Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Sunday night into Monday - July 7

The BB cornhole game is back

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Sleep Deprivation:

• Caleb tried to convince Devin that he should do what the Bomb Squad (or majority of such) wants with the PoV -- put Victoria on the block.
• Of course, Caleb doesn't know that Devin made a safety deal with Victoria in return for not nominating her.
• The voting for Team America finished and the new team members found out and accepted the "honor."
• Derrick and Frankie join Donny as Team America.
• We'll see how that goes. I knew Frankie would have to be in there somewhere.
• Devin talked to Derrick about the possibility of putting Zach on the block.
• Derrick warned him that Zach would probably blow up the Bomb Squad if he went on the block and would go wild until the eviction night.
• Derrick thinks that Zach isn't thinking right due to lack of sleep and food while Devin thinks he's going rogue.
• I think it's a mix of both.
• Derrick advised Devin to talk to the other alliance members so it doesn't appear that he's making the move on his own.
• Derrick apparently makes a good slop cookie.
• I'll pass, thankyouverymuch.
• Derrick and Donny talked about being in Team America and how they trust each other. Good. I like those two and wouldn't mind if either won it all.
• Derrick is tickled that America must like him, Frankie and Donny the best.
• He doesn't know America first chose Joey.
• And we know what happened to her.
• Donny told Frankie (who asked) that he has never approached anyone to be in an alliance.
• He's honest about that. Only Devin has actually approached him. (Then nominated him although under Caleb's reign.)
• It looks like the three feel very honored to be picked by the viewers and plan on sticking to this until the end -- stronger than the Bomb Squad.
• Caleb, not from this area, questioned Cody about Jersey Shore people.
• @@
• Gah. I'm in New Jersey. I'm SO not into that show and know no one like those people. Well, maybe a few-ish. But they're from Staten Island!
• While Caleb thinks he'll be a local celebrity in his own small town, Cody's not sure if his town in NJ will even care.
• Devin still has his new-found crush on Brittany.
• Thankfully it's not as creepy and stalker-like as Caleb's crush on Amber.
• That's all she wrote.

Frittany?

Devin is reading this. Heh.

At least he's not crying

The girls

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

Zankie as Zach is ready to self-implode

Well, well, well ... for all of his big pre-season talk about being a con man, taking over the game and winning it all, guess who's now saying, "I don't care! Send me home! I don't care anymore!" Yep, that would be the Zachster. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Bombed Squads:

• Since the house meeting last night when Zach brought up that "everyone" wants Devin out, he's been even more of a loose cannon.
• Zach thinks he might be able to get Devin so mad that he (Devin) punches him (Zach) and then Devin would be booted from the house.
• My thoughts on that is that Zach would also go home ... on a medical. I wouldn't want Devin punching me in anger! That could do damage.
• Frankie and Zach talked about backdooring Devin.
• Later Derrick and Frankie talked about it but say it's too soon.
• Amber and Zach talked about how bad Devin is and how he needs to go.
• But no one other than Zach has opened his (or her) mouth to Devin about these things except Zach!
• Foolish little con boy.
• Frankie told Zach to wait until after the PoV meeting before lighting into Devin.
• Obviously, since Devin doesn't play the game personal, only strategy, Zach shouldn't have any fear of going on the block, right?
• Right?
• After all, he's a member of Devin's own alliance. He's surely safe.
• Right?
• Frankie and Amber also talked about getting Devin out.
• But not to Devin!
• As Zach and Amber talked outside, Devin told Donny he can read lips and knew exactly what Zach was saying.
• Devin told Frankie he made a deal with Victoria (he did, after the deal with Brittany, pretty much same terms) and that an alliance member might go on the block.
• Frankie told Devin what he wanted to hear -- there are some alliance members who can't be trusted -- Derrick plays the field and both Zach and Cody are time bombs.
• Sheesh, Frankie!
• Devin told Christine that he doesn't know what he's going to do with the PoV yet, but he's planning on shaking things up.
• Zach hasn't slept and has hardly eaten in two days.
• Devin told Caleb and Amber separately that he never called Brittany a cow, nor made gun gestures at her.
• Keep telling people that, Devin!
• Maybe it can come true if you deny it enough.
• Devin also told Caleb it's down to a five person alliance -- Derrick, Cody and Zach are out.
• He then told Caleb he probably won't use the veto.
• Caleb, wake up! Devin is WHACK!
• Caleb tells the others he'd rather the alliance stick together until jury.
• Frankie told Derrick not to trust Caleb because he tells all to Devin.
• Um, Frankie ... how about you? You do the same, it seems!
• Devin told Zach that it wouldn't make sense for him to take Christine off the block and put him up.
• Or, does it (in Devin's mind)?
• Caleb later told Zach that the rest of the alliance trusts him even if Devin doesn't.
• Hmm.
• I'm getting SO confused!
• Then, Frankie who never runs to Devin MUCH, told Devin that Zach is digging his own grave.
• @@
• Devin told Frankie that he has a big crush on Brittany since their long talk last night.
• Rum, Brittany! Run as far as you can!
• The photo booth opened for them and quasi-fun was had by all.
• Derrick and Cody both tried to calm Zach down and advised him he needed food and sleep.
• So far, no veto meeting although we kept have random Andy/Jeff interview photo bombs in the feeds last night and a period of the interviews today.
• I really prefer the trivia with the theme music when blocking for comps. Bring it back, BB!

Zach and the weight of the world

Amber agrees that Devin is a liability

Devin speaking his Devinisms

Derrick and Frankie shake on it

Nicole doesn't want to exercise

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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