SLYTHERIN WON THE HOUSE CUP!
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Good Bye Big House
The year of The Big House has drawn to and end. All our belongings have been crammed in boxes, muscled to various cars, and moved. So much has happened in the last year it's impossible to sum up in words; so I won't try. I will say, however, it was a great year, with great friends, making memories we will never forget. But the truly important thing is
SLYTHERIN WON THE HOUSE CUP!
SLYTHERIN WON THE HOUSE CUP!
Monday, November 12, 2012
Shuta a pow batta do do! What's TheBigHouse up to? Oh probably nothing...
I had the day off work. So I did what anyone else in my situation would do: worked out, went to the grocery store, watched a movie, aaaaand took the things my roommates love most and hid them around the house with only a cryptic list of clues to help them find their way. Tune in soon to see how Emily and Shelby fair this adventure.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
LEGOS!
This weekend was 5 stars. Filled with food, fun, terrible horror movies, obsessive quoting of The Office, and - of course - lego building.
What at first was a plane became Bethany's fear inducing attach vehicle
Emily's multicolored pyramid complete with "Spirit stallion of the Cimarron", gem stones, multiple defense systems, and a totem pole of lego men heads.
My own breathtaking castle complete with moving parts, an ever burning flame, and watch eagle.
So yeah, we're basically 5 years old. Although I would like to take this time to award credit for the Lego inspiration to our upstairs neighbor's son who played Legos with Shelby, Emily, and Tyler for 3 hours last weekend.
So yeah, we're basically 5 years old. Although I would like to take this time to award credit for the Lego inspiration to our upstairs neighbor's son who played Legos with Shelby, Emily, and Tyler for 3 hours last weekend.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Decapoda Dendrobranchiata
Red Lobster calls it "endless shrimp", we call it "a reason to pig out for house points".
For the last 3 years we have been celebrating the month of October by testing just how many shrimp we can shove into our bodies. As with most all you can eat settings things quickly turn toward competition. This year, with the promise of house points, the battle for Lord Shrimp/most likely to vomit was more fierce than ever.
The rules are simple - eat as many shrimp as you can, without throwing up.
This year shrimp fest started out not unlike ones before. With the promise of copious amounts of shrimp on the way TheBigHouse was happy, calm, and defenses were down. It was within the first few rounds of shrimp that things started to heat up. Emily and Tyler had been given more shrimp than Shelby and I, leaving us to wonder how we could best make our comeback. It was then that Emily made a drastic error - she left the table. The waitress returned while Emily was gone and requests for more shrimp were taken. With Emily absent from the table her charge to "order me the garlic one while I'm gone" was somehow forgotten. It was in this moment that Shelby and I pulled ahead. Emily returned to that table in time to witness everyone being served their next rounds...but what of her order? When she realized the plot to overthrow her competition boiled hotter than the garlic shrimp scampi. Alas, all is fair in Love, War, and Shrimp Fest. The waitress was immediately flagged down and Emily's order was placed but she would remain a plate behind...or would she? Alliances were made and Emily hatched a plan with Tyler who, not competing for house points, until then was a neutral party. The plan unfolded when the waitress informed us the kitchen was closing and this would be our last order. When the last order was brought to the table all seemed well and good...until the waitress left. At this point I was in the lead with 81 shrimp, Shelby was in second with 80, and Emily third with 75ish. It was once the server left that shrimp hit the fan! Shelby dove for my shrimp managing to steal a precious hand breaded. At the same moment Emily lunged across the table plucking half of Shelby's new order right out of the boiling butter sauce! Rapid eating ensued as everyone guarded their remaining shrimp. When the shrimp cleared it looked like I was the victor with 91 but then the second half of Emily's plan unfurled. Tyler had ordered his last round of shrimp with the intent of giving it all to Emily so she could pull ahead at the last moment. With Emily unable to finish all of the extra order Tyler preformed an unspeakable evil. Of the remaining 3 shrimp he gave Shelby 2 and I 1 so we would tie for second place.
The final tally
Emily: 93 Shrimp
Shelby: 92 Shrimp
Jared: 92 Shrimp
And so the competition was over and Emily was the victor. The challenge itself, however, was not entirely finished. Throughout the meal we had been hiding the Red Lobster biscuits in various places (under napkins, behind signs advertising desserts, on our laps, etc.) so that the waitress would think we had eaten them and bring us more. Now the only thing that stood in our way of a food coma on the couch was collecting these biscuits while keeping the waitress none the wiser. There were a few close calls but in the end we managed to stuff them all from their hiding places into Shelby's purse and depart.
As this was a competition for house points I thought it would be fitting to update you on our current standings:
-Ravenclaw 12
-Slytherin 10
-Gryffindor 5
-Hufflepuff so negative it isn't even a number
For the last 3 years we have been celebrating the month of October by testing just how many shrimp we can shove into our bodies. As with most all you can eat settings things quickly turn toward competition. This year, with the promise of house points, the battle for Lord Shrimp/most likely to vomit was more fierce than ever.
The rules are simple - eat as many shrimp as you can, without throwing up.
This year shrimp fest started out not unlike ones before. With the promise of copious amounts of shrimp on the way TheBigHouse was happy, calm, and defenses were down. It was within the first few rounds of shrimp that things started to heat up. Emily and Tyler had been given more shrimp than Shelby and I, leaving us to wonder how we could best make our comeback. It was then that Emily made a drastic error - she left the table. The waitress returned while Emily was gone and requests for more shrimp were taken. With Emily absent from the table her charge to "order me the garlic one while I'm gone" was somehow forgotten. It was in this moment that Shelby and I pulled ahead. Emily returned to that table in time to witness everyone being served their next rounds...but what of her order? When she realized the plot to overthrow her competition boiled hotter than the garlic shrimp scampi. Alas, all is fair in Love, War, and Shrimp Fest. The waitress was immediately flagged down and Emily's order was placed but she would remain a plate behind...or would she? Alliances were made and Emily hatched a plan with Tyler who, not competing for house points, until then was a neutral party. The plan unfolded when the waitress informed us the kitchen was closing and this would be our last order. When the last order was brought to the table all seemed well and good...until the waitress left. At this point I was in the lead with 81 shrimp, Shelby was in second with 80, and Emily third with 75ish. It was once the server left that shrimp hit the fan! Shelby dove for my shrimp managing to steal a precious hand breaded. At the same moment Emily lunged across the table plucking half of Shelby's new order right out of the boiling butter sauce! Rapid eating ensued as everyone guarded their remaining shrimp. When the shrimp cleared it looked like I was the victor with 91 but then the second half of Emily's plan unfurled. Tyler had ordered his last round of shrimp with the intent of giving it all to Emily so she could pull ahead at the last moment. With Emily unable to finish all of the extra order Tyler preformed an unspeakable evil. Of the remaining 3 shrimp he gave Shelby 2 and I 1 so we would tie for second place.
The final tally
Emily: 93 Shrimp
Shelby: 92 Shrimp
Jared: 92 Shrimp
And so the competition was over and Emily was the victor. The challenge itself, however, was not entirely finished. Throughout the meal we had been hiding the Red Lobster biscuits in various places (under napkins, behind signs advertising desserts, on our laps, etc.) so that the waitress would think we had eaten them and bring us more. Now the only thing that stood in our way of a food coma on the couch was collecting these biscuits while keeping the waitress none the wiser. There were a few close calls but in the end we managed to stuff them all from their hiding places into Shelby's purse and depart.
As this was a competition for house points I thought it would be fitting to update you on our current standings:
-Ravenclaw 12
-Slytherin 10
-Gryffindor 5
-Hufflepuff so negative it isn't even a number
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Hocus Pocus October
Much to Shelby's dismay Jared and I decided that we are watching Hocus Pocus EVERY day during the month of October. If you haven't seen it, WATCH IT! Shelby is convinced that Jared and I only love it because it was part of our childhoods, but I believe it's just an amazing movie. In honor of Hocus Pocus October I made a little something special:
Friday, September 28, 2012
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