Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Sunday into the Evening - September 20

Liz sleeping

I really don't have much for you tonight. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Prolonging the Agony:

• They napped a lot.
• They ate a lot.
• They did not fight.
• They played cards.
• Liz did the cooking again.
• Vanessa and Steve ate Liz's cooking.
• No one died.
• Vanessa and Liz did facials.
• Steve doesn't like potatoes nor fish.
• Now, there's some deep insight, eh?
• Vanessa is still playing physically injured although having playing cards available perked her up some.
• No real game talk.

Vanessa sleeping

Playing cards

Scary Vanessa

Scary Liz

Big Brother 17: Final HoH Part One, Season Review Show Blog Party - September 20

Good evening! Ready for a blog party? While many of us already know the results of the final HoH Part Two comp, tonight's episode will focus on the reveal of the HoH winner from Part One. I suppose they might show the second part, but I think they'll do the review of the season (ah, the memories of the way they were!) instead. 

Off BB17 for a moment -- if you want in on the Survivor blog pool, please sign up on the pool sign-up post. (Don't sign up on this BB17 post, please. We might miss your name.)

The show is running late due to football here. I'll be posting this at the regular 8pm ET although word verification won't come down until it starts here (about 8:27pm ET). I'll be updating this entry with the major happenings as it airs here on the East Coast. Refresh the page to get the latest. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

Although 60 Minutes just ended here (8:26pm ET), obviously the show started on time elsewhere as seen in the comments at the party below! 

And ... we're starting! Recap, recap ...

Vanessa has made final two deals with both Liz and Steve. They celebrate with the champagne. Vanessa denies making a final two Liz deal to Steve. She's telling him what he wants to hear, but he doesn't really seem to be believing what he's hearing.

More champagne and the fancy reminiscing breakfast segment now. The twins exposed by Da'Vonne comes first. Jeff downfall with the Vanessa set-up for it. Audrey calling out Vanessa. Lots of fingers pointing at Vanessa, crocodile tears and Vanessa on defensive. Ew ... Austin/Liz segment. Ah, the Zing was worth it.

Ah, onto James and Meg. They were more fun to watch, for sure. To the Nerdmance -- Steve and Johnny Mac. Shelli and Clay now. (Along with their ten-year age difference.)

Becky hit in the face by the train re-tell. Clay's mumbling and Audrey's transgender thoughts. Then onto the real weirdness of Oddrey ... the lies she spread to create dissent in the house. James's pranking, WhackStreet Boys ... okay, I'm just about reminisced out.

The Diary Room segments with Audrey are a hoot, though.

Finally, to the Part One of the HoH comp. Carnival set-up. "How 'bout them apples" is the name of the comp. They have to sit on hanging giant candy apples being dipped into red liquid and slammed into a wall. They won't show the end of this until during the finale on Wednesday night. It's a good thing we already know.

Survivor: Cambodia Second Chance Pool is OPEN!

Come one, come all! Yeah, yeah ... I know BB17 isn't over yet, but Survivor is coming! That Lovable Lifeguard Laurie has once again volunteered to watch the pool for us. If I've never mentioned it before, she rocks. Right?

If you want in on the blog pool for this season, please leave your name in the comments on this post only! If you comment elsewhere, it could very well be missed. We're once again giving a free pass for the first boot as that person hardly gets to play.

The season premiere is Wednesday, September 23 at 8pm ET/PT. The deadline will be Friday (September 25) at 6pm ET. The random match-ups will be announced before the second episode airs. There will be a blog party for the season premiere leading into the BB17 season finale ... just no pool for the premiere.

How it all works:

• Lifeguard Laurie makes random picks for us.
• We cheer on our random pick until their torch gets snuffed or they go on to be the sole Survivor.
• There is no wagering nor passing of monies in this blog pool! 
• The winner(s) reserve the bragging rights for eternity ... or, at least until the next season starts.
• If you're posting anonymously, you do need to come up with a sign-off name for your comments. 

So ... who wants to jump in the pool? The water's fine -- no poisonous snakes yet!

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - September 20, 2015

Good morning! Welcome to my weekly off television topic reflection of the past week in both words and photographs I've taken along the way; This post is a year 'round "feature" on the blog. If you're looking for Big Brother posts, they can all be found at this link right here. If you're not interested in this particular post, please feel free to skip on by it. I'll be posting a Big Brother blog party post coinciding with the East Coast airing of the show and, late this evening, another live feeds post. That is, if they actually do anything worth reporting! Stay tuned.

I was on a staycation from work this week. I had a slew of things I planned to get done. Alas, only some of the things on my list were finished. But I also needed to relax and I did get a lot of that done!

Here are some random bits from the week:

• I went to the Feast of San Gennaro in Littly Italy (NYC) where I took many photos, ate some (expensive) fried chocolate ice cream, stopped for an espresso and chocolate dessert, ate fried calamari and drank a $7 beer ($8 with tip). 
• I don't go to the city often enough.
• I'll have to go back soon. I still have money on my MetroCard. So, I need to go back before I misplace it.
• I also visited Mindowaskin Park in Westfield, taking photos.
• Despite getting a Peapod grocery order this week, I ended up picking up some things at Trader Joe's anyway.
• I bought alcohol this past week, first time in a while. I'm not a huge drinker kind of person. I bought craft beers, some of those little bottles of interesting flavored liqueurs and a bottle of strawberry vodka.
• Now I can predict I won't be by a liquor store again for months to come!
• I went to a Farmer's Market.
• The weather this week was beautiful, albeit a bit warmer than I like for this time of year. It's drizzling as I write this, but the week was free of rain until today.
• Coming back from the city on the bus Monday, I ended up with an old friend who takes the bus for work. His first words to me ... "I hear you had some excitement at your building." -- referring to the gunshots a week or two ago.
• My neighborhood is back to its quiet self.
• On Thursday I saw big hubbub (and took photos, after the jump) of a huge investigation into the fire scene on East Second Street. There were state fire marshals (with dog), county fire investigators and Plainfield Fire Department people there. I don't know if someone rekindled the fire or whether it was just some delayed reaction investigation.
• Google has finally updated its Plainfield street view map. Despite the fact I photographed a Google truck a few years back, the map is now really recent -- August 2015. It has the East Second Street construction going on and the two fire houses intact ... shortly before the fire.
• About time they updated us. Plainfield 2007 is way different from Plainfield 2015!

Onto the photos for the week. There's a whole bunch of them. If you click on an image it will open a larger version.

Eek! There's a large man there!

Now, I've arrived in the city numerous times via NJ Transit bus to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. I've taken photos of these buildings before. But I've never noticed the giant Peeping Tom dude! He has to be new. I didn't notice him this time until I was going through the photos I took.

Turn around, dragonfly!

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna ...

Krishna, Krishna, Rama, Rama. I have my personal doubts about this gentleman's whole gimmick. He approached me and I just shook my head no to him. He tried to give me something. I'm sure, had I taken it, he would hit me up for money next.

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

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Sunday - September 20

Will someone take her to the Final Two?

They are stretching this out way too long! Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Biding Time:

• Vanessa says her pain pills (from the comp the other night) make her feel loopy.
• I'm wondering if it all might be an act heading into the final part of the HoH on the live show Wednesday night.
• Due to Vanessa being loopy and napping a lot, Steve and Liz have spent a lot of time together.
• Steve keeps giving us hints that he's ready to turn on Vanessa if he wins the final HoH part. 
• Lots and lots of small talk.
• BB gave them playing cards and Vanessa came to life.
• They also have the yard once again and will probably have it until Tuesday night or Wednesday morning when it will need to be set up for interviews.
• Thankfully, Steve won the second part of the HoH comp as there would be controversy had Liz won -- she told him that BB gave her a clue because she kept saying she wasn't in the house (Julia) when a certain comp answer happened. BB told her it was the one she won.
• Hmm.
• Of course, that went to fish and we got blocked.
• Liz remains the main cook for the crowd.
• Well, they do say three's a crowd, right?
• Vanessa told Steve he's the most buff guy in the house.
• Heh.
• That's like when my father used to tell me I was his favorite daughter.
• Steve is the ONLY guy in the house now and I was the ONLY daughter.
• Not much game talk at all.
• Three more days of this.

Brief foray for Mistress of Pain

Feels better with pain meds

Will he turn on Vanessa if he can?

Thankfully, usually has a shirt on

The Amazing Race 27: Meet the Cast Video

The good news is that the new season of The Amazing Race premieres next week!

The bad news is that it's once again scheduled for 8pm ET/PT on Friday nights. Unfortunately, I fear that a lot of the audience has gone by the wayside since the show started airing on Friday nights a few seasons back.

That said, it looks like an interesting cast this season and I'm looking forward to watching! Will you be watching the show?

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds, Final HoH Part 2 Winner - September 19

This is Vanessa on pain meds

Not that it's a big difference from Vanessa not on pain meds when she's in a napping mood! She doesn't talk as much. But, with it down to the three, she doesn't need to continually run around in paranoia. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of What Do We Do For Four Days Now?:

• I didn't give you an update yesterday evening because nothing much happened other than lots of napping and lots of studying for the comp.
• Oh. And lots of fussing and complaining about pain from Vanessa.
• The big action, Part Two of the Final HoH comp didn't start until nearly 10pm their time.
• Make that 1am my time!
• Ack.
• Naturally, it was blocked to the live feeds and we got Jeffish instead.
• Am I the only one who wishes they'd just go back to the theme music in the long feeds blocks? When it was music, I could nap and when their voices took over, that would wake me up.
• Anyway ... STEVE won Part Two of the HoH Comp.
• He was giddy beyond belief for a while, but eventually calmed down.
• Liz, on the other hand, was quasi-calm with occasional extended bouts of tears.
• From their talking, it seems the comp was BB-related crossword puzzle format with them in harnesses.
• Liz pointed out that Steve's harness left a big red mark on his lower back.
• Steve thinks Vanessa will win Part 3.
• Hmm. If he has the distrust of Vanessa he's voiced to us in the past and he's a true BB fan, he'd better work his butt off to win Part 3 so it's HIS choice who goes to final two.
• I'm hoping he's not going to trust Vanessa to take him there!
• Maybe she would, maybe not.
• The time limit for the comp was 90 minutes. 
• They finished it in 30.
• Feeds were blocked for nearly 90 minutes anyway.
• They're all asleep now.

I did it! I did it!

Sorry, feeders, I'm emotional tonight.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Friday - September 18

Studying

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Sweet Strategies:

• When I last saw the bathroom floor, that roll of toilet paper featured in my last update was still there. No one has bothered to pick it up.
• If that was here, my cat would have taken care of that immediately!
• The girls slept most of the day. 
• Steve napped a lot on and off between roaming the house, mumbling and laying out candy and Froot Loops to memorize house happenings.
• Liz eventually got up and studied, often asking Steve for answers.
• She eventually went to her own candy plan-o-grams.
• They're all still hurting from the candy apple comp Wednesday night.
• Vanessa is fussing the most, then Liz, then Steve. That's the reverse order of how they came down.
• Steve and Liz have gravitated more to hanging out together. 
• Maybe it's because Vanessa is so out of it.
• Maybe it's because they just might both dump Vanessa if they have the choice?
• Over the past few days, Steve has mumbled different versions of evicting Vanessa if he wins HoH.
• Hmm.
• I would think, if they're thinking win, Vanessa isn't one to take with you.
• Then again, it might behoove either Steve or Vanessa to take Liz over each other.
• But I could be totally wrong.
• All three had to get dressed appropriately to answer fan questions for BBAD.
• The questions were along the line of favorite foods, what they miss from home, etc. 
• Yawn.
• That took up a good fifteen minutes!
• They're sleeping.

Studying

Such fun times

Answering questions for BBAD

Maimed for life?

Big Brother 17: Live Dead Feeds Thursday, Survivor Cambodia Second Chance

Well, this is new and different

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Inanimate Objects:

• I really got nuthin' for you.
• They were awakened early (9am their time) after the exhaustion of last night's first part of the HoH comp.
• Apparently, I'm guessing here, it was for filming the BB walk down memory lane bit as we had Jeffish for a few hours.
• They've been conked out ever since.
• The camera people keep focusing on odd things along with a two-cam view of sleeping hamsters.
• More exciting is the Jeff Probst Survivor: Cambodia - Second Chance cast assessment video posted below the BB still life shots!

How exciting!

Worldly, even!

The new Survivor season leads into the BB17 season finale next Wednesday night. I'll be watching. How about you?

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Final Three HoH Part 1 Endurance Comp Updates - Sept. 16

Playing a waiting game ...

Once they get started, I'll be updating this post -- refresh the page to get the latest.

It's 10:10pm ET. They finally took the time off the banner. That had been reading to stay tuned for it to start at 9:00pm ET. 

11:00pm ET - We have Jeffish interviews/highlights.

11:30pm ET - Still Jeffish 

11:43pm ET - finally ...

They're swinging on giant candy apples and dunking into red liquid. They're periodically being slammed into a wall. 

11:51pm ET - A new thing, a blast of powder. 

11:58pm ET - All three still in, by the way. Liz looks the most uncomfortable.

12:10am ET - All still in.

Steve said that it's exactly the kind of comp he's wanted -- endurance, but not overly physical, a "how bad do you want it" kind of comp.

12:24am ET - Steve slipped, now sitting directly on the apple instead of above it. He uses the dunk to get back in the right position.

12:27am ET - Although Steve had his slip (and fixed it), it really looks like Liz is having the hardest time with this comp.

12:34am ET - Finally the BB voice yelled at Steve for singing (humming). It was driving me bonkers.

12:45am ET - All three still in it.

1:00am ET -- All three still in.

1:15am ET -- All three still in. Am I a bad person for wishing one of them, any of them, will fall soon?

This is REALLY BORING. One better fall soon!

1:38am ET -- Some kind of goopy white gunk sprayed on them. All still in.

If no one is out by 2am ET, I'm going to take a nap or an outright sleep and catch up with this in a few (or four) hours. This must be one of the most boring comps they've ever done.

Steve down 12:18am PT

Vanessa wins HoH Part 1 at 12:31 their time

That's, of course, 3:31am for me! She just wore down Liz, telling her that she needed to win this part because it's the only one she'd be good at, she has a good ten more hours in her and more.

Big Brother 17: Live Eviction to Final Three Show Blog Party - September 16

Good evening! Ready for a blog party? Tonight we'll get down to the Final Three to head into the three-part HoH comp for the win. Tonight's show will expose the nominees and the PoV winner (although we already know those from the live feeds), plus a Brenchal segment ... so it should be busy!

Before we get going, here's the latest update on the blog pool:

John - Sasha, lynn1, clover

Liz - Skyriverblue, jo Chapman, monty924

Steve - KelseyNY, Carrie, K

Vanessa - Chacha, Heather Reyes, T-Town Chick

JURY:
Shelli - Delee, Sharon N, chrob
Jackie - No pool people due to being announced late in cast
Becky - Glenn, Jackie, Indiana Jane, Brian
Meg - Sharon S, Merrilee, MikesGirl
James - uncartie, Marlo, Jackie~juju, ML 
Julia - No pool people due to being announced late in cast
Austin - Petals, Tammy, marthalight, Dr_Celine

EVICTED:

Jace - Becky in TX, CherylinNC, JOKATS, CaelaXO

Da'Vonne - jessica UNderwood, SueGee, Ed in Ohio, Nickelpeed
Jeff - No pool people due to being announced late in cast
Audrey - David, Chase, Orkmommy, Nicole K
Jason - Witt, Sharon, WolfpackRed
Clay - FairieGoddess0714, QuixoticElf, DonnaNY, JonMD1267

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

The recap, then a promise of Caleb BB16 hosting a judo veto comp gets us started. Into Vanessa doing damage control with Liz. Vanessa cries some more. Liz cries. Steve cries. Johnny Mac doesn't cry. All is about Vanessa. Liz is in shock.

Steve wins HoH (as we know) and wants to throw up. Liz is ticked. Vanessa reminds us the PoV winner has the power this week as the sole vote. Vanessa talks to Liz. Liz cries more. Liz doesn't like Steve nor Johnny Mac, so she feels she has to work with Vanessa.

Vanessa makes final two deals with both Liz and Johnny Mac. 

Nominations -- Steve nominates Johnny Mac and Vanessa. He says it's purely strategic, nothing personal. Steve doesn't want Vanessa to win veto. He doesn't think he can beat her at the end.

Jury segment ... Julia shows. Meg was expecting Liz instead. They hold no animosity towards Steve. Then Austin arrives. Austin thinks he's going to affect the vote and get them all against her. Shelli talks about how good Vanessa's game is and Austin remains childishly bitter and a sore loser. No surprises.

Brenchal time. Yeah, she's pregnant. 

PoV time! Asian theme, judo outfits. And, Caleb rolls on in. Big Brother Dojo. Martial Smarts. Several matches, reads an event that happened, guess what day, punch or kick counter.

Liz has one strike against her for finishing last. You get two strikes, then out. Whoops, second strike in the second round and now Liz is out. Steve now has a strike. Second strike for Steve. He's out.

JM gets his first strike. Second strike and Vanessa wins the final veto of the summer! 

Vanessa tells us she has a tough decision to make. Liz thinks Vanessa will take her to the final three, but is worried. Johnny Mac is just plain worried.

Live veto meeting and eviction time. Vanessa saves herself, Liz is up with Johnny Mac. 

John -- Awesome summer, fun, doesn't beg.
Liz -- Challenging and intense game, made friends, always have your back, Vanessa.

Vanessa votes to evict Johnny Mac because of his relationship with Steve -- either with him or breaking his alliance with him. 

They end the show with Liz, Vanessa and Steve toasting their success (and Julie Chen) with champagne. Steve doesn't drink.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Wednesday - September 16

Poor Coco, covered in Steve's tears

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

• Not only have nominations already been made, PoV has already played out in advance of tonight's (really) live eviction show.
• Remember, last night's show was taped Monday and the feeds were down from Monday morning until last night's West Coast airing of the (not really) live eviction show.
• We did not see the nominations, nor the Power of Veto comp.
• But we know about them nonetheless.
• Steve nominated Vanessa and Johnny Mac.
• Say what?
• I didn't see what went down but I'd imagine he might have felt sorry for Liz, thus sparing her from the block.
• Or, he could have thought her as a renom.
• This is the week that all the power is in the hands of the PoV winner -- they decide who goes to the final three. It's just that one vote and the HoH has nothing to do with it other than put up the nominees.
• Vanessa won the Power of Veto.
• You heard me.
• It sounds like Steve threw it to her.
• All of the power is in Vanessa's hands.
• Uh-oh, Steve has a breakdown.
• Even though he knows he's one of the final three, he feels Vanessa will take Liz instead of Johnny Mac.
• He thinks he can beat Johnny Mac, but not Vanessa.
• Liz, of all people, comforts him.
• Yeah, you heard me.
• When Steve and Vanessa talked, they each thought they could beat Liz in a final three and take each other to the final two.
• But Steve had second thoughts on his own later. He doesn't think he can win against Vanessa.
• I don't think he should win against her.
• To be honest, although she's driven me crazy all summer on the feeds, of the four remaining, Vanessa SHOULD win. She's played the best game.
• However, we all know that's not always how things go in BB Land.
• It's a mind kerfuffle!
• Meanwhile, Liz seems to have turned um ... different ... she told Steve it was cute that he campaigned for her vote against Austin. She also told him he should work out more and try again with Julia because she really does like him but thinks he looks "puny."
• Hmm.
• I'm not sure Liz is quick enough to play mind games on the kid.
• Back to Steve's quandary -- he thinks that Vanessa would take him to the final two over Johnny, not as sure over Liz. He's sure that Vanessa will vote out Johnny Mac. He thinks that Johnny Mac would have taken him to the final two over Vanessa.
• He had to go cry to Coco, then Liz, then Liz and Vanessa.
• Where's Johnny Mac in all of this?
• Sleeping.
• In other news, Rachel Reilly is now following me on Twitter.
• Why can't Brad Pitt follow me instead?

SlingBand has returned

Will this be the end of Johnny Mac?

Talking plans

Mom, I screwed up, a horrible mistake

Big Brother 17: (Not) Live Eviction, HoH Show Blog Party - September 15

Good evening! Ready for a blog party? We're heading into a real mystery tonight as the most credible leak in such blocked feeds evictions situations is out of the picture for some time to come. That was the person I depended on for credible news. Sigh.  Remember, although it's airing tonight, this was taped yesterday.

AND NOBODY TALKED! Gah.

I want to thank everyone for the birthday wishes and thank BB for not having to blog live feeds since yesterday morning!

Before we get going, here's the latest update on the blog pool:

Austin - Petals, Tammy, marthalight, Dr_Celine

John - Sasha, lynn1, clover

Liz - Skyriverblue, jo Chapman, monty924

Steve - KelseyNY, Carrie, K

Vanessa - Chacha, Heather Reyes, T-Town Chick

JURY:
Shelli - Delee, Sharon N, chrob
Jackie - No pool people due to being announced late in cast
Becky - Glenn, Jackie, Indiana Jane, Brian
Meg - Sharon S, Merrilee, MikesGirl
James - uncartie, Marlo, Jackie~juju, ML 
Julia - No pool people due to being announced late in cast

EVICTED:

Jace - Becky in TX, CherylinNC, JOKATS, CaelaXO

Da'Vonne - jessica UNderwood, SueGee, Ed in Ohio, Nickelpeed
Jeff - No pool people due to being announced late in cast
Audrey - David, Chase, Orkmommy, Nicole K
Jason - Witt, Sharon, WolfpackRed
Clay - FairieGoddess0714, QuixoticElf, DonnaNY, JonMD1267

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

Recap. recap ...oh my gosh, I forgot they also have to squeeze in PoV in this show!

Acting like the show is live, Julie blindsides them with the news that there's an eviction tonight. Wah, wah. Vanessa doesn't mind targeting Johnny Mac, but cries all over Steve.

Johnny Mac tries to make a whacko deal with Austin/Liz that he'll throw the veto to them for safety. They're confused. They tell Vanessa.

PoV comp time. They all get to watch Life in Pieces. The comp is related to the show ... playground in the backyard, chances of winning in pieces, have to put together Life in Pieces puzzle. The board demagnetizes when they fall off the balance beam or take too long between hitting the buzzer.

Vanessa eliminated first. Johnny Mac wins veto!

Vanessa cries to us. Steve thinks he can talk Vanessa into keeping him and getting rid of either Austin or Liz.

PoV meeting -- Johnny Mac saves himself. Vanessa puts Austin on the block because "Liz was just on the block last week." Austin thinks he's safe, but has some worry about Vanessa. Johnny Mac leads Austin to believe he would vote out Steve.

Time for the vote:
Steve - Didn't prepare, no warning, surprised even there, incredible, thanks all.
Austin - Sucks up to Life in Pieces, likes Steve, nice speech, vote with your heart, plugs he wants in on Bold and Beautiful.

Votes to evict:
Liz - Steve
Johnny Mac - Austin

Tiebreaker - Vanessa votes to evict AUSTIN! Liz cries, Austin is already bitter and low class, telling Vanessa she won't win the jury vote. Perhaps the most class-less exit of this season. I'm not surprised.

They announce the favorite houseguest voting in online now.

HoH Comp time! Vanessa can't play. What the Bleep is the name of the game. Videos of previous HG, with a bleeped-out word. Julie will say the word, true or false.

All right.
All right.
Steve takes lead, by one point.
All right. 
Johnny gets a point, tied with Steve.
No one right.
Steve and Johnny Mac right, tied and Liz is out.

How long was the Under the Rainbow competition in seconds -- tiebreaker.

STEVE WINS THE NEW HOH! 

You can vote for favorite at this link. 

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Into Monday - September 14

Walking the Backyard of Broken Dreams

Well, this will be the last update until after the feeds blockage ending after tomorrow night's show. While the feeds shut down at noon here, it's 9am there and, unless BB wakes them up, they'll be asleep still when they go off. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Indecisive Incentivizing Indecisions:

• Obviously, the feeds are shutting down so that I can head into the city (NYC) to photostomp the Feast of San Genaro, sleep in tomorrow and celebrate my birthday without worrying about blogging BB live feeds!
• I know it must be all about me, not about them taping the eviction for tomorrow.
• Heh.
• Austin pumped Johnny Mac for the latest news and what Steve might have said to him.
• While JM was basically honest with Austin, telling him that he told Steve he needs to campaign and such, he didn't let on that there was any chance in heck that Steve would stay.
• Steve did try to campaign to Liz. 
• That didn't go over well.
• But the HUGE NEWS is that Vanessa called Johnny Mac in for a talk and told him she wants to make a big move ... and get Austin out.
• She wants Johnny to vote to keep Steve, knowing Liz will vote to keep Austin. She will then break the tie and vote out Austin.
• Of course, this is Vanessa.
• It's subject to change.
• Of course, this is Johnny Mac.
• It's subject to weirdness.
• We will see.
• No matter what, I won't miss seeing Austin literally shoveling scrambled eggs into his mouth. He cooks up a half-dozen or so at a time, a few times a day and inhales them.
• No manners whatsoever.
• Whether he goes tomorrow or next week, he'll be off my monitor and TV screen forever more.
• Make sure you stop by tomorrow night 8pm ET for the show blog party!

Shoveling down mass quantities of eggs

As long as I don't go up!

I need to win HoH. I need to win HoH.

Thinking of end game.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Sunday into the Evening - September 13

Knows he's in serious trouble

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Too Much Talk:

• A banner is scrolling across the top of the live feeds which says they'll be "paused" from 9am PST tomorrow (Monday, 9/14) until 9pm PST on Tuesday, 9/15. Again, I'm wondering about why they think they're on Standard Time. The feeds themselves also list the time as PST. It should be PDT. Who error checks this stuff?
• Not a heck of a lot happened today in the house.
• They now know they're on an accelerated schedule and expect an eviction on Tuesday. But they don't know beyond that and assume the next show would be another eviction on Thursday.
• We know there will be shows on both Tuesday and Wednesday, no show on Thursday.
• Johnny Mac and Steve talked.
• JM admitted to Steve about his deal with Austin last week.
• He also pretty much told all about his conversation with Vanessa last night.
• JM admitted that he told Vanessa he'd vote out Steve (to save his own butt).
• He said that Vanessa will not be willing to go with them into the final three because she considers them a "couple."
• Like Austin/Liz isn't a couple?!?!
• Well, Vanessa thinks of Steve/John as a more dangerous threat to her own game couple. She thinks she would have a harder time winning over them and they'd take each other to the final two.
• Johnny Mac told Steve that Vanessa is all but positive the upcoming veto (after the HoH which she can't play in) will be hers.
• He also told him that he doesn't dare approach Vanessa to tell her he wants to vote to keep Steve -- that would be bad for his own game with her and she wouldn't go for it.
• He advised Steve to convince Vanessa to convince him to vote for Steve to stay.
• It sounds odd, but I see the sense in it if it can actually go down.
• It would seem like it's Vanessa's idea if Steve can convince her to convince JM to vote to keep Steve.
• I personally don't think Steve has the skills to bring it off, though.
• Oh ... and they got photo booth today. Woot. Woot.
• More in the morning ...

Back to looking like Liz

Convince Vanessa to convince me ...

Doing her nails surrounded by junk food