What a terrible blow, I'm sorry to hear what happened. Not to trivialize your disappointment, but this is something that happens on a large scale to people whose living depends upon their crop. A tornado, hailstorm, flood, drought, or whatever wipes out an entire cash or subsistence crop in one fell swoop. Farmer's know this eventuality can happen any time and it is part of man's battle against the elements. I don't mean to wax philosophical and I'd be upset to lose my garden as well. But this is the way of Mother Nature and there isn't much we can do about it except pick up the pieces and try to salvage those plants the best you can. BTW...where did this big storm happen? We had rumblings of a thunderstorm last night but it never cut loose here (in Georgia).

LOL, yeah, they've all been pretty tacky :) I think you'd have to watch a whole season to understand the addiction . . . these people are in the house for 3 months - no contact whatsoever with anybody else, no TV, no newspapers, etc. After a short time, they completely forget there are cameras everywhere and it gets pretty ugly. You see them as their raw, unguarded selves. One of the first seasons showed a vengeful girl using another houseguest's toothbrush to scrub out a toilet . . . then putting it back into the toothbrush holder. There are no "normal" people here . . . they are all drama kings and queens who are completely narcissistic. It's just an opportunity to be a voyeur into the world of the 'I can't believe there are people who would do that stuff' kind of thing . . . hey, we have long, boring winters up here :) The 'strategy' revolves around keeping yourself aligned with a group so you have power in numbers when it comes to voting people out. This year they threw a monkeywrench into that area, because they are being voted out in teams of two - so whether or not one person in the team is liked or innocent (of whatever), they both go. The power in the house is constantly shifting; someone may be king of the world one week, and the bottom of the totem pole the next week. The first seasons didn't have people who knew each other . . . but in order to change/spice things up, the last few seasons started doing that. The BB motto is "expect the unexpected" so unlike Survivor, where things are always pretty much the same every year with different faces, BB shakes things up a lot. Also, by having it on 2 to 3 times a week, you REALLY get to know the houseguests . . . the good, the bad and the ugly :) They also have an uncensored version of the house on Showtime on late night. I can't stay up for much of it, but it's always stuff they could never show on primetime. This bunch has been wild as all getout at night . . . my 21 yr. old DD watches with me and I made her promise she'll NEVER EVER try out for this show . . . her poor old mother couldn't take watching her baby in a mess like that . . .

I liked the first group better. Don't like several of the people in the second group. My initial impression of Zach is that he sounds like a real jerk. Marilyn, the biggest news from last night was more information about the HOH and the houseguests nominated. There's going to be 2 HOH, each who will nominate 2 for eviction - putting 4 in danger of going home. There will then be a Battle of the Block where the 2 compete against the other 2. I believe that the 2 who win means that the HOH who nominated them is then no longer an HOH which puts that person in jeopardy also, but I'm not clear if that's an automatic thing or if they can choose the other HOH to step down.

I think Cody and Jessica have managed to alienate themselves from everyone. Unfortunately the cowboy drank The Cody kool-aid! I was so glad to see Mark come around to his senses and drop Cody. He is a very tender hearted guy. He was crying with Christmas after she broke her foot. I don't really trust Elana is that her name? That has the red lipstick and big boobs. She has been sleeping in Mark's bed and smooching with him but I think she is going to hurt him. She was all cuddled up and petting Paul a few nights ago on BBAD. She is sketchy.