Poor Effie Roberts,
Third day of waiting to pick. Hurry up losers Also Beldam 53 has a bath in the ensuite- what the frick?!?! Someone choose it?
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Harriet takes the first spot on the reserve list at an early 35th place. A premature call from Harriet perhaps (hopefully something which didn't happen on the river today- rowing am I right guys?) but one which set a trend- 7 spaces on the 2nd year reserve list have been taken and we are far from the end of the ballot.
Unprecedented uptake of the reserve list indeed. Remaining rooms are all in Beldam and T-street. What could the freshers be taking issue with- the ensuites or the fully equipped kitchens? An army marches on its stomach, and a college vomits up theirs at a slack.
As Corpus feasts on free dinner, it is all quiet on the Western Front. Meanwhile, Amy Folkard has been tracked down and is carefully considering the age old 2nd Year Botolph-Newnham question. The delay was caused as John Carr invited the NatScis to look at his bees. It takes all sorts to make a world... A fine choice Robert. Followed by Isabel Freedman to 38- couldn't resist the opportunity to have the Hoenignator as her neighbour. Oh what fun will ensue!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIrWyr3HgXI I swear to the Lord and Saviour Mary Stammers, this is the slowest room ballot in living memory. We have been on Siyu Li for at least 4 days by this stage. No posts are happening until at least 5 more people have chosen. Si-yu soon I guess?
Good morning, balloters! Pick of the action last night was Alice Gregson nabbing a set from position 46 (!) on the ballot - she plays the game like it's meant to be played. Honourable mentions to some nostalgic second-years choosing Benet (again) and Piran Venton picking up an Old Court view from 55th. Unfortunately, this morning we're still holding out for a Hero. Keep it moving please, people. If you won't take it from me, take it from "self-proclaimed lord of the lemurs" King Julien: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdcTmpvDO0I.
If Krol doesn't win a Pulitzer for his anthology of room reviews I'll eat my hat. He'll make you laugh, he'll make you cry, he'll trigger existential crises abundant! But here are some of the saucier passages to get you through Week 8:
2019 Q2 "One occasionally hears noise from the rooms above and from the R staircase, but it is minimal (though often recognisably suspicious in its lucid and inescapable rhythm) even when it does come. As for the converse, I have felt quite secure whenever drunkenness or more sober impulses set me to mournful and terrible singing." 2018 O5 "Yes, one has the chance to live in the oldest student accommodation in the world, but alas medieval plumbing was fairly rudimentary. As such, you will need to trek outside to go the loo, or for a shower. (My plans to revert to the old tradition of throwing waste out of one's window has, alas, been met with broad disapproval.)" 2017 Benet 27 "I suppose if one were to regularly do the sex - as a mathmo, I am of course thought to be ignorant of such matters, though I think I have a solid theoretical grounding in it - all would be well. I shall endeavour to, ahem, collect some more data and get back to you." Give them a read folks, they are truly fantastic. "A crooked boi lived in a crooked room
He will be moving out soon The room has lights that are very dim But there is an ensuite for your every whim The coat rack is high, as is the ceiling The large desk is quite appealing The wallpaper is very much not pulled taught And also there's no Ethernet port But the view is nice, and there's lots of space I'm sure you'll find it's a lovely place to live in" - Alex Franklin Like a damp-handed auctioneer, a titillated sousaphone, a melancholy parsnip, the reserve list has surfaced in the form of swell young chap named Lawrence. I'm yet to hear back from my sources regarding Mr P-P's longevity in the midnight hour, although it is clear from this early move that he is swift finisher when the sun is up!
We’re past patiently waiting, we’re passionately smashing through the ballot. Laurie is looking for a room where it happens; will he be satisfied?
And so the ballot continues to run its slow and inexorable course. I have very little to say about the room choice of Sabrina (probably because she still hasn't chosen yet) except that her surname reminds me of a game I once played on Miniclip. It styles itself as follows: “Travel back in time to fight the angry Vikings and Norse gods in search of the powerful egg of Huginn and Muninn!” For any fans out there the link is https://www.miniclip.com/games/asgard/en/. It is Throwback (Thor-back?) Thursday, after all.
A direct quote from Natalie Forrest re Beldam 56-
"This is a lovely room, as are all the rooms in Beldam this year, I'd love to keep it for next year so pls pls pls pick another Beldam room if you're above me in the ballot, willing to make a trade for gin, thanks :))))" We ALL know that Ed Pyman was lusting over Beldam 56 for WEEKS and out of the goodness of his own heart chose the far inferior E9 (more like Ew9 am I right) so you could keep Beldam. Fork it over Natalie. You have 24 hours. In which Hughie makes it perfectly clear where he wants to go but keeps us all waiting regardless7/3/2019 Corpus Room Ballot Blog Team 2019 understands that the Old Court reference was not an attempt to dissemble true motives and that our anonymous interlocutor went on to say exactly where he wanted to live in the next message.
UPDATE: Unlike in the case of his near-namesake Huey Lewis, there is alas still no News associated with our esteemed JCR Treasurer, who has yet to make his fateful choice. Do you believe in love, Hughie? Actually, don't answer that - pick your room...! One of the few staircases which has gone unchosen thus far- a strange phenomenon. What happened to Corpus' thirst for D?
Marie has stuck to her rowing roots, refusing to act in any other manner that is not in line with the action of the *community* and *group* (queue USSR National Anthem).
Much like a wizard, Ms. Allen will choose her room 'not late, nor early, but precisely when she means to'. Perhaps a corpuscle would be wise to stand outside her room chanting 'yeahhhh Corpus' to speed this blistering bow-side machine up? Conor Flynn- college's saltiest man- speaks out.
"The way some of these people are talking about old court rooms- they are 10-20m2 boxes with peeling walls and piss stained carpets- not mansions in the Cotswolds." You're just jealous Conor- enjoy the reserve list! After an early reboot of the Room Ballot after it stuttered over Stammers, we're off and in full swing - over an hour ahead of time!
The unstoppable tide of the Ballot has felled the remains of M staircase, leaving P as the lone Old Court staircase up for grabs. X4 has a taker in Oscar Simpson - next year's freshers can look forward to having the college heartthrob as their neighbour... Meanwhile, The Robert Beldam Building has its first occupant of the ballot, one Kieran Lewis. Oh the drama, Mick, I love it! You've heard of the JCR President's Room. You've even heard of the Mixed Netball Captain's Room. You would as such be forgiven for thinking that people were emotionally attached to the rooms of their predecessors, and you'd be right. King of the Ballot Harry Armitage has chosen the room of his college mum, Joe Rooke the room of his former Chapel Clerk and all-round brother David H-F and now... Arun Thiru has chosen the room of Olly Sadler. Read into this what you will. Does he think that when Olly leaves he will assume the mantle of the best looking man in Corpus? The football captaincy? (It worked for Sadler when he picked the room of Sam "Tripos" C-W.) What do you want, Arun, and what does this all mean?
We've got some work to do now!
Sung to the tune of Scooby-Doo, this little ditty may humour some. However, less entertaining is the time Mr Thirunavakarasu is taking to choose his room. A far cry from last year's BNOC-fame, he's now claiming room ballot anonymity. Joe Rooke before him quickly snapped up M5, cementing his legacy as the new David Horvath-Franco. However, Arun is taking so long, I've been able to type 'Thirunavakarasu' three times... Maybe if we all correctly say his name into a mirror three times, he'll choose his room? We have experienced our first technical difficulty! Please refrain from harassing Mary over her hesitation- the ballot gods have chosen to stall at her, she is blessed. Worship her as your Messiah.
When did T Street get so popular? With Robbie Spiers' selection, that's 3 rooms already gone, making it the most popular destination so far (joint with Old Court).
Could this be a redefining of the room ballot landscape? Or is it just that Seb Dickson will no longer be there? Estate agents everywhere are following developments closely... My sources for info on your nationality were incorrect and for this, to quote the The Right Honourable Sir Nick Clegg, "I'm sorry".
Y11 is a good choice. Plenty of lockable storage for your leprechauns. Norway that I could a-fjord Leiv Storesletten's N6 pad. His compatriot Jorik is taking his time - this ballot business is Oslo process my dudes.
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