Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Into Saturday Evening, July 10

Kristen eats

Now, doesn't Annie have a Lily Tomlin thing going on?

Great housekeepers, eh?

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends -- the Big Brother 12 live feeds! Here are the happenings into Saturday evening ...

• I don't believe I mentioned it before, but the Have Nots are Rachel, Matt, Ragan, and Kathy.
• Annie talks way too much about herself and they all come across as "woe is me" kind of stories.
• The Saboteur appeared on the screen again telling the hamsters that "two people in the house are lifelong friends or have a previous BB alliance."
• The speculation started. Of course, it's the saboteur, so it might be just a spool of lies.
• Some think that Kathy and Britney are mother and daughter. Both are from Arkansas. Others think Andrew and Brendon are related.
• Annie told Ragan that Britney is turning everyone against her. There's no need for Britney to do that. Annie does that well enough on her own!
• Britney is worried about being put on the block.
• The target to replace Brendon (when he saves himself) still seems to be Annie with the vote going her way, thus keeping the Blinded By Science Duo intact.
• Brendon can cook and likes to do so.
• Lane isn't as dumb as he seemed at first. He is quiet, though. I think he's taking everything in.
• Brendon told Hayden that if he and Rachel stay in the house, he won't be going after him (Hayden).
• Brendon also told Hayden that he can't trust Britney as she's sure to flip.
• Hayden is irked that Monet never cleans house. Most of them don't -- the dishes were way piled up and every room except the HOH is a disaster zone. I know they're going to scramble to clean for the live show. Don't the hamsters ever realize we see their messy rooms?
• That's why I don't have a webcam.
• Hayden and Kristen have an alliance with Andrew as a shaky third. He's too spontaneous and misbehaving to trust him with much information. I should note that Kristen is also kind of close to Brendon.
• But not as close as Rachel is to him.
  

Brendon cooking. He looks good in that blue shirt.

Kathy from Arkansas

Britney from Arkansas. Related? Hmmm ...

Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Through Saturday Morning, July 10

Brendon will be responsible for the next worldwide toothpaste shortage. I mean ... is this necessary?


Lane has a tattoo that, unlike Matt's, doesn't need to be covered up with a bandage for the duration.

Pale people sunning. Ow.

Yep, I'm here with the latest. But first (as Julie Chen says), I need to fuss and whine. First off, I kept getting errors whenever I'd try to post a photo or save a post on Blogger. That was all morning. Argh.


Then there's the new format for the live feeds. Real.com went web-based this season and eliminated the RealPlayer. There are tons of glitches in the new format, most of which they should have solved BEFORE they went live to the paying audience.

• We're talking no audio on the quad cam. They claim because it's "too confusing" with all four cams. Um, they still tend to show us only two rooms at the most at one time, albeit from different views. So, it's two conversations, not four.
• They finally put a sound control on the window overnight. Before, I had to adjust the sound on my computer itself and it was always way too soft or suddenly loud as they changed cams.
• The little feed image from cam 4 has vanished, yet if you click on it, the cam itself is active.
• There's some kind of odd jerk in the action, almost a stuttering, as I watch the feeds. Way annoying.
• I can't resize the window and full screen isn't.
• With the web-based, BBReloader went out of business. I can no longer run four separate windows with four separate feeds going. I figured a way to record feeds, but it's very time-consuming and thus far, nothing worth the effort.

Oh, well ... onto those Happenin' Hamster Hijinks ...

• I finally realized who Annie reminds me of (in looks) -- Lily Tomlin! She has those same thin lips and the eyes are similar, too. I like Lily Tomlin much better. Annie isn't really that funny at all.
• Lane thinks Enzo reminds him of Russell and will need to be eventually backdoored. He doesn't remind me of Russell. Yeah, he's a bit overbearing. But the guy can be way entertaining in a houseful of dolts. Meow.
• After her long heart-to-heart talk with Hayden, Annie ran to Britney and spilled all. Of course, Hayden heard about it. She's solidifying being the first hamster out, methinks.
• Enzo and Brendon want Andrew out next week. But, when they're with other people, that can change.
• Kristen thinks the house is already divided into two sides -- Hayden's and Brendon's. Um, that should be good for the week until there's a new HOH.
• Kristen told Hayden he needs to trust Enzo and Andrew. Hmm ...
• Enzo entertained a group with a Meow Meow story. Meow!
  
• They do have fish in the house again. Once again, at least one fish has died.
• I believe the life expectancy with critters in the house was better the year with the tarantulas.
• Kathy told Brendon that she won't compromise her dignity for the half-million. She also told him she has no alliances. That's pretty much the truth. She gets along with just about everyone. She really needs to up her performance in comps, though. I expected much more from an active law enforcement officer. She's done poorly and gotten injured (not seriously) in both the HOH comp and the Have/Have Not comp.
• Brendon told Rachel she needn't worry because he's the POV holder and has control in the house -- the others will do what he wants them to do.
• Yeah, right.
• Unfortunately (as I want Rachel out due to her Irks Jackie Factor), he might be right. It still looks like Annie will be put up and out this week.
• Annie is annoying in her own way, but at least she doesn't stick her boobs and butt out everywhere.
• I expect today to be rather non-eventful as the POV meeting is probably slated for tomorrow. I'll post later this evening.
• Meow.
  

Rachel

Ragan

Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Late Friday Night, July 9

When I last left you, the POV comp was done and over. Brendon, who's on the block with Rachel and is the main target for eviction, won and squashed the plans of everyone. So now they're all scrambling to decide who to put up on the block. Here are the latest happenings of those Merry Little Hamsters in Nevernever Land:

• A core group of the guys -- Hayden, Enzo, Matt, and Lane seem to pretty much be running things. Meow Mafia? Not so sure on that as Enzo isn't really leading them. They don't seem to have a leader. In some ways they're coming across as confused boys to me. They're not sure where to turn next and are all over the place.
• Ragan, albeit fairly popular when he's around, is almost invisible. He hangs out with the women more than the men.
• Andrew's antics around the house have probably ruined any game he had. If he weren't safe this week, he'd definitely go out unanimously.
• After the POV, at least Hayden and Annie got new clothes, supposedly picked by family members but Annie is dubious of that. Her sister would NEVER shop at The Gap! BB apparently wants them to be "colorful." Enzo wore his plain old "Meow Meow" t-shirt through the evening.
• I want a Meow Meow t-shirt. It's nothing to do with Enzo.
• Brendon, Matt and Annie think that Monet should go on the block.
• Annie, of course, has her secret alliance with Brendon.
• What they don't know is that Hayden promised Monet he wouldn't put her on the block.
• Enzo told Monet that he would talk Hayden into putting Annie on the block.
• Annie is really not Ms. Popular. They know she's been talking a lot to Brendon and no one (except Rachel) seems to trust Brendon at all.
• They all think Brendon is a strong and dangerous player.
• Enzo thinks Annie is the saboteur.
• I haven't seen anything definitive on the feeds with the saboteur. I'm hanging onto my Matt theory.
• The general feeling of the house is that Annie should go on the block and go home.
• Ragan, Kristen and Hayden think it's too early to form alliances. Um, looks like Hayden might be lying.
• Brendon spilled the beans to Matt about both his own and Rachel's education levels.
• Maybe Rachel blinded him with science (science!), I don't know.
• Hayden told Matt he wants to put Kathy up as a pawn and vote Rachel out.
• Kathy doesn't want to be a pawn.
• Hayden then wants to put Annie up but is worried that she might not go home and will be miserable and vindictive about it.
• Most of the girls are getting very leery of Annie as she works her way through hanging out with the guys.
• Annie also went to Hayden for a long talk, claiming she was just getting to know people and it's apparently the wrong thing to do in the house as everyone is now thinking she's up to something.
• Well, she is.
• Andrew tried to smooth things over with Hayden. He just doesn't understand why all the girls hate him. Well, the pulling off of blankets and yelling "Gyno exam!" just might have something to do with that.
• Hayden told Andrew that he should apologize to the girls and that he doesn't think he (Andrew) is the saboteur.
• I don't think it's Andrew either.
• Rachel approached Hayden. He told her there were two others he could choose to go against her who would be voted out instead of her. They made a deal lasting until week seven. Hmm.
• Rachel thinks Monet is one of those two. She thinks that if she was on the block with Monet, she (Rachel) would be evicted.
• I think she's right.
• Andrew seems to have redeemed himself with Enzo, Hayden and Rachel from what I can see. He can be fine when he's not being a clown.
• Annie talks way too much. She would be in better straits if she'd just stop talking for a while.
• BB gave them alcohol at midnight their time. Which is 3 AM here!
• That's about it. It looks like Brendon will save himself and Hayden is likely to put Annie on the block with Annie voted out.
• If that's the case, her own mouth did her in. Woe is her. But it would leave the Blinded By Science Duo in the house. As an observer, I don't think that's a good thing. Not only that, but Rachel irks me to no end.
  

Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Report - Into Early Evening, July 9

Gosh, I hate missing out on whatever happens the first five days in the house before the feeds go live for us. As I mentioned in my last report, Hayden put Brendon and Rachel on the block. His target is Brendon and, for some odd reason, the house seems to want to vote Brendon out although they're sure it's Andrew who's the saboteur. Andrew is safe this week as he volunteered to be a wiener. Meanwhile, Brendon and Rachel refuse to campaign against each other because they're too busy having a sucking face showmance. Are you with me so far?

They had the POV comp today ... Brendon won, thus throwing the others into a tizzy. Here's what's happened thus far today --

• Andrew went to Hayden trying to make a deal for next week, claiming he isn't the saboteur. He knows the house thinks he is and he's in danger once he's no longer safe.
  
• Andrew would be a very bad saboteur as he's such a big clown and an annoying one at that.
• Kathy, Annie and Monet think Andrew likes to send them on a guilt trip when they eat his food by accident and he tells them after the fact.
• Hayden told Monet that he won't put her up on the block if the POV is used to save someone.
• Brendon and Annie have an alliance thing going.
• Hayden and Enzo talked about getting Annie in a fake alliance with them, using her of course.
• Hayden suggested it to Annie and they talked about Brendon being a big threat and even a double threat as he's already a couple with Rachel.
• Britney pushed for a Britney, Lane, Hayden, and Monet alliance.
• I do keep typing Money instead of Monet.
• Ack.
• It sounds like the POV had something to do with spelling.
• Kathy, Britney and Kristen are all very worried that one of them will be put on the block if/when Brendon uses the veto.
• Enzo and Matt think Rachel has to go home.
• So do I.
• She's beyond annoying.
• Enzo is disgusted with his own performance in the comp.
• Matt and Enzo notice that Annie is sucking up to Brendon. I guess her "secret" alliance isn't all that secret.
• Brendon says he doesn't want to be in the house without Rachel. Oh, well. Don't let the door hit you on the way out! I was psyched to like him, but don't know that I've seen him in action.
• Brendon and Annie are pushing for a Monet replacement on the block. But I think she's safe with Hayden.

And there ya go. Them's the dirty deeds of the day so far.

Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Into Friday Dawn (July 9)

Enzo rocks the hat and looks better in it than without it.

Ragan is partial to flannel shirts. Who woulda thunk it?

Brendon sans shirt, not that I'm surprised.

Don't even ask me what's going on with Hayden in the do-rag.

As I mentioned in my previous post, the live feeds went live at 11:58 PM ET last night. It's always hard in the beginning as we've lost the five days or more that the hamsters have already been in the house. But here's the skinny I picked up on:

• Andrew has successfully made himself disliked by many. Most think that he's the saboteur as he clowns around a lot. As the feeds went live, he lifted the blanket covering Annie and yelled, "Gyno exam!" That's a great way to impress the women, eh?
• They've already had nominations -- Brendon and Rachel are on the block. Hayden is targeting Brendon. Apparently he thinks Brendon is the saboteur.
  
• I personally would target Rachel. She's beyond annoying.
• Kathy is all bruised up from "both" comps. Hmm. Must have been a food comp.
  
• They have alcohol.
• Monet, Enzo and Andrew were picked to play for veto with Hayden, Brendon and Rachel.
• They're worried that if Andrew wins HOH next, he's a safe saboteur.
• Enzo said that he will respect the HOH selection. If he wins, he won't use the veto. Of course, he's open to discussion.
• Kathy had a long bonding talk with Annie.
• Later, Monet and Kathy talked about how nasty Annie was to Kathy.
  
• Kathy seems to be mingling well with others.
• No one really really wants to talk with Brendon a lot.
• He preached Buddhism by the hot tub.
• Brendon, eye candy that he is, is a bit boring.
• Andrew knows people are shunning him. Andrew said there's a gang against him. When he told Enzo how bad it is to have everyone stop talking when he enters a room, Enzo tried to give him some advice.
• Then Enzo told both Lane and Annie (separately) how Andrew is annoying and has to go, reporting that he came to him.
• Kathy told Andrew that she's on his side. Hmmm. I'm not sure about that!
• Matt, Enzo and Hayden have allied with each other. They plan to keep it a secret and "talk smack" about each other so no one will know.
• I know.
• Kathy is so bad at comps that they predict she'll be on slop all the time she's in the house.
• Oh geez ... no wonder Brendon and Rachel say they won't campaign against each other ... they're making out. @@
• I've lost any respect I had for Brendon. He let flotation devices sway him to the dark side.
• A few are still awake as I post this, but they're nodding off in general.