Big Brother (Again)

In keeping with my annual tradition, I watched the first show of this series and thought 'What a bunch of attention-seeking freaks. Lock the doors, turn the cameras off and leave em to rot.' For two weeks I just didn't bother to watch. Fair enough I was in Hong Kong for one of those weeks, but even when I got back I was determined not to get sucked in.

That was a month ago. Here I am again, watching it every damn night, setting my alarm on Saturday mornings so that I can catch the repeat of the Friday eviction show, giving a shit who gets evicted!

I loved the fake week last week, and I have to say Charley's capacity for self-delusion is awe inspiring! Once again we have a mixture of wannabe's, damaged souls, and folks just up for a new experience.

I do despair for Chanelle's mental state, anyone whose life's ambition is to be a Posh lookey-likey is on a hiding to nothing. Watching her torture Ziggy now that he's dumped her is pretty frightening, and seeing her self-destruct on an almost daily basis is causing me a bit of concern. I think back to when I was 19, everything was 'life or death' for me too. I just hope she has a good support network lined-up for when she comes out, she's gonna need it.

Brian makes me smile, he may not be the most educated person in the world, but what a great guy he is. I like his sense of right and wrong, and his resistance to be coerced into following the pack.

Carole seems to be having just the best fun, while Nicky is just far too bitter for a 28 year old! The twins just freak me out, tho I'm sure they've got a great career in soft porn ahead of them.

My favourite character is Tracy. I love her ability to just withdraw from the neediness around her. She's funny and sharp, and I love the way she uses her catchphrases when she cannot be arsed to have a conversation with the others.

Go Tracy!