BB19: Live Feeds, Veto Meeting Monday - August 14

Kevin got his yard today

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

• The big news, other than Kevin got his yard back, is that the veto meeting went down.
• As expected, Matt saved Jason and Cody was put on the block in Jason's place.
• So, the nominees this week are Elena, Cody and Matt as the third nominee from the Temptation Challenge.
• Matt couldn't save himself. As the third nominee, he wouldn't be replaced. They needed Cody to go up for the backdoor.
• Elena had been talking game a lot with Cody ... until now.
• Now she's sucking up to the others.
• They want to make her worry.
• Heck, many show fans don't like how Paul is running the game this season. Yet, I believe all might say it's a good thing Elena's worried that she might go home.
• The only thing better than that, in my opinion, is Elena actually going home!
• When asked, Kevin told Jason that there is no way he would vote to keep Cody in the house this week.
• Yet, they are still suspicious of Kevin's relationship with Cody.
• Yet again, Jason had a long whispered game talk with Cody before the veto ceremony.
• Then there's Christmas who seems to be getting increasingly grouchy day by day.
• Christmas and Mark got into a huge war over pillows. Alex's pillows, Christmas's pillows ... I don't know, maybe even the sofa cushions!
• And I'm not talking a pillow fight.
• I'm talking actual anger.
• Then Josh refuses to sleep in the same room as Elena because she invited Mark in there.
• Yeah, now she's back with Mark.
• He's in love.
• She's not. She's just using him.
• As the days go on, this is turning into a train wreck.
• Small children wouldn't bicker as much!
• Well, Thursday should see Cody out the door. 
• And, for the second eviction, if neither Mark nor Elena win HoH, it will be one of them.
• Yawn. 

Voicing suspicions

Fate is sealed, yet he persists

Cody talks game with Jason. Horrors.

Wanna buy a hot dog?

BB19: Live Feeds into Monday - August 14

Sky divers land in back of Cody

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

• Sunday was more boring than the usual Sunday.
• They were on indoor lockdown all day.
• Kevin fussed it was unfair. They only get the yard on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
• Paul told him it's Big Brother. It's not fair. That's the way it is.
• Mark, Kevin, Paul and Jason are the Have Nots this week. It's the first four out of the HoH comp.
• It's about time Paul was one! He isn't too thrilled.
• There is still animosity and criticism regarding Elena taking the veto money away from Alex and giving her the making hot dogs and setting up camp punishment.
• I don't think Elena could do it anyway. Alex is having trouble with the weight of all the backpacks. Elena would probably just crumple.
• They're also complaining about the hot dogs themselves. They're soy dogs and not very good. No one really wants to eat them.
• Jason's punishment is waking the others up. Between the BB announcements for him and his shouting that he's so EXTREME, it's not conducive to sleeping.
• Alex told Jason that, in the beginning, she and the rest of the house were all about getting Paul out. She trusts Paul now. At least, for now.
• Raven claims that she got food poisoning once at Outback from their chicken. She says she was in the hospital two days.
• Yeah, sure.
• Whatever, Raven.
• Kevin is still suffering the consequences of talking game with Cody.
• Now, all of them are indeed talking with Cody. 
• But few are talking game with him.
• Mark and Elena have talked game with him.
• So, they're targets.
• Plus, they're a couple.
• So, they're targets.
• While Paul and Alex are pretty sure it's a double eviction week, Mark doesn't think so.
• Ahem.
• The plan is Cody out first, then either Mark or Elena in the second.
• Mark told Kevin that if he (Mark) wins HoH, neither Kevin nor Jason will be his targets.
• Well, duh. I could have figured that out!
• Paul thinks Cody is campaigning to get him out.
• Well, duh.
• And so it goes ... 

Park Ranger Alex

Dazed and confused? Not really.

Sleeping Alex creeps me out

Is it a pick? Yep!

Time for a manicure?

The "old" guys talk

A glimmer of hope? Nah.

BB19: Temptation Challenge and Nominations Show Blog Party - August 13

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! 

The show is starting late here. But I don't know how late. It's past 8pm ET and 60 Minutes is still on. 

Finally, at 8:19pm we have the show. Recap, recap.

Cody is alone. He's happy Jess isn't stuck with the others. He wants to strip the big prize money from "as many of these idiots as possible." Raven would like Mark and Elena targeted because they're too close to Cody. Josh thinks so, too. Christmas is leery, as well. 

Everyone is going to play in the Temptation Challenge to attempt to keep Cody from winning safety. Alex wants to target a showmance -- first choice is Mark and Elena, second is Matt and Raven. If she can't get Cody out, she wants to split up one of the couples. 

Cody tells Kevin that he would never target Alex, doesn't know why she wants to target him. Kevin is worried what the others think about him talking with Cody but figures if Cody stays and wins HoH, he won't be targeted.

The others think Kevin is being sketchy by talking to Cody. They plan a sort of intervention. 

Mark suggests targeting Paul to Jason.  

Alex recruits someone to throw the Temptation Comp so they would be the third nominee ... Matt volunteers. Alex's plan is working -- put Mark and Elena on the block (one couple), third nominee a part of another couple. If they can't backdoor Cody, it will break up one couple.

They hear a baby crying. Then a dog barks. Lawnmower? Drums. And on and on. Paul makes up a song to memorize the order of the sounds. 

They all drink the green potion in the Den of Temptation to participate in the challenge. 

The comp has the yard in a big blueprint of the house. It's not the order they need to remember, it's where they were when they heard the particular noise. Cody plans to throw it so he can be the third nominee and play for veto. He decides to stand in Have Not because he wasn't in that room for any of the noises. Oops! He was indeed in the Have Not room for one of the noises. He got one right!

Mark wins safety while Matt is the third nominee as planned. 

Cody knows he's cornered and thinks he needs to wake the others up about Paul being more of a danger to their games than he is.

Jason tells Alex he's willing to go up as a pawn with Elena. Paul comes in and acts like he himself is willing to be a pawn with Elena. Elena is not happy -- "Perpetual Pawn Elena!"

Cody talks to Elena. Cody tells her about Kevin's proposed deal last week. He tries to build trust with Elena, that she will always be on the bottom with Paul's group and Paul needs to go. The others are all doing Paul's dirty work for him. 

Cody agrees to take Elena off the block if he wins veto. But, as Christmas points out to us, Mark and Elena aren't working together. Kerfuffle between Mark and Christmas ensues. Mark and Elena are accused of being flip-floppers. Well, they are. Mark even admits it to us.

Nominations today!

Alex says Matt is the third nominee. She nominates Elena, then Jason. Elena, nothing personal. Jason, want to compete in the veto with you.

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - August 13

Good morning! Since it's a Sunday morning, this is my weekly off television topic post taking a look at the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way. This weekly post is done year in, year out. Big Brother, the main draw for so many of you, only lasts about three months -- although sometimes it seems to be a lifetime. If you're here solely for the BB posts, please feel free to skip this post. You can find my latest BB19 posts by using this link.

Yep, yep ... another week gone and another week closer to my next week off from my workplace. Now, that won't be until mid-September, mind you. But it's on the horizon. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel ... or something like that.

Between work, the blog and the fact that I'm certainly no spring chicken these days, I'm SO EXHAUSTED all the time. Yes, I take vitamins. Yes, I'm still exhausted all the time. On Tuesday night I fell asleep for about ten hours and I was amazed at how good I felt when I awakened. I wish I had the time in my life to get the proper sleep amounts. But it's just not happening for me now. Wah.

It's just been another week of summer -- work, heat, storms. You know, the usual. I really don't have any exciting happenings to tell you about. So, I guess it's onto the photos I took this past week. Clicking on an image will open it up in a larger version.

As seen on Berckman Street

Striking a pose for me

This crow at the Plainfield Train Station is in his glossy glory for the shot.

Yak, yak ... don't talk back!

Between the seagulls and the crows hanging around the Plainfield Train Station, it's LOUD. Throw in all the sparrow and starling noise and you have an Ornithological cacophony.

Y'know ... I can still see you

A small wild rabbit ran and hid under a bush at the Bridgewater Train Station. 

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BB19: Live Feeds into Sunday - August 13

Jason is 6'5" tall already

With his unitard punishment, he has to duck to go in or out of rooms. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Malicious Malcontents:

• The reward/punishments veto comp has changed lots of the house happenings.
• It's no wonder that Alex is ticked at Elena for taking the $5,000 she held and getting the punishment that Elena had won instead.
• Alex has to tote around all kinds of camping gear all the time with her. When she hears the bugle sound, she has to get supplies for hot dog cooking, set up a tent, cook hot dogs for everyone, then take down the tent. 
• It reminds me a bit of the punishment Paulie got last year baking and waving the flag.
• She is taking it much better than he did and her punishment is much more labor intensive.
• However, she's not letting Elena forget that it was HER punishment.
• Mark, however, thinks that Alex should have gone ahead and taken his trip as a second place winner. 
• But she didn't. 
• Supposedly they had a deal not to give each other punishments if they received them in the comp.
• Elena didn't stick to that deal.
• Due to the broken foot and scooter, Paul and Christmas being tethered together is more of a challenge than the usual tether together punishment. They both have helmets because they're supposed to be tandem skydivers and just might need them if they tangle with the scooter!
• Jason's unitard adds about another foot to his already tall self. He looks foolish but seems to be taking it in stride. He has to yell "I'm so X-TREME!" each time he hears the BB voice announce that Jason is doing something extreme. The costume weighs about fifty pounds. Oy.
• With Jason in mind, this came to me as I watched Alex and Jason talk last night -- while they're a duo in the house, I like that they're not physically involved except in tomfoolery situations. It bothers me when I see Christmas or Elena caressing Kevin, a married man. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned or something. But it's refreshing to see Alex and Jason being just true good friends with no sexual innuendo going on.
• I wish they'd stop talking about evicting Kevin, though!
• In other news, Kevin told Cody he can't help him. Then Kevin told others he told Cody he can't help him.
• Cody was invited to and joined in with others in the HoH room. If he had mixed like that in the beginning, he just might not be the Dead Man Walking he is today.
• Thankfully, the others were all cordial with him and they all had a good time with laughs and all.
• I've grown tired of all the mean-spirited moves by so many this season.
•  Josh and Cody played pool together. There was no circus music.
• Probably because of his earlier lies about his age (and the fact they don't like him), Paul thinks the Cody's daughter story is made up.
• This goes to show you -- if you lie about yourself in the beginning of BB, stick to it. If you admit that lie, no one will believe truths.
• Paul thinks Cody made up the daughter for sympathy reasons.
• Elena is worried that she's the bottom of their group and a target.
• And, on the block.
• To be honest, there is some scuttlebutt about voting Elena out instead of Cody.
• And, the fact she went for the money instead of the veto because she assumes she's safe speaks volumes. She just might ...!
• I personally wouldn't mind that.
• But I doubt it will happen.
• With Alex's punishment, no one is supposed to help her.
• Jason got reprimanded by the BB voice for trying.
• But the BB voice didn't stop Cody from telling Alex how to work the grill after she initially burnt the fake grass with it.
• Cody was actually a big help to her not only with the grill workings itself, but dealing with all the packing and backpacks. It's all quasi-military and he has a bit of expertise with it all. Except perhaps the actual cooking of the hot dogs, that is.
• Jason and Cody talked about going hunting together after the season is over. Alex wants to join them. Hmm.
• At the moment, they're all liking Cody more than they like Elena!
• But, it's set Cody must go this week. If it's a double eviction (which it will be), Mark/Elena will be the targets.
• Cody actually talked to the cameras (us) for the first time this season. He knows the backdoor plan is in the works. But he's hoping the fact that Elena has so ticked off HoH Alex that he might have a chance.
• Sigh. He probably won't. It's too late for redemption in the house. 

Really wants an ice cold beer

Paul and Christmas and a scooter

Gruesome threesome

Gotta set up camp and make hot dogs