Oh Brother....

Big Brother has been a guilty pleasure of mine for quite awhile now. The funny thing is, the past few years I haven't really enjoyed it that much so was planning on giving it a pass this year. (I might have said the same thing last year....)

Then of course they name the contestants and I want to give it a closer look. I did DVR and just finish episode one and I think my initial though of skipping it was a good one. The show is all about visual eye candy, it is the reason they must put 'keep your shirt off' in the contracts of some of the male house guests. Initially, I wanted to see more of aspiring actor Nick. Nick is adorable, his standard BB swimwear aside, but personality wise, thus far is not really making me want to turn back in and watch more.

And then there's David....

My initial reaction was sort of repulsion, with a bit of laughter about 'the look'. David is a lifeguard, and everything about him, his info, his video's, made him out to be an ego driven dolt who had nothing about him I found remotely attractive.

Then, I watched and read a bit of what was going on in the house. I now find myself with David in the old push/pull. It is rare, but every once in awhile, a guy gets me there. The push/pull, for those who have owned cats, is when the cat pulls your hand in tightly with their front paws, while pushing it away at the same time with their hind ones. This is how I feel about David.

He is, as anticipated, coming across as mostly a dolt, but unfortunately, sort of an earnest one. He is not having a great first week, is on the block and not being treated the greatest, especially by the beautiful, and calculating Aaryon. I also feel bad for the guy as it impossible to believe he has many friends or people who care about him outside of the house. If he did, would not someone have done a hair intervention by this point??? Who could let a loved one sport that do in public, let alone on a television show! My laughter over the look has been replaced with wanting to help him out, cut his hair and tell him to stop being so trusting of the others, it is Big Brother after all!

Even with that hair, if you focus on the neck down he is rocking quite the beach bod. David is prone to wearing slow rise pants, and they always look as if they are about to slide right off onto the floor. Of course, as luck would have it, David was also the first guy this season to get naked, stripping down to change as if there were not 4 different cameras filming his every move. Most on BB change with a big towel, going to great lengths to avoid any exposure. Given it is David, it is hard to know whether he flashed on purpose, proud to show all, or simply forgot he was being filmed... could go either way.

The old Push/Pull is a powerful thing, it is really quite interesting when someone, who in some respects repulses you, also has the ability to get you hot and bothered. We all have someone (usually someone we don't want to admit to) who brings on the ole push/pull. For David, it has me giving BB about 2 more episodes.

David by trevorbriggs
Thanks to Hellboy Jr. For the vid!