11:00 The line to the HoH room has formed - several Hgs have been in to talk to Maggie - I haven't a clue who she will nominate yet.  She is keeping her cards close to her chest.  James told her if she wants revenge to put up Sarah - it will really hurt him if she goes - strategically he suggests Kaysar and Janelle.  Rachel and Howie also spoke with Janelle - I doubt either of them will go up.  I expect it to be Kaysar, Janelle, James or Sarah.

7:30pm  The winners celebrate and bash the losers - frankly both groups are hard to listen to at this time because they are just bashing each other....  Ivette announces that Eric was the firsts evictee she hugged.

7pm - Alrighty the show is now over for me - wow - gonna be another rough week - no clue yet who might be nominated although James felt it would be himself and Sarah if Maggie got it.  Here is the losing alliance except Janelle.....

 

6:30pm  Just had to say good job Ivette, Beau, April and Jennifer - I bought your story - but turns out they are just as much pairs as everyone else (revealed on the show tonight).

5:45pm  I am an hour behind when it comes to TV so yes - by now the eviction has happened and Eric is talking or has talked to Julie and the HoH is about to begin - if you want to read my recap as I watch the show click here after 6pm BB time.

2:40pm  Eric and maggie practice their farewell speeches in the workout room.

280k Real Audio File - click to listen.

2:10pm  Ivette has made some type of bread pudding and her group toasted Eric and told him thank you and they will miss him.  Sounds like there is another rehearsel to go before the show with the Hgs in their shirts.  Some comments tossed out - "Our last meal together - the six of us...."  - "We dont' need the money so its all ok - they do."  Etc etc etc......

Eric says he came in for the money but  is leaving for a totally different reason.  This group is all justifying why it is ok if they dont' win.  Ok - whatever.....  When Eric leaves don't be surprised if he ignores Howie, Kaysar, etc - he says he is not doing it to be mean - just because he won't have much time.  But he said it was a few days ago too and then it was meant to be mean. 

2pm  Check this article I just tossed up - more details on tonight's HoH competition.

11am Clean Clean Clean - thats what the HGs are up to this morning....
 

9:30am  Quite the snippy bunch last night.  April apparently told James to ummm "fudge off" when James make a remark on how it seemed likt Eric and April and others were taking turns watching them practice. This house is on the edge big time.  April has said she wants to go home, has bashed the non-degree'd HGs in the house for being just that, I can't figgure out if Jennifer is with her or just stuck because they are in theory 'partners' - hard to tell.  I realy think the poop might hit the fan tonight no matter who wins HoH.

10pm  The Hgs have continued to play the 'skee ball' type of game.  Of course the contest tommorow will be different in some ways but it is going to be a lot of luck.  I really wish it had been an endurance HoH competition this time.  The game (Big Brother) may totally change based solely on luck tommorow.

7:20pm  Correction - the HGs look like they will have a skill contest tommorow - not what I was hoping to see.  A ball rolling contest of some variation.

7pm  Nothing really new...  surprise surprise.  Yes I have been killing a 'lil time until the big night tommorow night...  here is the BB Theme recorded from last nights show.  30 second MP3 (120K)

3:15pm  Eric was actually compaigning to save himself and Jennifer may not have decided to go along with Kaysar's request to vote Eric out.  Eric was working Rachel this morning but i don't think he could change her mind - I do believe the agreement between Kaysar, Janelle, Howie, Rachel, James and Sarah is pretty solid (to try to make the final six).  They may not all get there but I suspect most will.

It is a moot point as long as everyone votes this way.....

To boot Eric: Janelle, Howie, Rachel, James and Sarah
To boot Maggie: Ivette, Beau, April and Jennifer

5-4 Eric is gone and Kaysar will know that Jennifer didn't vote the way he told her to.

11:20am  Voting today - other than that chances are it will be slow...  here is something I just made up....

1:45pm.....  Looks like Jennifer and April have had a bit of a falling out - from the sounds of it Jennifer has been trying to get on BB for years - and she feels like April is messing things up for her since they are not really 'partners' outside the house (April and Jenn claim they met at a casting call a year ago).  Kaysar has not pulled Jennifer into the HoH room and is trying to convince her to come to his side and drop April.  Jennifer, talking about week one, refers to the time she used the HoH bathroom without Rachel's permission - Rachel told her this weekend that she was very upset with her over that.  Jennifer explains to Kaysar that she didn't want to bother Rachel and you can hear every noise in the main bathroom - so she used the HoH bathroom without asking Rachel who was outside.  Kaysar suggests that Jennifer that she vote to evict Eric - he tells her to play 'solo' - he says if she doesn't vote to put up Eric that she will be nominated before Jennifer.

1:30pm "Its war now"  says Kaysar - what he plans on saying to Maggie if one of his team gets HoH.  James says they will be weak after Eric walks out  - over emotional.  Sounds like April and Jennifer are giving information to the other 'group.' 

8am  Yay - the shuttle is up and away!!  Sorry - haven't checked on BB yet - had to say congrats to everyone involved in the space program for a successful launch!!  I also have to brag on my brother who designed the suspension for the 2 rovers that are still running around Mars.  Way to go everyone!!  Just to tie it in with Reality Shows - 2 former cast members of Survivor have ties to the space program - one works at JPL (Dave Johnson - he and my brother used to work together) and the other is married to someone who works there (Christa Hastie - he husband worked with my brother and my sis-in-law was the official photographer at their wedding).

Dave Johnson Survivor 6	Christa Hastie Survivor 7	Shuttle Discovery heads into space.

I'll say it again (and probably several times more this week) - last week was a turning point but this week could be just the same.  The power for the Kaysar group will either be solidified - or crushed depending on who gets HoH Thursday.

6:30pm  Still a work in progress but check out my Map of the Big Brother House - more to come soon!!!

5:50pm  Ok... the POV ceremony was around 12:45pm or so.  A I said earlier James did use it.  Eric has asked Ivette, Beau and others to basically block Kaysar and comapny from telling him goodbye - as a type of a snub.  The breakdown in groups for the rest of the week goes as such.....

Kaysar, Janelle, Howie, Rachel, James and Sarah

Eric, Maggie, Ivette, Beau, April and Jennifer

I would guess the most likely to switch sides are April and Jennifer - I can't see James or Sarah jumping to the other side.  If one member of the second group gets HoH next week expect Kaysar to be evicted in a tie vote broken by the HoH (Assuming Kaysar doesn't get POV).

There has been a lot of talk in the house but what can they all really say?  Strategy is a moot point until the next HoH is decided.

1:25pm  I just got word that the Veto Ceremony is over and James did save himself and Kaysar put up Eric in his place as expected.  Looks like Eric is gone Thursday.

Today the only 'big' thing was a birthday party for Sarah - oh and guess what - they got to eat normal food since it was a party.

10:15am - Part one of my floorplan creation here.

9:30am  Maggie and Rachel still - Maggie seems to be pushing to team up with Rachel in some matter - she is pointing out how she would never have 'compromised' herself like she thinks Kaysar did with Michael or James did with Sarah (saying he would vote Sarah out if he had to).  Part of this is because she thinks Eric is going - and I think another part is because she thinks that Rachel's alliance with Howie is not that strong.  Maggie is really playing up the 'bad people' angle - implying there are peopel in this house that are ruthless - will do anything to win and she won't.  Even going as far as to say that some people in the house would take drugs to lose weight and she won't do that.

9am  Rachel are the only two up....  they have been talking a bit of strategy....  Maggie asked Rachel what she would do if she won the money - she mentions 'sharing' some of it with Howie. HUH?  That has always been a no-no - have things changed??

8:30am  What a long night it was.  The highlights.....  Jenn and April claim they are not really friends - that they just met at another casting call a year or so ago and had talked a few times.  All the pairs are out in the open now.  The groups have kinda re-aligned now - with Janelle, Kaysar and Howie being the core of the powerful alliance.  I think Sarah, and then Jennifer and April could be considered to also be in that alliance.  Frankly I would imagine Sarah, Jennifer and April are just clinging to this group - Rachel would be more of a member but I didn't see her mentioned much.  Its going to be an interesting couple of weeks until things settle.

The difference between reality and the BB tv show was pretty apparent tonight, at least to me.  When Kaysar nominated James the plan was to get him out - but Kaysar was really good at stringing James along in case he got the POV (which of course he did today) - none of that was shown.   The question now in my mind is how they will show all the secret pairs coming out in the open today - and will they keep the suspense going as to Eric or Maggie getting evicted (assuming Kaysar does put up Eric as everyone expects).

5pm Saturday show recap here

2pm  James won POV - it was indeed a Chess theme.  The consensus now seems to be that Eric will be put up in place of James and that Eric will be voted out. It appears that FINALLY most people are talking openly about the 'secret pairs' - I guess James directly confronted Eric and Maggie about being a pair.  Maggie is upset saying she won't have a partner now (will be alone) this garners little sympathy from Janelle.

9:55am  Ivette and Maggie were talking in the work-out room.  Ivette is telling Maggie that it is a sure thing that James is going out (assuming he does not get POV).  Ivette and Beau will apparently be participating along with Kaysar, James and Maggie.  Ivette told Maggie thet neither she nor Beau will use the POV if they win it.  Not sure who the sixth person participating in the POV competition will be yet.  And chances are it won't even happen for hours.

9:40am  POV competition is this morning - the teams are confusing to me so far  - a lot of shuffling is going on - I am not sure if James is still the target to get out.  I'm on the road again so updates today will be few and far between.  The POV competition may have to do with the game Chess.

I am also working on a MAP of the darn house - I have looked everywhere and have not seen a overhead view of the new house so I am just going to make up a crude one myself. Look for it sometime in the next few days - and if you know of one posted somewhere please let me know.  I have a rough sketch either way.

9:20pm - I guess James and Maggie were nominated as expected - I am catching up now.....

 1:15pm James is pretty sure he is going up - he has told Beau and Ivette that he thinks it will be him against Maggie (what Kaysar told him) - James apparently had a deal with Ivette and Beau and Eric - he tells Ivette and Beau to watch how Eric does not support him - and also tells them how he heard Maggie and Eric mess up and reveal their friendship outside the house.

1:50pm  Most recent visitors to Kaysar... Jennifer, James and Beau.....
Jennifer - nothing much - zzzzzz

James - Kaysar has gone so far as to tell him he was thinkign of nominating James and Maggie - but with James he says it is to get Maggie out.

Beau - Beau has reported in with a suggestion to nominate James and Sarah and he tells Kaysar that if he does that he will have the votes (five needed) to get James out (Eric, Beau, April, Ivette and Rachel).

12:15pm  Maggie in with Kaysar......  She isn't really saying too much - Kaysar does say that her name has been mentioned as a "pawn." 

12pm  Rachel and Sarah have both talked to Kaysar..... (if others did i missed it).  Rachel - without naming names - admits that there is a group trying to talk Kaysar into voting their way - she tells him not to buy into it.  Kaysar tells her he is aware of the situation.  Kaysar tells Rachel he knew he only had Janelle and Howie on his side - Rachel tells him in a whisper that he has her now too.  Kaysar reveals that he knows April and Jennifer are together - Rachel acts shocked (but we know she has already guessed they were a pair).  Rachel tells Kaysar that he would be nuts to put up Janelle.

Sarah sticks with the company line - saying she has heard that if Kaysar puts up Janelle he will make the house happy.  If he doesn't he might piss off people like Ivette and Eric.

Kaysar has also been asking people who they would NOT want put up - I think he is trying to feel them out for the secret partners - I haven't seen much success though.  For example Sarah says that she likes Ivette and April.  She also mentions Eric but never mentions James.

10:15am PB & J for the week.  Hgs did the food competition - it ended up being a group thing again - all or nothing.  A wheel was filled with PB & J markers and the HGs spelled words to uncover 'food' wedges - Janelle, Rachel, Howie and Sarah missed words - the wheel was spun and the HGs thought they were going to eat food - they jumped up to celebrate and then the wheel kept spinning and landed on PB&J.  Kaysar was the one to spin the wheel at the HG's suggestion.

Kaysar spins the wheel	Hg's jump up thinking they get food for the week  Some run across and embrace Kaysar.	The wheel continues to spin and ends up on PB & J.  Needless to say the HGs are not happy.

7:50am  Hgs were apparently told to get up around 7:30am - they are still in the process of waking up - the food competition will be sometime this morning - chances are it won't be for a few hours though.  Since it was a group effort last week I would expect two teams this week - half the house would be on PB & J then.

7:15am....  (Rachel is the only one up) Catching up from last night....  last thing I heard was Janelle, Kaysar and Howie in the HoH room discussing their options and figguring out if they could get James out by nominating him with Maggie.  But a bit later I also heard Ivette's name being mentioned.....  Ok...  I see now that Ivette was being mentioned as a person to put up if James got the POV and pulled himself off.  The guys (especially Howie) think this is a great plan because it will force Eric to pull for Maggie and dump James - they also speculate that they may then be able to get Sarah on their side after she see's how Eric and others fight for Maggie. 

I hope this does happen (James and Maggie nominated) it will certainly 'stir the pot.'  Nominations will be later today though so a lot could happen - this is the first nomination that will be up in the air until the actual keys are pulled. Also - April is ok - although I found it pretty amazing that she went out and smoked at least one cigarrette before going to bed.  She told Beau that it is not the smoking that caused her problems - it is the caffine and her diet in the house (as in what she eats - she isn't dieting).

12:20am  April is ok - see my news article for details...