BBOTT: Alex's Nominations - into Monday, October 24

I don't think I'd want her preparing food for me

With the exception of the final Safety Ceremony doings and scheming here and there, Sunday was rather uneventful.

• Kryssie's nominations are Morgan and Scott.
• Now, she talked at length with Morgan beforehand. Morgan is a definite pawn. Morgan even volunteered to be a pawn, thinking Scott would be the ultimate target.
• And, yes. Scott is the target. Originally, Kryssie didn't want to nominate him herself (even though she wants him out more than anyone else) because she didn't want it to look like an emotional play.
• Rather than take the risk that America wouldn't nominate him, she did.
• She used the reasoning that America put two of her allies on slop this week along with Scott. Neeley and Jason are Have Nots.
• Hmm.
• Scott seems to think that Neeley could possibly be voted out.
• I think Scott could possibly be voted out unless he wins the veto.
• Kryssie's bunch doesn't want Alex to play in the veto because she herself is safe this week and someone not a target would have to go up.
• They seem to have lost the realization that the veto winner can't be nominated anyway.
• But it's their game to lose, not mine.
• Danielle has realized that Neeley really isn't her BFF in the house. She's been talking to the other girls in the house about her! How dare she!
• Everybody's talking about you, girl. Maybe if you didn't talk so much about yourself, they wouldn't be.
• Justin is stirring the Neeley/Danielle pot.
• Whitney thinks Justin is the best/most dangerous player in the house.
• Now, I'm not getting that feeling so much. What Justin has in his favor is that he's truly gregarious. He likes hanging out with people, doesn't matter what people or what side. Because he does that, everybody seems to think he's playing the game. Nah. He's just playing Justin. 

But, what will America do?

How Neeley will always be remembered

If she wasn't safe, she wouldn't be

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - October 23, 2016

Good morning! Since it's Sunday morning, 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. This is a regular Sunday part of this blog in addition to the television posts. Right now I'm covering Big Brother: Over the Top daily -- you can find those posts at this link. I'm also live blogging Survivor episodes as they air on Wednesday evenings. Come join the blog parties!

Tonight is the big season premiere of The Walking Dead. Yes! Finally! I fear Lucille's target will be Glenn. But I hope I'm wrong.

We went from summer to winter this week here in New Jersey. Well, not quite winter, but close. Until late in the week, our temperatures were hitting records with a few days just a couple degrees short of the 90-degree mark. Then yesterday morning, it became raw with an at times wind-blown cold rain coming down sideways. We do need the rain. My area was one of the counties in the state listed under a drought warning this week. While we had rain on and off for about 24 hours, I doubt it put a dent in the reservoir levels.  

Work continues to be very stressful for me. I feel like I'm surrounded with people who don't care and are undependable. I swear everybody's calling out or taking vacation every other week while I have so much on my plate that I feel like I'm scrambling every minute I'm there. I've been working more hours than usual and still feel I'm not getting things done as well as I should. Oh, well. If I can make it to retirement (maybe next year at this time!), all will just be a bad memory.

That's it for now. Onto the photos! Clicking on an image will bring up a larger version ...  

The best season of all, it's FALL!

Autumn is usually my favorite season of the year. While spring is a close runner-up, fall is usually more crisp in the mornings, warmer in the afternoons with cool overnights. Generally, it's not as rainy as spring (although we need the rain this year) and it's colorful. I love the seasonal displays near my workplace. Unfortunately, I've seen some of the smaller pumpkins go missing. Why can't people just appreciate seeing them and not feel the need to steal? Sigh.

If only ...

In front of the Friends (Quakers) Meeting House on Watchung Avenue in Plainfield, if only peace on Earth could be possible. 

Golden dreams

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BBOTT: Have Nots and Saturday Safety Stuff - into Sunday, October 23

At your service, Madam HoH

Yesterday's big news of the day was the beginning of the Safety Ceremony and the Have Nots (chosen by America) announcement. Not necessarily in that order, mind you.

• The Have Nots "we" chose are: Jason, Neeley and Scott.
• Hmm. Scott was a given in the minds of most. Neeley? Her personality and way of just sitting around trashtalking others instead of winning anything or actually doing anything is affecting how the public looks at her. 
• Then there's Jason. HE thinks America chose him because he's been playing both sides of the house to an extent. He thinks Justin does that much more and is more deserving of being a Have Not.
• Nope, that's not it, Jason.
• Y'see, we DO like you. But you've grown too smug and need to tone down the nastiness a bit. This is the equivalent of an NCIS Gibbs cuff across the top of the head. A wake-up call, if you want to call it.
• Kryssie, on the other hand, has upped her image a bit in my mind. She's really taking the HoH seriously and weighing all her options while trying to work with almost everyone in the house a bit.
• Well, everyone but Scott, that is.
• Since they found out that three will go to the finals instead of the usual two, Justin and Jason are the ones NO ONE wants to be with at the end. All think that either of those two would beat anyone else in a popular vote by America.
• Friends, allies, whatever -- most just feel those two need to go before the final three.
• Meanwhile, Kryssie wants to get out someone who "doesn't deserve to be there" this week rather than a power player. She's about the only one who says that if she makes it to the finals she doesn't care if she's up against popular players.
• She means Scott as far as one who "doesn't deserve to be there."
• We all know that.
• Sure, he won HoH last week and made the "big" and "personal" move of getting Shane out.
• But, for the most part, Scott is just sort of trying to be in with the in crowd and just not making the grade.
• For all we know, that might just be the story of his life. I don't mean to be cruel. I certainly spent enough early years of my own life doing the same thing. For all his expertise about BB, he just lacks the social skills to actually fit in well with others at all -- either the in crowd or the Misfit Toys. The Misfit Toys of life would accept him if he didn't come across as he feels he's so much better than they are.
• I still want him gone this week. He annoys me.
• In the first Safety Ceremony round, Kryssie made these allies of her safe: Neeley, Justin and Danielle. 

Shelby is pretty when she's not making faces

Give him slop for his constant trashtalking!

Stuck inside due to nearby concert

I've grown weary of him. Dismiss him!

Some are safe, some are not

BBOTT: America's Care Package, into Saturday - October 22

Your Safety Servant on duty

Yesterday's big action of the day was America's Care Package. America did the right thing in my mind. Of the house hamsters, I think Alex was the most likely to be targeted and out (unless America shook up the vote) this week. I'm not ready for her to go yet. She's a smart player and willing to take chances. I want to see what she can do.

• The America's Care Package was Safety Servant -- she has to wait on the HoH (Kryssie) and cannot be nominated for eviction this week.
• Kryssie picked up on the fact that this is twice that America has connected her and Alex. What could that mean? Does America want them to work together?
• Hmm.
• I don't think that's necessarily the case. I personally think America would like someone else who's more annoying or just not playing the game well out.
• Not that I can speak for America, but I think we probably target one of these more: Scott, Danielle, Morgan. While Shelby is strong on the hit list for the Late Night Jamboree hamsters, I don't think America feels quite as strongly against her.
• There was a bit of a rift between Neeley and Kryssie. Y'see, Jason and Neeley were giving Kryssie all of their ideas of what she should do with her HoH. 
• Kryssie balked after Jason left the room and said it was like they didn't even recognize she was in the room. She wants to wait to see the Have Nots to see where America stands with the hamsters before making any decisions.
• I can't blame her.
• Neeley got miffed. But she got over it.
• In other news, this is shallow of me, but I feel I must say it. Why in the world do Whitney's eyebrows look so fake and almost to the point of being Spock-like?!?! Why do women do that to their eyebrows? I'm a woman and I just don't get it! She either comes across as perpetually surprised or Vulcanish. Gah.
• Morgan approached Kryssie, telling her that Scott is trying for reverse psychology. And, if she or Whitney go up as a pawn, the girls will vote Scott out.
• We know that Kryssie's real target is Scott.
• But after her hissy fit breakdown about Shane being backdoored and an emotional move by Scott, she doesn't want her nominations to be taken as an emotional move against Scott.
• Follow that?
• She told Morgan that Scott is the target with Shelby being Plan B.
• Hmm.
• I'd just as soon Scott go. He adds nothing to my personal entertainment value of the show. While it's kind of scary to see the men diminishing from the house so rapidly this season, he can go away. Far away.
• Danielle is bugging me, too. She was all over Shane in her showmance and went so quickly to acting like he was never in the house. That's cold. 
• What do you think? 

You guys know it's MY HoH.

Still annoying, but now feels safe

Morgan isn't an Alex

Whitney in thought

BBOTT: Into Friday, October 21

This is how we roll

Good morning! How are the hamsters? Well, no one has had fisticuffs. And, alas, I doubt there will be fisticuffs. Women aren't so much into them, y'see. And, if you've noticed, the number of males in the house is getting near nil -- Jason, Justin and Scott. True, they started at one less male, but they're a vanishing gender on BBOTT.

• Kryssie made a big deal of how Scott made a personal decision when he backdoored Shane. She cried more than Danielle cried.
• She also cried because she felt Scott made a personal attack in his nomination speech to her.
• So, is she going to go all personal and target Scott now that she has the power?
• Well, she says her target is Alex (probably a stronger competitor in the long run than is Scott).
• Meanwhile, Scott feels that Alex saved his life in the game on Week Two and she deserves to stay over him.
• After all, he would earn four grand for his four weeks and that's not chump change (according to him).
• Of course, that would dwindle a lot once taxes are taken out!
• Scott feels he's blown his chance.
• He says it would be nice to have Halloween in the house, but he should go home before Alex.
• Hmm.
• And Morgan is willing to throw Shelby under the bus to save Alex.
• Hmm.
• I personally would rather Alex stay in the house over Morgan. But Alex definitely has more of a target on her back.
• Justin has been working as a double agent. He hangs out with the girls, then reports back to the Late Night Jamboree crew.
• Surprisingly, Danielle hasn't wept a tear over her love Shane getting evicted.
• Justin told Jason he doesn't trust either Danielle or Neeley.
• Jason told him that as long as they're with him (Jason), they're with him (Justin), too.
• Neeley wants to protect Morgan. Or, at least, she's telling her that.
• Kryssie is hoping that America puts Scott on the block. 
• But she wants Alex out even more.
• And the beat goes on. 

Now he can be smug with reason.

Fun in the sun

Huh, Scott said no way could Kryssie win HoH!

I need to go instead of Alex. I've screwed up.

Yawnsers

Neeley's new fascinator ... er, hat.