Big Brother 15: PoV, MVP Show Blog Party - July 24

Hey, all ... ready to party? While we know what to expect from the live feeds, this should be a great show to watch! As it airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest.

Elissa's worried because she hasn't heard about the MVP yet. Spencer, Howard, Kaitlin, GinaMarie and Judd create an alliance to overthrow Amanda (because she's ruling the house), McCrae, Helen and Elissa.

As always, the real party will be in the comments area. Come join us!

MVP nomination ... Elissa! Veto players picked are Helen and McCrae. Judd chooses Andy to host. Elissa fusses she wants to go home. MVP conspiracy theories abound with the hamsters, including nominating herself.

Veto comp -- Voting booths, mudpit, flies and veto campaign signs. They have to search for ballots in the mud pit, only keep four, highest wins. McCrae got one that said $5000 and zero votes. He kept it. Judd took 24 hour solitary for 18 votes. Elissa took no PoV play next week for 20 votes. Helen took an 8pm curfew for two nights for 10 votes. Elissa wins with 40 votes!

McCrae's risque birthday party creates a rift between Amanda and Elissa.

Veto meeting time. Elissa takes herself off the block. The MVP re-nom is ... GinaMarie!

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds into Wednesday Afternoon - July 24

Always clutching something

How'd the hamsters do after the late night fireworks? Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Bickering Bickersons:

• They slept late today, really late.
• BB did the wake-up music at around 10am their time, but most slept until about 12:30pm.
• Spencer said last night that BB must have given most of the house crazy pills. I think he might be right.
• Andy and Helen discussed Elissa's meltdown (whatever it was). They both agree that she really can't be trusted not to do it again.
• They agreed they'll probably have to get rid of her sooner rather than later.
• Helen said they should consider telling Kaitlin she will be voted out tomorrow as she asked to know.
• I don't think that's a great idea. But, it's up to them!
• Judd's suspicious that Elissa might be working with Kaitlin as she's so vocal about getting Aaryn out.
• I just think Aaryn and Elissa got off on the wrong foot and it's been causing blisters ever since.
• Helen still thinks Howard is the MVP.
• Andy is still sure America must be the MVP.
• None of them seem to be taking into consideration that America's first two choices were probably Aaryn and Kaitlin, negated by Judd's nominations.
• Judd and Helen tried to reassure Aaryn that they're doing their best to smooth over things from last night.
• Andy thinks GinaMarie is a bad gameplayer.
• Y'think?
• Elissa continues to isolate herself from the others by refusing to admit she did no wrong in the big confrontation.
• They now feel that she feels entitled.
• Jessie continues to vow allegiance to Helen and company.
• Helen told her that Aaryn is NOT part of the alliance and they will just use her.
• Amanda feels ill. Judd told her that's why she shouldn't smoke and wear a nicotine patch.
• Judd put Vaseline in Andy's hair gel as a prank.
• Andy freaked as he's a Have Not and only takes the rare cold shower because he can't stand them.
• Amanda told Candice that she and McCrae aren't targeting Howard.
• That's a half-truth, I feel. McCrae is not targeting Howard.
• Judd's been on an odd kick today. He did karate kicks in the yard, put Vaseline in Andy's hair gel, clowned around much more than usual.
• I guess it's the stress from a really nerve-wracking HoH week coming to a close.
• Just a bit before I'm posting this, they went on indoor lockdown -- probably for the HoH set-up for tomorrow.

As with the CBS disclaimers about comments from the houseguests not being their responsibility -- I feel, as of now, I should disclaim that any comments here regarding conspiracy theories and things exaggerated from the live feeds are not to be construed as my own thoughts, observations or opinions. I post my opinions and actual content I've witnessed from the live feeds as just that. I cannot vouch for what others may say. 

"She made me so mad!"

Howard-a-Day

Swat her! Swat her!

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Monday into Tuesday - July 23-24

Andy's here

So, what's been happening inside that Big Brother House of Fools since I last posted?

• The daytime itself yesterday was a bit boring.
• The highlight of the day was the HoH photo taking time.
• Ho-hum.
• But, by late afternoon/evening the MEOWS were starting to come!
• Elissa said that she didn't like how Howard was always swearing on the bible. She said she's religious and doesn't think that's right (especially when lying!).
• Then Elissa got ticked at McCrae and Andy because they "mocked" her religion.
• Andy and McCrae felt bad as they really didn't mean to mock her religion at all.
• No apologies accepted!
• Amanda lamented the lack of alcohol. She thinks past seasons got more.
• Wah-wah-wah
• Elissa still wouldn't give up about the religion-mocking.
• Helen once again told Aaryn she's safe.
• As the night developed, it doesn't seem so much the case.
• Elissa is really starting to live up to her sister's reputation ... to a point, anyway.
• They're starting to think she's a crazy woman.
• Amanda told Aaryn that Judd/GinaMarie/Howard/Spencer/Kaitlin were in a fake alliance.
• Heh.
• Judd claimed he wasn't loyal to that alliance!
• Amanda told Judd that she thinks things are out of control.
• Yep and I like it that way!
• On a side note, GinaMarie texts while driving. Idiot!
• Hmm ... Amanda told Judd his eyes were dilated and he should get his medicine. He told her not to tell anyone. I wonder what's going on there.
• Judd really wasn't himself for a while. He was searching in zipped pillowcases and called both Candice and Elissa names (to McCrae, not to their faces).
• Elissa told Kaitlin that people were lying about her to flip the vote and get her out.
• Kaitlin ran to Andy fussing that Elissa told her she was getting voted out.
• Aaryn was right there in the bathroom and overheard.
• Then Aaryn was freaking out to McCrae and Amanda over the conversation.
• Aaryn confronted the whole house (sans Candice who was either sleeping or showering and McCrae/Amanda -- we don't need to know what they're doing) about the conversation.
• Elissa continuously lied, saying she never asked.
• It was a brouhaha with words. Aaryn kept twisting it to people blaming things on her while Elissa claimed innocence.
• While Aaryn really looked bad in the room, the after effect was that Elissa looks bad. She pretty much threw everyone under the bus and came across as a crazy liar.
• Elissa is still on the anti-Aaryn kick, even more so now.
• GinaMarie, of course -- the most strategic and strong player on the block -- managed to actually come across as the sensible one. Oh, by the way, that description of her is in her mind, not mine.
• The whole evening only served to muddle the vote a bit, but in the big picture it put a HUGE target on Elissa's back.
• Now everyone in the house thinks she's a loose cannon and want her out.
• Amanda wants Elissa out before Howard goes.
• You know that's bad.
• Even Helen says she has to go.
• Elissa claims she's the scapegoat, blamed Kaitlin, then Aaryn.
• @@
• Poor Judd. He's just dazed and confused at this point.
• Mumble, mumble.
• Amanda didn't escape the issues. Kaitlin thinks she's running the house and instigating a lot of the rumors.
• Now everyone is buzzing about alliances, real and fake.
• Elissa and Amanda are likely to be the next targets on the block.
• I still think Kaitlin will probably go home, but it's a bit muddier now. If they could impeach Elissa, they would.

Andy's there

Howard-a-Day

Meetings here

Meetings there

Confrontation here

Confrontation there

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Late Night Monday - July 22-23

Looking tired

Wake up and smell the hamsters! Ew. Never mind, that sounds just a tad bit disgusting. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Shomances and Nomances:

• Jessie thinks it's like a human zoo there.
• Well, yeah. That's the point!
• Amanda, still on her "get rid of Howard" kick, along with Andy, tried to convince Elissa that Kaitlin is aligned with Howard and must go.
• Elissa still wants Aaryn out.
• Gee, no one seems to be after that HUGE threat, GinaMarie.
• Hahahahaha!
• I crack myself up.
• Elissa seems to be going along with the evict Kaitlin plan as of now.
• We'll see. I think she realizes that the numbers are there to get Kaitlin out, not to get Aaryn out at this time.
• On the other hand, Candice wants to get Aaryn out. I think that's more personal and I really can't blame her.
• Amanda and Elissa, both anti-Howard hamsters, both think that it's likely that Howard got the MVP this week.
• Silly hamsters.
• Amanda's paranoid because she heard someone called her "shady." She suspects Spencer or Howard.
• Aaryn told Amanda she would do, vote, nominate whatever they wanted if she gets to stay this week.
• Elissa gave Howard the third degree, questioning him about just about anything she could think of house-related.
• He pretty much calmly answered her questions.
• Spencer thinks that Aaryn will throw the HoH comp.
• Meanwhile, Amanda had Aaryn promising to put Spencer and Howard on the block if she wins HoH.
• Of course, the big IF is IF she wins it. I personally don't think she's good at comps.
• We'll see.
• Still looking like Kaitlin's heading out the door on Thursday.

You're all scared of me!

The hammock wants Ian back

Now hiding behind fluff

Howard-a-Day

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Into Monday Evening - July 22

He hopes his parents are proud of him

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Suspicious Minds (or lack thereof):

• Elissa really wants Aaryn out while most of the house is leaning towards a Kaitlin eviction.
• While she insists her decision isn't personal, it most definitely is. Kaitlin is a much bigger threat to win comps and mingle with others than is Aaryn.
• It's harder and harder to get Howard screen caps without Candice in them.
• Candice has been giving him a lot of good advice to improve his social game.
• But will he listen?
• She also told him not to repeat anything she says about Elissa or Helen to Spencer.
• But will he listen?
• Even with her sister's history with the show, Elissa doesn't seem to understand the concept behind the live feeds. She thinks, if America indeed has the MVP nomination, how could they truly judge from the TV show edit?
• Oh my.
• She also thinks America hates her.
• Yeah, that's how she got MVP for three weeks.
• @@
• Then she cried because she thinks people will be mean to her and her son.
• Oh geez. She should be Aaryn! Now, THAT is someone who should worry!
• Judd thinks that Aaryn is less of a threat than is Kaitlin. He's probably right.
• Candice and Howard said they'd vote whatever Judd wants.
• Helen, along with others (including me, not that they care), thinks that Amanda and McCrae need to be broken up. She thinks Amanda is too controlling and venomous when you cross her.
• Yup.
• GinaMarie has been sleeping most of the time since the PoV ceremony.
• Yeah, she's a tough gal.
• Aaryn is sure that Candice wants her out and will convince Howard to vote for her, too.
• Amanda and McCrae took a bubble bath together in Judd's HoH tub.
• @@
• Not much real action; no brouhahas.
• Laters!

Call the fashion police!

Females in fedoras

Howard-a-Day

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Monday Daytime - PoV Meeting, MVP re-nom 7/22

Howard-a-Day

For us, it was just another Monday. For the hamsters, it was a day of intrigue. Who's the mysterious MVP? What's the twist Julie promised? Who will be the replacement MVP nomination when Elissa takes herself off the block? Here's what's happened today inside that Big Brother House of Nervous Nancys:

• Aaryn thinks Elissa is too judgmental. Um. Okay.
• Kaitlin, Spencer, Judd, Aaryn and GinaMarie have come up with a ton o' lies (or is it a spool of lies) they believe Elissa has told ranging from where her husband is from/lives, what Rachel does, how old her kids are and more.
• I officially denounce GinaMarie as a local to me. She lives perhaps ten miles away and now you know where they got the cast of Jersey Shore. 'Nuff said.
• Kaitlin is riding Amanda's target Howard train. She's worried he's going to start winning comps after throwing them all along.
• Kaitlin thinks the PoV was set up for Kaitlin to win.
• Several seasons ago (seasons five and six), I was friends with the comp producer for the show. He told me that all of the comps were decided long beforehand and they had no clue even who the cast was when they designed and scheduled them. I believe him. Folks always jump on the conspiracy wagon, but sometimes it's just how things happen.
• Kaitlin and Spencer trashtalked Amanda.
• Not to her face, of course.
• There's yet another new alliance -- The Grasshoppers --GinaMarie, Judd, Spencer, Kaitlin and Howard.
• Yeah, let's see how that one does!
• Jessie told Candice that she's over Amanda because she's been so obnoxious.
• Jessie is a bit of a slow learner. Though, considering how desperate she was for friends, to shun Amanda's friendship speaks volumes.
• Elissa wants to give a threatening speech when she saves herself, but Judd told her she should cool it a bit and not make herself a larger target.
• Elissa STILL thinks Howard is the MVP.
• Judd admitted that he knows he can't always be understood.
• Mumble, mumble back at ya, Judd!
• Andy and Helen think that either Kaitlin or Howard need to go home before Aaryn.
• I understand the thinking about Kaitlin going home. She's almost won many comps. Plus, she's really a mean girl. The last is my own opinion.
• Howard's good to look at, but his social game is woefully lacking.
• Aaryn, despite the bigoted racist comments, isn't all that bright and isn't likely to win a comp by herself. Plus, if she's still standing at the end, whomever is up with her will win.
• It pretty much wouldn't matter who the other person was.
• I will admit I'm wanting to see the Aaryn/Julie interview, though!
• Feeds were blocked for the veto meeting and ...
• ... drum roll ...
• GinaMarie is on the block in Elissa's place!
• She claims the three prettiest girls are on the block.
• I claim three Mean Girls.
• GinaMarie went off on some sort of berserk mannish, gal gangsta, "I'm from New Yawk" rant.
• She says people know they can't beat her, so they want to send her home.
• @@
• Delusions much, little girl?
• Judd tried to tell GinaMarie to lay low and not ruffle any feathers.
• She said, "What?"
• Kaitlin claims she got a "serious vibe" from the Diary Room that Elissa is the MVP and nominated herself.
• That shows how much they read into everything there.
• GinaMarie referred to Candice as both an "Oreo" and "MilliVanilli" today, although not in the same sentence.
• Also, not to her face because that's how the tough gal rolls.
• @@
• Andy, alliance roamer he is, is trying to work himself in with Spencer and Howard.
• Gah! Stupid McCrae told GinaMarie that if she goes home, he'll give her his five thousand dollars. Stupid boy. He's been really disappointing for a superfan.
• It's looking like it's most likely going to be Kaitlin leaving this week.
• But things could always change.

Again with this camera angle for Judd

On the block

In disguise?

Photo shoot time?

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Into Wee Hours - July 21-22

Yikes! Scary hair!

I'll never figure out why people with dark natural hair go in as blonds on the show. It always becomes a real rootsy affair. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Dye Jobs Needed:

• McCrae voiced his concerns to Helen that Amanda might be in trouble due to Elissa.
• Helen told him she'd be fine -- they just need to keep all their votes together this week.
• Both McCrae and Helen think Howard might be the MVP as he was in the Diary Room an extended time.
• We know they're wrong.
• McCrae and Helen's plan is to get Aaryn, Kaitlin, then Howard out. Candice and Spencer would go on to jury.
• Several think that Elissa is just trying to stir up drama with accusations of being MVP.
• McCrae and Amanda had a fake wedding with a ring he made.
• GinaMarie, still stung by unrequited love for her kid Nick, was all ticked off about said fake wedding.
• @@
• Andy, McCrae and Judd have figured out that Spencer is a good liar.
• If he was a bad liar like Howard, they would have figured it out long ago.
• Spencer told Andy he'll be a great wife to someone someday.
• @@
• Amanda told Judd he has an accent combined with mumbling.
• She's right. He can speak clearly at times, but it's often hard to understand him!
• Judd snagged Nick's (McCrae's) hat and a towel, went running through the house as others screamed the twist is that Nick's back.
• GinaMarie cried.
• @@
• Spencer called Helen Kim Jong Il. Not to her face, mind you.
• Amanda keeps telling people that she thinks Howard is MVP.
• Howard keeps getting ticked because Amanda keeps telling people he's MVP.
• And on and on it goes, where it'll stop no one knows. 

Are we boring you, Candice?

Psychological pillow placement

Sitting up for doggie treats?

Howard-a-Day

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds into Sunday Evening - July 21

Fun with camera angles?

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

• Candice told Helen that she thinks Amanda might have faked the tears after the Amanda/Elissa MEOW over the "stripper club" birthday for McCrae.
• When asked, McCrae said he'd like a date night with Amanda for his birthday.
• Didn't they have one of those in Judd's HoH bed last night?
• There are continuous rumblings amongst the girls -- no way will there be any sort of solid decent-sized girl alliance.
• Kaitlin is mad at Howard.
• Elissa is mad at Amanda.
• Kaitlin and Aaryn are warring.
• And Andy just pops up everywhere.
• Judd got released from his solitary confinement.
• He shouted, "Mumble, MUMBLE!" with glee.
• Candice again reminded Howard to be mindful of his social game.
• Judd reminded Aaryn to try to be cool. She said she's learning to keep her mouth shut.
• Yeah, right.
• Amanda is worried about becoming the third nominee.
• Spencer told Amanda that people have been comparing notes and found out she and McCrae have multiple deals going with others in the house.
• Oopsie!
• When Amanda asked him why it's her taking the heat and not McCrae, he told her that it's because she's the leader of the two.
• Candice doesn't want Aaryn in the house.
• Shocker, I know.
• Helen's in for the night on her curfew.
• So she can't weigh in on any of this.
• Andy really really thinks America has the MVP vote this week.
• He's really really right.

Three girls in a hot tub

Not playing the game I hoped for

Howard-a-Day

Gussied up for the photo booth

Big Brother 15: Nominations, Food Comp Show Blog Party - July 21

Ready to party out there, folks? It's time for a blog party -- the water in the pool is just right, drinks will flow and snacks will abound. Opinions are bound to abound, as well! 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!

However, the real party is in the comments area. Put on your party hats and join on in!

After the recap, they're all worried about the twist Julie promised. Judd's HOH reveal and letter from home. Aw. GinaMarie's lack of proper vocabulary bit was funny. Onto the Howard and Candice relationship.

Have Not time ... three teams, frozen yogurt cafe - disgusting yogurts. The team gaining the most weight from it wins, least weight will be Have Nots. The Have Nots are Andy, Candice, Spencer and Jessie.

Have Not vote is for brussel sprouts and bananas, raisins and ramen, mushrooms and marmalade.

After much pushing for an Aaryn and Howard nomination when he's thinking Kaitlin and GinaMarie, it's time for nominations. Key order: Spencer, Jessie, Elissa, Candice, McCrae, Andy, Helen, Howard, GinaMarie, Amanda.

Aaryn and Kaitlin are on the block. Kaitlin, he doesn't think is going anywhere. Aaryn is a Texas tornado and he doesn't need her twist on words anymore.

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Into Sunday Afternoon - July 20-21

Birthday boy

I know I'm getting this report up a bit late. But, the hamsters slept ... so did I. And, dang, it felt good! Here's what's happened since my last report in that Big Brother House of Wayward Weirdos:

• Helen's curfew punishment dictates that she neither talks, nor gets talked to, from 8pm until morning.
• Judd's solitary punishment isn't in the Have Not room as in previous seasons. He's in the little settee (cockpit this year) room where they had the fortune teller last year, this year the photo booth.
• He's no Dan Gheesling trying to save his game life in there. He kept trying to sleep even though an alarm clock woke him up on a regular basis.
• Y'know, Chicken George's potato clock would have been a lot more quiet!
• Candice reminded GinaMarie that, in the slew of activity, they never had the Nick memorial on Friday night. I was hoping they'd all forget.
• But, in exit interviews, Nick professes to actually having feelings for GinaMarie and is interested.
• Oh my. I called that one wrong!
• They're all still in a quandary over who the MVP is this week.
• Heh.
• Most suspect it's America, but the fact that it's an Elissa nom and she's been voted MVP every week, they're confused.
• I'm not. I suspect Aaryn and Kaitlin (the Mean Girls) were our first two choices and they were nominated by Judd first.
• Spencer told Aaryn everybody wants her out.
• Well, that was so nice of him, wasn't it?
• He told her he'd work with her to try to save her.
• @@
• Andy, of course, ran to Amanda to tell her that Helen told him that she and McCrae can't be trusted.
• I predicted that move!
• Andy is still popping up everywhere at anytime. It's almost frightening how he zeroes in on every bit of game talk in the house.
• There was some sort of power outage in the backyard, forcing them inside but with limited space as Judd's solitary is in the cockpit room.
• Amanda dressed in lingerie while Spencer and Howard became robbers to hold down McCrae for his kinky birthday celebration.
• That all was just a bit out there.
• Elissa got drunk and melancholy. Get it together, girl. You have the PoV!
• She thinks production hates her. I think they like past obnoxious hamsters and their relations way too much.
• Elissa also lit into Amanda about the stripping party for McCrae.
• Amanda cried because Elissa made fun of her.
• Junior high, anyone?
• Andy figured out that America probably voted to nominate Aaryn and Kaitlin and Elissa was a third choice.
• Well, we'll see the fourth choice before long!
• GinaMarie made mean comments about Candice's looks.
• Candice, unlike GinaMarie, was actually Miss (Whatever state, I forgot), one year.
• Amanda and McCrae did the deed AGAIN in Judd's HoH bed.
• Ew.
• Aaryn said she cried the most when told (by Amanda, not the show) that people think she's a racist.
• Hey, her own words brought that down on her!
• Apparently, their bathroom is really rank. Why don't they clean and disinfect it instead of whining about it?
• GinaMarie told Spencer she wants a man to take care of her, more emotionally than financially.
• That doesn't surprise me seeing her reaction to Nick.
• Aaryn claims that, outside the house, she always carries a gun.
• That right there is a call for stricter gun control laws, I say!
• Judd's alarm in his solitary room kept going off. Half the time he slept through it.
• Helen told Elissa she (Elissa) needs to win HoH this week to be safe. Part of Elissa's winning of PoV this week is that she can't play for it next week.
• Candice continued to advise Howard to work more on his social game.
• She makes some good points. Because Howard shuts down and doesn't talk a lot to others, they automatically think he's up to something or sneaky.
• Judd, in solitary, asked the camera (us) if he should turn on McCrae and Amanda.
• I don't know if he should actually turn on them yet, but be very wary.
• Let the rest of the house turn on them, then join in.
• Both Helen and Spencer are turned off by real public displays of attention ... couples hanging all over each other.
• So am I.
• Candice wants a showdown between the Howard vs. Amanda crews once the Mean Girls are out of the house.
• Elissa reminded Candice that Amanda, although there are issues, kept them safe before. But then she admitted that the whole house kept her safe, not just Amanda.
• Aaryn thinks she's wrongfully blamed for anything that goes wrong in the house.
• Heehee!
• Amanda said when she's not in control, her anxiety levels go up.
• Y'think?
• Elissa and Amanda made up for the stripper club fight last night, albeit they're still a bit leery of each other.
• Howard gave McCrae a bible passage for his birthday.
• Judd's still in solitary until the evening.
• Lots more speculation about who the MVP is this week.
• Stop by later for the blog party while the episode airs here on the East Coast! 

Scheming

Oh my, birthday stripper

Birthday robbers holding McCrae down

Judd's solitary room

Howard-a-Day

Off Topic: That Was the (two) Week(s) It Was - July 21, 2013

It's Sunday morning, time for my weekly off television topic reflection on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way. This week is actually two weeks worth of photos as I was away last weekend. If you're looking for the Big Brother television show live feeds report, the last one I wrote is here at this link. Another one will be posted later this morning.

Last weekend I went up to Albany, NY, from my NJ home to (a) attend my high school reunion, the first one I've been to out of more than a few decades worth and (b) visit my brother Russ and his wife Debby and have a fantastic reunion with cousins from the Massachusetts, Vermont and New York area -- some of whom I haven't seen since I was a young child. Plus, my niece Carrie, her husband Ryan and my fantastic 1-year old niece Taylor joined us!

Although I've been miserable with the heat we have had here on the East Coast, the memories of this past weekend will long outlast my memories of the heat wave!

My first experience with Megabus was overall good. I'll definitely use them again and will probably visit upstate NY more often. The trip up cost me $5 as it was more popular timing. They work it so at least the first two trips booked on a bus get the $1 price. My ride home cost me a single dollar. Can't beat that with a stick even though that bus ended up being late. It costs twelve times that just to go through the bridge or tunnel!

Because I have so many photos, I'm going to get them started now ...

NYC at 1:09am Monday morning

The problem is that the train I wanted to catch, the last train of the night on my line, left at 1:00am. The trains on other days run later. Oops.

Nipper

This 25 foot tall, four ton replica of the "His Master's voice" RCA dog Nipper is atop what's now a moving and storage warehouse in Albany, New York. Back when it was erected, the building was an RCA dealership. The "new" owners (it's been several years) not only kept Nipper there, but totally refurbished him and have kept him in pristine condition. I loved to look up and see Nipper when I was a child and must admit it was like seeing an old friend to see him last week.

Inside the bloom

You'd think a bee would be on this with all that pollen just sitting there for the taking! Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY.

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Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Saturday - MVP nom, PoV - July 20

What's happening?

My, my ... it's been a busy day inside that House of Unhappy Hamsters:

• Spencer and Howard tried to talk Judd into putting McCrae on the block if the veto is used so "Aaryn would owe them one."
• The Amanda pairing with McCrae is putting a growing target on their backs.
• Aaryn guessed it last night; Elissa guessed it today -- America has the MVP vote this week.
• Of course, they really don't know for sure.
• We know, though.
• Jessie complained to Judd that Amanda keeps telling her what to do.
• A lot of people have a problem with Amanda's bossiness.
• Except McCrae, that is.
• When it came time to announce the MVP nomination and the PoV players, we got fish.
• Oh, my! America voted to put up ELISSA as the third nominee!
• She's really not taking it well at all. She went from important Queen Bee to Nominee. (Dig the rhyme!)
• McCrae told Amanda he thinks Elissa got the MVP and nominated herself.
• @@
• Despite my eye roll, that rumor is running rampant through the house still, now many hours later.
• Amanda is sure that America didn't vote because America wouldn't vote her MVP every week, then put her on the block.
• Hey, we're a fickle lot -- expect the unexpected!
• Elissa thinks the MVP must be Aaryn, GinaMarie or Kaitlin.
• Amanda still wants a backdoor Howard plan if someone comes off the block with the veto.
• McCrae nixed it as he's sure the votes wouldn't be there to get Howard out over whichever nominees remain.
• McCrae and Helen were the two players besides nominees and Judd (HoH) to play in the veto comp.
• GinaMarie is all in a tizzy because she thinks Elissa is blaming her for being MVP and nominating her.
• Yeah, like GinaMarie is in the running to be favored by America!
• Elissa wondered if Jeremy picked the MVP nomination.
• @@
• Judd and Helen think the only way they can figure out the MVP is if Elissa comes off the block -- see who the replacement is.
• My personal guess would be GinaMarie or Spencer. Mind you, I could be very wrong.
• Elissa was then sure it was Howard who did it.
• Candice nixed that and insisted it must be Kaitlin.
• This is actually working out quite well on a mystery nomination kind of basis. They're way worked up!
• Elissa's alliance(s) wonder if it might be a test of loyalty.
• Aaryn claims she's not stupid enough to put Elissa on the block.
• It's a kerfuffle!
• A kerfuffle isn't as entertaining as a brouhaha, but better than watching them play chess.
• So, then they played chess. Argh.
• Soon the feeds were blocked for a rather lengthy PoV comp -- it was the reward/punishment one.
• Elissa won the Power of Veto! Now we'll see the next on the list.
• McCrae got $5,000.
• Judd got solitary confinement. Too bad it's not in his HoH room, huh?
• Helen got an 8pm curfew. (Big deal.)
• Amanda's allies are starting to grow weary of her. Helen told Howard that Amanda wants him gone.
• I don't think he's all that surprised. He's been pushing for Amanda to be gone for a good two weeks now.
• GinaMarie is planning on steering clear of Elissa. She thinks that whoever nominated Elissa will pick off those who hang with her.
• Amanda thinks that when Elissa has power she's confident and nice, when she's nervous, she's really nervous.
• But she's no longer as nervous since she won PoV!
• Helen went and told Andy that the house wants McCrae and Amanda out.
• Shh ... it's a secret, Andy.
• She might as well hire a banner plane to spread the news!
• Lots of suspicions abound ... mainly between Amanda and Howard and their closest allies.
• Aaryn and Kaitlin are both super confused.
• I would assume that Elissa is smart enough to take herself off the block.
• Let's see who goes up next!  

Put a shirt on, McCrae

Oopsie, my game is falling apart

Howard-a-Day, bonus Candice