Jeff Schroeder Kicks Off His 'Around the World For Free' Run

I think this one's going to be interesting to follow --



Do note that he's still with Jordan. Now, that's one showmance I actually enjoyed watching unlike Rachel and Brendon. The website for his travels is here.

Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Into Monday Dawn, July 26

"Don't we have any [bleeping] face cream?"

Things still aren't all that exciting on the feeds, but there has been one noteworthy development -- Enzo and Lane now think that Andrew should go. They want to convince Matt, Hayden and company to keep Kathy. They think Andrew is a more dangerous player (he is) and it's best to get rid of him over the less powerful player. Well, duh.

• Other than that, it was pretty much same old same old. At one point Enzo said they were entertainment and Ragan scoffed at the idea.
• Brendon and Rachel's relationship is still creeping me out. I'm SO tired of seeing them on the screen. I think Allison Grodner likes this stuff, but I certainly don't.
• Britney sans Monet is really doing well with the others. I actually like her now.
• Britney and Enzo really seem to click -- NOT like Brendon and Rachel, mind you. Their discussions are fun. She loves to pick on his accent.
• The one thing that really caught my interest other than the change in tides towards keeping Kathy was a fairly long talk Britney, Kathy, Enzo and Lane had on their hometowns and diversity (or lack thereof).
• They each seem to live in their own sheltered worlds, even Enzo who likes to come across as so worldly.
• Britney's high school didn't have enough kids for a football team so they had to combine with the junior high school.
• Britney, "Integration and diversity were never a problem because there was no diversity. Everybody is white."
• Enzo, though hailing from an almost opposite situation, was in awe at tales of the country.
  
• It's weird, I know. But I thought the conversation was interesting because it shows that America is so huge and each area of the country is distinctively unique, yet in the end ... we're all Americans, despite the accents and surroundings. I know friends from England were amazed at how big the country really is.
  
• I'm glad I've lived in many different settings from rural to urban -- it seems this crew on the show really knows nothing other than their own little worlds.
  

Matt has some funky pajamas.

Big Brother 12 - Sunday Live Feeds, July 25

Nothing to see here today, move along. I'm just about serious. The hamsters do absolutely nothing gameworthy on Sundays. BB definitely has to do something to switch things up some.

Here are a few bits and pieces:

• Brendon and Rachel made out.
• Brendon and Rachel told each other how much they care for each other.
• Brendon and Rachel sucked face.
• Kathy campaigned and threw Rachel under the bus.
• With Brendon holding PoV, that does Kathy no good. She's up against Andrew, not Rachel.
• They laid around in the sun.
• They played pool.
• They played in the pool.
• Kristen told Hayden that if she gets HOH, she wants Rachel out.
• You go girl.
• Brendon showed his ignorance of the game by saying that he thinks the next HOH comp will be endurance, too.
• They don't ever have endurance HOH comps back to back.
• Kathy's getting desperate.
• It ain't gonna help.
• That's that.
  

Big Brother 12 - Episode 8 Blog Party Post

The show is actually starting on time here on the East Coast once again! As it airs, I'll post important updates in this entry. But the real fun is in the comments section. Everyone is invited to join in with your thoughts! Later tonight (or, worst case scenario, early in the morning), my full show review will be posted over on TV Squad.

HOH is down to Matt, Ragan and Andrew. Down to Ragan and Matt. Matt wins HOH. Matt put up Andrew and Kathy.

Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Into Sunday Morning, July 25

Meow Meow

Wait just a second, I think my cat wants me to get him some food. Oh. It's just Enzo. I guess if someone has to represent a stereotypical New Jerseyan, he's better than the Jersey Shore bunch. He can be entertaining, at least.

Here's what happened in that Big Brother House of Odd Bedfellows into the dawn:

• Brendon winning POV forced Ragan into a quandary. He likes both Andrew and Kathy, wants neither to leave. Kathy told him to just do what he thinks is right.
• Lane is ready to go to a normal bar.
  
• Rachel probably would be happy anywhere there's alcohol, bar none.
• Enzo told Brendon that he's still a bit upset that the five people (Haves) jumped so early in the HOH comp. I think he's more upset that he wasn't one of them!
• Kathy and Andrew are both telling people to vote the way they think is right.
• I'm sure come Thursday one of them will think people voted wrong.
• Rachel told Kathy she has her vote to stay.
• Kathy thinks Andrew has alliances in the house and will get the votes.
• I think she's right. Brendon and Rachel aren't two peas in a pod on this one. Rachel doesn't like Andrew (thinks he was mean to her) and Brendon does.
• The Brigade is also more Andrew-friendly as they think Kathy is an extension of Brendon and Rachel.
• But Brendon doesn't dare take either Andrew or Kathy off the block because Rachel would go up.
• Kathy is sure she's on the block solely because she was the second vote against Matt last week.
• That has very little to do with it, methinks.
• Rachel point-blank asked Andrew if he hated her. He didn't answer.
• How do you answer a question like that anyway?
• Because of some rock music heard somewhere from the CBS lot, the hamsters had to go on indoor lockdown.
• Rachel told Brendon and Ragan that she wants to play the game like Janelle.
• Fat chance there.
• Enzo cut the sleeves off of yet another shirt. Oh, more mandanas!
• They played a flippy cup drinking game even though some had to drink water or juice instead of alcohol.
• Kathy campaigned both Enzo and Lane for votes. Neither really committed to anything, although there may be some hope for her with Lane.
• But I think he'll stick with the Brigade vote even if he'd rather keep her over Andrew. Later the two guys complained about Kathy cornering people and putting them on the spot.
  
• They think their drinking game was good TV for Showtime.
• Yeah, right. A real brouhaha would have been more entertaining!
• Eek! Kristen ate a recently deceased spider on a dare! She didn't even fry it up or anything.
• Rachel told Kathy and Britney that Hayden is having a showmance with Kristen.
• Britney doesn't believe it. She still thinks Hayden and Kristen are twins, brother and sister.
• Rachel told Kathy she doesn't control Brendon's vote.
• In other words, chances are that Rachel and Brendon's votes are going to cancel each other out and the Brigade will have the ruling numbers.
• Enzo is still on the BB Conspiracy Theory with Brendon and Rachel -- they've played every POV! Um, well ... the first week they had to because they were on the block!
  
• Enzo told Matt that Britney told him that Monet told her that Hayden and Kristen have a relationship outside the house.
• Whatever! I'm just tired of seeing showmances in bed and all over each other.
• The Brigade wants to vote to keep Andrew. They think if Andrew wins HOH, he'd go after Rachel instead of them.
• I say, "Maybe, maybe not." Andrew has had some whispering sessions with Brendon. I'm not so sure he's not really on the side of Blinded Me With Science.
• The Brigade feels they need to keep one of their own members in power with HOH. The time may come that they need to put up their own on the block, but they need to make sure they have the numbers to keep them.
• Despite the fact that the alliance can be a bit laughable at times, no one seems onto the Brigade at all.
• It's a shame they didn't come up with a better name.
• They're all asleep as I get this posted.
  

Matt in a hat