Tonight, Tonight...

As I squeal my brakes coming home much later from work than I should be ...

I'll be live-blogging tonight's taped Big Brother 8 starting when it starts at 9 PM here on the East Coast. The post will continuously be updated throughout the hour. Everyone's welcome to drop on by, count how many times Amber cries and have at it in the comments!

Later tonight, I'll be posting the recap of the major feeds events of the day.

And Amber Cried rules!

Oh. Bring snacks and beverages, please!

'Big Brother 8' - G'morn' - Live Feeds - TV Squad -7/24

Good morning, blog readers.

Please stop singing. ORKMommy, please put your mic on!

My latest full post can be found over on TV Squad. I'd love to read what you have to say about the happenings either here or there!

(As long as you don't sing because I haven't paid royalties to air the songs here.)

In addition to that entry, the "big" news overnight hasn't been all that big. Evel Dick and Eric discussed removing Nick from the game at length. Neither really trust him and Dick is very worried about Daniele's attachment to him within the house. She doesn't take his advice that the house versus the real world are two different things. They both think she would play the game better without Nick.

But of course, it's hard to figure out where Eric really stands on issues. He has a gift of being the clown and going with the flow no matter the situation or to whom he's speaking.

Nick and Daniele had words about their relationship... again.

Best person flying under the radar right now is Jessica. Everyone likes her. She's followed by Jameka who only seems to have Zach as a foe. Eric, Jameka and Dick think Nick and Zach should go on the block next week with Nick as the target. They feel Zach is annoying, but not a threat.

We'll see what the day brings. It's Mike and Kail on the block. Dick seems to be sticking to his plan - the target is Mike, but let Kail worry and moan to destroy her abilities in the HOH comp on Thursday.

'Hell's Kitchen' - A Quick Take on Episode 8

I know recaps are necessary, but why must they be narrated so dramatically?

Gotta love Ramsay's grimace for the opening scene, though. Rock likes to think he's in charge and he's quite possibly the most qualified one, but his personality does him in.

It's down to one team tonight with black and white jackets. Good. Um, okay... Ramsay squirts champagne at them in celebration. Who's going to clean up that mess, eh?

The first individual challenge is ready to go down. They're cooking for "trendsetters," but the twist is that they'll go to them. One hundred hungry high school students. Now, there's a crowd that's used to slop!

Rock is serving Kobe beef? I hope they're wealthy students! Julia is about the only one preparing what I'd call a traditional sort of dish. But it appears that they're not looking for something which could actually appear on a high school menu, so 51% of the kids voted forJulia. Heh. Practicality beats fancy!

She wins a trip to Las Vegas with Chef Ramsay and gets to choose one person to go with her. So, it's Jen and Julia. They took a private jet and saw the restaurant they may (probably not) be working in. They also visited last year's winner Heather at her restaurant.

The others get to clean the entire restaurant and linens. Josh doesn't know how to use a vaccum cleaner. Rocket scientists! After cleaning the three (Rock, Josh and Bonnie) had to prep for the service. As usual, Bonnie screwed up. After they did the prep, they sat around talking about Ramsay's idolation of Julia. I like her, but I don't see that at all. I think they're just sorry losers. She chose a menu that kids actually enjoy!

The five wannabes have to work together to serve the patrons tonight. Josh tried to get a head start, got yelled at. Rock burned his scallops, got yelled at. Josh got yelled at again. Bonnie actually cooked a Wellington right! Then it was Julia's turn to get yelled at. Josh kept trying to cook spaghetti ahead despite getting yelled at and his risotto is undercooked. Oh, no!

Ramsay kicked Josh out of the kitchen, telling him to take off the jacket. Will that be it for tonight? Will two go home? He packed his bags and left.

But the meal goes on.

Jen took over Josh's appetizer station and did well. But then Julia forgot the monkfish garnish. She's looking hassled and it shows in her performance. Poor Julia. "Rock has hit rock bottom." -- according to Ramsay. He lost his turbot, oh no!

Jen seems to be doing the best. Rock thinks the others are putting him down to make themselves look better. The guy has an attitude problem once again. He just won't stop. Jen snapped back at him, but I think Rock was the communication problem, not her.

They completed the service despite the fighting. Ramsay is discouraged due to the fighting. He said that Bonnie had her best service so far and it's up to her to pick two to nominate to be fired. Rock is pouting like a t-year-old boy. He's even crying, but it seems that he's more mad at himself for screwing up.

He seems to have an epiphany, but I can't help but think it won't last. Bonnie has real problems trying to decide which girl to put up with Rock. She's in a quandary, folks!

She nominated Rock and Julia because she's struggled on garnish and has a lot to learn on product.

Julia's gone, but Ramsay is a sweetheart to her. He's seniding her to culinary school and wants her to come back. He told her there's something amzaing about her. Good, he has a heart. I knew she wouldn't win, but I think she's one of the best PEOPLE there if not the best chef.

So, it's Bonnie, Jen and Rock as the final three. I know from the Internet spoilers who should win, but none of the three thrill me. Rock has temper issues and has indeed screwed up in the kitchen. He doesn't work well with a team. Bonnie hasn't the commerical experience and Jen tried to serve pasta she had thrown in the trash.

Send them all home next week and end the season early, I say.

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Quasi-Bulletin

They're still talking about everything under the sun except the nominations. Kail and Mike were talking "as if" they're both on the block. Kail told him if she's gone next week and he's still there, not to trust Jen. Mike made a reference to himself possibly not being there next week ... she's to trust no one.

So, I'll go on a limb without concrete verification and say I believe it's Kail and Mike on the block with Jen removing herself.

Right now Dick's rehashing why he did what he did with Kail (regarding putting her on the block). Still nothing concrete, but I think I have it right.

I will correct/confirm this when I finally really hear an outright declaration.

UPDATE 6:51 PM ET: Still no outright declaration, but I see JokersUpdates and others are making the same call I did. So, I'm going to fly with it. ;-)

'Big Brother 8' - Live Feeds Report - Into the Day Mon. 7/23

Oh, no! Now Kail is pulling her hair out!

Okay, I lied. I just a negative kind of person, y'know. I'm so, like, not what, like, Jen wants in the house!

Amber cried.

Oh, wait. I started too soon. Here are the happenings from that Big Brother House of Vandals and JenBots:

• Jen told Dick that he'd be her third choice to get out of the house.
• Jen and Dick, while not working together by any means, do get along together much better than seen on the show.
• Jen told Dick that in all of her time she spent with Kail, she can't trust her because she didn't tell her about the Mrs. Robinson alliance.
• She also told him that Daniele, Nick, Dustin, and Amber are in an alliance ... which doesn't include him.
• Jen accidentally tipped Dick off about her knowledge of the show. She's been telling everyone she never watched it, but made the mistake of talking to Dick about the coup d'etat last season. So, he's aware that she's smarter about the game than she lets on.
• Dick wants to work with Jen, but she seems reluctant.
• eric told Kail that people in the house think if they say something enough, it's the truth. ("My alliance betrayed me?" ;-) )
• Eric's America's Player task was to vandalize something of Jen's. I'm not sure if they told him what to do, but I don't like this one. Not at all. He squirted mustard on one of her shirts which was on her pillow. Now, if he had taken the J off of one of her Jen hairbands or something, maybe that would be funny. But this is just nasty and mean. It's not MY America's Player task. Both the pillowcase and the shirt were damaged.
• Jen didn't get upset. She just asked who was in second grade, thought it was "funny and weird."
• Kail was upset about the prank.
• No one can figure out who did the deed.
• Dick (why doesn't he just stop) told Amber again she's playing the game too emortionally.
• Amber cried.
• Okay. She didn't. I lied again. It just seemed to fit well there.
• After she talked to Dick, Kail came to her telling her she could tell her all about it. Amber didn't. Instead, she went to Jameka to talk about it, then to Dustin..
• Jameka and Amber think Nick might have put the mustard on Jen's shirt.
• Eric told them Nick was with him, so then they thought it was Dick.
• Jen thinks it's weird that the Internet probably knows who did it, but not the houseguests who are right there.
• The POV Ceremony has been held, but no one's saying anything about who's on the block. I'm giving up, getting this posted, and will post a bulletin when I hear something concrete. I can only think it's something which is no surprise -- which would lead me to think Mike or possibly Zach. I'll let you know when I know.