I know y’all need a Daily Tea post to discuss all of your off topic stuff. So please feel free to use the comments below for all of your off topic chatter this weekend
I am stuck in Big Brotherland and can’t seem to stop myself. For those of you who do not share my addiction, the guy in the video above is one of the houseguests, Steve. Steve is an engineer with a deep love of music. He also seems to have a bit of Asperger’s and is having a super hard time in the house with his social game, and the lack of music.
I thought you guys might enjoy his one man choir.
Now what is going on with you guys?
Hey there! Enjoy Big Brother. Hope you have a good weekend. Thanks for not putting me with the window lickers! LOL
Here’s what I’m doing:
1. Suffering from the heat.
2. Fuming about the murder of that magnificent lion, Cecil, bless him.
3. Wondering what Tamara thinks of “I Am Cait”.
I am doing the exact same three things! Now I am adding one more thing, I am wondering why the new season of True Detective sucks soooooo bad???!!!
I’m with you guys on all four points! Did you all see the Betty White interview about Cecil and the punishment she would like to hand down to him? She wants anything on him that dangles to be cut off…go Betty!
The Cecil story is so amazing to me. It’s heart breaking, but also inspiring to see people come together for justice. Social media is a whole new world and you never know what’s going to set it ablaze.
OH My God!! This guy is great! Thank you! I am smiling, first time all week.
Happy weekend Tamara! I’m just trying not to think about my business because the stress is killing me. Also, on the couch from back pain (unrelated to the business, lol). Monsoon outside. Hope it’s not too hot in your area right now and that you are enjoying your Friday.
Wow! I am also operating on not much shut eye. I knew there was a video of Steve out there but I hadn’t checked it out. Pretty impressive.
Now I must run and get some Kleenex for the Barbie & Ken duo who are feeling the block right now. Payback? ha ha
Thanks for linking that. He’s really good. I hope you are staying cool. Up here in the Seattle area, we’re having the hottest summer on record and I’m hot. Anyway, thanks for all your hard work.
I’m in Seattle too, and I am not liking this hot weather. I would like a nice rainy day.
Ditto on the Seattle thing…*and* we’re moving this weekend. Sold our house and moving into a small rental house while we contemplate our future permanent retirement destination. Not expecting much sympathy as we sold our house while the market was hot, but buying on the high sucks and the inventory is horrible. Anyone want to buy an 800-square-foot house for $400,000? Nah, not ours, but *that’s* what you’re looking at with the Seattle housing market. We’re renting a small 1100 square foot home with one bathroom at $1925/month plus utilities. So the rental market sucks as well. Okay, off to do more packing and less whining….
Um, what kind of 1100 sqft house has a separate guest house? Because I thought I made the housing requirements quite clear.
On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 1:13 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Purav … think about a storage place and buy a small RV. You’ll have all the time and means to make your choices.
Better than rent
Calipatti – we definitely considered the RV option but, around here, it felt too much like “homeless” (no offense to folks living in their RVs!). Tamara, I never promised you a rose garden (i.e., guest house) in this city, only in our other favorite country. LOL
Here is what Steve does in his spare time in his mama’s basement.
http://youtu.be/cDhcvg5UTDo
Amazing! Steve is really talented, thank you so much! I just finished your BB recap. I don’t watch but I am hating the people who were awful to Jason. I may start watching 🙂
WOW! I had no idea!
There is a Reality show on HGTV that I watch..new and so cool!
Mike Holmes – Home free…9 couples different backgrounds all work on a property – they have to do a full remodel..each week..and at the end of each episode one couple gets eliminated…but the surprise ending..the eliminated couple..gets the brand new awesome remodelled (sp) home..
Such an awesome feel good reality show…plus it is cool to see the couples …flustaered ..tired..angry..then happy..and learning new skills..
Such an awesome show..plus this week is fireworks week and this sunnday is our Pride pareade..finally..
Samuel, yes it is entertaining but I think it is on Fox.
I like Home Free too, I love seeing the eliminated couple get the house. I have to wonder if they are stuck dealing with the bathrooms and roof and everything else they don’t show in each house. Being me I also get annoyed that they don’t show the surrounding neighborhood or school districts, etc. But I love the happy ending anyway.
Ohhhh that sounds cool. I like those redecorating shows. I am a huge fan of Jeff Lewis. I actually miss the show Bravo had with the 3 designers. I found them arrogant and totally entertaining. I have never seen Big Brother. I think I will binge it some time soon. Wondering if anyone watches Chrisley Knows Best. It’s an obsession. Have a great weekend everyone.
I too loved Million Dollar Decorators! And finding a Chrisley Knows Best marathon running is like finding gold.
@Sunday~ An old friend from school who still lives in Atlanta was out shopping yesterday and ran into Todd Chrisley and his youngest. Todd was on the phone, so they waited until he finished and asked if they could take a photo. She said that he could not have been nicer about it. She said he is just as funny and witty as he is on TV. Another friend said that about Kim and Kroy in Wal-Mart back during the holidays. I like hearing when “celebrities” are kind to their fans.
I am obsessed with Chrisley Knows Best!!!! Just found it within the last 6 months and could watch each episode a hundred times. I cry laugh each time I watch it! It’s hysterical!! I can’t get enough of it.
I found the show too & now im hooked. Its on FOX, not hgtv. I cried watching the first couple found out they got the house. Loven mike holmes
I entered a room like Ronnie Spector in Eddie Money’s Take Me Home Tonight video while playing the song this morning. Just for funsies.
Ron Spector still in prison? What a freak, even in the good old days. Same Ron?
@calipatti~ That would be Phil Spector….Ronnie’s ex-husband.
JrLeaguer, Thank You. it did not sound right when I wrote it but I did not look it up. Now I will.
Sh…sh…sh…sh…sh…she was shakin’…
California is 97% in drought, 14 wildfires burning right now and there is a reward of $75,000 for the names or owners of the drones that shut down fire drops.
Cal-fire is the largest fire dept in the nation with great training so we are in good hands.
100% of Oregon is at drought level.
The Seattle ladies can tell us how Washington is doing.
I think that was very beautiful.
Thank you, Tamara.
I don’t know how any of the HG’s go so long without music! I could never do it,
Thank you TT! I started my day, as usual, by checking out your blog and darn it, now I’ve got tears in my eyes from watching Steve’s video. It was wonderful seeing Steve so relaxed and comfortable in the video and I couldn’t help but cry seeing him enjoy himself!
I’m a 17 season BB fanatic (feed watcher, too) and love/suffer right along with y’all watching the house guests’ mistakes and triumphs each summer. The exhaustion that comes from being an addicted feed watcher puts us BB “nuts” in a big alliance. What shall we name it? LOL
I dunno Smitty, but the hamsters went to bed before me tonight.
On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 7:28 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Um today. UGH my days and nights may never straighten out.
On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Uh TT good luck with that. Once my nights and days got screwed up, I’ve never been able to get them straightened back out. It sucks being on opposite schedules with the majority of the people I know. It’s like being allergic to the sun or being a vampire or shit lol.
Laying in a hammock on the deck in the North Georgia mountains, enjoying a delightful cool breezy morning. Gazpacho is in the fridge and a few more tomatoes are ripening for Bacon Lattice BLTs for this weekend. I also picked up some duck breasts in Hot Lanta which I think will be paired up with the last of my chanterelle mushrooms.
Hoping to get up to the mountains myself soon. Maybe. If I can get my days and nights back straight. It’s 72 degrees in the house right now for the first time in many, many, many days. I don’t want to go to bed during this brief moment of cool. Banjo is going stir crazy with no walks and weird hours.
On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 7:51 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Morning! Thank you so much for your hard work for us. I have been stuck in bed for a month. This has been my refuge.
Reading Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck and wanting to take to the open road. “A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike.”
[Nene & BB] I’m addicted to Big Brother thanks to your S15 post. I can’t believe how stupid Steve & Becky are being to save Shelly & Clay. Vanessa knows she’s at risk yet Steve & Becky think they are safe. Weird sense Clay/Shelly want those 2 out. Can’t wait 4 Pov!
Can’t believe you didn’t mention Nene on HSN Thurs. She said the word fabulous 1100 times in 1 hour.
She worked on her designs because 3 of 4 pieces she showed looked great but cheap. Didn’t see 11p show. She was so fake with “living my truth” crap which she said 500 times! No howls
Getting my kids ready to start back to school on Monday. The oldest is taking an AP Lit class, so I’ve decided to read along with what the class is reading. First up is ‘The Awakening’, and I’m not really feeling it so far. I can’t Imagine how a teenage boy is going to get through it. Lol
That’s an odd choice. Let us know what he thinks!
Good luck with “The Awakening”. I read it in high school thinking I would enjoy it because I grew up spending my summers in Grand Isle (still do), but not so much. Can’t imagine my son reading it. I do think about the book when I swim way out in the gulf so I guess it’s made some sort of impression
Ah good old AP Lit! It’s been a LONG time. I’m guessing your going to be headed to college tours and apps very soon. I wish you and your kids well this school year.
Getting ready for a fund raiser. It’s outside, and it’s always hot as hell in NC! At least it’s at a brewery,my Mama and my 9 yo son will be with me so I will have to be careful to be on my best behavior. Luckily, he will be spending the night with my parents tonight, so I get to have adult time.
The sperm donor,my x husband, of course had bigger and better plans for the weekend so he backed out of his duties. #loser. I settled when I agreed to marry him,I was in my late 20’s, he was sexy and well off. I have a great kid out of it, but without my parents I would be SOL.
Everyone have a great weekend!
Definitely thinking about BK today. Truly sad and where were all these big talkers when this young lady needed help? One in particular,seems to know EVERYTHING! If she was so close to WH,why wasn’t she left in charge of the estate? It’s all f’ed up.
Thank you for the open tea page, TT! My son finished his class, yay!! He’s registered for the fall semester–music theory. Very proud of him.
Lisa, I am happy for you and your son. You both must be so proud 🙂
Congratulations, Lisamia, to both of you! Nothing is sweeter than your child’s victories.
Thanks, Lizbeth! I am rushing around today and now I have to go to work. When I get some time to catch my breath, want to sit down and have a discussion with all my fellow The Wire heads.
AWESOME!!! thx tt 🙂
<3 Stevie B
Getting a total knee replacement bright and early, Monday morning. WooHoo
Good luck with your surgery Loriflack I hope it goes smoothly One thing I can recommend from when my Mom had it done is get up and do the walking as soon as they let you and take the pain meds. It will be hard but try and do it, my Mom was stubborn and it set her back a bit. Take care and just keep thinking how much better it will be after the rehab!
hey loriflack, I have helped my mom with both knees, one last year, one this past March. They had her up the same day walking and stretching. She was in hospital for three days then off to rehab for a week. She didn’t need a ton of painkillers and she did great in rehab both times. She had outpatient rehab for about five weeks after and has done great ever since! I think it was her competitive attitude towards rehab that really helped, she loved doing more than they thought she could! Good luck to you, I’m sure you can do just as well!
~ well thank you very much, Melza for the kind thoughts and continued good luck with your dogs
@BeetsWhy ~ hey, good words from you with experience and about being competitive as a bonus. Thanx
Good luck Monday 🙂
@captivagrl ~ appreciate that
Hey, I will be thinking about you tomorrow, people above gave you good advice. Good luck
@Dee ~ right on, thanks
loriflack, hope everything goes great for you this morning and you heal at blinding speed. Good luck and update us as soon as you can. We’re pulling for you. Sending positive and healing thoughts and vibes.
Oops! Forgot to say thanks TT for all the BB updates! I haven’t been able to watch as much – I went back to work part time (grooming dogs) to try and keep my depression from creeping back in too much. It has helped even though there are days (many) that I don’t want to go I get over my obsessive freak outs and go. Sorry for the rambling but just wanted to say thanks. I enjoy reading your witty articles and everyone’s comments every day.
What’s that Woody Allen quote? 80 percent of life is showing up! So good on you!
Awesome video! Loved that each frame was different and now I’m humming the dang song. Hung out with friends most of the day. Wanted to catch up on Last Comic Standing and Master Chef…that’s what I’ll do tomorrow.
we are suffering through a heatwave here in boston. it sounds like the west coast is getting the heat also.
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Just read that four plus hours of TV viewing a day significantly reduces your cognitive abilities. No word on reading blogs ABOUT TV, though. 🙂
I was listening to feeds early this morning when James, Meg, Van and Austin were discussing how immature they think Steve is. They have no clue about how much deeper he is than most of them.
As someone with a decade or two of teaching experience, I feel safe to say Steve is “on the spectrum” as they say. He’s a touch Aspy… which is why I totally lost my mind when Jace was SCREAMING at him to LOOK ME IN THE EYE! Augusten Burroughs, one of my favorite authors wrote a book about his life with Asperger’s called Look Me In The Eye it’s a great story on it’s own, and very informative about Asperger’s.
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Thinking of you Lorifkack, hope surgery went well. I had back surgery 5 days ago, still trying to get my sea legs
Still loving this, when I’m telling blue I click in this, before I know it I am smililing, singing, feeding for Steve..you go Steve