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The big 24-hour visit with Rachel is done and over. Hopefully we won't see her again in the house. Here's the latest on what's gone down since I last posted:
Rachel continued to talk with everyone.
She's definitely trying to get Lane, Enzo and Hayden to get in with Brendon and turn on Matt.
She kept telling Lane, Enzo and Hayden that Matt, Britney and especially Ragan have caused all of the issues in the house.
Meanwhile, she had another long talk with Ragan, they hugged and apologized to each other.
He was still condescending, but this time she listened. Of course, she had been in the Diary Room prior and they may have influenced her attitude.
Rachel had another blow-up with Britney over Britney telling her that Brendon thought the saboteur was Enzo.
Enzo thinks Rachel was sent in to stir up trouble.
So do I.
The Britney/Rachel fight lasted as long, if not longer, than the earlier Ragan/Rachel fight.
But Britney didn't call Rachel a parrot-face.
If Rachel's plan was to cast suspicion on Matt with the boys, it worked.
They were already a bit suspicious, but now even more so.
We know that part of Matt's suspicious not worrying about nominations behavior is he knows he can always get himself off the block with the diamond POV.
The Brigade, sans Matt, agreed that if Matt goes on the block against Lane this week, it will be Matt going home.
Matt himself wants Britney to go on the block and for her to go home.
Enzo thinks Brendon wants Matt out.
That's a definite possibility.
But it ain't gonna happen.
Rachel, who won't be seeing Brendon, wants to find a way to tell him what to do.
She told Kathy the Diary Room told her to find a creative way.
I suppose banner planes are out, eh?
Rachel also told Kathy that Brendon's best move would be to backdoor Matt.
But we all know ... ain't gonna happen. If he needs it to save himself, Matt will use that veto. I don't think he'll use it otherwise.
I want Brendon to put Matt on the block and for Matt to pull out the veto on the live eviction show just for the drama.
It would likely mean Britney going home if that happens since he can't put Regan (POV) or Brendon (HOH) on the block and everyone else is Brigade.
I don't think Matt's ready to turn on the Brigade just yet.
Then, a bit after 11:30 their time this morning, Rachel was out.
Brendon wasn't back yet.
After about 45 minutes and blocked feeds, Brendon was back.
It's very possible they got a few minutes to meet up with such a time lapse.
Brendon told them he opened Pandora's Box.
He was taken away and got a massage.
Now he wants to talk to each one alone to see what they say.
Stop on back at 8 PM ET for the show blog party!
Rachel and Ragan hug. I kept on looking for lightning in the sky.
It's Sunday morning, time to reflect back on the past week in words and photographs I've taken. If you're looking for Big Brother live feeds reports, a new one will be up a bit later this morning.
Like much of this summer, the week got off to a hot and humid start. This weather has really taken its toll on not only me, but on the grass and trees, too. Everything is so dry here. In the early spring we were saying, "Watch, we'll have drought conditions in the summer!" After an overabundance of rain at winter's end and into the spring, here we are with water usage restrictions in many parts of the state (New Jersey).
The last few days turned into great "open the windows and let the breezes in" weather. My cat Vincent loves to sit in the open windows (with screens, naturally!) and watch the action below. Plus, I'd rather have fresh air instead of air conditioned stale air any day. On the down side, because I had my windows open, last night the noise from my Riff-Raff neighbors annoyed me. Some people have no consideration for others. There is an intercom system. People have phones. You do NOT repeatedly pull up outside a building and SHOUT to get someone to let you in the building -- especially between the hours of 11 PM and 2:30 AM. I would have called the police but I figured by the time they got here, the jerks wouldn't be in the parking lot anymore.
Mind you, not all of my neighbors are like Riff-Raff. They're the only ones with kids running wild in the hallway and all kinds of noise these days. One of these days their door will break between the slamming of it and the pounding on it. The receiver for the bank has already put out several eviction notices. I hope the bunch in that apartment are next. Apparently they're very strict with the rent payments. One of the women from another floor complained to me "two days late and I got an eviction notice." I don't know. I mail my payment before the first each month so they have it by the first. Supposedly we have a grace period until the 5th to get it in.
For those who don't read my Facebook page, here's a video of a local rock group about the city in which I live, Plainfield, NJ. Although they used a photo of mine (along with some others from the 2009 library photo exhibition) without credit, it cracks me up. Thanks to local blogger Bernice for the link!
As you can tell, my week has been somewhat uneventful. Oh, well. Here are some of the photos I've taken during the week - clicking on an image will open it larger in a new window:
Urban Blight
This is detail of the deteriorating bricks of a building located on North Street near the Plainfield Train Station. It looks like one day this building will just crumble to the ground on its own. Since the rear is accessible to vagrants, this poses a danger to the surrounding inhabited buildings. Perhaps a plan should be enacted before it becomes yet another "emergency" with the city paying impromptu humongous fees to have it taken down ...?
Truck on the tracks!
I know the quality of this photo isn't great -- it was taken out of a dirty train window. I've been riding the train for a good five years now and last week was the first time I've spotted this. This NJT truck is actually driving ON the tracks with some kind of platform doohickey thingee (technical term) under it. Kewl!
On the early morning train With a coffee in my hand And an achin' in my heart And my pockets full of sand I'm a long way from home And I miss my loved bed so On the early morning train With only work to go ...
My apologies to Gordon Lightfoot -- "Early Morning Rain" Plainfield Train Station
"If you walk with Jesus ...
... he's gonna save your soul, gotta keep the devil way down in the hole." - Tom Waits, "Way Down in the Hole"
The Latina Jesus Ladies continue to spread the word on the corner of Watchung Avenue and North Street in Plainfield. One little blue um ... bear (?) seems to pay rapt attention.
Oh, this is SO wrong!
How could they abandon him? How could they desert him near the busy city street? What kind of world is this? He thought his soul was saved!
Just waitin' on a train
But looking in the other direction. Plainfield Train Station.
The evening skies
I took this shot from the lot of Supremo Supermarket on Tuesday evening. The days are getting shorter. I just want them to get cooler!
Just what are those piñatas up to?
The piñatas over produce in Supremo seem to be mating. We'll know for sure if I return and there's a whole slew of piñatas running around!
Texas Weiners I
Watchung Avenue in Plainfield. I edited the photo to leave just the sign in color. I never heard of Texas Weiners until I moved to New Jersey. I didn't see any Texas Weiners when I visited Texas this past spring. Different Texas Weiners places are all over here in New Jersey. Not only that, but the correct spelling of "wiener" should be "i" before "e." Weird.
Hight Lights?
Where the fare increases went
NJ Transit is slowly replacing the between cities (not NYC commuter) buses with these fancy-schmancy new ones. Inside, they smell like new cars. They have two cameras inside -- one in the front by the door and driver, another all the way in the back with a DVR recording constantly. That is a great move. I often think that the bus drivers, alone dealing with drunks and fare-beaters, need some kind of "protection." True, the camera won't protect them per se, but it might make ne'er-do-wells have second thoughts before causing problems.
The buses also "speak." Each intersection is announced. Nifty keen. They don't rattle all over either. While I walk to the train in the mornings, I'll often take the bus home as it leaves me a block away from my apartment. My monthly train pass covers the bus trip, so it's no extra cost. I won't take it in the mornings to the train as I can't trust them to be on time. The train waits for no one. This is the bus I would take to my apartment. But I won't take it to Newark! The shot was taken at the intersection of Gavett Place and North Street in Plainfield.
As the crows sit
I watched them fly. They did NOT fly in a straight line thus debunking the myth of "as the crow flies." I wonder which one is Randall Flagg ...
The chicory continues to thrive
The grass is dying, but the chicory continues to be colorful and healthy. Plainfield Train Station.
Oh, pointy!
Monday's early morning sun
Over the Plainfield Train Station track lamps.
Same sun sans lamp lights
These photos were taken at about 6:30 AM on Monday morning and I didn't touch up the colors at all. Hot day ahead.
Eastern goldfinch munching a sunflower
The pack of goldfinches continue to hang around the neighborhood where the sunflowers are located. They like to take off when they see me take out the camera. Grr. The sunflowers themselves are starting to pass. East Front Street, Plainfield.
Are you going to feed me now?
Yes, Vincent. I've finished this. Let me get the poor starving cat his food.
Lane is worried and hopes he has the votes to stay.
OMG -- Ragan and Rachel are at it again as I get this typed up. I want to send them both to their rooms. Here are today's happenings from inside that Big Brother House of Loud Louts:
Kathy told Brendon something must be up because neither Matt nor Britney seem worried (neither is playing for veto).
Britney's not worried because Brendon promised her that he won't put her on the block or backdoor her.
Matt, we know, isn't worried because if he goes on the block, he just has to pull out that Diamond Veto and choose his own replacement.
The PoV comp went down fairly early. Ragan won.
Of course, it was blocked to the feeds.
Matt told Lane it's best to try to get Brendon to put up Kathy or Britney and that he'll have the votes to stay.
Ragan told Britney he'd never turn on her or Matt.
Britney told Ragan that Brendon thinks Enzo is the saboteur because he doesn't try hard at comps.
That's not true. Yes, it's true that he doesn't try at comps. However, Brendon thinks LANE is the saboteur.
It doesn't matter because Ragan is soured on Brendon with the nomination after he said he wouldn't put him up. He said he won't believe anything Brendon ever has to say.
The feeds got blocked for about forty-five minutes and then ... ack. She's back.
Rachel apparently entered the house with her, "Hey! Hey! I'm back, bitches!"
I normally don't use that language.
She irks me so much. Her laugh is like chalk on a chalkboard.
Right away she started a fight with Ragan.
He's actually no better than her. I prefer Kathy's way -- just walk away.
Meow.
While Rachel is in the house for 24 hours, apparently Brendon is locked in Pandora's Box (or taken somewhere).
Rachel has instructions that she has to ask each houseguest questions.
She talked a bit about the jury house -- limited alcohol, television with DVDs (no TV reception) in every room, very peaceful.
In questioning Enzo, she asked him about the goodbye message, why they could never be on the same side.
Enzo told her that he's in an alliance with Brendon and Hayden right now.
Rachel bought all of Enzo's lies (I tell you, a great social game the guy has -- he just really needs to win something) and hopes he's in the final two with Brendon.
Then it was onto Matt. She told him his goodbye message was mean because he mentioned Las Vegas.
His was sexist and a bit cruel. But the Vegas bit wasn't the problem.
Rachel told Matt that Britney and Brendon are scared to get their hands dirty and take charge.
Nice way to throw her love under the bus, eh?
She told him that she respects his gameplay and knows it was just that -- gameplay, not personal.
She also told him that once others are in the jury house they can only talk BB when there are cameras on them, otherwise it's a taboo subject.
Kathy was up to bat next.
Crying, crying.
Rachel told her that everything is Ragan's fault -- he's the root of all evil in the house.
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Kathy told Rachel that she, Enzo and Hayden miss her.
Way to go, Kathy!
On the other hand, Kathy told Rachel that she heard Ragan and Matt making fun of her (Rachel) yesterday.
Not cool, Kathy.
Enzo and Hayden had their own little debriefing about what they'll say or not say to Rachel.
Then Rachel and Ragan got into a very juvenile cat fight which never seemed to end in the backyard.
Meow. Hiss!
Rachel got really upset that Ragan called her an ugly parrot face with pink hair.
I told you it was very juvenile.
Rachel made homophobic comments at him first.
I just want to throw a raccoon with its non-retractable claws on both of 'em to shut them up!
Rachel, all upset when she was as bad (if not worse) than him, went to the Diary Room.
Hand down the pants Hand down the pants Lookin' like a weirdo With your hand down the pants
Why does he do that? Why did that creepy Adam do that in a previous season? Why would you do that in public ALL THE TIME?
Well, I revealed Brendon's nominees (Lane and Ragan) in my last report. Here's what's gone down since then in that Big Brother House of Sappy Saboteurs:
Just before the feeds were blocked for the PoV players pick, Brendon told Lane that Ragan's the target.
He said that if Ragan wins PoV, he'll backdoor either Matt or Britney.
He has already promised Britney he wouldn't backdoor her.
He doesn't know that Matt has the Diamond Power of Veto which he probably won't use unless he needs to save himself on the block.
After the feeds returned, we found out that Lane got Houseguest's Choice. He chose Hayden instead of Britney (the current PoV Queen).
Ragan is very upset. In talking with Matt, he claimed there is no winning in the situation because if he wins and takes himself off the block, Matt will go up.
Matt told him to go ahead and win -- he (Matt) knows he has the votes to stay and isn't worried.
Nope, Matt's not worried at all.
Kathy and Enzo are the other two playing.
Matt told Ragan he's only really playing against three guys -- Brendon, Lane and Hayden.
Of course, I should note that Lane's performance in comps isn't any better than Enzo's. Both guys lose just as much as Kathy, but she has trouble from the start -- they just can't finish the job.
Ragan fussed, moaned and cried to the point where I had to keep switching cams because I was tired of his drama.
Ragan says that if he doesn't win PoV, he might as well go ahead and eat. He's sure he's going home and a penalty nomination wouldn't matter or doesn't apply.
The Brigade boys are starting to worry about Matt because he's being so helpful to Ragan, being his confidant and helping him to study quiz questions.
Ragan says he's almost as worried about being stuck alone with Rachel for a week as he is of the eviction itself.
Now, that might be worth crying about!
Ragan cried some more.
The others kept studying.
But since they've been on indoor lockdown so long, I doubt PoV will be a straight quiz.
Brendon, for the most part, has been keeping to himself.
Hayden and Enzo, who had seemed like they might cross over to the Brendon Train, are now down on him once again.
Everyone is saying that they're not likely to keep in touch with Brendon after they get out.
Enzo, Matt and Hayden all think that Ragan needs to go before Kathy.
But they also think they need to get Kathy out before the numbers dwindle down.
Enzo told Hayden how beautiful his wife is and how he wants to have more children.
Nominations Today ... ... but not until after the saboteur!
So, Brendon's reign of terror has begun. Unfortunately, there's not as much action as I had hoped. Here are today's happenings from inside the Big Brother House of Revenge Gone Soft:
Ragan talked to Brendon. No one mispronounced "neanderthal." The word didn't even come up.
Instead, Ragan told his life story of being picked on and being an outcast.
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Brendon's heartstrings were tugged. Oh geez. Everything's gone all namby-pamby betwixt the two. They apologized to each other.
Ragan told Brendon only one person was suggesting they vote out Brendon (as per his wishes) instead of Rachel last week.
He told him it was Enzo (which is true).
Ragan told him he would work with him and help further him in the game.
Brendon bought what he was selling.
Britney thinks everyone should vote the way the house wants, not what Brendon wants.
Of course, she's sure that she will be his main target.
Brendon told Kathy she's safe and he won't put her on the block.
He told her he appreciates she's always been there for people who need someone.
Of course, he told Enzo or Hayden (can't remember which) last night that getting rid of Kathy would be a waste of an HOH.
Britney and Brendon talked. He said Rachel always defended her and he's only starting to realize why.
He apologized to her.
Man, is he working the crowd. It's too bad that he hooked up with Rachel in the beginning. Although I think he's very controlling in these conversations, he puts on those puppy dog eyes and sounds oh-so-sincere.
Britney told him that everyone talked last minute and all decided to keep him in the house then.
That contradicts what Ragan said. Ragan told him the truth.
Brendon told her that he hates floaters.
Although Britney doesn't seem to have any alliance beside Lane, she's shown herself to be a competitor by winning vetos.
Then he said he'd like to be in the final three with her and Matt.
Um. Okay.
Lane was next. Remember, Brendon is sure that Lane is the saboteur.
Lane told Brendon that he didn't think Brendon's wild throwing of the ball in POV was unsportsman-like.
Oh, geez. Lane has fallen under the spell!
Lane hinted that he'd like Britney to be targeted, but didn't come out and say it.
Ragan remembers that it's the anniversary of Chima's meltdown.
Boy, he does know the BB history!
After an outdoor lockdown, there were escargot and eggplant.
Poor Britney, Matt and Ragan. Well, eggplant is doable, I guess.
Enzo told Lane he doesn't want to go up and talk to Brendon.
But he went.
It's clear that Brendon really likes Enzo.
But he thinks he's a slacker and needs to step up his game -- start winning something ... anything!
It was like a coach pep talking a wayward athlete.
However, it's clear that he has no intention of putting Enzo on the block.
Enzo acted sincere throughout.
As sincere as you can act with a Bayonne accent, anyway.
Brendon told Hayden that he's worried because Enzo never fights to win comps.
He also said that Lane's never been on the block and he'd like to shake things up a bit.
Hayden, like all of the Brigade, tries to push for Britney and Ragan nominations, not Lane.
Brendon said he's really leaning towards a Lane/Britney nom.
Now, WE know in that scenario, Britney will go unless she wins POV.
Hayden knows it, too.
Heck, Brendon can probably guess it.
Oh! Oh! Saboteur!
The latest (blocked to the feeds) was that there is a male/female relationship in the house prior to the start of the game.
Both Britney and Kathy vehemently deny any such relationship and they're the only two women presently in the house.
But then again, Brendon knows the saboteur lied about him before.
Okay, no one's buying it.
They all think the saboteur is just making stuff up.
They're right. And Ragan is making stupid decisions which task he undertakes and the messages he's sending.
The hamsters can see it's been going from messing with one of them to another to another.
Matt is sure it's BB.
Britney doesn't think there are any Jewish people in Arkansas.
Oh my.
She lives in a way different world than I do.
Brendon decided he would put Lane and Britney on the block.
Then he decided to tell them.
He told Matt first. Shh ... it's a secret.
Matt ran and told Hayden.
Then he told Britney who took it well, but then went crying to Ragan and Matt.
Then Brendon got called to the Diary Room.
OOPS! He's not allowed to warn them ahead of time point blank like that!
So he talked to Britney again.
She kept telling him how much she wanted to stay in the house and that she wouldn't target him.
He seemed to believe her and told her that she might have changed his mind.
Then again, he might be lying!
He never got the chance to tell Lane that he's going up as they put up trivia and blocked the feeds.
I've been trying to wait it out, but I think I'll get this posted.
I'll update the bottom of this (under this line) when they finally come back and I find out who's on the block.
NOMINATIONS ARE IN -- Britney must have changed Brendon's mind when they talked. Lane is on the block with Ragan.
Well, well, well ... if you read my last post, you know Brendon won HoH. He made Britney, Matt and Ragan the Have Nots. And here we go from there:
Ragan and Britney talked about Enzo throwing comps. Ragan thinks he (Enzo) has no loyalty to anyone.
Enzo wants Matt to report back to him if anyone (Ragan or Britney) throw him under the bus.
Enzo did do poorly in the comp -- he ran about even with Kathy.
Britney and Ragan cried during the comp.
Enzo didn't.
Britney and Ragan cried after the comp.
Enzo didn't.
Now Britney and Ragan regret not voting out Rachel. But how could they have known?
Ragan wallowed in self pity.
Meanwhile, Enzo and Hayden are sitting pretty. Brendon thinks they're his alliance and were pressured to vote with the house.
Just as Enzo wanted it to go.
There was some kind of power outage/flickering. They all thought it was the saboteur.
But no. The saboteur is sitting sniveling and saying he hates himself. He says he needed to be taken down a peg.
But it's far more than a single peg!
Kathy seems so relieved not to be on slop again.
Britney asked the DR if America would vote on foods for them. They told her they couldn't tell her.
Kathy told her that means yes as they flat out told her no last week when she asked.
HoH room reveal time came and all attended. Brendon got, in addition to the usual bunch of goodies, a picture of Rachel.
Be still my beating heart.
After the HoH "party" broke up, Hayden and Enzo remained in the room with Brendon.
Thus furthering their "alliance."
Brendon said Lane wasn't a target of his right now.
But he does think Lane is the saboteur.
They think getting rid of Kathy would be a waste of a HoH.
Throughout the after-comp hours, all complained how much they hurt from doing the comp.
Enzo jokingly got mad at Hayden for mocking his performance in the comp in the diary room.
When Brendon questioned Enzo about the vote change to evict Rachel, Enzo told him it was the whole house but that he should watch out for Britney and Ragan in particular.
Uh-oh. Could the Brigade be crumbling? When talking alone, Hayden and Enzo said they think they can trust Brendon more than they can Matt.
You know, I think they just might be right. Matt is such a snake!
Right now they're still focusing on getting Brendon to nominated Britney and Ragan.
9:44 PM ET - Feeds back, sounds like Matt, Britney and Ragan are the Have Nots chosen by Brendon. Confirmed.
9:29 PM ET - Brendon and his rope through, no one else really close. The bell wouldn't ring. He started to shout something about "this is what you get when you evict ..." -- then the feeds were blocked.
9:10 PM ET. still blocked. wait, some audio.
I'm getting this post up at 9:01 PM ET. The feeds are still blocked. But when they come up, the newest news will be on the top.
The show is about to start here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll post important updates in this entry. But the real fun is in the comments section. Everyone is invited to join in with your thoughts! Later tonight (or, worst case scenario, early in the morning), my full show review will be posted over on TV Squad.
The vote: Enzo --> Rachel Britney --> Rachel Kathy --> Rachel Ragan -- Rachel Lane --> Rachel Hayden --> Rachel
Unanimous, Rachel is gone.
No HOH by end of show, but not really an endurance. I'll open up a separate post for it and hope the feeds come up before they finish.
Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Day Camp Rejects:
Ragan and Britney trash Brendon and Rachel at practically every moment.
Then they go hide from them because they're scared of them.
Apparently the cake they had during their feeds blocked halfway party had their pictures on it.
Rachel saved the pieces with Brendon and herself.
Britney mocked that move.
Rachel told Brendon they have a once in a lifetime love.
Yeah, right. Come back and tell us in a year what's going on.
Hayden made programming decisions for his "Just the Tip" show he plans. Enzo is allowed a 30 second appearance, but is not allowed to take over the show.
The Meow Meow thinks just by appearing on it, he will take it over.
Rachel cried.
They're in lockdown and wonder why it's so long -- usually the extended lockdowns are for endurance comp set-ups.
I really hope it's not yet another endurance.
Rachel gave Brendon all of her sentimental goodies from their relationship.
She's sure she's leaving although the house is still trying to convince them that Brendon's going.
Rachel and Brendon aren't even trying to fit in with the house, exiling themselves away most of the time.
Matt cut Enzo's hair.
Enzo should keep his hat on.
Rachel went to the DR with her glasses on for the first time. We'll see if that makes it through editing.
They did the 10 PM PT "Just the Tip" show. I'm not overly impressed. But at least they're talking to us.
Rachel and Brendon practiced skills like dropping things straight, etc.
The other quizzed themselves on past comps, dates, etc.
If the backyard set-up is elaborate, it's not going to be a quiz.
Enzo said that if Kathy wins HOH, he'll circumcise himself.
Well, that might be interesting.
Taking a break from trashing Brendon and Rachel, they mocked Kathy.
The Brigade met up and decided if Brendon wins HOH this week, it isn't a big deal.
They'll just send Britney or Ragan home and go after Brendon the next week.
Lane, Enzo and Hayden discussed whether they'll reveal the Brigade at final six or seven.
The three stooges were up most of the night, just heading to bed as I post this.
Rachel should be leaving with a 6-0 vote tonight.
Enzo and Hayden are going to tell Brendon the house pressured them.
Brendon shows his love by painting Rachel's toenails. Ew.
Today was SO uneventful ... well, except for a few things. Here's da skinny:
Britney and Ragan complained about Brendon and Rachel's behavior.
Brendon and Rachel complained that Britney hasn't washed dishes since she entered the house.
I do seem to recall that she has, but not all that often.
Britney and Ragan trashed Brendon and Rachel, mostly to each other but to whomever would listen.
Matt got his HOH camera and he included Rachel and Brendon in his shots.
Britney later talked tried talking him into deleting the photos of them.
Ragan and Britney hatched a plan to move around things in the house to get Brendon and Rachel studying the wrong things thinking it's for the HOH comp.
Ragan found out that if things are movable, they can do it. Things like the flamingos attached to the floor, no.
Britney cried some. Rachel cried some.
The Meow Meow didn't cry.
There was another saboteur video message (blocked to the feeds).
It said (along the lines of): True love conquers all. Don't sweat who goes home tomorrow, neither may leave.
Of course, it's like the lifelong friends saboteur lie.
But now they're thinking that Rachel is not only the saboteur but she might have a power like the coup d'etat.
The feeds were blocked for their big halfway mark party and even Kathy could eat.
The season's half over? Heck, it just started getting decent!
Enzo, Hayden and Matt tried to make up a code for speaking but the BB voice said, "Stop that!"
The show is about to start here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll post important updates in this entry. But the real fun is in the comments section. Everyone is invited to join in with your thoughts! Later tonight (or, worst case scenario, early in the morning), my full show review will be posted over on TV Squad.
Just a quick live feeds note -- the feeds were boring and quiet today until another saboteur video occurred (blocked to the feeds). This one hinted that neither Brendon nor Rachel would walk out the door. I'm feeling it's a lie like the one about lifelong friends. It happened too close to the show for an actual post. I'll recap the feeds late tonight.
Kathy knocked Rachel out in the first round of POV. (Jeff and Jordan hosting.) Britney knocked Brendon out. After they were out, all had fun with Britney winning in the end. Drama, drama and Britney did not use the power of veto to save either of them.
Enzo's reaction as Brendon screams at Ragan and Britney in back of him.
Brendon's talk to the Internet after he screamed at Britney and Ragan and then couldn't get to Rachel as she was in the Diary Room.
Putting on a show for the Internet explaining the recent brouhaha in the house. Alas, the view is from the back because the camera in the front would only focus on one at a time, not a group shot.
There. Have I whetted your appetite for the most recent brouhaha in the house? I hate to admit it because it really makes me a bit of a mean girl ... but my whole reaction to this dramatic event was a bit like Enzo's. I had to hold the giggles in. Here's what went down:
It was a relatively peaceful evening in the yard, another pool tournament (yawn) in motion.
Rachel and Brendon are still working on the "Vote out Brendon because he's a meanie-pants while Rachel is simply a dear heart who's so misunderstood. She deserves to be here!" plan.
With that in mind, Rachel wants to smooth things out between herself and Ragan, Britney to a lesser amount.
Now, Ragan isn't having any of the apology bit. He told her that he doesn't like the drama and that every drama in the house has a common denominator -- Rachel.
Ragan isn't loud, nor really rude. Yet he definitely was condescending.
Britney joined in to agree with Ragan as he continued.
Rachel kept pushing them by claiming she never did the things they said she did.
But she did laugh maniacally at Ragan the night before. She did. I saw it. The house saw it. Perhaps Ragan attaches too much dramatic significance to behaviors like this, but it happened.
"Never happened!" said Rachel. The denial of things which had happened continued. Ragan told her that he wanted to be surrounded by fierce competitors in the comps, then be able to relax and play pool with them later.
Ragan told her she was a poor sport when she wins, gloating it over everyone and a poor sport when she loses, crying and pouting. No one wants to be around her in either scenario. She needs to adjust her behaviors and she'd have less of a problem getting along in the house.
He is right on that bit. Her mood swings are so predictable and she never seems to really get over things.
Rachel teared up, apologized for EVERYTHING and said she was sorry for ruining his game. Then she ran into the house to the Diary Room before the tears overflowed and caused flood warnings.
Brendon, only knowing that Rachel was upset and heard a mention of his name (Ragan mentioned Brendon calling him a "pussy" to Rachel), ran out to the hammock where Britney, Ragan and now Kathy were.
He lit into them, really! He started screaming and yelling at them, full of expletives! WOW! I didn't know he had it in him.
Ragan called him a "neanderthal."
Brendon corrected his pronunciation.
All the time Brendon was screaming at Ragan and Britney (Kathy had quickly jumped up and ran to safety), Enzo was probably less than fifty feet away by the pool table with Lane and Hayden. His back was to the brouhaha. It was all he could do to keep from guffawing.
The glee in Enzo's eyes was priceless. It's obvious that he relishes this kind of thing in the house as it takes him totally off the radar.
After screaming at them a bit more, Brendon headed towards the house with Britney on his tail.
Towering over her, he sputtered something about her being three feet tall. She sputtered back at him.
He went in and looked all over the house for Rachel, finally deciding she was in the diary room.
The diary room wouldn't let him in.
So he addressed the cameras pleading his case and explaining his outburst.
He's in love and he KNOWS they picked on her (even though he really has no clue what was said by anyone).
He's going to defend his love no matter what.
She doesn't deserve such treatment and never does anything wrong.
They're all so mean to her and she has never been mean in the house.
Kathy came through to check for "libations" in the storage room.
Since she's not Britney and Ragan, he didn't scream at her.
Coming out with two bottles of wine and maybe five beers, he asked that she leave both bottles of wine for Rachel and him (Rachel still in DR).
She left them on the kitchen island and headed out the door, letting Britney in on her way out.
Britney snagged the bottles, said something about all of the liquor going outside and put them with the rest by the pool table.
Brendon went out, grabbed the white wine and brought it back into the kitchen, took the corkscrew and opened it.
Kathy came in for the corkscrew only to find out that Brendon hid it in his pocket and didn't want to give it to them. But he gave it to her without argument when she said something about sinking to their level.
Rachel eventually came out of the DR. Brendon and Rachel went over the fight and how mean everyone is over and over again as they drank their wine in one of the bedrooms.
Hayden, Kathy, Britney and Ragan put on an Internet show in the HOH room (and to Matt) reenacting the events of the evening, offered with a bit more relish just to spice things up.
Enzo, Hayden and, to a lesser degree, Kathy, are sitting pretty in Rachel and Brendon's eyes.
Ragan, Matt and Britney are cockroaches according to Brendon.
He will squash them.
Brendon is SO brainwashed by Rachel. While Britney and Ragan tend to exaggerate her behaviors, Rachel has a lot of serious emotional and people skills issues. Brendon, though his earlier "talks" with Rachel showed he knows there are issues, now is blind to anything she does wrong.
Ragan also addressed the Internet on his own, explaining his stance. Now, he's beginning to remind me a bit too much of a know-it-all guy I know, so I should zip my lip.
Suffice it to say that he's not perfect either.
But Rachel's behaviors have been really manic, that I will say. She needs that house shrink they have on staff.
That was about it for the excitement of the night.
Finally, a brouhaha which lasted more than two minutes and really caught my attention. I wanted to go make popcorn in the middle of it for my viewing pleasure.
Hey, Rachel ... not that I'm one to give advice. But did you ever think that maybe, just maybe, it's those SOCKS? I'm jus' sayin' ...
What? I haven't posted since early morning? Yikes! Well, y'see ... so much in the house this season is a bit of deja vu all over again. You know ... lather, rinse, repeat. And repeat and repeat. Here are today's happenings from inside that Big Brother House of Billiards Buffoons:
BB actually woke them up before 9 AM their time. Oh my.
Enzo sees through floater Kathy's all of a sudden joining in on the brigade against Brendon and Rachel now that it's the thing to do.
Not The Brigade, just your basic generic brigade, mind you.
With actual The Brigade discussions, no matter how "close" they seem, Ragan and Britney aren't a part of the circle jer... um, inner circle.
That was horrible of me, but I couldn't resist. My apologies.
The plan remains to let Brendon and Rachel think they're voting out Brendon.
But they'll be voting out Rachel.
They practiced their memory testing questions. Some are so obscure they could never be used on the show.
Rachel thinks they might still be planning to get rid of her even after Brendon's big mean POV meeting speech.
Britney and Ragan continued to trash talk Brendon and Rachel.
Rachel continued to whine that everyone hates her.
Brendon continued to patronize Rachel in an annoying and condescending way.
They all napped at one time or another.
I couldn't nap. My boss hates it when I do that.
Lane and Matt think that Rachel is the saboteur. Lane is sure of it because the sequence of who changes their batteries when changed.
It must be a conspiracy.
I can see Rachel over there on the grassy knoll now.
No one suspects Ragan.
Then again, the saboteur has only released a video and no havoc.
They played pool.
Rachel talked about Las Vegas.
Brendon told Hayden not to trust Lane because he's the saboteur.
Hayden told Lane that Brendon thinks he (Lane) is the saboteur.
That's just silly thinking!
Brendon is trying to torment the hamsters, but he is so not an Evel Dick.
It's another evening gone by with Rachel and Brendon on the block and a saboteur loose in the house. Now, I'm kind of wondering when the saboteur is going to get down to business. But Rachel and Brendon are certainly letting their presence be known! Here's what's happened in that Big Brother House of Splitting Soulmates:
Lots of trash talk about Rachel and Brendon, often with Britney and Ragan leading the brigade.
No, not THAT Brigade. Just your basic everyday brigade.
Rachel told Kathy what a dear, sweet person she (Rachel) is in "real life."
Brendon didn't back down from his POV speech in which he called Matt a snake, Ragan two-faced and Britney a spoiled brat.
Rachel and Brendon are still hoping to turn the vote to Brendon getting evicted instead of Rachel as she has a better chance of winning.
Yet another pool tournament went down. I'm so tired of watching them play pool!
Kathy told the HOH group (all of the house except herself, Rachel and Brendon) that Rachel's feelings were hurt that she wasn't invited to join them.
Rachel cried.
Brendon, despite his meanie act, still cooks for others.
Kathy, Ragan, Lane and Hayden cleaned the kitchen. Enzo took credit for it.
He was joking, but Enzo is really a slacker!
Matt thinks Rachel went through his bags. Of course, no one knows that he has the Diamond Veto hidden away.
BB gave them more alcohol.
Rachel said that Enzo and Hayden are the only ones who have ever made an effort to be nice to them (Brendon and herself) in the house.
Enzo and Hayden are playing an excellent social game.
Rachel is not.
Rachel has apparently been prying in the Diary Room about Matt's mysterious $1 Pandora's Box ... we got bubbles.
Brendon noted that it's a "recycled prize."
Brendon thinks the big alliance in the house is Britney, Matt, Lane and Ragan.
Everyone is still leading Brendon and Rachel to believe it will be Brendon going out the door Thursday.
It won't be Brendon.
Rachel has some kind of idea in her head and is all excited about it, not telling Brendon, wanting to get information out of the Diary Room ... I haven't clue.
Neither does Brendon.
Brendon is ticked that she won't tell him what's going on.
She said she can't talk about her Diary Room sessions.
Brendon grabbed the rules book for the house and brought it to where they're sleeping.
Rachel and Brendon read some sections, like the one about not singing, and eventually went to sleep.
I have no idea what's going on with Rachel. I tend to think the excitement's in her own head, not anything which actually transpired in the DR.
The CBS website is live and the cast has been officially announced. The spoilers had it right. I'm not going to be able to watch Jimmy Johnson without thinking of those late night ads for male enhancement pills. Ack! I'm posting the "Meet the Cast" video here and, as I have time, I'll be taking a closer look. You KNOW I'm going to be cheering on the older tribe!
