Yes, here I am ... down here! And, here are the happenings from today inside that Big Brother House of Looney Toons:
- It started off slow today. Apparently BB wanted them to clean house. No, I don't mean of Russell -- that was last night!
- Nominations are today according to the plasma screen. Well, duh. I think they should know that by now.
- Jeff plans to campaign to get Michele out.
- Well, duh. He knows that Kevin won't put Natalie on the block. Either he or Jordan will be on the block with Michele. It's not like there are plenty of hamsters to choose from.
- Jeff thinks he'll be backdoored this week.
- He could very well be right.
- Once again they have an ant problem in the kitchen. This happens every season.
- I don't have ants in my kitchen.
- BB called an indoor lockdown and ... surprise, surprise ...
- ... it's not the mystery door.
- They were told it wasn't a luxury competition.
- But it was indeed a luxury -- money hidden all over the yard. They each gathered a bunch.
- Of course, the feeds were blocked, so we didn't see it.
- Kevin is talking to everyone to "see where their heads are at."
- Natalie told Michele that she would put her up if she were head of house, but she isn't.
- Michele thinks she for sure will be on the block.
- I'm pretty sure she's right there.
- Kevin told Jordan that if he does put her on the block, she isn't the target and if it's a tie, she won't go home.
- I'm really not sure what he'll do. Getting Jeff out would be a smart move. But if Jeff wins veto, the target would go right on Kevin.
- He's hinting to Jordan and Jeff that he wants Michele out this week.
- But, as far as I know, both Natalie and Kevin still want to go after Jeff.
- In a talk with Jeff, Kevin pretty much said it will be Jeff and Michele on the block.
- Jeff says that if he (or Jordan) don't win the veto, he'll be going home.
This is the first time there haven't been distinct "I hate you" sides with a HOH win. No one in the house doesn't like Kevin. But that doesn't mean that everyone is necessarily thrilled to death that he won.
- Natalie told Kevin that she wanted to win the comp to vindicate Chima and put Michele on the block. She had her speech all prepared and everything. But she calls it "vindiction." I just can't do that.
- Then why didn't she try to win the comp?
- Michele cried. And cried. I believe she thinks it's the beginning of her end in the house.
- I don't know if Kevin will do Natalie's bidding, but he's often said he doesn't trust or care for Michele.
- She probably should cry.
- Natalie is sure she will win the next HOH. She thinks it will be a memory-based comp.
- I'm sure she'll continue her streak of not winning.
- Michele cried some more.
- Natalie seemed to automatically assume she would be moving into the HOH room.
- Kevin didn't invite her, nor did he protest her assumption.
- Natalie, Kevin, Jeff, and Jordan sat around Russell-bashing.
- Kevin said Michele has thrown him under the bus many times.
- Jeff is sure that they'll put Michele on the block (probably right) and that she's the target this week (possibly not).
- Jeff has washed his hands of Michele.
- Kevin told Jeff and Jordan that Russell told him he had Jordan's vote to stay.
- Now, that would have been ludicrous! He called her fat!
- Kevin got his HOH room. He was super emotional with his letter from his partner.
- Natalie went through his basket of goodies as if they were hers. She claims the Mike's Hard Lemonade for herself.
- Gee, is she old enough to drink?
- I would so love it if Kevin abandoned Natalie.
- But I doubt he'd do that.
- He got an Enrique CD and they're all playing up on Enrique.
- Natalie keeps saying she wants Michele gone.
- Jordan thinks she herself will be going home.
- Jeff thinks he'll be backdoored.
- Yet, no one has said anything bad about Kevin.
- You know, Kevin is growing on me.
- They think there will be a luxury comp today.
- Natalie told Kevin they should stick to their original plan - get rid of Jeff.
- Kevin thinks production likes him now and the HOH comp was made for him.
- Kevin thinks they have to get Jeff out now before the final three round of competitions. He thinks no one would be able to beat Jeff in them.
- I like Jeff, but I think Kevin's right.
- They stayed up all night talking downstairs and upstairs. No brouhahas although Michele cried us a river.
- Boy, I'd love if Kevin turned on Natalie just because she irks me and she has attached herself to power all season while doing horrible in comps.
10:25 PM ET - Feeds finally returned. As expected, Kevin is wearing the HOH key.
10:10 PM ET - We've had a long feeds blockage (about 7 minutes). Methinks there is a winner.
10 PM ET - Natalie is beginning to remind me of one of the crypt creatures from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video in this comp. Kevin is just about there. He is SO going to deserve the win. He's jogged for about an hour now. 
9:50 PM ET: Kevin is jogging back and forth and barely slipping. Michele isn't as fast, but doing well. Jordan went down, but is back up. Natalie whined about losing her cup in the barrel and probably wanted to use that as an excuse to quit.
9:40 PM ET - Heh. Michele is the only one wiping the top of her contraption each time after pouring a cup. It must be the lab rat in her. Unless something happens, this is going to be Kevin's game to win.
9:30 PM ET - Kevin in lead, Michele second, Jordan third ... who knows what Natalie's doing. She's more interested in cheerleading Kevin and talking than doing the comp. BTW - Feeds are horrible tonight technical-wise. I lost mine and had a heck of a time reloading them.
9:09 PM ET - Feeds return ... looks like Kevin is in the lead followed by Jordan. Here's a shocker -- Natalie has the least.
As I get this posted, the feeds are still blocked. Once they're up, I'll update. But feel free to mingle, snack, and imbibe in comments while we wait.
The show has started here on the East Coast. This post will be updated with the major events as it airs, but the real fun is in the comments section. Everyone is welcome, bring your own snacks and beverages! Later tonight my show review will be posted on TV Squad.
Yay! We got footage of Jordan chest-bumping Russell! Of course, we got a lot of the Russell/Jeff verbal brouhaha, too. Upcoming is the vote (of course) and Jessie gets his new jury house roomie -- Lydia.
Julie announced that Have - Have Not is over for the season.
The vote to evict:
Jordan --> Russell
Kevin --> Russell
Michele --> Russell
Russell is evicted. He went out totally classy (although a bit backpedalling).
The HOH comp started. It's going to go on beyond the show as the four are running across a slick "graham cracker" filling a 16 gallon bowl with 8 ounce mugs of hot chocolate. I'll be setting up a separate post after the show ends to monitor the HOH comp on the feeds. While not an endurance, it's going to take some time.
Julie said there will be a new twist to HOH next week which will affect everyone.
Gee, at least when Russell was rampaging, things were interesting. Here's the news from the late night/overnight hours in that Big Brother House of Survivor Will Be Here Soon:
- Michele once again said that she wouldn't bring Russell to the final two -- why would she give him $50,000?
- Jeff thinks Michele will target Natalie and Kevin if she wins HOH. Then they can stab her in the back the next week.
- Natalie plans to put Michele and Jeff on the block if she wins HOH, with Jeff as the target.
- Of course, she told Russell this, not Jeff.
- Kevin and Natalie are taking this all seriously. They've been studying for any possible question-based comp for hours.
- Russell has been nearby occasionally mentioning things or correcting facts.
- Kevin is tired of Jeff thinking he's a god in the house because America voted for him for the coup d'etat.
- Kevin and Natalie are very worried that America might have a hand in the jury vote -- they believe America and the show producers love Jeff and Jordan.
- Natalie and Kevin went through Michele's drawers and duffel bag looking to steal Michele's gloves because they can't find Natalie's.
- They didn't find them and BB told them they had to go to bed by 2 AM.
- Kevin and Michele think they have secured the jury vote of Russell by their recent bonding (and Natalie's lie telling about Michele).
- Jeff and Jordan cuddled and talked a long time.
- All are asleep as I post this.
