Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Sunday into the Evening - Sept. 8

GinaMarie naps heavily made-up

Another lazy Sunday in the habitrail. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Are We Almost There?:

• Nope, I didn't post an update this morning. Much of the night was Elissa bashing with a few others thrown in for good measure. I'm growing weary of that and don't feel like adding fuel to the hate fire both within and outside of the house.
• So, I'll talk about some of the other things that happened.
• Apparently Ian told them that the about five years of annual Las Vegas partying after the season wrap has been canceled due to lack of funding.
• I think that perhaps the possibility of mayhem might have aided the lack of funding.
• There was a cake with Elissa on it in the refrigerator. Oh, just great. We needed that.
• After a brief time of the yard being open last night, they had to head inside again because of some concert in the area.
• They've been locked up inside the house itself for days now with little respite.
• Spencer actually thinks he's a good representative of North Arkansas.
• Um. 
• For this crowd, they were all in bed early -- around 4am their time.
• Of course, that didn't mean they need get up before 2pm their time.
• @@
• Judd is very worried about going up on the block in McCrae's place.
• GM is less worried, but in more pain.
• Judd's knee "scarred for life" injuries seem to be deep scratches and perhaps a bit of swelling.
• GM needs to keep her knee with the nine stitches wrapped up.
• The house is filthy.
• The fish in the refrigerator expired many days ago and is stinking.
• GM, even with her newest cut thumb, washed dishes.
• The weekly photo booth went down.
• GM was practically the only one excited about that.
• Right now it looks like they're still leaning a bit to keep GM over Judd.
• But nothing's written in stone.

McCrae smokes ... will he smoke the game?

One of Judd's big life-threatening knee scrapes

Play-Doh!

Big Brother 15: New HoH and Nominations Show Blog Party - Sept. 8

Although I'm getting this post up at the scheduled time for the show, that doesn't mean that the show will go on as scheduled. This time it's tennis. Grr. It appears the show will be airing almost an hour late. Grr.

Once the show finally starts, as it airs I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest news! But, as always, the real party is in the comments area. Come join us there!

McCrae is on the spot with his impromptu HoH. He decides to put up GM and Elissa, thus sparing Andy even though he suspects Andy of voting out Amanda. Judd won PoV. But we know all of this already! Judd does NOT use the PoV and Elissa gets the unanimous boot.

BUT WE ALREADY KNOW ALL THIS STUFF!

Finally, HoH comp time. PacMan themes abound. They get pixelated images of comps, have to figure who won and complete puzzles. Andy eliminated in the first round. Judd out next.

SPENCER WINS HOH!

Don't ya love it when I go all caps for emphasis?

Spencer gets to give each of the others a "gift." Two get the gift of friendship -- GM and McCrae have to be tethered together for 24 hours. Gift of wealth to Andy -- chance to win up to $5,000. Gift of health -- 24 hours of hearing the drill sergeant and do exercises.

Who wants to see Spencer's HoH room? Judd gets a command in the middle of Spencer reading his letter from his girlfriend.

Andy gets to choose three piggy banks from dozens available. He wins all of $94.83. Heh.

Nominations ceremony time -- Spencer has already warned them ahead of time who's going up. The drill sergeant interrupts. Key order -- Judd, Andy. McCrae violated his trust, GM put him on the block.

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - September 8, 2013

Good morning! It's Sunday morning. You know what that means. No, it doesn't mean a camel is going to walk around the office on hump day. It means it's time for my weekly off television topic reflection on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way.

If you're looking for my latest news on Big Brother TV show/live feeds happenings, my posts for there are at this link ---> Horrid Hamster House. Heehee. I'm just finding this bunch of them on the whole as rather unlikable this season despite fairly solid strategical moves.

At least we had better weather this week with a few days of absolutely PERFECT thrown in for good measure. I'm loving the cool evenings and the fact that we've seen the sun for most of the week for a change. The children around here started school this week and, while I have none of my own, I rejoiced. This means that if I go out and about on my weekday off to a park in Westfield or something, I'm not inundated with teenagers. I don't have to hear kids running around and misbehaving daytime in stores. No kids screaming in the hallways or parking lot of my building, at least during the daytime hours. Yay.

I had a four-day work week this past week due to the holiday. But then I went and ended up working extra hours just due to circumstance. (Grr.) This week I also have a four-day work week coming up as I'm taking a vacation day for Saturday leading into my next staycation. My boss asked me if I wanted to work my normal weekday that I usually have off instead. Oh, silly man! NO. I said I wanted vacation time for one day. That means I want my regular days off PLUS one vacation day off. I really need the rest!

Not too much happening on the home front this week. Vincent the Cat is still super spoiled and I wish I had never introduced him to Temptations cat treats. He's become an addict. I can't open a bag of anything without him running thinking I'm going to give him cat treats.

And, last night it was midnight before the Plainfield Police succeeded in shutting down the huge party with the live Mexican polka band right in back of my building. This time the police weren't all that happy that they were starting the music up again as soon as the police drove away. But, hey ... their backyard is about thirty feet from the bedroom windows of my next door apartment neighbors and about 100 feet from mine. Live bands playing (badly) all day and into the night are not acceptable under city ordinances for a reason! Bring it inside, rent a hall, whatever. There's a reason I would never live over or next door to a bar.

Oh, well. I've fussed enough. Onto the photos I've taken this week ...

Glorious morning!

Might as well start it off with a morning glory blossom! These are still growing along the back fence of my apartment building's parking lot. Blooming every morning, closing up at night. Kind of like ME!

Google this!

Ohhh! Plainfield's Google Street View map is going to be updated. I was walking along East Front Street when it sneaked up in back of me. Yep, it had all the Google markings and the camera globe set high atop it! By the time I got my camera out and shot it, it was already a half-block away. Cool. Although now I suppose I'll be on the map. I hope they blur and slim me.

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Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Saturday into the Evening, PoV Winner - Sept. 7

Spencer in his new shirt

Yes, I know I'm a bit late with this. My apologies ... real life cut into blog life for a bit tonight. But here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Battle Wounds:

• Not much happened between the time they woke up and the feeds were blocked for the veto comp.
• Oh my. McCrae won the veto.
• It's almost like he's a different person without Amanda. I have noticed he's awake more and biting his nails way less.
• Ian was the guest (maybe host?) of the veto comp. I'll be happy to see him again. This season I pretty much forgot what it's like to have a favorite player I wanted for the win!
• The Exterminators ain't too happy because they wanted McCrae out this week. 
• The alternate plan was to put Judd up in his place if McCrae won it.
• Now is the time for Judd to be totally on the ball with his buds.
• Oh noes!
• Judd is throwing a temper tantrum!
• Apparently he totally QUIT the comp!
• He's fussing that he was all worn out from the drill sergeant making him exercise, it wasn't fair, his knees are all cut up yet GM's cut knee gets all the attention.
• He's throwing stuff, slamming stuff, yelling at the cameras, flipping off the cameras.
• Oh my.
• Still waters with the dude have turned into raging rapids.
• Meanwhile, GinaMarie has one leg all bandaged up and it's the OTHER foot that's messed up.
• She's a wreck.
• But at least she isn't having a full blown temper tantrum!
• McCrae's knees are bleeding under his yellow tights, too.
• Oh. I didn't mention they're wearing superhero tights and capes?
• Well, they are.
• Thankfully, Spencer had changed out of his or I just didn't see it.
• I don't need to see that. No need to go there.
• Spencer told GM that he wants her around.
• Andy told McCrae that he thinks Judd is sketchy.
• Judd thinks that he's been set up and will probably go home (jury) come Thursday.
• In listening to and watching the many conversations, it seems like they're leaning a bit more towards keeping GM than Judd.
• But I don't think they've decided yet.
• Spencer doesn't want it to be a tie -- he doesn't want to cast the tiebreaker vote.
• Judd fussed some more -- it was too hot, Ian hated him and was cheering on McCrae, his knees are scarred forever and BB better do something about them and on and on.
• And on.
• It sounds like the medic might have attended to GM's knee, but they deemed Judd's more superficial and won't take care of it.
• @@
• GM can barely walk. If she does stay, I can't see her doing well in any physical kind of comp.
• Maybe if it's a mental comp.
• Oh, wait. We're talking GinaMarie.
• ;-)
• Andy started to fake cry because he doesn't want anybody to go home.
• @@
• Did he forget why he's in that nut house?
• Oh geez. Spencer put on his superhero outfit.
• You don't need to see that.
• I wish I didn't see it. Now I'm going to have nightmares.
• GinaMarie was crying on and off throughout. At least she didn't throw things and blame others, though.
• McCrae told Judd he'd rather keep him than GM. I believe he also told GM he'd rather keep her than Judd.
• And on it goes.
• Oh my. GinaMarie got medical aid -- nine stitches in her knee.
• Um, yeah, Judd. GM has reason to fuss. You went and got what are called minor lacerations, no butterfly bandage even needed!
• And then she cut her finger! Sheesh! That girl is going to have to be taken out in a wheelchair. Judd might have to be taken out in a straightjacket.
• Yet GM cooked dinner for all of them.
• Heh. Andy said maybe the twist this year is that they put a bunch of bigots in the house.
• Snicker.
• Oh, well. Right now the only thing that seems certain is that Judd will go on the block when McCrae (once again) saves himself.
• There's a lot of time between now and Thursday. 
• The target could go either way. 

Superheroes and a capeless crusader

Losers

Winner

Helping a fallen comrade

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Friday Night into Saturday - Sept. 6-7

Lots of B&W on the wall

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Rallying Riff-Raff:

• Despite all the trash-talking about Elissa, at least GinaMarie spoke up about how horrible it was that Amanda bullied her so much.
• GM and McCrae remained tethered together throughout the evening, finally getting released at midnight.
• Spencer's leave of absence from work only lasts until October 1st.
• He wants Judd to try to work for the railroad, says it's a good job.
• Judd said he's always lived where you could hear train whistles in the background.
• I myself hear the NJ Transit commuter trains in the distance where I live. It is a relaxing sound ... as long as it's in the distance!
• But I'm talking an entirely different kind of train!
• Judd wishes they had a dog there.
• I think, PUGITA! Remember Pugita?
• Of course, with their record for killing fish, I wouldn't wish that on a poor little doggie!
• If you're watching the feeds and see them talking with either McCrae or GM about (once they got separated), it might be confusing who the actual target is this week.
• The key to it all is when Andy and Spencer are alone.
• They are the big power couple right now.
• And they want McCrae out, keep GM (for this week anyway).
• If McCrae wins veto and takes himself down, Judd goes up.
• That's where a bit of wavering goes on -- between Judd and GM.
• They still want to make McCrae feel that he's safe this week.
• Meanwhile, they also have GM thinking she's safe this week.
• Only one of them is right and she's a blonde. Well, at least a fake blonde, that is.
• They all had a long talk with McCrae about his relationship with Amanda.
• Hmm ... it sounds like he's not as into her as she is to him.
• What a surprise!
• Not.
• McCrae says he'll always have a job available at the pizza place.
• @@
• I doubt Amanda would like that, either.
• I mean, it's okay if you're a kid living at home or paying $100 a month to live with friends. But if you actually want to have much of anything, something with more future is going to be needed somewhere down the line.
• Andy hated on Elissa a lot more.
• Okay. Whatever. I think his biggest problem with her is that she is the first (and only) one who figured him out when he was Amanda's puppet. He thought he was so darn cool and she made him in a minute.
• Every season, there's a whole lotta hate in the house. This year I see even more outside the house. 
• Me? I've watched the show and the live feeds every single season (including the first) and I've seen things blown up every year. I've always been either in the place of blogging the show and feeds or monitoring them for AOL.
• I recall calls of evict him against Eddie the first season when he said he wanted to "clothesline" Jamie. I recall Chicken George nudging Pugita out of his way with his foot when he carried food. That got turned into him punting the pug across the kitchen.
• Fans tend to get a bit rabid about the show.
• But it is indeed a show for us. It's entertainment. You can turn it off if it bothers you. Take deep breaths ...
• It doesn't matter who wins. It ain't no skin off my nose!

Bugs and mildew in the shower

Chewing on his nails a bit less, I notice

Um. Um. Spencer has nice eyebrows, I guess.

BB has scarred his knee for life!