[Ammi]

…just a wee reminder…

[Benjamin]

Saph - good to have her back and she’s butch about her own grandma comment cracked me up.

Ray. - great poster and contributer. Well thought out posts with great points.

Jones89 - I may not always agree with his post, but again great contributions

[Mystic Mock]

Thanks for the nominations @Mrluvaluva and @joeysteele you've both been great to read too.

And I hope that my Marcello-Meter thread hasn't taken the intellectual tag away from me in your eyes, Mrluvaluva.

[Kate!]

@Garfie I too thought you were male, oopsie. It doesn't matter anyway, you're very sweet no matter. Xxxx

[Garfie]

Originally Posted by Kate!

@Garfie I too thought you were male, oopsie. It doesn't matter anyway, you're very sweet no matter. Xxxx

Dear Kate, I have never admitted to either, so you’ve done nothing wrong. And thank you for your kind comment. In all honesty, I just want to be Garfie, and it really doesn’t matter to me whether I’m perceived as male or female. I’d say just go with your own feelings when referring to me. X

[MTVN]

Maru: great contributions throughout the highlight discussions and other threads, always has an interesting angle

Garfie: always worth reading Garfies posts, a lot of thought and consideration clearly goes into them

Ray: reliable solid opinions on all things BB

[Ammi]

…while you’re all here and buzzing with nominations…

[Garfie]

There are so many members I’d like to nominate this week, that it’s hard to reduce it to just three. However,

Mrluvaluva - has been part of so many interesting discussions, and I find myself looking forward to Mrluvaluva’s perceptions of housemates and events.

MysticMock - our views and opinions can differ a lot, but I enjoy Mock’s interpretations as they can be food for thought. I also have to express my appreciation for the kindness Mock has shown me, even though we don’t always agree. Thank you for that.

Fredmeneedle - He might describe himself as a grumpy Northern old git, but I find him adorable! I love the way he expresses himself, and the humour he brings. I also genuinely appreciate how kind and thoughtful he is. Thank you, fred! Looking forward to reading more of your posts!

[Mystic Mock]

Thanks @Garfie I honestly hope that you're enjoying yourself on here.

[Garfie]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Thanks @Garfie I honestly hope that you're enjoying yourself on here.

I am, and I always do enjoy myself on here, and that’s the reason I return for each BB season. I have so much time, appreciation and respect for so many great people on here, that it genuinely feels like catching up with old friends after a long time apart, and that feeling is great.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Garfie

I am, and I always do enjoy myself on here, and that’s the reason I return for each BB season. I have so much time, appreciation and respect for so many great people on here, that it genuinely feels like catching up with old friends after a long time apart, and that feeling is great.

I'm glad to hear that, Garfie.

[Garfie]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I'm glad to hear that, Garfie.

Cheers, Mock, and respect to you for allowing me to express myself, and work through my thoughts and feelings. It helped during my moments of overthinking and self-doubt.

[Ammi]

…if you’re looking for something to do this afternoon while we’re waiting for house updates and sneak peeks etc…just pop in here with your afternoon coffee and…

[AnnieK]

I didn't watch last week so couldn't nominate but this week my noms are:

Garfie - agree with a lot Garfie says and enjoy reading their posts

Maru - love her posts on this and the commitment to watching BBUK from the States.

MTVN - agree with a lot of what he says too

[Ammi]

[Ammi]

…more, more, more please

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Garfie

Aww, thank you, Maru. Your comments mean a lot.

No problem. It's well-deserved.

Originally Posted by MTVN

Maru: great contributions throughout the highlight discussions and other threads, always has an interesting angle

Garfie: always worth reading Garfies posts, a lot of thought and consideration clearly goes into them

Ray: reliable solid opinions on all things BB

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I didn't watch last week so couldn't nominate but this week my noms are:

Garfie - agree with a lot Garfie says and enjoy reading their posts

Maru - love her posts on this and the commitment to watching BBUK from the States.

MTVN - agree with a lot of what he says too

Thank you, both of you

It's not too bad technologically-speaking to watch from the US. I use Hola VPN's desktop app. The sacrifice is I give a little bit of bandwidth for others to use my American bandwidth so they can connect also, which I'm on a fiber connection. Otherwise it allows me to watch for free... I'm sure there's some limitation as far as how much I can watch, but I've not hit that limit just watching the live show, live feed and rewatching any episodes I may need to rewatch... it works really well and have had zero issues with it since discovering that method.


In some ways, it's more convenient for me that it's midday. So about 2-3pm... we're off from each other about an hour for about a week as we do our daylight savings on different dates. If it were in "real time" 9-10pm here, I'd really struggle. I'm usually tired by 7-8 these days with my current schedule...

The nice thing locally about being in Central time is most late evening shows are an hour earlier than in the Eastern timezone, so I get to enjoy the best stuff a bit earlier ... that's a real perk for me.. and shows like the Bachelor/DWTS would be even earlier than that so we used to enjoy a late dinner with the family while getting our daily dose of drama... I'm allergic to drama and OTT nonsense in my real life, so this is my vitamin/supplemental fix...

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Maru

No problem. It's well-deserved.






Thank you, both of you

It's not too bad technologically-speaking to watch from the US. I use Hola VPN's desktop app. The sacrifice is I give a little bit of bandwidth for others to use my American bandwidth so they can connect also, which I'm on a fiber connection. Otherwise it allows me to watch for free... I'm sure there's some limitation as far as how much I can watch, but I've not hit that limit just watching the live show, live feed and rewatching any episodes I may need to rewatch... it works really well and have had zero issues with it since discovering that method.


In some ways, it's more convenient for me that it's midday. So about 2-3pm... we're off from each other about an hour for about a week as we do our daylight savings on different dates. If it were in "real time" 9-10pm here, I'd really struggle. I'm usually tired by 7-8 these days with my current schedule...

The nice thing locally about being in Central time is most late evening shows are an hour earlier than in the Eastern timezone, so I get to enjoy the best stuff a bit earlier ... that's a real perk for me.. and shows like the Bachelor/DWTS would be even earlier than that so we used to enjoy a late dinner with the family while getting our daily dose of drama... I'm allergic to drama and OTT nonsense in my real life, so this is my vitamin/supplemental fix...

Do you watch any of the Bravo shows Maru? I'm a sucker for VPR, RHOBH, Summer House etc

[Maru]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Do you watch any of the Bravo shows Maru? I'm a sucker for VPR, RHOBH, Summer House etc

I usually watch shows that other people watch, if that makes sense. Like Bachelor/DWTS has a big following. My grandmother used to love that show when she was with us and it was crazy to follow it with the age divide. Like imagine having conversations with the elderly about which Bachelor is the best/least impressive... The same thing with DWTS, it's very accessible to a wide audience here.

I don't have cable anymore as I'd dropped it years ago, but when I did watch Bravo, TLC, etc it was whatever was on. I liked to watch Storage Wars, for some unknown reason when it was on... probably because it was something husband & I could get into.

The only shows I liked to really watch by myself were "personality" shows, so if I liked a certain celebrity, I might watch them... especially if they were into some kookie stuff, like an odd religion, etc.

[Ammi]

……I’d forgotten actually that I was going to be travelling on Friday so won’t be able to post this week’s winner(s) in the afternoon…so I’ll close this a day early and the closing date will now be tomorrow at midday…sorry about that and taking 24 hours away, I’d forgotten to check if I would be here at Friday lunchtime…

[GoldHeart]

vesavius - Found myself agreeing with some of their posts, contributed alot on BB. Not afraid to give an opinion or thought .They have an amusing way with words aswell.

Maru- Level Headed insightful conversation, I always feel like I should grab a cup of tea and relax when I read one of Maru's posts . Interesting hearing about their own experiences aswell.


Abra - Nice to see them online again for BB . Passionate
member. I've enjoyed their honest approach.

[Ammi]

…thank you for nominating, GH…

…just a reminder that this week’s TiBB nominations are closing tomorrow at noon…

[Ammi]

…bumpety bump…only a few hours to go…

[Kate!]

Are we having week 3 soon? X

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Are we having week 3 soon? X

…I’ll get on it at high noon to post week 2 results and then week 3 nominations can follow straight after…I was going to have a 24 hour pause and then start it again on Friday, to keep inline with the regular Friday end and start each week …but it really makes no difference so people can vote as soon as this week’s result is posted in the early afternoon…