BB27: Week 9

 HOH:  The White Locust Resort!

Someone's going home....PLEASE let it be Rachel!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Tyler's back!!!!!!

Ava wins!!!!!!!!  BUT....she's NOT HOH.  She merely decides who gets to COMPETE for HOH.

Keanu volunteers, but Rachel drags Ava off, PISSING OFF AVA!

When it's time to pick, Lauren, Keanu, and Rachel volunteer to do it 1st.  Ava picks Vince:)

Vince survives in 6.5 mins!  Next up is Lauren.  STFU Rachel!!!

Lauren survives in 5.5 mins!  Next up is Morgan.

Morgan survies 4.5 mins.  Next up is Rachel.

RACHEL IS ELIMINATED!!!!!!!!  Whoot whoot!!!!!!

WTH was hanging off the back of her pants?

Ding dong the bitch is OUT!  You are NOT a legend, bitch.....suck it up and let someone else win.  You are NOT the queen.

Lauren completed the maze in the fastest time, so she's HOH!

OMG Keanu....grow a pair.  Rachel was NEVER going to beat you, if you two were in the final!  And she was NEVER going to take you to the end!

And puts up Morgan, Will, and Ash:)  (slightly racist; hope no one screams that card, since Lauren's white!)

Veto:  Lauren, Will, Ashley, Morgan, Vince, and Ava.

BB Comics!

Lauren:  13:03 2nd place

Ash:  20:32 3rd place

Morgan:  12:34  WINNER! 

Veto Meeting:

Morgan takes herself off; Lauren puts up Keanu.

Morgan, did you forget half your shirt?

Ash, you're falling out of yours.....

Rachel talks to Julie:

*gag*  "None of these newbies listen to me!"  

Now take your entitled ass back to the jury house.  

BB Blockbuster: The Untangle Yourself challenge!

Typically, the smallest person wins this; Will is hopelessly still tangled; Ash gave Keanu a good run, but K just whipped himself around and won the thing.

Elimination: Ash or Will?  Please be Ash!!!!  I can't stand her....

DAMN IT!  Vince, you had ONE JOB.....evict Ash! Ava and Kelley vs Vince, Keanu, and Morgan.  Grrrrrrr.......

Will is evicted, 3-2.

Ava looks like a brown/red Holly Hobbie....

Morgan, wear something else under your sheer shirt....no one wants to see your black bra....

WHAT IS IT with these backless shirts this season???

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W29

 Day 105: Warmer, mid-70s; 89 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Wore dress croc on rt foot and did MUCH better!

2) Child was rude to her mom; I chastised her (mildly) and playfully bopped her on the head with a paint roller. Did NOT give her candy, but did give one to her mom! I do NOT reward bad behavior!

3) Took survey and griped about the part-time health insurance that only pays for my vision!

Outfit:  Spare parts tee; faded cut off capris, teardrop crystal danglies

Day 106:  Warmer, low 80s; 80 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jax, Jack

1) Things were slower, so did my LU, SMART CS training, and the Credit training.

2) Customers 'expecting' carts to 'miraculously' go where they're supposed to?????

3) Discovered we're getting another raise....but those from now on are performance-based (SMART service, surveys, credit apps). I'm screwed, unless I go back to bribing for surveys again.....ugh.

4) Went in and spoke to Holly about our crappy insurance, and discovered how to contribute/take advantage of the LERF system. Short term disability is probably NOT the way to go.

Outfit:  Alaskan Hwy tee, faded cut off capris, large gold hoops

Bought a Halloween tee:)

Day 107:  LHS Homecoming Warm, mid 80s; 94 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Conrad, Jack

1) Told customer to get plywood; went down 20 with empty cart to talk to Jack.  *eye roll*

2) Was sent to lunch at 8

3) Tried to call Electical and Plumbing; couldn't get a hold of anyone. Sent Conrad to help customer.

4) Perfect score on LU!

Outfit:  Vancouver Aquarium tee, faded cut off capris, sea horses

Off tomorrow, unless they call me in:)

Day 109:

Store Meeting:

BB27: Week 8:

 HOH:  Keanu wins, beating Kelley in the final question!

Vince, quit whining to K 'please don't put me up!'  Man up. Grow a pair already!

Rachel:  I don't backstab; I'm loyal; I don't lie.  BULLSH*T!

Yikes Ava....WTH are you wearing?  

Keanu puts up Morgan, Vince, and Mickey

POV:

Mickey, put a tee over your yellow bikini top.....

Rachel's 'Feel the BB Burn'....oh give me a break!  Rolling your eyes at Keanu, and waiting for Lauren to answer a question.....*eye roll*

Keanu announces it's time to pick players and Ash is in the shower AGAIN???

Players:  Keanu, Vince, Mickey, Morgan, Lauren, and Kelley:)

Keanu drew his own name and picked Kelley, which aroused Rachel's suspicions....

Oh gag me.....'I brought you a muffin, because I'm so sweet....the sweetest girl here....' (Rachel)  *gag*

Girl, what is WITH those flower earrings?  How do they even attach to your ears?

*double gag* Angela is the host for this Paris-themed POV!  The Charcuterie Board Protection:)

*eye roll*  Ash, you went to LAW SCHOOL and you can't pronounce 'c'est' as 'SEST'!!!

Morgan wins!  She stacked all of her 35 pieces before they fell off:)

Rachel tries to bribe Keanu with lasagna, to keep Ash and Ava off the block; throws Lauren under the bus.

Whoa.....Keanu floats the idea of convincing Morgan to take VINCE off, by telling her Lauren would be the replacement nom, only putting up ASH instead???  But Morgan gets cold feet.

Rachel threatens K if he puts Ash up.  OMG K....PLEASE PUT RACHEL UP!!!!  GET HER OUT OF THERE!

Veto Meeting:  Morgan takes herself off; Keanu puts up Ash.  GAHHH!!!!  Where's your backbone you're always saying Vinny's lost his???

Ash, SHUT UP!

Mickey, I'm really curious about your hair......

Love it....'the two-headed dragon of Ash/Rachel'!

Rachel, SHUT UP!

Mickey, WTH are you wearing??

BB Blockbuster:  Vince wins!!!!

LOVE Mickey's strategy of putting the balls in her sweatshirt!  But she wasn't fast enough to catch Vince.  

Elimination:  Mickey or Ash?  Oh PLEASE be Ashley!!!!

UGH....Ava, Rachel, couldn't you wear something NICER?  Oh wait....Ava's wardrobe is a throwback to the 60s or before.  But Rachel...you are NOT a fashionista!  That black leather jacket over the leapard print cami is just.....ugh.

Mickey is evicted 6-1.  Damn it......

BB Unlocked:  Ugh....they just skipped a week.  This week's Mystery Guest?

Lance Bass!

Ugh...Jesse is coming back?  *gag*

OH PLEASE LET IT BE RACHEL WHO DOESN'T CHECK OUT OF THE WHITE LOCUST RESORT!!!!!

BB Unlocked:  Actual Episode.

Derek, I'm on your side.....Ash needed to STFU.

Ashley acting dumb?  IS it an act?  Or is it REAL?  I mean, who doesn't know Clark Kent is Superman?  Polio was in the 40s??  Geez....

Scoreboard:  Chelsie still has Morgan, Lauren, and Vince

                      Derek:  Kelley and Keanu

                      Taylor:  Ash, Will, and Ava

                      Intern Andrew:  Rachel

*Jesse* and his 'pec-ulair' behavior aka 'Shirtless Sherlock':  *gag*

-Kelley and her witchcraft

-Will and his bladder issues, aka 'Captain Will's Adult Diapers'

Ava's family....I understand her a little better!

Mickey's in the house!  WTH are you wearing?  Cover up your boobs, girl!!

Being a Have-Not:

This is why I prefer to WATCH the show.  I couldn't handle it, and I'd go for a week w/o showering.

Plus, I'd go nuts w/o something to write on or with.

Taylor, #1, lost the sweatshirt, jacket, or whatever the hell you're wearing.

            #2, lose the heels.

           #3, put some pants on!  No one wants to see your legs.  You are following in Rachel's footsteps, and neither of you are fashionistas.

Hot List:  Ava, Morgan, and Rachel

Not List:  Vince, Keanu, Kelley

OMG!  BEST PART OF EPISODE!!!  Tyler knocks down Derrick, Tay, and Lance with 'Bye Bye Bye'!!!

September Goals

Did August seem to go on and on?  It did for me!

-Lose 5 lbs (starting 241) Bleh....gained 4 instead.

-Get print copy TP ready Check!

-Double-check PWT copies Check; just need to put TOC in final ones

-Pay for Matoon Motel Check!

-Do well at Geek Con Sold 3, which was two more than last year!

-Keep up with BB27 Check!

-Make appt with foot dr about my right leg Check!  Sept 4th. Cutures sent; am on antibiotics while we wait for the results. He's also concerned about a spot on the bottom of my foot.  WTH????

 Health:  Mom's doing better! Her PT is paying off; I only have to support her when she's getting out of the car, instead of helping her stand!

 Books Read:  4

            Print:  3

        E-book:  1

             DNF:  0

2025 Events:

Sept 19-20th:  Cil-Con, Effingham, Il (Pd 12/29)

Sept 27th:  Book Nook Book Fair, Peoria, Il ($75 Pd 12/27)

Oct 11th:  Lafayette Comic Con, Tippi County Fairgrounds ($50-Pd 6/13)

Nov 12-16th:  ICGAHS ($700-making payments)

2026 Events:

April 11th:  Dreaming Dirty In Michigan (Pd $120 still owe $60)

Aug 8th:  Indy Author Event ($250; Pd $50 5/16 still owe $200)

Aug 22nd:  Geek Con, Evansville Museum ($40)

September Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs (start:  245)

-Get foot checked out 9/4:  Cultures taken

-Mammogram Check!  LOVE the new 3D one!

-Do well at First Friday Art Walk Bleh....it rained.

-Do well at Cil-Con

-Do well at Peoria event

-Finish writing Heart Song

-Add words to Aiden Kross and Dragon stories

-Buy new soap dish for MBa 

-Finish trim, lights, medicine cabinet, and shower guard in MBa 

-Buy BP machine 

-Pay down CC and start pecking away at med bills

-Read 6 books

-Finish current e-book 

Sept Reading Schedule:  

Redeeming Love-Francine Rivers Gotta admit, this one drove me nuts. Sara/Angel/Amanda's overwhelming fear and distrust caused her to run away not once, not twice, but THREE times??  Grrrrr.....

Becoming His-K.I. Lynn Good story!

Finding Home-Sutton Bishop DNF....just wasn't invested in the characters

This Is Us-April Decton Interesting story!

Tangled In Lavandar-Sandra Sookoo

The Lady's Mine-Francine Rivers

Texas Bombshell-Cynthia D'Alba

Innocence Taken-Victoria M. Patton

Fish Tank-Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra

The Trouble With Angels-Maggie Adams

Just One Summer-Lynn Stevens

She Who Frees The Selkie-K. Malady

Double D Ranch-Rochelle Bradley

The Restless Few-James Watjen

How To Raise Viking Children-Troy Maynard

Trick of the Tale:  Genesis-Jen Selinsky

Echoes of Vengeance-Stephanie Lanham

Memoirs of an Angel-Brian Rodman

The Choice-Anne Greene (misplaced??)

Louise Penney book

A Quiet Strength-Janette Oke

Valley of the Shaman-Arlen Andrews

Joyful Poems For Children-James Whitcomb Riley

I Heard God Laugh-Matthew Kelly

Life Is Messy-Matthew Kelly

Franklin and Eleanor

-36

E-book:

The Stanhope Challenge-Cerise Deland 1st two, excellent!

Dark Side of Disney-Leonard Kinsey

A Divided Heart-Alessandra Torra

Moonshot-Alessandra Torra

Trophy Wife-Alessandra Torra

Promised To The Worst Duke In England-Sandra Sookoo

Abigail's Journey-Jean Joachim

Dr. Alaska-Jillian David

Prancing Around With Sleeping Beauty-Stacy Juba

Trimmed In Blue-Sandra Sookoo

Party Planning Can Be Murder-Kerry Schafer

TBB (on wish list-was tired of not finding them!)

The Marriage Bargain-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

The Marriage Trap-Jennifer Probst (2013-$15)

The Marriage Mistake-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

The Marriage Merger-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

Into Thin Air-Jon Krakauer (2013-$15)

The Cookbook Collection-Allegra Goodman (2013-$11)

The Girfriend-Abigail Barnett

The Summer Without Her (Men???)-Siri Hustvedt

Searching For Someday-Jennifer Probst (2014-$8)

Hard As You Can-Laura Kay (2014-$9)

The Year of Living Biblically-A.J. Jacobs (2014-$15)

Retaliation-Yasmin Shiraz (2014-$10)

Accused-Yasmin Shiraz (2014-$10) 

Romulus-Marilyn Campbell ($5)

Gaslight Chronicles-Cindy Spencer Pape ($8)

So Far Away-Dakota Madison, et al

Defending Devon-Shannon West

Love Realized-Melanie Codina

Love Resisted-Melanie Codina

Assumptions-Melanie Codina

One The Run-Jade C. Jamison

Decker-AD Ellis

Sawyer-AD Ellis

Twins-RG Miller

Saving Sarah-Nan Reinhart

Monster Among The Rose-Linda Kage

A Life Before-Julien Ayotta

Flower of Heaven-Julien Ayotta

Dangerous Bloodlines-Julien Ayotta

Dare To Love-Sandy Sullivan

If I Fall-Lydia Michaels ($5)

If You Want Me-Tara Mills

Tomorrow-Samantha Kane

Backdoor Billionaire's Bride-Roz Lee (2019-$5)

The Play-Tawdra Kandle

Party Planning Can Be Murder-Kerry Schafer

Hopeful In Yellow-Sandra Sookoo

Magic In Mayflowers-Sandra Sookoo

Zero Chance-Linda Kage (want entire series in print)

Paging Dr, Breakup-Jillian David

The Girl Vanished-Jessica Ann (Jessie Clever)

The Lost Summers-Jessica Ann (Jessie Clever)

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W28

 103: Warm, low 80s; 77 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jack, Conrad

1) Kaleb has quit, so had no loader until Conrad arrived at 4:30 (Jack arrived at 6).

2) Customer returned 73 pickets, 7 4x4s, and 5 2x4s, plus a lot of hardware items.

3) DS Ian went to lunch; 5 mins later, needed 2 o/r!  Fortunately, Shelly arrived.

4) Before going to break, something went down my throat as I was ringing up a customer....eyes watered, nose ran and was coughing! Finished the transaction, logged off, and blew my nose.

5) Took my pain meds after lunch, but it didn't kick in. Took off my shoe and walked around in a slipper and sock for an hour.

I might call in tomorrow; this pain is getting unbearable.

Outfit:  White USA tee, dark cut off capris, Yukon color danglies, brace.

Called off 9/2, due to too much pain in both calves

104:  Rare Sun Cool, low 70s; 93 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC: Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) I was cranky about an hour into my shift. We were busy; my back hurt; my foot hurt; whomever had closed Sat had used the wrong trash bag in the larger trash can, AND someone had made coffee.  The place was a mess.

2) I got irritated by people just leaving their damn carts in the walkway.

3) Jax pissed me off when he zoomed past me w/o grabbing my trash 1st.

Outfit:  Gray IN tee, faded jeggings, thin gold hoops.

BB27: Week 7

 HOH Comp:  The Wall!

Have-Nots:  Will, Ash, Morgan

Came down to Vince and Kat, and Vince wins!

Nominations:  Ava, Mickey, Kelley

Rachel, WTH are you using for eye shadow?  It looks ridiculous (red sparkly stuff) and makes you look like a clown! 

POV:  Vince, Mickey, Ava, Kelley, Will, and Keanu.

Game:  Try to 'poison' each other.  Basically, call their bluff.

Ava's out first, followed by Will (who was trying to throw it!), Keanu (who wanted to win!), Kelley, and Vince.

Mickey wins!

Veto Meeting: Mickey takes herself off, and Vince is too scared to put Rachel on the block, so he puts up Katherine.

Vince, grow a pair, will you? You know you're going to piss off half the house either way, so why not take the opportunity to get Rachel OUT OF THE HOUSE???  She's acting like a damn bully, and you're kowtowing to her.  At this point, you've lost your 'man card', dude.  If someone else doesn't do it, you just handed her the win.  Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Wow, Mickey took her braids out!  Pretty:)

Rachel, are you on the rag?  "Just turn around Keanu, and leave me alone. You don't cook or clean."

BB Blockbuster:  Kelley wins!

Eviction:  Katherine is evicted 7-1.  The only vote she got was Lauren's.

Mickey, what are you wearing?  You look like you're wearing a shower curtain.

Lauren.....a bustier and denim skirt???  Skanky.

Rachel, your hair do-dad is falling off the side of your head.

OMG....ANGELA (crazy b**ch) is coming back on Wed??? *gag*

BB Unlocked:  None this week?  Did they realize it wasn't working??  Or worth watching?

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W27

 Day 99: Cool, mid-70s; 83 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Kaleb, Jack (called in); Conrad

1) Jack was MIA, due to injury last night

2) Kaleb went home around 6:30, due to family issues

3) Had a new LU....did half of it.

4) My feet hurt while standing

5) Got to see former loader Vince!  He got taller over the summer, ha ha....

Outfit:  Blue LU tee, long capris, small gold hoops

Day 100: Cool, mid-70s; 87 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Kaleb (left early); Isaiah, Conrad

1) Customer didn't understand the tool special and kept insisting the tool 'was free'. It SPLITS THE COST, YOU MORON!

2) Wire's barcode was damaged, and couldn't find it in item look up. Fortunately, Josh was there and was able to go get the item #.

3) Kaleb left early, this time due to dropping concrete off forklift tines, and running into a pallet of lumber.

4) Called and paged tools twice and still had to call ASM Dan to unlock the cage.

Outfit:  Dept of having fun tee, long capris, small textured hoops

Off the next two days, to go to Lafayette!

Day 101:  Warmer, low 80s; 90 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jaxon, Kaleb (called in??), Conrad

1) Kaleb was a no-show

2) Customer bought 30 sheets of plywood, then was horrified by the cost ($30/sheet)...."They were $10 earlier this year!", so returned them. But since he'd paid with a check, was given the $$ on a merch card. He wasn't happy about it.

3) Forgot to take my pain meds at lunch, and by 9, my feet were throbbing!

4) Went to put trash in hopper, but Jax had just left with it.  Conrad said he'd take care of it.

Outfit:  Kind People tee, long capris, brace, sapphire hoops

Off tomorrow; hoping to attend Kenny Stevenson's Celebration of Life.

Day 102:  Rare Sun warmer, low 80s; 110 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC: Isaac

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) My feet were killing me, so secured permission to wear my slippers.  I'll wear my shoe on the left, since that's the one which bothered me the most.

2) Customer arrived at close with the wrong battery. Isaac found the correct one.

3) Ran out of $5s and $10s, and low on $1s, but fortunately didn't have to jump to #2.

4) Think loader Kaleb qut....

Outfit:  Gold tee, long capris, brace, small diamond flower posts