Big Brother 16: Live Eviction/HoH Comp Show Blog Party - August 28

Well, this will be it for either Donny or Nicole. 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!

A programming note here in the NYC viewing area -- WLNY 10/55 will be airing BB at its regular time instead of WCBS 2 (football).

Here are the latest blog pool standings going into tonight's eviction:

BLOG POOL UPDATE!

Caleb - JimmyB, SueGee on the Left Coast, Sharon S, monty924, Janice from GA

Christine - ReeseB0329, EileenH, Willie J, Ronda, Rbennie

Cody - Delee, Nickelpeed, WolfpackRed, Nell the Southern Belle, Sally in Indiana

Derrick - Ed in Ohio, Jessica UNderwood, Marlo, Stormy, Erinkate

Donny - Buzzmaam, Tami, JonMD1267, Margo, Kelsey

Frankie - Aya, JOKATS, Ninboh, Tammy, Becky

Victoria - Dr_Celine, ORKMommy, Sharon N, Faye

Nicole - Jo, Witt, Celticskye, Tilda

JURY:

Jocasta - Brenda, Kelly Davey, Cheryl in NC, Old mom, Maquinn78

Hayden - Donna in FL, Chacha, Sasha, Uncartie, Clover

Zach - Brian, NikkiB, Kathy, David

EVICTED:

    Joey - Not included in pool 

    PaoPao - Jackie, Lisa Bishop, Chrob61, lynn1

    Devin - Donna in Alabama, Lili, Sparty, Merrilee, SarahT

    Amber - Caela, Sharon, Glenn, PDX Granny, Jennifer

    Brittany - Dierdre, ML, Shannon, Gaylos, Donna E

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

As you all know, the real party is in the comments area! Come join us there!

Christine's husband will be in a segment and they said HOH will be endurance. If the comp runs beyond the show end, I'll put up a separate post to cover it.

Segment on whether the hamsters think it's safe to keep Nicole or not.

Frankie gets word from DR about their mission. If America voted it mission completed, in the show they'll be asked as a Have Not, what food should America give them. They answer apple pie. If she says it's approved, success. Denied, America said no.

We can add rewards or punishments in the HOH comp in a Twitter vote at this link.

Into the living room with the apple pie code. OVERWHELMING NO  on the apple pie! The mission failed!

Christine's husband with gauged ears and all. He's not overly thrilled with how she is with Cody. Some lines have been crossed. Her Mom hates it and wants her to get away from Cody. Her father doesn't like it either. The brother isn't happy either. Cody's father says they're all touchy-feely. Cody's sister thinks he needs to back off.

Julie tells us about the last minute effort Frankie and Caleb made to flip the house and keep Donny. Did it work?

Donny -- Regular speech
Nicole -- Love, grateful, etc.

The votes to evict --
Christine - Donny
Victoria - Donny
Frankie - Donny
Caleb - Donny
Derrick - Donny

Yep, Donny is gone. We're in commercial. The Bold and the Beautiful want him to guest star. He'll be fine. I think he's better off psychologically out of there. Derrick left him a message obviously for his vote. Will it work if Derrick makes it to the final two?

HoH comp start. Sloppy the Snowman, transferring snow to snowman head -- it's the slip-slide one. Smaller snowman can get a reward and a punishment, $5,000 dollars and 5,000 hollas. Once a HoH is crowned, it's over.

Next week is a double eviction.

The HoH endurance comp coverage is at this post right here.

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Thursday - August 28

Praying for the mission's success ... NO!

Although the results haven't been announced, the Internet buzz is a huge NO on the success of the mission. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Flip-flopping All Day and Night:

• Nicole packed. Donny probably just stayed packed for the most part as he's up on the block every week.
• They went on indoor lockdown for the comp prep in the yard about noon their time yesterday.
• Donny has started campaigning. He went to Frankie making a plea as a Team America mate. Frankie told him he would have to "vote with the house" and that if he could get one more vote, maybe.
• Frankie suggested he get Caleb's vote rather than Christine.
• Well, DUH. Christine has been saying since the first week that she wants him out!
• She claims she "hates" him.
• Hmm. Before fish cut him off, Frankie was singing about getting drugs from the Diary Room. I wonder what meds he's on? Why are there always so many hamsters on drugs in the house? Can't they get people who don't need medications other than the occasional Advil or over the counter pain reliever? Hmm.
• Frankie warned Caleb that Donny was going to approach him. He told Caleb that Donny has a way of making him feel weird (and bad) about voting him out. Caleb told Frankie that Donny deserved to stay longer than Victoria because he's had to fight every week to stay in the house. Frankie shrugged (screen cap below) as Caleb left the room.
• Caleb really doesn't need to be convinced to keep Donny over Nicole. He's voiced it before even though he thinks Donny is a super spy or something.
• Frankie claimed that the DR told him that Julie will ask one of them (on the live show) what they'd like for an extra if a have not for the week. They're to answer "apple pie." If she says their wish is granted, that would mean the Team America mission was a success, it it's denied -- failure.
• We'll see about that.
• Derrick and Frankie think/hope it will be a pass. They claim they had no other option and saving Donny wasn't doable before the veto meeting. Perhaps AT the veto meeting if they convinced Cody to save Donny, but not before as the instructions indicated.
• Semantics, I say. Had they done it, America would have ruled it a win, methinks.
• Want to know how disgusting Frankie is?
• I'm sure you want to know.
• You need to know.
• At one point Victoria was standing in a room when Frankie entered (screen cap below, but I refuse to screen cap what he did). When he saw her standing there, he took his um ... privates ... out of his pants (thankfully still covered in underwear) and let them hang out over top his pants. When no one noticed, he tucked them back in after walking in back of her.
• What is wrong with him?
• Derrick told Donny that he's willing to consider keeping him (and three more Team America missions), but it's Frankie on the fence about it.
• Yeah, right, Derrick. I like ya, dude. But you're just going for his jury vote on that one!
• Derrick claims to be torn and, at times, he honestly seems to be. If the others (Frankie, Caleb) decide to keep Donny, he'd go for it rather than be odd man out. But he honestly wants to keep Nicole over Donny as Nicole is better for his personal game. Donny has him made; Nicole via Victoria has fallen into his web.
• Caleb pushed Derrick for a keep Donny vote.
• And, so it went ... flip-flopping throughout the evening into the night.
• Derrick told us (the camera, alone in the room) that he could flip the house (keep Donny) if he wanted to.
• We know he could.
• So, do it, kiddo!
• But I doubt he will.
• Frankie wants Nicole to go because she'd put him up on the block if she wins HoH.
• Derrick told Nicole that she needs to put Frankie on the block if she wins HoH.
• Now Nicole only likes Victoria. Well, Donny, too. But Donny will be gone (as far as she can tell).
• Nicole told us (and Derrick separately) that she deliberately folded on the veto because she knew what Cody was doing and knew Donny was their target, not her. She couldn't risk Donny winning.
• She told us she has to play strong now.
• Talking with Donny, Caleb told him that he's only one vote and can't make it happen. 
• So, although hope was up for a Donny save, it still looks like a Donny go.
• Derrick has done it again.
• Puppetmaster.

Bonding gals in the bathroom

Second-thinking himself

What do I do now?

Victoria concocts wax to remove hair

Caleb talks the pros of keeping Donny

Just before Frankie was lewd

Cody will snuggle anybody, Christine even

Sigh

Caleb proves he can jump high

Big Brother 16: Power of Veto Show Blog Party - August 27

Are you ready to party? 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 news!

But, as you all know by now ... the real parTAY is in the comments section. Come watch the show with us and join in on the fun!

Cody is pondering putting Frankie up. Derrick is a naysayer.

Donny gets the Team America mission which is to create their own mission. He'd like the mission to keep all the members in the house. America will vote on whether what they do is worthy. It has to be done by veto meeting time.

Victoria's wisdom teeth are coming in and she's not only in pain, but has chipmunk cheeks. She passes out in the bathroom and Nicole calls Derrick to help. Derrick yells for a medic and tries to help her the best he can. The medic treats her and she's feeling a bit better. Now she feels loved.

Frankie and Derrick don't think America wants the mission to be to save Donny. Little do they know ...!

Veto players pick time -- Cody draws Christine who makes a horse noise, Nicole gets Derrick, Donny draws Frankie. He didn't want Frankie.

Frankie wants to put a play on. Derrick agrees that the play isn't a great idea and Donny hates it. He thinks Frankie is always "up there" and never on a "Donny level." Derrick tells him that it's too risky for their own games to try to flip the house.

The veto comp is as they thought, counting fold or stay. The others come up with a plan to rig the comp so Donny doesn't win. They have a Scorpion show tie-in. The winner not only wins veto, but gets a special showing of the new Scorpion TV show.

First round, the perfect numbers guy Frankie is out. Donny wins the round.
Second round, Cody wins.
Third round, Cody wins as all fold. He only needs one more win.
SHEESH! They all folded and Cody wins veto!

They deserve to lose for that! They obviously don't know when to hold or when to fold! By folding, it was an automatic win for Cody. Cody invites Donny and Nicole to attend the show with him.

Frankie has this brilliant idea to put on a play. @@

They play the evicted hamsters. @@

Donny's Devin is spot on.

I say no.

Cody would like to take someone down and put up Frankie. They'd have the votes. Derrick is reluctant.

Time for the veto meeting. Donny congratulates him, would love to stay, will respect if he doesn't use it on him. Nicole doesn't expect it. Cody chickens out and leaves both of them on the block instead of going for a Frankie ouster. I would have respected him so much if he had made the big move.

Survivor: San Juan Del Sur Cast Video Released

There's good news; there's bad news. The good news is there are no returning players this season. The bad news is that we do know a few of them. The "twinnies" from The Amazing Race can't, won't last too long, will they?

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Tuesday into Wednesday - August 27

Caleb and Nicole take a tumble

Yep, yep. I'm still here watching the grass grow. Too bad it's artificial turf!  Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Boredom:

• The screen cap above is the most entertaining thing that happened all day yesterday. Caleb and Nicole were sitting next to each other. He was leaning back on his chair and leaned back too far. He grabbed Nicole's chair as he went, thus dragging her over, too. He claims it was an accident. But, since he had grabbed on and rocked her chair before, it was probably on purpose -- he might have just thought he wouldn't be really able to pull her over.
• After she got up, she threw the water from her glass at him and he managed to perfectly escape getting hit by any.
• How boring was it for them? It was so boring that all were in bed before 2am their time -- a first for this season.
• Let's see ... what happened ... what happened. 
• Um. Cody got his HoH camera.
• Nicole told Christine that she'd like to meet Ian and Dan at their after party. I can totally see that.
• Victoria and Nicole bonded more. Victoria is still on her jealousy kick about Christine while we all know Christine betrayed Nicole. So, they have some common ground going there.
• The BB voice yelled at Cody for jumping into the pool.
• I've decided I'd personally like to have that backyard for myself. Get rid of the cameras and mirrors, though. Oh. I'd like the kitchen and storage room, too. I'd have to redecorate the whole place, but I could live there. Without hamsters and cameras, of course.
• The live feeds were blocked as the hamsters did the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
• Victoria told Nicole that her whole view of Christine changed when she saw what Christine did to her (Nicole). She vowed to never put Nicole on the block if she wins HoH.
• That's a big IF, but the sentiment is good.
• Derrick and Nicole have bonded a bit due to Victoria and Nicole bonding. He told Nicole that he's said all along that Victoria was a good person.
• Nicole is really struggling as a Have Not.
• Donny seems to be taking it in stride. He's taken a lot in stride this summer.
• Derrick and Cody compared notes on Christine, deciding she's a pathological liar.
• Too bad they didn't think of that before Cody didn't use the veto!
• Cody said he'd rather Frankie and Christine go away before Nicole.
• I say, "Yay, Cody! You da man!"
• Unfortunately, Derrick inputted with what a huge competition threat Nicole is. Grr, Derrick.
• Caleb is disgusted with the Cody/Christine physical petting and cuddling.
• So am I.
• Of course, she also pets Derrick. 
• She pets the girls, too.
• If she touched me, I'd give her a look that would KILL.
• Nicole has bought Derrick's tale hook, line and sinker. She told Victoria she'd trust him with her life.
• While I bet Derrick could be trusted with her life outside the house, inside not so much. (As we all know.)
• Christine told Cody that Frankie and Nicole offered her final two deals.
• Oh, well. Hamsters spinning their wheels in a hold position for now.
• And, they're all still asleep.

You two can leave anytime. Please.

Hot tub gathering

Has Donny finally gone bonkers?

More thinking about exercising than actual exercising

24 hour darts are back

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Monday night into Tuesday - August 26

Walking the yard

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

• Frankie thinks that Nicole and Victoria are "dangerous" together. He would prefer Nicole leave this week rather than Donny because Nicole put him on the block.
• Frankie doesn't think Donny would put him on the block.
• All Frankie has to do is convince Derrick that Donny staying is best for their games and the Team America deal. Frankie doesn't think America would have picked Donny for the team if he were a bad person. They (we) must like him.
• Derrick, on the other hand, knows that Donny is the only one who realizes that Derrick's been calling the shots all summer long. Donny is the biggest threat in the house to Derrick's game.
• OMG - These hamsters need to stop randomly yelling and screaming. I have to keep jockeying my volume up and down. They're going to scare my neighbors.
• Donny said he likes it when "normal" people are on shows like Survivor so that fans can relate to them.
• I agree. I wish more "normal" people were on Big Brother, too. Instead, we get over the top "characters" like Frankie.
• Meanwhile, Nicole and Victoria grow closer.
• Heh.
• Lots of playing pool. I guess I'd rather watch them play pool than chess. But, geez. They should all be experts time the summer is over.
• Christine, the staunch (and raunchy!) Get Donny Out Person, told Derrick she thinks Donny would win it all if he made the final two.
• Derrick seems like he might be wavering a bit.
• Only Frankie, Derrick, Christine, Caleb and Victoria can vote this week. Caleb will do whatever Frankie wants. Victoria will do anything Derrick wants. Hmm ... maybe the vote could flip.
• They wouldn't need Christine.
• But then Donny would be stuck there lonely and sad for yet another week.
• I honestly don't think he can make it to the end. I personally wonder if prolonging his misery isn't the right thing to do. It's a wonder he hasn't gone bonkers.
• Frankie told Derrick that he thinks the Diary Room hinted at him that saving Donny might be best.
• They can't tell them to do things -- the hamsters will do whatever they want. But they can, through their questions, hint and plant seeds. Many of the previous hamsters said that they could tell be the questions asked how some of the things are going on the show. That's the extent of production meddling despite what you might read elsewhere.
• We'll see. I just don't know what good it will do. Donny has too much opposition to get to the end. An endurance comp would probably knock him out second at this point (Victoria first).
• Caleb (remember Caleb, the cowboy Eminem stalker dude?), said that if he wins HoH, he wants to put Nicole and Christine on the block.
• So, Caleb thinks it will be Donny out this week.
• Cody told Derrick that Frankie is trying to get him to save Donny.
• Um. Cody can't save anyone at this point. He has no vote and there won't even be a tie-breaker vote as it's an uneven number of hamsters voting.
• He has no real power at this point.
• Victoria is getting jealous about Christine spending time with Derrick.
• @@
• She has a real crush going on there while Christine is a bit of a sleaze who probably will caress anything in pants. (Especially named Cody.)
• As I get this posted it doesn't seem as 100% positive that Donny will go home this week.
• However, I still think it's a very very strong possibility.
• It would probably be a good thing for his psyche to get out of there. I can't imagine what he's going through being constantly targeted and being so different from the others.

Is she staying or going?

She has a serious crush, he doesn't

Cody, pool shark

Is it really that cold there?

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Monday daytime/PoV ceremony - August 25

He's got the power ... until he doesn't

Well, yeah. The Power of Veto Ceremony was today. Like much else as of late, it was predictable -- the nominations remain the same. Here's what other stuff happened today inside that Big Brother House of Watching the Grass Grow:

• Derrick hopes his wife doesn't watch the live feeds because he curses too much.
• He does. Mr. Potty Mouth needs to lose the F word from his vocabulary. That's a habit and he needs to break it!
• Derrick is also thinking of shaving his little beard-thingee he has growing on his face. He likes the look of it, but it itches.
• I can't imagine how Donny's beard must feel!
• Donny did his morning routine.
• Victoria says she's feeling somewhat better.
• Cody is kicking himself for going over memory questions with Frankie.
• After the veto ceremony, Donny pointed out that he's been on the block for most of the season.
• Alas, I think this is the time that will do him in.
• BB did him wrong from the get go by casting him as the sole older person, plus the country simple life background. He's had to fight to stay in the house from the start. If I were him, I'd be just about at rage stage right about now. He has nothing to do, nothing to read or watch, doesn't have a great social game although he's certainly a likable guy. He'll probably be personally much better off with Jocasta, Zach and Hayden.
• Derrick told Christine he sleeps because he's bored.
• She told him that she hardly ever sleeps and the house has made her realize she has a very active imagination.
• @@
• Christine being in the house make me realize that some married women can't keep their hands off men who aren't their husbands!
• I guess I already knew that.
• She just reinforces it.
• Victoria told Nicole that she's heard talk that Donny will be the target.
• Sigh. Yes.
• Derrick told Frankie he thinks their skit was good enough for the Team America mission.
• While I'd like Donny (and even Derrick) to grab another 5k, I don't think so.
• Of course, I don't want Frankie to get another 5k. I'd rather he just vanish from my monitor and my TV screen. Y'know, get abducted by aliens or something. Poof! Where'd he go?
• I'd like that.
• Christine also confirmed to Nicole that she's voting to keep her -- she's wanted Donny out since the first week.
• Victoria really worked to make a tofu dish for Donny and Nicole (Have Nots) to eat. They liked the flavor, but she couldn't do anything about the texture.
• Donny likened tofu to the suet you hang on trees for the birds.
• Lots of napping going on.
• Well, except Christine. She's always awake, always thinking, always creeping me out.
• Nicole hates being on slop and tofu. She doesn't want to eat. Donny told her she must force herself because the next comp could very well be "the wall." (Endurance.)
• YAWN.

Jury house would be better, really.

Cooking with Victoria

Time for a rummage sale

Cody won't let Frankie sleep in HoH

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Monday - August 25

Exciting

During the daytime hours yesterday, nothing really worth reporting happened. Since it was Sunday, no comps, nothing really to do except nap, outright sleep, lounge about, sunbathe and use the photo booth. As evening approached and these nocturnal hamsters came more to life, there was a bit of talk. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Hamster Stew:

• As the norm for the season, Donny was up first and followed his usual morning routine of eating, exercise, cleaning and lounging.
• A few days back Derrick and someone else (either Cody or Frankie) talked about how OCD Donny's entire life is. They're right. Donny starts out each day with the same routine except if a lockdown prohibits it. And, in the past, he's described having a routine daily in his "real life."
• Of course, Caleb thinks it's because of Donny's past in special services.
• @@
• Others are noticing that Caleb never does anything for himself -- doesn't do his own laundry, doesn't cook his own food.
• Team America worked more on their silly skit with each of the hamsters playing other hamsters doing diary room sessions. (Which is more bearable than Frankie's Broadway show idea.)
• Derrick and Frankie talked about how production doesn't seem too happy with their play idea.
• Nicole thanked Cody for the Scorpion showing he invited her and Donny to on Saturday night. They seemed to all like the show.
• But, since it's a new CBS show, they're not about to say they don't like it!
• There was more outsider yelling over the fence -- this one said Frankie was the Saboteur. They got sent inside.
• Donny's pretty sure that he'll get the boot this week.
• He told Nicole he'd like to go to college and be someone.
• Huh. He's someone already!
• Victoria is worried about how she's being portrayed on the show.
• Sentiment is finally turning against Christine -- both Cody and Caleb talked about how she needs to go even before Victoria. She floats from one side of the alliance to the other and could be more of a detriment to their individual games. Victoria is more of just there without a sneaky component to her actions.
• Of course, that could be remedied, I say! Cody! You could take someone down from the block and backdoor Christine! I'd love that! Many show fans would love it, too!
• Sigh.
• He can't hear us.

Chills and thrills

Sunday photo funday

Captivating!

You don't know where that hand's been

Looks like an escapee from an institution

Big Brother 16: HoH and Nominations Show Blog Party - August 24

Good evening! The show will be starting on time here on the East Coast. A miracle, I say! As it airs, I'll update this post with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest.

But you know where the party is, right? Let's head to the comments area!

Nicole is back. Donny is happy. He fills her in on some of the happenings.

A segment on Donny flashbacks talking to others trying to get them to flip, done in odd low saturation. Looks weird. Make them stop that.

HoH comp time, lace up your gloves. They're all in boxing gear. Boxing event over six rounds, figure out day event happened on. They punch buttons to come up with the correct day of the events. Punching for Days!

Nicole eliminated in the first round. Victoria out next. Christine out. Interesting, all three girls out in a row! Caleb out next. Derrick out. It's between Cody and Donny. Sigh. As we live feeders know, Cody wins.

Derrick is happy as Cody won't nominate his best bud, plus no blood on his hands. Nicole is devastated.

Who wants to see my HoH room? And blah-blah-blah ...

Nicole tries to talk to Cody. He wants Donny out. But he's not really taking the bait entirely. He files it away for future reference. In talking with Derrick, Cody tells him he'd honestly rather Nicole stay in the game than Christine. They both get off on an anti-Christine tangent. But neither suggest anything other than a Donny/Nicole nomination for this week.

Donny, in a bad move, wakes Cody up to plea his case. Donny warns Cody the others will keep Victoria over him (Cody) as everyone could win against her. He offers to work with Cody. Derrick tried to feel Donny out to no avail.

That's not to be confused with Christine trying to feel Cody up, of course.

Nominations time -- Cody nominates Nicole and Donny. Nicole, loves her, be amazing. Donny, lot of chatter, immediate threat.

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - August 24, 2014

Good morning! Welcome to my weekly off television topic post which reflects on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way. There is no television content in this post and it's something I do weekly year 'round. If you're looking for Big Brother content, my latest can be found right here at this link.

Another week down. Another week with nothing really exciting going on -- just working, blogging and giving a certain cat his required devotion. Here's some quickie random thoughts on the week:

• I really really need a vacation. I have two four-day work weeks ahead of me. But that's not good enough. I want vacation.
• Without endurance comps and a predictable season at hand, BB isn't as financially good for me this season as in the past. Few people are motivated to donate via Paypal although the ad income is just about the same as other years. Yet I'm still working as much at it. Sigh. If I didn't enjoy the community I built, I'd be tempted to give it up. It's almost like having a full-time job atop a full-time "real" job. I'm so tired!
• It seemed to rain a lot this week. We had another one of those bizarre three-hour long thunderstorms on Thursday night. I don't recall having that long of a thunderstorm ever, yet we've had more than a few of them this year.
• I, for one, am enjoying a rather mild temperature summer. Alas, they're predicting a bad winter for around here. I can take the cold -- I know how to dress properly. I just can't deal with ice and snow on the sidewalks and streets!
• I still have no clue who the new upstairs neighbor is. Nor do I have any idea male or female. It seems to be one person -- always a plus in my mind! No kids (which I don't know why they let people with children in one bedroom apartments when their own rules say no more than two people in a one bedroom). I hear footsteps and occasional music. I don't recognize the music. It's not Mexican Polka, nor classic rock or classical. It has a beat. I'm thinking either pop or rap played rather low. He/she hasn't flooded my bathroom. All is good.

Onto this week's photos -- clicking on an image will lead you to my photobucket page of the image. From there, you can make the image larger twice by clicking on the magnifying glass at the bottom right of the screen.

Plainfield Train Station lamps

At sunset last night. The day was cloudy and drizzly but cleared up enough for a very nice sunset.

The I See Dead People saga continues

People really shouldn't sleep near me on the train! This guy is so cool that his bike has blue tires. I noticed his legs are shaved. I would guess for aerodynamics. Of course. I'm sitting in the vestibule level handicapped/bike/etc. section as I had a bunch of stuff I bought at Target with me and I didn't want to lug it up and down the train stairs. Although the seats are padded there, the seats in the main section of the cars are more comfortable. Raritan Valley Line, NJ Transit.

Hanging in there

A busy bee at the Bridgewater Train Station.

My ride home

It's Saturday evening and I'm home. Well, not really home. I might seem to spend a lot of time at the Plainfield Train Station, but I certainly don't live there!

To see this week's flower slideshow and the rest of the photos, click the 'Read More' link below!

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Sunday - August 24

Gotta know when to hold

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Card Sharks:

• Victoria is seriously having issues with her wisdom teeth. At one point, BB took her out and gave her an IV. She's on antibiotics and they've apparently notified her mother. Not only does she feel terrible, she feels terrible about being shown sick on the show.
• Victoria had passed out on the bathroom floor and was found by Nicole. Nicole immediately called Derrick to help her. Nope, not Caleb, Cody, Frankie or even Donny. She called Derrick to help without skipping a beat. That in itself kind of shows the reputation that Derrick has built in the house.
• Derrick later tried to make Victoria feel better by calling her his favorite chipmunk.
• It didn't work.
• No way does she want to leave. But she really wants to feel better!
• However, for a while there it looked like she might get pulled from the house.
• Even when (possibly IF) the PoV comp would be held got put on hold while Victoria's future in the game was uncertain.
• Donny didn't want the comp to go on without her.
• In other news, Team America was apparently given the next mission and we had nothing to do with it. They have to come up with their own (worthy) mission, complete it and then America will decide if it was worthy of a mission accomplished money win.
• Donny asked Derrick if he thought that keeping TA together would be enough of a task. In other words, keep Donny from going home.
• Well, that would be nice. But I personally don't think all of America would vote it as worthy.
• Of course, they were soon interrupted.
• I couldn't live in that house with people just bursting into rooms without knocking!
• Caleb said that if Frankie mentions his schools in Africa charity again, he'll say his own winnings will go to wounded warriors from the United States.
• He's a bit late in saying that as he's already said how he's going to spend a fortune on cars and the good life.
• BB has gotten to the point now they feel they have to tell this bunch o' slobs to clean the bathroom.
• @@
• (Hoarders anyone?)
• Christine, Derrick and Frankie were the players picked for the PoV comp. I'm not sure if Victoria was even in the running for it although they brought her back to the house.
• Derrick told Frankie that Donny's been throwing them under the bus and needs to go.
• In a rare moment in which I agree with Frankie, he said they've been doing the same to Donny.
• Oh my.
• I agree with Frankie. I must be running a fever!
• The veto comp was the hold/fold one with a luxury prize for the winner and two guests.
• Nope, they can't leave the house.
• In the HoH room, there will be a screening of the new CBS series Scorpion complete with popcorn and beverages.
• Cody won and selected Donny and Nicole to be his guests.
• Aw, ain't that sweet?
• Nope, not really.
• It keeps them from talking game while Derrick can babysit Caleb, Christine and Frankie.
• Ill Victoria needs no babysitter.
• Now they're all (even Derrick) back to thinking that Donny is more than a mere groundskeeper.
• Much of the hours after the comp were spent rehashing the comp. Supposedly, once Christine and Derrick figured out Cody could win, they abandoned their own hopes of winning and played for him to win.
• Derrick had a long heart to heart talk with Donny about life and the game.
• He cried afterwards.
• That's Derrick crying, not Donny.
• He thinks it would sketchy for them (him and Frankie) to campaign to keep Donny this week when Caleb, Cody and Christine so want him out. Thus, Derrick is in a dilemma.
• Frankie wants to create a Broadway type play for the TA mission.
• Oh, geez. I hope not!
• Lots of miscellaneous conversations, but little game talk.
• Things aren't looking too good for Donny now.

I had to tell Donny what hold/fold means

Gotta know when to fold

One will leave this week

Caleb proves he's not a dim bulb

She needs to STOP caressing Cody!

Nicole talks about Hayden with Caleb

Is it winter? Is this a ski bunny?

Derrick cried after a long talk with Donny

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Bulletin - PoV (Power of Veto) Comp - August 23

She needs to stop caressing his back!

Sigh. Cody won the Power of Veto. Not looking too good for Nicole (or Donny but Derrick and Frankie want another week) on Thursday. More eventually!

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Saturday - August 23

Pretending to listen to music

No, I haven't been really ignoring you. Really. I guess it's a mix of boredom and predictability affecting my posting. But here's my take on the latest inside that Big Brother House of Stick People:

• You know Cody won HoH.
• You know Cody surprised us all by putting Donny and Nicole on the block.
• Oh, they also made Donny a Have Not and Nicole volunteered to be one.
• Did you know Frankie has a "famous" sister?
• I listened to a wise and pithy conversation regarding the pros and cons of Lowes vs. Home Depot vs. Amazon.
• Caleb is still sure Donny is something big military -- perhaps a Silver or Bronze Star recipient.
• Derrick, who has said before that he believes Donny is indeed a groundskeeper, played along with Caleb's visions.
• Cody and Derrick have noticed they can't be alone without either Frankie or Christine bursting in.
• They discussed if Donny or Nicole come off the block putting Frankie up.
• But they don't think they'd have the votes to send him packing, Caleb would be mad, but Christine would just crumble and float their way. Plus it would leave the Donny/Nicole duo intact and Christine might just float that way.
• They built stick houses.
• Nicole tried her best to convince them that she should stay.
• However, that just served to work against her even more.
• They're still going on about all the "lies" Nicole tells.
• Which, as we know, are mostly truths.
• BUT THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
• Frankie continues to be too much over the top with his squealing. You'd think he was the wild boar Caleb killed with his teeth (whatever, literary license going on here) pre-season.
• Frankie makes all the gay men I've known for decades look macho. He needs to turn it down. The more he acts, the more it comes across as acting.
• Bad acting, too.
• Derrick continues to push for the Nicole out rather than Donny this week. He says Nicole is a more dangerous competitor -- she wins comps, has a good social game while Donny wins comps, but his social game is lacking.
• The boys wrestled. So Frankie had to jump in.
• Cody and Christine talked about how much Donny disgusts them.
• Hey, I could really go off on a tangent about how much Christine disgusts me!
• But I refuse to demean myself by being so profane.
• Victoria's wisdom teeth issues are making her face swell up.
• Cody knows Derrick wants to send Nicole out this week, but he really wants Donny to go. He thinks Donny picks on him.
• He's also tired of Donny winning comps.
• Derrick thinks a lot of people are rooting for Donny because he's the underdog. (Yes, there are, but maybe not totally for that reason.) 
• He also says, as a fan of the show, if an alliance were ruling the game such as they are, he'd be mad because it's so predictable.
• Yes, he's right.
• Christine's angry that Julie Chen called her out on the live show for throwing the comp.
• Too bad, so sad.
• That's about it for here. They're sleeping.

Going for the Yoko Ono look?

I'm Caleb, Beast Mode Cowboy

Frankie has to get in on the wrestling

Ohh ... they got a smidgen of alcohol

Dude, you have to wear the robe!

Is this BB or Hoarders?

Building stick houses