Big Brother 15: Julie Chen addresses Aaryn's racism on The Talk

Other than the fact that Helen is Korean, not Chinese, Julie calls it right. It's a shame that the others involved in the slurs aren't mentioned. Aaryn is the worst, but far from the only one.

Big Brother 15: Sunday Night Into Monday Pre-dawn - 7/07-7/08

So pretty, so ugly

As I get this posted, most are still up. Now, I know today BB isn't going to let them sleep in. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Foolish Follies:

• GinaMarie talked about her nose job.
• Andy told Nick the house wants Elissa out.
• No surprise there.
• GinaMarie hates slackers and fat people. Um. Okay.
• Aaryn fussed about Kaitlin and Jeremy always making out.
• Huh. For once I agree with Aaryn about something! The Jeremy/Kaitlin bit is just over the top!
• Aaryn pondered the thought of getting Kaitlin out of the house.
• She told GinaMarie that Kaitlin was bullying people to vote Elissa out.
• Um. No. That was more Jeremy.
• Jessie thinks Amanda has a lot of money -- she must because she's Jewish.
• @@
• Judd asked Aaryn what she thought about putting Kaitlin up.
• Aaryn turned that around to asking Judd what he thinks about her putting Nick on the block.
• Aaryn told Nick and GinaMarie that she thinks Kaitlin is ruining their chances (her alliance) of winning MVP by bullying others.
• Nope, that's not exactly why, Aaryn!
• Amanda went around wearing band-aids on her nipples.
• I didn't really need to see that.
• The BB voice told Amanda to clip her mic to her shirt, then ZING.
• Jeremy and Kaitlin went beyond making out. Great, now they've had sex on the internet. 
• Candice told Helen and Elissa that Howard is getting too close to Spencer.
• A little late to worry about that, I say.
• Howard convinced Elissa that they would have enough votes to vote Nick out if she were to put him up.
• That's not true. It would probably be curtains for Elissa.
• Helen and Candice said Jeremy is like Evel Dick. Elissa said he isn't. She said Dick was clever.
• And Jeremy not so much.
• Nick asked Elissa if she wanted to make a deal to keep him off the block.
• Elissa told him she was going to do what the house wants.
• Little does she know, but half the house is lying to her.
• GinaMarie cried when Nick told her he was probably going to be the replacement nominee.
• Nick told her that they'll just charm the others into submission and he'll stay.
• Of course, the Moving Company might have a little to do with the result.
• But GinaMarie doesn't know that.
• Aaryn thinks if Elissa goes, she might get MVP.
• Keep dreaming, Aaryn 

Mumble, mumble

Howard-a-Day

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Into Sunday Evening - 7/07

Sleeping in on quad cam

Sundays are generally rather boring in the house. The hamsters are in limbo -- the nominations and PoV have already played out and the PoV ceremony probably won't be until tomorrow.

Here's what's gone down today inside that Big Brother House of Hateful Hussies and Despicable Dudes:

• They slept in past 10:30 their time.
• That's past 1:30 where I live. 
• Of course, most were up past 4am (their time). Nick and Judd were up well past 6am.
• So, 10:30ish isn't a really long night's sleep for the hamsters.
• Andy thinks they should keep Elissa because America obviously likes her.
• Helen thinks they should keep Elissa, backdoor Nick.
• Alas, Spencer was in on the conversation.
• Helen and Andy are unaware of the Moving Company.
• Nick is a part of that alliance, so I don't see a Nick backdoor plan going well.
• Spencer said that he's worried about a McCrae/Amanda flip to the other side. He also said that Amanda is close to Elissa.
• Elissa told Judd she's going to put up Nick.
• Uh-oh.
• I hope this doesn't backfire and get Helen out of the house!
• Although I think Elissa is coming across as one of the nicer, more normal people in the house, I'd rather see Helen given a chance to keep playing the game as she didn't get there due to connections to the show.
• Judd said, "Mumble, mumble."
• Elissa told Helen that she thinks Nick is related to Dan.
• I actually thought that Nick wanted to emulate Dan's game when he started.
• But he's messed that up.
• Spencer keeps pushing for an Amanda nom.
• Helen keeps saying that Nick might be related to Dan.
• And on it goes.
• Aaryn told Andy that she thinks Spencer's word is good.
• Yeah, right. Bigoted and gullible, that's Aaryn!
• They played with the photo booth.
• They played pool.
• They played in the pool.
• They laid out in the sun.
• Kaitlin and Jeremy made out.
• Kaitlin hung all over Jeremy.
• Gah. 
• Amanda said she's a botox junkie. Well, Dr. Will might like that.
• The highlight of the evening so far was Andy scaring Jessie awake with Aaryn's clown doll and using a scary voice.
• Ho-hum
• I still can't tell exactly what Elissa will do for a replacement tomorrow. I fear she might put up Nick.
• Knowing what we know, the bells will probably toll for her or Helen for sure if she does that.

Howard-A-Day

Auditioning for Deliverance?

Photo booth fun

Elissa doing yoga

Pool time

Big Brother 15: 7/07 Nominations Show Blog Party

Now, those of us who pay attention to live feeds stuff will find this show a bit of old news. Also, those of us who pay attention to live feeds stuff will wonder throughout the show whether some of the things said in the house will be aired or not. My own guess is not. If addressed at all, I'd think it would be on the live show Thursday.

Oh. That brings up the thought to mention -- the show days switch around starting this week. It will air Sunday 8pm ET/PT (unless delayed by sports), Wednesday night 8pm ET/PT and Thursday 9pm ET/PT. The Tuesday/Wednesday bit is gone and the Wednesday/Thursday similar to past recent seasons is on again.

As tonight's show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with major happenings. You'll need to periodically refresh the page to see the latest. But, as always, the real party will be in the comments area. Will you be there?

Oh my gosh! I totally forgot those without live feeds information don't know who won HoH. So, this is the HoH, Nominations show party. Cyberdrink on.

Jeremy pulls the ball out of the jug first, so he or Aaryn will be HoH. They must decide together which one will reign. He gives it to Aaryn. She has to decide immediately on four Have Nots. She wants to know who voted out David. She makes Helen, Elissa, Candice (who protested honestly that she didn't vote for David to leave) and Andy to be Have Nots.

The HoH room horror happy reveal. Gah.

American chose liver and lima beans for the Have Nots.

Ah, Howard is mentioning Aaryn's hateful bigoted remarks! Sure CBS, leave it to Howard to bring it up. CBS aired her comments, but left Kaitlin, GinaMarie, Jeremy and Spencer comments out. I guess they felt they had to do something and let the hamsters themselves announce it.

The Have Not vote for next week is: coconuts and cabbage, grapefruit and guacamole, mincemeat and marshmallows.

Jessie is looking for love again.

Just a warning -- I'm under a severe thunderstorm warning here and I can hear thunder in the distance. If I vanish ... you know.

Although Jeremy pushed for an Amanda nomination, we only know for sure that she'll nominate Elissa. Well, we actually know, but ...!

The key order: Jeremy, Kaitlin, Andy, Nick, Judd, McCrae, GinaMarie, Spencer, Jessie, Amanda, Howard, Candice. She nominates Helen and Elissa. She blames Elissa for being the root of David going home. She said Helen is aligned with Elissa and should fight for veto. She wants Elissa gone.  

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - July 7, 2013

Good morning! Welcome to my really late off television topic photo post! If you're looking for a Big Brother live feeds update, the most recent one I posted is at this link. This here is my weekly reflection of the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way. It has nothing to do with television. You've been warned.

I can't believe how late I'm getting this post up. I conked out after coming home from work last night, got up early to review what I missed and get the BB live feeds post up and now I'm here. Between being sick in the beginning of the week, extremely hectic workdays, the heat, the humidity ... well, I'm not at my best for sure.

On the 4th of July itself -- I always have the 4th off as my employer says no way no how will do they want to pay me double time and a half for the day (and I don't blame them; I wouldn't want to pay me that much either although I don't mind earning that much) -- I had the day off. Plainfield, because they don't want to pay their workers extra holiday pay, has the city celebrations on the Saturday after the holiday. I worked yesterday, so missed all but the set-up pre-parade. I have no desire to go to the city fireworks in the evening. It's not only hard for me to get there, but I'm leery of problems which might arise with some of the people attending. The Plainfield Police do come out in strength for the event there and it's probably safer than I think. But it's still hard for me to get there.

I decided to cap off the 4th holiday by having a nice relaxing bubble bath. I drew the water, filled the tub, then went to shut off the water. The hot water faucet broke off in my hand. Frantically I tried everything -- screwdriver, pliers, sheer strength -- nothing would turn off the water.

Fortunately, my newish landlord has a 24 hour repairs number to call. Unfortunately, the person who responded was over in Jersey City to watch the fireworks with his family. I bailed water out of the tub quickly and vigorously for over an hour and a half awaiting his arrival. Otherwise, not only MY apartment would flood, but so would the one downstairs from me. He came, used vice-grips to turn it off and put in new hot, cold and shower faucets the next day while I was at work.

My back and shoulders still hurt from the extended frantic bailing exercise. I feel bad that I ruined his family's night at the fireworks, but it was truly an emergency.

The three days I actually worked this week were just as exhausting. Wah is me. I would have taken yesterday and this coming week off for vacation if not for the fact that I'm going up to Albany next weekend for my high school reunion. So, I'm working Monday and Tuesday, off until I return to work the following Thursday (18th). It will be a mixed week of staycation and a weekend with old friends (and some not so much) and family. I've somehow worked a trip to Ted's Fish Fry, a place I miss so much living away from real fish fry places since 1977 or so, with my brother and his wife into a big family reunion of cousins from upstate NY and Vermont. That will be fun! A few of them I haven't seen since I was a young child, but we're reunited on Facebook.

Onto this week's photos ...

It must have been the 4th of July

Or the 6th of July as the case may be. This woman is always in this get-up, marching along with the parade. She WALKS (in high heat!) from downtown to the start of the parade a good mile or so away, then WALKS back in the parade. More power to her!

Move aside, bunny rabbit!

I encountered this one as I was walking to the train one morning. He was near the corner of East Front and Richmond Streets in Plainfield. I shooed him towards the lawn at Richmond Towers because he was in the patch of grass between the street and sidewalk. I must say, though, I haven't seen any roadkill bunnies. They must be pretty smart when crossing the street.

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