Challenge 7 : Luxury Items

To ALL housemates
Your 7th challenge is now here!

To pass the task:

* You are only allowed FIVE fails, which means any more than 5 housemates not completing the task, you will fail.

Help gain a pass

If you notice members not posting near the end date then it is up to you as housemates to get them to in order to help you all pass and housepoints to be added. PM them, post in the HEBB chat thread or anything else you can think of!

Time for 7th task

This first task will be open until Sunday 26th November

Housepoints

If the task has been successfully passed, 500 housepoints will be added to the base housepoints

If the task is a fail (6 or more members do not post their challenge) then 200 housepoints will be lost from the base housepoints

Each housemate that participates will also be awarded 50 housepoints each

THE CHALLENGE

If you fail this task, Big Brother will only allow you to keep the five luxury items that you choose in this task. You will not be allowed to use any other luxury items within the house!

Choose 5 luxury items and explain why you can not live without them. Please make it more than only a couple of sentances per item.


Good luck!

The Charmed Tv- I mean come on living without my charmed on containtly.... I'd go insane seriously and then I would freak out and cry.
None of us want me to go and freak out do we?

The pool- Hello I love swimming. And I neeed some way to relax or else once more I will totally freak out. Also its a great place to hang out and release stress.

My notebook- Seriously I need some writing to do to take my mind of the game. My notebook is my escape and I couldn't be here without it.

My CD player- OMG! You can't take my Rascal Flatts away from me. Seriously its what I listen to when I write and if I don't i'll go crazy and cry.

and finally

The party button- its a luxury seriously it is. It give ballons, confetti, music and dancing. There needs to be some fun in this house and seriously I can't go without the party button.

1. Ice Skating Rink: I can not live without this. Skating is my passion and being away from it for so long is causing me great pain. I cant wait to be able to skate all day long again.

2. My super squishy pillow because it is oh so comfortable and wonderful. It's fun and poofy and it makes me super happy because its pink with polka dots and really confortable and when i put it on my head, i look like a marshmallow.

3. My chocolate mousse cake: You can probably guess why i like this. It's yummy. It's delicious and creamy and if i am sad it makes me oh so happy. So i am a better person when i have that chocolate mousse cake and people appreciate me much more when I am happy.

4. My ipod: Music is my soulmate and therefore i love it. I can not do any type of work without music. It is beautiful and awesomular and coolio and im running out of adjectives.

5. My notebook: I write A LOT. I can not not write. I write all the time, whenever im thinking about something. And I also write poetry which is also essential for my survival. It is my outlet, especially when there isn't other people around to talk to.

My Artpad:
This is the only way I can express myself. I love to draw or paint some of the things I come up with turn out pretty good without me even trying. Without it I'd be lost! It's one of those releasing stress/nerves things

My Cat:
I love my cat Menorah! I raised her since she was a kitten and she's not lazy and does not sleep all day/ Nope, she's actually friendly and active. I play with her 24/7. When I feel sad she comes to me and I just let out everything! She's my comfort!


My Ipod:
Oh, come on, who wouldn't bring this. Who can live wihtout music? This is my walk and go pal. I love having music balring in my ears during school or walking or even on the computer, like now! It calms me.

My mom's laptop:
I'd be extremely bored without a computer in front of me! I'm always doing something differnt. looking for fanfiction on various things, doing research, coming to check on email and even logging onto H.E!!! It's my entertainment!

My Cell Phone:
I have to keep in touch with everyone or I'll be behind in what's going on! I have my cell everywhere without it I feel completely naked!!

My Violin and music: I've been playing for the past5 years and love it, if i were to loss my violin I would die.

Books: Honestly BB do you think that any of the members will like you if you take away books? Also some books that may not have been aloud into the house for some reason...

My cats and kittens: They are still young and need to be taken care of around the clock. I would get so lonly if I didn't have them near me at all times.

Alcohol: The alcohol is a luxury that many housemates enjoy, something they can drink to keep away unwanted thoughts. Or a spicy seasoning for a delious meal.

My bed: I need a place to sleep and hid all my alcohol under it. hehehehe.

5 items I could not live without? Hm......

My violin-Yes, suprisingly, I play the violin and have done so for like...10 years now. Music is one of my passions and I couldn't possibly be parted with Jim. (Jim is my violin...and the bow is names Bo...together they are Jim-bo and they make beautiful music together! lol...I came up with that in high school)

Coffee-I need my coffee or I will DIE! My coffee with a little Irish Creme...and lots of sugar...without it...I would probably sleep ALL DAY.

Books-I would die without books...they make my mind work just enough so it doesn't explode. I read before bed at night or else I don't sleep. (Just ask Seamus!)

Moony-I have a pet and his name is Moony. He is a German Shepard, 1/4 wolf mix...and he's my buddy...he's really big...but he's my wanna be lap dog!

Chocolate-I NEED chocolate...without it I will go insane and go on a mass killing spree!!!!

My journal-I simply write too much to be stranded without my journal....If I didn't have the thing I'd probably go completely mental and start wiriting on the walls.

Moony-Despite what my dear brother thinks...Moony is MY dog.

Marshmallows-I don't know why marshmallows...I just like marshmallows!

Chess-I'm a chess master. If I didn't have my chess set and someone to paly with I'd be extremely hacked off....

Last and certainly least...everyone that I hold so dear to my little Irish heart! Because I love you all so much...except Drake...he's loved much less than everyone else.

1. My darling boys Spike and Stab--my rottweiler and pit bull. I would be a nervous wreck without them. They are my best friends and help me to relax so that I don't have to be on guard all the time.

2. My books--I can't live without them either--if I ever have to go a week without reading I become listless and uncommunicative. And I need my books to distract me if anything horrible happens.

3. My music--for drowning out something too horrible for my books to cure. I only listen when I am alone because when I am in crowds I like to have both ears open. So I haven't listened to music much yet, but if something terrible happens like someone I'm close to being evicted, I'll desparately need my music.

4. Chocolate--because since I've sworn off alcohol I need chocolate for comfort food. Plus since I rarely eat food from the kitchen I often rely on my chocolate stash to keep me going. Not very healthy, but... *shrugs* I can't manage without it.

5. My laptop--so that I can type and write whenever I get into the mood, because if I'm in the mood and I can't write it nearly KILLS me not to be able to write. Plus with my laptop and I can hold onto my last link with the outside world. And maybe I'll be able to send a last desparate message to the outside world if I realize I'm about to be...eliminated...

(Oh and by the way I'm assuming that a wand is a necessity and not a luxury. If however BB decides that wands are luxury items then I will gladly give up on chocolate. I can't imagine living without my wand *shudders*)

my wand....because if i have my wand then i will be able to conjure/transform/hex/jinx/curse/bewitch anything into anything i want...including being able to conjure an item...which technically wouldn't be bringing anything into the house from the outside...only using my wand for good XD

My dog Skipper....because 1) he is a good and wonderful friend who i depend on for company/ a teddy bear like face to hug and 2) someone needs to feed him.

my secret cage containing Draco and Blaise. You cannnot ever take them away from me (and jenn...blaise belongs to jenn) because 1) how else are we going to have our 4 (jenn and blaise) and 5 (me and draco) kids? 2) we can't have some silly fangirls comming along and stealing them..3) someone has to feed them xD 4) they're just awesome!!!


My blue iWiz mini (wizarding iPod) because i need something to keep me occupied when i'm bored...and how will i both get exercise AND look silly at the same time by dancing?

My broom because i 1) love flying and it's a great way to get outdoors 2) i need to practice for quidditch! can't have ravenclaw losing their first place for the cup now can we? and my broom could be taken whan i'm away...don't want that happening!

1. My bottle of rum, personally given by Captain Jack Sparrow:
Well, first of all, rum is gooooood. Second of all, he wrote down his number on the side of the bottle. Schmart, me say! So yes, can't live without it.

2. My guitar:
I looooove it!!! Without guitar, there is no rockstar Caro, without that, Gooey my dear has no one to be all random and... stupid, with :D

3. My wand
I'm shocked how my wand came on the third place. Hmm. ANYWAY!!!! Yes, every witch/wizard need her/his wand! Mmmhmm! That's right, "can't live without it", said a wnb pirate monkey Caro on a desert island and pointed at the rum bottle. xD

4. Music
Hmm, i'm not sure where the music comes from, or is it just in my head xD But wherever it comes from, i need it. Yes. Music is my life, and i consider it as a luxury ^^

5. The pool
I have to agree with Amby on this one; I love swimming, it's relaxing, fun and a great way to kill boredom. Not that i ever get bored :D Atleast not in this house.. *looks around*

(i wanted to put Jimmy and Gooey, but they're not items, and if we would fail this Challenge, should i live without them? HELL NO!!!!!)

ok...five luxury items

1. my laptop WITH internet...i love my laptop, but i especially love my internet. i use these to communicate with people...go on myspace, HE, um...what else? i just couldnt live without it!

2. my mobile phone....i txt like all the time - cant live without that. i have to be able to talk to the people that i dont msn, my cousins for example, i text them loads...and i need to be able to keep in touch

3. a pool....i love swimming, its so fun to swim! even though it makes my hair frizzy! swimming is awesome!!

4. a trampoline!! omg! how much fuin would that be...i love to bounce! i have wanted a trampoline my whole life but after i fell on my head and knocked myself unconscious (elly!) my parents refused to get me one so i would love a virtual one!

5. umm...my ruby and my alice (elly's already in here) they are very luxury items and i love them uberly!! lol theyre my bestest friends and i just couldnt live without them! we laugh loads and they put a smile on my face. (how cheesy - but its true)

My Bed...erm, I sleep in it, it is warm, cuddly, provides me with a good night's sleep and a mini bouncy castle...not to mention all my toileteries hiding in the cupboard under it...

Amber's Party Button : This has to be one of the worlds best inventions EVER...balloons, music, snackies, ask for anything that belongs to a party and there you have it!

A Toilet : This may not seem like a luxury, but many people around the world have no toilet and fresh running water...I couldn't live without my bathroom!

Microwave: Any food you want to cook and the microwave does it all! Seriously, the microwave has saved my life when only my dad was at home...he can't cook and neither can I really...

MY LAPTOP! It has everything on it! Stories, fanfics, games, music, chatrooms, forums, research sites, word processing, EVERYTHING!

Laptop - I don't think I could survive a day without it. It holds my link to the internet, as well as all my precious files and homework and whatnot. Without, I would be frantic and hysterical.

Food - This is very general, but without food I could not survive. Food is a basic essential in life (does that exempt it from a luxury?) and everybody needs nutrition to continue to function.

Books - I love to read and enjoy it. It's something that has really interested me. I love to get lost in the universes that authors create.

Piano - Playing the piano is something I (try to) do every day. It's both soothing and relaxing and I enjoy taking on new challenged in the pieces I'm learning and replaying old ones.

Lamp - Without a lamp, it would be hard to do anything at night, and I don't like the idea of sleeping at 6 PM. A lamp would let me read and play piano without straining my eyes and prevent me from tripping over all sorts of things.

5 luxeries only 5 **dies** you know if i fail i will cry

1. my ipod omg i cant live without music it is my life and a major nesseity to my life

2. My pets i love them they are my home away from home they always love me no matter what.

3. my bed and privacy around it i cant sleep if i feel people can watch me it help me sleep better.

4. the t.v hello T.V. no need to say more i love to relax infront of that but then againi like to swim NAH T.V.

5. my bathroom stuff (my loo my shower sink and cabinet) I coult those all as one because without them i will pee my pants i cant use loos that other people use and my cabinet is so i dont loe anything important and my shower well i have a problem taking showers where someone else does to.

1. My music, if I don't have something to listen to I'd quite simply die. When I'm frustrated I just put on my music and dance around and sing really really loudly (and yes, I admit it, badly) until all my frustration goes away. If I'm happy I love finding a song to fit my mood, if I'm sad then I listen to a sad song and transfer my emotions into the song so they don't get to me as much anymore. Basically, my music keeps me going whenever life gets to me in many different ways.

2. Laptop-I use my laptop for all sorts of things, like keeping in touch with friends and family, or writing homeworks (and challenges, hehe) or just scribbling down my thoughts. When my music doesn't de-stress me, if I write down how I feel in a poem, I immediately feel better, and I'm (usually) left with something that I'm proud of and actually like to show my friends.

3. TV! What do you think would happen to me if I was deprived of Charmed? I'd cease to exist that's what! Charmed is so amusing, and I think watching it with the other Charmed fanatics in the house really helps us bond. And we all want that, don't we? HEBB house bonding? Right? Riiiight? Well, moving on, we can also watch other things on TV that can help learn us, I mean, teach us things. See! Look how much I need that TV! XD

4. Clothes: I don't know about you, but I find clothes rather important. They reflect my style, and let me be myself, in a unique way of self expression. Some of my clothes remind me of friends and family as well, so wearing them gives me a sort of bittersweet nostalgia...but I love them all the same.

5. My phone, I use it to talk to people-although they might not want to hear me, and play games. Basically it keeps me amused when the laptop wasn't working. XD

H.E. Friends/Family

I do hope that luxury items can include people...because without them I couldn't live in the BB home. I love you guys, you're always able to make my day better and it's so fun to be with you. *huggles everyone at the h.e.*

My iPod

Horray for music! I need my iPod. *strokes it* I love it soooo much....

My Writing Notebook

I haven't mentioned this at all in BB or anywhere else in the H.E., but I have this huge notebook where I begin and plan out my fanfics, random thoughts, poems, dreams, anything, and also doodle in. It's just really nice to have and I couldn't imagine life without it.

Books

Also a MUST. I love to go into the world of a book, espically a fantasy. It's wonderful to just curl up with one and escape for a while.

My Viola (With fun music of course :D)

I love my viola...we go way back, lol. I wasn't really into orchestra and playing for a few years, but now that I'm in the high school orchestra many people have dropped out so it's easier to learn the more difficult pieces and I'm loving it! I love to play because one: I love music, two: making music is fun, and three: it's fun when watching movies to see your fingers automatically moving to the correct spots to play the notes in time with the music playing (lol, that happens to me every time I watch Pirates and LotR now...love it), also, I just love being with the people in my orchestra.

I suppose it’s my turn to list do this challenge! Let’s see here…

First off I think one of my most cherished items is my bed, complete with my blanket and pillows thank you very much. I don’t think I’ve ever loved my bed so much. With the past year, I’ve been moving from house to house, apartment to apartment temporarily cause of dumb hurricane problems *smiles*. I think in the past year I’ve had to pack up my belongings (which wasn’t that much) and relocate about *counts* I think 13 times? Hopefully, my last home is my wonderful new house and own room which I love oh so much. But I’ll never forget all those months of sleeping on the uncomfortable air mattress, carpet, and even cold hard stone floor!

Second, I believe would be my laptop and internet service. This is where I type my stories. Play games when I’m bored. And just is my lifeline. This is what got me through the past year not to mention let me find this wonderful site! In fact, if it wasn’t for the hurricane I doubt I would have found this site. So as they always say…behind every dark disgusting, black life ruining cloud….there’s always a silver lining. LoL

Third, would be the stove. I actually like to chop and cook things. My dream is to be on the Iron Chef as a judge one day. *Daydreams…* Er..where was I again? Right, cooking. It actually takes my mind off of things and makes me feel better. For example, my sisters all know that when I’m mad at someone, I’ll go to the kitchen and pull out things to make tuna. LoL that’s right! After chopping, stirring, and beating the ingredients for a while, I always feel much better and get happy again. If not then I go onto make brownies or cake! My sister actually tried to make me mad just cause she wanted some tuna once. Sadly enough it didn’t work.

Fourth, of course I wouldn’t be able to watch and daydream about being a judge on Iron Chef’s Food Channel if I didn’t have a TV right? Actually not to be picky, I don’t even need satellite or cable. Just the good ol’ ABC channel so I could watch Grey’s Anatomy every Thursday night! If you take that away from me…I’ll just hand in my resignation form now cause NOTHING could make me miss my Grey’s Anatomy. To do that would be like if Ginny and Amber banned Charms from their TVs. *Dies from shock*

Lastly, hmm this is a tough one. I suppose my last luxury is everyone’s wonderful company! I know this isn’t exactly an item but I consider it a major luxury. I mean to think…there are people in this world that’s never even heard of Jesse and his famous speeches. Can you imagine ever living without it? Well, okay I actually can. LoL but seriously you guys are just wonderful and I don’t know what I would do without each and every one of you in my life! *hugs*

My Mobile Phone

I am forever using my mobile and it is probably the top of the luxury item list (and lets not forget my link with the 'outside world lol). It has all my contacts on and little funny games to keep me amused when in the HEBB house

My Cd player and CD's

Everyone needs music - it is like that quote, music is the something of life (lol I did know it a minute ago). The HEBB house needs music. Take a look a week or so ago, everyone teamed up and danced the night away! Whatever I am doing these days I am listening to music. Without this item it would be like half of me is gone!

My makeup

I dont wear a lot of makeup but I dont generally go out without my foundation and mascara, and with all the cameras in the house, this is one item I cant do without!

Books

to delve into another world will keep my sanity in check in the HEBB house. Books are a great escape and therefore I wont get involved in the many fights in the HEBB house :D

My toiletries

No one wants a smelly person in the house, especially since that escape window has been shut off (but how did the bears get in?) lol

First thing
Make up- Oh god I would die without my make up I never go anywhere without make up lol it just makes me fell so much better.

My ipod- If I don’t have my ipod with me I really do go crazy because I just can’t go without music my ipod is with me 24/7 really it is I just could not live without it. If I don’t have my music I would kill someone

My guitar- like my music I am in love with it and I mean how I am suppose to learn how to be a great rock star with out that and without it me and squish can’t be in our great rock ‘n’ roll band the darlings :)and I mean why WHY WHY WHY would you want to just kill our whole band thing I mean come we are the HE rockstars lol

My cigarettes would just cry and kill myself

Drink- cry and Died again
Many thanks crazy rockstar lady

1) My Wand!!! No one can take my wand! How would I survive without my wand? How’d I keep doing my evil stuff… wait that’s not I meant. Besides I’m constantly under attack o I need my wand to protect myself.

And my wand is basically the only thing I really need, the rest is secondary. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to keep certain things like.

2) My herbs and powders kit which I keep in my robes several pockets. I can’t separate from these magical goods. They help me survive and put others in their right place!

3) My spells and potions books!!!! Magic’s an every day learning things. I need them to keep improving my magical skills and not forgetting what I already learned.

Now a more mundane stuff:

4) TV! How am I supposed to keep myself updated on what’s going on the world and TV series???? Anything could happen to you “B” and we wouldn’t know and be stuck in the house forever.

5) Of course you weren’t thinking about taking away my wireless laptop, were you? I need it! I must research every day on new spells and possible new enemies!!! The world’s not a safe place to live I must always be one step ahead and it’s not just because I’m locked in the house that I’d be outsmarted!

My five luxury items are:

1. My wand
What wizard or witch could live without their wand? It can come in useful especially as the HEBB house often sees some really unique things such as the three bears in the living room (what was up with that? where did they come from? lol). Also, if other luxury items get taken away at least I can still use magic which will compensate for any missing things

2. My bed
Trust me, you dont want to see a moody Illy in the mornings because she has had to sleep on the hard floor. You would be wishing for those bears to come back :D

3. Music
The HEBB house, like all other houses, needs music to sing to, dance to and party to!! Without music the parites wouldnt be fun!

4. Chocolate
Chocolate is a girls best friend, as as there are so many girls in the HEBB house we really cant have the chocolate taken away. Think of all those moody females!

5. My HEBB housemates!
You cant take them away, I wont let you! (If I put this down as my luxury items does that mean no other housemates have to go?) lol well it is worth a shot

My 5 luxury items are:


My wand

My wand will come in handy with anything that pops up in the HE big brother house. I usually keep it attached to my belt, so I would feel naked without it!!

My Shoes

Yes, I admit, recently I have an obsession with shoes and I have brought all 24 pairs into the house. Also, this would come in handy if someone else ruined their shoes!!

My supply of chocolate

Mars bars, crunchies, dairy milks, twizzlers etc etc All in a hidden box under my HE big brother bed. Me without chocolate is like a school without children - empty

My bathroom luxurys

Deodrant, body spray, soap - well you dont want me to be a smelly kat do you! lol, also my makeup to make me look half presentable, brush and hair clips, face lotions etc etc. You wouldnt take those away from a girl would you? lol

My sanity

Yes believe me, this is a luxury for both me and others around me. To take away my sanity would put the HEBB house at a very high risk of complete insaneness lol

1. My books. Even though I barely have peace enough to read them, most of the time, I really could not stay in that insane house without something to read, seriously. And there's never anything interesting to do anyway so I do have to keep myself busy with something.

2. My clothes. My beautiful fancy clothes who will make me murder someone if they mess with them. That reminds me stream is very lucky that Waterlily cleaned my pants or else she would have had to pay for it... but anyway someone has to have fashion in this house.

3. My hairbrush. If I don't care much about makeup, I simply cannot stand having messy hair, they have to be nice and straight all the time and for that I need a brush. To brush them. Duh!

4. My wand. Very practical when you live around someone like Raistlin who apparently loves using his on other people. And I still haven't forgotten that rum bottle! I'll get him back for that... oh yes I will....

5. And finally, my earplugs. Hello, we're talking about a house filled with lots of loud and annoying people, and I'm not only talking about Caro, so I have to have earplugs or else my head would burst!

OK 5 things i can't live without:

1) My piano- i know that otha ppl hav put instruments, but mine is special. i got a new piano this wk nd its rele very cool. besides ive got to have a piano to practice on cos ive got an exam in a few weeks!

2)Hot Chocolate- cos if i eat chocolate, ill just feel guilty nd start thinking og the calories, but hot chocolate is completely different cos you can drink tonnes of it without feelin the slightest bit guilty!

3)DVD Player nd TV- i love watchin films, cos they make me feel betta wen i am sad nd calm me down wen i'm angry. also, they provide a good excuse for not starting my homework! and i can turn the volume up rele rele loud to annoy ppl or to block ppl out tht i don't want 2 tlk 2!

4)bubble bath- because its rele comfortin 2 hav a bubble bath wen ur tired, stressed or just at the end of a long day (esp after further maths!) Also, it smells rele nice, so i won't smell bad!

5) this is gonna sound rele sad, but a big book, cos i'm in the middle of 'War and Peace' atm, and i hate leavin a book half way through. also, it provides a weapon against other people wen they annoy me- seriously, if you get hit on the head by that, you'd be out cold for a few hours!

1. My wand

To curse the living daylights out of streams. Oh, and the conjuring, and the stuff. Maybe I could make a fire to keep me warm XD

2. My piano and every single book that I have that has some sort of music in it

Well. A pianist can't live without her piano and its books, can she?

3. My brother's laptop, a never-ending pile of paper folded into it, and a pen that came with the laptop... ooh, and the free headphones as well!

To write my stories, to have internet access, to write my stories, to do a lot of doodling, to catch up with the latest news, to talk to people, to write stories, to seclude myself in Swifty-world....erm... etc. XD

4. All my schoolbooks

Sorry, have to pass my AS's this year. Get all A's too. Sorry. XD

5. My iPod and its cable!!

Gah can't believe I nearly forgot this... oops. Anyway, yes. All my Christian songs, all my Japanese songs, all my random songs, all my Chinese songs... :D You get my drift? XD

Those who have completed the task and therefore recieve 50 housepoints each:

amberg93
Caroru
running_swift
littleprincess_01
Traci=Ronlover102
Boggartntheclost
WaterLily
Elana
Ilyria
Life is 42
LilyFlower
Brunette
skatinglils
kitkat
Castledown
MarieC
Dancingsunset
jennifer williams
streams of silver
Just_Ginny
queenbee
delta
Raistlin The Wizard
Mischief Managed
Charmed Granger
Mandragora


THOSE WHO DID NOT DO THE TASK

Moony
skyla0305
mcfly_42
cookiemonster
Severus Snape
Megan Potter

6 OR MORE PEOPLE DID NOT COMPLETE THE TASK THEREFORE CAUSING THE HOUSEMATES A FAIL.

200 HOUSEPOINTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THE GROUP HOUSEPOINTS.