BB19: Live Feeds into Tuesday - September 19

Josh dressed the stuffed owls

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet:

• The stuffed owls, Theodore and Orwell, were dressed up by Josh to watch them play cards.
• Nobody else wants to watch them play cards.
• There was a minor earthquake which got Josh all excited.
• Nothing serious, mind you.
• But it doesn't take much to excite Josh.
• Other than that, nothing has changed -- it will still be Josh and Paul as the final two and they believe Christmas will win America's Favorite Player.
• Thank goodness this train wreck of a season ends tomorrow. 

After the earthquake

BB19: Live Feeds into Monday - September 18

May his 15 minutes be up soon

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Prolonging My Agony:

• Boring.
• Boring.
• More boring.
• They've sat around trashing other hamsters.
• Christmas has given up her game, conceding that Paul and Josh will be the final two with her blessings.
• Ack.
• Remember, Paul won Part 1; Josh won Part 2. The final live round of the HoH comp will be Paul versus Josh. The winner will pick who goes with him to the final two.
• Paul has been practicing his speech.
• They actually think Christmas will probably be voted America's Favorite Player.
• Bwahaha! 
• I doubt she's even in the running. Well, she is in the running as she's a hamster, but she's a least likely.
• I think people would be more likely to vote for her scooter to win.
• In order for them to have a BBAD show, they answered questions submitted by BBAD viewers.
• Um, okay.
• What fun will come next?
• Oh.
• None.
• And on it goes ... 

Who woulda thunk it?

Has thrown her game away

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - September 17, 2017

Good morning! Since it's a Sunday morning, this is my weekly off television topic post taking a look at the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way. This weekly post is done year in, year out. Big Brother, the main draw for so many of you, only lasts about three months -- although sometimes it seems to be a lifetime. If you're here solely for the BB posts, please feel free to skip this post. You can find my latest BB19 posts by using this link.

Well, normally I have photographs. Not so much so this week. As a matter of fact, not at all this week. I did take a few, not many as I took the week off and really didn't go anywhere. But I had some great shots of a bee on a flower and Vincent in an Amazon box.

Then I accidentally deleted them from the memory card this morning before uploading them to my computer. Unlike the computer itself with its Recycle Bin, I can't find any method of recovery.

That seems to be how life is going lately for me.

I've decided not to enter the local photography contest this year. The photos I've taken within the last two years aren't all that conducive to the theme of History, Art and Culture. Plus, a change in the criteria for judging seems to more into people posing for photos and even more candid type photos than the photography I do. I think of photography as art and the contest seems to be going in another direction.

Tomorrow I get to go back to work. Sigh.

Here's a shot of Vincent I took a few years ago ... 

 

BB19: Live Feeds, HoH Part Two - September 17

That comp was so hard!

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Watching Paint Dry:

• Well, with these three, it's definitely boring. 
• They won't fight.
• They have nothing to fight about -- it's the Dos Amigos and Una Amiga.
• About the only thing worth reporting before the feeds were blocked for the second part of the HoH comp was that now Josh is waffling. 
• The only real hope for a Paul shut-out of the final two would be a Josh win of HoH and Josh taking Christmas with him instead of Paul.
• If he pulled a move like that, Josh could possibly win it all.
• And, he keeps saying he wants to make that big move.
• Now?
• I guess he's having second thoughts.
• The feeds were blocked for hours for the second part of the final HoH comp.
• It was something to do with three different shooting manners (slingshot, arrow, etc.) and they had to knock down the hamsters who weren't part of the answer for different scenarios.
• Raven was Christmas's target problem -- she kept hitting her and the "so-and-so just wouldn't fall!"
• Josh had the same problem with Jillian.
• Of course, it wasn't the real hamsters in real life.
• Josh won it, apparently by five minutes over Christmas.
• Oh, yay ... as planned, he'll go against Paul in the live final round on finale night.
• He's still talking the silly talk about taking Paul instead of Christmas.
• Meanwhile, Paul plans to take Josh along with him.
• Either way, Josh would end up in the final two.
• But only one way would Josh stand a chance of the win. 

Raven just wouldn't die!

Still manipulating

BB19: Clips and HoH Part 1 Show Blog Party - September 15

As the show airs here, I'll be live-blogging and constantly updating this entry -- refresh the page to get the latest. As always, the real party is in the comments area. Come join in on the fun! 

I probably won't be commenting blow by blow on the clips. And, I'm not sure if we will see the completion of the first part of the final HoH comp or just the start.

Please be respectful of others and PG-rated in the comments. Thank you.

We get a recap before the recap clips. Josh cries again, this time because he's in the final three. Once again Josh tells us that if he has the opportunity, he has to take that shot at Paul.

Now they have the feast and the "reminiscing" starts.

Ah, the Kevin/Raven/Alex fight that was blocked to the feeds.  

Most of the clips are mentioned in the comments.

We're only going to get the start of the HoH comp first part, pretty much as I suspected. 

Giant unicorns on clouds in the backyard. It's kind of like water-skiing. They have to hang onto their unicorn's tail while balancing on a cloud. They are getting hit with some kind of unicorn flatulence dust. 

And, so it ends until shown on Wednesday's finale show.

BB19: Live Feeds into Friday, HoH Part 1 Winner - Sept. 15

Floated under the radar to the end

First off -- my apologies for turning off Anonymous comments to the blog. I've had too many problems this season from the start of the season ... even at times with the regulars. I can definitely see why Dingo at Hamsterwatch doesn't allow comments on her entries. While I like the sense of community and feel community makes this blog the place it is, I put too much work in this place for too little return to be trolled and constantly have to babysit the comments. I honestly don't need the headaches -- I have enough of my own without this. I may turn the anonymous back on again for showtime. I don't know. I certainly hope the upcoming season of Survivor isn't as polarizing and hateful as BB has been this summer.

Anyway, here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of It Can't End Soon Enough:

• The live feeds were blocked for hours after the live show ended.
• In previous years, we've been able to watch the first part (usually endurance) play out on the feeds.
• Not so this season.
• We had a brief respite when Kevin answered his fan questions. He was the gentleman that Julie sees each week and holds no grudges against any of his fellow hamsters.
• I would guess that we'll see a taste of the start of the HoH tonight at the end of a whole lotta clips.
• Paul won it.
• They were all covered with colored dust and looked beat.
• Josh was out first. He needs to get his act together!
• It's the first really physical comp that Christmas got the doctor's clearance to compete in.
• She thanked her doctor.
• Yes, if Paul wins it all, he's most likely to take Josh. He once again mentioned that to us. While you can't trust what he says to his fellow hamsters, we usually know his plans. He thinks he can win over Josh, but perhaps not over Christmas.
• But ... if Josh wins the final HoH, he's likely to take Christmas.
• Now, THAT could be interesting and be the only real game-changer move in weeks.
• Josh and Christmas will compete against each other in the second round.
• The winner of that round goes against Paul in the final round.
• Whether the house is just so empty or they were just so beat from the comp, all was quite subdued. 
• You know it's subdued when Josh, Paul and Christmas are all in a room talking and I had to turn up the volume to full just to hear the discussion!
• Thankfully Raven isn't there to occasionally scream and wake up my neighbors. 
• Paul told us he's the "black sheep" of his family.
• Why am I not surprised?
• He's probably going to be known as the "black sheep" of BB even if he wins this season. 

Get it together, Josh!

Kevin's, not Paul's

Must compete with Josh next.

Actually being soft-spoken. Very odd.

BB19: Live Eviction Show Blog Party - September 14

As the show airs here, I'll be live-blogging and constantly updating this entry -- refresh the page to get the latest! As always, the real party is in the comments area. Come join in on the fun!

Here are the blog pool match-ups for easy reference tonight --

Christmas Abbott - Willie J, Rich from Buffalo, Glenn, QuixoticElf
Josh Martinez - Petals, Stormy, Kelsey in NY, Dr_Celine
Kevin Schlehuber - elee86, aya, SueGee on the Left Coast
Paul Abrahamian - Indiana Jane, Jackie, Brian, Marlo L


JURY: 
Cody Nickson
Elena Davies
Mark Jansen
Matthew Clines
Jason Dent
Raven Walton
Alex Ow

Hamster watchers ready? Let's have a recap first!

That was no sympathy vote Paul gave for Alex! It was purely strategy to get no "blood on his hands."

Ah, we get a jury house peek tonight.

We see the nominations ceremony from Paul's Tuesday HoH win. He nominates Josh, then Kevin.  

Jury house time. Matt enters. Cody is his usual jovial self. He wants no part of any discussion. Then Jason arrives. He only lightens up when he sees Jason's exit. 

Raven arrives. Jason finds out that Alex did NOT take part in his eviction. Raven still thinks she and Matt had the only true alliance with Paul. Not so bright, I say. Alex arrives in her superhero costume. Now Raven is screaming at the rest because she played such a great game. Matt is even laughing.

Power of Veto comp time! Artificial Intelligence, events in BB house, dates. Several rounds.

1st round, Christmas blows it and "loses power" -- two more times and out.
2nd round, Kevin blows it.
3rd round, Kevin last/wrong again.
4th round, Kevin is out of the comp
5th round, Christmas too slow
6th round, Christmas is out of the comp
7th round, Josh too slow
8th round, Josh too slow
9th round, Josh is out of the comp

Paul wins the Power of Veto. 

Paul gives his word to Kevin that he's safe and the final three will be himself, Kevin and Christmas. We know how good his word is, right? Too bad no one else does. 

Live veto meeting and eviction time. 
Josh -- Loyalty and love
Kevin -- will respect decision

Paul does NOT use the Power of Veto.

Christmas is the sole vote to evict. They can address Christmas.
Josh - Loves all, man of his word to Christmas, etc., etc. Talks about his comp wins.
Kevin - Great time, whatever decision made I'll respect.

Christmas votes to evict ... Kevin, citing his lack of comp wins.

The crowd goes wild cheering for him. Paul lies again in his goodbye message to get the jury vote. Josh tells of Josh's final three with Christmas and Paul.

BB19: Live Feeds into Thursday - Sept. 14

Fa-la-la-la-la

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of The Boring Four:

• Man, these live feeds are just about shot for the season.
• We missed the nominations and PoV, but found out the results -- Josh and Kevin are on the block and Paul won the Power of Veto. 
• When the feeds came back on at 9pm their time, midnight my time, most were napping.
• Well, Kevin was staring into space blinking a lot, much as he's been forced to do a lot of the summer because he was shunned.
• About the most interesting thing that happened was that Paul had a "Friendship Chat" with us.
• As I suspected, his intention is to take Josh to the final two. That would be the wisest choice for him as he's made sure Josh has bloodied his hands with almost every eviction.
• If he chose Christmas, many don't really know her cruel streak, and they might feel sympathy for her due to her broken foot. Plus, he lost to a woman last season when he deserved the win. He won't let that happen again! He didn't say this to us, but I'm just being a bit psychic here.
• I imagine she'll be getting a big enough payday for that foot from CBS anyway even though it was broken due to tomfoolery.
• He won't bring Kevin to the final two because (1.) He would think it a Victoria move as Kevin has won no comps and (B.) Kevin just might take a bitter jury's votes for the win.
• But Josh ... he has done his best to make Josh look like an enraged monster emotionally and physically.
• Only we know that Josh, although too little and too late, was the one who most wanted to get out Paul towards the end.
• I found it interesting in Paul's talk that he went on about not wanting to let his parents down again -- his sister became a doctor while he was inside the BB house this summer.
• Why do I think his parents probably had higher dreams than him winning a TV reality game show? I'm not even talking about his twisted evil ways of going for the win. I'm talking goals in life.
• I can only think they expected something much different from him.
• If all goes like I expect tonight, Kevin will be voted out by Christmas.

Just a note -- I see a lot of talk about voting Cody as a favorite just to "get back" at Paul for the game he played. I personally can't condone voting solely for those reasons. Memories are short, I see. I realize Cody had a few fans from the beginning. But his BB game truly sucked. He betrayed his own alliance, refused to talk to people, holed himself up with Jessica, bullied others and sat around staring a lot. I can't see how that all comes across as a "favorite player."

Meanwhile, I was actually entertained by Kevin until they shunned him so much that he spent time just sitting alone with no one to talk to. He tried to get along with everyone and got shunned because of it. No, he didn't play a great game. Yet he was a breath of fresh air -- an older dude (for BB) who kept taking the punishment from the younger cast without breaking down. He's the one with my votes for "Favorite Player." That's because I'm using the vote for what it should be used -- my favorite in this cast, not a revenge motive.  

Plenty of time to think this summer

Most likely to be chosen final two

Some fish survived the summer

Offed by the toxic environment?

"I'm probably a psychopath."

BB19: PoV and (not live) Eviction Show Blog Party - Sept. 13

As the show airs here, I'll be live-blogging and constantly updating this entry -- refresh the page to get the latest! As always, the real party is in the comments area. Come join in on the fun! 

The live feeds have been down since the hamsters woke up Tuesday morning. For those who worried about me, I just took a little rest of BB because I could. The live feeds won't return until midnight ET tonight.

Here are the blog pool match-ups for easy reference tonight --

Alex Ow - jujufruit423, caela, Donna in FL, Nickelpeed
Christmas Abbott - Willie J, Rich from Buffalo, Glenn, QuixoticElf
Josh Martinez - Petals, Stormy, Kelsey in NY, Dr_Celine
Kevin Schlehuber - elee86, aya, SueGee on the Left Coast
Paul Abrahamian - Indiana Jane, Jackie, Brian, Marlo L


JURY: 
Cody Nickson
Elena Davies
Mark Jansen
Matthew Clines
Jason Dent
Raven Walton

Hamster watchers ready? 

Julie gathers them in the living room to the couches, She tells them one of them will be evicted tonight early. Of course, this was taped last night, but ...! 

Then we go into the recap.

Alex cries about being nominated. Josh tries to talk to her. Okay, she's faking. So then Josh real cries. Of course. Paul and Christmas try to console him. Josh wants Alex to win veto so he stands a chance to backdoor Paul. Paul and Christmas tell him Alex has to lose the veto -- she must go home. 

Christmas won't commit to Josh when he asks for a final two with her. Hmm.

Josh cries some more. 

Paul tells Josh that Alex can cry on command. He says her last ditch effort will be to get sympathy from Josh. 

It's veto comp time! And, as we knew it was coming, it's the BB comic book cover zipline comp we've seen before. Christmas is not cleared to play. The time limit is 45 minutes. 

Pottymouth is perfect for Paul. He can't say a single sentence without cursing. Mind you, all of them have pottymouths this season ... even Kevin. 

Kevin timed out. Alex thinks that Paul is still her hero. Gag. She thinks that either she or Paul need to win. 

Alex - 14.34
Kevin - 45.0
Josh - 24.36
Paul - 12.10

Paul wins the Power of Veto! He plans not to use it. Alex thinks he'll save her.

Ah, Paul has to tell Alex he won't use the veto. He tells his truth to her -- that he can't use the veto on her because it would blow his own game. He tries to be oh-so-nice to her as he puts the knife in her back. 

She goes to the bathroom alone crying while he goes crying on Christmas's shoulder. And then he cries to us in the Diary Room. Oh, so sad. Yeah, right.

Veto meeting time --
Although he has no intention of using it, he lets them talk.
Alex -- You were the only one I trust
Kevin -- You make the decision.

He doesn't use the veto. 

Eviction time!
Kevin -- Says hi to all. Third time on the block, fighting, thank you all want to keep on fighting.
Alex -- Thanks and hi. She's in tears. It's been a struggle. She failed Jason, sorry.

The votes to evict:
Christmas -- Alex
Paul -- Kevin

He's even shedding the bloody hands to Josh on this one. Josh has to cast the tiebreaker. Tears are welling in his eyes. He tearfully evicts Alex. 

HoH Comp, What the Bleep? The traditional statements from previous hamsters, one word bleeped out, they must guess true or false when Julie says the word.

1. All right
2. Paul right, other two wrong
3. All right
4. Paul only one right
5. Paul right again.

Paul wins HoH and is guaranteed a spot in the final three. 

BB19: Live Feeds into Monday Evening, PoV Meeting - Sept. 11

Lap, no yap.

Can't hide from Paul's game

I've been played all summer.

Someone has to take me to Final Two!

Paul's a tool! No friendship!

Perhaps a tool, but surrounded by fools.

The screen caps above are the ones Blogger wouldn't let me post this morning as well as being funky when I tried to write the entry. That seems over with.

So, here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Devious Dormice:

• As I mentioned in my ill-fated earlier post, Paul had explained to Alex that he couldn't use the veto or it would blow his own game.
• At that time, she actually accepted his story and even told him she'd vote for him to win if he made it to the final two.
• Then Josh cried to her. And at her. And around her.
• The more she thought about things, the more it dawned on her that it was her beloved buddy Paul calling all the shots ... and he has been all summer.
• Well, duh.
• Then Josh went and cried to Christmas. And at Christmas. And around Christmas.
• Her patience with his emotions is really running thin.
• She snapped at him that Paul is a genius and neither one of them would be there if not for him.
• She told him that if Paul uses the veto, Kevin might go home. Or she (Christmas) might.
• Do you want me to go home, little boy? Stop your snuffling and crying!
• Alex wants us to vote her for America's Favorite Player.
• I doubt she has any real chance.
• But, until Paul's spool of lies and betrayals snagged her, she did have possibilities in the game.
• Too bad she threw them away.
• As expected, Paul did not use the Power of Veto -- the nominations remain Alex and Kevin.
• Alex will be going home.
• Meanwhile, Kevin is studying the days and stuff by himself.
• Alex is getting confused because of the difficulty in understanding the writing of the Bible.
• Josh, Christmas and Paul are studying days and stuff together.
• Josh told us he has to win every comp he can.
• Josh, Christmas and Paul don't think Kevin has any right to be in the house.
• Yet they will indeed vote out Alex.
• Josh, Kevin and Paul talked for a bit about 9/11 in their own salute to the lives lost. It's strange to realize Paul was in third grade and Josh was only in first grade when it happened. Josh was in the Edgewater/Hoboken area and vividly recalls the day and the aftermath. Later on Christmas, Josh and Paul talked more about their memories of the day.
• It turns out that Josh was a year behind because he failed kindergarten. He was new to the country and didn't speak English.
• Then they talked about the ages they were for high school graduation. Paul went on about being so young graduating from high school because he turned 18 in June of his senior year. Um, what? He must have attended a small school if he was the youngest grad! All the schools I dealt with over the years have the age cut-off in the fall or even up to December resulting in many 17-year old grads. 

 

This should be in normal English!

Kevin is worried about his kids

BB19: Live Feeds Sunday into Monday - Sept. 10-11

 

Orwell for the win!

 I'm having Blogger issues -- it won't let me upload all the screen caps I took from yesterday and last night. Grr. I had figured out good captions for them and all! If it works later, you'll get an all screen caps update.

Meanwhile, here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Tools and Fools:

• Paul gave Alex a long story about how he had to not use the veto or blow his own game.
• She's not happy about it, not at all.
• She knows that they will take her out over Kevin.
• She realizes that she got got and by Paul.
• She gave us a long talk in the yard before BB shut down the yard to prep it for the next comp.
• Grr. Blogger is really giving me issues today! I tried switching browsers, but it did no good.
• BB gave them the makings for an ice cream shake party including a blender and party hats.
• Kevin calls sprinkles "jimmies."
• I call them sprinkles.
• I'm just going to get this posted before Blogger completely conks out on me.
• More later!