11:10pm  Now James and everyone else comes in....  they seem to be still talking about getting Maggie out - but James is there so who knows - James even jokes that he had crossed over to the other team - but they talk like it is all ok.  Then Maggie comes in - she takes Howie in the bathroom to get as far away from the HoH door as possible - because James and Sarah hang around and play chess.  Long story short - Howie tells Maggie the same thing he told Ivette, Beau, April and Jennifer - and that is to nominate James and Sarah - get one out this week - and the other next week.  Howie referers to James as, "The most dangerous person in Big Brother History."

10:35pm  Well - I don't know if to believe it or not but this is the deal that has been brokered tonight.  April has been the main negotiator from the alliance that is out of the HoH this week.  The plan as of THIS moment is as follows - Howie will nominate James and Sarah and one of them will go out.  Then no matter who comes back in the house next week they will evict whomever doesn't get evicted between James and Sarah.  THEN they will go back to playing a normal game.  Now Ivette has offered herself as a pawn - so who knows...  only time will tell and nominations are over 12 hours away.  I have yet to see Howie alone with his own alliance to see where things really stand.

The parade into the HoH has begun - Jennifer, April, Beau and Ivette have all been in to visit.
 

8:40pm  Howie has been let into the HoH room - everyone is excited as always - included among the items were pictures of his sister - and new underwear - this seems to have excited the women the most - Ivette holds it up and says "THANK YOU!!"

8pm  Howie will be getting in the HoH room soon - the HGs are speculating on who might come back in.  April, Ivette Jennifer and Maggie don't feel very confident that Howie will nominate James.

The winning Alliance (Howie in the Diary Room)

6:20pm  I only know that Howie, James and Sarah are still in the house - they don't look to happy so I am guessing that the other alliance won the HoH (ughhhhh) - I am starting to watch the show right now - guess it wasn't an endurance contest - I am kinda ticked off - I am sick of waiting for the first one....  I will start doing my live show recap HERE in a few minutes once my loveable rugrats are in bed.....

4pm AH CRAP - Jennifer or Sarah just said 'at least we'll know who is the next HoH soon - not like one of those all night things.'  She said they will know within 2 hours - which would be the end of the show.  Bummer.  I hope MAYBE she is wrong.....

2:45pm  BB has blacked us out for the last hour plus - all we have seen is fish.  They are probably just going over show details - show starts in a couple of hours (and I will miss part of it - darn this real life!!!).  I will follow the HoH competition closely though check back for updates once it is going.

2:30pm  No word yet on a HoH competition - the only slight hint I had was April commenting on there possibly being 'rafts' in the backyard - thats what she thought she could see anyways - and Howie thinks they will be in the pool (or a pool).  But the HGs are in the dark as much as we are as to the HoH competition - which makes me almost positive it will be an Endurance one.

1:30pm  on the top right image - notice the door to the outside is blacked out - the HGs are not allowed to go outside.

12:30pm  HGs cleaning house - no word on the HoH competition yet..

6:30am  A house full of sleeping HGs - nothing worth reporting transpired last night - but now thta I think aobut it the HGs were not given anything to practice - which means that tonight will either be a 'quiz' type HoH competition or an endurance competition - and I am voting for endurance - this should be pretty apparent this afternoon if the HGs don't 'practice.' 

I have said this before but now is a good a time as any...  I am betting tommorow will be an endurance HoH competition - it is a critical HoH - and the next person to go out will be the last not on the Jury.  So if you want to see it live why not try out the 14 day free trial of Real Superpass - click here for details.

1:40pm  Pictures pictures pictures - they said BB said no "provacative" pictures....   so they don't think at least one of these will make it to the CBS site..

1:10pm  Kaysar is explaining to Maggie and Ivette why he 'broke' his word to Eric - he says he did swear on his life - but that was on the condition that Eric stays out of his nominations - knowing he would have a hard time when Maggie was up against James - he said Eric trying to get involved constantly that week is what made him feel he was justified in breaking his word.  Here Maggie takes a picture of Beau wearing a bikini top.

1pm It is picture time - seems today is when Maggie gets to take the pictures that CBS posts and make an entry in the blog that is also on their site.  I think voting is over - Kaysar seems sure he is gone.  Kaysar and Maggie and her group were having a pretty decent discusison outside - sounds like there are really no hard feelings - the person EVERYONE is against now is James.

10am  April is on day 3 of not smoking - she is not usig a patch or anything....   the HGs are also noticing that there are not many 'men' left in the house - and there will be one less this week (according to Kaysar).  Beau is not counted as a 'guy' by anyone in the house.  And it is true - Kaysar will be leaving - and James might as well pack his bags.  It will end up just being Howie and his boobie talk.

Passing Gas in the house... I guess April has been quite gassy....  and she isn't happy that Jennifer has shared it with the house.....  a quote from one of the girls.....  Jen or Maggie... "This house is like a giant bathroom.'

9:50am  BB told the HGs to get up a while ago - some were not moving as fast as others so BB gave them a lil reminder - here is is (Real Audio 42kb).

8:45am I will be going back to fill in the holes I left yesterday - frankly not a lot there that will affect the game - the 'teams' still both seem to want James out asap.  Kaysar appears to be going now - and it may even be by a unanimous vote.  Janelle mentioned something about her not taking money to leave - I am guessing it was speculation.  She could still decide to go but voting is this monring so I'll try to see if there is any last minute changes in strategy.  My prediction at the moment is that Kaysar is leaving.

For now Rachel is the only one up....

5:30pm  Here is the latest on the plotting.  Janelle is SERIOUSLY considering leaving the house so Kaysar can stay.  I doubt she does it but keep it in mind - she says it would be in part because she would want him (Kaysar) to win..  In the meantime there is still lots of talk going on about James and how to deal with him.  Howie, Janelle and Kaysar are discussing options - assuming Kaysar is out - they might let James win the HoH (if it comes down to one of them and James) - then they would expect James to put up Maggie and get her out - then the next week they would go after him.  If one of them gets HoH they would try to get James out.

2pm  James is safe - Janelle is now nominated with Kaysar.

1:10pm  I am still amazed - James has managed to alienate everyone in the house - his own 'team' seems to want him gone now - at least Kaysar.  Kaysar will still be leaving Thursday - no doubt about that - and the POV ceremony has not happened yet - but James jumping back and forth between 'teams' has made him completely untrustworthy to anyone (except Sarah perhaps).  I don't think it is smart but next week James may be the one to go - if the majority have their way.
 

8:50am Wow - how things have changed.......  not completely but quite a bit.  Kaysar is still probably out Thursday but James has enemies in his own alliance now. He did a bit too much wheeling and dealing and talking with Maggie's alliance the last few days and this has caused his own alliance to lose faith in him.  So much to the point that, get this, Kaysar is suggesting that if one of them (Howie, Rachel or Janelle) gets HoH next, they put up Maggie and Ivette, and then hope they get the POV and use it and put up James as the new nominee knowing he will go.

Frankly, I don't think it will happen but it sure would make for some good TV :)

Here are a few screencaps from the competition captured by Hamsterlady over at TVClubhouse (she aso has her own Big Brother Blog - how cool??)
 

11:30am Today will be a very slow day - they expect the veto ceremony to be tommorow where it is almost a no-brainer that Sarah will use the POV and save James.  Then Maggie will most likely put up Janelle and then Kaysar will leave the house Thursday.  Kaysar is working very hard to find a way to save himself but I can't see Maggie burning bridges with Howie and Rachel (the other two people she might consider putting up in place of James).  The HGs are going to have a birthday party for April today I think - her official birthday was Friday.

7pm  Sarah apparently won the POV - so you can assume she will use it and Maggie will put up Janelle in his place.  Sounds like Kaysar will be going home Thursday now.

1pm Nope - not yet - I think they have selected partners but that is it - the HGs still seem to be waiting to do the POV competition.  All I know for sure is that Maggie is having Beau play with her - I am going to guess Kaysar selected Janelle and James selected Sarah - bot Howie and Rachel would not want to compete for fear of having the other put up if they used the POV.

12pm  Hurry up and wait - thats what the HGs did all morning - looks like the POV contest has finally started-  cams just went to fish - all were waiting in the living room.

11am  Nothing on the POV contest yet - still waiting - the HGs are all up now....

Rachel primps - Jennifer lifts...  everyone else sleeps...

8am  Right now Rachel and Jennifer appear to be the only two up....   no major news fromsince yesterday.  Kaysar is really worried he will go (Maggie wants James gone).  Maggie has let Rachel and Howie know if either of them win the POV that the other will go up.  James wants to win it very badly - not sure if he cares if Sarah is put up in his place (not that he doesn't care abotu Sarah mind you).  Maggie's alliance are all sleeping in the HoH room each night.  That about does it for the catching up I think - ummmm POV some time today - the contest - not the ceremony - but unless say James, Kaysar, or their partners win it (guessing maybe Janelle and Sarah) - it most likely will not be used.

4:30pm  Maggie has just entered the house to begin the nomination process - all the other HGs are outside.  There was a last second push by James - with Ivette to get Maggie to nominate Kaysar and Janelle - no clue if it was successful - I kinda doubt it but James was really working towards that.  James has been telling people all day about how he was screwed over - that he was supposed to come in the house with a guy and the guy backed out at the last minute.

2:50pm  Not much to add - Maggie and her group have been talking ALL afternoon about the nominations and not much has changed.  Maggie explains another reason she wants James out over Kaysar - she feels James can get to her emotionally and Kaysar can't.  On the 'mean' side (in my opinion) Sarah came in the room and April (and others) seemed to imply James would side with others and drop Sarah - saying things like 'thats not very nice towards you'  - to me that is screwing with their relationship and not nice. 

2pm  Here is where things stand.......   It looks like Kaysar and James will be nominated.  Maggie seems to really want James out - feeling that Kaysar  has less support than James and that James is more likely to backstab. Ivette is really the sole person pushing to save James - part of this stemming from James apologizing to Ivette for mis-understanding that happened when Eric was still in the house.

12:30pm  Janelle never has to eat PB&J again - details here...  (HGs cracked a safe).

11am here are a few more pictures fromt he "Matching Munchies '05" food game they played - think of Match game fromt he 70's - Maggie would read a fill in the blank phrase and then the 4 dressed up HGs would come up with a word.  Then one HG would also fill in the blank and if the HG matched 2 of the costumed HGs they won that day's food.  They went 7 for 7 with Jennifer going twice.  It was 'fun' but pretty darn easy.  The HGs also got to numbers as a clue - 46 & 57.
 

10:50am  HGs won food for the week - details soon.....

10:25am  BB is not letting us see much of this food competition or is doing a LOT of re-shooting

10:10am The first full day of Maggie's HoH - food competition and nominations will be the order of the day - food competition just starting....