Big Brother 13 - July 31 HoH Reveal, Nominations Show Blog Party

The show is about to start here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll update this entry with major events. But the real fun is in the comments and I hope you all join in! Tonight we get to see who the new HoH is and the nominations! (We'll just pretend we don't already know.)

A little more than nine minutes into it, Adam is off the wall and his snowball is an elf costume. Ten minutes after that, Lawon is off and his snowball is a Have Not for the week. Brendon down just shy of 36 minutes, snowball is another Have Not for the week. Jeff out at 51 minutes -- won the $10,000! Jordan out at 57 minutes, another Have Not. Porsche out at 1 hour 16 minutes. One hour 26 minutes and Shelly is out. At one hour. 37 minutes, Kalia is out.

Daniele is HoH!

She offered Jeff and Jordan a one week deal -- they're safe this week if they agree to not put her up the next (contingent on one of them being HoH).

Show interrupted for the Presidential address on the debt ceiling agreement ... a good thing, but bad timing for BB13 fans on the East Coast! Yay, it ended at 8:46 PM.

Adam has become one with his inner elf.

They got their sardines and seaweed.

Ah, good ... we didn't miss Brenchel going to Daniele! Heh, after just proposing a deal to Jeff and Jordan, she turns down Brenchel's deal offer saying she's not really making deals with anyone. I love it!

Nominations ceremony time. Key order -- Adam, Kalia, Shelly, Lawon, Jordan, Porsche, Jeff ... it's a Brenchel on the block time! She says they drew the first sword, best move for herself.

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Into Sunday Morning 7/31

"Let's hang all over each other every moment,
but don't call me Boookie!"

I don't think folks who only watch the aired show get the true picture of the hamsters, plus they're so far behind! Tonight's aired show finally reveals the new HoH winner and nominations. Heck, that's old news to us. Right? Hey! Haven't you been reading my reports?

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Private Pow-wows:

• Leading into the PoV comp, Brendon was insistent that he would take Rachel off the block so she could continue to play the game and (supposedly) he might be able to get back to his studies.
  
• This is the last non-jury eviction.
• Daniele, although she made an incredibly early dumb move, isn't really dumb about the game.
• She knows that chances are good that either Brendon or Rachel would win the veto.
• She knows that she would need to put up an alternate who would NOT go home.
• So she's thinking Jordan.
• Jordan against either Brendon or Rachel should be a safe pawn.
• I hope.
• The hamsters have been on indoor lockdown for the most part ever since Wednesday when BB started setting up for the HoH comp, then taking it down, then putting up the veto comp, then taking it down.
• That's been driving them crazy,
• Me, too.
• When locked inside, we get more groups with non-game talk, more snack crunching and more Shelly running around cleaning like some sort of busy ant running back and forth.
• I kept wanting the BB voice to tell her to knock it off.
• It's very distracting to try to listen to a conversation with her thumping cabinets, banging pans, breaking into the talk to ask if something should be thrown out.
• I never want her to come here!
• Adam is a natural in the elf suit and is enjoying it as no other hamster ever could or would.
• Kalia has totally latched onto Daniele. In a way, it's good as it gives Daniele someone to talk to now that Dominic is gone.
• But, the problem with Kalia, other than incessantly snacking and wearing stupid-looking Daisy Duke denim short-shorts with the front pockets hanging out low ... is that she NEVER STOPS TALKING.
• In a way, I suppose I should have a bond with Kalia as we both blogged for AOL and both are amongst the hoards laid off and canned, but I just can't do it. She drives me crazy.
• I don't think Daniele trusts Kalia like she did Dominic.
• I do think that Daniele indeed wants one of the Brenchel duo out and doesn't want Jeff or Jordan out.
• At least not right now.
• After the PoV, which seemed to be guessing numbers, time measurements, etc., for certain deeds, Jeff siad he forgot Porsche was even in the game and had it that he was only competing against Brendon.
• Jeff lost it to Brendon by only a few seconds (from what they say). He also scraped up the side of his leg.
• I'm sure Adam was out first.
• For a BB superfan, he sure sucks at playing the game. Even his social game is lacking as he's an odd man out.
• But he indeed embraces the elf within.
• Lawon is still off the radar with most. Kalia (who has never championed her duo buddy) has been making comments to Daniele about how he's changed and is creeping her out lately.
• Porsche is still sucking up to Rachel.
• Porsche has it in her head that she will be the replacement nominee.
• Jordan is having a rough time on slop -- it goes right through her. So she decided to mainly subsist on the Muscle Milk protein shakes.
• Oh, great. They might not go through her, but her stomach keeps rumbling enough so that her mic picks up its distress growling!
• Once again, the hamsters discussed the Casey Anthony case. Boy will they be surprised at the verdict when they get out!
• Jordan is worried that she and Jeff "look mean" this season. Jeff said this season is different as they've had more pressure to stay together from the beginning with being returning veterans targets and the golden keys.
• I don't think Jordan could look mean even if she donned a mean witch costume and killed Adam the elf.
• As things stand, it's a definite that Brendon will use the veto.
• While they've also discussed him remaining in the house, I think he's probably going to go with his first thought -- pull Rachel off the block.
• Actually, I'd rather Rachel remain than Brendon. We've already seen Brendon on his own after Rachel left.
• If Rachel remains alone, it might be interesting.
  

I'm ready for that Easter egg impersonation contest!

Elf at rest

A tired embrace

Kalia has moved into the HoH room

Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was - July 31, 2011

It's Sunday morning, time for my weekly off television topic reflection on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken. If you're looking for BB13 news, check out the post before this and the next post I put up. I can't tell you offhand when it will go up, but it will surely be BB13!

I didn't take a lot of photos this week, nor are any really works of art. I had a bit of a weird week. I actually went to a barbecue at work on Wednesday. It was fun seeing everyone, but not being able to elevate my leg, getting up and down from low chairs without arms ... it took a toll on my knee. Sure enough, all swollen the next day.

It was still a bit swollen when I went to physical therapy on Friday.I had called my surgeon's office for a refill of pain medication, but he wasn't in. As it turned out, they apparently never gave him the message and I still don't have my medication. I'm eating ibuprofen like candy because I ended up pulling my not yet healed quad muscle. Sigh. It's a setback in the healing process for sure. I ended up really needing to use my crutch over the weekend. Tomorrow I have to call once again.

On a brighter note, I had another Peapod grocery delivery this week. Lots of fruit! I made blueberry muffins and all. Mmmm. I have no clue why I didn't use Peapod the first knee recovery. The only thing a bit awry with my order is that I ordered a head of cabbage to make a casserole I enjoy. Normally I just get a small head. They sent me a giant cabbage the size of a beachball! Okay, I exaggerate a bit. But it's way bigger than a bowling ball. I had to put it on the shelf because it didn't fit in my fruit/vegetable drawer in the refrigerator. I'll be eating a lot of cabbage this upcoming week!

Onto the photos -- clicking on an image will open it larger in a new window.

Doo-Wop!

Now, that sounds fun! Alas, it's a BB13 evening. If I'm not mistaken, Westfield might be having its Tuesday evening jazz through town. I'll have to head in some early evening.

Flower in a pot

I hit the "automatic levels" on my photo editor and it turned the greenery mostly blue. I like that, so I kept it. The color of the flower itself didn't change.

Future 9/11 Memorial in Scotch Plains

This is in the little park where I while the time awaiting my PT appointments. Only one day have I seen anyone working on it. On Friday I saw two men there. I think it's going to be some time before it's finished.

Plainfield Train Station

Yep, I was actually at the station this week. A work friend picked me up for the barbecue, but I asked another friend to give me a ride to the station there. Once I got to Plainfield, I ended up taking a cab home.

I didn't go up or down

I sat in the handicapped/bikes section all by myself. Although the seats are padded, they're not as comfortable as the regular seats in the train cars. But I didn't have to do stairs!

A pigeon checked me out

North Avenue, Plainfield

Coins in the fountain

Scotch Plains

Vincent thinks my shoes are his toys

Y'know, I do buy him cat toys!

How was your week?

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Bulletin - PoV Comp Winner 7/30

Brendon won the Power of Veto.

He's been saying that if he wins, he'll save Rachel.

Shelly thinks that he could possibly save himself. Daniele, Rachel, Brendon, Adam, Jeff and Porsche played. Apparently Jeff lost by two seconds and is very upset with himself.

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Bulletin - 7/29 Nominations

In her long talk with Brendon and Rachel, Daniele told them she wasn't making any deals.

The feeds were blocked while the nominations ceremony was on.

Keeping her deal with Jordan and Jeff that they were safe, Daniele put Brendon and Rachel on the block.

;-)