07/17 - Uh-Oh Joe!

“I hope to crush the dreams of people who are too negative.”

With that unintentionally ironic declaration, Jen unleashed new levels of havoc upon the house. Our current HoH might not be popular, but she sure made things interesting. Clad in Terminator-style glasses, she approached veto-competitors Amber and Joe, threatening to nominate their dearest friends if they win and use the veto.

Considering Amber cries as often as breathes and blinks, it was unsurprising that Jen’s vindictiveness threw her into a hysteric tailspin. Sobbing in the diary room, she lamented the cruelty of fate, saying, “Of all the [veto selection] balls, why did mine have to be chosen?” Amber also cried over the two nominees, saying how she loves them “so much”…after knowing them 14 days.

Fortunately we were spared another rendition of “Are you there God, it’s me, Amber,” but I still felt uneasy. Allegedly BB screens the contestant pool to be sure there’s no evidence of mental imbalance, but you can’t convince me that Amber is a stable person.

Which is why, when the veto competition was down to Amber and Daniele, I was relieved that Daniele won. Had Amber been victorious, we’d have seen a deluge of tears powerful enough to flood the BB backyard.

Yes, Daniele dominated “Cutthroat Christmas,” a fairly enjoyable veto competition that resembled shot-put. And while her win spiced things up, the other Christmas presents were delightfully devious. Jen’s gift was a red leotard that she has to wear for the remainder of the week. (Granted, it would have been sadistic fun to see Dick prancing about in spandex, but I’m still content.) Even better was seeing Kail’s “kill me now” expression regarding being handcuffed to train-wreck Amber for 24 hours.

Since it was all too clear that Daniele would use the veto to save herself, the houseguests began plotting a replacement nominee. Eric, as part of his America’s Player challenge, jockeyed for Jessica. The dialog between them was truly priceless; Eric struggled to make his point and Jen shut him down.

Oh that Jen—I hate her as a person, but I’m starting to love her as a character. She is so off the wall, akin to the Karen character from “Will & Grace” – blissfully self-absorbed and completely out of touch with reality. Although she’ll be an easy out for the next HoH, I hope she sticks around for a bit.

When Daniele removed herself from the nomination chair, Jen threw the much-maligned Joe in her place. I’m sure the BB producers aren’t happy about this. Not only will they lose one of two most colorful characters, but their twist is slowly becoming irrelevant—by end of the day Thursday there will be only one pair of enemies left. My prediction? Joe will be sent packing, largely due to the Mrs. Robinson alliance.

Other thoughts:

+All the scheming incited a tiff between two of the quieter contestants, Jameka and Zach. It was a pointless spat, but I’m totally siding with Jameka, my current favorite.

+Did I not say that Nick would be the first to betray his alliance? Perhaps I’m clairvoyant, or perhaps it’s easy to foresee the actions of a horny jock. Check the July 8 entry as proof of my gift.

+Speaking of the newly-mustached Nick, he apparently likes to cry as much as Amber. He had to hold back the tears as he shared his feelings to Daniele. She, however, isn’t as sentimental and threatened to stab him in his sleep if he told the others her true age.

+We all know Big Brother is really an excuse to gaze at well-toned hotties, but I think Daniele and Nick are overshadowing some of the other comely houseguests. What about Mike and Jameka? I think they merit a little love too.