Weekly News Round-Up #67: 27/07/2014

Dearest readers, I hope you've all had a fantastic week! Even though our week has pretty much consisted of 2 days only, I'm sure I speak on behalf of everyone when I say we've had one heck of a good time.

Kicking off the week, ConscienceSarah and Master were sat in Maths engaging in a teamwork exercise where the class had to solve a Killer Sudoku (no, no, no! Not just your everyday Sudoku). After a little while, we really got into the spirit of things, with the teacher admitting that it's a rather addictive activity, ideal for when you're feeling bored on a beach in the summer hols.

Now, I know what you're all waiting to hear about. One of this week's main events was the ultimate match of Messy Twister, with Sharah playing host. We warmed up a little beforehand with a spot of 'Cards Against Humanity' (the Game of Thrones version) but afterwards it was strictly down to business. We reached Sharah's early in the afternoon and geared up almost straight away. When I say 'gear' I'm referring to old clothes (Wicks had a rather startling pair of skin-coloured leggings, whilst Sharah's were a bright sunshine yellow, apparently previously used when she had to portray a banana in a dance show), shower caps (paint stains light-coloured hair. Plus DisneyLoverMolly felt that she needed to protect her newly-done pedicure, so naturally she went swimming pool style, with one shower cap on each foot) and swimming goggles for Master.

Let's establish the teams. With their blue stripes, Team Badger consisted of Cap, Anya Stark, DLM and Lead Badger Sharah. Meanwhile, Team Eagle was one member down, so they only had ArwaChihuahua, Wicks and Master. Of course, the Eagles had their classic yellow beak painted onto their foreheads. And last but not least, we had Team Platypus, populated only by Sharah's sister, the WelSHEEP, who wore a 'P' proudly on her stomach.

As the bells sounded for round 1, we took our first steps into the paint. Wicks' foot made a particularly stereotypical squelching sound at one point, which was appreciated by many. Events escalated quickly as we were soon under some extremely slippy circumstances. Overall, ArwaChihuahua scored one for Team Eagle at the end of the first round. As the second round progressed, the paint was starting to build up on our feet, with Wicks commenting on how hers looked the same colour as typical horror movie zombie feet. We came out of that round with Anya scoring one for the Badgers, making both teams even. It was then decided that we'd have one more round to settle the battle. In the end, it was a showdown between Anya and Wicks. On the other hand, whilst the last 2 were twisted in paint, DLM put a generous amount of green paint on Master's leg, which was then extended to create a 'Hulk leg'. Meanwhile, Sharah aimed for a nice blue 'Mystique arm'. But back to the game, after many gruelling trials, Wicks came out triumphant as the Supreme Twister of Mess, making it a victory for the Eagles at 2-1. It was indeed a glorious day.

Even though the crew was split on that day and there was some friendly competition, I'm sure we will always stand together. We shook hands and effectively mixed all the colours together, creating a camouflage effect, which can be seen as a symbol of unity. It's times like this that really make me feel proud and lucky to have such incredible friends.

The hose in action. Photo credits: ConscienceSarah

As expected, we all needed a good hosing down after the game. Sharah's hose was most remarkable as it had 3 settings: the Typical Shower, the Sideways Spray and the Killer. Let me tell you now, never use the Killer setting on yourself as it is highly capable of blasting your feet off, however it did prove to be most effective at combatting the paint on the Twister mat. Following the hosing, we decided it would be a good idea to use some baby wipes for any remaining paint residue (the blue paint clung onto skin particularly well). At some point, Master decided that she would resume her role as a security guard to protect the baby wipes (it's like déjà vu from the VIP mole incident) however when she used her security guard voice, Sharah genuinely thought for a moment there was a man in the garden.

At the end of the day, I think it's fair to say that everyone had a tremendous amount of fun. Special thanks to Sharah for being a fabulous host plus getting the Twister set, and Wicks for providing liquid mess (a.k.a. paint).

Well, even after one hell of a Monday, Tuesday managed to be just as eventful. DLM, Cap and Master did a 'am I cool' test. DLM came out 'coolest' with 77%, Cap scored a respectable 57%, however Master only managed 33%. I can almost hear, in my mind, ANT saying "pitiful."

At breaktime, Master pulled out an apple in a ziplock bag. Sharah immediately thought it looked like a detective's sample, possibly from the crime scene of Snow White. Take a look at the 'sample':

CSI: Snow White. Photo credits: Jen

In the same hour, Wicks told a story about when Cap and her went to a chip shop last week, however, upon receiving the chips, they found what looked like some chicken, but it was actually a straight-up fried potato (the purpose of the potato still remains a mystery, perhaps it could be considered as a 'paper weight' to weigh down the bag of chips?) hence the birth of the 'Chipato'. How intriguing...

It has to be said that it was a pretty emotional day, especially for Sharah as she was feeling everything from delight to stress due to History coursework having to be submitted. She actually wrote a mock-up that proved to be most entertaining. We won't post it now, but keep your eye out for it ;)

I feel I need to emphasise that Tuesday was an extremely important day, not just because it was the final day of the academic year, but it was The Voice of Reason's birthday! We managed to (not so) discretely put together a surprise picnic for lunchtime, featuring 3 different flavours of hummus, Cap's beautiful birthday cake, heart-shaped watermelon slices, strawberried grown in the Highlands by a particular Ivan Melvyn Brown and plenty more. All in all, a jolly good time was had by all!

I'm afraid this will be the last WNR for a few weeks, but do not fear as there's plenty more content coming very soon!

Until next time, have a good summer and stay safe ;p