Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen-X Blog Party - October 19

As Survivor airs here on the East Coast, I'll be live-blogging with the major events.  As always, the real party is in the comments area. Please feel free to join in on the fun!

Here are the blog pool match updates from the Lovely Lifeguard Laurie:

Millennials - Vanua Tribe 
Adam Klein - Brian, Kelsey NY, Sharon N 
Jessica Figgy Figueroa - Donna in Alabama, Laurie 
Justin Jay Starrett - Becky, Jackie, Shayne
Michaela Bradshaw - Donna in NY, Krysta G, Pinky 
Michelle Shubert - Ed in Ohio, Nickelpeed 
Taylor Lee Stocker - Donna in FL, Janice from GA, Stephanie in Baltimore 
Zake Smith - Beachmom, monty924, Glenn
Will Wahl - Cheryl, Indiana Jane 
Hannah Shapiro - David, meb, Terry is a Texan 

Gen-X - Takali Tribe 
Bret LaBelle - Brandi Peralta, Judi Sweeney, Skyriverblue 
Ciandre CeCe Taylor - Anonymouse, Merrilee 
Chris Hammons - Cheryl in NC, Jennasmom, Lanell from TN
David Wright - Buzzmaam, MikesGirl, Sharon C 
Jessica Lewis - Cupcake, Jean, Petals 
Ken McNickle - Dolores in Hollywood, Margo, Russ
Sunday Burquest - Brenda, Kristen from Ohio, SueGee

Out
Rachel Ako - As first boot, her blog pool people have been reassigned.
Mari Takahashi - cwcamper, Marthalight 
Paul Wachter - ChickMc, PDX Granny
Lucy Huang - Delee, ML 

Survivor fans ready? Sixteen are left. Who will be voted out tonight?

Older Kids: David feels vulnerable because he saved Jessica with his idol. Jessica tells him she will give him her legacy advantage if she is voted out. Or, did she tell Ken that? Either way, you know that they'll stick together after this! Because an idol is returned to play, everyone is out searching for it. Whoa! David finds a second idol! Yay for him!

Immunity Challenge time? Hmm. Drop your buffs, switching things up. Switching to THREE tribes. They're pulling random colored rocks.

Vanua Orange - CeCe, Chris, David, Zeke and Michelle.

Takali Purple - Taylor, Figgy, Adam, Jessica and Ken.

Ecobula Green (sp?) - Michaela, Hannah, Jay, Will, Sunday and Bret

The last tribe has one extra person and must make a new camp. 

Figgy realizes showing off the showmance with Taylor will harm their game. Taylor disagrees. Ken and Adam are hitting it off.

On the new Vanua tribe, Zeke is hitting it off with fellow Okie Chris. It turns out he's a big football fan and all. 

On the new Green tribe, Michaela went above and beyond making fire. It's a big emotional deal for her and her tribemates are thrilled. 

NOW it's time for the Immunity Challenge. Two tribes will win Immunity. Diving to retrieve buoy, swim to platform, five buoys, throw buoys into baskets. Will sits out. 

Thanks to Michaela, the Green tribe wins Immunity first!  Takali wins the second Immunity! Vanua will go to Tribal Council.  

CeCe and David think Michelle will go and they keep Zeke. Chris wants to vote out CeCe and tells David that. Both David and CeCe did horribly in the challenge. Michelle is worried nonetheless. She tries to talk strategy and voting David out with CeCe. CeCe tells David. He's worried that he'd be next. He's thinking playing chess and planning moves ahead. Will he save CeCe with his idol?

Tribal -- David does not play his idol.

Tally:
Michelle, CeCe, CeCe, CeCe.

Goodbye, CeCe.  

BBOTT: Renom, into Wednesday, October 19

Will she rebound?

You get lots of screen caps today! I snagged some early yesterday and then never got my report up. Work has been a bear once again. (Sigh.) Well, it's not like it's been a thrill a minute. But, here's the big news --

• Justin used his PoV to save Kryssie. 
• Scott put Shane up in Kryssie's place.
• Alex did not use her PoV.
• So, as we head into eviction, on the block are: Shane, Danielle and Neeley. 
• Neeley should be totally safe (as Kryssie would have been, too).
• Scott wants Shane out.
• Jason thinks Danielle out would be better for his own game than Shane leaving.
• Jackie (me) would prefer Danielle go because she's way too dramatic and into herself.
• It might be a tie tonight.
• Then again, it might not.
• We won't know until we know.
• In other news, I watched Justin dance a pizza from the storage room to the kitchen.
• The BB piped in voice, "Stop that. That's really annoying! Stop it."
• Say what?
• Going back and looking at another cam, I found out the voice was chiding Jason and Danielle for talking about its voice.
• Danielle stopped her crying jag.
• Now, at times, she seems overly giggly.
• Whatever happens, at least the showmance will end tonight. 

Some things never change

In cahoots

No ants reported so far

"Better her than me."

When the debt collector calls ...

"It is what it is."

Dancing with his pizza

From tears to smiles, tonight back to tears

BBOTT: America's Nom, PoV Winners - Into Monday Evening - October 17

America's nomination reveal

And the winner is ... DANIELLE! Yes, she wins nomination for eviction from America! Feels good, doesn't it, girl?

• Ahem.
• I'm usually not that evil.
• She broke down when she learned she was America's nomination.
• Shane consoled her.
• Alex and Justin were random draws to compete in the Double Veto comp with Scott, Danielle, Kryssie and Neeley.
• The veto comp was a four-piece puzzle with them going in rounds, choosing whom they'd play against in order of winners.
• Danielle did win one round, but Justin won the next time she was up.
• She went into a huge hissy fit, crying in the corner as the rest watched Alex and Justin get their PoV medallions. 
• Apparently BBOTT can't afford two necklaces. Neither Alex nor Justin can wear their PoVs.
• Danielle went on and on about how Justin should have thrown the comp to her.
• Justin told the others that when he came into the house, he decided that he would try his best at everything. And, so he did.
• Justin tried to work his way into things with the HoH crowd (Scott, Alex, Morgan, Shelby and Whitney), complaining about Danielle.
• He said he'd do whatever they wanted him to do with it.
• Although it looks simple that Danielle should go home, they still want Shane out.
• They didn't tell Justin that.
• They think (probably rightfully) that if Shane goes home, Danielle will be totally useless for anything.
• It sounds at this time Alex will use her veto and Shane will go up. They have the votes to send him home.  

Danielle cries about being nominated

Alex wins against Kryssie

Jason hosted the comp

The puzzle

Danielle breaks down in the corner

BB won't spring for two necklaces

Big kitchen happy dance

BBOTT: Scott's Nominations and Mo' Drama - into Monday, October 17

Even her own alliance is tiring of her drama

Well, Scott's final safety choices are in and there are no real surprises. He's going with his plan to backdoor Shane.

• He named Morgan, Shane, Danielle and Shelby as safe.
• That leaves Neeley and Kryssie as the nominees.
• Now Kryssie has been nominated every week since the season began.
• No matter the reason, that has to be a bit troubling for her. It doesn't matter that she didn't receive any votes the other weeks. She's still on the block and that makes one feel unsafe.
• In his speech, Scott told Neeley that she's sure to win the veto comp. He told Kryssie that she had issues with group activities.
• Say what?
• Now Kryssie's all upset and is wondering what he's talking about.
• Scott would have done better saying "just because."
• Kryssie is taking Scott's speech as a personal attack.
• Neeley is now shunning the girls who are saying they want to work with her.
• Now, Scott has talked enough about this plan to everyone that they all know he plans to backdoor someone (Shane or Danielle).
• Yet, they're all taking the nominations to heart. 
• The Alex, Shelby, Morgan and Whitney contingent is very worried that one of them will be nominated by America.
• Shane himself thinks that Scott is planning on backdooring him. But he thinks they should still act happy and hope the one put up as America's nomination goes home (as has been the case since the season started).
• Kryssie is really irked that, in his speech, Scott said that they're both "mental giants" and compared himself to her.
• I'd say if he was such a mental giant, he'd have a better job than being a debt collector!
• Meanwhile, as the lines of distrust and dislike are becoming more clear day by day, Justin sits eating popcorn and says he'll let them all take each other out.
• It used to be Neeley getting along well with "the other side." Not so much anymore. She thinks the girls betrayed her by not telling her she was going on the block.
• Justin himself, easy going as he is, is worried that Shane or Danielle would go after him if either won HoH.
• Hmm.
• Jason tells Justin they need them now. Neither he nor Justin will be in trouble this week. Maybe next week will be a different story.
• Kryssie is really taking the nom poorly. It's a double veto ahead and she just cannot grasp she's not a target.
• Her bad reactions have the others talking about her little idiosyncrasies such as always wearing sunglasses (so they can't read her eyes).
• Danielle continues to make most conversations about her. She's all full of drama, claiming she cried in the Diary Room because Shane might be in trouble this week.
• We'll see ...
• My own personal choices? If someone has to go from Jason's side of the house -- Danielle -- I find her the most annoying. If someone goes from the other side of the house -- Morgan. I personally think the sisters need to be split up (even though the hamsters don't know they're sisters) and I like Alex better.  

Shane should have stuck with a bromance

Morgan - will the sister act ever be revealed?

Leery of slop, can't blame her

Feels blessed to be there no matter what

Worried America will target her

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - October 16, 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. This is a regular Sunday part of this blog in addition to the television posts. Right now I'm covering Big Brother: Over the Top daily -- you can find those posts at this link. I'm also live blogging Survivor episodes as they air on Wednesday evenings. Come join the blog parties!

Ah, next week is the return of The Walking Dead. We'll finally see who Lucille did in. I'm thinking it might be Glenn or Maggie. Maybe Carl?!? I dunno.

My work week has been one from heck (or someplace worse) this past week. Between undependable coworkers, a boss who's been taking vacation every other week for two months now (leaving me to do the work) and undependable technology, I'm just shy of a breaking point. Geez, I get five weeks vacation. If I took vacation every other week, my work would never be caught up. Gah. 

At least we're out of summer and into autumn. 

I don't have much else for you other than the photos. Clicking on an image will open a larger version of it.

The Full Hunter's Moon

It's supermoon lighting up the night's sky last night. And, for me, shooting the moon is always a challenge.

Ring in October love!

The landlord at my workplace grounds has gone above and beyond with the decorations this autumn and I'm loving it! Between the pumpkins, the gourds, the stalks, the bundles of hay and the mums in planters, I'm in photo heaven! At first it was huge pumpkins which would take more than one person to steal, but now there are smaller pumpkins as well. I'm talking all over the place. I'm sure many will end up stolen. Sigh.

Early in the week, the day moon

Tis the season for mums!

The mums in planters near my workplace were so photogenic that I have many shots of them this week (see after the jump) -- some I messed around with photo editing software with and others I left just as taken.

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