Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Monday into the Evening, Renom - July 27

Blindslided

Well, she finally made up her mind. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of  You Can't Tell Everybody They're Safe and Expect it to Work:

• Vanessa decided she needed to "make a judgment call."
• That call was to put Jason on the block in Clay's place.
•  While I can indeed see that Austin will probably be Mr. Loyal in her corner from here on out, the move breaks many promises she made and has possibly caused more problems for her personally.
• James is mad. He was asked to throw the BotB and, while he didn't lose, it was obvious he was trying to throw it.
• Jackie is mad.
• Becky is mad.
• Meg is crying.
• Jason, naturally, is well beyond mad. He even cried a few tears and he's not one to cry.
• Everyone from "the other side" went into this group of nominees for BotB thinking a certain deal was in place.
• They all feel betrayed.
• Everyone in the house was told Austin was the target.
• (Except Austin, of course.)
• Even Austin was trying to shift the target to Steve, not Jason.
• And, people knew about that.
• I'd personally prefer Becky to go home over Jason (even though she's my blog pool pick) because she brings little entertainment factor on the live feeds.
• At least Jason sometimes talks to us!
• I would have rather the Austin plan stick. He's creeping me out more and more. I've gotten to the point that he annoys me every time I see him on the live feeds.
• That's not a good thing.
• Alas, unless something drastically changes, they will keep Becky over Jason.

But Austin is in love. Too bad Liz isn't!

Body language says creep-out

We could have had a heads-up!

That wasn't the plan! I look bad now!

That wasn't the plan!

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Monday Blurb - July 27

May have to go back to the basement

This isn't a full-fledged report. I just wanted to let you know the latest -- Jason will go on the block when Clay saves himself.

Will this one stick? Or will Vanessa change her mind once again?

My head is spinning.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Sunday into the Evening - July 26

Hiding from reality?

I'm reluctant to even post this update because Vanessa has gone from the Gal With a Plan to the Waitress of Waffles. My only salvation is that the Power of Veto meeting will be tomorrow and all of this foolishness will be moot. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind:

• I'm just so confused. Unless someone talks directly to us via the cameras, I'm often lost as to what page they're actually on.
• Steve thinks that Shelli got him in with the in crowd.
• Yet Shelli talks to others about how Steve randomly pops up everywhere.
• It appears Austin is being forgiven by all and his lying has been accepted as trying to "help" the alliance in some sort of misguided weird way.
• So, is Becky the target?
• That might not work.
• Although I think she's expendable, she has several hamsters in her camp and assurances (lies?) that she's safe this week.
• I think Steve is safe this week. 
• Vanessa gave him her word.
• Oh, wait. She gave a lot of those words out this week, the first being that she would backdoor Austin.
• She told Becky she's safe this week.
• Oy.
• Wait, let's get rid of Jackie this week!
• Oh.
• Vanessa also gave her her word that she wouldn't backdoor her.
• She told Steve that she's considering putting up either Jackie or Jason.
• Hmm.
• Then she leaned even more towards putting Jason up.
• Who the hell knows?
• Bring on the PoV ceremony! I can't take much more of this!
• The feeds were blocked for the Outback dinner lead-up.
• When they came back, the three who won it (Vanessa, James and Liz) were missing along with Clay, Becky and Austin. Maybe they could each bring a guest.
• I don't know.
• I don't care.
• I just want them to decide who will go on the block with Becky!

She might need a stronger drink

Steve seems safe this week ... for now

Probably not getting backdoored ... this week

Yep, he's a nut.

Big Brother 17: Nominations, Battle of the Block Show Blog Party - July 25

Good evening! Ready for a blog party?

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

Let's get this party started!

After the recap, Vanessa tells us that she had to win HoH once Jackie did as she would likely be one of Jackie's targets. Austin talks to Lizia about "Operation Jason." He thinks if he talks twins with Jason, they would be more of a target to Jason than he is. In the twin change, Liz and Julia talk about Austin. Neither seem to to be thrilled with him.

Jason is very suspicious over why Austin is telling him not only about the twins, but even Julia's name. Austin tells Jason he wants to split up the twins. He tells us he'd like to keep them together, but his heart only belongs to one of them. (Too bad it's not mutual!) He wants to be in jury with Liz.

Jason, using the info as ammo, tells Meg, then Shelli. She's upset that Austin let the twins cat out of the bag, thus betraying their 6th Sense Alliance. Of course, she doesn't tell Meg or Jason that. But she does run to Vanessa.

Cut to Vanessa and Jackie talking nominations. They give their words that they won't backdoor each other. Jackie mentions Liz on the block. And Steve. (Wah!) They both talk about getting rid of Austin. Jackie would like to be the one to stay HoH.

Who wants to see our HoH room? Nope, not me. Nothing to see here. Move along.

Vanessa corners Austin in a lie or lies about his talk with Jason. She told Austin never to lie to her.

Vanessa tells Julia about Austin's talk with Jason. Then she talks to Shelli about it. "He lied to my face!" Clay volunteers to go on the block with Becky while the other two nominees -- Liz and James -- are supposed to lose BoB. James agrees to throw it. Liz has no clue of the plan. Then they backdoor Austin.

She tells Austin the plan is to backdoor Steve. She explains away why she's putting Clay on the block.

Nominations Today! Jackie nominates James and Liz, but we knew that. Because each put her on the block. Vanessa nominates Clay and Becky. Try to be fair, game decision.

Vanessa confides in Julia and tells her Lizia isn't the target. During the twins switch-out, Julia won't tell her about the Austin wants Julia out bit.

Battle of the Block time -- they have to study the Memory Wall for a few minutes. It's former hamsters. Breaking news have them tossing paint to reveal letters. They have to unscramble names of three hamsters from last season seen eating at Outback. There's also a special award involved. Liz realizes she has to be the brains with her and James. James and Liz win the BotB despite the fact James threw it. Liz did it all. James doesn't seem too excited. James, Liz and Vanessa get a private Outback Steakhouse dinner. Jackie is dethroned.

Clay and Becky remain on the block. Shelli is worried about her boy toy.

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - July 26, 2015

Good morning! Welcome to my weekly off television topic reflection of the past week in both words and photographs I've taken along the way! This post is a year 'round "feature" on the blog. If you're looking for Big Brother posts, they can all be found at this link right here. If you're not interested in this particular post, please feel free to skip on by it. I'll be posting a Big Brother blog party post coinciding with the East Coast airing of the show and, late this evening, another live feeds post. Stay tuned.

Let's see ... what happened this past week? Hmm. Between work and blog work, my mind seems all muddled! I remember the weather has been nice for the entire midweek on. I was able to open the windows, turn off the air conditioner and not drip sweat upon exiting my home or workplace. Yay for that! I'm so not a fan of heat and humidity. I could deal with a high temperature of 75 all summer.

Gosh, I'm really pulling a blank on the week. I guess the first thing you lose is indeed your mind!

Um. Um. Well, Vincent has a new "trick" but I can't make him do it and haven't been able to get the camera going on time. He runs and jumps on his cardboard scratching doohickey, making it slide five or six feet across the hardwood floor. Then he does it from the other direction. The first time I heard the noise, I was out in my kitchen and ran to the living room thinking something fell. No, it was just Vincent taking rides.

Why is CBS Sunday Morning all about love this week? I don't watch the show for love stories!

Oh, well ... onto the photos. If you click on an image, you'll get a larger version.

Is this pose good?

This year's pigeon babies in Bridgewater have grown!

NYC green cab in Plainfield

Parked at the Plainfield Train Station one morning this week. The train into the city costs about $10, the cab (because they charge round trip flat rate in NJ) costs over $100. Silliness!

All occupants will be photographed

So, I did. This is the sleeping NYC green cab driver.

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