By: Kimba
It’s Sunday morning and at about ten o'clock, the early-risers
of the BB house, Erika and Jack, are awake and chatting as usual about the game.
Nothing much interesting is said besides a wonderment over Dana’s giddiness on
the previous night (“she was high on her own venom,” Jack says), and when BB
issues a wake-up call at ten after the hour, they pop out of bed. Most everyone
else follows in early-morning tiredness, and the normal morning routine ensues.
Jun gets off to an early start shocking us as she wanders around in a
pink cardigan with only the top button fastened; as she moves about, she
semi-flashes us periodically. She heads into the kitchen to begin breakfast
which includes bacon (do these HGs eat anything else in the morning?). There is
little talking this morning as everyone grabs coffee or waits for breakfast.
Robert lathers up Alison with sunscreen and seems to enjoy himself immensely.
Morning chatter: Robert thinks that Dana is “gross” and that not one of
them would really want to be around her outside of the house. He further states
that she is making their choice very easy for them by acting like such a
“bitch.” When Nathan asks Jack what is his type of woman, Jack responds, “Any
one that will go out with me!” Nathan says that his wife will be blonde and
blue-eyed and a virgin (*gag*). Robert tells his cronies that he wants to word
the veto in a way that no one will be angry at him (i.e.: no drama). We learn
that Jee works at Old Navy. He and the others talk about thongs and cameltoes
(in particular, how he and his friends rate them).
Around 12:30pm, the
veto meeting gets underway and we get four feeds of the backyard instead of a
FOTH (trying to get around that 24/7 promise without using FOTH, eh?). We can
hear laughing and clapping coming from inside, but nothing which could indicate
what exactly happened. We get a brief FOTH and when we come back, we learn
immediately that Robert did not use the veto. Dana is under the covers in her
bed, but soon emerges and says, “Today is a sleep day.” Poor ManTroll was really
holding out hope for that veto. Meanwhile Robert is telling Jee how his decision
wasn’t a hard one to make at all.
There appears to be trouble in
paradise as Nathan doesn’t seem to be talking to Alison. Why? We don’t know. I
am sure the tiff will pass soon. Dana is talking to the Stooges and asks them if
her speech was okay. They say it was, that it was to the point and “classy.” She
did, however, throw in a “cheap shot,” which appears to have been calling Robert
a “Papi” (don’t ask me; I’ve no idea what that means). She also worries that she
stuttered, but Jee tells her that she acts very composed when she is nervous.
Away from Dana, Jun and Robert agree that Dana is the epitome of the
kind of person who shouldn’t win BB: she lies and she is manipulative,
egocentric and annoying. Jun, on the other hand, is calm, laidback and honest
(this is her and Robert talking). They both believe that it would be stupid to
keep someone who was so sure that she was going to “kick everyone’s ass,” and
ultimately, it’s her own fault for getting kicked out. Jun admits to having
scoured the internet reality-TV sites and says that, outside of the BB Hamster
House, she really wants to write. She also tells the others that she never
drives—she let her license expire. We also learn from this conversation that
Dana, apparently, said in her veto speech that she “knew” Robert wanted to use
the veto on her. Jun, as the others laugh at this, remarks how it bothered her
that never once did Dana consider that Robert might use it on Jun.
Afternoon bits of note:
Buddy has once again taken his web down
from the night before and is tucked away.
Robert takes a flying leap
into the pool à la David and splashes Jee who is resting in the hammock. The
effort is not met with much success, however—he barely gets Jee wet.
Dana, when Jee asks her if she wants to get married, says, “Hell, yeah,
that’s all I want to be: a wife and a mother...take care of my man and my
babies, packing lunch and *****, making fresh baked goods each day, doing the
laundry…”
Jee double majors in Sociology and Media (you can major in
“Media”?) and wants to be a guidance counselor some day. The others comment
that he will not make much money and Carmen (his girlfriend) will have to work.
I guess I am radically liberal, then, because I assumed most women would ~want~
to work to be able to support themselves.
News on the Blondie front:
Nathan is angry because he believes Alison is playing both sides. He is worried
for himself, while she tells him that he is being selfish—he wanted Justin out
so much because Nathan’s a target for him that he expected Alison to get Justin
out for him, even though she had to take care of herself and get Dana out (she
has a point, and I don’t know why Nathan can’t see it). Nathan ends up stomping
out of the room with no resolution made. Alison doesn’t seem overly concerned,
however, as within the half hour she is dancing around on her bed in nothing
more than some scant underwear and a T-shirt. The Golden Boy, meanwhile, heads
to Erika and Jack where he relates his concerns: he thinks that Alie is being
ungrateful after he saved her and that she cares more about her own safety than
the group’s. The others only say that they will have to keep an eye on her.
The PB&J diet is really taking its toll on its victims, though some
of them (namely Erika Jee) make good fun out of it all, while others (namely
Dana and Robert) bitch about it whenever they can.
Dana continues her
delusional dream: Though she doesn’t care about the money, she says, she would
only like to see Alison’s face if they say that Dana is staying.
As the
evening rolls into being, not much exciting happens. There has been card-playing
and napping, eating and chatting, and general boredom galore. Jun prepares
dinner: pork chops, fish and mashed potatoes. By 6:30pm, though the Blondies
have not verbally made up, Alison is resting her head on Nathan’s chest outside
on a lawn chair. Dana sits nearby watching the guys lift weights. After awhile
of this, Dana decides that she can be using her time more productively and seeks
Erika out. She’s said that she doesn’t want to campaign against Jun, but that
doesn’t stop her from actually doing it: she says specifically that if Jun gets
to the end, she will win; that Alie and Nate will “sell” Erika and Jack “down
the river” at the first opportunity; that she knows Robert really wanted to use
the veto. She hints at wanting to know how Erika will vote because she doesn’t
want a 3-3 tie. Her desperation goes on and on in circles and is really too much
insanity to recount here. Suffice it to say, she spews the *****, but Erika
doesn’t eat it up. Oh, and Dana again calls Robert a “Papi,” but still, I don’t
know what this means. As the conversation ends, Erika heads off to tell Jack
about it, while Dana heads off to tell Jun again that she is not campaigning
against her. What the heck is campaigning, then, if not what she was just doing?
Evening bits to note:
Erika and Jack agree that if either of
them get HoH this week, they will nominate Justin and Robert. They also agree
that Jun will probably not win the HoH coming up—she is sitting too prettily
right between the two factions right now. They wonder if they could sway her
over to their side, but realize that the HoH competition will determine that.
The two of them then corner Jun in the kitchen and point-blankly tell her that
to trust the Stooges is ridiculous since she knows that they are currently lying
to Dana’s face. What is to stop them from doing that to Jun?
Dana says
of her upcoming eviction: “I am gonna take the high road. I always take the high
road. I am going to leave here Wednesday night a sophisticated woman.” Besides
the obvious adjective confusion, what the *****?! This woman really does live in
a world of her own making with one set of rules for herself and another for
everyone else.
As the clock closes in on midnight, there is not much
going on besides some chatter, some hot-tubbing, and some drinking—in
particular, Nathan is getting more than a bit soused, or so at least Alison
says. He and Jun play wrestle and Alison asks them sarcastically if they want to
use the HoH room. When Nathan replies in the affirmative, Jun retorts, “What? So
you can pass out on me?” Alie and Nate then head outside where they engage in a
skipping competition on the chessboard. Even in his slightly inebriated state,
he beats her almost continuously, but they have a good time playing with their
ropes while Erika and Jack encourage them from the hot tub. Soon enough, the two
start wrestling on the grass in the backyard—she challenges him to pin her so
she can’t get free. They struggle, they tumble; Erika yells over for Nate not to
hurt Alison, but it may as well be cautioned the other way around; they
generally have fun until they decide to stop and go inside to wash up (well, to
be exact, he pins her several times, but she keeps asking for more; when he
states that he is through playing, she declares that she won because she never
gave up).
Some last notes as the final vestiges of night fade away into
the morning hours:
Alie, Erika and Nathan all praise Kobe Bryant for
being a good family man (I’m not including this as if it is funny, because I
don’t know if he is innocent or guilty; I am including it to point out the fact
that they don’t know what’s going on in the news).
Nathan states that he
will “give” his acting career three years before giving up. He hopes that his
family connections in Hollywood (very modest ones) will help get him started.
What may be very important info: Nathan talks to his alliance about the
DR suggesting that there is a “twist” coming up and that it was mentioned when
he was talking about Dana’s upcoming eviction (nooo, get her out, get her
out!!!). They do know, however, that no one is coming back (they were told so in
the DR). They speculate on what the twist may be and think it could be having a
visitor in the house, or maybe even a new HG (maybe even another ex). Though
Jack remarks how this would screw up everyone’s strategy, Alie and Erika remind
him that that is exactly what BB wants. Dana, too, may be very valuable to BB as
she creates a lot of controversy in the house.
Nate asks Alie if she has
made any deals with the other side, and all she admits to is finding out that if
the Stooges win HoH, they will put up Jack and Nathan. She reminds him that it
is a good thing for both of them not to be put up together so the one not
nominated can win the PoV and use it. Nathan smirks and asks her how she can be
so sure of winning the PoV, and she retorts, “If you can do it, I can do it.”
And so it goes. The Rat Pack has been chatting about nothing much in
particular as Dana massages Justin and the others look on. By three in the
morning, as usual, the house falls silent. To end on a frustratedposter quote
(slightly modified):
“Twas the night before Monday and all thru the
house,
not a creature was stirring, not even a Ratbert.
All is quiet
in the BB house. Looks like the end of action for the night.”
Good night
HGs.
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