BB19: Live Feeds into Tuesday - August 15

No longer a sky diver

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Incorrigible Ingrates:

• Cody joined Alex and Jason for a talk in the HoH room.
• Invited by Alex even.
• Oh my.
• Don't get your hopes up, though. He's still a dead man walking.
• He explained how things went down from his perspective and said he was there because he loved the game -- not there for fame. (Cough::: Elena:::cough)
• He said he'd like to do another show with Jessica. The Amazing Race? Hmm. I think he'd be good at that; I'm not as sure about Jess. But, since his biggest weakness is in social doings with bunches of people, he'd do better in the race.
• Mystery solved as to why he didn't choose HoH room to be wrong with the temptation noise answers -- they had an HoH room lockdown and some noises played then.
• Cody found out that Raven had her sights set on him at the beginning and, when he wasn't interested, lied about things he said. 
• Paul and Christmas were relieved of their sky diver tandem suits.
• That punishment was much more complicated, in a part due to her broken foot, than tethered together punishments of past shows.
• Cody hopes that being first to jury gets pick of the best room and bath.
• Mark thinks that Christmas hobbles around and then jumps in on the anti-Mark bus.
• He claims to respect Alex and Paul's gameplay. But, of course, wish they'd stop targeting him.
• He was telling this to Cody, mind you.
• Josh decided to create a scene claiming that Mark was telling people to keep Cody.
• Cody told Josh to work it out with Mark. He's over it.
• Paul said they're not playing Big Brother -- they're playing Big Baby.
• He's spot on with that. 
• But babies are generally better behaved with other babies.
• Paul told Kevin that Cody said he had him (Kevin) in his pocket.
• Now, I did NOT see Cody say that. I either missed it or it never happened.
• It's all working towards targeting Kevin after Mark and Elena (and perhaps Raven and Matt).
• Apparently Josh has taken Kevin's place in the final five plan.
• Kevin would be too popular in a final two. 

Hot dogs for all!

Children at summer camp

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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