Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - July 10, 2016

I have very little for you this week in my weekly off television topic reflection of the week gone by in both words and photos I've taken along the way.

There wasn't much "along the way" to my week. I was on a staycation from work and it turned out to literally be a STAYcation. Since Tuesday we've had heat wave type temperatures and humidity. The older I get, the less I do well in that kind of weather. I honestly haven't gone anywhere except for a quick run into neighboring Scotch Plains on Tuesday and around the corner to the local bodega one day. I've stayed inside in air conditioning.

• I found the news this past week extremely depressing and horrifying. 
• I read a lot.
• I napped a lot.
• I cooked decent meals.
• I paid attention to a certain cat.
• I napped some more.
• I did some housekeeping.
• I did not take hardly any photographs.
• I didn't get done much of what I wanted to get done.
• Tomorrow I return to work.
• Sigh.

Growing by my apartment fence

Most of the day lilies have already passed. But the ones along my apartment building fence were late-bloomers.

In blossom now, around the corner

Pretty pink on Berckman Street

How I've felt all staycation

Vincent is caught in a yawn. Every time I look at this photo, I yawn. Maybe I need a cat nap.

BB18: Live Feeds Overnight into Sunday - July 10

Paul takes cheerleading lessons

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Hapless Hipsters:

• As I told you last night, Bridgette won the Power of Veto.
• She hurt herself doing it, but is proud of her efforts. She was given crutches and thinks (with her nursely wisdom) that she'll be fine by tomorrow.
• Which is today.
• But that's beside the point.
• I neglected to tell you the Have Nots -- Nicole, Corey and Tiffany -- the Freakazoids. Their supplemental foods are popcorn and peanuts.
• Bronte noted that Paul is so much better with Jozea gone ... "we all are."
• That's true.
• Michelle thinks Frank "hates" her and wants her out of the house.
• Nah, she's low on his list. It's Tiffany he wants out this week with his Bridgette's HoH.
• They've been locked inside all night, apparently the yard clean-up is quite a task.
• Tiffany is really upset that she didn't win PoV. She thinks the only good thing is that the nominations won't change.
• Or ... will they?
• Probably not. 
• Remember the pre-season buzz about Corey's sleepwalking? He hasn't done it so far and says that he's probably too tired to sleepwalk in the house.
• Aw, boo.
• Paul's nose ring is getting infected or something. He needs to take that out, I think.
• James told the others that Liz and Austin only lasted about three months.
• Why am I not surprised?
• Tiffany would love to see Natalie on the block. Nicole thinks that Natalie is coming between her and James and wouldn't mind it if she was gone.
• I doubt that will happen.
• Nicole told Tiffany they should have the votes to get Bronte out this week.
• I personally think it's going to be Tiffany.
• And, Nicole is just saying that. She doesn't want to upset Tiffany. But she doesn't want to blindside her either.
• What to do ... what to do.
• Tons of small talk and most stayed up all night. James and Natalie are still awake and whispering as I get this posted.

Not pranking all the time

A giraffe will watch over her

Definitely not playing Cody's game

A kiss coming? No way!

Ew, handling a wooden spoon AND her foot!

She thinks she'll be fine

BB18: Live Feeds into Saturday Evening, PoV - July 9

Just a brief report tonight!

• Natalie and Paulie were the additional ones competing for PoV
• Bridgette won the Power of Veto!
• It was a messy one

BB18: Live Feeds Overnight into Saturday - July 9

It's the one thing

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Hungry Hippos:

• Yes, they finally got to feast at midnight.
• Fun (and calories) were had by all.
• Just as a reminder ... Bridgette nominated Paul and Tiffany, Paul being the pawn. Frank won Road Kill and nominated Bronte.
• I just felt I had to say that.
• I finally got to read the quote on Tiffany's inside upper right arm. It's an Albert Einstein quote: "Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony."
• A very fine quote, but I still wouldn't want it there on my arm. That's very sensitive skin area!
• Natalie says she just wants to stay in the game long enough to make jury.
• Every season we get those who are content making the stipend. I think that's about $1,000 a week these days. Since many of them don't have the ability to get a weekly paycheck in that amount in real life, it's a bonanza to them.
• James says that everybody should be voting Tiffany out this week, Frank is the target next week.
• Mind you, he didn't say that to Frank!
• Natalie wants Bronte to stay.
• Okay, two counts against Natalie right there!
• At their feast, Nicole noticed her hamburger was "raw." It was actually rare. She freaked and thought she was already sick to her stomach. Oh, give me a break, Nicole! I like you, but really ...!
• When Tiffany told Nicole she and Corey make a cute couple, Nicole said she doesn't think she's Corey's type. I don't think she is.
• Frank acted like a frat boy during their feast. One would think he would be too old to make more than one fart joke during dinner.
• Lots of small talk, not much action, until they all conked out.
• Today should be the Power of Veto comp. That will liven things up again!  

Pawn Boy

The Facemask Alliance

Zakiyah is a cowgirl now!

"Out of discord ..." Big Brother!

BB18: Live Feeds into Friday Evening, Road Kill - July 8

His name is getting tossed around for renom

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Not So Lovable Louts:

• Between nominations and the Road Kill comp, the feeds were more Jeff interview loops than hamsters today.
• Frank wants to "mess with Tiffany's head" a bit before the PoV comp.
• He's thoughtful like that, y'know.
• After the feeds came back post Road Kill, Frank talked to Nicole about winning the Road Kill comp.
• Again.
• Frank's own big target -- Tiffany -- is already on the block. He wants to keep Paul, the other nominee, around for a while longer. 
• So, he needs to put up someone inconsequential or that he'd kind of like gone as a second choice to Tiffany. Sounds like Bronte to me!
• Yep! That's who he tells Nicole he plans to nominate.
• He told Da'Vonne he's thinking of putting Michelle on the block. When she tells him he can't because Michelle is on her team, he claims he forgot.
• Apparently he likes messing with Da'Vonne's head, too.
• James mentions (once again) that Frank is too dangerous to keep in the game and must be taken out first available chance.
• Well, duh.
• Corey's days of flying under the radar have come to an end. Da'Vonne and Frank were mentioning his name as the one to get rid of because Nicole and Corey need to be broken up. 
• Also, Bronte and Bridgette were also talking about taking him down with the girls alliance votes if they get him up as a renom.
• Bronte is all upset, sure she will go up as the Road Kill nominee.
• Great. Now we have another week of that.
• Why, she was so upset, the bows fell out of her hair and her voice went down two octaves!
• Heh.
• The Have Nots are chomping at the bit to eat at midnight.
• And, yes ... after yet another feeds block, Bronte is the Road Kill nominee.

Playing well ... so far

When she's upset, the bows fall off.

Let's just nickname him "Roadkill"

Not under the radar, yet not a target