Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Sunday into Monday - August 18

They should know better

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Mystery and Deceit:

• When Zach asked Frankie if he was still putting Victoria up as the renom, Frankie said he was. But there was some hesitation. Zach asked if he would swear to it and Frankie refused.
• Zach told Donny he's sure he's (Zach) going home this week.
• Of course, Donny is out of the loop, so he has no clue who is going -- he thinks Victoria is supposed to be the renom.
• Zach told him he thinks the plan changed from Donny to Victoria and now him as the target of the week.
• Paranoia, the destroyer.
• Zach went to Caleb who told him Frankie loved him (Zach). But, yeah, he'd (Caleb) save Cody over Zach because Cody has never betrayed him.
• Zach told Caleb that, since he was going home, he'd make everybody's life miserable.
• Zach thinks that they're all sending him home because he stole one cue ball as a joke and now they think he's the thief in the house.
• Zach said that at the end, he'd vote for Derrick to win over everyone, Frankie over Cody or flip a coin if it's between Caleb and Frankie.
• Frankie told Zach the whole house wants him to go.
• He confirmed he would be the renom.
• Hmm ... the rules in the past have always said you're not supposed to tell anyone for sure they're going on the block.
• I guess we'll see if anything comes of that.
• Derrick told Zach that he determined his own fate when they drew Skittles because he (Zach) refused to go up on the block and throw the BOB.
• Meanwhile, the neighborhood patrols continue.
• It looks like this mission just might be another success!
• Caleb thinks the patrol is useless because Zach is the thief.
• Caleb talked with Zach, telling him he ought to go out like Nicole -- she knew she was going home and had a good time the last few days, left with class.
• Victoria isn't feeling well.
• But she's doing her neighborhood watch shift.
• Good gal!
• Caleb has vowed to stay up to patrol all night because he wants to catch the thief.

Cody's cowgirl cuddler

On patrol!

What? Who? Where? Duh!

I'm going home for realz?

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Sunday into the evening - August 17

Looking for the missing items

Thank Otev (or whoever) for the Team America mission! If not for that mission, today would have been total doldrums in that Big Brother House of Mysterious Missing Stuff:

• Photo booth time (Sunday Photo Funday) came several hours earlier than usual.
• Ho-hum.
• Donny is trying to be more sociable after the ZingBot's zing about his social game (or lack thereof).
• Derrick told Donny of the plan to backdoor Zach this week.
• Donny's probably just happy to survive another week!
• Derrick is worried that Zach might actually attack when he finds out he's the renom.
• Frankie told Derrick he's the only one in the house he trusts completely.
• He shouldn't. Derrick doesn't trust him and is only playing the game and trying to extend the TA missions.
• Caleb wants Donny out and really sincerely does not like Zach. He likes Donny okay; just wants him out of the run for the money.
• Frankie thinks they should set up Zach as the thief.
• They got his gator shirt, Caleb's ($500) cowboy boots, Cody's hat, Donny's hat, Christine's stuffed animal (doubt that will count), Victoria's robe, Derrick's hat.
• All heck let loose as people noticed stuff missing.
• Caleb kept screaming at Victoria who just laughed and said it wasn't her.
• Everybody is accusing each other.
• But, with the exception of Caleb whining about how expensive his boots are, all seemed to be having lots of fun with it.
• Frankie and Derrick suggested a neighborhood patrol and others got all on it.
• They have helmets with flashlights attached from one of the comps and will take shifts.
• The fingers keep pointing at Victoria and Zach.
• How wrong they are!
• Zach admitted to stealing all the stuff -- told them he gets $2000 an item and will collect the money if it stays gone until 10:30.
• Oh, that Zach!
• With all the uproar, now Derrick, Donny and Frankie have to keep the patrols going for 24 hours (with participation of others).
• At least we had some activity tonight.

Caleb is freaking about his cowboy boots

Zach accusing Victoria of the thefts

Cody going berserk

The first neighborhood patrol

Why didn't they take the bunny slippers?

Big Brother 16: Nominations and Battle of the Block Show Blog Party - August 17

Are you ready to partay? As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest news! But, as all y'all know ... the real party is in the comments area. Come join us there! Oh. And, we're actually starting on time this week! Yay.

Recap, recap. Frankie's so excited. Squee! Caleb wants Donny or Victoria to go. Derrick wants neither of them out.

The cannibalism of the old Bomb Squad members begins. No one wants to be on the block. Derrick manages to save Victoria from being on the block with Frankie's approval. They know that Donny has to go up or the rest will revolt.

HoH Room reveal. Did you know Frankie's sister is famous?

Team America mission - we chose the hide the clothing, form neighborhood watch.

They have a meeting of the mindless. Frankie explains they don't want both Donny and Victoria on the block -- if one wins veto, both could end up safe. No one wants to volunteer to be on the block and throw it for a Donny stay on the block scenario. They decide to draw Skittles from a hat to decide who goes up.

Christine is drawn first to go against Donny and throw the comp. She's not happy. Cody and Caleb are then picked (to be the winning team). Neither is happy.

A Zankie segment and then a Cody/Christine relationship married woman groping bit.

Caleb wants Zach to go home. The rest of the dudes agree they don't need him anymore.

Derrick tells Donny that Victoria is the target. He also said they drew Skittles to see who will go on the block. He claims Donny was the only one not there because he was in bed. Donny seems right through the lie.

Nominations ceremony -- Derrick -- Donny, Christine. You have the opportunity to win BOB. Frankie -- Caleb, Cody. Both have been teasing me (physically attractive) and I picked candy out of a hat.

BOB time! Ohh ... the big Black Box! They have to find bones inside. One bone at a time, five bones on their scoreboard wins. Some bones might not fit. Christine is throwing it and even hands a bone off to Caleb. Donny is finding bones on his own. Donny is onto Christine throwing the comp as he places the 4th bone in place.

DONNY WINS THE BOB (with no help from Christine).

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - August 17, 2014

Good Sunday morning to you all! Welcome to my weekly off television topic post in which I reflect on the week gone by in both words and photos I've taken along the way. If you're looking for Big Brother live feeds (or show) content, you can find all of that right here at this link. No television content in this weekly post that I make year 'round -- you've been warned!

That said, it's basically been just another week of hectic stuff between the blog and my "real" job. Nothing earth-shattering happened in my personal life. I didn't win the lottery, nor did I have much time to do much other than work and blog. I felt like I was running late all week and didn't seem all that inspired to take photos. Sigh.

This week's random ramblings:

• They're demolishing that building by the Bound Brook Train Station with the structural cracks and caved-in roof I've been photographing for a few years now. I think they're just taking down that rear addition with the issues, not the whole building. It's about time. I couldn't get any decent shots of the demolition from the train, though.
• OCD Guy has been missing from the train for a good three weeks now. 
• That's how trains go -- people ride them for a while, then lose their jobs, change their work hours, perhaps decide to drive, etc. But I remain.
• I expect NJ Transit to give me flowers when I retire!
• My new upstairs neighbor is even more quiet than the last one although I have yet another person who's up late and up again early above me -- kind of like my own hours. I hear footsteps, not in shoes, above me and nothing else. I think I heard music coming from there one evening, but I couldn't tell. It was faint -- could have been from a car in the parking lot or next door. It didn't bother me, mind you. I could just hear it.
• Speaking of music from cars -- there needs to be a law outlawing those ridiculous sound systems they're putting ATOP cars these days! OMG, who came up with that? It's bad enough the huge systems IN cars! 
• And, while I'm fussing, they definitely need to crack down on bicyclists on the sidewalks here in Plainfield. I stand my ground on the sidewalk. I figure if they hit me, it's the bicyclist who will fall, not me. I'm rather solid.
• One of the Plainfield Narcotics/Gang cops bought me a cold bottle of water when he saw me waiting for the bus. Aw, how sweet of him! I really like those guys!
• A month from now I'll be on staycation. I can't wait! I need the sleep.
• My latest rent increase for the new yearly lease is $7. I guess I can afford that even though there are cheaper places to live. I do like this location and these landlords now are the best yet -- new windows, they maintain the elevator, new machines in the laundry room, new drainpipes, quasi-landscaping (mulch, hedge trimming and such), things fixed quickly, no regular $50 yearly increases like the past criminal landlord, good neighbors on my wing (most there for years although the apartment above has turned over about four or five times in my years here), location is good for public transportation and walking places.
• Moving would also be a huge hassle. So, I'm staying. Now it's going to be on 14 years. Oy.

Onto the photos for the week. Clicking on an image will bring it up in a Photobucket page. From there, you can increase the size twice by clicking on the magnifying glass. Just X out of that page to return to the blog.

The Plainfield Train Station groundhog

He thinks he's hiding from me. But I see him. Alas, I had no bread for him. He doesn't look like he's starving to me!

Spiderweb in the morning sun

No spider, though. This is on the railing alongside the parking lot of the Bridgewater Train Station. It's HUGE!

Chicory blossom, Plainfield Train Station

The blossoms close up overnight and open in the morning. They're usually unfurling their petals on my early work commutes. This and more in this week's flowers slideshow after the jump!

**CLICK THE 'READ MORE' LINK TO SEE THE REST OF THE PHOTOS**

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Sunday - August 17

Now, that's good TV! Yup, uh-huh!

The aftermath of ZingBot resonates through the house. Oh, and the Power of Veto comp itself has put some on edge. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Zing That!:

• Yeah, Frankie won the PoV.
• But, did you realize his sister's a worldwide pop sensation?
• I bet you didn't!
• Christine is the most upset about what ZingBot had to say about her.
• Aw, poor baby. Maybe she shouldn't be hanging all over Cody then, huh? ZingBot has her worried about what her husband, pastor and family think.
• A little too late to worry about that. The damage is done. She's acting way too trampy for someone who supposedly has the love of her life sitting at home watching!
• As a very non-touchy-feely person myself, all of this caressing this season in the house tends to make me happy not to be in there.
• Derrick's zing was about his looks. Quasimodo? Hmm. The actual comment apparently was about all the attractive men in the house and then there's Derrick. Now, that's kind of mean and personal. With Christine, she brought it on herself. Looks can't be really helped. 
• But Derrick's rolling with the punches. After all, that's how the dude rolls.
• Frankie's zing was about looking pale because he's always standing in his sister's shadow.
• Oh.
• Did you know his sister is famous?
• Zach's had to do with that (silly) gator chop clap he does and being unemployed. What's so cool about them? Nothing!
• Donny's zing said he looks like Duck Dynasty but his social game is more like Suck Dynasty.
• ZingBot told Caleb that he wears so much make-up that he's more like Beast Mode Cowgirl. Heehee!
• ZingBot: What do you call a guy who wears pink, cries a lot and cuddles with men? ZACH.
• Frankie's first thought is to put Victoria on the block after saving (probably) Caleb.
• But he knows Derrick doesn't want her up there.
• He then decides that Victoria is rather harmless (and most likely the perfect person to be in the final two with as she wouldn't win) and his focus turns on Zach.
• When Zach told Cody that the viewers must notice how much touching there is between Christine and him (Cody), Cody said ALL the girls caress his hair.
• @@
• If I were in there, I wouldn't be touching him all the time.
• The Cody/Christine zing is also bothering Cody.
• THEN STOP ALL THE CONSTANT CARESSING!
• Caleb told Derrick and Cody about Frankie coming up with the idea to put Zach on the block.
• Music to Derrick's ears!
• Christine kept crying and honking.
• Cody thinks he'd stay over Zach but was worried he'd leave if up against either Christine or Victoria.
• Now, I'd like to see Christine go. She skeeves me out on too many levels.
• But Cody might be better to be against in the final two than Victoria. He's won fewer comps and only when paired with someone else (if memory serves). To me, he's kind of worthless. Not only that, but he doesn't even seem as good-looking as he did in the beginning of the season.
• Derrick thinks that the ZingBot shouldn't have brought family (Christine's husband) into the zings.
• While Derrick had been chosen to host the PoV comp, he didn't -- Kathy Griffin did. BB gave him goggles as a consolation prize.
• Frankie decided he wants to euthanize Zach, not murder him.
• Cody doesn't know the word "euthanize."
• Oh! Hey! Maybe Frankie's a PROFESSOR! 
• Frankie then made cruder remarks about killing Zach, but I won't go into them here. I try to keep this blog a PG level!
• Victoria's worried about what fans will think of her after the show.
• Heck, going onto the show, that should be a consideration. Many normal people wouldn't want the internet and TV viewing audience scrutinizing their every breath for three months!
• Meanwhile, in other news, Christine is upset that something of hers has mysteriously gone missing.
• Under the drama, Team America is working on the latest mission.
• Derrick spent forever consoling Christine about her zing.
• He really has a good heart. Too bad ZingBot doesn't notice things like that!
• They're (Caleb) not planning to tell Zach he's going up until just before the PoV meeting on Monday.
• Of course, things could change by then.

I won PoV and did you know about my sister?

Too touchy-feely!

HONK!

Derrick consoles Christine

Zach should have earned that robe!