BB18: Live Feeds into Sunday Evening - July 3

Why am I here again?

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap:

• I've decided I couldn't have a bed like the one in HoH with the fishtank above the headboard. I'd sit and watch the fish all night instead of sleeping.
• Sundays are rather lazy in the BB house.
• BB let them sleep in.
• I've noticed this crowd, although several stayed up late last night, aren't huge stay up until dawn types.
• Paul says he smokes, but I haven't seen anyone smoke in this crew.
• James says he wants some of the "blame" for putting Victor on the block when they do the PoV meeting.
• I think it's more like he wants some of the "credit" for doing it. After all, they did nearly come to blows.
• Paulie and some of the 8-Packers are very leery of Bridgette. Frank seems to be the only one who actually trusts her.
• They were once again allowed into the backyard.
• Just judging on the various workouts, it's Paulie who's the best fit in the house.
• Frank and Da'Vonne really want Tiffany out (and Paulie in the 8-Pack as the replacement).
• While Tiffany is on the block as the Road Kill nominee, it's not likely this will be the week they make the move. It should be a Backdoor Victor.
• There was some excitement when a banner plane flew by reading, "Will you marry me?" Chances are very high it had absolutely nothing to do with BB.
• Frank started the rumor that it read, "Will you marry me, Z?"
• Heh.
• Michelle cried over something, maybe stress. James consoled her. He's good at that.
• Frank doesn't want Corey to win HoH for a few weeks so they can get Tiffany out.
• Hmm.
• Bronte's on the block this week. But she's more likely to be a target next week ... if some people have their way.
• A whole lotta nothing going on.
• No PoV meeting as of this writing.
• So, Victor still thinks he's in it to win it.

Mingling

My inside upper arm is too sensitive for that

Humma, humma Paulie!

Is there really an attraction?

Another under the radar player

She smells manure, could be a hamster

BB18: HoH Reveal, Nominations Episode Blog Party - July 3

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll be constantly updating this entry. Refresh the page to get the latest news! As always, the real party is in the comments area! Come join in on the fun!

Gee, a quick recap for a change! They must have a lot of stuff to cram into the hour-long episode. 

The HoH comp continuation um ... continues. Frank wants Victor to think he and Paulie want to work with him. But, in reality, he wants Victor out of there this week. Paul thinks Da'Vonne and Zakiyah are moving too slow. Tiffany deliberately comes down because she thinks Corey can go faster without her. Freakazoids out of the game. James sneaky throws it because he wants another team to win. Frank says they're handing it to Paulie.

Yep, Paulie is the new HoH!

Oh, geez ... Victor, in the DR, is almost to tears about Jozea being voted out. However, Paul realizes that he's going to have to work to repair his "image" with the rest of the house. James wants Victor and Bronte on the block. He advises Natalie to keep her cool.

Victor, who blatantly wanted Paulie voted out last week, tries to influence Paulie that the girls need to go. Well, not Bronte. He wants Bronte to stay. 

Meanwhile, Paulie wants to get closer to Paul, even to the point of using him as a pawn on the block. He wants Paulie to betray Victor. And, Paul sees through it and believes he just might have to go along with Paulie's plan to get Victor out of the house. 

We're into a James flirting segment. Cute. 

Time for nominations! Paulie nominates Paul, then Bronte. Paul, wasn't sure where you're at, Bronte the same. Both part of the situation where someone was coming after him.

He tells us that he wants to backdoor Victor. 

Bronte no longer trusts any of the boys. Paul knew it was coming. He says the better beard will win. 

BB ROAD KILL time! Returning souvenirs, six items which add up exactly 18 dollars. Apparently, they don't have to figure in tax!  

The secret reveal of the winner was done through tackle boxes once again. Victor is the winner of Road Kill!

So, what does Victor do? He runs and tells Paulie and then Frank! Silly boy. He thinks he's showing Frank and Paulie he can work with them. He tells Paul and Paul advises him not to tell anyone else. Victor knows better, though. Did I say Silly Boy? I meant it. Victor asks Paulie who should go up.

The Road Kill nominee is ... TIFFANY.

Backdoor Victor plan still in motion.

BB18: Live Feeds Overnight into Sunday - July 3

Beauty fades; obnoxious might be forever

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of The Ants Come Marching In:

• I don't have a heck of a lot for you.
• As I mentioned in the last update, Paulie won the Power of Veto, thus his plan should go down as planned.
• What was that plan?
• Backdoor Victor, of course.
• Earlier he thought he'd warn Victor just before the ceremony.
• Now he thinks he probably won't.
• He sincerely wants what will make it easiest for the rest of the house.
• Victor has a temper. 
• As of right now, Victor doesn't have a clue. He doesn't even know what a backdoor is.
• Well, he probably knows what one in a house is. But we're talking a backdoor plan as in reference to Big Brother!
• Paulie plans to take Paul off the block and replace him with Victor.
• Lots of small talk.
• They've been in indoor lockdown overnight due to clean up from the PoV comp.
• It was a messy spelling a word comp. Technotronics!
• Ah, well. Even though a group stayed up really really late (for a change), it was mostly small talk. Frank, Zakiyah and Paulie talked about how unrealistic it is for Jozea and Victor to think the show will bring Hollywood knocking at their doors.

Talk about under the radar ...

It was a messy PoV comp

Paulie and Nicole celebrate his win

Zakiyah plays with Paulie's hair

Toasting with water in chalices

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - July 3, 2016

Good morning! Since it's Sunday morning, 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 here for Big Brother news, everything I have for you can be found at this link. I'll be posting another live feeds report tonight as well as live-blogging the aired show. But this ain't that. This post is a year-round regular "feature" while Big Brother is a summer obsession. Or, something like that.

I'm finally on a staycation, my last one until September. From what I can see, a heat wave is due to be taking up a good half of my week. Grr. I'm not a summer person unless we're talking staying inside with air conditioning. That's what I'll probably do for a lot of the week. I have the BB live feeds, some other summer TV shows, a couple of new books to read and plenty of diversions.

My three and a half day work week this past week seemed to last a good ten days. I believe I'm actually pining for the day I can finally retire. Yeah, you heard me ... pining.

About the only good thing work-wise which happened this past week is that I received my catalog to choose my recognition award. Every five years of employment at the company gets to choose an award. Since I'm up there in years, I have some pretty decent choices. The last time (five years ago), I got a flat-screen LED television. This year, if I had a car, I'd be tempted by the cool kayak. If I had a lawn, I'd be tempted by a very nice charbroil gas grill or the smoker/grill/roaster one. There are a few cameras catching my attention, a larger HDTV set, a home entertainment system, a quality cookware set ... oh, decisions, decisions. Several watches and pieces of jewelry are in the catalog, but they're really not my thing.

Onto the photos I took this week:

Little green apples

I took trash out to the dumpster in the back of my apartment building's parking lot. I happened to notice a small half-eaten green apple on the ground. I looked up and saw the apple-eater with another one in his paws.

Flower of an hour

Thanks to Bernice, I now know what these beautiful flowers which are usually closed are! You can tell that they're a hibiscus type flower. These just sprouted up like weeds near the Bridgewater Train Station. After the jump, I have a photo of the plant itself.

My town (Plainfield, NJ) had its 93rd Annual 4th of July Parade yesterday.  If you want to check out the photos I took or the "story" below won't work for you, the actual slideshow on my Photobucket account can be found at this link. The link to the album is right here. It was great to see all the children from the city schools involved this year! While the Plainfield HS Marching Band is usually in attendance, the younger kids got involved with their Drama Club (do they still call it that?) doings.

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

BB18: Live Feeds into Saturday Evening, PoV Winner - July 2

Sloppy berries

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Wayward Boys and Girls:

• BB woke them up and had them all gather in the kitchen.
• Aha! Bowls of slop and berries filled the table.
• Paulie had to read a statement, "Do I read this now?"
• Since the Big Sister team did the worst in the HoH comp, they're the Have Nots this week.
• That would be Paul, Zakiyah and Da'Vonne.
• They picked the players for PoV -- in addition to Paulie, Paul, Bronte and Tiffany, it will be Da'Vonne and Zakiyah playing.
• Frank is still pushing to get Paulie in their alliance and Tiffany out.
• One of his reasons is that she's close with Natalie and Bronte.
• Wasn't it FRANK who hinted to Natalie that Jozea would be voted out and thus spoiled a perfect blindside?
• Hmm.
• Meanwhile, a rift is developing between Frank and Da'Vonne. Da'Vonne says that Frank called her a "slut," supposedly joking but it still went too far. I personally didn't hear that one. 
• Anyway, both Da'Vonne and Zakiyah now want Frank out before jury.
• Da'Vonne is upset about the latest happening because she had been thinking a great final three would be herself, Zakiyah and Frank.
• Oh, well.
• When Nicole came upon Zakiyah and Da'Vonne, the conversation changed. I guess it's not in Da'Vonne's plans to even think of Nicole in her final three scenario?
• Da'Vonne told Nicole that, if she wins PoV, her plan is to take Paul down so Paulie can put Victor on the block.
• Frank and Paulie are a bit worried about the "girl thing" going on in the house.
• Much of today was a waiting game, awaiting the PoV comp.
• Paulie told Tiffany that if she wins PoV, she cannot use it to save herself as the goal is to get Victor up and out. Since she's the Road Kill nominee, it's Victor who would name her replacement. She must lose. He guarantees her that she's safe.
• I've been dilly-dallying on this report awaiting the feeds to return as the PoV comp started more than a couple of hours ago.
• I'm running out of things to say that aren't repetitive.
• Gee, it's a beautiful day here on the East Coast. 
• We don't know how the weather is at the BB house because they've been in indoor lockdown.
• I'm really tired of this Jeff clips loop. I used to like the plain old theme music with trivia better. I could minimize it, nap and let the voices wake me up when the feeds came back on.
• Now it's all voices.
• And Bronte's squealing every ten minutes.
• I really don't want to have a separate report just on the PoV winner. 
• I guess I'll stop rambling and quietly wait for the live feeds to come back on.
• Are they on again yet?
• No?
• Okay, Paulie is wearing the PoV necklace!
• PAULIE WON THE POWER OF VETO!
• He has told both Tiffany and Frank that he plans to let Victor know just before the PoV ceremony that he'll be going on the block.

They look so comfortable ... for a toddler

Corey has a friend

I hate watching people play chess

I hope she likes berries