Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Wednesday - August 19

Late night or early morn hammock

Yeah, yeah. I was lackadaisical this morning. But, to my defense, so have been the hamsters! While this crew is quite adept at entertaining themselves, it really doesn't make great fodder for me. I'm not all that personally interested in their views on lots of things and I can only watch so much tomfoolery before my mind wanders and my bed calls me. After all, I do this atop a rather stressful full time job. I'm happy that they're entertaining themselves, but I'm not going to sit and watch it all! Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Tomfoolery and Hijinks:

• Johnny Mac said he pays about $40,000 a year to student loans. Becky said she doesn't even earn that much a year.
• Hmm. If she's indeed a store manager for Abercrombie and Fitch, their store manager salaries certainly aren't great for a national chain of fairly large stores. She could earn twice as much at many other retailers.
• That is, if indeed she's an actual store manager -- not an assistant or department type manager.
• Becky hurt her toe in the OTEV comp and it's swelling more by the day. She seems to be in a lot of pain from it.
• While Steve and Vanessa played chess, they talked about Steve's social skills issues. Vanessa thinks he might have Asperger's Syndrome. Steve says he's never been diagnosed, but it's quite possible he does due to his failure to pick up social cues and such.
• Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. 
• A lot of people just have problems with social skills and there's not a real need to throw labels on them.
• From his asides to the cameras, I think he can read people quite well. His big problem seems to be that he's trying to be friends with everybody and then his conscience bothers him because he doesn't want to disappoint them or hurt them.
• Several hours after she begged BB to see a medic, they've called her into the Diary Room.
• James thinks they should have a medic on site 24/7 just for Meg!
• Now you see why I was lackadaisical ...

Will NOT go on Survivor, good.

Whoop Whoop

BB1 had no washer or dryer!

Talking Steve's social woes

Once again, Larry and Voodoo on the block

Becky is in pain, toe pain

She seems to have lost the green hat

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Tuesday into the Evening - August 18

John is having a ball ... or a sphere

Here are today's happenings from inside that Big Brother House of Boisterous Ballywumps:

• Becky has gotten on Meg's nerves.
• James told Meg that the way Becky treats her is how Vanessa treats him.
• It's Meg and James against the world!
• Or, at least, a portion thereof.
• They're both glad that Becky will be going on Thursday.
• It looks like we're probably going to have either a unanimous vote or close to it for her to go.
• Vanessa is very anti-Johnny Mac, but she just might "vote with the house" anyway.
• Julia would prefer to keep Becky this week, but will probably "vote with the house" to appease Liz.
• Steve advised Liz to proofread her HoH blog because BB doesn't. I'd say they probably check for content for legal reasons. But it's obvious reading some of these over the past few years that they do no editing for errors!
• When it was all said and done, Liz thinks she wrote "the cutest blog ever."
• Oy.
• The HoH camera came out and fun was had by all. Yawn.
• Lots of small talk once again. Liz lives at home while Julia shares an apartment with another sister. The others compared and contrasted the twins. They talked about probably not having jobs due to their BB absence from work. Becky thinks hers is secure. 
• Which reminds me -- Becky says she's a store manager (Abercrombie and Fitch), yet in another conversation I heard her talking about earning overtime pay. Hmm. It would shock me if their store managers aren't salaried. 
• They talked about fast food places, their cooking competition last night, bands and more. And more. I mean, even the sugar content in fruit.
• Not much game talk, though.
• Steve wondered if Meg is upset by him calling himself a New Yorker. He's from upstate New York. Meg said it doesn't bother her.
• It shouldn't. She's from New Jersey. Not even the NYC Metro area -- we're talking Collingswood, South Jersey, farms and such. She hasn't lived in NYC long at all.
• Hmm ... Steve told us that he wants James and Meg out before Vanessa. He also said (again) that he doesn't want to win HoH Thursday.
• But he's said he didn't want to win comps before and won them.
• On the other hand, Johnny Mac told Steve they need to get Vanessa out before James or Meg.
• Will Johnny Mac be able to convince Steve?
• Neither JM or Steve think Liz and Austin will be a thing outside of the house.
• Heh.
• There ya go!

The mouse roars! (Or yawns)

It's contagious!

Other than no shirt, what are those shorts?

She has a new hat

Chef Julia

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Overnight into Tuesday - August 18

Alone in the pool until the wee hours

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Chopped Ain't Got Nuthin' on Me!:

• At least these hamsters amuse themselves. Sure, there's a lot of daytime sleeping. But, come night, they have bowling games and other activities they create.
• Last night was a cooking show. 
• They had teams and made three-course meals complete with dessert, plated nicely.
• Although I still wouldn't want Austin cooking for me with his hair hanging all over -- I don't cook for myself with my own hair hanging all over -- he apparently CAN cook.
• Of course, the Have Nots (Steve, Johnny Mac and Vanessa) couldn't eat any of the tasty dishes whipped together for the "show."
• Austin thinks he and Liz will be Brendon and Rachel next year. 
• Ack.
• I doubt it.
• I think more of a McCranda break up within months.
• Julia, Liz and Austin talked about how much worse Becky's gotten with turning every conversation into one about her.
• Steve and Johnny Mac talked about what JM would do if he won HoH. He said he was thinking of putting up goblins (James and Meg), then backdooring Vanessa.
• Steve talked about how Austin knows he shouldn't be in a final three with Liz and Julia as they'd take each other.
• One would have to go before that point.
• Steve also suggested keeping Vanessa around until the final five or six.
• (I say they keep her that long and they might as well let her win!)
• Later, the twins would tell Johnny Mac that he really needs to target Vanessa.
• Liz is for getting Vanessa out quickly; Julia thinks she needs to stay until they see who gets back in the house.
• It's enough to make you want to pull teeth, I say! 
• Liz and Austin had a make-out session AGAIN.
• I don't watch the feeds for that stuff.
• At least give me something happening on the other cameras, please!
• So, that's about it. Becky is still the one to go this week and she isn't doing herself any favors with her increased importance of self in group discussions.

Judging the cooking "show" dishes

Talking game with Steve

It's all about Becky -- just ask her!

Mocking Becky

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Monday into the Evening - August 17

Rowdy games inside

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Animal House Rejects:

• Here's a shocker for you -- Liz did NOT use the Power of Veto and the nominations remain the same.
• Do you need a moment to get over that unexpected news?
• Heehee.
• Vanessa hugged and otherwise sucked up to Liz for not backdooring her.
• If only she knew that they just figured the next HoH would do that dirty deed.
• Becky talked to (of all people) Johnny Mac about not knowing where she stands with Steve and how she might be able to work with him.
• Huh? Ask the guy you're on the block with about working with someone he is friendly with? Why ever would her opposing nominee help with that? What sense does that make?
• It sounds like Johnny Mac had a good speech, Becky not so much. That's in the PoV meeting which we're blocked, that is.
• Vanessa thinks she's in like Flint with the Austwins bunch now.
• She's not. 
• They're just leading her along.
• Austin and Liz do seem to want to keep Steve around. And, they want Steve to bring Johnny Mac aboard.
• Y'know, if the house becomes one big alliance with one fake member (Vanessa), that's not such a good thing.
• Becky pleaded her case with Austin and Liz.
• They humored her. Their minds are already made up, but they'll take any info she can give.
• Julia proposed keeping Becky this week and keeping Vanessa next week.
• That got shot down.
• Liz and Austin really really really want Johnny Mac to win HoH and send Vanessa packing under his reign. Really.
• They can't do that if they boot him this week!
• Game talk died down as they all had fun in the yard and pool.
• Julia pushed Liz more and then Steve about voting out Johnny Mac this week.
• No.
• Ain't gonna happen, Julia.
• SHUT IT DOWN, JULIA.
• ("The only person I don't care for in here is Johnny Mac," she says.)
• The pork chops they were given for the Have Nots don't look too appetizing -- cut way thin.
• The word is out how much Vanessa earns with poker and how she doesn't "need" the BB winnings monies.
• Rowdy fun inside the house ensued.
• Little or no game talk.
• Well, Julia might be somewhere telling people how they need to get Johnny Mac out, I guess.

Um, I'll pass on the coffee, thank you.

Johnny Mac making faces

Steve eats dollar store pork chops

Thinking of his next prank?

Vanessa smiling and sans winter hat?

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Monday - August 17

Oh my, what's he on? BB, that's what.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Maniacal Misfits:

• They were getting rambunctious with James and the twins throwing chocolate around.
• BB told 'em SHUT IT DOWN.
• The BB voice can get a bit surly at times.
• James wrapped up all of Steve's stuff onto one of the dentist chairs in the Have Not room using plastic wrap.
• Mighty impressive, but I think he used the entire roll of wrap on it.
• I hope they don't need the wrap for kitchen purposes!
• James covered up the mummy chair with blankets.
• He's up to shenanigans, I say!
• Lots of talk about lots of things not game once again.
• I think Becky talks about Black Friday at least once a day!
• Nothing much game-wise has changed.
• The veto won't be used. Becky is the go away target.
• Liz and Austin are still secretly hating on Vanessa but will leave her nomination up to someone else.
• Steve is pushing the Weak Steve Card and thinks it's working.
• He knows Vanessa keeps lying to him.
• That's about it.
• For now.

The one without a hickey.

James is up to shenanigans.

Steve going for a new look.