Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Into Late Monday Night 7/25


Who dat?

This is really a perplexing season so far. Don't get me wrong ... I'm still watching hoping for a few gems here and there. Actually the biggest drama (because I don't really care anything about Brenchel drama) has been the fact that Daniele has screwed up her game so early and so badly by making premature moves. She didn't have any target on her back before in or out of her alliance because the moves would be to break up the couples first. Oops, Daniele.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Misguided Manatees:
  • Pre-veto meeting, Kalia went to Brendon with a deal -- take Dominic and Adam off, put her and Lawon up with Lawon going home because she can't stand him.
  • Ah, but was this something she hatched to protect Dominic and be in good graces with Daniele?
  • Wanna bet?
  • I'm not really getting Kalia's gameplay strategy.
  • But she does sure snack a lot.
  • As does Adam.
  • Brendon and Jeff are totally upset with Daniele. Rachel ranges from confused to angry over her betrayal. Jordan is mad, but says "she's a nice girl."
  • But Jordan says that about just about everyone.
  • Well, at least she says it about the girls, that is.
  • Brendon and Rachel told Lawon about Kalia's offer and that Daniele has also pushed for him to be nominated.
  • He didn't seem surprised at all.
  • Daniele told Brendon she'll be mad if Dominic goes.
  • Get ready, mad woman!
  • Brendon and Rachel told Daniele that if Jeff goes, it will only make the targets on their (his and Rachel's) backs bigger.
  • She snapped and said it's okay, keep Jeff forever!
  • That's fine by me.
  • Daniele promised that if Dominic stays this week, he won't put up members of either couple if he wins HoH.
  • Daniele told Brenchel to keep an eye on Shelly.
  • Rachel later told Brendon that she does have doubts about Shelly.
  • But I think Brendon is totally sold on Shelly.
  • Then the veto meeting went down -- veto not used, Dominic and Adam remain on the block.
  • Brendon and Rachel got Porsche to promise she won't put them on the block if she wins HoH this week (gold key winners will be in the comp).
  • They also told her that they're sure Daniele is no longer in the alliance. Porsche didn't seem to care, said that Daniele hasn't talked game with her but once in the house. That was two days ago.
  • Grr, Jeff. Be cool, dude -- he confronted Dominic telling him he (Dom) had made a stupid move in the game.
  • Then he pressed Dominic to tell him who has been talking about backdooring him (Jeff).
  • Now, I do know that it's been both Dominic and Daniele for the most part. However, the thought has probably crossed everybody's mind but Jordan's.
  • Dominic claimed he was innocent and thinks they should have a house meeting to clear the air.
  • I love house meetings -- they usually turn into brouhahas!
  • A good solid brouhaha makes this all worthwhile.
  • Meanwhile, Brendon enlists Adam's ear in a "we need to get Daniele out as quietly and quickly as possible" discussion.
  • Adam, who's still coming across as a bit of a buffoon gamewise to me despite his superfan status, is agreeable.
  • But then, the dude is agreeable to just about anything that doesn't have him going out the door.
  • Brendon said that Daniele told him right in the beginning that she'd be fine with getting out her father the first week.
  • Oh my.
  • Of course, the feeds weren't on then, so I don't know if it's true or not.
  • Instead of a good brouhaha, conversations turned to exciting stuff like yeast infections.
  • Ew.
  • The house meeting never happened.
  • Dominic seemed more resigned as the evening went on. He's sure he's out the door this week.
  • I'm kind of sad to see him go. If he hadn't hooked up with Daniele, he'd be one of the more interesting newbies.
  • They all decided they (entire house) would do what they call a "skit" and I call a game.
  • All of the guys were blindfolded except Lawon. He was dressed with a huge Afro wig and 70s superfly polyester as the host.
  • It was a Bachelorette game -- He would ask a question and one of the girls would whisper the answer to him, then the guys had to guess which girl from the answer.
  • Fun, fun, fun.
  • So not a good bathroom duck puppets show or even the sock puppets from a few seasons back.
  • Right now the veterans (all of them) are having a big meeting in the HoH room. So far it's mainly Jeff and Daniele talking. Daniele is pretty much defending herself while Jeff is pushing to get admissions about talk to backdoor him,
  • The rest are basically just sitting there.
  • Neither Daniele or Jeff are overly angry at the moment. Jeff wants the veterans to be the final five and can't understand why she'd split off from the group.
  • He says he's baffled.
  • Rachel takes up the cause and is actually handling it well.
  • Daniele claims that she's loyal to the five.
  • Liar liar pants on fire.
  • I notice neither Brendon nor Rachel are bringing up the fact that Daniele approached them trying to get them to backdoor Jeff.
  • So this isn't really clearing the air, nor will it be a good brouhaha unless that comes out.
  • Ah, this is just going around in circles.
  • I'll report any changes or brouhahas if indeed they occur.
  • They didn't buy Daniele's act.
  • There ya go.

When Brendon met Rachel


Smokin' hot


Pre-"skit"


Better than palm trees or fish
You can actually see the people move around!

Monday, July 25, 2011

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Bulletin - PoV Meeting

After a feeds block for the veto meeting, the news is out -- Brendon did NOT use the veto. Dominic and Adam remain on the block.

Dominic and Daniele still think Adam will go.

But he won't.

At least not this week.

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Into Monday Dawn 7/25


Daniele is screwing her game up big time.

Another day in the house, another nail in Daniel's game coffin. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Harried Hamsters:
  • What a shame Dick left, if for no other reason than to keep Daniele's game intact.
  • She's making big moves way too soon, alienating her original alliance who are indeed the strongest game players in a weak house.
  • True, she teamed up with the best of the weak hamsters (Dominic), but now it appears she's sunk his game as well as her own.
  • Daniele is still running around pushing the backdoor Jeff plan.
  • Alas, Jeff knows she's doing it. So does Jordan ... and Brendon and Rachel, too.
  • Oh yeah, Daniele's betrayal to the alliance has created rifts at first between Jeff/Jordan and Rachel/Brendon.
  • But they seem to be on the same page realizing that Daniele has basically turned on them all thinking if she's next to Brendon or Rachel at the end, she'd win.
  • Well, maybe.
  • So the four think she's got to go next week if she wins HoH.
  • The plan remains for Rachel NOT to use the veto today and they (Brendon, Jeff, Jordan, Shelly and ???) will vote out Dominic.
  • They have the tie at four votes, then it's Rachel the tiebreaker coming into play. She'd vote out Dominic.
  • Yet the Daniele Camp (Daniele, Dominic, ???) think Brendon and Rachel might actually backdoor Jordan and Jeff with Jeff being the target.
  • If the backdoor doesn't happen, they're sure Adam is the target, not Dominic.
  • Heh.
  • On an annoying note, for a small-chested gal, Daniele is constantly adjusting her bra. Knock that off.
  • Porsche, Kalia, Adam and Lawon continue to be almost ghosts in the machinery here. It's hard to tell their game or if they have one at all. Of the three, it's been Adam making lackluster moves to befriend Brenchel.
  • Porsche may vote with the veterans, but definitely has a crush on Dominic.
  • That doesn't do her any good when Daniele has him wrapped around her little finger.
  • Oh. Did I mention that Brendon was condescending and lecturing Rachel again, and even raising his voice?
  • And that Rachel got defensive and cried once again?
  • And that they had make-up sex again?
  • Sorry to ruin your breakfast.
  • Jeff is growing more ticked by the minute with Daniele.
  • I expect the fur to fly when they have the PoV meeting later today and the nominations remain the same.
  • Actually, I'll miss Dominic. I like the kid and he has more game than Adam or Kalia ... but that's the way the hamsters fall.

Lawon is sitting pretty in his pink shorts.


Hammock talk


Summit meeting


If there was audio, you'd know why he's exiled.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Big Brother 13 - July 24 Nominations Show Blog Party

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The show will be starting soon here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll update this entry with major happenings. However, the real fun will be down in the comments! Everyone is welcome to chat as the show airs. BYOB!

Luxury comp for all! No Have/Have Not this week. Celebrity -- the normal David Hasselhoff who will switch places with the show biz one. They have to correctly guess the celebrity. Jordan guessed it right on the first clue. No one else got it at all.

The prize is that she and three others will screen Same Name in HoH. She chose Jeff, Shelly and Kalia. Rachel is ticked. Too bad, so sad! Rachel and Brendon both fight. Then they both cry. @@ How old are these two?

Dominic tries wheeling and dealing with Brenchel. Daniele is pushing for a Jeff/Jordan nomination.

Time for nominations -- key order -- Jeff and Jordan, Kalia and Lawon.

Adam and Dominic are on the block again. Purely strategic ...

Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was - July 24, 2011

It's Sunday morning, time for my weekly off television reflection on the week gone by in both words and photos I've taken. If you're looking for BB13 news, check out the post before this one and (likely) the post after it later on today.

One good thing about having knee replacement surgery is that I'm not hiking back and forth to the train for work during this monstrous heatwave. I HATE sweating, especially when my forehead is sweating into my eyes and on my eyeglasses!

I only ventured outside the three days I had to this week -- follow-up appointment with the surgeon on Monday, physical therapy Tuesday and Friday. I wore my typical post-op using public transportation clothes, bulky gym shorts and a t-shirt, along with my sympathy crutch to get the buses to "kneel" and so folks let me sit. For my PT trips, I even wore a sweatband, something I really can't get away with commuting to work.

The kindnesses of strangers when you have a big shark bite surgical incision on your knee continues to surprise me. Two different people I don't know in my building have offered to carry my trash bag out to the Dumpster when they saw me. A woman who didn't speak English had her young daughter bring me a small bottle of water at a bus stop. At another bus stop, a car stopped to go into the bodega and the woman getting out asked if I needed anything.

But then there was the NJ Transit bus driver who not only didn't kneel the bus, he didn't even pull to the side at any of his stops! That was early on Tuesday morning. I won't schedule PT at that time again. I took my time getting on and off the bus. Oh, too bad he had to wait, eh?

My orthopedic surgeon is very pleased with my knee and its progress. I go back in four weeks ... well, three weeks and a day now. My physical therapy is going very well. He hasn't measured the bend since my first visit, so I asked him for the latest. 125 on my own! YES! It still wants to have its good days and bad days, but I know how bad things could be and I'm very happy.

I have another grocery delivery lined up from Peapod tomorrow. Fruit! Meats! Vegetables! Yes!

Here are the photos I've taken this week -- clicking on an image will open it larger in a new window, then hit your Back button on your browser to return to the blog:


Flowers in a fence

I always like man vs. nature themes. Flowers and fences fit the bill. This was on Maple Avenue in Bound Brook where most of the flower photos this week took place. There's a wild garden run amok with flowers right alongside the sidewalk.


Bee on a flower (part one)


Singular flower vs. fence


Flowers along wooden fence at the back of said garden


Pinks and yellows


Will be closed some days

Sign in a window on East Front Street in Plainfield.


JAWS!


Oh. He's friendly.

This is Barney, a dog I met in the park across from my PT in Scotch Plains.


Rainbow in the fountain

Scotch Plains


My physical therapy hangout

I edited this to leave only the flowers in color. Scotch Plains.


It was a rough chase, but I caught him!

Anyone have tree handcuffs? A Scotch Plains police officer stands by a fallen HUGE half a tree on Tuesday morning.


Bee butt


Nifty little plant


Bee on flower (part two)


Green sneaks

These were sitting in the parking lot of my apartment. They really didn't look too worn. I just don't know.


Catnapping

Vincent continues to enjoy me being home. Where I am, he is. It's like me and my shadow.