Well now, it looks like the game is tightening with a slew of competitors dropping like flies. We give you…
And theeeeey’re out!
Jordy! Spokane Food Blogs last hope is done for, thanks to the lure of coffee and pistachio crackers. But like she says: “We all know who’s going to win this thing anyway…SPOKANE FOOD BLOG BABY!” And really, I do think we’re winners, and we can eat whatever the hell we want!
Paul! Paul, as it turns out, has been out since Monday. How about that?! Exactly why he is out is a bit of a mystery, but an e-mail combined with his comment, suggest he got drunk in the Chuck E Cheese’s ball-pit where he crapped his pants. Or something like that.
Still kicking along!
Mark G! No surprise here. With the willpower of a rabid vegetarian bear, Mark is in it for the win. With less than three days to go, I have a feeling he is just getting warmed up, and will live on water and lemon slices for the remainder of the contest.
Andrew! As opposed to last 7vs7, Andrew is feeling the sweet sting of temptation. I, for one, had Bennidito’s yesterday, and it was delicious. Will the champion have to give up his title?
The ???
Mark S! Mark’s blog is ominously quiet. Mark? Are you still in it?
Oh oh! Seems like there was quite the massacre last night…
Out!
Becky! Oh Becky, we hardly knew ye. Maybe it was the lack of caffeine, maybe it was the squirrel, or maybe it was just that she was pulled down by… Well, who are the two others she is talking about?
Spokane Food Blog! For heaven’s sake, we’re a food blog, we can’t put limits on ourselves! And while we don’t know if Jordy is still in or out, we do know that media celebrities Not Unknown at All Neva and yours truly came crashing out of the competition after inhumane Ben and Jerry tempting from a Philadelphia librarian. That’s right. We were sabotaged! And you know what? Shakes, in addition to a beer and fries from Twigs were pretty heavenly.
Still in! (Aka, The Suckers)
Mark G! Is the kung-fu master of the competition losing his edge? With an uninspired post which wasn’t witty at all, we can’t help but wonder… Maybe Mark G isn’t the player we had expected him to be?
Mark S! Mark S, meanwhile, is playing it cool. With his eyes on the prize (although there isn’t one), and a cool, calm exterior, Mark S might easily cruise through the contest. As for a reply to “Remi, I am amazed that you are playing nice still.”: Things are about to change.
Andrew! Having wisely gotten to-the-door assistance from Fresh Abundance, Andrew is trying to win the game by not leaving the house. Very wise; the temptations are certainly out there. Will the winner of last 7vs7 take home another gold medal? We shall see.
Who the heck knows…
Jordy! Are you still alive? How about your cat? SFB is counting on you.
Paul! We have a nagging feeling Paul is out, largely because he has gone undercover to hide his shame.
Well, by the looks of it, we’re still in it. We not including Bart and Mariah who just didn’t have the conviction to go through with a one week commitment! And, then there are those we’re actually not 100% sure about right now…
The ???s
Jordy! Was talking about eating her cat… This could be ugly.
Mark S! We still think Mark is in it, but there have been no updates on his web site to indicate anything either way. Last blog post indicated determination, though, so we remain optimistic.
Paul! Is the man behind Down To Earth in or out? You let us know, Paul.
The Heroes
Andrew! Paranoia might be starting to set in, but Andrew is enjoying a life of beans, and is looking to trump predictions of an early exit.
Becky! Becky is putting the “some” in “awesome,” and is still in the game. This despite mental abuse from her own flesh and blood. In the words of Peep Show: “He does beat you though, mentally. And with his hands and with his fists.”
Mark G! There’s no stopping Mark, who like an extremely tall miniature Buddha just considers this a quick jaunt of meditation. He also includes Pinky and the Brain references in his posts, likely to psyche the rest of us out.
Spokane Food Blog! We started this thing, we can’t very well go out first. (First minus the quitters I mean.) Increasingly Known Neva posted some pictures of her lunch just to prove that cheating is not an option. Yours truly, meanwhile, is an educator and thus posted a pico de gallo recipe which is pretty awesome. We love Alton Brown.
So here we are, a day in, living off only non-processed foods and we are doing fantastic. Of course, we is a relative term here, as we already have two contestants out! We give you…
Bart! Always among the two first to throw the towel in, Bart sent an e-mail mere hours before the contest started, complaining about not having a spine and how he was going to drown his sorrows instead of competing. Impressive!
Mariah! Gave some excuse about being sick or something. Well, call me crazy, but I think I’ve heard non-processed foods might actually help when you’re sick… Of course, when she tried to come up with some flimsy excuse that this was the second time Bart exited a 7vs7 competition before her, Bart jumped into action: “In the first installment you went out first, yet fooled everyone into thinking you lasted longer than you really did. So yes, I may have beat you to the punch this time, but not last time. Karma will get you….” Maybe Bart has a spine after all?
The rest of us are, by all accounts, in it and kicking it pretty well:
Mark G has kicked off, showing that the newcomer is a contender. With his almost zen-like discipline, rumors are circulating that Mark G might be competing from a cave in the forest.
Mark S, possibly enraged that who he likes to refer to as Imposer Mark actually ate some almonds—Mark S’s blog is called Rhymes with Almonds —has thrown down the gauntlet and is showing science-like determination to winning this contest. This might end up being a showdown of the Marks!
Paul, Bart’s down to earth big brother, is playing the game shadily, and has only released a short statement via e-mail: “I’m still in…for now.”
Becky, meanwhile, is upping her dark horse reputation by actually eating other contestant’s food. Making other people check the food for her before eating? Very Cleopatra, and Becky might yet put the “me” in awesome.
Then there’s last year’s winner, Dancing Andrew, who’s aiming for gold again, by pretending he’s a vegan. After last year’s success, golden-boy Dancing Andrew is the one to beat, and rumors of sabotage plans being underway are still officially unconfirmed. Officially.
And finally, the Spokane Food Blog crew is, by all accounts, doing well. Fully knowing we have the crosshairs of our competitors on us, we are playing it safe and leading by example. Of course, when I say we... Who knows about Jordy? Knowing her willpower, however, I’m guessing she’s planning on living off water the next week. Both Unknown Neva and myself are representin’ (yo) and will hopefully not fall prey to anything like last year’s cheesecake incident again.
One day down. Who will be the next to go?
Update: Jordy is still alive! Her statement, however, is unsettling:
So I haven't written because talking about it makes it more real. I'm going crazy. Clinically, completely documented crazy. I thought removing all the food (i.e. temptation) from my house would help me with the challenge. It turned out to be a fatal mistake. I left one thing behind. I want to eat my cat. As the days go by I'm find myself looking at her more and more inappropriately"?and I'm a vegetarian. I'm not going to lie. Today is not looking so good. I have a big deadline and all I can think about is an entire pot of coffee, a bathtub full of macaroni cheese, and my cat on an onion bagel.
