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Post by doncey on Jul 22, 2015 8:47:24 GMT -8
week 1 (james)
Hello to all the Big Brother fans out there. I am James from Wichita Falls, Texas, and South Carolina. I am a huge Clemson fan. (Go Tigers.) I want to write to everyone out there a little about myself, and my experience so far from the Big Brother house.
First off, thank you for the support, and the love of the game. I am 31 years old, and spent time growing up mainly in South Carolina. I am definitely a country boy at heart. I have a beautiful little girl that just turned three, and I am missing her a lot.
I know a lot of people have applied for the show. My advice is don’t give up!!!! I have a goofy personality and love being around people. I also pretty much get along with everyone that I come in contact with. I love fishing, hunting, and anything that has to do with being out on the water. I have been through quite a bit throughout my life, which has made me stronger as a person.
Big Brother is a tough game. Everything that we know, socially and morally, pretty much goes out the window when you walk through those double doors. I have met some great people in this house and hope we all can be friends after this experience is over.
This game is definitely much tougher when played. As the HoH, I have made some tough decisions this week. I came into this game thinking I didn’t want to be the first HoH, but I think it worked out so far.
This game is a lot harder for emotional people. It is hard to plot and evict someone that you hug and eat dinner with every night. Everyone is playing this game for a reason, whether it’s for fame or personal reasons. I, myself, am playing this game for my daughter. It is a tough economy out there and, of course, winning Big Brother would be huge for my little family, but winning will come at a price.
I have to remind myself why I am doing this everyday. I am definitely missing all the little things out there but I realize this is a once in a lifetime experience. I am blessed and thankful everyday I get to spend my summer at the Big Brother house.
My advice for all my Big Brother fans is don’t give up and be yourself. I love all of you. Thanks again for all the support!
God bless.
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Post by doncey on Jul 22, 2015 8:50:14 GMT -8
week 2 (shelli)
I’m in the Big Brother house!!! This week I am Head of Household (woo hoo!), and each night as I lay in the HoH bedroom and watch the camera view of the kitchen, I am struck with the insane realization that this is my home! This cast is now my family. I have to remind myself each day to pause and look around at my surroundings… I am a Houseguest on Big Brother!
It has been a few weeks here in the house and it already feels like home. This cast is phenomenal. These are people I will look forward to having relationships outside of this game for the rest of my life. But let me tell ya, this game it gets hard. I am more emotional than I expected. It is definitely a struggle to separate personal feelings with game play, but we’ve gotta do what we came here to do. This week, I had to put two people up on the block, and it isn’t easy.
My hope through this game is that we can all play hard but kind. But who am I kidding? I am bracing myself for the twists and turns and drama and games. It’s going to be a wild ride! I am so excited for a new twist each week and for the crazy cool competitions to come.
As a viewer, this game has me on the edge of my seat, jumping up and down, screaming at my TV every week.
As a player, this game has us all going a little cray! We have no idea what y’all know out there, but we are having so much fun trying to figure it out!
Shout out to my fabulous family. I miss y’all so much and know you are cheering me on every day! It is through your strength and love that I am playing this game each day with honesty and integrity.
To all of my ATL friends, I can’t wait to squeal with y’all about of this!
Da'Vonne: Feisty and strong, you are a beautiful woman.
Austin: Our big teddy bear! So docile and spiritual.
Steve: My Stevie B! So intelligent and silly. (Team Stelli!)
Liz: Such a cool chick—or chicks?? Hmmmmm,
Audrey: You know you are my girl. I admire all you have overcome and am honored to know you.
James: The funniest guy I’ve ever met. Can we just have a “James Show?” You are such a character!
Jeff: You are going to be my friend forever. You are a doll.
Vanessa: Girls in their 30s rule! Thank goodness for you, my girl!
Clay: What would I do without you here? Such a true gentleman who reminds me of home.
Jason: You know I fell in love with you from the minute you walked through the front door!
Meg: How is it possible for someone to be so adorable?!?
Becky: A confident and well-rounded woman. I am loving getting to know you.
Jace: We miss you, friend! Keep your light glowing!
John: You are so unique and funny!
Jackie: Such a hottie with the cutest spunk!
It’s time to get this game going strong!
It’s only Week 2, so I don’t have much else to gush about, but I intend to win HoH again and will have so much more to say!
We are all having a blast so far and we can feel it in the air that it’s about to get real up in here. Keep watching and keep rooting for this freaking amazing Big Brother summer!
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Post by doncey on Jul 22, 2015 8:52:51 GMT -8
week 3 (vanessa) Hey all, Wow… I’m not sure where to start! It has been a rollercoaster this week, but, by far, the best part was being able to hear from my girlfriend Mel!!!! This game is excruciatingly difficult and it has a way of making you feel like you are all alone in the world at times, so reading her letter and seeing pictures of my family was just what the doctor ordered!!!  As far as strategy goes, so much went down this week and I want to let you all into what I was thinking along the way, so here goes: To begin with, I’ll break down a "helicopter view" of how I perceive the house to be organized in terms of strategic alliances. (You may have seen me make a model out of gummy bears at various points in my HoH room in an attempt to visualize these dynamics.) Coming into this week, the house was divided into five interconnected subgroups: In one corner, you had the remnants of the Old Insider Alliance—these aren’t real alliance names, just my descriptions for ease of explanation—with Jason, James, and Meg. Across the house, you had The Go-To Pawns with Jon, Steve, and Becky. Between them was the Power Couple with Shelly and Clay. In another group was "JJ" with Jeff and Jackie ,who were loosely aligned with the Old Insiders and also had ties with The Power Couple, as well as The Pawns. And, finally, you had "3.5," alluding to the fact that we are 3.5 people since Liz’s twin was half-way into being allowed into the house, with myself, Austin, and Liz. That leaves Audrey, who—through our Sleeper Cell alliance, which includes Audrey, Shelly, Clay, myself, and Austin—was sitting between 3.5 and The Power Couple. Oh, yeah. And I have a budding alliance with Steve called SOS, which I want to note here for completeness. After Austin and I won HoH, we decided to initially take a shot at the Old Insiders—specifically James, since I felt that he was the strongest player of the three. (Not to mention he had lied to me about his motivations for evicting Jace, so I didn’t trust him.) This was because our corner had the least ties to the Old Insiders and JJ—and since JJ was only comprised of two people and the Old Insiders was made up of three, we decided to launch a missile in their direction. We set it up so that Meg and Jason would be on the block on Austin’s side and James and John (as our pawn) would sit on mine. We really wanted John and James to lose the BOB so that I would remain in power because Austin already has a target on his back. (He’s a beast and he’s in an obvious duo with Liz.) Plus, I was confident that I could make the moves that needed to be made this week without creating too big of a target for myself. Luckily for us, things worked out for us with the BOB, and John and James remained on the block, leaving me as the sole HoH for the rest of the week. Unfortunately, the POV didn’t go as well. And while Austin had a shot to win in the finals against John, he decided in the moment to let John take it and minimize the blood on his hands. Austin agreed that morning if it came down to him and John, he would give it 100-percent because he knew it was best if the POV remained in our hands and allowed us to keep nominations the same—and minimize the blood that I was getting on my hands this week. So, when Austin throws the final round to John, I began to doubt my alliance with Austin for the first time. We had been going strong since day two when we made a final two deal, but now I was forced to wonder if Austin was really willing to work as a team or if we was just going to look out for himself. Once John won the POV, the whole house was expecting me to backdoor Audrey, but I had other plans. I preferred to put up another pawn next to James or appease my allies Clay, Shelly, and Austin, who were all gunning for Jeff to go up as a backdoor target. While Clay, Shelly, and Austin all had reasons for wanting Jeff gone—he had lied to all of them and thrown each of them under the bus repeatedly—I didn’t have any reason personally to put him up. I mean, yes, he was on the other side of the house so I wouldn’t mind it if he left, but I didn’t have any reason that would make sense to the house for putting him up instead of Audrey. This is where "Operation Expose Jeff" comes into play. Basically, I needed Clay, Shelly, and Austin to confront Jeff about his lies in public. I believed that if this happened, the rest of the house would begin to wonder about Jeff being some kind of manipulative mastermind, and with all the paranoia in the house, I could somehow spin it that he was a bigger threat to everyone than Audrey. This was the plan…. But what I got ended up being even better! In the middle of Operation Expose Jeff, he decides to make one of the worst strategic moves I could have imagined. He turns to me—the HoH, who is looking for a replacement nominee, no less—and tries to make me the fall guy for his manipulations!! Unfortunately for him, I think he underestimated my ability to defend myself and by the end of the night, he publicly admitted that he had lied. After that, his fate was pretty much sealed, and the decision to put him up next to James was an easy one. |
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Post by doncey on Jul 24, 2015 10:15:57 GMT -8
week 4 (shelli) I am HOH again, peeps!! I am back up in the HoH suite, surrounded by pictures of my puppy, Rango. He even wrote me a letter this week!  I am missing my family so much. I love you Mom, Dad, Lori, Kerri, Wes, and Lance! I know y’all are watching and cheering me on. I think about y’all every day, and I hope you are enjoying the show and not worrying too much. I am enjoying the ride in here! This week has been a whirlwind, to say the least. I am making tough decisions and talking a lot of game with the house. I came into this game with intentions to play hard but fair, and I pray I am making the right decisions. It’s a gamble since we don’t know what is going on in the outside world. We don’t know what is truly being said behind closed doors, and we don’t always know who we can trust in this house. All we can do is follow our instincts and listen to our hearts, and I’ve had to to do a lot of that this week. Right now, my heart is with Audrey. I put my trust into Audrey from the very beginning of this game, and I have remained loyal to my connection with her, even when the entire house urged me not to. But this week, some things have come to light that have led me to a very tough conclusion. On a personal level, I will never turn my back on Audrey. But on a game level (the reason we are here), I have been slapped with the reality that she might not be what’s best for me. This internal struggle has been the running force of my reign as HoH this week. I want to reach out to Audrey’s family and give my utmost respect to each of you. It has been a blessing to meet her and grow with her inside this crazy house! She and I are incredibly goofy together and I love her hilarious humor and wit. Everyone in this house admires Audrey, and I hope her story is touching people in the outside world. She has a brilliant light inside of her that I hope continues to shine as she begins an amazing life adventure ahead. Audrey, no matter what happens here in this house this week, know that I care for you and support you always. Us Georgia Peaches will always stick together! The game is moving fast now, and each week is flying by quicker than the last. As the outgoing HoH, I won’t be able to compete for HoH this week, so I am rooting for Clay or Vanessa! They are my two best friends in this house, and I don’t know what I would do without them! That’s all for now. Thank you Big Brother for this experience, and lots of love to all the fans out there!!! XOXOXO |
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Post by doncey on Jul 29, 2015 14:06:23 GMT -8
week 5 (vanessa)
First and foremost, I want to let my mom and Mel know just how much their letters, pictures, and gifts have meant to me. There are times when the second-guessing, uncovered lies, whispers, and plotting make it excruciatingly difficult to retain perspective—and hearing from the people that I love at home has been my tether to the ground and my compass in times of doubt.
Speaking of doubt, this week I was faced with some of the most difficult decisions that I have encountered in years. My descent into an abyss of confusion began with Austin lying to me about confiding in Jason about Liz (and Julia). This rocked my ability to trust Austin, and suddenly there were cracks in the foundation of Sixth Sense.
Then, after winning HoH alongside Jackie (who for all intents and purposes, was on the opposite side of the house from myself), I needed to find common ground (in terms of a mutual target) with her so that she and I could strategize about nominations together instead of working against one another.
After consulting with Shelli and Clay, I made the very difficult decision to target Austin this week. So, along with Jackie, Becky, James, Jason, and Meg, we formed the "Dark Moon" (terrible omen of a name!!) alliance and devised what we thought was a foolproof plan to keep Jackie in power so that she could backdoor Austin.
It turns out that foolproof is not necessarily Big Brother-proof. Needless to say, our plan immediately fell to pieces. James and Liz won the BOB and Jackie was dethroned, leaving me in power and Clay and Becky up on the block.
I love you so much Mel, Mom, Papa, Jim, Barry, Tiff, Tisha, Bear, Maverick, Kimba, Coda, and the rest of my beautiful family!!! I miss you all so much it hurts, and I think about you every single day!!!
Finally, I want to thank Big Brother for this incredible opportunity. This is, by far, the most difficult thing that I have ever tackled… but I am growing stronger every day and know that I will come out on the other side with a more complete perspective about who I am and a more evolved insight into what is important in life.
I am blessed beyond belief, and I appreciate every single day of this adventure.
With love,
Vanessa
P.S. I would like to send a shout out to my close friends.
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Post by doncey on Aug 7, 2015 8:11:27 GMT -8
week 6 (James) First off, I want to give a huge thank you to all my fans out there in the BB community. No regrets. Being a second-time HoH of the season has me feeling super stoked. It couldn’t have come at a better time. I know now after the week has gone by, the people in this house I thought were rolling with me, were actually rolling against me. I had to make a huge move and take a risk to remove a threat in the game. I hope by making this move, it will reform the house in my favor, for now. This game is getting tougher as the weeks go by. I have gotten closer to a lot of the Houseguests, which is definitely going to make this game a lot harder in the end. Breanna, Baleigh, and Landon, I just want to let you guys know that I love you. This game may be tough, but I have not forgotten why I’m here and the cause. Jason, I hope things are going good as well and that Gizmo isn’t giving you too much of a hard time. Nichole, and Kelli from South Carolina, y’all are my girls. Love y’all tons. Connor, Portia, Micah and Juicy, I hope y’all are enjoying the summer, and Texas is nice and hot! Huge shout out to the Feeders. Sorry we sleep so much, but this game is brutal emotionally. A sleep schedule does not exist in this house. Finally, I gotta show some love to Texas and South Carolina. Stay tuned for more of the madness as it continues. PS: I love you Bae and Landon. Hope you aren’t driving Breanna crazy. Breanna thanks for all of the support… this wouldn’t be possible without you! BB community, no regrets, expect the unexpected James |
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Post by doncey on Aug 12, 2015 15:11:57 GMT -8
week 7 (Becky) Hello Outside World! Oh, how I have missed you It’s jury time!! Can you believe it?! We are all so excited here in the BB house, we would jump for joy, but our legs are still too sore from the HoH competition. The slip 'n slide competition was brutal but fun! I think Steve and Grandma (Meg) are still finding new bruises. Luckily, potato rolling has picked up in popularity amongst the other Houseguests and its magical healing powers are giving us the ability to walk again. In combination with Austin’s yoga classes, we will all be better in no time. Winning HoH this time around is definitely different than my first win. I feel the stakes are higher. I am ready to make a big move this week and take out a strong competitor that would ultimately change the game if they were to remain here. I won’t lie, I’m nervous to take out my target. I can hardly sleep at night! This will be my first big move of the game and I think it would be hard to win $500,000 without taking risks, so bring it on! As HoH, I have definitely enjoyed my perks, like a fridge full of kale, a basket of granola, and my One Republic CD. But I don’t allow all of these luxuries to get to my head. I take walks to the Have Not room and visit my peasant friends in their dentist chairs. Hahaha! Meg, James, and Jackie are the funniest Have Nots yet. The sunglasses and beach towels are too much! One other important part of being HoH is the letter from home. It’s hard to explain how much it means hearing from my best friend, Lindsey. The outside world truly seems so far away, even my dreams take place in the BB House, but seeing pictures and hearing stories from home help to remind me why I’m here and what I am working towards. Thank you, Lindsey. Hey Live Feeders! Thank you so much for the inflatable shark. We have named him Gronk (because he likes to party) and he is fitting in well. Gronk enjoys tanning in the pool during the day, late-night hot-tubbing with Johnny Mac, and has even been known to take a selfie or two when the camera is around. We love to know that we are being watched and supported by Live Feeders and fans! There are so many times we feel isolated in here and run out of things to do. When you guys send us fun tasks to complete or give us a new toy, it makes our day. Thank you. We love you guys. Last but not least, to everyone back in Colorado! I miss my beautiful state so much! The first weekend in August, my family has always had a tradition of going camping with a big group of our soccer friends. Almost 35 people are in our group and we create a small city of tents near Buena Vista, Colorado. Right now, I would be hiking to the lake with my dog, cutting up firewood, and spending time with my family. I am sad to not be able to hike any peaks this summer, but I am willing to give up the mountains in a heartbeat if it means living in the BB house! Becky |
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Post by doncey on Aug 19, 2015 11:15:21 GMT -8
week 8 (Liz) Hey BB fam! This week has been spectacular being HoH. Last time I was HoH was only for 24 hours during Battle of the Block, so this week I’ve been enjoying the full experience! In my blog, I’m going to talk about how things have been going in the house this week, what it’s like to live in the BB house with my identical twin sis, the fun/weird things we’ve been up to, how my game is going and the growing connections I’ve been making. First things first, I want to give a shout out to my wonderful family, I miss you guys so so much! Mom, I miss you, your laughter, and your cooking dearly. I’ve been making you proud and have been cooking up a storm in the house. Angela, I got your letter in my HoH basket this week! It made Julia and me cry so much. We miss our big sister more than words can describe, and it’s so great to hear you’re doing well back in the 305. Can’t wait to give you a cheek rub! Since Daddy doesn’t know much about blogs, when you guys read this tell him that Juj and I miss him terribly and we can’t wait to give him a big hug. Also, Nena we miss you too much and we know you’re always up-to-date watching our shenanigans on the Live Feeds! Lastly, I want to shout out my peeps at work! I miss you guys dearly and I can’t wait to see how much the company has grown over the past few months. So, I’m sure you guys have been keeping up with us on the Live Feeds, but I just wanted to let everyone know how awesome it is to have my identical twin sister in this game with me! We are having one of the best summers of our young adult lives, and words cannot describe how excited I was to see her walk through the front door as Julia. (Finally!). It was so hard for us to live and function under one identity. Although we are really similar, we have so many differences. The other Houseguests are able to tell us apart perfectly, which is great because it gets kind of annoying when people can’t tell us apart and refer to us as Twin 1 and Twin 2! All in all, we are so fortunate to have made it this far in the game. I thought we would for sure be the #1 targets as soon as Julia got here as herself. Austin has been like the papa bear protecting his young cubs. He’s the best! While we’re on the subject, ahem ahem, as I’m sure you all have seen, Austin and I have been getting pretty close He makes me laugh so much, and in this house you really need that! We love to cook together, work out together, hang together, and the best part about him is that he lets me yell at him and takes it like a champ.  Although he and I have been having a blast in the BB world together, it’s sad to think about life outside this house because he lives here in L.A. and I’m across the country in MIA. Things are going fantastic with him, thus far, so it will be interesting to see where we will be once we step back into the real world. We are both hopeful we’ll make it work, so we’ll see where the journey takes us! Now, let’s get down to brass tacks and talk about my game. First of all, I am so stoked Julia and I survived Double Eviction! You have no idea how fast my heart was pounding that night! It was, by far, the most stressed I have ever been in the game thus far! Thankfully, Steve won the loop comp, so I knew right away that Julia and I were going to be safe. Not only are we working with Steve—our alliance is called Scamper Squad, and it consists of Julia, me, Austin, Vanessa, and him—but we have also grown to love him so much! Julia and I call him the little bro we never had. We are having so much fun getting him to open up and horse around the house with him. All in all, it has been a very successful week as the reigning HoH. I have been having tons of fun with the final nine Houseguests. It really sucks I had to put Johnny Mac and Becky up on the block because I have grown to know and love both of them. However, as the numbers dwindle, I didn’t have much of a choice since I’ve never worked with them throughout the game, and I’ve made previous loyalties. I hope to see Julia win HoH next week! She hasn’t won one yet, so that would be cool if the #TwinTeam stayed in power. I’m signing out, but I hope you guys have enjoyed watching me grow and adapt to the crazy Big Brother world. It has been the ride of a lifetime and I’m so fortunate for this whole experience. All my best, Liz |
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I am missing my family so much. I love you Mom, Dad, Lori, Kerri, Wes, and Lance! I know y’all are watching and cheering me on. I think about y’all every day, and I hope you are enjoying the show and not worrying too much. I am enjoying the ride in here!