The Royal Haddock Comes Out On Top

Bavans success story in the Hungover Kitchen was cut short in last Sundays edition of the show, when Gustav presented his haddocks to the crowd. Tactical ingredient choices, a fruit with berries inside and overcooked pasta added up to the biggest score difference seen thus far.

Here are some words from the external analyst we spoke to:
- Well, it was pretty clear Gus was using Meelis' apron and flexing the abs thereupon to attract the votes of the female audience. Also the colour of that stuff Bav made was pretty weird.

Here are some words from Bav:
-Well what colour do you expect from "cock de wein".

Here are some words from Kapil:
-Actually, it's spelled coq d'vin.

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It is also worth mention that the conditions were met for a hungover kitchen match. This is because there was a party at the PIMPhouse which ended around 4am that same morning with the departure of Birgitte and Nina who were pretty pissed (names have been manipulated). Actually it didn't, because that's when Gus took out his guitar and to his bitter disappointment found that there were only type Y individuals left to serenade. But they were Estonians and Rob, so he carried on anyway.

Earlier in the night Peter the Norwegian had been in charge of drinking games causing not only Birgitte and Nina, but also himself some excessive drinking. Even earlier, Bav the not-so-Norwegian and Meelis the even-less-Norwegian had been besung and aproned (it was indeed one of those aprons which Gustav masterfully flexed the following evening and Birgitte and Nina were also indisputably the same when they appeared the next day as Hayley and Freya, although not quite so drunk, which is why their names have now been inversely manipulated).

Mario days are over

Bavan has stopped playing Mario, but that has more to do with the emergence of Carcassonne than his actual completion (with the help of Rob), of the first 120 stars. Also, he is watching an Oscar-nominated documentary about playing Donkey Kong, so we probably haven't seen the end of Wii-playing yet.

As for studying, there has been a lot going on. Meelis gave an introductory lecture on financial mathematics. The topic of forward contracts and options attracted Bav as he is in the Wiibay business. Gustav is eagerly awaiting the lecture series on topics such as Brownian motion and when to stop gambling.

Rob has entered the "Ready Steady Study" competition and he is struggling not to loose, which reminds me that he hasn't actually been told what happens if you loose. Kap and Bav are not in the race yet, but one is working anyway and the other went to a lecture (-it was about sperm and this woman giving it was quite exciting and anyway it's part of my course).

And the day of the ball arrived

The party is now ready to start. After a long week of waiting and countless games of Carcassonne (Bav got three more expansion sets with extra river pieces ant fortresses as a late-early birthday present for Meelis) and some premature excessive drinking the house has now been polished and the whiteboards wiped with sainsbury's basic vodka (it'd be irresponsible to serve it to the guests). The first guests have even arrived, so what is this happy chicken still doing here typing when there is washing up to be done? Not much.

The Housemates travels through time

Today the hard working term began, as the housemates started another. Bavan nearly got up for his lectures, Meelis bought a new distraction to keep the housemates from working too hard and Rob made Pork sushi for dinner (the culinary variety and creativity in this house rivaled only by the Mac Donalds).

The most important thing however, is that the boiler was fixed, even though all the Worcester guy did was to come and have a look at and press the reset button, which took him all of 2 mins , it is good to have seated house and hot showers and it feels like the 21st century.

Of course by late lunch time Bavan and Gustav were playing 'Mario Galaxy' again, they tackled multiple challenges and death defying stunts until a mere 2 stars remained. Before they could go on to complete the rest, Meelis arrived from his plunders at a charity shop, he had bought a piggy bank, a vase/1.5pint glass and our new addiction the board game called 'Carcassonne'.

The housemates quickly switched from the 21st century addictive vice of Mario Galaxy to a 20th century board games, based on the 15th century town of Carcassonne. The building castles had never fun and suprising simple before. Meelis Gustav and Bavan sat down for a few games and then river expansion came out just as Rob arrived home, he joined and before they knew they were hooked.

Rob was so engrossed on the game he only started dinner at 22:00 and in the process forgot year of culinary knowledge and served the house raw pork with very lumpy mashed potatoes.
after this housemates proceeded to bed tired after along days hard work.

Welcome to the PIMPhouse

The last piece of the pentagram that makes up the inhabitants of the PIMPhouse has arrived. Term is ready to start. This is the official opening of the blog which follows the intricate lives of five earthlings. There is a lot to be learned as the housemates battle it out over issues such as Free Range Chicken (FRC) vs. Intensively Farmed Chicken (IFC or sometimes KFC), test their culinary skills in Hungover kitchen and navigate through the world of popular entertainment while avoiding the pits of "Your mum"-insults.

With the arrival of Meelis came the Viru Valge and Vana Tallinn. There was much rejoicing and the Russian Standard left in the fridge from last term was finished.

Bavan and Mario have 6 stars left before total completion and transformation into Luigi of the latter. The possible transformation of the former remains to be seen. All we know is he made some potato mash and German (?) falukorv/schinkenwurst for dinner today.

Films watched include Goldfinger, Beverly hills cop I, Hot Shots part 2 (there is a jungle between Iran and Iraq and you dont have to be a president to figure that out) and the episode of friends where american football is played.

Gustav went to the gym to get a warm shower as the boiler is still broken. Meanwhile Kapil was fiddling with his personal statement to make himself stand out without saying how clever he is, or saying just that but without standing out doing so.

The week leading up to the next PIMPhouse party is about to start.

A warm welcome to the party and to the blog!

Big Brother

Rob finds out about this blog, and is scared of idea of the world wide web finding out his deepest darkest secrets.

Today in the Big Brother house the housemates awoke the oblivious the fly on wall watching and documenting their every move. Kapil yet again relieves himself yet again by taking his daily dose of Wii sports tennis in the living room, meanwhile Rob's mysteriously disappeared early morning, to workship the devil, that is Christ. Meanwhile Bavan, awoke to a incredibly cold shower and Gustav planned his world domination, by strategising using transport tycoon.

Mario meltdown

Today the housemates probably had one of the most prodctive days ever. They got up to realise that without a boiler there was no HOT water, and so cold showers all around. The highlight of the day, was one of epic proportions, it all started when robert picked up the wiimote to collect a star or two in 'Mario Galaxy' (possibly one of greatest games of all time). He started at 16:40, and before long Bavan was trying tollect some of his own stars, with no avail. Rob thought he could do it so he tried to complete this one level (toy galaxy purple comet if you are interested), the tournament had started and Gustav soon joined in. The aim of the Game collect 100/150 coins within 3mins, seems simple enough right. This mission the three housemates took on took them 2-3 hours. By the end of it Mario had died 100s of times and they had strategised and planned tactics better than the 2003 Iraq invasion. They found themselves immersed, and mirroring Mario cries of joy and despair. Minutes flew by, then the hours flew by, slowly progress was made the strategies were comig into play. They even had an exit stregy planned (Unlike Iraq), near the Bavan lost control of his hands and due to uncontrollable spasms had to retire to collect starbits. Gustav and Rob were making great progress, Rob even managed to collect the 100 coins twice, but without the carefully planned exit strategy his attempts at victory were thwarted. Finally Gustav was on fire, he was always the more careful housemate and tried to collect more than necessary, but his practise paid off, he collect all the coins like a ballerina hopping around in front of crowds of million, and to cheers of joy he finally claimed his prize at 17:30.

Kapil the strolled in with Lamb curry which he had to delay because of the mission, and the housemates sat down most satisfying and deserving meal of their lives. Of course, Kapil, who was not one of the cool kids, had no idea was all the fuss about, and repeated as he always does that he loves wii tennis.

Gustav then went off to conquer the greek language, and Kapil, Rob and Bavan watched 'Lady Vengeance'

Boiler trouble

Today the house enjoyed a chilli/casserole meal cooked by Gustav, in his preparation for his ultimate challenge in hunger over Kitchen. Today Gustav has discovered the special ingredient which can possibly slow down Bavan the current two time champion of hungover kitchen as he goes from strength to strength after bulldozing his way through Robert and Meelis. Gusav has discovered the power of cream, once added to any food it enhances and lifts it to another level beyod ordinary flavour; will this be kryptonite which will stop Bavan in his tracks, only time will tell!

The boiler broke down again, this time its flashing at the housemates taunting them with the promise of hot water and warmth, yet the reset button has reset anything except for the housemats hopes and dreams af a warm night on this cold januray Night. Mother nature bring Christmas snow 3 weeks late, with chilly weather and the housemates are faced with a 'Worcester' with is striking in protest against the decision not to grant the boiler safe passage the green pastures of Worcester.

Rob has pissed off for a piss up!