So this year’s housemates have settled in. By now they’re used to the constant observation, the blasting 24hr lights, sleeping with strangers, the horrible food and being bullied by Big Brother.
By now they’ll be discovering the reality of Big Brother – coping with mind-numbing boredom and the idiotic babble that inevitably fills the vacuum.
They’ll have realised - as painful as it can be – that being nominated, fighting with someone, or going cold turkey on sugar, caffeine and nicotine are nothing compared to staying sane.
Remember you can’t just go for a walk, visit a friend, or watch a DVD if your skull is imploding with the grinding tedium. (A little known fact is the amount of time housemates spend locked-up while the crew set things up – on Fridays you’re locked inside almost all day as the stadium is prepared for the games.)
And if you slip up and do or say something stupid because you’re... want to read the end of this sentence?... then click HERE.
08 May 2008
Boredom is the real enemy
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