Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Into Friday Dawn 7/22

Jeffy!

Of all people to be HoH, it's Rachel again. Oh well, she's just making that target on her back bigger and bigger. The first chance the newbies get, whoever gets it, it's going to be obligatory to get either her or Brendon out. If they don't make the move, they're chicken^%$! Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of the Hyena HoH:

• So, what happens to Rachel's two weeks on slop?
• She's still on slop with the exception of any foods in her HoH basket!
• Yay.
• I take pleasure in the finer details.
• Brendon, on the other hand, wants to eat while he knows he can because the food comp will be coming up.
• Huh. We weren't asked to vote on a food, were we? Did I miss that?
• Adam told Shelly he hopes Rachel puts up Kalia and Lawon instead of him and Dominic.
• Well, duh. It's not like Brenchel has much of a choice this week.
• Rachel told Jeff and Jordan she's thinking of putting up Dominic and Adam.
• She thinks that if Dominic goes up and gets off again, he's going to be hard to beat in competitions.
• I think she's right.
• Daniele is slowly working her save Dominic card, hinting that Jeff is going to be a danger down the road. She told her Jeff and Jordan are already working newbies to their side.
  
• Rachel thinks it's too early to split up the veterans.
• Daniele also offered advice to Rachel like not rubbing HoH in peoples' faces.
• Rachel thinks she needs to put up Dominic and Adam because: (a) Dominic got all cocky when he won PoV (like she never does that!) and (b) Adam hasn't talked game with her for three weeks.
• Adam rarely talks game with anyone other than Dominic.
• Shelly told Adam and Jordan that she didn't realize Lawon was gay. After all, he's always talking about women!
• She only knows because he told her. She doesn't think he "acts feminine" at all.
  
• Heh. Sheltered folks make me smirk.
• Shelly told Rachel she could keep her fights with Brendon quiet.
• PLEASE.
• She also reminded her not to gloat about winning, just be gracious.
• Rachel admitted she has a problem in that area.
• You don't say!
• Shelly, playing her cards wisely, warned Rachel that Daniele and Dominic will probably be working together.
• Yes, Shelly has worked her way into BOTH power couples. Don't call her a floater!
• After Shelly left, Brendon lit into Rachel telling her she is never to talk game without him there.
• Oh, geez.
• Another lecture from him about being adults and not children.
• I think my eyes AND ears are bleeding!
• When Rachel came out of the Diary Room with "Who wants to see my HoH room?" they all pelted her with pillows.
• No one, I say!
• Brendon fussed to Rachel that he gave up so much to be there and her family didn't even mention him in her letter.
• Heh.
• Daniele continues to work to keep Dominic.
• Kalia told Rachel that Lawon should go.
• Hmm.
• Right now it looks like Dominic, Adam or Lawon will be walking out the door on Thursday.
• But we'll see.
  

Hammock talk

Dig them crazy sox!

Rachel's HoH room with all the fake people

Please look into your crystal ball and tell us
Rachel is out soon!

Big Brother 13 Live Eviction and HoH Show Blog Party 7/21

Let's get ready!

The live eviction/HoH show is about to begin here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll update this post with the major happenings. But, as always, the real fun is in the comments area. Come join in as you watch the show!

Yes! Cassi told Rachel she's catty and ugly inside! Rachel cries.

Blogger went wonky and lost my update. So I forgot the voting order ... but it's unanimous, Cassi is voted out.

HoH comp -- Big Brother Online -- based on the questions online, they have to guess how America answered. This one anyone can win.

Kalia out. Jeff out. Ack, three knocked out -- between Rachel and Brendon. Sigh.

Oh geez, Rachel is HoH. I might be ill.

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Into Thursday Dawn 7/21

No more exciting than chess

You know ... in order for me to report on the live feeds, I really prefer some sort of action! I'm not one who's going to relay all the small talk -- what celebrities they like, etc. Nor will I report on every breath they take or exactly what they're eating at any given moment. I watch for stuff that catches my eye, things I think are interesting. This crew didn't give me a heck of a lot of fodder yesterday.

Here's what happened yesterday and last night in that Big Brother House of Droning Dullards:

• Shelly, who could very well be the dark horse in this race, continues to work her social game. Every single person in the house likes her. No one considers her a threat.
• She cleans and socializes.
• I think they should watch out!
• Rachel told Brendon she doesn't like girls who are manipulative and tell sob stories.
• Oh my ... Rachel herself is a walking manipulative sob story!
• Rachel thinks the HoH comp will be a Majority Rules question comp.
• I agree judging on the questions on the CBS website.
• Those are always a crap shoot. Anyone could win; it's all a guessing game.
• Heck, I didn't even know how to answer some of them!
• Jordan got the HoH camera and they actually had fun with the photos.
• One thing different from previous years is the lack of vitriol between the two camps.
• But no one other than Brendon really likes Rachel.
• Cassi has been pretty much the only one to call her out on it.
• Well, Jeff, too. But his doesn't count as much as he knows they need to work together.
• Cassi told Dominic that Shelly is the most trustful person in the house. She said she won't do anything sneaky or shady because she enjoys her job and wants to go back to it.
• Alas, she also told Dominic about Shelly's "friend to all" strategy. She advised Dominic to get together with Shelly after she (Cassi) goes.
• Jordan told Cassi she's worried about next week. Cassi told her people really have to get Rachel or Brendon out.
• We know that.
  
• I do agree it wasn't time for Jeff and Jordan to sever the Brendon/Rachel ties this week. It would be far better for them if someone else did the deed.
• Cassi packed. Shelly plans to pack in the morning.As I post this
  
• Dominic threw grapes at passerby from the chess board area.
• Rachel actually picked up the grapes for him when he jokingly asked her to do so.
• Wanna bet she wouldn't have done that for a girl?
• When Brendon gave Adam a choice between bacon and cigarettes, Adam chose bacon.
• I didn't realize that bacon was so addictive!
• Speaking of which, now I want bacon.
• As I post this, Shelly is the only one up. Out in the yard smoking ... I wish she'd talk to us like Evel Dick did every morning.
• Now I must go fix some bacon.
  

Yawnsers

Jordan mingling

HoH digital camera fun

Shelly does windows

Brendon's knee does look painful

Big Brother 13 PoV Show Blog Party 7/20

It's the big Power of Veto show -- at least we'll get to see Rachel's bad behavior in the comp! (Like we haven't seen that before!) As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with major events. The real fun is down in the comments area. Please join us there!

PoV Players -- Jordan/Jeff, Adam/Dominic (Adam is supposed to throw the comp) and the chosen duo - Brendon and Rachel. Daniele is the host.

Candy all over the yard. They're playing as individuals but the winner will have the power to take the duo off the block. They have to chew gumballs across the balance beam then complete a veto portrait. If you fall, out of comp unless you accept two weeks of slop.

Jordan fell wanted slop but Jeff is telling her no. She's out. Rachel is mad and feels she and Brendon need to take back control. Rachel fell and took the slop to continue playing, fell again and is out.

Dominic wins!

Jeff confronted Rachel about her bad behavior and she's crying in the bushes. Heh.

The editing is trying to lead viewers to think that Jordan will backdoor Brendon and Rachel. Not so. Dominic uses the veto, she puts Cassi and Shelly on the block. Hopes to further herself and Jeff in the game.

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Into Wednesday Dawn 7/20

Fashion Plate Lawon

Another evening and overnight in that Big Brother House of Misfit Toys:

• Porsche is almost invisible in the house -- her game is to hang out with Rachel, but not when Rachel and Brendon are fighting.
• So we don't really see her all that often.
• She told Rachel that Shelly told her she voted for her to stay and that she thinks the other person was Kalia.
• Porsche said that Dominic and Adam said they would have voted for her to stay had they realized the numbers had changed.
• Well, duh.
• Jeff isn't feeling well. Later on he said he didn't work out because he has to keep going ... and going. You get it.
• Rachel said that the season finale will be September 16. How she knows, I don't know. That's a Friday night and unlikely.
• They lined up every condiment that they're allowed trying to think of a creative new way to cook slop.
• Another night of "scary ghost stories" ahead.
• Oh, yeah. I'm excited.
• Brendon and Rachel claim they spend $2000 a month on food, more than they pay in rent.
• That has to be fun when Rachel works at a slightly more than minimum wage job three days a week!
• Dominic said Brendon eats eight to ten eggs for breakfast. That's ridiculous!
• The boy needs to go on slop, I say!
• Brendon put his superhero clothes on once again and made a plea to the feeds for the return of Franklin the toy turtle.
• Tell ya what, Brendon ... we'll send a banner plane telling you where you can find Franklin if you and Rachel hit that panic bar and just leave.
• You can even take Franklin with you.
• The BEST part of the night was when Daniele, Jeff, Jordan, Lawon and Dominic spied on Rachel and Brendon fighting.
  
• They mocked their fights much as we do!
• At one point Lawon went down and danced for the spy cam.
• Brendon claimed he was going over ghost stories he wants to tell.
• Sure.
• The body language and silences told their own story!
• Cassi cried some more because she knows she's leaving.
• Shelly worried some more just in case she's leaving.
• Lawon, Dominic and Cassi stayed up just about all night.
• They're still up as I get this posted.
  

Slop - it's what's for dinner!

Spying on the latest Brendon/Rachel tiff.

Laughing while they spy

Lawon goes down to tiff and dances without explanation

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Into Tuesday Evening 7/19

Digging for gold?

I tell ya, Allison Grodner ... you seriously need to do something to shake up this snoozefest of a season! I called the prank yesterday an epic fail, but this season could very well doom future seasons. The returning duos? Fail. The casting? Fail. The network scheduling and downtime in the house? Fail. Brendon and Rachel? SUPER fail.

Anyway, here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Woeful Wombats:

• Oh, late at night, they had a pillowfight! Wowsers.
• They talked about all answering Julie Chen with weird voices during the live show.
• They told (bad) scary stories.
• Then a monster ATE all the hamsters!
• Um. No. I just made that up.
• Apparently Jeff wants to move to Los Angeles. Jordan is considering it, but thinks she'll be lonely because Jeff has plans to do work travel stuff.
• Gee, she could hang out with Rachel!
• Cassi is sure she's leaving this week and said she'd eat slop and take cold showers the rest of the season if only she could stay.
• It doesn't work that way, girl.
• Shelly, as usual, was up early doing laundry, cleaning and smoking.
• Not necessarily all at the same time, mind you.
• This is why they need to be off my computer, off my TV and out of my life -- Brendon and Rachel had yet another broken record argument about "Bookie" (Bukey, kind of like Pukey?) and her showing him too much affection in front of others.
• I'm so sick of their twisted mentality needy people fights.
• Once again, just a lot of small talk mixed in with "what if" game talk.
• Fix this mess, Grodner!
  

A.K.A. PT (Pre-Teen)

Say WHAT?

A balding man and his shawl.

Hats in the house

Daniele and Porsche, the nonentity.

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Monday Evening 7/18

What?
Mike Boogie's back in the house?
Oh. Wait.
It's just Shelly.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Pitiful Pranksters:

• After an afternoon of tears, the mood in the house changed.
• Rats. I wanted some brouhahas!
• Dominic thinks the Regulators might very well be the worst alliance in BB history.
• I think he might very well be right.
• Lawon and Cassi blame the failure on Keith.
• After the cryfest of the others was well over, Shelly had her own pity party.
• She's worried that she might go home.
• Daniele assured her she's safe.
• Wah. Wah.
• Sheesh, folks ... if you're going to cry I want a smackdown or something lively!
• Rachel told Brendon she went crying to Jordan because she wanted Jordan to feel sorry for her more than she did for Cassi.
• Whacko.
• I feel sorry for Jordan!
• Then the prank planning started.
• When Adam fell asleep outside (against the rules), they all joined together to put red tape across his photo and make an arrow out of the keys.
• Then they decided to decorate the fortune teller with the keys and the veto necklace instead.
  
• They all ran up to the HoH room to watch him on the spy cam.
• Adam slept some more.
• Brendon ran down, banged on the glass door, then hightailed it back up.
• Adam remained sleeping.
• After probably an hour of anticipation in the HoH room, Adam finally walked into the house.
• He saw the tape, laughed and removed it.
• Then he set about making jerky burgers.
• Adam laughed off the whole thing.
  
• Epic prank fail.
• BB gave them alcohol, probably hoping to liven them up more for Showtime.
• Cassi cried some more.
• Lots of small talk and delusions of what they'd do if they were HoH.
• Laters.
  

A whole lotta jellybeans!

The suspense builds.

Epic prank fail.
He notices, laughs and removes the tape.

Rachel: "How come you put MY key first?"

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Bulletin - PoV Meeting

The PoV meeting, blocked to the feeds, went down. No surprises here -- Dominic saved himself (and thus Adam, too), a new duo went on the block.

Shelly and Cassi are on the block.

It should be bye-bye Cassi this week, I predict.

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Through Monday Morning 7/18

Where am I?
What am I doing in this handbasket?

My sincere apologies for being so long between live feeds reports. Not that it's an excuse (but it is!), for those who don't know -- I'm recovering from a major surgery and I'm not quite 100% yet in the concentration department. But I'm here now and here's what's been happening in that Big Brother House of Catty Crazies:

• Jordan said she's actually like to do something dramatic (nominate Brendon and Rachel is the meaning of dramatic).
• Jeff thinks it's too early for that move but would stand behind whatever she wants to do.
• As much as I want Rachel to go and as sick I am of watching the neverending Brenchal drama codependently play out, I think Jeff is right. It's too early and they need them not only for a voting block, but to protect themselves because as long as Brendon and Rachel are in the game, they're more of a target.
• Dominic has continued to worm his way into the Veterans Circle, casting a lot of the mistrust onto his duo buddy Adam (who's less of a threat remaining in the game than Dominic, but hey ...)
• Cassi is sure that she'll be going home since Dominic is sure to save himself (and thus Adam) with the PoV.
• She's keeping a push on for a backdoor of Brendon and Rachel.
• Sigh. It's unlikely.
• Brendon told Damiele how frustrated he is with Rachel lately -- she's gloating about wins, making jabs at others and generally playing a poor social game.
• Stupid Brendon. What made him thing her behavior would be any different this season from last?
  
• Cassi hopes that if she goes home, a Pandora's box or America's Vote might get her back in the house.
• Don't hold your breath, girl.
• I like you better than I like Rachel but you haven't endeared me yet!
• Jordan doesn't particularly trust Porsche and thinks she (Porsche) has become way too close to Rachel.
• Kalia understands that Jordan can't backdoor Rachel and Brendon this early in the game and says that she's in the alliance with them all too and knows they need the numbers.
• Dominic told Daniele he definitely has a deal with Jeff and Jordan.
• For now, that'll work. Brendon and Rachel are better targets.
• Then it happened ...
• CAT FIGHT!
• Rachel told Cassi that after she made a deal she (Cassi) went around saying that Brendon and Rachel needed to be nominated and no one had the "balls" to do it."
• Cassi didn't deny it and said that she's just being honest and is probably the most honest person in the house.
• Rachel told Cassi that she's the worst game player ever in the house!
• Cassi came back with how Rachel can't ever get along with girls in the house!
• MEOW. HISS. GROWL. SPIT!
• They eventually split up before the hairpulling stage.
• Rats.
• Then Jordan did something which belies every moment of ditziness she's ever displayed. She went for the peacemaker role.
• First she talked to Rachel, who teared up but didn't get upset with Jordan for being honest with her.
• Albeit a bit sugarcoated, Jordan went over Rachel's poor social game and tried to convince her to not give those little jabs, not gloat over wins, not feel she needs to win everything, not rub the Brendon and her coupling so much ...
• Actually Brendon has been trying to give Rachel the same advice, but he's so condescending when he does it that it makes her more upset.
• Coming from Jordan, it was more like a concerned friend trying to help her.
• But Rachel cried anyway and talked about the mean girls last season and how Cassi reminds her of them, how people hate her, etc.
  
• Then Jordan talked to Cassi. Cassi was less receptive than Rachel about the talk.
• But neither took offense to Jordan because she did her part so diplomatically.
• Yay, Jordan!
  
• Poor Jordan that she was in the middle of things, though.
• Rachel cried, then cried some more.
• Jordan tried to comfort her.
• Daniele rolled her eyes.
• Heh, gotta like that Daniele, too!
• Jeff still thinks Cassi has to go this week.
• Jordan doesn't want to put Kalia and Lawon up because she definitely trusts Kalia and Lawon can be worked with.
• Jordan said, down the line, Daniele would scare her in the Final Four.
• Yep, she should scare anyone - she plays a good social game and is good at comps, too!
• Both Jeff and Jordan said they'd love it if Evel Dick was in there to stir up stuff now.
• So would I!
• Cassi admitted to Dominic that she models full time and has done many major magazines.
• No, I'm not talking Playboy and Hustler! Minds out of that gutter please before you get thrown under the bus!
• Cassi said that, stleast if she goes this week, she leaves with her integrity intact.
• Yes, though I'm not on the Save Cassi Bandwagon, she hasn't done anything wrong in the house.
• I also give her kudos for the friction with Rachel. At least it made the feeds worthwhile last night!
• Mind you, Cassi isn't even on the block yet. The Veto meeting is later today, but it's just about a done deal now.
  

I want that refrigerator!

Jordan, Girl Peacemaker

And Rachel cried

And Rachel cried some more

Cassi will not kowtow to Rachel!

Making jellybean toothpick figures.

Sad News

We recently found out that longtime blog community member Joyce Nicodemus, also known as JoyN, passed away on April 29, 2011. JoyN has been a part of the community here since the early AOL days. While we knew that she had health struggles, I think we all just figured she was taking some time off before the start of the Big Brother season.

We will all miss her contributions here in the comments on the blog -- she really loved her television shows and was never timid in her opinions! Friendly to all, welcoming to new folks aboard ... that was JoyN.

My deepest sympathies and condolences to her family and friends.

My morning feeds report will be a bit late today, please check back.

Big Brother 13 - July 17 Nominations Show Blog Party

The show will be starting in a few minutes here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll update this entry with major happenings. However, the real fun is in the comments area. Come one, come all!

Upset newbies, no one admitting to voting for Porsche to stay.

Food comp is on! Two people in each ant outfit. Huge picnic spread. First duo who collects four food particles wins and chooses the Have Nots for the week. Brendon and Rachel won. Kalia was hurt and a medic came out. Brendon and Rachel chose Dominic/Adam and Cassi/Shelly for slop. America chose jellybeans and jerky.

On the CBS website there's going to be an America's vote which will "impact the next HoH." No, I don't have a clue at the moment.

Nominations -- Jordan wants to go with what's best for her and Jeff. The key order -- Rachel and Brendon, Shelly and Cassi, Kalia and Lawon. So it's Adam and Dominic on the block because she "doesn't know where their heads are at." She likes them, though.

Big Brother 13 Live Feeds Into Sunday Afternoon 7/17

Go away Rachel. Take your devil horn shirt with you.

It's Sunday afternoon in the BB13 house. The hamsters are sunning. Do you know what it's like to watch people sunning? Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Tanning Tots:

• Yes, I said "tots." I didn't say a similar word, but it just may fit.
• I'm thinking more along the lines of maturity level.
• Jordan said she and Jeff fight over stupid things.
• I say nowhere near as bad as the neverending codependent Rachel/Brendon fights.
• The Diary Room told them they have to stop calling Dominic "PT." It stands for "pre-teen."
• Rachel told Dominic that if she and Brendon had won PoV they would have saved him.
• Yeah, right. I don't think Dominic is that stupid as to believe her.
• Jordan told Jeff that she thinks Rachel has been treating both her and Daniele differently since the food comp debacle.
• Cassi got on a crying binge again -- this time because she thinks she's going home.
• She's probably right.
• Although the veto hasn't been used yet, it will be non-news when Shelly and Cassi go on the block.
• Shelly should be quite safe.
• Cassi said that Rachel is catty and a dumbass.
• Well, yeah. Alas, it's not Rachel on the block, though!
• Jordan is still surprised that Rachel told her that she and Brendon had sex in the HoH room. That's not how Jordan was raised and the fact that Brendon and Rachel are engaged don't make it right (according to Jordan).
• Jordan and Kalia had a bubblebath (in bathing suits) in the HoH bathroom.
• Because Jordan had shaved her legs in there, Kalia sat up on the ledge.
• Oh geez, just pull up a chair and watch Jordan in the tub, I say!
• Today so far has been super boring.
• Brendon said he worked at Target for a few months. He hated it.
• Cassi is upset because she came into the game to go far and isn't in it for the fame.
• Like people who don't watch BB would have a clue about past hamsters.
• I even had someone question why I like something which sounds xxx-rated on my Facebook page. That was when I "liked" Evel Dick.
• Outsiders to the show just don't understand these things!
• Cassi doesn't understand why Jordan doesn't put Brendon and Rachel on the block.
• I'd love to see them on the block myself, but I understand not putting them up right now.
• Jeff and Jordan need Brendon and Rachel for numbers.
• That's it for now!
  

Kalia's knees from the food comp.

Bubble bath time, so to speak.

Jeff checks out the duck.

Sunday afternoon sunning session.

Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was - July 17, 2011

It's Sunday morning, time for my weekly off television topic photo post reflecting on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken. If you're looking for Big Brother 13 live feeds updates, check the post before this one and, most likely, the next post coming.

I'm still not really mobile enough to be wandering senselessly about, so my photo taking has been limited to trips I need to take -- basically back and forth to physical therapy. However, this week was the big invitational photo exhibition at the Plainfield Public Library, so I did have my first social outing since the surgery.

My knee held up pretty well for the opening and I was able to rotate between sitting and standing. After I got home, it was a bit angry with me so it was back to icing and elevating.

The opening itself was exciting. I've never been in a position like that with folks in person complimenting me on my work like I really know what I'm doing! My shots looked great professionally mounted and displayed. The other two photographers -- Paul LeGrand and William Monroe -- had some fantastic photos, some I definitely wished I had taken! They had a nice spread of snacks and beverages. I even broke down and drank about an ounce of Chablis, but stuck pretty much to lemonade and water.

Other than that, my week was very routine. Doing the BB13 posts, taking care of the knee. It's still doing well, but definitely has its good and bad days. I actually slept a full night a few nights ago, but I'm back to scattered sleep once again now. I'm pretty much down to only taking pain medication for my physical therapy, an occasional one at night hoping for sleep.

I had my first Peapod grocery delivery on Monday and was very pleased with the service. So I'll be going that route again. I'm really not up to walking around supermarkets. The ice cream I ordered via Peapod was still frozen, so that was a good test of freshness for me! The produce I ordered was also in nice shape, as if I had picked the items out myself.

This coming week I head back for a follow-up visit at the surgeon's office tomorrow and my PT is down to twice weekly (instead of thrice) because my health insurance only allows 20 visits per calendar year. Since I'm ahead of the game, so to speak, this will spread the visits out for a longer time. I also received an invitation for a joint replacement reunion dinner at the hospital in August. Um, okay. As long as I don't have to be a patient, I'll go.

More paperwork is coming in from work, the short term disability folks and bills, too. When I pay off the surgeon charges and the anesthesia people, I'll hit my out of pocket maximum for the year. So, with the exception of co-pays at PT, any medical bills will be covered. Of course, I'm not expecting many billing things from this point forward (surgeon aftercare visits are included in the surgery charges), but if any arise, they're covered. The last time with the blood clot, a lot of charges were yet to come at this point. This time, not so much.

Once again, I've bored you enough. Onto the (few) photos from this week:

Pictures at an Exhibition

Gotta love that Mussorgsky.

Freedom is not free.

But it is another word for nothing left to lose. This is the clock outside of the Scotch Plains Municipal Building.

Cool blue car

He saw me taking photos and even smiled and waved. He was waiting at a red light on Second Street in Scotch Plains as I goofed off on the bench outside of CVS.

Little yellow flower

Slightly larger red, pink and white flower.

Scotch Plains time capsule

"Italo Americans"? Hmm. Scotch Plains is a lot more Italian-related than nearby Plainfield where I live. Or is that Italo American related?

Statue in honor of Christopher Columbus

This is in the little park I while time away across from my PT in Scotch Plains. That's the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria (did I get those right?) in the palm of the hand.

Vincent in the window

He's not thrilled because the air conditioning is on and the window is closed. But he still sees squirrels and birds to watch!

How was your week?