Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - August 26, 2012

Good Sunday morning to you! 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. If you're looking for the latest on Big Brother, you can see all of those posts using this link. I'll be writing up the overnight events soon. If you want to stick around, feel free to do so. If you're not interested, I totally understand.

The weather has been what summer should be instead of tropical. But we really can't forget (in this area) that we're coming up on the anniversary of the Hurricane Irene hit. Last year I was recovering from my knee surgery and, other than being without power for a few days, the hurricane didn't personally affect me so much after the waters on my street receded. I hope this hurricane season goes easy on everyone. 

A side thought -- who was the genius who planned the Republican Convention in Florida at what's usually the height of the hurricane season? Duh!

Although we've had little rain this past week, the mosquitos are out and about. I haven't been bit by one for a good ten years locally (in the Outer Banks last year, I was their daily meal), then a bite on the wrist a few weeks back. Now, in one evening, I have a bite below the elbow and one on my butt. Yes, you read that right! I seem to be having really bad reactions to the bites as far as inflammation and swelling go. Not cool. It's like I have a second elbow! And ...

"Does this mosquito bite make my butt look big?"

Couple that with the fact that I saw a dead bird on the sidewalk by the Union County College Campus, I'm leery of the mosquitos. Supposedly, dead birds can be indicative of West Nile Virus. This bird didn't look like it suffered any trauma from an automobile or hawk. I was on my way to the train station and hope that, since it's a college, they had it tested. Since there has been nothing in the news, I'm guessing they just threw it away or did have it tested and it tested negative. No, I'm not feeling ill. I'm fine. I just have a second elbow on my right arm and a big butt.

Other than that, it's been life as usual -- work, BB live feeds reports, sleep very little, eat (probably more than I should), rinse and repeat. For some reason, most of my photos are bugs this week. They gave me the best fodder. I met two different butterflies in the same spot two days in a row, thus I have two butterfly series in this post. 

Eastern Swallowtail

I met this male Eastern Swallowtail butterfly yesterday on my way to work. I know it's a male as it has very little blue on the wings. Yes, I Googled them. Bridgewater, NJ.

Monarch

The day before (Friday), I met a Monarch butterfly in just about the same spot on the same bush. 

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Big Brother 14: Live Feeds PoV Bulletin - Aug. 25

Frank is a carrot

The feeds finally came back after the PoV comp block. It was the reward/punishment comp.

• Frank is a carrot.
• Dan has to be in solitary for 24 hours in the Have Not room
• Britney and Danielle have to be shackled together for 24 hours.
• Dan's Have Not has an electronic "solitary" techno music thing pumping a beat, industrial techno music and disco lights.
• He's not allowed to talk to anyone ... but us and BB. He has cake. He has a portable toilet.
• He told himself (and us) he has 24 hours to figure out how he's going to spin this (stay).
• OMG.
• JENN won the Power of Veto.
• :::fainting:::
• Jenn says she will NOT be using the veto.
• Frank won't play in the next two HoH comps (first one because he's HoH, second due to the comp).
• Jenn is on slop for the rest of her time in the house.
• Frank also had to take chum baths.
• Frank was disqualified (cheating?), so Jenn won.

 

Dan in his techno industrial disco digs

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Friday Evening/Saturday Dawn - Aug. 24-25

Eek! She sleeps in those eyes!

As he said earlier in the evening, Frank nominated Dan and Danielle for eviction this week. Not a surprise at all, I must say. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Dysfunctional Decadence:

• Dan is worried that Joe and Jenn might have picked up on what he said to Ian during the Pandora's Box comp (re: ratting him out).
• He's also regretting acting out badly, unlike himself.
• Britney noticed that Ian's barely talked to Dan since the comp, if at all.
• They kept encountering messes they made while ripping the house apart looking for quarters for the ball machine.
• Frank told Britney he could work with her and Shane, maybe Danielle.
• Oh, please. Not Danielle.
• Ian and Dan did end up talking.
• Ian told Dan he didn't want to use his Veto ball to save anyone as Frank would put Britney up.
• Ian is definitely the most loyal with Britney.
• Ian told him he doesn't want to rock the boat more.
• Yeah, Ian's been rocking the boat and vote for weeks now. He probably could use a break.
• Britney tried to point out to Frank how "schemy" Joe has been and how he can't be trusted.
• Frank still thinks Dan tried to take his "dream" (winning the show) away from him.
• Yeah, like no one in that house has that same dream.
• Perhaps many were recruits and not show fans to begin with, but now that they're in the %#$ deep, they ALL have the "dream."
• I bet no one has the "dream" any more than Ian who's faithfully watched the show since he was ten years old.
• What's a ten year old doing watching this show?
• Never mind, I digress.
• Dan had a talk with Frank, pre-nom. He told him he understood totally that Frank will probably put him on the block. But, if he survives the week, no hard feelings -- he won't go after Frank.
• As a matter of fact, if he survives, he'd like to work with him and no one would suspect a thing if they kept up the enemies act.
• Dan is good. He knows he won't be able to talk Frank out of nominating him. But he's preparing for survival if he makes it through next Thursday, covering his bases.
• Britney told Frank she doesn't want to make any long term (final two) deals until she sees how the week pans out.
• Frank thinks Ian trusts Britney more than he trusts him.
• Ian does.
• That worries Frank.
• It should.
• Dan thinks that the Diary Room has been hinting to Ian that he shouldn't use the veto ball.
• Perhaps. But we also know that Frank threatened to put Britney on the block if Ian uses it.
• Britney is Ian's strongest ally in the game.
• Ian told both Britney and Dan the DR tried to talk him out of using the ball.
• Made up or fact? We really don't know, I guess.
• Jenn told Dan that she wants Danielle to stay.
• Sigh.
• Dan hasn't tried much to work his social game on Jenn. Now it's coming back to bite him.
• Britney complained that they never get any new choices in their groceries, same old stuff every week.
• Oh, too bad. I look at her put away the junk food and wished I could remain under 100 pounds with that appetite.
• Frank just about passed out in the HoH room. He's had a rough week, y'know. BB even let him ignore/sleep through Diary Room calls and skipped to the next hamster.
• Ian told the Quack Pack that the Diary Room wants him and Frank to work together.
• Fact or fiction?
• It could be an Ian lie to cover working with Frank or appearing to do so. 
• Or it could be real interference.
• Either way, we got the fish cam.
• Ian told Britney that Frank is entertaining the thought of putting up Joe or Jenn if Dan wins veto -- thus showing a good faith gesture.
• Ian and Britney don't think it would be horrible if Dan does go this week as it would allow the Quack Pack to work more with Frank without the huge Dan Target focused on them.
• Kind of like the witch cackling, "I'll get you and your little doggie, too." -- Frank wants Dan out and focuses his target on the group to hurt Dan if he doesn't get him.
• Joe told Britney he thinks Frank is going to backdoor Shane.
• Um. Okay, Joe.
• Shane and Danielle talked, decided they want Dan out, then put Ian and Joe on the block if one of them got HoH.
• Oh my.
• Danielle thinks that if Britney lasts until the end, she'll win because she has good personal relationships with everyone.
• It's called a good social game.
• Not that it helped Britney win in her own season, but ...!
• Britney told Danielle she has a deal with Frank to keep her (Britney) and Shane safe.
• Danielle ran and told Dan.
• Dan and Danielle agreed they need to get Shane and Britney out.
• Will it go 'round in circles?
• Dan said that if he doesn't win PoV, he's out this week.
• I'd prefer Danielle go.
• Please!
• They think the PoV comp might be rewards/punishment.
• In the wee hours, Jenn was up to some sort of strategical doings, using the balls from the Pandora's Box and studying the Memory Wall.
• "It will be a bloodbath and no one will know what hit them," she murmured before settling in to sleep.
• Hmm.

Duh. I'm still here. I can win comps!

Danielle's bookends

Britney is on game this season

We could have been adopted by NORMAL people!

Floaters conference

Big Brother 14: Friday Live Feeds Quick Update - Aug. 24

He has a ball

Okay, the feeds were blocked too long to be early nominations. Instead, it was Pandora's Box.

• Dan yelled at Ian or threatened to "rat his ass out."
• Britney and Frank said Dan was only interested in himself.
• They searched for quarters for the machine (with the ? cube) in the arcade room.
• Ian has a ball which says VETO and will not be eligible to play in the veto comp tomorrow.
• Frank got $3,000.
• Frank says he's going to put Dan and Danielle on the block and, if Ian saves one with the veto, Britney goes up.
• Ian said he won't use it.
• Dan is embarrassed because, as he told Danielle, he's never acted like that.
• Ian is upset because he's been such a liar and deceitful for 48 hours.
• Nominations should be later.
• Jenn and Joe seem to be floating through this one.
• Danielle can go home. 
• That's okay with me.
• :-)

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Report, New HoH - Aug. 24

Will it go 'round in circles?

 What comes around, goes around. It's enough to get one dizzy this season! Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Deja Vu All Over Again:

• Yes, of course. Frank won the Head of Household.
• Oh my. This throws a wrench into the works.
• Frank told Joe he wouldn't put him up.
• Memories can be really short in this house of hamsters.
• Knowing that Ian is back in with Frank, Britney told Ian he needs to try to keep her off the block.
• "Get him to put Dan up and we have the votes to save him."
• Britney also said that Ian should go along with the "Dan in his ear" bit.
• She's also thankful that she's been planting seeds with Frank for some time.
• Britney and Ian vow to have each other's backs.
• Oh, yeah. Thursday was Britney's birthday. They made a cake.
• Britney and Dan talked about him probably going up and whether they'd have the votes to save him.
• Dan is the only Have Not. Frank had to pick one person.
• Dan volunteered because he's managed not to be one so far.
• Dan was very matter of fact over the PoV -- "We had our chance for the veto, six against one, and didn't get it done."
• Dan is sure he will be nominated and thinks his best chance is to go up with Joe.
• Joe is inept. He most likely wouldn't win veto.
• Plus, against Joe, Dan would have the votes to stay.
• Thus, Frank's plan would go awry.
• Frank is still on the All Dan's Doing kick.
• Despite Ian's actions.
• Ian got a letter from his mother in his HoH basket. The basket is all he has of his short reign.
• Dan told Joe that he hopes Ian goes on the block with him.
• But we know otherwise.
• Dan told Ian he won't sell him out.
• That's a bit of a moot point now, I think.
• Joe told Britney and Danielle that Frank told him he's safe if he has his vote (Frank's way) ... otherwise he's up on the block with Dan.
• Danielle, as always thinking it's all about her, is sure she will be put on the block with Dan.
• Frank and Britney talked. He has to trust someone ... he seems to be going for Ian and Britney in his corner.
• He might be able to trust Joe, but Joe has no game.
• Nah, wait. He can't trust Joe anyway.
• He's really grasping at straws. No one in the house is really an ally.
• Frank says he doesn't like Dan's game because he always has someone else do his dirty work.
• I quietly look at Britney and whistle.
• Shh.
• Don't let Frank realize it.
• Nominations will be later (much later) today.

"Fun" in Frank's HoH Room

Ian's HoH Basket

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Quickie Thursday Post-Show - Aug. 23

Judas kiss

Just a quick report as I think the feeds will be cut again for the HoH comp.

• The HoH comp should be that game (or a variation thereof) they were practicing last night.
• Frank calmed down.
• Secret Squirrel is at it again.
• Frank asked him to work with him. Ian told him they could rule the house.
• They hugged.
• Then Ian ran and told Britney. Not that he told him that he'd work exclusively with Frank, of course.
• But the big news is that all, including Frank, are getting along.
• Well, Danielle is crying her heart out to Dan.
• She should have won HoH, y'know!
• She said Frank said mean things to her.
• Heck, Ian was almost trembling in fear of being punched out. That's worse.
• Then Frank said he knew it was all Dan influencing him.
• Ian agreed.
• It's better than being punched out.
• Now Danielle and Britney are talking about letting the guys take each other out and going to the end.
• Shane came in. Britney wants Shane and Danielle to throw the comp to her. She would nominate Joe and Dan, backdoor Frank if they can. If not, Joe goes home. 

Don't worry, Britney's husband!

Big Brother 14: Live Double Eviction Show Blog Party - Aug. 23

Are ya ready, hamster watchers? Tonight's whirlwind two weeks done up in an hour will probably be THE BEST episode this season! As it airs here in the NYC area, I'll post major updates in this entry. So, refresh the blog to see the latest.

However ... as always (and perhaps even more so this evening), the real fun is in the comments area. Bring beverages, snacks, male strippers, and we'll provide the company. Come watch with us and talk about the big happenings!

Julie announced the double eviction (although the hamsters already guessed it would be) -- the second evictee will go to jury. Boogie works on Joe's vote in his speech.

The live votes to evict:

Ashley - Jenn
Britney - Boogie
Joe - Boogie
Frank - Jenn
Dan - Boogie
Ian - Boogie
Danielle - Boogie

Da BOOGIE is OUT OF THE HOUSE! Woohoo!

He went out with class until he called Ian out to Frank. But the vote revealed that anyway.

The goodbye messages were great -- Britney put on a Chilltown phone act. But Ian's was the best ... he said he learned from the best and fessed up to all he did. Boogie laughed at both Britney's and Ian's messages, then said he loved Ian and gave him a tip of the hat.

More class than he's ever shown in his BB history.

HoH comp -- Before or After questions about events this summer. Ashley out. Joe, Jenn and Dan out. Frank out. Britney out. Tiebreaker -- Ian and Danielle. 

IAN IS THE NEW HOH! (For a bit anyway.)

Ian nominates Frank and Ashley. 

Shane, Danielle and Joe were picked to play veto with Frank, Ashley and Ian. "Somewhere Over the Veto" -- search for two clovers, then get veto, then buzz in. One clover at a time. Can you say CLOWN SHOE?

FRANK won power of veto!

He saved himself (duh!). Ian nominates Joe in his place.

Ashley thinks she was underestimated, says she is inarticulate (yes!) ... ramble, ramble. Joe does a golf swing and points to himself.

The vote to evict:

Jenn -- Ashley
Shane -- Ashley
Britney -- Ashley
Frank -- Joe
Danielle -- Ashley
Dan -- Ashley

Ashley is the first member of the jury.

They should have another HoH comp later tonight. It surely will be blocked to the feeds, but I will post when I know (if I'm not asleep). Worse case scenario, if the result is known by 6am ET, I'll have it posted here. 

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Wednesday Night into Thursday - Aug. 22-23

Studying

What's up in that Big Brother House of Mystery and Intrigue? Okay, not so much mystery and intrigue, I guess. More like tears, desperation and backstabbing. Read on ...

• BB gave them a practice game for a comp.
• Every hamster had to play and their turns will scheduled and timed.
• Oh my.
• Ian figured it out that the game will be the second HoH comp Thursday.
• They're sure it's a Fast Forward or Double Eviction.
• We know they're right.
• Of course, it could be a PoV comp game.
• Maybe.
• Britney thinks Ian's telling the others way too much (regarding double eviction and perhaps second HoH game).
• Ian thinks they all could guess anyway -- too many people, too little time, everyone (including Shane HoH) must practice.
• Britney is also upset that Ian is reluctant to put Frank on the block if he wins HoH.
• Ian wants Joe out.
• His reasoning is that if he puts Frank up and Frank saves himself, he's (Ian) the new target because he's a sneak.
• Er, he's a Secret Squirrel.
• Britney cried some more. She's really stressed plus her husband's birthday was Wednesday, hers today (Thursday).
• Boogie only wants Frank, Ian and Ashley to walk him to the door.
• He's now changed his speech thoughts to pointing out that Shane is dumb.
• Well, he actually may have a point there.
• Ashley thinks Joe is delusional. 
• Um ... what about Danielle?
• Speaking of Danielle, she really shouldn't wear polka dot pants.
• Boogie said again he has a soft spot for Ian.
• Wait until he sees the Secret Squirrel stuff. If Boogie is honest, he's have to give him a tip of the hat.
• Ian admits that backdooring Frank would be best if they can do it.
• The Quack Pack is really studying and discussing what choices they need to make if they have the double eviction.
• That's all she wrote. 

I'm surrounded by idiots who won't drink my Kool-Aid

Get the ball to a top hole

Ian's turn, slow and steady

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Into Wednesday Evening - Aug. 22

They got a new game to practice for tomorrow

Divine child on a mission

Joe: "I'm getting really ticked at Ian."
Dan: "What's he doing now?"
Joe: "He's being nice."

"I got a story ain't got no moral, let the bad guy win every once in a while. Will it go 'round in circles?" - Billy Preston

Yep, the hamster wheel does go around in circles. And, yep. The bad guy does win every once in a while (or more). Nope, it's not going to be a Boogie win this time, though! Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Hazy Hamsters:

• After Frank told his bromance buddy Boogie what happened last night, Boogie was determined to call a house meeting to call them all out.
• @@
• Then his big talk with them all was that he didn't want to be the "epicenter of negativity." 
• Say what?
• Things don't have to be uncomfortable.
• Um. Okay, Boogie. To quote you: "Actions speak louder than words."
• C'mon, be a rain of sunshine in the otherwise stormy lives of your fellow hamsters!
• He said he was upset that Ian and Ashley cried.
• If it had been someone else crying, he'd be pointing and laughing.
• The HoH TV screen flashed on balls in the yard (they were on an indoor lockdown).
• But the image was gone almost as quickly as it appeared.
• Ashley spoke her piece to the crowd. Boogie's not a bad person.
• She apparently doesn't know about Erika.
• Frank told them it's not just a game to him. It's his dream.
• I guess no one else in there has that dream.
• Danielle and Shane think they should get rid of Frank, Ashley and then Ian after Boogie goes this week.
• What? Keep Joe over Ian who has been faithfully serving up information to them?
• Dan said he wouldn't feel safe if Ian won HoH.
• I don't know. Ian might go for the big move, but it wouldn't be this early I don't think.
• They all keep thinking Pandora's Box or a double eviction this week.
• Dan got it in his head that the show tonight would be a live eviction show.
• Wrong, Dan.
• Although you were wearing the same clothes you wore today.
• Ian told Britney and Dan that Frank wants to put Dan and Danielle on the block and try to work with Shane and Britney.
• Frank also agreed to throw the HoH to Ian.
• Hmm.
• Ian is still on his hate fest about Joe. He told both sides he wants a time limit on how long Joe stays in the house. He's decided 7th place is far enough.
• Dan once again told Britney that he can't protect Ian much longer -- he's already "fallen on the sword twice this week and that's not good gameplay."
• Britney got all upset with Ian because he mentioned that Dan and Danielle would go up. Now it puts Dan and Danielle in the position where they might be willing to work with Frank!
• Ian apologized.
• Profusely.
• Hey, Secret Squirrel ... you knew the job was dangerous when you took it.
• "You just sent me home!" she shouted in a loud whisper.
• Frank told Jenn that he had to vote for Boogie to stay even knowing he's leaving.
• But he'd like to work with her again after it's over.
• Frank also started working on Joe again. This time, not so much for the Boogie vote, but afterwards.
• Ashley said "slutting it up" wasn't her strategy, but she was just so bored.
• Britney cried to Danielle. She's missing her husband's birthday and really not having a good time in the house.
• Oh well.
• If I were in that house, I'd be hitting the panic button and escaping.
• But I'd never be there in the first place.
• How about you? 

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Brainwashed ... if she had a brain to be washed!

Whoa! Bad hair day there, Britney!

Open sesame. Nope, that's not it.

Ohhh! Dollar store modeling clay!

Big Brother 14: Power of Veto Show Blog Party - Aug. 22

My gosh ... so much has happened in the house that I totally forgot that they haven't aired the PoV show yet! As it airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. But, as always, the real excitement is in the comments area! Pull up a comfy chair, grab a beverage to sip (or chug) and come join us!

This should be a good one!

Veto player pick time -- Shane - Jenn, Boogie - Houseguest's Choice (Ian), Frank - Houseguest's Choice (Ashley). Danielle is the host.

Big Brother Candy World is the PoV comp. It's a counting game. Ian needs to throw it so he won't have to take one of the nominees off the block. Heh. Boogie is eliminated first. Frank is in the lead, Jenn out second. Shane got his first point, Ian is out. Ashley got a point, Shane out. Frank wins!

America's vote for the Have Nots: mozzarella and matzo, cheddar and chipolte, feta and fennel.

Veto Meeting time. Frank saves himself. Shane puts Jenn up with Boogie.

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Into Wednesday Morning - Aug. 22

He WILL win if not stopped soon

Well, I judged Joe wrong. He did tell Frank he was going to go with the HoH side, not the Boogiemobile. The Boogiemobile, of course, could be easily confused with the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. But I digress. Here's the latest scoop from inside that Big Brother House of Tears and Turmoil:

• I was kind of looking forward to a complete blindside of Boogie. Thanks for blowing that, Joe!
• In a way, Boogie and Dan are working very much to the same tune right now.
• Boogie is avoiding others and letting Frank run around working his tail off to keep him in the house.
• Dan is laying low letting all those around him fall apart.
• Not so mortal enemies Danielle and Jenn kissed and made up. Well, not quite in a lesbian way, but ...!
• Joe's big "confrontation" with Frank consisted of ... "I regret to inform you that my decision is a no."
• Huh?
• That's IT? From Mr. Big Boy Willie Fighter? Sheesh. What a letdown. It's bad enough he went to Frank sans Boogie.
• Oh, sure. Ashley was there. But she doesn't count.
• And she now realizes she won't count. After all, she's "voted out all of her friends in the house and has no one."
• Her words, not mine.
• Frank tried, but Joe ain't budging.
• Hey, he even has a name for his alliance with Dan, Britney, Shane and Danielle -- the Headhunters.
• Joe then went up to the HoH room with the four plus Jenn.
• Laughter and boisterousness ensued.
• Then it was time for Secret Squirrel Ian to go into overdrive.
• He walked about (on toes, as squirrels often do) and worked himself up, taking gaspy breaths.
• Then he cried.
• The Emmy goes to IAN!
• He sucked both Frank and Ashley right in!
• Frank stormed up to the HoH room.
• A shot rang out! The maid screamed!
• He yelled about how they made Ian cry.
• Britney sat there looking actually shellshocked.
• They sat in amazement at his fury for a moment after he left.
• Then they giggled.
• But then Ashley went up wanting to talk to Jenn alone.
• No way, Jose!
• Jenn lighted right into her in front of the new HoH group (which includes Joe).
• Secret Squirrel is still being secretive -- neither Jenn nor Joe know his role.
• One thing good about Jenn is that she does say what she means and she doesn't pussyfoot about.
• So the cryfrontation went down, not a confrontation so much.
• "But, but ... I'm all alone in this game!"
• "You made your bed, now lie in it."
• Okay, I paraphrased Jenn's sentiment there. But since her make-out session with Frank, I've wanted to say that.
• As I write this up, the HoH crew is STILL up (including Jenn and Joe) out in the yard.
• Jenn and Ashley sort of made up.
• Boogie Boy is going to be history come tomorrow night.
• But who will be the second boot?
• Hmm ... 

No, I don't want to work with you

At least Jenn says what's on her mind

Just before the big crydown

The Emmy goes to  ... Ian Terry

OMG, Frank is berserk!

The big cryfrontation

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Into Monday Evening - Aug. 21

Frank channels Richard Simmons at times

I'm not sure I can endure two more days of this until the (double) eviction. It could be worse. I could be Joe. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Whirling Dervishamsters:

• Oh my gosh, what a mess.
• Frank and Boogie have been after Joe all day and even part of last night.
• Ashley's at him.
• The HoH crew is after him.
• He seems to be with the HoH crew.
• He has a talk with Ashley, she runs to Boogie and Frank and repeats it verbatim.
• Well, that is until Joe plops down in a chair with them.
• Heh.
• Then Joe tells Britney all of what Ashley said.
• She's definitely voting for Boogie. So, it should be her and Frank, possibly Ian as a cover.
• Dan, Danielle, Britney and Joe should vote to rid the house of Boogie.
• Joe's been saying all evening he's going to tell Frank that he's decided to go with the others.
• He did tell Jenn that Ashley said she'd be voting to keep Boogie.
• Of course, Ashley told Jenn she was voting to keep her.
• Secret Squirrel Ian has become almost a smooth liar in a matter of a few weeks.
• Dan seems to be laying low, mainly in the HoH room, occasionally appearing in the yard to play pool.
• For all of his talk and posturing, Joe ain't no tough guy.
• I don't think he's going to have his big confrontation with Frank and/or Boogie.
• At least not tonight.
• I notice BB hasn't given them any alcohol tonight.

All hail Ian ... oh, they will. They will.

Professional camera work, minimum wage!

Mr. Spock called. He wants his eyebrows back.

I admit to taking a few editing liberties to her ear, but swear I didn't mess with her eyebrows!

Ohhhmmm

I should elbow that floater in the ribs

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Into Monday Afternoon - Aug. 21

The PuppetMaster has arrived

Yep, just after I finished posting this morning's report (I'm East Coast), a huge flying American cockroach divebombed Boogie and Frank in the backyard. I'm talking HUGE. I think Boogie might have recruited it for his alliance.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves:

• While it was still night there (morning here!), Danielle climbed atop of Shane in bed and molested him.
• Ew. 
• He did NOT encourage her.
• Ew.
• Shane told Danielle she had no self control.
• Apparently no dignity, either.
• Bitter Boogie Boy told Frank that if he goes out Thursday, he's going to go have sex with Dan's wife.
• He didn't put it quite so nicely, but I try to keep a PG-rated blog going here.
• He also said that he'd tell Joe he couldn't cook and that he blew his chance at a show because he (Boogie) owned 17 restaurants in the past 11 years.
• Um. How many of them does he currently own? How many went out of business? Inquiring minds want to know!
• Frank and Boogie think they have the votes for Boogie to stay: Frank, Ian, Ashley, and ... and ... oh noes, they need one more!
• Joe! They need Joe's vote!
• So they worked on him on and off and many times today.
• It's kind of like a Vulcan Mind Meld, but they didn't touch him.
• "Here, drink this Kool-Aid, Joe. All of your problems will be solved. You wouldn't be the low man on the totem pole with OUR Kool-Aid alliance!"
• Oh. They don't know they don't have Ian's vote either.
• Oh. And probably not Ashley's. That one is a bit hazy. She's promised both Boogie and Jenn votes and it's hard to tell what her muddled mind will do. She might vote to evict Benji for all I know.
• But he will have his bromance boy Frank voting for him to stay! You can take that to the bank, Boogie!
• Oh. And he doesn't have Joe's vote, either.
• Oops. Too bad, so sad!
• Joe, of course, ran right to Dan and Shane with Boogie's tales.
• Boogie keeps talking about wanting to punch Dan. He blames all of this on Dan.
• Wait until he sees the tapes and his boy Ian. 
• I think even the Boogie will have to say, "Well done."
• Boogie also keeps saying how much he hates all the people, the losers in the house.
• When Boogie told Joe they for sure had Ian's vote, Joe went to Ian.
• Ian is still playing Secret Squirrel and told Joe of course he's voting for Boogie to stay. Boogie all the way!
• Joe is freaking within. He's popping Advil like crazy. I don't think he deals with the stress well. He had a panic attack and claims his blood pressure is acting up.
• Dan is more like Cool Hand Luke. I forgot how good he actually is.
• Boogie told Frank it would be the ultimate betrayal if Ian went to the other side.
• Heehee.
• Joe promised Jenn he will not vote her out. So did Dan. 
• Well, duh on the Dan vote. Did she actually think he'd want Boogie to stay?
• Britney is upset that Boogie is so angry at everyone and the world in general.
• Well, he's a poor sport. He's the Boogie. He should be King of his Hamsters.
• Joe doesn't think he'll last the night without telling Boogie where his vote really is (Boogie out).
• Uh-oh.
• As a personal bit, I want to thank those who have given a donation this year. It's very appreciated and even makes the lack of sleep a bit easier to handle. Thank you! 

Ew! Ew! Danielle molesting Shane! Ew!

Desperation in digital

Why is she even worried that he'd vote for Boogie to stay?

What a tangled web we weave ...