Monday, November 30, 2009

keira's title suggestion was too bad to use



confession: i used to hate thanksgiving. i’m not really sure why… some weird childhood thing. i think it had something to do with dressing up like a pilgrim at school or being forced to eat leftover turkey for a week straight. and i had this theory that thanksgiving was just like Christmas, minus all the good stuff about Christmas, i.e. presents, candy canes and mistletoe.

but at some point, i saw thanksgiving for what it really is: a three day break from school and possibly the one day of the year you get pumpkin pie. and while i (and all the other o-house girls) had a lovely thanksgiving this year at home with our families, i would be remiss if i didn’t blog about our second annual o-house thanksgiving, which was awesome as usual.

the idea was simple and brilliant and thought up by sydney miller. the o-house provides the turkey, and everyone else brings their favorite thanksgiving food. and then we spread out tablecloths on the floor and feast. now past experience tells us that some of the o-house girls are not domestically gifted. (namely me) and so this plan is sheer genius because syd takes care of the turkey and all we have to do is contribute some money and show up. and the turkey that she made turned out absolutely beautiful:


now of course, becca Melvin contributed some homemade stuffing that was absolutely delicious, and probably handed down by generations of melvins. and then jessie briggs brought these little guys that were almost too cute to eat:


and there are tons of pictures of all the food (see syd’s Facebook album), but what really made the party were all the hot party-goers. see here:


and here:


the evening was an overwhelming success, and the o-house realized all the things we have to be thankful for: amazing friends, incredible food, little sisters, crocheting, each other, and of course you- our blog readers. we love you all…. unless damry is reading this.


Friday, November 20, 2009

O no no no

well i was all set to reveal this week’s o-house member of the week. jennie hull almost claimed the prize after she was the first roommate to compliment my new haircut, which is the most direct route to winning my favor. but then before i could piece together a rough draft in my head… a dark cloud settled over the o-house and i had a trauma-induced case of writer's block.

i can’t say it. you’ll just have to read it for yourself:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/19/oprah.ends.show/index.html

the o-house had a little meeting last night in which i revealed the news. there was some shock, a few near tears, and lots of pondering as to what we will do everyday at 4:00.

the news brought to the forefront a long-standing o-house goal: attend a taping of the oprah show. let me assure you, we’re working on it.

and so, it is with heavy hearts that we announce this week’s (honorary) o-house member of the week: oprah winfrey. she is the namesake of our home, our dream boss, our role model, and the blood within our veins… metaphorically speaking.


we love you, oprah. we love you so, so much.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

(literal) COLD case

syd: i’m sorry. but not really.

other roommates: you’re welcome.

everyone else: come on over to the o-house. the threat of hypothermia has been eliminated. and while you’re here, help us solve our latest mystery:

the second unsolved case of the year is not one of romance, gifts, or grandmas. no, this time our mystery is a vicious hate crime. on Friday night, October 30 at approximately 9:30 p.m., abby trammel, o-house attic resident, left manhattan for the weekend. upon returning Sunday evening, she found this: (viewer discretion advised)


the perpetrator of this seemingly perfect crime made one grave mistake. amongst the shreddings there was an only partially shredded paper that said MANHATTAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE all over it. this leads us to believe:

a. it was an mcc student.

b. it was an mcc staff member… most likely larry sullivan.

c. it was someone who is not an mcc student or staff member, but who had the capabilities to devise an elaborate plan to throw us off track, as well as access to the mcc dumpsters.

we’re putting our money on choice a. but since abby knows very few people from mcc, and even fewer who would have a motive to do such a detestable act, we are without suspects.

any information leading to an arrest will be rewarded with some sort of food prepared by ms. trammel herself. hope you like bagel bites.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

spotlight on: becca melvin



i was having difficulty deciding who to spotlight first. and then one day, syd came rushing up the stairs proclaiming, “i have something for the blog! you have to put this on there!” the incident in question turned out to be a great becca Melvin story, which i will now share:

background:

becca hails from seattle, which means that she’s way cooler than everyone else. she’s super artsy, and is going to be really rich because she’s a landscape architecture major. she spends about 25 hours a day at studio, which you may think is impossible given the laws of space and time, but becca finds a way to do it.

becca can go weeks at a time without sleep and still manage to look totally hot. and she’s domestic. the other morning she whipped up a salmon pepper frittata for breakfast. i don’t even know what the hell that is, but it sounds (and looks) delicious:

at this point, our male readers should be asking, “does she have a boyfriend?” and the shocking answer to that question is, “no, although the o-house likes to make jokes about her pretend bf ‘stu’.” (short for studio, get it?)

becca’s dad is from England. both of her parents are geniuses. and although i’ve never been to the Melvin household, i’m guessing that it was a fascinating place to grow up. they probably had tea and crumpets every afternoon and bought fresh fish from the market and took weekly trips to the space needle. and i know for a fact that they have an herb garden.

now back to the story:

all of this would lead me to believe that the melvins didn’t consume a lot of little debbie snack cakes. which is why, when becca was presented with the gift of an oatmeal cream pie, she had no idea what it was. well, she had an idea… a very wrong idea that it was an ICE CREAM SANDWICH, and so she put it in the freezer. enter sydney miller, lots of laughing and the classic picture posted above.

i told you: hot, half-British and completely oblivious to the existence of junk food.

these are just a few of the qualities that make becca Melvin the o-house MEMBER OF THE WEEK!!! check back next week when we spotlight another member/share a semi-embarrassing story about them.

Monday, November 9, 2009

welcome to the o-house.

After months of trying to get our own reality tv show and entertain all of america, the o-house has decided to do the next best thing: blog. And in this debut blog entry, we would like to acquaint you with the girls of 1638, as well as provide a brief history of the o-house.

The o-house derives its name two ways:

1. It’s on Osage Street.

2.We love Oprah. A lot.

The o-house is composed of six college girls and their canine BFF, Toby. Two live in the basement: Becca and Jennie. Four live upstairs: Sydney, Abby, Keira and Sarah. In the coming weeks we will spotlight each o-house member, but in the meantime, here is a quick rundown:

Jennie- sweet, likes to enter through the side door

Becca- artsy, likes ditching the o-house to hang out with stu

Sydney- edgy, likes "chill nights" on the couch

Abby- feisty, likes the kitchen to be clean

Keira- efficient, likes the door to be locked

Sarah- sexy (this is not a joke), likes writing the house blog

the o-house enjoys a relatively low-drama existence. but don't be fooled. this doesn't mean that the o-house is without excitement or blog-worthy material. we have an entire dry-erase board on our fridge filled with ideas for future blog entries.