Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Into Sunday Evening - Aug. 19

Joe pontificating with Britney

"Actions speak louder than words." - Mike "Boogie" Malin

Of course, all there have been all day are words, words and more words. In the end, all that will matter is the decision Shane makes when he replaces Frank tomorrow in the PoV meeting. Actually, that probably won't even matter. I can't see Boogie NOT going home this week. How about you? Think he has any chance to stay?

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

• Joe is saying that Boogie and Frank cheated in the PoV comp.
• Boogie and Frank now hate Joe.
• Supposedly, even if they were cheating, the result would have been the same -- a Frank win.
• We don't know as they blocked the feeds for almost seven hours for the PoV comp and its aftermath.
• Frank and Boogie know that Ian thinks a lot of Dan.
• Frank thinks Dan will use Ian and then dump him.
• As if he and Boogie would never do that!
• Apparently Joe also somehow almost got Ian disqualified in the PoV.
• I just don't know.
• Too much trivia and fishes.
• Boogie is tired of everyone in the house.
• I'm tired of him.
• We'll probably both be granted our wishes this week.
• Boogie is promising people he'll have their backs if they keep him in the house.
• Here's a novel idea, Boogie. Their backs won't need that much cover if you're gone!
• Britney and Shane think that Danielle is overly emotional.
• Y'think? Really?
• Britney thinks it's going to be very hard to get Frank out of the house.
• Y'think? I mean, he's only survived how many times so far? The guy hasn't even cast a vote yet as he goes from nominated to HoH in a cycle.
• Ian got all excited because Frank and Boogie were going to "go off" on Joe in the backyard.
• He even made popcorn.
• Sigh. It was a bust.
• Of course, Joe (who I feel has a bit of Willie Hantz in him) is unpredictable.
• I think 90% of that is just flustering foolishness, though.
• Joe thinks he's in with the HoH crew.
• Others think Joe butters up whoever is in power and they will cast him aside.
• Well, yeah. Who seriously wants Joe for more than a vote?
• The guy's nutty!
• The Quack Pack figured out it had to be Ashley telling Boogie and Frank that Joe went to the Diary Room to complain about the alleged PoV cheating.
• Joe told Frank he hasn't been talking about him or saying anything bad for at least two days.
• BWAHAHAHAHA!
• Darn, if you're going to lie, at least make it believable.
• The Quack Pack plus Frank are now more sure than ever that Ashley is "working with" Frank and Boogie.
• Frank and Boogie are still trying in vain (most likely) to have Shane put up Dan as the replacement nominee.
• I don't think that's gonna happen.
• Boogie had a poor pitiful me talk with Britney.
• Britney later talked about poor pitiful Boogie recently selling his Bentley.
• Poor Boogie.
• Boogie is upset that Joe has gone to Dan when he (Boogie) is the one with restaurant and TV connections who could get him a chef show.
• Yeah, like he would do that.
• There are moments that it seems like it's really sinking in to Boogie that he will be leaving this week and it saddens him.
• Aw, poor Boogie.
• Could those have been real tears he shed while talking with Britney?
• He told Frank they were.
• Ian confirmed with Dan that he'll be voting Boogie out this week.
• Dan reminded Ian that he took all the Frank/Boogie heat when he could have just told them about him (Ian) and his role.
• Ian is grateful.
• Me? I'd remind Dan that HE is one of the crew who recruited ME to spy for them and put the blame right back on them!
• But Ian is more gentle than am I.
• Frank and Boogie think Ian might be wishy-washy.
• Heh.
• Jenn tried to talk the get Dan out bit to Shane, saying he was a slick player and throwing comps.
• I'd say he already knows, but Shane isn't the brightest bulb in the pack.
• But I also doubt he'll cross the line and put Dan up.
• He's already in a bunch of hurt for his initial power move at the request of others.
• Ashley and Jenn have been drinking the Boogie Kool-Aid.
• They're expendable, so it doesn't really matter.
• It's up in the air who Shane will put up, but it's likely to be either Ashley or Jenn.
• The PoV meeting isn't until tomorrow.
• The tension goes on ... 

Danielle talks with her mouth full

Excitable boy

Shane's really styling, right?

Boogie's in overdrive

Big Brother 14: HoH Results and Nominations Show Blog Party - Aug. 19

It seems like so long ago, but the TV viewing audience will get treated to the endurance comp result, HoH winner and nominations tonight. Well, at least those items should be on the agenda!

The show will be starting on time tonight here in the NYC viewing area. Yay! I say that because the season finale of Falling Skies is on at 9pm. I don't want to delay that.

As the show airs here, I'll be updating this entry with major happenings, so please refresh to see the latest news. However, the real fun is in the comments area. Come join us! We don't bite ... hard (as Dr. Will would say).

In the HoH comp, lots of falls. Ouch. Britney won Safety. Boogie got the ten grand. Shane wins HoH.
Ohhh ... the big HoH room reveal. As Boogie says, lots of pictures of his dog, none of his father. His letter was from his sister.

Now we see Ian telling Britney that Boogie was pressuring him to put up Britney and/or Shane if he had won HoH. Britney lets Shane, etc. know. The Quack Pack decides that Frank and Boogie should go on the block together.

Uh-oh, Britney is going to Nair Ian's armpits! The agony! His date with Ashley was a bomb, not the bomb.

They found balls leading to the arcade room where there is now a question mark on a cube in with the balls in the machine.

Nominations today.

Key order: Britney can't be nominated. Danielle, Dan, Jenn, Ashley, Joe, Ian. Boogie and Frank are on the block. Let the fireworks begin! 

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Into Sunday - Aug. 19

Ian yawns, Jackie yawns

I've been a bit on the sidelines with a sprained finger. Ouch, that makes typing more of a task! With the huge feeds blackout yesterday, it wasn't so bad. But I waited so long for the feeds to come back that I didn't cover the fiasco over the drawing for PoV.

It was actually much ado about nothing, built up on the various sites. Boogie apparently got HG Choice, chose Ian. Then, when Frank drew his chip, it was Ian's named as such chip. He had to redraw. He got Ashley. Production didn't like the camera angle they had for the redraw, asked him to do it again. He palmed the Ashley chip and redrew it for the camera. That's all. Not everything is sneaky, Pete!

What has happened since PoV/? Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Guys and Grills:

• Yes, they got the grill. Joe practically had an orgasm over it.
• As Joe did Tim Tyler Tooltime grunting, Britney classically rolled her eyes.
• So did I.
• But she does it so much better.
• Earlier, others had made plans for cooking because Joe "didn't feel like it."
• But the grill changed all that!
• Ashley is upset with Ian because he apparently said she threw the PoV comp.
• He apologized. She said she wanted to win.
• But, seriously folks ... can Ashley win anything? Well, perhaps more than Joe, but ...!
• BB gave them booze.
• Frank and Boogie are still on their "get Dan out" agenda.
• Although I prefer Dan to Boogie, technically they're right. Dan is doing the same thing he did in his season -- laying low playing a good social game and throwing comps. The wins should be right around the corner.
• Ashley and Britney talked. They'll have to see if Shane wants to go with the original plan -- put up a pawn (like Ashley or Jenn) with Boogie and Boogie goes home or backdoor Dan.
• Frank told Boogie that if he goes home, he (Frank) will have no one to work with.
• Really? I guess that's the fee you pay to try to be the new Chilltown.
• Britney told Ashley the girls need to stick together and let the guys take each other out.
• Meanwhile, this morning Boogie was trying to rally his original team for his cause -- Frank, Jenn and Ian.
• Jenn and Ian nodded their heads a lot.
• Boogie thinks the only people he can work with in the house are idiots and fools. @@
• Frank's goal this week is to make Dan cry.
• I don't think that will happen.
• Frank thinks Joe is a lying so-and-so.
• He's right.
• Ian thinks that Joe is putting his name into Shane's head for the "pawn."
• Joe did tell the HoH crew the truth when he told them that Frank and Boogie have made it a priority to get Dan out of the house.
• Joe grilled pork chops at 3AM, their time.
• Britney told Frank she has no idea what Shane will do -- she's been betrayed by all sides.
• While it's good to tell Frank that, it's not necessarily so. She's privy to "inside info" in HoH, but I noticed that since Shane threw her under the bus, she is a bit more guarded with what she says to him.
• Boogie said that if they can't get Shane to put Dan on the block, it should be Joe. He thinks he'd have the chance to stay against Joe.
• I don't think so. I'm not a Joe fan, but more of a "if they have the chance to get Boogie out, do it" fan.
• Boogie thinks Ian is "tight" with Dan. He still doesn't know that Ian was the leak and he's acting as a double agent. But he sees the friendship and how Ian looks up to Dan.
• When confronted, Ian said that he would have no problem voting Dan out and that if Dan made it to the final two, he'd win.
• Ashley said Dan has brainwashed half the house.
• And so on and so forth.
• The veto meeting won't happen until tomorrow.
• So we have more scheming ahead of us. 

Joe checks out the new grill

Boogie is starting the scheming game

Britney looks to fish for peace

Jenn is still in the house

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - August 19, 2012

Good Sunday morning to you! It's time for my weekly off television topic reflection on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way. If you're looking for Big Brother content, you can pull up all of those posts with this label link and might want to skip over this particular post. Don't worry, my feelings won't be hurt. But, for those who remain ...

This coming week will break the pattern of hot, humid and stormy. It will keep the stormy part now and again, but the temperatures will be slightly below normal. I'm more than ready for the temperatures to ease. I was probably ready before it ever got hot!

Vincent has fared fine through the hot weather as, in the worst of it, I've left the air conditioner on low for him. However, I'd rather just have the windows open with a gentle breeze wafting in and a lower electric bill. Unfortunately, I have to go out back and forth to work as I am not a spoiled cat. 

Let's see ... I seem a bit discombobulated this morning. So, maybe I should just send out random thoughts on the week in my BB live feeds reporting style. Yeah, that's easier than paragraphs! Here we go!

• I hurt a finger at my workplace. It's making typing a bit hard. I think it might be sprained.
• I saw a whole bunch of bats in the skies downtown last night as I returned home from work. Cool.
• The days are getting shorter. Last week it was too rainy, but would have been too light for the bats on my Saturday later return home.
• I did not win the big Powerball lottery drawing. I bought one ticket. Never gamble more than you wish to throw away.
• I have been contacted with an intriguing offer to work for a start-up on the Internet which (hopefully) might become another social networking way of life. I'll know more next week after I talk to them on the phone.
• But, of course, I'll keep my day job. Internet income is so up and down.
• Right now it's way down.
• No one stole the cameras at my apartment building. For some reason, the landlord took them down, every one but the front door.
• I don't use the front door.
• Even the one in the laundry room is gone.
• I don't know what's up with that.
• And now, the front door which had been red, has been painted black.
• Enough of this, onto the photos! 

Clicking on an image will open it in a new window. Clicking again will make it larger. Closing the window will bring you right back here.  

A weed flower

Yes, even a weed can be pretty.

A paler shade of bee

I messed with the saturation in this photo. I don't know why, but I like it in paler pastels. East Front Street, Plainfield.

Red sky in the morning

Sailors take warning. And sure enough, it rained later that day. This is the Plainfield Train Station as I waited for my train about 6:30 AM one day.

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

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Power of Veto Comp Bulletin - Aug. 18

Boogie has a new do

Finally, after a six hour plus feeds block, they came back. Then after a good twenty minutes of no mention, Ian spoke to Danielle and Dan.

"So, Ashley will go up and Boogie will go home?"

Aha! Frank must have won the power of veto! 

They said they didn't want to talk out there (Boogie and Frank weren't far away). Danielle did tell Ian he's not on the short list.

Big Brother: Live Feeds Into the Dawn, Saturday - Aug. 18

Playing dumb ... or just plain dumb?

Now, this is classic Big Brother game play -- hurt feelings, throwing friends under the proverbial reality show bus, getting defensive, a few tears ... that's what we're talking about! If you haven't read my previous post, go read it now. Then get back here.

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

• Just to recap a bit: As per the decision of the entire Quack Pack (not just one or two, mind you), Shane put Frank and Boogie on the block.
• Boogie already had it in his mind that if they went up, it would be due to Britney in Shane's ear.
• Frank already had it in his mind that if they went up, it would be due to Dan in Shane's ear.
• Nobody is even thinking of Ian in all these tales going about in dizzying circles.
• Good. 
• So far, in every confrontation, Ian has been protected. 
• First, Boogie and Frank confronted Shane. Newbie that he is, Frank is already good at the BB mind games.
• Boogie is proving to be a pro at the game.
• I hate to admit that.
• But he's no one without a bro at his side, methinks.
• In that first confrontation, Shane threw Britney under the bus.
• Mainly because the fish have stronger spines than Mr. Comp Winning Hunk Dude.
• Shane then told Britney he threw her under the bus. Oh, not in so many words. But she indeed knows he did.
• So she went to confront Boogie and Frank. 
• While not throwing anyone (other than Shane and how he made the choice) by name, she said she indeed heard they were going to target her and Shane. She admitted to telling Shane that.
• When she wouldn't give any names, Boogie and Frank turned to blaming Dan.
• She didn't say no. She didn't say yes.
• Of course, we know that our boy Ian had a hand in this.
• His name never came up.
• So many fake hugs in this game ... Frank and Boogie hugged Britney and said there are options.
• "This can be fixed." -- Boogie's line of the night.
• Then Britney confronted Shane and rehashed how he threw her under the bus and how badly he hurt her feelings.
• Shane is, um ... I want to say a platypus. He's certainly not the sharpest tool in the shed.
• But he is indeed a tool. That's for sure.
• That's what we get for BB recruiting folks who've never seen the show.
• Then Boogie, Frank, Shane, Britney and Dan had a big pow-wow in the HoH room. 
• I'd call that the light into Teflon Dan to see if he will crack meeting.
• Dan doesn't crack.
• He doesn't name names. He actually doesn't even sweat or get excited.
• Later, Boogie and Frank went to Danielle. Oh my. They told her all about Dan and his Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (at the hands of others). Boogie even told Dan's final two deal with him.
• Boogie and Frank tag teamed Danielle with accusations that her alliance is dissing her, leaving her out to dry.
• Danielle and Britney bonded more over bubbles. They planned a name for their two girl alliance.
• Where were Joe, Jenn and Ashley during all of this?
• Who cares!
• Dan told Britney he doesn't know how much longer he can protect Ian.
• Oh noes!
• In watching Boogie and Dan, their game play, I have to give them both credit. As a watcher, I can see what they're doing in their games and they're so much better even than Britney or Janelle have been in the season.
• In the end, despite all hurt feelings, the Quack Pack wants the noms to remain the same.
• Either Frank or Boogie can go.
• And Danielle is back in Shane's bed tonight.
• While Frank and Dan share a bed.
• What a wonderful world it is.
• Heh. Not in the Hamster House!
• The Power of Veto will be a big telling factor in all of this. It will be played out later today.
• And yet another fish is dying. They're probably just dying to get out of there!

Telling Coach Dan stories

The Blame Game

On the hot seat

When all fails, a bubble bath helps

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Nominations Bulletin and ? - Aug. 17

?, no Mysterians

Prior to the feeds block for nominations, the hamsters were on an outdoor lockdown. When they returned inside, a trail of the game balls led to the arcade room. A mysterious ball with a question mark has appeared. Whatever can it mean? The guesses range from a clue that Pandora's Box is coming to a PoV comp with numbers or counting. Some tried to count the balls.

NOMINATIONS ARE IN!

Surprise ... Boogie and Frank are on the block. Shane is being tag-teamed by both and throwing Britney under the bus. Shane is backing down, but the nominations are in. Too late!

Well, Shaney Boy, you shock me. He's telling Britney blow by blow what they and he said. Britney is NOT happy that Shane made the target on her even larger. However, we all know that Boogie made up his mind early this morning that if Shane put them up, it would be Britney's fault.

UPDATE: Now Britney is talking with Boogie and Frank, defending herself. They're playing the same mind games with her. Now the blame is shifting on Dan. Britney is not throwing Dan under the bus, though.  She's basically nodding her head a lot. Frank, after all, really wants Dan out. It was Dan he was tempted to blindside last week.

Boogie told Frank (after Britney left) that he was right all along ... it's Dan. Britney really did no more than agree what a good player Dan is.

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Friday Daytime - Aug. 17

Will Frank be on the block?

Y'know ... this could be a very interesting week. When I last left you, the Quack Pack had united in um ... quacks with the decision that the Silent Six would be reduced to Quacks and One this week. Yep, Frank and Boogie on the block, the blood on Shane's hands for the good of the masses. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Fowl Deeds:

• As per his usual, Boogie was the first up and talked to the feedsters this morning.
• A sidenote: I do like when someone, anyone talks to us! Even Boogie.
• He recapped the endurance comp. Yawn.
• Then he said on a scale of ten, he was a nine in his confidence he'd be safe this week.
• He's sure Shane would never nominate him or Frank. But, as he said, if that sneaky Britney gets in there.
• But he's sure they're okay.
• Heh.
• Boogie thinks Shane has the biggest target on him in the house.
• He would like one of the peripheral people to do the dirty work to take him (Shane) down.
• He went on give his opinion of everyone in the house. He thinks Danielle is a tough competitor, but easily manipulated.
• He has a love/hate relationship with Britney.
• On and on.
• He actually does think a lot of Dan. Apparently his talks about going to the end with him might have a ring of truth.
• But, last night Dan was definitely for putting Frank and Boogie up with the Quack Pack.
• Jenn is in a lot of pain from the comp.
• As is Ian, many others. Some wild falls went down.
• Jenn and Ashley are sure they will be nominated. They've decided to work together.
• Which, of course, isn't the best thing if they're both on the block.
• But I doubt they will be.
• Jenn thinks it's a waste that Britney went for safety when Shane won HoH.
• Joe told Shane that Ashley will vote whatever he (Shane) wants her to.
• Loose Lips Shane said if he makes a big move, he wants one to go.
• Why don't you just tell Joe that you're going to put Boogie and Frank on the block? Sheesh.
• Shane told Joe he wants no coaches at the end of the game.
• Ian asked Boogie if he knows who's getting nominated.
• Boogie told him he thinks it will be Joe and Ashley.
• Heh.
• Boogie also told Ian he thinks this will be an easy week.
• Double heh.
• Ian requested that his key come up last to cover for his double agent work.
• Shane thinks he'll put Ashley and Joe just before Ian.
• Frank told Ian he thinks that he, Boogie and Ian could make it to at least the final four.
• Ian asked him what would happen if he (Frank) and Boogie went on the block.
• Frank said he'd be upset because Boogie went after the money instead of HoH last night.
• Heh.
• Nominations will be later tonight. 

Shocker! Danielle is on Shane's bed!

Boogie feels safe this week

Yes, Jenn is still there!

Dan occupies himself with Godzilla in the pool

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Overnight Into Friday - Aug. 17

Shane is King of the House once again

Well, the big endurance comp is long over now as I get this written up. So, what's been happening inside that Big Brother House of Well-Greased Hamsters? Read on ...

• Due to the endurance comp, once again there will be no Have Nots this week.
• Of course, we knew that when we weren't asked for our input last night!
• Britney and Dan don't understand why Boogie went for the money.
• I personally hope that Frank realizes that Boogie does NOT have his back since he went for the cash!
• Danielle thinks that Dan is probably mad at her because she did better than he did in the comp.
• @@
• Joe wished that the "real news" Julie gave them during the show had included Romney's VP pick.
• For some reason, that doesn't surprise me.
• Shane told Britney, Ashley and Danielle that they could sleep in the HoH room and he'd sleep downstairs.
• That was nice of him. I have this hot/cold thing about Shane. 
• In an interesting change of pace, Frank knows more about the Mars Lander than does Ian. Huh. Who woulda thunk it?
• They talked about their falls in the comp. Some did look pretty bad. I'm sure they're going to be hurting for a few days.
• When Joe went to the Diary Room, the talk turned to his speech during the show. No one knows what he was getting at.
• It was just weird.
• Ian said his mother told him not to lose his virginity in the house. Heehee!
• The big Shane HoH reveal went down. His letter was from his sister and he was a gracious host to all.
• This is nice. Wait until the power goes to his head in a few days.
• The rest of the house think that if Frank complains he couldn't get safety or the money, they can remind him he was saved by the reset. Ian doesn't think it was fair for Frank.
• None of them think Boogie should have gone for the money.
• Except Boogie himself, of course.
• Joe is irked that Julie cut him off. @@
• They got booze -- two bottles of wine, seven beers.
• Shane told Joe he'll probably put Frank and Boogie on the block.
• That would be nice. We'll have to see if it really happens.
• Joe told Shane that Boogie and Frank had been thinking of nominating him (Shane).
• Dan told Danielle that Ian is going to win the game. He's in the best place of all with no enemies.
• Britney thinks Frank has the best chance to win it all and wants him gone.
• Danielle told Shane that Frank and Boogie need to go up. He agrees, but is concerned about breaking up the Silent Six.
• She's working on him.
• We'll see later today who Shane wants gone. He's saying now that he will be putting them up, doesn't want to waste his HoH.
• Now the Quack Pack is talking in the HoH room. They're pretty much deciding the Silent Six is history -- get them before they get us.

Ian seems no worse for the wear

Danielle thinks that Shane will send Frank home

Booze for all

Rub-a-dub-dub, three drunk girls in a tub

Quack Pack decides it will be Boogie and Frank nominated

Big Brother 14: Live HoH Endurance Comp Updates and Screen Caps - Aug. 16

11:29 PM ET -- SHANE WINS THE HOH.

11:22 PM ET -- Standings are (from the views I'm getting): Shane WAY in the lead, Danielle, Dan, Jenn, Ian, Joe, Ashley. Britney took safety, Boogie took money.

Quad view 11:16 pm et - That's Shane's jug

11:10 PM ET - No one is close to Shane

11:05 PM ET -- They're doing shout outs to the live feeders, yo. Shane has a few inches left to go. He's just gliding and think he's only fallen once.


They said it's Crisco on the lanes. But I'd say store brand vegetable shortening ... or lard.

A producer's voice asked for an update, so we get trivia. Grr.

10:50 PM ET -- Mike Boogie won the 10 grand, so he's out. It's going to be Shane's game to win. He's way ahead of the others with his HoH jug.

The fuller jar second down on the left is Shane 10:40 PM ET

10:35 PM ET -- Britney is out with Safety. Boogie is still working on the money. Joe is really struggling as is Ian on the return trips to his bucket. Shane is in the HoH lead, having just filled his jug to the bottom of the HoH insignia on it. Danielle is behind Shane, Ian behind Danielle, Dan behind them, Jenn doing poorly, Ashley still in slow motion.

Ian at 10:22 PM ET

10:21 -- Britney just got Safety filled. She joins Frank on the sidelines. 

Since Frank has a better view to compare than do I, I will trust him. He just said that Danielle is in second, just ahead of Ian.

Shane in the lead at 10:16 PM ET

Shane seems to be in the lead as far as HoH bowl. Britney is working on safety. Boogie is going for the 10 grand.

10:08 PM ET -- Feeds back on

Well, here we are waiting for the live feeds to come back on. Once they do, I'll be posting screen caps and updates.

Big Brother 14: Live Eviction and HoH Show Blog Party - Aug. 16

Hamster watchers ready? I'm definitely more interested in the HoH comp than the eviction tonight. How about you?

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major events. However, the real fun is in the comments area. Hope to see you there!

Recap, campaign ... then Julie mentions tonight's HoH comp will be endurance and we can vote for incentives for them to stop. (Of course, as with endurance comps, I'll set up a post after the show and keep up with updates and screen caps from the live feeds.) Jeff's appearance hasn't happened yet and seems to be of a commentary role.

Heh. Joe's wife and kids commented on his yelling and that thing on his chin.

Yay, Jeff is rooting for my boy Ian! (As opposed to my pool pick boy Shane.)

For the incentives, Twitter poll -- #bbcashprize or #bbhavenot. (I think.) The $10,000 cash prize is winning over the Have Not Pass at this point. Well, duh.

The votes to evict --

Ashley - Joe
Boogie - Wil
Commercial break
Danielle - Wil
Jenn - Joe
Dan - Wil
Britney - Wil
Shane - Wil
Ian - Wil

He WIL be going home.

The temptation "we" chose was $10,000. It's the slip and slide with them filling up a jug. Fill smaller SAFETY jug, you'll be safe. Fill the cash jug, $10,000.

Next week is a double eviction.

I will be setting up a separate post to cover the endurance comp with screen caps and updates. Wait until Sunday? NO WAY!

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Wednesday Night Into Thursday - Aug. 15-16

Wil this be his last day in the house?

It's countdown to eviction time in the house. But, more importantly ... what have those lovable (cough) hamsters been up to? Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Friend or Foe:

• Ian's incredible BB memory took us through a journey of past seasons. As he retold the comps, I remembered. But I could never just sit there and ramble off the stuff like him even though I've been doing write-ups for so many seasons.
• Joe told Frank that if he (Joe) wins HoH, he (Frank) is 100% safe. 
• He also said Ian would be safe. (Yay!)
• Er, not that I'm worried about Joe ever winning a comp, just sayin' ...
• Frank told Joe that he thinks Ian is a great kid, nothing he would have said in the first few weeks.
• Yay. I'm enjoying Ian the most this year. He's different and refreshing, plus he's such a fan of the show.
• Wil told Britney there are two pawns up on the block.
• No, Wil. One pawn, one target and you're the target.
• No, Britney didn't say that. I did.
• A lot of the evening, Jenn and Wil segregated themselves from everyone else.
• Not a great move if you're trying to save your butt in the house!
• Jenn trashtalked Britney a lot to Wil.
• But Wil really tried to convince Britney he'd like to work with her (Britney).
• Not that it will do any good because he'll be leaving tonight.
• Meanwhile, Joe joined in on the card games and discussions with others.
• He also ate a huge gob of mayonnaise.
• BB won't allow the Have Nots to shower in the HoH room anymore. About time as they were taking hot showers up there, not cold.
• Jenn did try to shmooze a bit with Frank and Boogie. She is still way under the radar, but very expendable.
• Frank is a bit worried that if Ian wins HoH, he'll put him (Frank) on the block because of his date with Ashley.
• @@
• If Ian did that, it would have nothing to do with Ashley, I say!
• Wil did campaign for votes, but didn't get commitments.
• Britney, Danielle and Ashley decided they'd Nair Ian's armpits.
• Oh noes! Poor kid! He had a bad reaction to the chemicals and spent the rest of the night in pain.
• It was so bad that the medic saw him.
• He went to bed with ice packs under his armpits.
• Boogie and Dan once again talked about their best chance of winning would be to be together in the final two.
• They said there are people in the house who really "need" the money and that would affect the vote if they were in with any of the newbies.
• Britney and Danielle think Shane needs to go. Oh my, Danielle. They realize he has deals with just about everyone.
• They seriously think tonight will be a double eviction.
• I don't.
• We all know the BB promo machine. If there was a double eviction tonight, they would be hyping it all week. 

Ian checks out the tournament trophy

Will Joe go?

Newly hairless armpits

Will Boogie turn on him eventually?

Big Brother 14: Power of Veto Show Blog Party - Aug. 15

ZING! It's just about time for the show to start! Come one, come all ... bring your drinks and snacks, we'll supply the comfy chairs! As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with major happenings. However, the real party is down in the comments area. See you there!

Finally, some action -- PoV Player picks - Frank - Jenn, Joe - HG Choice - Ashley (who's hurting), Wil - Boogie. Heh. Ian will host the comp.

The Zingbot has arrived! Ashley's smile is the only thing about her that's bright. Shane -- Zing's 5 year old niece called, wants pink tank top back. Brit gave her money to the charity, the Brigade. Joe - oldest man of the house, sorry Boogie ... didn't see you there. Ian, chemical engineering student, little chemistry with the ladies. Frank, Orphan Annie would 'preesh if you stopped using her hair. Danielle -- Shane will give you a special gift after the season, a restraining order!

Veto comp time. Stations with pipes, Zingcubator. Bring Baby Zingbot to life, build a pipeline, transfer an orb through it. Frank wins the Power of Veto and Zing Baby comes out.

Wil wants Frank to backdoor Dan and make a big move. He gathers his troops (Ashley and Jenn) to visit Frank. Ian plays the good little spy for the Quack Pack. But Boogie gives Frank the same advice as Ian -- too soon to backdoor Dan.

Veto meeting ...he follows Boogie's advice. He does not use the veto. Wil and Joe are both still on the block.

Jeff Schroeder (of Jeff and Jordan) will appear on Thursday's live show.

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Tuesday Night to Wednesday Afternoon - Aug. 14-15

The big date

It's kind of sad that the biggest news in the last 24 hours has been a juvenile make-out session. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of We Made Out on Camera!:

• Yep, the big Frank/Ashley HoH room date went down.
• They spent most of the time talking game.
• Actually, Ashley kind of threw her buddy Wil under the bus -- told Frank she didn't like what he's been turning into, "the mean gay guy."
• Frank tried telling her that he thinks that Ian was quite upset that she was going on the "date" with him.
• She doesn't think so.
• Since they had to (as Frank said) wait for the cheesecake to harden, they made out.
• Ugh.
• Joe, although told by Boogie that he'll be safe this week, is campaigning for votes ... yet not coming across as desperate as we've seen before.
• Danielle says she's had a terrible week -- she's been "villainized" by the Janelle boot and the Zingbot said mean things to her.
• Poor pitiful Danielle.
• Heh.
• The HoH room fish are dying ... as they do every year. What's up with that?
• I liked the year they had the tarantulas.
• Today is Day 40 in the house. Ian is thrilled to still be there -- he never expected to last so long.
• That said, he should last longer. His name was tossed around in the beginning for eviction and isn't really mentioned in any immediate dream plans of those who would be HoH ... if they could win a comp.
• Wil told Ashley she needs to get Frank out if he (Wil) leaves this week.
• Ashley told Wil that Frank is playing Boogie's game, not his own.
• Lots of exercise, whining about how hot it is, small talk, talk about previous seasons, talk about Have Nots eating soon, etc. 
• Yawn.
• I'll be happy to see a bit of drama with the new HoH and eviction tomorrow night.
• Stop on back at 8:00 PM ET for the blog party while we watch the show!
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Eek! See, Ian ... NOT the girl for you!

Shady!

Shadier!

Hunky in pink