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Kcanuck | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 10:46 pm  Eddie - thing I want to clarify. When I said I deserved to win, I didn't mean that. I told myself not to say that. I don't deserve to win anymore than any of you others. I just want to say that. Mrs. S. are we done now, can we go to bed? I'm gonin to bed 'cause I s**t my drawers so I gotta go. Jamie - We all want a hug though Curtis - Well, not ALL Laughter |
Lawyerman | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 10:46 pm  Eddie says he wants to put his brother through school. He has bills to pay off. He wants to relocate his family. BB asks the HG to talk about their general reasons and discuss, but not necessarily their specific reasons. Eddie gives more reasons anyway, then finishes by saying that was all his reasons and that he "wants it" and distinguishes that from meaning he "deserves it". Josh wants to put his niece through college. He wants to pay off his student debt. He wants to use the money in a constructive way (but doesnt say what that is). Josh says he'd be happy with or without the money. Among other things, Curtis says if he gets the grand prize, it means he's the last one standing. But he says that he's well off financially already. He wants to use his law degree to go into public service and give back to his family. He closes by saying that the person who wins the contest is the most deserving, but it doesn't mean the last one standing is better than anyone else. George wants to start over with his education. He has a daughter who wants to go to college, but his family doesn't have enough money/money is tight. He says that he and his wife have always lived paycheck to paycheck. He mentions something about his mother and her love for cars. (didn't catch it) On why she deserves the money, Cass says she's tried to be a positive person in the house. She says she's tried to be true to herself in the house. She says that money wasn't the primary motivation for her to get on the show. She also wants to give back to her mother and wants to be able to take care of her mother in her retirement. Cass doesn't feel like she's taking care of mom right now and she wants that opportunity. Jamie has student loans she needs to pay off. She also wants to pay for her parents' retirement. She also needs money because she's probably going to follow her dream instead of (going to business school). She says what's meant to happen in here is meant to happen and if she wins it all, she wants to enjoy every single moment of it cuz it will open up opportunities for her. She closes by saying everyone in the house is a good person and that she'd be happy for whoever who won. Eddie clarifies that he doesn't deserve the money. He wants it. He asks Mrs. S if that's it cuz he needs to take a sh*t. BB doesn't respond. All HG start minor chit chat all at the same time. |
Lowick | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 10:49 pm  Now that they are all back in the living room BB wants them to discuss among themselves the reasons.. Eddie starts: My family always needs money, to put his bro thru school, to move his family awat from the power lines... a lot of people in his area have had cancer... BB interrupts to say don't just list you reasons, discuss them generally... Eddie says, Well, Im generally thinkking that I will be able to provide financial security, and I believe I deserve it, and I want it... Josh: I want to help my niece through college, because I had to work my way through, and it was very tough (gives examples) All my life I've seen people with power and money abuse it, and so...(?) ANd money doesn't bring you happiness (I think he's loosing his train of thought.... Curtis (paraphrasing) I have been a good person, and I am a good person in the house, and we get along... we've been here three months...on the whole it has been fun, I want to stay to get the most experience. he doesn't need the money, but it would be nice.He wants to be a good (for the public good) lawyer... Jamie looks on sadly... eddie looks on boredly...(ed-my feed keeps disappearing)... He summations by saying we should leave it to fate... George: It would let me start my education again, my body is pretty much toast... I could have a window of opportunity where I wouldn't have to support my family while i went to school... I have 2 daughters going to college... we don't have enough money. We have always just been able to get by...my kids are expecting it. My mom has never had a new car. (they are still just listing what they said, not discussing) Cass: I feel like a stabilising force in the house, a positive body, be true to myself...The money wasn't the primary motivating factor, but I'd like to be able to take care of my mother during her retirement. Jamie: I have a lot of reasons that got condensed... I have student loans to pay back, pay for my parent's retirement, ending a career and choosing to follow my heart (going into showbiz)... I believe there is a destiny... what is supposed to happen will happen, for a reason, If I do win, I will enjoy it and do everything I can with it and it will be amazing ( getting about half her thoughts now) everyone here has a great heart, and I would be happy if anyone won, they picked cool people for this show... Eddie: mee tooo. (not in so many words) That seems to be the "discussion" |
Max | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 10:52 pm  Eddie is putting lotion on getting ready for bed. Looks up to the camera and says, "See, one of the advantages to having only one leg is, you don't use as much lotion! One leg, less lotion. See, it all works out!" |
Lawyerman | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 10:53 pm  Eddie goes to the cave. Cass is tired and retreats to the girls room. Jamie starts talking about what she said in the RR. BB reminds the HG's that they are not to discuss what they said in the RR. The remaining HG stay in the LR and decide to play cards. Josh comments that the person in the RR was really nice. Jamie comments that she tries to go into the RR whenever she thinks a certain person is there. |
Sparky | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 10:53 pm  don't kill me - but thanks from all of us to all of you for transcribing this challenge - it was an uneventful day and you were ready when we needed you. |
Lawyerman | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 10:58 pm  Jamie, Josh, and Curtis talk about the RR lady and saying that she sometimes has an attitude problem and sometimes she's really nice. Jamie thinks she bets that she's (Mrs. S) is probably "totally cool" outside of the house. The guys say, "Cool or cruel?" All laugh. Jamie says that Brit said that Mrs. S is cool. |
Laurac5 | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 11:02 pm  From SOMEONE'S LIL SIS: "Houseguests, why do YOU deserve to win $500,000?" Such is Thursday evening's daily challenge. (Feed 4, long shot, living room.) Eddie wants to move his folks to a different part of the "island" (Long Island). The kid who lived in his house before him got cancer, then Eddie got cancer. Several kids on his block got cancer, all because their homes are adjacent to electric towers. He wants to pay his parents back for all the sacrifices they made to pay his medical bills. Josh doesn't want his little niece to have to work her way through college the way he had to. He'd love to finance her education so she doesn't have to endure all that pressure. Also, he still has extensive student loans to pay off. Curtis acknowledges that he's probably in better financial shape than the others and his student loans are pretty much taken care of. Although he knows he can make a good living as a lawyer - all his friends do - the prize would open the door for him to pursue a career in public service law which would be far more rewarding than a lucrative standard corporate career. Also, he wants to be in the House for the full three months (which you can only do if you're a prize winner). He wants to drink in every drop of this amazing experience. He believes in God and believes the most deserving person will win. George would like an opportunity to go back to school. It would be a huge deal for him. He can't do it while raising a family because you can't really save. Something always seems to come up. He and his wife have always gotten by, but there hasn't been much in the bank and occasionally they've gone into debt to keep things going. His daughter heads for college next year and despite all the family's attempts to plan, there just isn't enough for the tuition. Finally, he wants to buy his Mom a new car. Cassandra equates herself with Curtis in terms of being financially comfortable. Her mother, she explains, has no expectations of anything from her daughter but her mother made great sacrifices so Cassandra could be where she is today and Cassandra wants to do something for her. Jamie, like Josh, has a heavy student loan burden ($10,000 of student loans). Moreover, the prize would help her pay for her folks' retirement. Jamie has had a lifelong dream to make it in Hollywood but "following your heart," she admits, "means losing financial security." $500,000 would allow her to take this big risk. Like Curtis, Jamie expresses that she believes in destiny. She likes all the "survivors" in the House and would be happy if any one of them claimed the prize. |
Lawyerman | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 11:08 pm  Roll call. F1/F2 on Cass cleaning in the kitchen. F3/F4 in the living room with George, Jamie, Curtis, and Josh eating an ice cream pie. Off camera - Eddie in the cave. George speculates that now that the numbers are dwindling that the BB will need more of their input. He then talks about getting busted for writing something with a Qtip. Curtis and Josh remind George that they are supposed to be "Big Brother." Jamie says it's a "power trip" for them. George says, "One thing I know, they won't let us go hungry." The other say, "They'll make us suffer though." Cass walks into room and says that they won't step in to make them more comfortable because they haven't done so yet. Josh: The best reward is always food. Now all feeds on discussion in the LR with all but Eddie present. All now, including Cass, is eating pie. George comments that BB is getting more particular on enforcing the rules. Josh talks about BB busting them just cuz they left a Qtip with hair dye now. Curtis says that BB really seems to want to punish people now, metioning hot showers for the winning team, or BB's desire to punish a team for losing the BB/HG game show. George emphasizes again that BB is really cracking down more when it comes to the rules. |
Lawyerman | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 11:24 pm  Cass finishes her pie and presumably heads to bed. She says g'night to everyone in the living room. Conversation is now on seeing the camera people behind the glass. Josh comments on his shirt being dirty and smelling like pug. Random chit chat. Curtis says he left his laundry out. Jamie is sitting quietly slouched over one of the couches. Josh heads off camera to the cave. George, Curtis, Jamie and the pug are now sitting in silence in the LR. Josh comes in and asks, "Wanna play cards?" Jamie picks up the dog and cuddles it. She is very quiet in a pensive mood. She strokes the dog and kisses it as the guys talk while George shuffles the cards. Talk turns to how everyone in the house is normal people and Curtis maybe that's what makes it an interesting show - watching normal people interact. George says that they are all one group right now, but it didn't seem that way in the beginning. He was uncomfortable at first. Curtis says that other BB houses have broken up and reformed and so forth. (Ed- lovefest alert!) Josh says it's because they trust each other now. George continuing that as time goes on, he's gotten closer, perhaps it's due to people leaving. George attempts to open up by saying I feel like I can have a conversation with any of you. He says, "Now when I walk in on a conversation, I feel like I can walk in...For a while I felt like it was just me and Eddie in here. As time has gone on in here, I feel more and more comfortable...I don't know if cuz certain people left but I don't feel [uncomfortable] here anymore." Curtis breaks the seriousness, "But the oug has been comfortable here from day one." George apologizes for making the mood all serious. Something happens (missed it - something the pug just did?) and now they are all laughing hysterically. They start playing cards. The above is on F3/F4. Meanwhile Cass is preparing for bed in the bathroom and bedroom on F1/F2. |
Faerygdds | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 11:31 pm  Playing cards (Geo, Curtis, Jamie, and Josh). Josh bids 2 and apologizes and explains he is a conservative player. As opposed to Karen who would go "balls out". Curtis comes back with that if you're wrong she would "rip your balls out". Lots of laughter. Curtis asks BB if they can have a pen for the card game (silence) Josh: guess not |
Lawyerman | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 11:31 pm  F1/F2 - Eddie reading in the cave alone. F3/F4 George, Curtis, Josh, Jamie playing cards and talking. Jamie comments that she hates it when BB in the RR puts you down and makes you feel like crap. But it's cool when she can hear them laughing. Jamie says one woman in the RR makes her feel like she (RR woman) doesn't like her (Jamie). She wonders when she can hear the BB staff is laughing if they're laughing at her for something she said or something else. They continue playing cards. Quiet pauses as they play cards between sporadic "card talk." They play quietly while the rest of the house is still. (This is probably my last post for the evening. Newbies give it a try! G'night all!) |
Faerygdds | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 11:40 pm  Curtis suggests that they remember their bids and scores in their heads. George volunteers for the task George ponders how big the show might be and they might be ... Curtis interjects... "a bunch a boobs on the boob tube" Josh says they may be kinda interesting all thrown in together. (lots of talking all at once and drowning each other out) George said that they probably work long and hard Josh concurs and says they probably try to show their best sides and true selves. Josh asks George if he has ever been called Goergie. George says he's never been called anything but George. He then explains that no one calls him George at home. There he is "Dad". He says Theresa doesn't call him George much. the other HG joke what she call you? Many are thrown out all at once. George talks about getting teased about the "George of the Jungle" thing. (Josh mentioned it) Josh tells them everyone calls him "JA". Curtis remarks that he forgot about that nickname. George laughs that this is the first time he's been called "Chicken Man" (laughter) (ed- night lawyer.. I'll give it my best shot) |
Faerygdds | Thursday, August 31, 2000 - 11:52 pm  F1/F2 Eddie on his bed. (ed- back camera angle. I think he's reading) F3/F4 Lots of card talk George wants to know what it costs to go to college. Curtis says there are lots of good public universities. They estimate 6,000 + cost of living = 16,000 / year. They also tell him about grants, loans, student loans were something else to look at. George says he's been putting a little away for retirement... so.... you have to plan for it... (trails off and never finishes though) Curtis tells him about good schools out of state and warns him about additional costs. They finally settle on 16,000 for in state public schools. Curtis discusses work programs etc that may be available on campus. George asks about private. They give him a 35,000/year estimate. Josh wonders if it is worth it. Curtis says... well.. it might be due to smaller classes and availability of classes. Curtis discusses the fact that Private Schools usually finish on time or before, whereas public schools sometimes take you a year longer, thus you pay for an extra year... They compare their home schools and continue playing the hand. |
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