Saturday, September 08, 2012

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Friday Evening into Saturday - Sept. 7-8

Dan knows his noses!

Oh, yeah. There were nominations Friday night. What a shocker! Jenn is on the block. Can you believe that? Yes, I'm being sarcastic. It's also so not a surprise that Ian put Shane up there with her. Had he put Danielle or Dan up, we'd be talking real shocker. But that didn't happen. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Ducky Dupes:
  • Danielle complained to Shane that Jenn snapped at her when she told her she was sorry she's on the block.
  • After all, she (Danielle) never did that when she's been on the block!
  • Um. Well. Jenn knows she's on the block to go home and only has surface friends around her.
  • With surface friends, they talk nice to your face, but have no interest in you at all.
  • Shane, also on the block this time, told Danielle it's because she (Jenn) has been on the block so often lately.
  • Jenn had no dishes to wash, so she cooked. Rather violently. As she did, she muttered something about special powers.
  • Sorry, too late in the game for special powers.
  • Dan told her she could hit him or something to get her frustration out.
  • He also told her the way she was acting might affect whether she will stay or not.
  • Oh, I don't think so. If the noms remain the same, Danielle will vote for Shane to stay. Even if Dan votes to evict Shane, Ian is the tiebreaker -- Quack Pack to the end. All the ducks in a row.
  • They're on indoor lockdown.
  • Dan thinks it might be the morph comp and he's been studying all the face parts on the Memory Wall.
  • Jenn eventually calmed down for girl talk with Danielle.
  • She told Danielle that a big part of the problem is she has no outlet for her frustration. If she were home, she could play music or write in her journal to get the steam out. Instead, with so little privacy, it all boils up until she reacts poorly.
  • I actually understand that.
  • Danielle told Jenn she thinks Shane might just be playing her and might not have any interest in her at all.
  • Y'think?
  • Ian said that with no "madlovecooking," they can actually prepare their own food.
  • I recall he talked early in the summer about not liking someone else decide what he'd eat every night.
  • I totally understand that one.
  • Jenn thinks Dan "got in Ian's ear" and that's why he wasn't nominated.
  • Nope, more like he got in Ian's AIR and spread the mist.
  • Danielle assured her that Dan and Danielle will vote Shane out.
  • @@
  • If Jenn believes that, she's a fool. She needs to win veto to stay in now.
  • Jenn told Dan she doesn't trust Ian.
  • Jenn really shouldn't trust anyone in that house. She's been odd woman out since Day 1 without a true alliance.
  • And now they sleep ... 

BB proves CD Walkmans are still on the market

Body language

Obviously she hasn't learned her lesson

Jenncity from the block ... again

Friday, September 07, 2012

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Into Friday Afternoon - Sept. 7

The pimple that ate Cleveland unhidden

Welp, the big excitement is over for a day or so now. The double eviction on the live show last night, the HoH comp in the wee hours and, then today, it was the return of the Pandora's Box. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Bamboozled Besties:
  • Danielle told Shane that when she was on the block last night and the vote was about to go down, Dan threatened Ian telling him "I'll cut your face off if you vote her out."
  • Oh my.
  • I don't recall that happening. Do you?
  • Methinks she embellishes just a bit.
  • Once again she was all over Shane petting him like he's some kind of puppy last night.
  • Watching them, I can't help but thinking he'd rather be sharing his bed with his beloved dog Dozer.
  • Ian slept with his stuffed snake and teddy bear. He looked a lot more comfortable than Shane.
  • Danielle not only has that monster pimple on her forehead, but another the size of Tampa on her nose.
  • You'd think an LPN would know better than to pop and pick at them until they get into this state.
  • BB announced an outdoor lockdown.
  • When they returned, the table had shrunk. I'd say it's way too small. It looks like a table for two to me! Move those three spare chairs!
  • Danielle got ticked at Shane because he was "following" her around and she couldn't talk to Dan alone.
  • Well, whose fault is that, Ms. Stalker? YOU wanted him, you got him.
  • But not like you'd want him, eh. Picky, picky, picky.
  • But then ... excitement! Well, trivia for us, excitement for them.
  • Why, it's another Pandora's Box.
  • And Ian went for it.
  • This one turned out baddish for Ian, good for the other hamsters.
  • Ian got a videotaped visit from Rachel.
  • Gak.
  • The others got videotaped visits from loved ones. 
  • Jenn tried to campaign a bit with Ian.
  • But we all know what will happen.
  • Jenn and one Quack Packer will go on the block.
  • As long as Jenn doesn't win veto, she will join her buddy Frank in the jury house.
  • Ian is telling everyone the nominations are arbitrary -- it's the veto which packs the power this week.
  • He mentioned to Danielle that the only nomination against Jenn which might be iffy would be Dan.
  • Huh.
  • Maybe that's what he should do, eh?
  • It would be nice if Danielle, Ian and Jenn all talked -- they all have deals going with Dan. Shane, not so much.
  • Ian said that last night, when he handed the HoH key to Dan, Dan told him he was the pawn.
  • Yet Ian went to town on that power of veto, didn't he?
  • He knows pawns sometime go home.
  • But I think Jenn will be the next one out.
  • Nominations are later tonight.
  • But they're arbitrary, remember.
  • It might as well be Jenn and Jenn because Jenn will go.

And the little bear said. "The table's just right!"

Annoying and Expendable, together again

Listening to Danielle put him in an odd trance

Listening to Danielle put him to sleep

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds and New HoH Thursday Into Friday - Sept. 6-7

Who wants to see my HoH room?

"Oh my goodness, what a night," - Ian Terry

The kid is right. After last night's double eviction show, there was another HoH comp held in the wee hours. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Revolving HoH Winners:
  • When the live feeds returned, Dan had to use his mist to the utmost as he tried to assure Danielle he knew she had the votes to stay.
  • She wanted to know why he didn't put up Jenn.
  • He told her he panicked.
  • Yeah, right. 
  • She was not a happy camper.
  • Even both Shane and Ian telling her she looked beautiful didn't help.
  • Of course, she re-covered the crater on her forehead (which she wouldn't have if she had left it alone!).
  • Dan also had to remist Ian, but that went down a lot easier.
  • After all, Ian is a renegade, not a woman scorned.
  • But ... the unhappiest camper of all?
  • Oh, not Shane. Be real. He's like the Scarecrow, without a brain in the game.
  • I'm talking Jenncity.
  • She brooded. She was so down, I swear I saw a personal storm cloud floating above her head.
  • Really.
  • She eventually got called to the Diary Room.
  • After she washed just about every dish in the house, when Danielle tried to help her, she walked away.
  • Jenn told Ian that she was close to him in the comp.
  • I just remember that Joe and Shane were just about tied for last.
  • They did hear the crowd cheer as Ian got his fin out of the maze.
  • Ian, with his extra energy already, paced wildly with adrenalin for more than a few hours. I didn't think he'd ever settle down.
  • Ian told the others that Jenn feels all alone.
  • Well, she is. She knows it.
  • Jenn told Danielle the fact that Shane wasn't touched by Dan at all means that he has a deal with him.
  • Huh. We know Dan has separate deals with Danielle and Ian. He nominated both of them.
  • We know that Dan is only really faithful to himself. And his wife, but she isn't in the house.
  • Dan got his HoH basket and a letter from his wife.
  • Upon seeing her photo, Jenn claimed she's been "out-chicked." Um. Wil probably out-chicked Jenn.
  • The feeds were then blocked for the HoH comp.
  • And ... oh my goodness, IAN WON HOH!
  • Jenn once again said she almost won.
  • Shane thinks it will be Jenn out this week.
  • But which of the Quack Pack will go on the block with her?
  • Jenn is talking again. She says Frank did himself in with his ego.
  • Alone in a room, Ian said to himself (and us) - "A socially inept loser made it to the final four."
  • His HoH room was full of all kinds of junk food and a letter from his grandparents.
  • Aw.
  • Dan seems to really have him in his mist.
  • Ian may have made a mistake when he told Dan he'd like to see Danielle go home.
  • Dan told him he should nominate Shane and Jenn, then replace Shane with Danielle if he wins veto.
  • I personally think getting Dan out should be a must for ANYONE left in the house at this point.
  • But I haven't been misted, they have.
  • Nominations should be later today. Until they happen, I'm not really sure who's going up.
  • It will all come down to who wins the veto this time.
  • Oh my goodness. 

Why did Dan nominate ME?

Ian's real only trusted ally

Jenncity feels like Godzilla is stomping and snarling

Dan re-mists Danielle

I should have been HoH, not Ian!

Thursday, September 06, 2012

Big Brother 14: Live Double Eviction Show Blog Party - Sept. 6

Ian's wearing a collar shirt for his Mom tonight

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Everybody ready for the big show tonight? It's going to be a double eviction. The hamsters were guessing at that on the feeds and may have been already told it today as they're all dressing up -- no physical comps expected. As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major events. So, refresh the page to get the latest.

But, as always, the real FUN is in the comments! Bring your snacks and beverages, tighten your seatbelts on the comfy chairs ... we're in for a wild ride tonight!

Julie just told them it's a double eviction. Frank talks first, can't compete in next HoH, down in the game right now won't forget favors. Joe -- single biggest threat in the kitchen, been an honor, cherish everything, vote with your heart.

The votes to evict:
Dan -- Frank
Danielle -- Frank
Jenn -- Joe
Shane -- Frank

Frank is GONZO!

HoH Comp - Make Your Case - Quote from evicted houseguest pleas while on the block. Three-way tie with Jenn, Dan and Danielle. Tiebreaker time. 

DAN IS THE NEW HOH!

He nominates ... Joe and IAN. Wah! Ian. He claims it's because Ian hasn't been nominated yet. Grr, Dan.

Power of veto next. Swimming with sharks. Working a fin through a maze, return to start, hit the buzzer.

IAN WON THE POWER OF VETO!!!

Ian takes himself off. Dan nominates DANIELLE! Oh, please ... but we know it won't happen. She looks shocked. She does that well.

Danielle speech - Love y'all, please keep me here. Joe - Thanks, loyalty love y'all.

The votes to evict:
Shane -- Joe
Jenn -- Joe
Ian -- Joe

Joe is gone. Everyone looked sad.

Sunday, another HoH (not live). Wednesday, another eviction (don't think live) and Thursday live eviction to get it down to the final three.  

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Wednesday Overnight into Thursday - Sept. 5-6

He rocks on the hammock all night long singing his song

Hey, what's up with those lovable hamsters in that Big Brother House of Scheming Demons? Read on ...
  • Since they weren't locked in, they're assuming the HoH competition will be a quiz that doesn't need huge set-up time.
  • Ian's doing his best to wear out the new hammock. As nice as it is, I don't think it was meant for that much rocking.
  • Danielle told Frank she doesn't like the sock monkey because its head is too long -- it's the kind of thing that will sneak up in the night and kill you.
  • Dan loves his sock monkey, though.
  • Joe and Frank talked. They said they think they have one vote each for sure. When Frank asked Joe if his was Shane's vote, Joe told him it was Jenn's.
  • Hahahaha
  • Frank told Ian that, if he stays, he can shield him.
  • Yeah, that's just great.
  • Danielle said she won't vote for Frank to stay if a pot of gold and glitter fell from the sky.
  • Of course, she didn't say that to Frank.
  • Dan and Danielle think the whole house still believes they're against each other.
  • They continue their plans for the final two.
  • And, they talked about continuing the ruse that Jenn is in the final three with them.
  • Dan talked to Ian about the Renegades and their final two.
  • Dan talked to Frank about getting down to business and the final two after the eviction this week.
  • My gosh. There must be a mist. Anyone else in a house with so few hamsters would find out about all these final two deals!
  • Danielle has popped and picked at the pimple on her forehead so much that we can just call her Cyclops.
  • She puts gobs and gobs of makeup on it.
  • Danielle would prefer a final three with herself, Dan and Shane.
  • Dan doesn't want Shane in that mix ... probably because Shane might win a comp and would choose Danielle over him.
  • Jenn told Frank she's scared that he's going home.
  • Well, wouldn't that be better than YOU going home, Jenn? Sheesh.
  • Joe, ever the one to float to power, now acts like Ian is his best friend and ally.
  • He claims that the perfect final two would be Ian and himself.
  • Yeah, that would be okay with me.
  • Because Ian would win!
  • Joe thinks that Ian needn't worry if Jenn wins HoH in a double eviction tonight because she's probably working with Dan and she'd go after Shane.
  • I don't think they need to worry about Jenn winning HoH.
  • Danielle got all upset at a comment Shane made. She told Joe that he's probably a mama's boy and is inconsiderate. She wants a MAN, not a BOY.
  • @@
  • Well, he never really wanted her in the first place. I think he has grown fond of her in a friend sort of way, but that's it.
  • As he thought she was also upset with Dan, Joe told her that Dan takes the game very seriously and that he only said that she was dead to him in the GAME, not in life.
  • And on it goes ... where it'll stop, no one knows. 

They call me the Mist, I keep misting down the road

It's in the cards, Frank. It really is.

Pretty, I'm so pretty ... with my third eye.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Big Brother 14: Power of Veto Episode Blog Party - Sept. 5

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This should be good, but nowhere near as exciting as tomorrow's live double eviction show. Nonetheless, we're here to party tonight. As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this post with the major events. However, as always, the real fun is in the comments area. Come join us and raise a cup of cheer!

Frank thinks he has an alliance with Dan and Danielle. Everyone but Shane was chosen to play for veto. Frank thinks it's a better idea for Dan to use the veto to save Jenn if he wins it. Heh.

Veto comp time -- a UFO has crashed on a farm. It's OTEV, the absent-minded alien. He needs them to search for corn. Typical OTEV type comp. Danielle out first. Ian out second. Joe out next. Jenn out -- it's down to Frank and Dan. Dan wins it and it wasn't an easy win at all.

Veto meeting time. As Frank suggested, Dan saves Jenn. @@ Ian put Joe in her place.

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Wednesday Daytime - Sept. 5

A giant hamster eating ball sneaks up and devours Danielle

Ah, I suppose I can only wish that Danielle was devoured by a hamster eating beach ball. Sigh. Between that voice and those immensely fake high eyebrows, it's getting so I'm irked at just about everything she does. Why can't she be invisible like Jenn?

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Wasted Days and Wasted Nights:
  • Frank told Jenn that Danielle asked him if Dan had approached him for a final two deal.
  • Hmm ...
  • Frank also told Jenn that he's sure he has the votes to stay this week, just needs to work on Danielle a bit.
  • Yeah, he has the votes. He really does.
  • It's too bad they're the votes to evict him.
  • Joe has a new alliance and name for it -- The Quad. It includes himself, Shane, Danielle and Ian.
  • I'm sure it's going to be just as much a force in the house as was the Headhunters.
  • Joe now has "blind faith" in Shane.
  • Why does Dumb and Dumber come to mind?
  • They've been having late night talk/strategy sessions.
  • Meanwhile, Jenn told Frank she doesn't see any sense in keeping Joe in the house.
  • Well, that's not the point, Jenn.
  • The point is getting Frank OUT of the house. To do that, Joe must remain. Yeah, that makes sense.
  • It rained in L.A. this morning. Oh my.
  • Danielle doesn't think the upcoming HoH will be an elaborate set because they weren't locked inside today.
  • Jenn told Dan that keeping Frank in the house is in his best interest.
  • Now, she does NOT know the prior deal between Frank and Dan.
  • But I have a feeling that Dan can definitely figure out what's in his best interest for himself.
  • They had an outside lockdown to enable BB to fix the Memory Wall Dan broke yesterday.
  • BB announced they had to clean the bathroom today including the mirror.
  • That's probably because Danielle keeps popping her pimples onto it.
  • Joe told Dan he has an alliance with Shane and that Shane won't be voting for Frank to stay.
  • Well, um. I believe Dan already knew that.
  • But he acted surprised.
  • Jenn worked on Danielle for the Frank vote. She poked and prodded about Danielle's trust or mistrust in Dan. Danielle told her that she's trusting him more since he saved Jenn.
  • So much for the Dan/Danielle hate fest "we're not an alliance" act, huh?
  • Danielle told Jenn she doesn't trust Frank.
  • Frank and Jenn think that Danielle is the only vote he might not get to stay.
  • Jenn told Danielle that if Frank goes, she (Jenn), Danielle and Dan should work on being the final three.
  • Um. Okay.
  • Jenn is coming to the realization that Frank is only her friend when he needs her.
  • But then again, she's Jenn. She's going to be expendable in any alliance. She sleeps most of the day and has no strategy whatsoever.
  • Danielle, Loose Lips Sink Ships. told Jenn that Shane will also be voting Frank out.
  • Jenn told Frank that Danielle thinks that he comes across as arrogant.
  • Y'think? Frank? Arrogant?
  • That's pretty much it for now. Laters!  

Broken alliances, broken memory wall (thanks, Dan!)

Waiting for Godot?

What electrical socket fashioned that hair?

Creepy sock monkey for the win!

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Tuesday Into the Evening - Sept. 4

Frank thinks he might stay with a 4-0 vote

"We are never deceived, we deceive ourselves." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Deception Perception:
  • This morning we got a huge dose of The Frank Show. It was a mix of Dick at Night and Boogie Early Morning Talks.
  • He definitely has nagging doubts which crept into his talk now and then.
  • But, then again, he thinks he might be staying with a 4-0 vote?
  • Talk about deceiving yourself indeed.
  • He called everyone "scalliwags."
  • Well, that was different.
  • I give him two points for coming up with that.
  • He's blaming all the game's problems on a "21-year-old kid."
  • I don't know. I think that kid is just as in love with the game and knows as much, if not more, about it than Frank.
  • On and on he went about how Boogie and him would have brought Ian to the final three.
  • I'm not sure Ian wanted to play the game on anyone's coattails.
  • Frank feels he (Frank) deserves to win.
  • He may ... if he can last to the end.
  • If he's in the final two, he'd win based on his gameplay.
  • That's why everyone wants him out sooner rather than later!
  • Danielle is having a severe pimple problem. I'm sure it's devastating. Maybe it's shingles. @@
  • Frank tried to tell Danielle it was he who suggested that Dan try to smooth things over with her from the "you're dead to me in this game" bit.
  • Of course, she knows otherwise. She didn't let on.
  • She can do some things well. She has Frank believing she believes him.
  • "We are never deceived, we deceive ourselves."
  • Perhaps because he wants to believe so badly?
  • I guess it's really hot in L.A. -- they all fussed about the heat.
  • Danielle ran to Dan to report her conversation with Frank.
  • She then, alone in the room, turned to the camera and told us Frank isn't very smart.
  • Dan talked to Frank, once again giving him the impression that they will go to the final two and ride off in the sunset together.
  • Ian got the HoH camera and fun was had by all.
  • When Ian climbed atop the pool table and posed with an empty wine bottle, the BB voice yelled at him for climbing. It should have just told him to get off the pool table NOW.
  • Joe talked to Jenn. He brought up many valid points about how neither side will take them to the final two and they should stick together.
  • He'd like her vote to stay, but will understand if she chose not to.
  • He talked quietly.
  • Yes, Joe.
  • Really.
  • Danielle told Shane it's hard in the house because she's "the only girl."
  • Huh, maybe Jenn isn't in the house after all!
  • Nope. I see her. She's there.
  • Dan managed to break the memory wall. Britney's photo is now all pixalated. He broke an urn thing in the yard the other night.
  • Then the cards came out again.
  • I've been thankful that they're not always playing chess, but now the cards are just as bad.
  • That's where we stand. It looks like a blindside a'comin' for Frank. 

Auditioning to play a dead body on CSI

Ian would love a tie to boot Frank himself

Jenn's still in the house

Ian passed out on the pool table with the wine bottle

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Monday Night into Tuesday Morning - Sept. 4

I don't know how to play, but I'm still here!

Y'know, a good brouhaha would liven up these hamsters! Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Lackluster Lads and Lassies:
  • Frank trashtalked Janelle. Huh. Hasn't that boat sailed?
  • Shane, falling right in with his lying role, told Frank that Joe was really mad that Dan used the veto.
  • He also told him that he hasn't talked to Joe about his (Shane's) vote.
  • Joe told Frank he won't be campaigning until "Wacky Wednesday."
  • Shane said he is in a "nomance" now. Danielle said that's because he doesn't want to kiss on camera.
  • Danielle thinks they got booze due to BBAD.
  • I'm sure they did. It's dead in the house. They needed something, anything to liven it up.
  • Frank studied the Memory Wall. 
  • He thinks he might be around for a morph comp, I guess.
  • Frank cooked hot dogs for all.
  • Dan said both Joe and Frank are cooking to save their lives.
  • Dan is still playing up to Frank that he's on his side.
  • But he's not.
  • When Joe wondered if he should campaign Jenn for the vote, Ian told him to lay low and he's "golden."
  • Joe and Ian said Jenn is getting a bit salty.
  • What the heck is with the "salty" bit this season?
  • Although a part of the Quack Pack and working with Dan, Shane still thinks Danielle and Dan have issues due to Dan's funeral speech.
  • Danielle no longer thinks anything will happen with her and Shane after the house.
  • Frank told Joe that Jenn was loyal and he was sure he had her vote.
  • I don't think he does, unless she throws him a sympathy vote.
  • Of course, if the vote is a tie, Ian gets to boot Frank himself.
  • But, at this time, it doesn't look like a tie.
  • Yet Frank will be booted. 

Spreading the mist

A little late for studying the wall

Plenty to smile about

Monday, September 03, 2012

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Monday Into the Evening - Sept. 3

They tried to fly the flag

For a PoV meeting day, it sure was subdued around the house today. Here's what happened inside that Big Brother House of Misfit Toys:
  • Shane told Danielle that he told Frank he has his vote and he'd (Shane) work on Danielle to get her aboard.
  • Yeah, he's got their vote alright ... vote to EVICT!
  • Danielle told Joe that there is nothing Frank could say to get her to keep him in the house.
  • Danielle told Shane that she isn't a kindergarten teacher. She said she's a nurse with three degrees. 
  • All bow to Ms. Educated But Little Sense Lady!
  • Then she kept asking him if he was mad about it.
  • @@
  • Dan froze Danielle's panties.
  • Not with her in them, unfortunately.
  • Frank still thinks he has Jenn's vote.
  • I think Dan's mist got to her.
  • Frank told Jenn that if he can pull it off and stay, they can "gut them like pigs."
  • Ew.
  • They played cards half the day and into the evening. Boring.
  • Joe and Ian had an extensive talk.
  • Now they have a final two deal.
  • One of many for both of them.
  • Frank is suspicious because, all of a sudden Joe and Ian are best buds after hating each other for weeks.
  • Joe is still ticked at Dan for how he treated Danielle.
  • He isn't privy to the facts.
  • Dan is still playing Shane like a fiddle.
  • Lots of big yawns today.
  • But Thursday should bring the bang back in the game. 

Has Joe really got a deal with Ian?

Mr. Werewolf Wrists

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Power of Veto Meeting Update - Sept. 3

As expected, Dan saved Jenn. Joe is now on the block with Frank. Frank is the target.

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Sunday Into Monday - Sept. 2-3

Shane, oh my Shane Gator!

I took a bit of a breather yesterday with mostly down time in the house. But I'm here now. It's Labor Day. I'm refreshed, I'm rested. I'm ready to work! (But not at real work -- just here!) Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Farewell Frankie:
  • Shane is still trying to disengage from Danielle's stalkings while providing just enough interest to lead her along a bit.
  • His head just might implode.
  • It doesn't help that others tease both of them and try to push them more together.
  • And that Jenn told Danielle that Shane referred to her as his girlfriend.
  • Friend, sure. But he's going to drop her like a hot potato before September is out.
  • Then probably go into hiding.
  • Frank thinks it would be heartbreaking to go home with just two weeks left in the game.
  • So it won't happen.
  • He can go to sequester and make out with Ashley instead!
  • The BB voice finally started announcing trivia facts such as how many laps around the yard it takes to make a mile.
  • I recently wondered where those announcements were.
  • They got the grill back. Woohoo.
  • Oh my. Shane actually had a game thought. Be prepared to faint now.
  • He told Dan they should have a plan in case it's a double eviction this coming Thursday.
  • He's the first (that I've seen) to realize there's a possibility of a double eviction.
  • Shane is also getting worried about Joe.
  • He told Dan that Joe said he (Joe) is going after Dan.
  • He's also worried that Joe has deals with everyone.
  • Like no one else has done that!
  • The Quack Pack confirmed that Frank is going home this week. They control the vote.
  • They decided if it's a double eviction this week and one of the Quack Pack is HoH, it's Jenn and Joe on the block and Jenn goes out the door.
  • It's Dan's turn to be Secret Squirrel now. He's scheming with the Quack Pack on the down low so that Frank and Jenn still think he's with them.
  • Danielle is still carrying the story that she can never work with Dan again after the personal attack at the funeral.
  • Well, she's carrying it on with Frank, Jenn and Joe. The Quack Pack knows otherwise.
  • Frank is more worried now than ever before. He thinks he has Dan and Jenn's vote for sure (if she gets saved). Shane and Danielle have been hinting that they could vote to save him, but no commitment.
  • Frank is expecting Dan to save Jenn with the veto.
  • After all, it was his suggestion so that it doesn't seem like they (Dan and Frank) are working together.
  • Lots of small talk, reminiscing about the season and comps, discussing past years, movie lines, pool games, lounging about.
  • All in all, the same as it ever was (since nominations).
  • Dan will save Jenn, all will act surprised, Joe is the only choice to put up in her place as he promised Shane and Danielle safety and he can't put up Dan, the veto holder.  

This hammock's made for rockin'

Wow! Dollar store fake grass, too!

Only a maniac thinks Frank can survive this week

Pretty is as pretty does

Sunday, September 02, 2012

Big Brother 14: Endurance HoH Finish, Nominations Episode Blog Party - Sept. 2

BB12 Blogo 3

Once again, we're sure to see much enjoyed live feeds video cast to the cutting floor and fillers which aren't as good. Lately, the show could have two hour episodes without fillers! That's something we haven't been able to say for several seasons.

Tonight's show should cover the end of the HoH endurance comp and nominations. They might try to cram in the Pandora's Box, I don't know. For us feed watchers, that seems so long ago! It's starting on time here in the NYC viewing area. As it airs, I'll update this entry with the major events. However, as always, the real fun is in the comments area. Come join the party!

In the HoH comp, Joe (the first off) gets a punishment or reward -- a punishment, Hula Hoop Boot Camp for 24 hours every time he hears Reveille. Jenn out, Danielle out. Dan out. Shane makes a deal with Ian for his and Danielle's safety and drops. Ian is the new HoH and vows revenge.

The Quack Pack is back and Ian thinks they need to nominate Jenn and Frank. They agree.

Ian discovers Pandora's Box in the HoH room. Christmas presents, best Christmas ever, but with a consequence. He goes for it. The consequence is Jessie for the rest of the hamsters. He takes all of their junk food away.

Nominations time. Key order: Shane, Danielle, Joe, Dan. He put Frank and Jenn on the block.

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - Sept. 2, 2012

Good Sunday morning to y'all. No, I haven't gone all Southern on you. It just didn't sound right for me to address you as "youse guys." This is my weekly off television topic post which reflects on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken. If you're looking for the latest news from inside the Big Brother house, hit this link. Otherwise, grab a cup of joe and settle in.

Although Hurricane Isaac wreaked havoc down near the Gulf, our own weather has been rather unspectacular. We did have some rain in the beginning of the week, then some days which were summer done right. I'm talking highs in the low 80s, low humidity and gentle breezes. That would be my hope for every summer all summer! I'm so not a summer person these days. 

Work continues to be busy. It used to be that we had lulls through the year, not so much anymore. I guess it provides more job security, but it also adds in a bit more stress. Lately I've been training people. I relish the days I'm actually alone in my office now. Add work to the BB14 live feeds coverage and you have one really tired Jackie. Thankfully I have a four-day work week ahead this coming week and another one the week after.

I have today and tomorrow off. Two days off in a row is a rarity for me. So, did I make big plans? Nope. I have a Peapod grocery delivery coming in this morning. I definitely have some housekeeping to do. I believe I might have some napping to do as well. The beach? No way am I go "down the shore" (as they say here) on a summer holiday weekend! Ew. All those sweaty people! Social hermit that I am, I'll have a mellow two days and my mindset will be better for it.

Let's see ... what's left? Oh. The home front. Nothing of any note has happened in the apartment building. I know that if I lived in the front wing, I'd be moving out. This morning I went to get my newspaper and noticed that the riff-raff in the front wing have trash sitting outside their doorways. Well, not all of them, but enough of them to be irking. Candy wrappers are abandoned on the floor. You go to my wing and the hallway is spotless; the only items in the hallway are door mats. I know it's silly on the second floor. But I put one here. No matter how much I clean, if I step out directly on the dark green carpet in the hallway, I track white Vincent fur. 

On the larger home front, the people who live on the street in back of me with their yard facing my windows (perhaps 300 feet away), continue to have live bands and parties which last all day Saturdays and into the night. I swear if the police didn't get called, they'd go overnight. If it were a rare thing, my "live and let live" personal policy would kick in. But this happens almost weekly. This is a residential neighborhood. I don't live over a bar which features live bands. I shouldn't have to put up with live amplified Mexican bands, loud Spanish over loudspeakers and party animals 300 feet from my bedroom window. That's not how to behave in a city environment. Go rent a park somewhere!

I filmed them for a minute from inside my apartment just to show how disruptive and inconsiderate it is. I called the police, which I hate to do because I know they have more crucial matters than noise complaints on a Saturday night. It eventually got shut down around 11 PM. Sigh. Here's the short video:




Onto this week's photos ...

Childhood abandoned
Childhood abandoned

This abandoned rocking horse sat in front of the Dumpster at the U-Haul building on East Second Street in Plainfield for four days before it vanished. I hope it found a home and didn't just ride off into the sunset.

Pink!
Pink!

Lots of flowers are still in bloom. These are growing in the planter lining the front of Union County Psychiatric Center on Roosevelt Avenue in Plainfield. No, I'm not a patient there. If I walked in the door, they just might keep me!

**CLICK THE 'READ MORE' LINK TO SEE THE REST OF THE PHOTOS**

Saturday, September 01, 2012

Big Brother 14: Live Feeds Saturday Into the Evening - Sept. 1

Yes, Jenn is still in the house ... and will probably stay for now

So, what's been happening today inside that Big Brother House of Hapless Hamsters? Read on ...
  • After staying up half the night expecting a comp, they napped all morning and then again after the comp finally happened.
  • Frank and Jenn decided that if one of them win HoH (assuming they stay), Ian and Shane will be their next targets.
  • Frank thinks he's talked Ian into not putting up Dan as a replacement nominee and putting Joe up instead. That is, if one of them wins veto.
  • Gee, don't they think Joe might win veto?
  • Bwahahahahaha!
  • Ahem.
  • Ian alone in the HoH room bed to the cameras, "I'm just petting my snake."
  • Oh my!
  • Then he pulls his stuffed toy snake out from under the covers.
  • That silly boy!
  • Frank and Dan talked about the (then) upcoming veto comp. Frank said it would look sketchy if Dan won and saved him. So, it would be better if he saved Jenn if he wins, then they'd vote out Joe.
  • Heh.
  • Frank said to Dan that he could say he owed Jenn a save.
  • Heehee.
  • Ian is being generous by offering anyone and everyone his snack foods from HoH. Since Jessie took all of the regular house snacks, Ian is literally all that (HoH) and a bag of chips.
  • They do have stuffed animals, pool toys they can't use in indoor lockdown and small children rated trucks and generic huge Lego blocks.
  • Ian thinks it's sad that they only have childrens toys and they're amusing themselves with them.
  • I think it's sad that all the stuff looks like it came from a dollar store!
  • Finally, at around noon their time, the comp started.
  • After about four hours, the feeds came back and Dan was wearing the PoV necklace.
  • About time he won a comp!
  • Talking to Ian, Dan said he can't tell ANYONE about their final two deal.
  • Maybe that's because he also has final two deals with Frank and Danielle.
  • Then he said, "This is my ticket to get Frank out of the game."
  • Oh, please do it, Dan!
  • Dan told Ian he's thinking of using it on Jenn because she saved him.
  • I love it when a plan falls in place.
  • Don't you?
  • The Quack Pack held its forum discussing their options.
  • Shane offered (again) to (stupidly) go up as a pawn.
  • Didn't Britney tell him to stop that? Doesn't he listen?
  • Although Ian is nervous about making the Frank move, the rest think it might be their only chance to get him gone.
  • They might be right.
  • Dan told Ian he'll probably use it on Jenn.
  • Ian told Joe he doesn't think Dan will use it. (He already had told Joe he'd probably be the replacement if the veto is used.)
  • Dan told Frank he's thinking of using it on Jenn.
  • Frank said using it on him would be too obvious, but he would love it.
  • Heh. After Dan left Frank, he told us: "He'll never know what hit him."
  • :-)
  • Frank started checking out his votes with Shane, Joe and Danielle. Gee, people weren't really committing but not telling him no, either.
  • The veto meeting won't be until Monday, so things are subject to change.
  • But, I'd love to hear, "Son, you're out" on Thursday. If he gets to the final two, he will win.


Pretty, I'm so pretty!

Dan, Dan, the man with a plan ... and a PoV