Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Into Monday - Sept. 8-9

Oh my gosh ... clean white socks!

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of People You Don't Want Over for Dinner:

• Spencer still wants the vote to be unanimous for someone to go home.
• He wants that someone to be Judd.
• Oh, yeah. If you're not up with the news -- McCrae won Veto, so they'll be putting Judd up in his place.
• Of course, that hasn't happened quite yet. The veto ceremony will be later on today.
• McCrae said (reluctantly) that he would vote for Judd to go.
• Andy said they'd all need to agree that NO ONE tells Judd that he's a target because of his off the wall behaviors.
• Meanwhile, Judd (who tends to be nervous anyway when it comes to evictions) is jumpier than usual. It's like he knows he shouldn't have quit on the veto comp and then had a tantrum.
• But it's too late to take that stuff back.
• Judd told McCrae he has a plan and "might do something crazy." He doesn't want McCrae to get mad at him.
• Hmm.
• McCrae said he doesn't care as long as it doesn't affect his game.
• McCrae actually does want to move in with Amanda.
• Oh, silly boy. Life as he knows it would change immediately.
• Andy hopes that he can get his server job back as the teaching won't be open until January.
• I don't know. I heard that instead of the standard for years stipend of $750 a week, they're getting $13,000 for the season this year. If he doesn't win and has that nest egg upon getting out, he could just take the time off until teaching.
• But then again, I'm older and thinking lazy. ;-)
• GM got busted by the Diary Room for making a necklace cheat sheet for comps dates.
• Andy and Spencer came up with a new idea -- get McCrae to save GM with the veto, convince him they'll vote Judd out. That way the Exterminators can stay intact when they blindside McCrae.
• Oh geez ... they actually think McCrae will fall for that?
• Spencer thinks they would need to convince McCrae that they'd throw HoH to him (including GM) if he goes along.
• Meanwhile, Andy prepped GinaMarie with the plan and what to say.
• McCrae, no BB dummy, thinks that if he uses it on GM, he will be blindsided.
• He's no Marcellas!
• Then he talked to GM.
• Hmm.
• She did talk a great deal and McCrae seemed to buy it.
• But I honestly don't think he's dumb enough to fall for it.
• I personally think that he will save himself, Judd will go up and Judd will go home.
• Doesn't matter ... someone else will be soon to follow.

GinaMarie, wounded knee

At least he didn't give his cat shirt to Amanda

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Sunday into the Evening - Sept. 8

GinaMarie naps heavily made-up

Another lazy Sunday in the habitrail. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Are We Almost There?:

• Nope, I didn't post an update this morning. Much of the night was Elissa bashing with a few others thrown in for good measure. I'm growing weary of that and don't feel like adding fuel to the hate fire both within and outside of the house.
• So, I'll talk about some of the other things that happened.
• Apparently Ian told them that the about five years of annual Las Vegas partying after the season wrap has been canceled due to lack of funding.
• I think that perhaps the possibility of mayhem might have aided the lack of funding.
• There was a cake with Elissa on it in the refrigerator. Oh, just great. We needed that.
• After a brief time of the yard being open last night, they had to head inside again because of some concert in the area.
• They've been locked up inside the house itself for days now with little respite.
• Spencer actually thinks he's a good representative of North Arkansas.
• Um. 
• For this crowd, they were all in bed early -- around 4am their time.
• Of course, that didn't mean they need get up before 2pm their time.
• @@
• Judd is very worried about going up on the block in McCrae's place.
• GM is less worried, but in more pain.
• Judd's knee "scarred for life" injuries seem to be deep scratches and perhaps a bit of swelling.
• GM needs to keep her knee with the nine stitches wrapped up.
• The house is filthy.
• The fish in the refrigerator expired many days ago and is stinking.
• GM, even with her newest cut thumb, washed dishes.
• The weekly photo booth went down.
• GM was practically the only one excited about that.
• Right now it looks like they're still leaning a bit to keep GM over Judd.
• But nothing's written in stone.

McCrae smokes ... will he smoke the game?

One of Judd's big life-threatening knee scrapes

Play-Doh!

Big Brother 15: New HoH and Nominations Show Blog Party - Sept. 8

Although I'm getting this post up at the scheduled time for the show, that doesn't mean that the show will go on as scheduled. This time it's tennis. Grr. It appears the show will be airing almost an hour late. Grr.

Once the show finally starts, as it airs I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest news! But, as always, the real party is in the comments area. Come join us there!

McCrae is on the spot with his impromptu HoH. He decides to put up GM and Elissa, thus sparing Andy even though he suspects Andy of voting out Amanda. Judd won PoV. But we know all of this already! Judd does NOT use the PoV and Elissa gets the unanimous boot.

BUT WE ALREADY KNOW ALL THIS STUFF!

Finally, HoH comp time. PacMan themes abound. They get pixelated images of comps, have to figure who won and complete puzzles. Andy eliminated in the first round. Judd out next.

SPENCER WINS HOH!

Don't ya love it when I go all caps for emphasis?

Spencer gets to give each of the others a "gift." Two get the gift of friendship -- GM and McCrae have to be tethered together for 24 hours. Gift of wealth to Andy -- chance to win up to $5,000. Gift of health -- 24 hours of hearing the drill sergeant and do exercises.

Who wants to see Spencer's HoH room? Judd gets a command in the middle of Spencer reading his letter from his girlfriend.

Andy gets to choose three piggy banks from dozens available. He wins all of $94.83. Heh.

Nominations ceremony time -- Spencer has already warned them ahead of time who's going up. The drill sergeant interrupts. Key order -- Judd, Andy. McCrae violated his trust, GM put him on the block.

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - September 8, 2013

Good morning! It's Sunday morning. You know what that means. No, it doesn't mean a camel is going to walk around the office on hump day. It means it's time for my weekly off television topic reflection on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way.

If you're looking for my latest news on Big Brother TV show/live feeds happenings, my posts for there are at this link ---> Horrid Hamster House. Heehee. I'm just finding this bunch of them on the whole as rather unlikable this season despite fairly solid strategical moves.

At least we had better weather this week with a few days of absolutely PERFECT thrown in for good measure. I'm loving the cool evenings and the fact that we've seen the sun for most of the week for a change. The children around here started school this week and, while I have none of my own, I rejoiced. This means that if I go out and about on my weekday off to a park in Westfield or something, I'm not inundated with teenagers. I don't have to hear kids running around and misbehaving daytime in stores. No kids screaming in the hallways or parking lot of my building, at least during the daytime hours. Yay.

I had a four-day work week this past week due to the holiday. But then I went and ended up working extra hours just due to circumstance. (Grr.) This week I also have a four-day work week coming up as I'm taking a vacation day for Saturday leading into my next staycation. My boss asked me if I wanted to work my normal weekday that I usually have off instead. Oh, silly man! NO. I said I wanted vacation time for one day. That means I want my regular days off PLUS one vacation day off. I really need the rest!

Not too much happening on the home front this week. Vincent the Cat is still super spoiled and I wish I had never introduced him to Temptations cat treats. He's become an addict. I can't open a bag of anything without him running thinking I'm going to give him cat treats.

And, last night it was midnight before the Plainfield Police succeeded in shutting down the huge party with the live Mexican polka band right in back of my building. This time the police weren't all that happy that they were starting the music up again as soon as the police drove away. But, hey ... their backyard is about thirty feet from the bedroom windows of my next door apartment neighbors and about 100 feet from mine. Live bands playing (badly) all day and into the night are not acceptable under city ordinances for a reason! Bring it inside, rent a hall, whatever. There's a reason I would never live over or next door to a bar.

Oh, well. I've fussed enough. Onto the photos I've taken this week ...

Glorious morning!

Might as well start it off with a morning glory blossom! These are still growing along the back fence of my apartment building's parking lot. Blooming every morning, closing up at night. Kind of like ME!

Google this!

Ohhh! Plainfield's Google Street View map is going to be updated. I was walking along East Front Street when it sneaked up in back of me. Yep, it had all the Google markings and the camera globe set high atop it! By the time I got my camera out and shot it, it was already a half-block away. Cool. Although now I suppose I'll be on the map. I hope they blur and slim me.

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Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Saturday into the Evening, PoV Winner - Sept. 7

Spencer in his new shirt

Yes, I know I'm a bit late with this. My apologies ... real life cut into blog life for a bit tonight. But here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Battle Wounds:

• Not much happened between the time they woke up and the feeds were blocked for the veto comp.
• Oh my. McCrae won the veto.
• It's almost like he's a different person without Amanda. I have noticed he's awake more and biting his nails way less.
• Ian was the guest (maybe host?) of the veto comp. I'll be happy to see him again. This season I pretty much forgot what it's like to have a favorite player I wanted for the win!
• The Exterminators ain't too happy because they wanted McCrae out this week. 
• The alternate plan was to put Judd up in his place if McCrae won it.
• Now is the time for Judd to be totally on the ball with his buds.
• Oh noes!
• Judd is throwing a temper tantrum!
• Apparently he totally QUIT the comp!
• He's fussing that he was all worn out from the drill sergeant making him exercise, it wasn't fair, his knees are all cut up yet GM's cut knee gets all the attention.
• He's throwing stuff, slamming stuff, yelling at the cameras, flipping off the cameras.
• Oh my.
• Still waters with the dude have turned into raging rapids.
• Meanwhile, GinaMarie has one leg all bandaged up and it's the OTHER foot that's messed up.
• She's a wreck.
• But at least she isn't having a full blown temper tantrum!
• McCrae's knees are bleeding under his yellow tights, too.
• Oh. I didn't mention they're wearing superhero tights and capes?
• Well, they are.
• Thankfully, Spencer had changed out of his or I just didn't see it.
• I don't need to see that. No need to go there.
• Spencer told GM that he wants her around.
• Andy told McCrae that he thinks Judd is sketchy.
• Judd thinks that he's been set up and will probably go home (jury) come Thursday.
• In listening to and watching the many conversations, it seems like they're leaning a bit more towards keeping GM than Judd.
• But I don't think they've decided yet.
• Spencer doesn't want it to be a tie -- he doesn't want to cast the tiebreaker vote.
• Judd fussed some more -- it was too hot, Ian hated him and was cheering on McCrae, his knees are scarred forever and BB better do something about them and on and on.
• And on.
• It sounds like the medic might have attended to GM's knee, but they deemed Judd's more superficial and won't take care of it.
• @@
• GM can barely walk. If she does stay, I can't see her doing well in any physical kind of comp.
• Maybe if it's a mental comp.
• Oh, wait. We're talking GinaMarie.
• ;-)
• Andy started to fake cry because he doesn't want anybody to go home.
• @@
• Did he forget why he's in that nut house?
• Oh geez. Spencer put on his superhero outfit.
• You don't need to see that.
• I wish I didn't see it. Now I'm going to have nightmares.
• GinaMarie was crying on and off throughout. At least she didn't throw things and blame others, though.
• McCrae told Judd he'd rather keep him than GM. I believe he also told GM he'd rather keep her than Judd.
• And on it goes.
• Oh my. GinaMarie got medical aid -- nine stitches in her knee.
• Um, yeah, Judd. GM has reason to fuss. You went and got what are called minor lacerations, no butterfly bandage even needed!
• And then she cut her finger! Sheesh! That girl is going to have to be taken out in a wheelchair. Judd might have to be taken out in a straightjacket.
• Yet GM cooked dinner for all of them.
• Heh. Andy said maybe the twist this year is that they put a bunch of bigots in the house.
• Snicker.
• Oh, well. Right now the only thing that seems certain is that Judd will go on the block when McCrae (once again) saves himself.
• There's a lot of time between now and Thursday. 
• The target could go either way. 

Superheroes and a capeless crusader

Losers

Winner

Helping a fallen comrade