The End

Please use this video as the soundtrack/background video for the final post of the challenge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b26BD5KjH0

So here we are. As of 7:30pm we are out of the Ratty, breathing fresh air once again. Here's the final update:

Good to see you, Charlie!

Charlie was the last person to visit! Don't know what he's pointing at, but I'm sure it's enlightening.
The soup option for dinner was a bit redundant, but I thought it was really funny, so here's a picture.

Amiright?

We finally finished the Saturday crossword puzzle! It's an accomplishment I'll cherish forever. Spoiler alert, don't look at the final picture if you're still working on it and don't want to see the solutions.

You might be wondering if anything we wrote matches the clues. Don't worry, of course it does.

Anyway, it's been a pretty fantastic day. We're finishing with a group of about a dozen people cheering us on through the end. We've had a lot of good friends come through, plus Ben Barsky. I actually got a decent amount of actual productive work done, which is great! I think we learned a lot, such as the fact that I don't read Hebrew well. It's clear that the Ratty Challenge isn't for everyone. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. 

I believe I speak for both of us when I say that this day made it clear that we've done a good job of  surrounding ourselves with a brilliant, kind, and mighty soulful group of incredible individuals. Stay tuned for further summary posts, etc. Until next time.

Mazel Tov!

Danny had a Bar Mitzvah:

Video Will Come Later

-Wilson

Then More People Got Here

More people arrived right after I finished the last one, so I feel like they should be included.
Amy said hi, but was too cool for us:

Then Michelle FINALLY showed up:

For those of you that were wondering how we feel right now:

-Wilson

Nearing the End

The Parthians continue to be the subject of writing as time goes. The Ratty has become busier and busier as the dinner rush begins. More friends have arrived!
Chimmy stopped by to say hi:

And Chris has joined us for dinner:

Benjamin arrived, but you know what they say, The Challenge isn't for everyone:

And along the lines of The Challenge isn't for everyone, I leave you with this:

-Wilson

TIME OUT EVERYONE!

Michelle Han was here!

Darkness Is Descending

We've been here since the crack of dawn, and the sun is already going back to its home. Good thing Wilson has a flashlight on his phone.
Leber just got in from Egypt, and finally finished his paper he's been working on for the past 18 months! He's ready to cut loose and have some fun, though I can't promise that he won't be working on another paper later. He looks like this:

Things are still eerily quiet, we're anticipating the dinner rush beginning shortly. Our crossword puzzle is making some progress, Derek is doing well. I think we'll finish it by 7:30. 

Anyway, here's some statistical analysis:

Most of our page views have come from facebook.com, but we have 10 from adsensewatchdog.com and 8 from zombiestat.com. vampirestat.com only has 7 views, so clearly that means something.

A few different google searches have led to this site. Notably, 14 people who googled "mike and max ratty" have ended up here, but only one person googled "max and mike go to the ratty."

In the great browser race, Chrome is leading with 58% of the views, with Firefox a distant second with 21%. 48% of views came from Mac O.S. and 41% are from computers running Windows. 5 people viewed on their iPhone, and 6 from their Android.

We have 5 views today from Egypt (Hello, Egypt!) and 3 from the UK (Hello, England!). I person viewed from Germany, so the Eurozone needs to pick up their game.

That's all for now, talk to you all soon.

DANGER ZONE

The lunch rush has come and gone, but our challenge table continues to grow in size. The cool E&M motor project thing has stopped spinning and hypnotizing me, so I guess that's good. Our table has reached critical mass. Everyone is pretty much hard at work, except for 2 or 3 people who are the only ones actually eating in this dining hall. Mike Johnson missed out call when we most needed support, but reminded us later to remain hydrated. Thank God for that. Anyway, here's some pictures.

"Hello." -Dennis

 Dennis came, and looks like he really hates my guts. He's a great dancer, but Ayano doesn't know how to phrase compliments so she probably offended him. He also enjoyed our crossword, and the word "ballpeen." I can't blame him, it's a funny word.

I should probably warn people before photographing them

Jonny K came by briefly, offered some kind words, and promptly peaced out. He still enjoys Batman references, but I still haven'y seen it, so don't spoil anything.

UPDATE: Jonny K is actually still at our table, I just have bad vision.

Triple Table!

Chris, Bguest, Dennis, and Sid all come back from Low Brass choir practice, which I guess is a thing. They're all situated at the East end of our table complex, probably talking about how great it is to play a low brass instrument.

Nick! and AAA batteries!

A minor crisis was averted when Nick came and brought Lena batteries for her soundproof headphones. Because apparently she hates the sound of my voice. Well too bad, Lena, I'm gonna keep talking.

Percush People!

Kyle and Sleevie popped by, and Sleevie was wearing double sleeves! In other news, Kyle still can't find his swim trunks, which sucks. Our water polo team could use his help and what I assume is his shut down inner tube water polo defense.

I'm real bad at photography!

Brooke is here also! And her name has an E at the end! And she also brought batteries! So if people are still planning on bringing us batteries, I appreciate the thought, but we're all set on the battery front. In other news, Wilson is a special snowflake. Derek loves Tots.

This afternoon would be dragging down morale if I wasn't delirious. There's still a few hours to go, and we'll be here until the bitter end.