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Tropical Storm Joey (Saturday 6/28)

Getting to know you (Friday 6/27)

Ratings - Early Impressions edition

Friday Jeff. Saturday Instead of Jeff or trivia, why not have a real exclusive for feedsters during blocks, something like say 20 minutes of each hamster talking candidly about the others? It wouldn't hurt the air show any more than feeds and all the sites do, it would probably sell more subscriptions, and it would make feedsters happy. Win-win. PS Everyone misses old school Diaries where they actually said things they were thinking. They can continue the comp retells for TV, and I'd never gripe about them again.
Friday I don't have much on her except that she's stunning, extremely photogenic, and she needs to eat a sandwich. Caleb's obsession with her is already at Code Red level. Saturday: Maybe two sandwiches.	NOMINATED - WON BOB Friday I don't have much on her either, except she's a world class insomniac and she even outlasted me on the first night of feeds - that's a first. I shut down at 5am and she was still going. Saturday Easy upgrade to ups for her showdown with Devin, and doubly so for not dwelling on it for three hours afterward.
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD Friday He's the surviving HOH but you'd never know it: for all appearances, Frankie's in charge of most of them. Everything might change once Caleb's out of power, but we may have found our designated bunny boiler. Look out, Amber! Saturday His brother tweeted that Amber's a tease, but the backlash was swift and the tweet was deleted. The family has the kind of PR control that last year's problem hamsters could only dream of. As for Caleb himself, it turns out he's the designated Expert On Everything.. there's always one. Overnight upgrade to ups for telling us to watch his pig/stick video. Little does he know it's been deleted, but not before it was featured on TMZ.	Friday Again, not much to go on. Either the feedmasters aren't following her much or I'm just missing her. Saturday I've decided I'm on Team Nicotine, and I just hope Nicole & Christine team up to make it happen. Derrick too.
Friday In the pre-season, this guy had the most attention after Frankie and Caleb, but now he's barely there. Maybe it's due to slop, or maybe he's all packaging and no substance.. time will tell. Saturday I saw him a few times today, and even heard him speak a couple times.	Friday He's a dark horse and I think he has a lot to offer that he's going to let dribble out slowly. He talked a very good game when he described his 'parks and rec' job to Donny, in great detail, and only slipped in one 'and we have a very good police department.' Also, he's mentioned this site twice in two days, and that's always good for easy ups from me. Saturday Shoutouts are now three for three, but I'd like him even without them. He's not your bright & sparkly Frankie type, but he's looking pretty smooth as far as positioning himself and knowing when to speak up or stay quiet.
Friday He keeps saying he knows he's playing too hard too early, and he keeps playing too hard too early. He's parannoying at a mid-season level before the first eviction, which is when the game of Big Brother traditionally really begins. He told the story of his exit from baseball, and it involved residential detox & rehab - Flashback 6/27 5.44pm. Saturday This guy! Many are already at #STFUDevin levels but I'm still laughing. Maybe not for long.	NOMINATED - HOLDS VETO Friday This guy is hamster gold, and he was a certain goner until he won the veto, whew! He's donating Lines of the Day right and left, and shows no signs of letting up. Turns out he's the only tobacco user in the group: he chews it. Saturday All's still well here, plus now we can add making noises with his ears to his list of skills. A correction: he might do dip rather than chaw - apparently there's a difference.
DEPOSED HOH Friday He's a chameleon, adapting seamlessly to topics or events depending who he's with. He's in charge of every activity, he teaches every class, and he seems to be in good with everyone. Maybe we or they have misunderstood the whole setup, because it sure seems like he's HOH. His bromance with Zach is almost as surprising as his bromance with Caleb, but both seem to be working for him. Saturday No change.	Friday He's got a big personality and appears to be used to being the center of attention but he's a bit outgunned here, and that's okay. Too much LOOK AT ME! is a bad habit for most hamsters, and he seems to be settling into a good middle ground rather than laying down to die like some do when they can't outshine all the others. Saturday No change, except to wonder if he's legit flirting with Amber or if it's all for Caleb's benefit?
Friday The bow ties, the prayer circles, the facial expressions, and the dolphin Keesha-esque laugh are a perfect combo, for now. Saturday I saw at least three bow tie changes today, all color-coordinated to what she was wearing, including a swimsuit. I want Frankie to keep holding meditation class because of her expression when it's underway.	TEAM AMERICA Friday She's probably going to go up as re-nom, and The Powers That Be are going to have to go to Plan B. I think her crime was outting the girls alliance, but I'm not sure. She puked all over Devin and the honeycomb/lounge, and that was without a booze delivery. Saturday What does she think being on Team America (fuck yeah) is about? We don't really know but maybe she got a heads-up from Diary that said it's okay to go completely batshit crazy when she's under threat of imminent nomination.
Friday I liked her late night shenanigans and giggles, but I haven't really seen much of her otherwise. But I like her and hope she sticks around. Saturday See Christine. Also, she's going to be a surprise and serious contender for #Deathrace2014 when it formally kicks off.	NOMINATED Friday She tried to spell CALCULATOR in the spelling comp and ended up with CALTURO or CALTEUER or something like that, and they aren't going to let her live it down. It's reminiscent of the TECHNOTRONICS comp but hey, that worked out pretty good for Jeff. Saturday A thong flash and booty dance because she didn't think cameras were allowed in the bathroom common area, a hammock dump, extra-creative math & spelling, and an intricate hair-building routine are just appetizers for what's to come.
NOMINATED - WON BOB Friday I don't think I'll be giving her ups often but I'd like to be wrong about that. Today's are for an explosive teary confession to Frankie about having extensions due to suddenly losing her hair two years ago (she wouldn't say why), and she'd always been known for her long hair, so now she must wear fake hair (clippies style) so it's long and luscious again. She was genuinely hurting so the whole thing is going to put a damper on #Deathrace2014 but on the other hand, her own hair is now shoulder length and looks fine, and it's a bit early for a meltdown of this caliber. For his part, Frankie feigned shock that her 3" thick braid isn't natural. Saturday Downgrade to neutral.	Friday I think he's pretty much a complete asshat, but his arrogance is so over the top it's hilarious. He was ready to cash his $500k check but then along came Frankie. The funniest part? Zach thinks his social game is a match for Frankie's. Saturday No change.