BB19: HoH, Nominations Show Blog Party - August 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!

But first ... the recap. 

Okay, we're to the hot dog buns hanging hamsters HoH comp. They're getting squirted on them and we're getting DR session bits from all. Alex tells us that she and Jason decided one of them would rogue vote Matt and blame it on Kevin. Her vote was indeed accidental and thus Matt got two votes to go.  The wall of buns is tipping, too. Kevin slips and is out first, thinking he needs to depend on Alex or Jason to win and keep him safe.

Matt is out. He want Raven or Paul to win to put up Alex and Jason on the block. Josh is down. Paul jumps, faking that he fell. Raven goes out immediately after Paul. It's down to Jason and Alex. They "fight" for it. Raven is upset that they're staying up. Alex wants safety and a jury vote. Matt is mad because poor Raven is shivering and crying. Ha. Alex finally jumps and Jason wins HoH.

BB switched out the kitchen table for the mid-size one while they were out doing the comp. Jason tells us he wants to put Matt and Raven on the block. Matt is hoping Jason will go after Kevin.

Josh tells Alex that Kevin was freaking out about the hinky Matt votes to Paul. He thinks it's proof that Kevin was the vote. Meanwhile, Jason tells Kevin that it was him and Alex. He tells Kevin to act like he doesn't know.

So now everybody thinks Kevin was one of the votes. If they could blame both votes on him, they would. 

Paul and Alex talk -- they want to make Matt and Raven think that Kevin will be backdoored if they both go on the block. They buy the story.

Jason admitted to Alex that he told Kevin they were the votes for Matt to go. Now she's thinking that Kevin might be a liability to their game. 

A segment on how Raven can't talk. Another segment on the lies she tells. 

The Tree of Temptation is back for its second round at the hamsters. Paul points out to us that the bad apples outweigh the possibility of the good. 

Christmas picks up on Josh being a bit suspicious of Paul. He thinks Paul is getting too close to Alex and Jason. Who woulda thunk that it would be JOSH of all people who is catching onto Paul? 

Kevin tells Jason he fell because he's had surgeries on his wrist. The vote comes up again. Jason really wants him to calm down because his digging will spotlight him.

Raven goes to Jason because she wants to know if she's going on the block. He hints to her that Kevin is still his target (as he had previously told her). She buys it. Jason tells Paul they -- Matt and Raven -- need to be split. If Matt goes, Raven should crumble. Raven tells Matt that Kevin is the real target.

Time for the nominations ceremony.
Jason first nominates Raven, then Matt. Old hat for them, feel comfortable, know the real agenda -- another hint at the backdoor Kevin plan for the two comfortable nominees.

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - August 27, 2017

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.

This week has been rather icky for me. I caught some kind of bug and was down for the count for several days at the beginning of the week. I missed the eclipse entirely. But, since I didn't have proper eye protection, didn't want to ruin my camera and it wasn't all that full around here, plus a gazillion people across the country photographed and took video of it, I don't really regret my extended rest at the time. I certainly saw enough of it! I'd rather photograph things the whole world isn't watching or those things we all see but don't take the time to appreciate.

That's not to say I took such great photos this week. I was only out and about for three work days. Other than that, I was confined to my bed ... and my bathroom.

Hey, maybe I was taking bubble baths!

Or not.

Without further ado, here are the photos I took this week ...

Nature remains wondrous

When you walk with Jesus ...

... he'll save your soul. (Credit to Tom Waits) 
I've been rewatching The Wire on Amazon Prime. It reminds me of the correlations between Baltimore and Plainfield albeit Plainfield is a much smaller city. Since the show was aired, Plainfield's Hispanic population has grown to the point where they'll be tipping the percentage scales soon, if not already. I don't know if Baltimore's percentages have changed in the same manner. But, when the show first aired, it reflected this town, too. Now, in the current day, the violent crimes seem to be MS-13 or 18th Street related more than sects of the Bloods. Hey, I'm just a citizen as are the majority of folks living here. I took this shot from the Plainfield Train Station looking at North Avenue.

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BB19: Live Feeds into Sunday Dawn - August 27

Matt imitation?

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Froot Loop Dinguses:

• The caption on the above screen cap of Alex is because a good third of the time, Matt has his tongue sticking out of the corner of his mouth.
• While Alex is making a face, with Matt it's a habit. It annoys me. Make him stop.
• Now, keep in mind that Jason told Raven he would take her off the block if he won veto.
• He won veto.
• Raven thinks that he can't break his word because he has a Southern accent and a good Southern man will keep his word on national television.
• @@
• This is Big Brother, a game usually built on lies, deceit and trickery.
• Or, this season, built on a bunch of people not bright enough to boot Paul.
• Anyway, when he made the nominations of Matt and Raven, Matt was the target.
• They planned on making Kevin nervous by making it seem like it might be a backdoor plan for him to go. Or, at the very least, he would go on the block if either Raven or Matt came down.
• But now it seems like the plan might have taken wings -- Alex and Paul are pushing a whole lotta shade Kevin's way.
• With Kevin, he talks to us. So we know pretty much where he stands. He's a bit leery, but unaware to the most part about the latest.
• Paul talks to us, too. But he hasn't had alone time with the camera since the things started to change. I think he's still setting Kevin up for soon, but willing to go Raven or Matt this week.
• Alex and Jason don't talk to the cameras (us) hardly at all. It's pretty clear where Alex stands. But Jason is a bit trickier to read. Is he playing along with all of this just to not make waves at the moment? Or, has he a bond with Kevin that he will find hard to break when push comes to shove?
• Hmm.
• Kevin certainly has picked up on the change with Christmas. Up until a few weeks ago she was all over him to the point where feedsters were screaming as they watched -- "He's married! Stop that!" Now she's almost blatantly avoiding him.
• Meanwhile, Paul is trying his best to convince Jason to put Kevin on the block, claiming he's a counterfeit. I think some of this is due to them now thinking that Kevin might be an undercover cop like Derrick. And, not only that, but one who knows Derrick! 
• Kevin had said in his bio that he met Derrick at some BB meet and greet kind of event with his daughter. He told the others that he once met Derrick. Then Derrick made his show appearance recently. Now, all of a sudden, Kevin must work with Derrick!
• Oh, geez.
• I don't know if Jason will buckle, save Raven and put Kevin up.
• I don't think he will. But he's definitely getting pressured.
• Paul told Christmas that if Jason keeps Kevin safe (off the block) this week, their final four will change to include himself (Paul), Christmas, Josh and Kevin.
• Hmm.

The boys need to team up

I wouldn't have predicted his survival

Nasty shirt needs to be burned

BB19: Live Feeds into Saturday Evening, Veto Winner - August 26

All veto players got shirts

... maybe because that's the only way to get Matt to change his shirt.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Squalor Squirrels:

• The veto players were actually picked last night -- Paul, Kevin and Josh in addition to Matt, Raven and Jason.
• So, the hamsters thought the comp would be a night comp.
• It wasn't.
• Heh.
• They worried for nothing!
• The core group that aren't nominees keep going back and forth a bit over who they want out more.
• But thankfully, it's still sticking with Matt or Raven.
• Kevin is on the short list, though.
• Jason wants to keep the nominations the same so one of them goes.
• Raven has been asking people (Jason/Paul) to save her if one of them wins the veto.
• She actually thinks that might happen.
• The others are letting Kevin stew thinking he might be backdoored.
• Well, the comp was the hide the veto placards, then go around the house ripping it up looking for hidden vetoes.
• Jason won!
• Raven is hoping Jason will keep his promise.
• Heh.
• Paul now has a new floatie toucan he's named Traybo. Or Trayvo. Something like that.
• Jason also wore a floatie frog around for a bit. He said he'd wear it long enough to get it on television, then give it to his son Gatlyn when he goes home.
• I don't think Jason will use the veto.
• And, oh so sadly, either Matt or Raven should go home this week.
• It's just breaking my heart to know that one of them will leave us.
• They've both been such a big part of the house and of entertainment value this season.
• Sniffle.
• Ha. 

Cleaning up the mess

Paul now has a toucan named "Traybo"

Jason makes his frog kiss Alex

BB19: Live Feeds into Friday Evening, Nominations - August 25

I must win. I'm such a sickly waif.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Targets and Tangents:

• When I last left you, people were throwing all kinds of shade at Kevin.
• Yet, that's not who they want out this week.
• If he can't step his game up, he will be a target soon.
• But the consensus of the main players is that Matt should go.
• Kevin would actually prefer Raven out at this point. He tries not to be in the same room with her. Apparently just her voice has the chalk on a blackboard effect on his ears. He visibly cringes when she shrieks.
• So do I.
• Alex told Jason she honestly blacked out on her vote in the eviction and she was the second vote for Matt to go instead of Mark.
• Hmm.
• I kind of doubt it. But they do get all wound up for their private moment with Julie Chen. If memory serves, she stumbled over her words trying to get shout-outs out.
• Then again, she might have just realized lying will get her nowhere and it's not such a big deal anyway.
• Kevin had a long talk with the camera (us and his family). He thinks he's doing pretty good so far -- after all, he hasn't been on the block.
• Yet.
• I worry that his first time on the block will be his last time on the block.
• Raven isn't only getting on Kevin's nerves, but Alex is on her case more and more daily.
• I told you that Alex and Jason complained about Raven's cooking before. Well, now Alex is saying that Raven cooks way too much and they're spoiling food.
• Hey, the cereal isn't getting stale with Matt around!
• There is a controversy whether Kevin jumped or fell in the comp.
• I was watching and it seemed accidental.
• But I could be wrong.
• Apparently Kevin said something to Jason about his wrist giving out due to weakness from a surgery.
• Hmm.
• Raven has been trying to get in Josh's favor and, gullible lad he is, he was believing she honestly likes him.
• Um, no.
• Christmas set him straight on that one. She told him that Raven is just using him and he shouldn't be listening to her.
• She's probably right on that count.
• The Tree of Temptation reappeared.
• No one took the bait.
• There are more bad things they could get than good things.
• I believe the tree only has one more showing in the house before it's gone to seed.
• In the end, Jason did the right thing -- that is, what I wanted him to do -- he nominated Matt and Raven for eviction.
• I'd be fine with either leaving.
• If one of them wins veto, the other will probably go.
• I think both of them have worn out their welcome in the house.
• We'll see who wins veto tomorrow ... 

True love is popping his pimples. EW!

Paul is not his target. Not yet, anyway.

Kevin talks to us. Or his family. Or both.

Ohh! Fisticuffs. All in jest, though.

I'm nominated! I get more DR sessions!