Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was - July 22, 2012

Good Sunday morning to y'all! For those folks looking for Big Brother live feeds reports, my most recent one is here. I will be posting another one sometime this afternoon -- there hasn't been much happening since the last one. You may want to skip over this post. Every Sunday I post an off television topic reflection on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken. And, this is it! You've been warned.

As for this week ... I've met the Zombie Apocalypse and its name is Jackie.

Returning to work after vacation is always a challenge for me. Various people have been in my office filling in for me. So, returning is always greeted with bizarre things done, my office stuff moved around and you name it. This past Monday I was also greeted with training a new manager in there while it's all discombobulated. Sigh.

Then I was informed that on Tuesday we would be receiving a visit from (afar) to certify us as a "University" location ... training any and all new management. I had to get the layout of my office up to their specs and make sure everything was perfect. I was there nearly 12 hours on Monday. Sigh.

Mind you, I had also been sick the first part of my vacation and was still feeling not quite up to par.

There was also yet another heat wave. I hate heat waves. With all the science and technology, you'd think that climate control could be an actuality. It's bad enough we don't have flying cars in every garage. Is climate control too much to ask? It could be the end of droughts ... and severe heat waves!

Then, of course, it was the first full week of my busy blogging season, too. I have to get back into the swing of that. When you blog Big Brother live feeds reports two or three times a day atop a really full time job, well ... it's not the easiest thing and sleep gets cast aside for a few months.

Between being the Walking Dead and the weather being a gazillion degrees with high humidity or raining, I really didn't feel inspired to take many photos. But I did take a few I like and want to share with you. Clicking on an image will open it on a new page, clicking again will make it larger. Just close out the new page to return back here to the blog.

Woody!

I heard him before I saw him. This was early in the morning as I headed to the train, so the light wasn't really great. But there he (she?) was on East Front Street in Plainfield. Because I'm not really seeing the top of the head, I'm taking a guess that it's either a Hairy Woodpecker or a Red-Bellied Woodpecker.

Mothy!

Don't even expect me to know what kind of moth this is! Also on East Front Street.

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Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Report Into Saturday Evening - July 21

Britney talks to the live feeders

Without Little Willie, the house is definitely not quite as on edge as it's been. Yet, edge is still there. This coach twist is creating situations unlike we've seen before on the show. Should the new hamsters do their coach's bidding? What if they prefer an alliance with someone from another team? The more I watch, the more unfair it does seem to the hamsters. They're really not being allowed to play their own games. Oh, well.

What's been happening in the Big Brother House of Hilarious Hijinks? Read on ...

• If I lived there, I would NOT eat any food Joe prepared.
• What kind of chef keeps digging into the food with his fingers, eating some, licking his fingers?
• EW! Culinary school does NOT teach that, I know they don't!
• Ian saved some of the pork rinds in a baggie, saying he's going to sell them on eBay.
• Yeah, that'll work.
• The PoV comp, blocked to the feeds, went down.
• My pool boy Shane won. Way cool!
• Danielle is sure she's going on the block.
• I'm sure she's right.
• Too bad, so sad.
• The pads BB gave them for the weird beds in the Have Not room helped a bit.
• I still wouldn't want to try to sleep in one of those beds!
• Britney and Boogie think number-wise, the evicted hamster this week should go to the jury house (9 jury members), but week-wise it wouldn't work out.
• Danielle cried.
• There's your big excitement for the day. 

Ian in his hammock

JoJo in her sequins

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Quickie - PoV

I'll be posting a full report later tonight, but feel the need to mention that Shane won the Power of Veto!

Yay!

 

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Into Saturday Morning - July 21

Discussions

Oh my. Willie threw a temper tantrum and got expelled from the house due to physical violence (head-butting Joe). Are any of us REALLY surprised? Undereducated and unable to control his temper. Oh well. I dedicate the following song to Willie Hantz ... but he DID go home!

 

Here's the skinny on the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Bad Examples:

• Everyone is basically getting along.
• Frank had a long talk with both of the nominees -- Shane and JoJo.
• They were nominated mainly because they did indeed follow Willie and vote to evict Frank.
• Danielle voted for Kara but she had told Frank before the vote that she had promised her and wouldn't break her word.
• Boogie is on the top of the world and suddenly not sleeping so much.
• The gold (harem) pants Dan wore for the coaches comp were referred to as MC Hammer pants. Hmm.
• Most shave their pubic hair.
• We don't really need to know that, do we?
• Today the PoV comp should be held.
• Laters!  

Julie Chen is his homegirl? Don't think so!

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Bulletin - The Exit and Nominations

After a severely long feeds block, the live feeds are back on.

Buh-bye, Willie, worst Hantz of them all

Willie Hantz is no longer in the house. Right now it sounds like he DOR'd -- voluntarily quit. Before they cut the live feeds, he wanted to fight some one. So he may have gotten the boot.  Anyway, he's gone. The worst Hantz of them all.

The bad thing is that his team is still on Have Not this week because of his actions last week and now Shane will probably be targeted.

Update: Shane and JoJo are on the block. Shane is the target.
Gee, thanks, Willie.

Second update: BB is giving them ALL pizza, including the Have Nots. They're all thanking Willie.

Third Update: Willie was definitely expelled from the game, didn't quit. (Although he was trying to get expelled.) Apparently it did have to do with physical threats or action against Joe. Joe is perfectly fine. No one is hurt.

Interesting Note: Frank, the "unemployed beach bum," owns a house and has tenants. So, he isn't really unemployed and a bum.

Fourth Update: Physical violence is the reason for expulsion -- head-butting Joe. Yes, he threw pork rinds at Janelle and called everyone vile names. But the latter is not a valid reason for expulsion. It was the head-butting of Joe that did it.