Secondly- I'm actually sick. What am I sick with? I'm not even sure. It's some sort of summer cold-achy-miserable type thing. What I do know is that there is one thing that is getting me through the day: Zicam Cold Remedy nose spray. Please don't let this photo of a stuffed-up lumberjack discourage you; this product is great! I don't know what it is, and it quite possibly could be a placebo effect, but it always makes me feel better. I think Zicam and Red Bull were the two things that got me through my last two years of college (besides the binge drinking.) I also fully expect a case of Zicam and/or Red Bull on my doorstep tomorrow. Isn't that was Rosie O'Donnell does? Mention stuff and get free stuff? Yes.The other summer sickness that I have is my new love for Big Brother 8 on CBS. This is actually the first year that I'm diligently watching Big Bro, but I'm into it. I only started watching because there is NOTHING good on TV this summer, but I'm totally digging it now. Last night's episode is what pushed me over the edge. The house guests went from quietly scheming behind each other's backs, to flat out saying, "If you do this, I'm gonna do this!" which is slightly unusual on competition shows.
There's no way I'm gonna give a Big Brother update after every episode, since the show is on like 12 times a week, but I will just give a few notes right now. This season there's a new gimmick called "America's Player" where one contestant's actions are controlled by the viewers. Each week, America gives Eric a task to complete, like lying about something dramatic happening in his past, or getting certain house guests nominated for eviction. After every 5 completed tasks he wins $10,000. Pretty cool. What's actually neat about the new twist is that the other contestants don't know that America is telling him what to do. We'll have to watch and see if anything interesting actually comes up.
Now... let's get to the good stuff. The most hated player on the show is by far the selfish bitch, Jen. She's a self-centered nanny who doesn't care what she says to the other house guests and makes no qualms about announcing her strategy or reason for voting certain people. The cast was shaken last week when Jen won Head of Household after a fluke in the competition, but as soon as she loses power there is no doubt she'll get the boot. Everyone hates her.
The best was her reaction to their photo reveal a few shows ago. Jen FREAKED OUT and cried and made a huge scene about her cast member photo because it, "makes it look like she has these weird eye bags but they're like... not even hers!" It was amazing. That's the exact moment that everyone in the house was like, "Oh, crap. I hate her." You can watch the clip over at the Big Brother website, and view some additional photos. Oh ya, the cameras in the house are on 24/7 so you can also subscribe to the site and watch the house guests all day and night, you perv.Big Brother 8 is on (takes a deep breath) Tuesdays at 9 and Thursdays at 8, with the eviction ceremony on Sunday nights at 8. All of this craziness takes place on CBS.