bullhorn he has to use until after the nominations ceremony. Candice won $5,000. Helen won a backyard barbeque for herself and three guests.

Only Jessie, GinaMarie and McCrae are still in it. Jessie's down. GM is trying to make a deal with McCrae for him to drop. He eventually falls, but not on purpose. GinaMarie is the new HoH!

Jessie is upset that Helen invited Aaryn to her BBQ. Ah, smackdown MEOW fight between Amanda and Jessie coming! McCrae (after the brouhaha) tried to talk sense into Amanda, no go.

Huh. They didn't show the GinaMarie impersonation bit for the third BBQ guest. That was fun.

Nominations - Key order: Aaryn, Helen, McCrae, Judd, Amanda, Elissa, Spencer, Andy. Candice and Jessie are on the block. She says Candice is a tattletale rat, but very apologetically. Jessie because she's a flip-flopper.

Off Topic: That Was the Week it Was - August 4, 2013

Good Sunday morning to all y'all out there! If you're looking for Big Brother live feeds reports, you can find the most recent one right here at this link. This post has no television content as it's my weekly off television topic post reflecting on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way. While Big Brother is seasonal here on the blog, this is all year 'round!

It's been yet another quiet summer week for me on the whole this past week. We had quite a bit of rain here, with a few nice days. The heat hasn't been horrible (yay!). I haven't had my air conditioner on since that long heat wave a few weeks ago. Fans have been plenty to keep it cool in here.

Let's see ... this week ... this week ...
I worked, I slept, I reported on the BB live feeds, I ate, I petted Vincent and catered to him as per his demand. I didn't really go anywhere other than work, then home. I lead such an exciting life!

On the home front, the upstairs neighbor is still the best and quietest ever above me here. (Yay!) One of the downstairs neighbors told me the new landlords increased his rent by $15. I didn't tell him I only got a $5 increase. I actually know why -- he's in a studio apartment and the increase brings him to what new tenants pay for those. One of the past landlords had him under market to fill the building. Mine is already above market.

Huh. I don't really have much more to say. I guess I'll just get to the photos I took this week --

Dragonfly

I believe, after Googling, that it's likely to be a female common whitetail. (The males are actually whitetailed.) It was kind enough to pause on an old curb at the Bridgewater Train Station.

Sunflowers!

It's good that I took this shot of these on East Front Street (Plainfield) early in the week as someone chopped them down by Thursday! Argh. There are more closer to the house, but I don't want people to think I'm a total weirdo going on their lawn.

**CLICK THE 'READ MORE' LINK TO SEE THE REST OF THE PHOTOS**

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Saturday Night into Sunday - August 3-4

Work it!

For a lot of the night, it was more fun than usual albeit you could still cut the tension in the house with a knife at times. Here's what's happened since I last posted the happenings inside that Big Brother House of Funky Foes:

• Aaryn claims that GinaMarie has kissed the photo of Nick so much that she's wearing it out.
• I don't doubt that.
• GinaMarie loves her HoH robe. She said she's never owned a robe.
• Oh my, a deprived adulthood!
• Candice actually rocks the Clown-itard! She said they're preparing another one for her because this one is too big.
• She's wearing a skirt with it instead of the clown collar. She had a choice.
• She can't wear her nose constantly as it's hard to breathe with it on. 
• She can take it off to sleep or shower, but must put it back on before going away from bed or shower.
• She's being a good sport about it. Send in the clowns!
• They took turns trying to throw balls into GinaMarie's cone.
• At one point, as the others waited for the clown reveal, the BB voice announced, "Amanda, you are not allowed." Then it stopped. So we all now know that Amanda is not allowed! She can go away!
• Amanda's orange tanning punishment is all set up in the backyard. When she gets the signal, she needs to go in for her spray tan.
• Amanda fussed the second time called to the booth. She has to be on spray tan call for 48 hours.
• Amanda told Andy that they are eventually going to have to focus on Helen. Helen "scares her."
• Andy, true mole he be, told Amanda that Helen tells him everything.
• That's Helen's downfall. She's a fantastic puppetmaster and manipulator, but she talks too much and tells too much!
• McCrae and Amanda think GinaMarie is totally loyal.
• Meanwhile, GinaMarie has had discussions with Aaryn and others about how Amanda does need to go, just not the right time now.
• This was the night that GinaMarie had promised Amanda and McCrae they could spend in the HoH room.
• But that ain't happenin'.
• Tanning is happening.
• They had a bachelor party for McCrae, enhanced by a booze delivery.
• McCrae and Andy got totally drunk and silly.
• Elissa told Jessie that she wants Spencer out instead of Candice.
• No surprise there.
• But it's extremely unlikely.
• Of course, Spencer isn't on the block yet even!
• But he should be by tomorrow when Jessie saves herself with the veto.
• The only person in the house who hasn't worn the bear shirt is Spencer. It's too small for him.
• However, I think Spencer is losing weight. 
• Not that the shirt will fit him before the season ends, mind you. But some weight loss looks like it's going on.
• Andy got so drunk that he smoked two cigarettes. He's not a smoker.
• Overall, Candice mingled pretty well throughout the evening.
• Although Amanda apologized to Candice for an earlier argument, she wasn't as good a sport with her orange tan as Candice was with the Clown-itard.
• They're all sleeping as I post this.

Proudly wearing her cone of shame

Tickling drunk Andy

There's a new clown in town

Candice rocks the Clown-itard

Lining up to see Amanda's tan reveal

Orange you glad I didn't say banana, Amanda?

Drunken Andy smoking

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Saturday - MVP Nom./PoV - August 3

J-U-Double D

Yep, yep, yep. It's been a busy day in the habitrail. Here's what's happened so far today inside that Big Brother House of Wayward Boys and Girls:

• I might as well start at the beginning of the day, huh?
• Amanda and McCrae noticed Judd wasn't called to the Diary Room yesterday.
• Just a week ago everyone was suspecting Howard of being MVP because he was called to and stayed in the Diary Room.
• Now Judd is an MVP suspect because he wasn't called.
• Go figure.
• After the feeds were blocked, the MVP reveal and PoV players had been done.
• Surprise, surprise. We voted Amanda as our nominee once again.
• Unfortunately, that puts the suspect cap on Judd. A few think America might be the MVP, but they're all paranoid that it's each other.
• Spencer and Judd were the two picked to play in the veto comp in addition to the nominees and GinaMarie.
• Amanda is still suspecting Judd while others are suspecting Candice.
• Paranoia runs rampant.
• Paranoia, The Destoyer. "Hidden cameras everywhere!"
• Judd told Jessie that if he wins the veto and saves her, Jessie will owe him big time.
• Helen told Andy that they'll have to vote out Candice to keep Aaryn and GinaMarie from freaking out.
• Jessie wants Judd to do what he can to make sure Candice doesn't win it.
• But, in the end ... it didn't matter.
• Jessie won the Power of Veto.
• She has said she most enjoys the comps and she's pretty darn good at them. If only she was a better social player!
• The paranoia and twice nommed by a mysterious MVP is taking its toll on Amanda.
• She's already admitted in the past that she's in a bad state when she's not in control.
• And, this is the epitome of not being in control.
• She lashes out left and right. She tries to figure out who in the world can be putting her up. She's upset that McCrae seems more worried about the game or Aaryn's feelings than about her. On and on.
• She told McCrae he has to stop being the dictator in the relationship.
• She said it in front of others.
• McCrae's actually trying to be the level head, but Amanda can't see that.
• He's right. Her reactions are hurting her game, as well as the way she treats people.
• Amanda told Judd and Spencer that, if it gets down to the three of them, let her win.
• But, it was all for naught.
• As I mentioned, Jessie won it.
• :-)
• GinaMarie said that she will probably put up Spencer in her place, something they've already discussed.
• The target is Candice anyway and there really doesn't seem to be any way she'll stay this week.
• McCrae and Amanda had all but a smackdown as she went a bit berserk. He told her that she's ruining her own game, his game, the alliance, and just about their whole world.
• Scream, yell, scream again.
• The PoV was a reward/punishment one.
• Judd won $5,000.
• GinaMarie has to wear an Elizabethan collar (the cone pets wear after surgery so they don't lick, bite at, their wounds) until Monday PoV meeting.
• Candice has to wear a clown suit and will likely be evicted in it.
• Amanda cried some more.
• Andy tried to tell Amanda she needs to calm down, that it's affecting her game.
• She cried some more.
• Apparently Amanda called Candice "Shaniqua" today, but it must have been while the feeds were blocked. Spencer mentioned it.
• Candice had the $5,000 at one point, traded for the veto, lost the veto and got the clown suit.
• Judd said he was glad he didn't win the veto and Aaryn told him the five grand is much better in the long run.
• It sounds like Amanda has to get spray tanned? Hmm. Not all that sure what's going on with that.
• While Aaryn is pressuring GinaMarie to put Elissa on the block as that would be a vote for Candice to stay gone, it seems like she'll probably go with her first choice -- Spencer.
• We won't know that until Monday.

Cone of Uncertainty, storm a'brewing

Pre-cone, post PoV

Amanda cries as minions look on

Candice smiles. Not much else she can do now.

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Friday Night into Saturday - August 2-3

Tuning in

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of This Is Why People Hate Us:

• Apparently, although the feeds returned to hugs all around, there were fireworks during the nominations ceremony.
• No fisticuffs, mind you.
• Now, that could have been interesting.
• Judd said the ceremony was the kind of thing he loved to watch on the show -- exciting.
• Aaryn said it was the stuff of broken dreams.
• I guess we'll see tomorrow night!
• Among the words that flew (allegedly as the feeds were blocked) during the ceremony were: GinaMarie calling Candice a tattletale rat and Jessie a "flip-flopper snake."
• Hmm. They're ALL tattletale rats ... that's kind of the nature of the game. Look at Andy, to me he's the biggest tattletale "rat" in the house. He's even to the point of noticeably eavesdropping, then running back to report.
• But, since GinaMarie has such vitriol when it comes to Candice, to her Candice is the epitome of a tattletale rat.
• She also called Candice a drama queen. 
• I think that would fit Jessie more, don't you?
• GinaMarie is actually partially correct in her description of Jessie. Jessie is a flip-flopper. I don't think she fits the snake part -- that usually speaks for malice and Jessie's more of a lost soul than malicious.
• I personally look at Jessie as a little lost puppy going from door to door trying to be cute and adorable looking for a forever home. Those tales don't always end up happy.
• They (the main group) think the MVP nominee really won't matter because they control the numbers.
• Alas, they're probably right.
• However, at least if Amanda gets MVP nommed again, perhaps it might make her realize she's not "all that and a bag of chips."
• Helen tried to teach the others some Korean. It's really not an easy language to learn when you just know American English. The romance languages are definitely easier!
• GinaMarie apologized to Jessie and told her she's sure she won't be going home, to stay cool.
• Candice was only notable in her seclusion for most of the evening.
• The rest all got together for the "Impersonate GinaMarie" contest to win a ticket to Helen's BBQ.
• Remember, Helen won a BBQ and could invite three guests during the HoH comp. She invited GinaMarie (thus crushing Jessie's dreams) as one of the people. GM said that she's not all that into BBQ and someone else would probably enjoy it more. So they came up with a contest to take her place.
• Candice was noticeably absent. Elissa was one guest, Aaryn the other. So, I would guess Candice had no desire to go with Aaryn there.
• GM gave everyone involved honorary titles and the contest came down to a rock/paper/scissors contest between McCrae and Jessie.
• It should have been rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock. But that's another show.
• McCrae won, but chose the HoH room for a night instead of the BBQ. So Jessie is going to her precious BBQ after all.
• Later on, Amanda got a bit ticked because she thinks McCrae doesn't back her up as she does him.
• But, geez. It's hard to back up Amanda. McCrae found that out. She goes off on people and is too controlling. 
• McCrae himself doesn't seem to be a bully type, so it's not in his character to back up a bully.
• I'd so love to see what his game would be like without Amanda.
• Unfortunately, I don't think we'll find that out this week even if Amanda is the MVP nomination. Sigh.
• Much time was spent trashing the now-gone Howard, the still-here Candice.
• Unless it comes down to divine intervention (or Candice wins the veto), it will probably be Candice out the door this week.

Impersonating GinaMarie

Impersonating GinaMarie

Impersonating GinaMarie

Impersonating GinaMarie

Impersonating GinaMarie - Winner!

Big Brother 15: Nominations are in - August 2

Jessie and Candice are on the block. Candice is the target.

GinaMarie told Jessie that she had promises or deals with everyone except Candice, Spencer and her (Jessie). She wants Candice out and thinks that Spencer would be too weak.

Um. Okay.

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Friday Daytime - August 2

Makes Donald Trump's do look natural

Y'know, reporting on this crew of hamsters isn't always easy. While I admit to being the Reporting Queen of BB Brouhahas, these seem more evil than ones in the past. It could be that the cast is just so darned unlikable on the whole. I don't know. Here's what's happened today inside that Big Brother House of They ALL Need Medication:

• When I last left you, we were getting intermittent fish cam and music as Amanda's yelling at Candice (NOT on camera) could be heard throughout the house.
• Mind you, they were in the backyard.
• Even her boytoy McCrae told her Amanda she went overboard.
• The real kicker is that Aaryn, yes, AARYN, reported to GinaMarie that Candice was doing great in the confrontation and holding her own while Amanda made a fool of herself.
• McCrae tried to talk sense into Amanda saying that it reflects on his game as well as her own, he can't support her if she goes wild like that, on and on, etc.
• He also told her that she was playing right into what the others were saying about her -- bully.
• Well, yeah, dude. About time you noticed!
• GinaMarie said she was leaning towards putting Spencer and Candice up.
• Aaryn SO wants a Candice eviction.
• Although they talked of it last week, they haven't thought yet that this might be a double eviction looming ahead.
• McCrae and Amanda continued to have a snit about her actions.
• She was angry he stayed outside when she came in. "Why am I going to follow you if you're having a temper tantrum?" he asked (paraphrased)
• Eventually they started making out and the temper tantrum was tossed aside.
• @@
• In a Candice/Helen talk, they both fussed about Jessie. Helen thinks she instigates.
• We all know she's very needy and tends to get super-dramatic at the slightest perceived slight.
• Later, Helen consoled Jessie who was being needy and still upset that Aaryn was invited to Helen's bbq and not her.
• Helen blubbered. (She's admitted to using tears to guilt her children in the past.)
• @@
• Aaryn told Amanda that the big fight she (Amanda) had probably made her a bigger target.
• Amanda is sure that Judd was the MVP who nominated her last week.
• Judd thinks that if GinaMarie nominates Jessie, it might "scare her straight."
• He's given up trying to cope with her after trying to help/rescue her all along.
• Amanda apologized to Jessie for coming at her last night. 
• That was the warm-up act for the Amanda/Candice Smackdown if you remember ...
• Andy and Aaryn talked about how much they like Judd. Andy thinks it's better now that Judd is distancing himself from Jessie. Aaryn said she's probably more loyal to Amanda and crew, but honestly likes Judd more.
• Jessie apologized to Judd for "breaking his heart" and asked for another chance.
• @@
• Yes, that deserved a BOLD eye roll.
• GinaMarie told Candice she still hasn't decided on nominations.
• Huh.
• I find that hard to believe when Candice is the big target. Maybe I'm just too skeptical, eh?
• As I get this posted, we've had trivia for about a half-hour for the nominations ceremony. I don't think we'll have any surprises -- it should be Candice and Spencer/Jessie on the block.
• However, I'll post a blurb in a few hours when we get the feeds back. 

Fun with Spencer's horn

Get your minds out of the gutter! Sheesh!

Spencer, bear shirt, scares Elissa with a bug

Andy, bear shirt, tucks it in

Now Judd has bear shirt again!

I tracked the bear (shirt) last night. After the comp, Judd wore it all night until past 5am their time. Come "morning" (early-ish in the day when they finally got up), Andy was wearing it. In the afternoon, Judd had it on again. Then Andy was wearing it again as trivia started for the nominations ceremony. I might have missed it, but I didn't see it go into the laundry.

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds way into Thursday Night - August 1-2

Megaphone Spencer

Well, well, well. GinaMarie won HoH. Spencer gets to carry around a megaphone until nominations. Candice won $5,000 and Helen won a barbecue with her choice of three guests.

• I can only hope Amanda will "win" the MVP nomination for eviction!
• GinaMarie told Amanda and McCrae they can sleep in the HoH room tonight as she prefers to sleep in the bed she shared with Nick.
• @@
• Amanda told Spencer she understands why he stayed with his vote to keep Howard.
• After all, he was the sole vote to keep him.
• GinaMarie and Aaryn talked about putting Spencer and Candice up with Jessie as the replacement if someone used PoV.
• Jessie thinks that if they take out Candice this week, she'd be next in their sights.
• Her behavior hasn't helped her case any -- after her hiding in bed not talking to anyone.
• GinaMarie doesn't want a backdoor scenario.
• That might be good news for Judd!
• Although McCrae is worried that GinaMarie will put them up, Amanda isn't.
• Just a reminder -- during the comp, GinaMarie promised safety to Jessie, McCrae and Amanda. We know she's loyal to Aaryn (when it does her good, not against Kaitlin).
• So that narrows her nominee pool to Spencer, Judd, Candice, Jessie, or Andy.
• OMG!!!! She got a photo of Nick in her HoH room!
• SHE GOT A PHOTO OF NICK!!!!!!
• DID YOU HEAR ME?
• SHE GOT A PHOTO OF NICK!!!1!
• Ahem.
• Jessie is upset that Helen invited Aaryn to the bbq.
• GinaMarie said she doesn't really "do" bbq, so they're going to have a contest to see who can impersonate her best for that invite. (Yes, Helen originally invited her. She knows when and how to suck up to the power.)
• I believe the third invite went to Elissa.
• Jessie thinks she's at the bottom of the pecking order and cried.
• Nah, Candice may be lower, but when Jessie is always so needy, she's going to be low on the totem pole and just a vote for them when they want it. Expendable.
• Now GinaMarie and Aaryn think they need to put Candice on the block with Jessie as a pawn.
• Spencer would go up if Candice wins veto.
• Then they'd vote out Jessie.
• Expendable, remember that.
• Amanda, kind of like a dog sensing fear, lit into Jessie about trying to flip the house this past week.
• "Go ahead and have a hissy fit and cry!"
• So, Jessie obliged.
• Then Mad Dog Amanda turned on Candice pretty much with the same issue -- trying to flip the house against her.
• Candice, not quite a needy Jessie, defended trying to defend Howard.
• Amanda yelled about the comments she alleged that Howard made to her (that no one else ever heard).
• Cat fight!
• MEOW
• Helen started crying and going on about Candice trying to frame Elissa and herself.
• MEOW
• Afterwards, Candice went to Andy with all her problems, telling him they're going to pick them off one by one.
• Yes, they will.
• And Andy will remain loyal to them until the day he gets the boot.
• But he didn't tell her that.
• No one can back up Amanda on what Howard allegedly said.
• Candice is sure he wouldn't make sexual threats and wants to ask the Diary Room about it.
• I saw the actual incident and I can't tell you what was said.
• Amanda apologized to Candice and told her it wasn't right for her to light into her when she was actually mad at Jessie.
• Wait for it. Wait for it.
• MEOW!!!
• The Jessie/Amanda cat fight starts all over again!!
• GinaMarie, from the HoH room, heard all the screaming and isn't about to go down there and find out what it's all about.
• Everyone is just trying to stay out of it.
• We have feeds cutting to fish more often than not with Amanda's screaming at Jessie in between.
• Oh my.

Queenie

Shove that food in

Howard over her shoulder

Will she be safe this week?

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Special - HoH Endurance Comp Updates - August 1

As soon as the live feeds come back on, I'll be updating this post with news, screen caps of the comp and (ultimately) the winner of HoH. Why wait until Sunday?

10:10pm ET all still in

Quad cam 10:13pm ET

The barrel stopped, then started again.

Brief cut to trivia 10:17pm ET. Back, Spencer is huffing and puffing.

10:21pm ET, after blurts of trivia mixed with feeds, it stops again. It had been going fairly fast. Spencer seems to have the most problem with it.

Spencer out, Candice, Helen out in a row when it goes backward. Then Elissa. Andy off. Trivia keeps cutting in and out, hard to tell. Amanda out. Judd out, too.

10:30pm ET

Jessie, McCrae and GinaMarie are the only ones still in the comp and we're having extended trivia on the live feeds.

10:36pm ET - GM, McCrae and Jessie still on

10:41pm ET -- GinaMarie promises safety to McCrae, Jessie and Amanda, as well as the room to the couple ... if she wins.

10:47pm ET - Jessie out. GinaMarie is really trying to convince McCrae to drop. They say they have each other, but both want to win.

10:50pm ET - McCrae yells for Rich (producer) to open the doors and let all the watchers inside. Ready to deal? Rich doesn't do it.

GinaMarie seems more solid on the barrel than McCrae at this point. It's the going backwards that's killing them.

10:57pm ET - Still the two up. GinaMarie says she really needs her hair dye. Yeah, she really does. She has a point.

10:59pm ET - McCrae goes down -- it seemed to be a real fall. GINAMARIE IS THE NEW HOH!!

"Did I win? Did I win?"

I think Candice got the money and, for some odd reason, Spencer got a megaphone(?). Helen had something with writing on it. Slop pass maybe? I'm not sure. The feeds cut in and out through that and I've only picked up bits and pieces here and there.

BB won't let the smokers smoke. It's been two days. But there's too much straw in the backyard.

Spencer has to have the megaphone until nominations. My neighbors aren't going to like that.

Big Brother 15: Live Eviction, HoH Comp Show Blog Party - August 1

Who's ready for the party? As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page for the latest news. In the event that the HoH competition is an endurance one, I'll be making a separate post to update that from the live feeds (once they return).

The real party is always in the comments, though. Come join us there!

So, far we have the recap and various camps campaigning their own agendas for tonight's vote. The editing makes it look like there's a big chance Candice will go home. We'll just see about that.

 A visit to Judd's family and town.

Speech time! Amanda -- says hi, not ready to go, McCrae, scary, engaged. Candice -- says hi, one tough cookie, don't worry about me, not ready to go, Howie. Howard -- Thanks God, says hi, vote with your own mind, don't play it safe.

The votes --

Helen - Howard
Elissa - Howard
Spencer - Candice
McCrae - Howard
Andy - Howard
Judd - Howard
GinaMarie - Howard
Jessie - Howard

No more Howard-a-Day screen caps on the blog!

America is the MVP again this week. We get to pick a nominee again!

HoH comp time -- old time country street setting, Bull in a China Shop, stay up on a rolling barrel and hold onto their bull the longest time.

Oh, geez. Amanda is probably good at holding her bull!

No Have Nots this week.

First three to jump off open boxes. One contains 5 grand.

Double eviction next Thursday!

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Wednesday Night into Thursday - July 31-Aug. 1

Howard-a-Day

Well, the time is dwindling for one hamster and it's back to just about unanimously a vote for Howard to go. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Pancakes:

• When I last left you, Jessie was hiding under the covers avoiding the world.
• Elissa got her to poke her eyes out and start talking.
• Then it was Helen and Elissa talking to her (and her responding).
• Then it was just Helen talking to her.
• Jessie was upset because Amanda had been interrogating her the night before.
• She is scared of everything she might say or has said in the house.
• Jessie is definitely a bit too fragile to be in this house of hate and deceit.
• It's more fitting of an Amanda, for sure.
• Elissa agreed with Jessie that Amanda has been bullying everyone in the house, not just her.
• At least they didn't report back to the others every word she said like Andy did earlier. He went and told everyone that she was scared of talking to anyone after he promised not to.
• Well, he told everybody but Judd.
• And Howard and Candice as they were otherwise occupied.
• Judd told Elissa he'd never put her on the block.
• Aaryn thinks that Judd and Jessie are up to something.
• Andy and Judd hashed out their differences and shook hands, friends again.
• Helen told Judd that she was the one who decided that Howard and Spencer would go on the block. Why would she not vote for her nominee?
• She told Judd that they (Judd and herself) should talk more. She told him that she's gotten out everyone she's wanted to so far.
• Judd told Helen that he's not as close to Jessie as everyone thinks he is.
• He pledged loyalty to Helen, Amanda, McCrae and Andy.
• Well, at least that might keep him safe for a while.
• Maybe.
• For a while, there was frivolity in the house! Yeah, I know that's amazing.
• They did a whole music-less Harlem Shake dance from room to room.
• Everybody, including Candice and Howard, joined in.
• A hilarious time was had by all.
• Amanda thought that Andy should marry her and McCrae in case she gets evicted.
• Well, that he should perform the marriage, that is.
• Several attended, but not Candice and Howard.
• It was no glorious trashbag wedding as we saw with Brendon and Rachel.
• Aaryn cried because any and all plans of trying to keep Howard instead of Candice have fallen to the wayside.
• After all, she hates Candice. Candice is the one who started all the racial talk BS, after all.
• @@
• It looks like Howard out the door tonight.
• It also looks like we're in for an endurance HoH.

Harlem Shake in Have Not

Harlem Shake time

Andy marries Amanda and McCrae

Attending the wedding

Meanwhile, in another room

Jessie came back to life