BB19: Live Eviction and HoH Episode Blog Party - July 27

As the show airs here, I'll be live-blogging and constantly updating this entry -- refresh the page to get the latest! As always, the real party is in the comments area. Come join in on the fun! 

Here are the blog pool match-ups for easy reference tonight (note that Cody's pool people are back in it) --

Alex Ow - jujufruit423, caela, Donna in FL, Nickelpeed
Christmas Abbott - Willie J, Rich from Buffalo, Glenn, QuixoticElf
Cody Nickson - MikesGirl, Chacha, Donna in NY, Delee
Elena Davies - Uncartie, Fred aka TwoBlackAces. Sharon N, chrob61
Jason Dent - Donna in Alabama, Cheryl in NC, jo Chapman, Marthalight
Jessica Graf - zombiehospice, Jean in Tampa Bay, Merilee
Josh Martinez - Petals, Stormy, Kelsey in NY, Dr_Celine
Kevin Schlehuber - elee86, aya, SueGee on the Left Coast
Mark Jansen - Buzzmaam, Judi Sweeney, Cheryl C, Sharon S
Matthew Clines - JonMD1267, T-Town Chick, Sharon C
Paul Abrahamian - Indiana Jane, Jackie, Brian, Marlo L
Ramses Soto - tbc, Pupis, Babs, Tammy
Raven Walton - Kristen from Ohio, David, Nora

Hamster watchers ready?

Last week Julie wore jeans. This week she's back to a dress. And ... we're in recap mode. 

Jessica hopes her decision not to use the veto won't come back and bite her in the butt. Paul tells us that he won't be letting Mark and Elena in on the save Josh plan. Josh plays up his sad game. He dances around when he's alone in a room.

Paul thinks that Mark and Elena are too chummy with Jess and Cody.  Cody tells us he's only pretending to work with Mark -- he doesn't trust him and Mark so quickly backstabbed him last week. Mark throws shade towards Raven and Matt to Paul. Now he distrusts him more. Paul goes to Raven and Matt with that information.

Cody tells Ramses he has a dream of Josh leaving to boos from the audience. Now, he didn't get boos when he played such a non-social game when he went. I doubt Josh will get boos. I also doubt Josh will walk out the door tonight, but that's another matter. 

After Jessic tells him it was her best week, Kevin asks about the Temptation, whether she won it or not. She said she won it and it was better than Paul's one -- her and Cody can't go anywhere for a while. He feels bad for her and tells her of the Ramses going home plan. She's livid. Cody and Jessica go around trying to get the votes to keep Ramses. Cody seems to alienate rather than convince. Jason thinks he's threatening him. Perhaps Cody should read the old book 'How to Win Friends and Influence People.' He has worse people skills than my cat.

Finally, to the living room for the live vote.
Ramses - Super fun, doesn't want it to end, can help a lot of people here. Please.
Josh - All for the family and housemates, except two meatballs, will go to war if I stay.

The votes to evict:
Cody - Josh
Jason - Ramses
Alex - Ramses
Mark - Josh
Elena - Josh
Kevin - Ramses
Matt - Ramses
Raven - Ramses
Christmas - Ramses
Paul - Ramses

As planned, 7-3, Ramses will go home tonight. Into commercial.Cody and Jessica look disgusted. Elena's jaw drops past her drooping chest. Josh acts like he didn't know and is all grateful.

Talking to Julie, Ramses says he knew he was leaving. 

Apparently, although Jessica hasn't used the Halting Hex, the consequence will be announced anyway. Hmm. 

Last night they studied photos of the three evicted hamsters on the Memory Wall. It will be a memory comp for HoH. It's fake magazine covers with tattoos.

Time for the comp. Inked and Evicted comp. They get true or false questions about the photos.

First question has Elena out.
Second question Mark, Alex, Cody, Josh and Kevin out.
Third question: All right
Fourth question: All right
Fifth question: Christmas and Jason out
Sixth question: Matt and Jessica out.

Paul wins HoH! 

Jessica lies to Julie about the Temptation and says it will keep her and Cody safe for the next few weeks.

Julie tells us that there's going to be a Temptation Comp each week. The winner will be safe, loser will go on the block as a third nominee.

BB19: Live Feeds into Wednesday Evening - July 26

The happy couple

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Bombastic Blindsides:

• I really don't have much new and exciting to share with you.
• Today was more of a repeat of yesterday -- Paul and others scheming to keep Josh in, Jessica worried that she will be blindsided and Ramses will be voted out, hamsters doing the "if I win HoH' scenarios, etc.
• Cody is less worried about Ramses going home than is Jessica. Oh, he seems to be catching on that there is the chance. He thinks Ramses is a good kid, has done nothing wrong and deserves to be in the house while Josh deserves to go home.
• However, Jessica is feeling real guilt about it. 
• She should have listened to her gut feelings and saved him with the veto.
• Josh is still acting all defeated and a broken man-boy.
• But he promises a real show tomorrow.
• We'll see about that.
• Paul is concerned about the last Temptation -- who got it, what is it and what is the curse. Jessica told people she got it, but lied about its powers, claiming it gave her safety. 
• They're worried about either a reset or a double eviction.
• Jessica doesn't think Elena will stay loyal to Mark.
• Well, duh.
• Ramses is going around trying to secure votes.
• So, they lie to him. I think he knows they're lying.
• They've been on indoor lockdown since around noon their time due to comp construction in the yard.
• Something tells me it won't be the memory comp that Paul and Kevin have been studying for!
• Yes, I lived dangerously and ended the above sentence with a preposition. I'm wild like that, y'know.
• Jessica keeps talking to Elena about the possible blindside.
• Well, that's the wrong person; Elena isn't in on the plan.
• Matt really wants Mark out before the jury. He thinks Mark is a big bully.
• A lot of them, once again this year, seem to have the goal of making jury rather than the dream of first place.
• I never understand that.
• Sure, they get paid the $1000 a week stipend. But that's not really riches, I wouldn't think.  
• Jessica and Cody talked about her Halting Hex. 
• She said she'll most likely use it to save him (Cody) because he'll probably be the target before her.
• That's it. 

Very, very worried

At least she cooks.

Kevin reading the slop accompaniments

There's been a scooter theft

BB19: Power of Veto Show Blog Party - July 26

As the show airs here, I'll be live-blogging and constantly updating this entry -- refresh the page to get the latest! As always, the real party is in the comments area. Come join in on the fun! 

Recap City. 

Finally, the recap of nominations is done and over. Jessica once again tells us that Josh is her target, Ramses is just a pawn. 

Oh, geez. Josh is crying again in the bathroom and in the Diary Room. Christmas consoles him. Well, not in the Diary Room.

Jessica questions Elena about the certainty of Josh leaving. Elena says it will be Josh. Jessica asks Paul and he advises her to wait until after the veto comp. She doesn't like his "unsolicited advice" -- even though she did ask him! She doesn't want to be blindsided.

Paul thinks that Josh should stay, Ramses out. He thinks Josh will be loyal to him and the others. Paul advises Josh to lay low and stay cool. Of course, with a glimmer of hope, Josh will do it!

Christmas impresses Cody with her tale of being the first female on a pit crew at some NASCAR thing. Cody tells us he's trying to improve his social game.

PoV Players random pick time -- Jessica picks Houseguest's Choice (Cody, of course), Josh picks Jason, Ramses gets Christmas. 

Sigh. Now Jason is crying in the Diary Room. At least it's over missing his son, not the game. 

Veto Comp time -- Host Kevin is dressed as a bunch of grapes. The yard is done up in smoothie shops. It's the exploding stuff in your face comp. They have to memorize ingredients from a monitor and add the ingredient into their cup. 

Christmas out in the first round. Ramses, Josh and Jason all eliminated in the second round.  Only Cody and Jessica remain. Cody throws the last round to Jessica to save her hair.

Paul tells Josh to act like he's defeated so that Jessica will keep the nominations the same. Paul certainly doesn't want to be a renom! Josh goes to Jessica, telling her he wants to enjoy the few days he has left in the house.  But he goes wild in the Diary Room yelling she will be blindsided. 

Paul talks to his group about keeping Josh, citing Josh's loyalty. They can't depend on Ramses for the same loyalty. Plus, Josh will always be a bigger target.

Ramses is getting worried. He goes to Jessica to ask her to use the veto. She says she'll talk to people. Of course, they lie to her. Raven looked like a deer in headlights. Jessica is still worried.

She voices her worries and lays out what the other side of the house might be thinking to Cody. He pooh-poohs it and says she's being paranoid. She ponders putting up Alex and saving Ramses.

Time for the veto meeting!
Ramses - Praises her wins, consider options, please take me off the block if it's best for you.
Josh - Apologizes and plays the "I'm leaving" act.

Jessica does NOT use the veto.

BB19: Live Feeds into Tuesday Night - July 25

Don't get French toast in my ear!

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Tedious Toads:

• Wow, it's boring in there today.
• The plan to evict Ramses is still intact.
• Rumblings about it have gotten back to Cody and Jessica.
• But they can't do anything about it.
• Cody says if they vote out Ramses he'll never trust any of them again.
• Well, duh. They voted him out. He shouldn't trust them anyway.
• Kevin told Christmas that Cody told him in three interviews while he was out they mentioned his lack of a social game. Kevin said he knows Cody is trying.
• He's definitely trying to socialize a bit more than he did pre-eviction.
• But the damage is already done.
• In their morning Walk & Talk, Kevin and Jason can be a hoot. Kevin was saying this morning that they're actually in there for 30 years, not 90 days and no one ever leaves. If they do, they come back ... they're not really gone. Well, except for that one girl who ran away.
• Heh.
• Paul, Matt and Raven want Cody out, then Elena before Jessica.
• That is, after Ramses goes this week.
• Jessica has been counting the votes she thinks she thinks are for Ramses to stay. She thinks she has enough.
• I don't think so.
• Remember, they lie.
• I can think of three votes for Josh to go -- Cody, Mark and Elena.
• Josh is in love with Kevin.
• Or, something to that effect.
• He thinks Kevin is the "coolest cat on the block."
• But, of course, Kevin isn't on the block and hasn't been on the block.
• On the block are Ramses and Josh. Of the two, although a tad nerdy, I think Ramses is the coolest.
• Jessica got ticked at Paul's "unsolicited advice" regarding her relationship with Cody.
• Paul told her that it would be different outside the house.
• Cody bristled, saying at least they met naturally while Paul stalked his ex online.
• I don't know how "naturally" meeting in the BB house is. The whole situation is a bit unnatural to me.
• Alex, Paul and Jason talked about Cody's lies and now wonder if he was even ever in the military.
• I personally don't doubt that he was. But I do think he embellishes.
• Jessica still seems a bit jealous about Cody and Alex.
• Oh, give it a break.
• Just lots of small talk happening today. 

Trying to think ahead

They wouldn't flip the vote, would they?

Morning Walk &Talk

Josh's new best friend, Orwell

BB19: Live Feeds into Tuesday Morning - July 25

Mirrors my own reaction about the veto

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Lousy Liars:

• So, Jessica got bamboozled.
• Or, more to the point ... Ramses got bamboozled.
• She believed the lies and didn't use the veto.
• That will pretty much seals the deal that Josh will stay and Ramses will be evicted this week. 
• For me, that's good and bad. I enjoy Ramses -- he's like a kid in a candy shop living his dream to be on the show. For the most part, he's pleasant and upbeat. I enjoy the feeds when Kevin and Ramses are messing around together. That's the "bad" of it -- I'll miss the banter and the kid.
• I guess the "good" is that Josh is so explosive. You know me; I like a good brouhaha and giggle at a heated kerfuffle. He's good for that. It will liven up the feeds at times. But, when he's down, he's fairly nonexistent. One thing to note about him -- he talks to the cameras. I wish they all did.
• Jessica and Cody will once again be blindsided this week when the vote comes through.
• That should perk the feeds up for a while.
• In other news -- Kevin said something about having a BankAmericard. Um, hey Kevin ... it's probably been called a Visa card for most, if not all, the lifetime of your fellow hamsters. They probably had no clue what he meant.
• Paul, Kevin and others have been doing a lot of studying the house and its stuff. Paul thinks they're due a memory comp.
• Paul told Kevin they need to memorize the days and not to share with others.
• But Paul won't advise Kevin who to put on the block if he (Kevin) wins HoH. Kevin is thinking both Jessica and Cody.
• Alex suggested to Jason that they just say something like "I hate Josh" if Ramses asks them about their votes.
• Aw, poor kid.
• Heh. Alex says getting hit all the time by others when she was a kid because her last name is "Ow" toughened her up.
• Ow!
• Hmm. Jessica told Kevin about winning the temptation.
• But she lies about it. Maybe she's learning.
• She told Kevin it makes her ineligible to be nominated for four weeks and the punishment would to go to the person nominating her.
• Oh my.
• I don't know how that will play out.
• Apparently Kevin was told in the Diary Room that he came in second for the Temptation.
• Paul quizzed Raven about her disease(s) with others gathered around the hot tub.
• I dunno. She's surely in better shape than I am!
• Kevin went and told Jason about Jessica's Temptation. The lie she gave him, that is.
• Jason told Alex and Christmas. They aren't as believing, though. They think it's too good and Paul probably got the best one this season already.
• Cody caught onto the Save Josh Movement. 
• Jessica said it was she was scared would happen.
• Well, she could have saved Ramses with the veto, silly girl!
• Cody thinks Paul is spearheading the movement.
• Well, yeah. But it's not just Paul. It's Paul, Alex, Christmas ... need I go on?
• Thursday's live show should be interesting, to say the least.

Smile while you can, Ramses

No, not a showmance

Wants a breakfast sandwich

At least he'll add kerfuffles to the mix

Listening to Raven talk diseases