Big Brother 16: Nominations/Battle of the Block Show Blog Party - July 6

When we last left the actual aired show, Amber and Devin (after it was revealed that Cody fouled in the HoH comp) were the dual HoH. Tonight's show we'll see the nominations, watch the nominees do the Battle of the Block and see either Amber or Devin dethroned. Us feedsters know the results, but still want to see it go down!

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this page with the major updates. Refresh the page to get the latest! As always, the real party is in the comments area. Come join in on the fun and have a cyber-beverage or two with us!

Oh ... and if you haven't checked it out yet, the blog pool random picks announcement (Who's Your Hamster?) is at this post.

Replay of Cody's ill-fated HoH retracted win. And, then the HoH room(s) reveal. Devin got a letter from his Mom, Amber got a letter from her Mom. Aw, ain't that sweet. Caleb obsesses more over Amber. Devin apologizes for "passing judgment" on Donny. Donny is good about it. Then Devin calls a house meeting over it. What the heck is up with the dude? And he cries.

Caleb thinks Devin threw him under the bus as Devin said the Donny nom was because he didn't trust him, not because of who fell first. Devin decided that since Brittany was the first to point that out, she's his target. She "misconstrued" his words.

Hayden and Nicole flirt. So Nicole thinks she might want to work with him. Christine and Nicole approach him about an alliance. A secret one. He likes the idea.

Geez, now Caleb and Devin have a tender bromance moment and Caleb cries.

Devin whines about how sloppy the others are.

"Nominations Today" - the order in which they nominate is in an egg pick. Um, okay. Devin wins the draw. Amber thinks her two don't deserve to go home, but it's best for her game.

Devin -- Paola, Brittany -- Paola warrior, Brit because she questioned his integrity. Not personal, but ...!
Amber -- Hayden, Nicole -- chose them because they're strong, one guy, one girl.

Devin tells Nicole to trust him, she and Hayden won't be going home. He tells Nicole and Hayden that PaoPao will throw the comp and Brittany's his target.

Finally a Zankie segment.

Devin tells PaoPao she won't be going home, he wants her to throw the BotB and they pinky-swear.

A siren wakes them up to a comp in the backyard. It's a drinking based Jell-o shot, beer kegs set-up. Photos will flash on the screen and the first team to four points wins. The ones losing on the questions have punishments. Hayden and Nicole win, no surprise there. Amber is dethroned.

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Sunday morning - July 6

Thumbs up from Donny

It's after 11am here on the East Coast and we have Zach and Christine still up, the rest of the hamsters sleeping. Zach and Christine are cooking up a slop concoction. Um, okay. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Liverwurst Non-Lovers:

• But first ... if you signed up for the blog pool, the random picks can be found at this post. Who's your hamster?
• If you missed the bulletin I posted, Devin won PoV.
• PaoPao threw the comp as Devin had requested.
• But she did it so obviously that everybody knew she threw it even though she generally sucks at comps.
• Silly little girl.
• After winning the PoV, Devin told Frankie he was thinking of taking Brittany off the block, but doesn't know if he can trust her.
• Say what? She was his nemesis and main target for DAYS!
• Fickle much, Devin?
• Frankie, like most in the house, wants him to put Victoria up in her place if he does save her.
• Devin claims that an enemy will work with you while a friend will become jealous.
• Whatever. I personally think he knows that his BS buddies -- oh, that's Bomb Squad, but it could be that other BS! -- might split the vote and vote to keep her against his commands.
• So, he had a REALLY long talk with Brittany during which she sold her soul to the devil ... er the DeviN. She agreed not to nominate him if she's HoH and to save him with the PoV if she wins PoV and he's on the block. He agreed vice versa.
• Then he said he still hasn't made up his mind.
• But then he told Caleb and Cody that he has to leave PaoPao on the block even though he promised to save her.
• Huh. He promised Brittany now, too.
• A man's word is his bond, y'know.
• (Although, mind you, I do prefer Brittany stay in the game over either PaoPao or Victoria.)
• Dang that ORKMommy -- she gave me PaoPao in the pool-pool!
• People are getting a bit more suspicious of dear Frankie. Devin doesn't seem to trust him like he once did. And Derrick, right after telling Frankie he trusts him (and Frankie then left the room), turned to the camera and mimed to us that he does NOT trust Frankie.
• Zach is upset because Frankie told him that Devin says he can't really trust him.
• Now, Devin indeed has been saying that. So has Caleb. They look at Zach as a bit of a wild card in their Bomb Squad.
• But I think Frankie should have kept his mouth shut. In BB it's better to be all ears than to run and tell!
• Sigh, but then Zankie hugged and made up. 
• Foolish boys.
• Caleb told Zach and Frankie that Devin will probably go home next week.
• That's another reason Devin is scrambling to make a "save me" deal with Brittany. No sense making any deals with PaoPao!
• Geez, after a talk with Caleb and Zach, Frankie told Zach he (Zach) said too much to Caleb. He did, but Frankie needs to watch his own issues.
• After Devin promised her he would be saving her, Brittany returned to the other hamsters telling them things don't look so good for her right now and she's probably going home.
• Good, Brittany, stay with the story!
• PaoPao told Zach she had his back and he's safe if she wins HoH.
• BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
• Victoria thinks that Devin will save PaoPao and she will go on the block against Brittany. She says she'll self-evict if that happens.
• Oh my. She's quasi-right. It looks like she'll probably be on the block with PaoPao and they'll vote her out, not PaoPao.
• Unless she self-evicts, that is.
• Zach wanted to call a house meeting sans Caleb and Devin, exposing the whole Bomb Squad thing. Derrick advised him against it.
• Everybody still wants Devin out; a Brittany HoH win may be his only chance to stay next week since he can't compete for HoH.
• Brittany told Derrick that if she (Brit) goes home, not to trust PaoPao because she threw the comp.
• But everyone knows she threw the comp!
• Brittany kept her act up well through the evening so far. Let's see if it can last until the PoV meeting.
• Zach thinks he's already out of the Bomb Squad. But, of course, he does have his boys Cody and Derrick.
• Oh noes! Cody thinks he's out of the BS, too!
• They want to team up with others and target Devin, Caleb and Amber.
• I love how Donny, Nicole, Christine and Hayden are just sliding on by in all of this kerfuffling.
• Cody, Derrick and Zach told PaoPao they know about all of her lies (ie: swearing on her mother's grave when her mother is alive, etc.)
• Meanwhile, Caleb has planned out his first real date with Amber. Too bad it probably won't come to fruition because she's just not that into him!
• Caleb went and told PaoPao that Devin might take Brittany off the block.
• Loose lips sink ships, soldier! Sheesh!
• He also told her that if he wins HoH, he will target the weakest players.
• "But I try to win, I just can't!" she cried.
• Being in the cold Have Not room has changed Victoria. She actually wants to sleep with one of the guys because it would mean body heat and extra bed covers.
• And, the guy she asked?
• Her mortal enemy, Zach. I guess they're frenemies now.
• But Zach eventually got up. He and Brittany are still up as I post this.
• She's keeping the secret.

Zach and Christine bond

Thumbs up from Hayden

Looking like a HS grad indeed

Are you saying I'm RUDE?!?

Selling her soul to stay in the house

Late morning quadcam

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - July 6, 2014

Welcome to 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 Big Brother television/live feeds posts, check out this link. This here off topic post is a year-round staple on the blog. Yeah, I know it has nothing to do with television. But, of course, life isn't ALL about TV ... right?

This week was a bit of a rough one for me. I had some sort of stomach virus which kept me sick for most of the week while I was still working at my real job and doing the Big Brother coverage here on the blog. Thankfully that ended pretty much by Friday -- in time for me to have a rare three-day holiday weekend off from my job. Yay!

On the holiday itself, I didn't do much. The weather was a bit iffy and one local parade was canceled. However, yesterday's weather was gorgeous and perfect for a parade! And, it just so happens that my city's parade was already planned for Saturday, not Friday. There's also a three-day holiday festival going on downtown which I plan to check in on later today.

Due to feeling icky and icky weather for most of the week, I don't have a ton of photos. After the jump, I have a slideshow not of flowers this week, but of parade photos. On with the show ... clicking on an image will open it in a new Photobucket window. From there, you can make the image larger twice with the magnifying glass icon at the bottom right of the photo. To return here, just close out the Photobucket page.

Take a picture, it lasts longer!

This wet bunny seems to resent the intrusion of the paparazzi (me). East Front Street, Plainfield.

The chicory is in bloom

Although they keep mowing it down, the chicory at the Plainfield Train Station is determined to keep coming back.

Gotta love the haircut!

I love how Afros and flat-tops are coming back on the kids. I just hope they don't start wearing platform shoes again. Those things were dangerous! I took this photo at the Plainfield 4th of July Parade (held on the 5th). The parade slideshow is just after the jump ... check it out!

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Big Brother 16: Blog Pool - Who's your hamster?

That way cool ORKMommy has made the random picks for those who signed up to be in the blog pool. How cool is she?

I'll be posting the latest live feeds in a bit. For now, cherish your chosen hamster:

Amber - Caela, Sharon, Glenn, PDX Granny, Jennifer

Brittany - Dierdre, ML, Shannon, Gaylos, Donna E

Caleb - JimmyB, SueGee on the Left Coast, Sharon S, monty924, Janice from GA

Christine - ReeseB0329, EileenH, Willie J, Ronda, Rbennie

Cody - Delee, Nickelpeed, WolfpackRed, Nell the Southern Belle, Sally in Indiana

Derrick - Ed in Ohio, Jessica UNderwood, Marlo, Stormy, Erinkate

Devin - Donna in Alabama, Lili, Sparty, Merrilee, SarahT

Donny - Buzzmaam, Tami, JonMD1267, Margo, Kelsey Gronda

Frankie - Aya, JOKATS, Ninboh, Tammy, Becky

Hayden - Donna in FL, Chacha, Sasha, Uncartie, Clover

Jocasta - Brenda, Kelly Davey, Cheryl in NC, Old mom, Maquinn78

Nicole - Jo, Witt, Celticskye, Tilda

PaoPao - Jackie, Lisa Bishop, Chrob61, lynn1

Victoria - Dr_Celine, ORKMommy, Sharon N, Faye

Zach - Brian, NikkiB, Kathy, David

Oh my. I have the best player ever ... Paola!

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Bulletin - PoV Winner - July 5

Uh-oh. Devin won the Power of Veto. If he keeps his promise to PaoPao and takes her off the block, he could replace her with someone who should be safe (Cody, Derrick, Donny, etc.) to make sure his target (Brittany) gets voted out. PaoPao and Amber are talking about trying to get him to put Victoria up.

Update: Now Devin is telling his boys since people would be likely to vote out Victoria, he'd have to leave PaoPao on the block. He was planning to tell her when Brittany burst in and tries (not very well) to convince him she meant him no harm. Now Devin is denying he said anything about cows regarding her, nor shot a gun finger at her. He claims he wanted to talk to her because he wanted to see if they could work together. @@

They agree they won't nominate each other and will use the PoV to save each other if he saves her. We'll see.