http://tridecathlon.net two housemates ∙ thirteen challenges ∙ one winner Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:03:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello again everyone - long time no contact. This is just a quick message to say that (unfortunately) the Tri-Decathlon has been put on hold just for the minute. I can assure that it will return sooner rather than later and when it does Annie and I will be picking up ... http://tridecathlon.net/the-tri-decathlon-on-hold-for-now/ [caption id="attachment_325" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Annie's wins her first Tri-Decathlon challenge (Photograph: James Keys)"][/caption] Challenge 3 - Cooking Result: Annie 161.5 def. Annie 159 Venue: Lindon St / Buranda Woolies Referee: Michael “Baby Chicken” Kazlauskas Attendance: 5 (Andy, Annie, Referee Michael, Alana, Keys)  * * * The Food Critic's Scoreboard * * * The Winner’s Report YES!!!  I'm finally on the scoreboard!  And what a ... http://tridecathlon.net/annies-cuisine-reigns-supreme/ Challenge No.3 is upon us: Cooking.  This is going to be a really interesting and fun challenge for sure.  After much discussion over several weeks, we've finally nutted out the rules for this one.  There were so many factors to take into account - fairness, creativity, element of unpredictability, cost, ... http://tridecathlon.net/challenge-3-preview-cooking/ [caption id="attachment_252" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Annie, Referee Little Webs and Andy look on before the start of the Mushroom Cup (Photograph: James Keys)"][/caption] Challenge 2 - Mario Kart 64 Result: Andy 3 def. Annie 0 Location: 5o Lindon St Referee: Patrick "Panda Bear" Weber Attendance: 8 (Andy, Annie, Referee Little Webs, Michael, Morgs, Andy, Alana, Keys) * * ... http://tridecathlon.net/toad-helps-paranoid-and-drunken-andy-to-2-0-but-annie-wins-crowd-and-respect/ So it's challenge number two tonight and that means two very similar, yet different tasks for Annie and I. Her task? To win at least two out of the first three cups on offer in Mario Kart 64. Mine? To do the same thing drunk. You heard me. You see, an ... http://tridecathlon.net/challenge-2-preview-mario-kart/ [caption id="attachment_201" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Andy, Annie and Referee Keys pose before the start of the first challenge (Photograph: Melanie Zanetti)"][/caption] Challenge 1 - Tenpin Bowling Result: Andy 147 def. Annie 94 Location: Greenslopes Bowling Lanes Referee: James "SettaKeys" Keys Attendance: 7 (Andy, Annie, Referee Keys, Michael, Morgs, Christie, Mel) * * * The Referee's Report The word "hangover" ... http://tridecathlon.net/andy-bowls-annie-over-to-draw-first-tri-decathlon-blood/ It's finally arrived - the first challenge. All the b*llshit of training and winding each other takes a back seat and now it's time for Annie and I to put our money where our mouths have been. Tenpin Bowling is the opener and it promises to be a pretty feisty event. ... http://tridecathlon.net/challenge-1-preview-tenpin-bowling/ So it's the eve of the eve of the debut challenge.  Bowling is scheduled for Thursday night, which will get the ball rolling, so to speak...(yes that was awful i know).  Anyway, just to update, Andy and I were discussing last week about the competitiveness of a couple of the challenges and we decided ... http://tridecathlon.net/scattegories-battle-2-big-changes/ Annie completed her Player Profile last week and now it's my turn. Prepare to be amazed and intrigued by the depth of my bubbling personality. * * * [caption id="attachment_144" align="aligncenter" width="231" caption="Name? Andy       Age? 23"][/caption] Best Tri-Decathlon event? There's so many. But I would say the one that I cannot ... http://tridecathlon.net/player-profile-1-annie-2/ ...or not. Last night Annie and I were playing a pretty fierce game of Mario Kart. She had selected Mario as her driver while I was using Luigi and the following, very brief conversation ensued. I've included a photo to try and give you some semblance of the creature that I ... http://tridecathlon.net/annie-is-a-smart-cookie/