BB19: Power of Veto Show Blog Party - July 12

As tonight's show airs, I'll be live-blogging and updating this entry -- refresh the page to get the latest. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

Recap, recap, recap. 

The Backdoor Cody plan is in. Alex and Josh are pawns and Ramses is the third nominee. The show is keeping the suspense going about him. 

Cody recognizes it's a backdoor in motion and hopes to play in PoV. Jessica vows to stay with him until the end. 

Paul talks to Ramses, promises him he's safe, but he needs to throw the veto comp. Ramses, in the DR, says he's going to try to win it because he feels alone in the game.

The Den of Temptation has cursed Jason, Jessica and Cody. Jessica thinks it was Christmas who did it and, of course, she is right. She thinks Christmas is a bully. They've been cursed by the VToad and must hop everywhere they go and stay to lily pads while in FROG costumes.

Paul sends Kevin to check in with Ramses to make sure he'll stick to the plan. Ramses tells him he will. But he tells us he's conflicted. 

Oh geez ... Cody and Jessica moments.

Time to pick PoV players! Only six will participate -- Paul pulls the two chips. Elena and Matt. It breaks Cody's heart. He's a victim.

The veto is played one player at a time. Paul is still trying to convince Ramses. Ramses says he promised himself and his family he wouldn't throw a comp.

The comp is a trip around the world. They pass through terminals, get asked questions, right and the flight is on time, wrong they get challenge delays. The fastest wins. The Path of Least Resistance. 

Paul got delayed in Terminal One. Then again in Two. Delayed again in Three. He got through the last two without delays.

Alex went through next. Then Josh. Neither seem to be doing well. Nor is Matt. Nope to Elena, too.

They have to eat pate, caviar and escargot with sweaty tourists falling asleep on them in one of the delays. In another they dive into a frozen "lake" to retrieve their passport. Others in the beginning have them kicking boards and grocery shopping adding up to a certain amount.

Ramses is up. He says he wants to win. He's getting the delays but getting through them quickly. 

Josh - 7.48
Ramses - 7.44
Elena - 22.35
Matt - 11.32
Alex - 16.38
Paul -  to commercial
Paul - 4.37

Paul wins PoV and isn't happy with Ramses.

More Cody and Jessica. Gag.

Ramses tells Paul he wasn't trying to win the veto, wanted to throw it. Paul says the book is closed, done. Paul doesn't trust Ramses. The editing hints he might want to take him out rather than Cody.

Yeah, right. 

Den of Temptation - Halting Hex pushed once again. 

Time for the Veto Meeting. 

Alex - Wants to be here, if you don't, I will fight you.
Ramses- Use as you feel fit.
Josh - Goes on tirade at Cody. Heh. Whoa, he's really lighting into them.

Paul saves Josh.

Heck, it was the best speech!

Paul puts Cody on the block.

BB19: Live Feeds into Wednesday Morning - July 12

Friendly chat?

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Drifting Drama:

• Yeah, we're still in those down time doldrums awaiting the eviction.
• But there are a few undertones going on right now.
• Undertone 1: Paul is setting up Ramses for the fall. He (Paul) never cared for Ramses and feels betrayed that Ramses almost won the PoV after they made a deal he'd throw it and be safe (in order to set Cody up for the backdoor). 
• Now Paul is going around planting the seed that Ramses took the 25 grand temptation that resulted in Paul coming in the house.
• Keep in mind that Paul is the ONLY person in the house other than Kevin who knows it was indeed Kevin taking that money.
• Undertone 2: Lots of anti-Christmas sentiment is going around.
• And I'm not talking the holiday.
• Elena, Mark and Paul had a long talk about how she's changed and is trying to run the house.
• Hmm.
• In other news, Jason and Josh know they're on the fringes. Now they're advising each other on strategy.
• Oh my.
• Meanwhile, Josh is spending more time socializing and getting along with the core Paul group.
• They affectionately call him "Meatball."
• But, at least they don't torment him for being emotional.
• Jessica and Cody? Who are they? They might as well already be gone. They have been avoiding all of the others since Jessica cried to Raven.
• Dominque (and Christmas to a lesser extent) are trying to get Mark to eat a healthier diet.
• No one wants to see Mark go on slop due to his usual humongous intake of food daily.
• Kevin is still getting along with everyone. His social game so far is remarkable -- he's funny, he's not mean to anyone, he has a heart for the less popular while he's in with the In Crowd, too.
• Plus he's the most entertaining hamster in the house. 
• That's all for now ... 

Sticking together ...

Hook, line and sinker

BB19: Live Feeds into Tuesday Evening - July 11

Not a typical "stay at home dad"

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Not So Trendy Toads:

• I still insist those costumes are FROGS not toads, BB! And, since lily pads are used, they're FROGS. Toads are often more brown, some with spots, many with lumps and their skin is rough. Toads are not usually connected to lily pads.
• I had to get that out of my system.
• The house is in the doldrums today with down time.
• It's even more mundane than the doldrums usually are because this week's eviction is just about set in stone and everybody knows it.
• The most exciting thing I saw on the feeds today was another scrolling banner above them which indicates Thursday will be another late night -- the comp will once again finish out on the live feeds.
• Jessica cried about Cody leaving. He comforted her instead of saying she was making victim noises. That must be one of his reserved for men things.
• Kevin mentioned that he feels sorry for Jessica, but she's done nothing to help her own situation by not interacting with anyone by Cody.
• Others agree.
• Raven comforted her.
• No one is planning on being cruel to her after Cody goes.
• They're just planning on putting her on the eviction list.
• It's been Cody and Jessica with the mean streak -- for example, the laughing about Josh and his crying, thinking of ways to tease him about it when it's obviously a sensitive issue.
• Matt told Christmas that he'd like to make it to jury, but doesn't expect to win. He thinks Raven or Paul have the best chance of winning this season. Of those two, he'd prefer Raven.
• Hmm. He'd prefer his showmance girl (although not AS bad as Cody/Jessica) over Paul? Shocking!
• Kevin's tooth didn't get pulled yet.
• Dang, they're kind of entertaining themselves.
• But they're boring to watch right now.
• I don't anticipate things to get much better tomorrow.
• But Thursday will bring new life into the game. 

Does anyone wear sunglasses indoors?

Toad time

Fitting in better

All that and a bag of chips

BB19: Live Feeds into Tuesday Morning - July 11

Gag me with a spoon, please

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Hamster Hijinks:

• I want to warn you all right now -- there will be NO victim noises allowed in the comments here. None! I don't want to hear it! Buck up, buckos! You've been warned.
• Ahem.
• Not a heck of a lot has happened since I last reported.
• Cody and Jessica have exiled themselves from all of the activities that everyone else enjoyed.
• The rest had a pool tournament.
• Then they all celebrated Dominque's birthday at midnight.
• About the most tense moment of the night was when Dominque confronted Mark about being a personal trainer -- she counted the cookies and Reese's cups he ate in one sitting.
• He pretty much just kept smiling.
• Now, Mark could never make it on Survivor -- what he eats in one day would last the show cast for a week on that show.
• Kevin and Ramses are funny to watch when they go at each other. Nothing mean, mind you. Just funny.
• Oh. Kevin won the pool tournament. He has a pool table and probably has been playing pool longer than some of the others have been alive.
• Hmm. Christmas says her surgery (on Wednesday) will take four to six hours. I think she might me she'll be gone that long. I've had knee replacements that took less time than that!
• The BB voice kept reprimanding Josh for both singing and playing with his microphone.
• The BB voice also spoke to all of them who were complaining about the air conditioning.
• Beside the yearly ants, the AC always seems to be an issue.
• They need to stop making victim noises about the AC and deal with it like hamsters!
• Later! 

What? No cat ears?

Pool tournament

The crowd of spectators

Birthday girl

Ate 18 cookies and 25 Reese's cups

BB19: Live Feeds - PoV Meeting, Renom Monday - July 10

Cool Cat

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Wackadoodle Wombats:

• This is going to be rather short and quick due to my real life work schedule today. Apologies.
• The Veto Meeting, blocked to the live feeds, went down early in the day.
• Surprise, surprise! Cody is now on the block!
• Paul saved Josh.
• So, going into Thursday we have Cody, Alex and Ramses on the block.
• Oh my. Who do you think will be voted out?
• Heehee.
• Paul told Kevin that he should vote for Ramses just to throw people off.
• Some think that Kevin spends too much time with Ramses.
• Kevin told them he feels sorry for the kid and doesn't talk game with him.
• No, I haven't seen Kevin talking game with him.
• Cody and Jessica sat eating slop in their stunning little toad (frog) costumes.
• Here's one reason why Jessica is deemed a mean girl by many -- she suggested Cody go by Josh and asked if he changed his diaper today.
• Both Cody and Jessica laughed a lot about how Josh has cried every day since Day 1, etc., etc.
• At one point the conversation went from the cost of living in different places in California to medical and recreational marijuana.
• Yep, Paul is in CA while Christmas is in CO.
• No one's in Kansas anymore.
• Laters! 

Heh. Love me some bad screen caps.

Remains on the block

BB thinks frogs are toads