[3v1L Schwinn]

Wulf74 wrote:

"you have all you need to findthewriter". Ok, I'm on it. Nothing anagramed so far as I can tell, 1 possible result: Spoiler (Rollover to View): "Friend Her Twit" - maybe the Writer is on Facebook? ROT'd - nothing useful. F I N D T H E W R I T E R 6 9 14 4 20 8 5 23 18 9 20 5 18 Sum = 159 Add double digit numbers together: 6 9 5 4 2 8 5 5 9 9 2 5 9 Sum = 78 2 Google results for "findthewriter". 1 of them is us. The other appears to by a poorly spelled plan for lessons for 4th graders by their teacher.

I have been working on the "findthewriter" thing and one of the first things I came up on a couple days ago was a twitter account for "TheWriter" http://twitter.com/TheWriter a Ms. Josephine March, who is the main charactor in "Little Woman" by Louisa May Alcott http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Women#Characters

There is also a face book page for a Ms. Josephine March http://www.facebook.com/people/Josephine-March/1245487209#/s.php?k=100000080&id=1245487209&sid=bea68c7a79b828d5a4e18036e6571a6d

There are also 18 hits on facebook for "TheWriter".
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?src=os&q=thewriter&sid=909d27e0de455830f6fdbb7808cbbb89#/s.php?src=os&q=thewriter&sid=909d27e0de455830f6fdbb7808cbbb89&n=-1&o=4&k=100000020&sf=p&hash=18406dd6cc6be79797d194dcaca29b3c&s=0

There is http://thewriter.blogster.com/, it doesn't look like its involved.


There is http://www.thewriterfinder.com/, I don't think so.

[classical]

Correction: ALL blogs related to this game have been invaded by the CIA. Damn.
(Good thing I saved Hatch's blog this time, hrr hrr.)

This same image has been posted to every one of them... and there is a number code at the bottom that I wonder if it has any significance.

4425112021 44254 5789898 J

[Kyra's Vengeance]

Port King Taken Down by CIA

[Wulf74]

Hmm. It's funny - I think I intended this email to be sent to someone else, although I'm not positive. I know that all of the emails sent to Brian Bricker haven't met with any success. Now I'm just trying to remember if I had been drinking during lunch yesterday..

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from: Wülf to: brianSPLATbrianbricker.com date: Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:51 PM subject: The One, The Oracle and you Mr. Bricker - We need to speak. I need to know of whatever prophecy exists. Times are coming to a head. Mr. Port King has been transported to DC - by whom? We don't even know why he was arrested. I have received mail from him, perhaps this would be relevant to you somehow?

Gotta admit - I do think the subject line was clever.

And with the response, I believe that "the Watchers" is an appropriate name for the group:

Quote:

nearly all communication channels now compromised; they are tightening the snare; you have all you need to findthewriter; we are all returning to the original warren

Couple of interesting things in there, that I'm sure everyone caught by now.
"you have all you need to findthewriter".
Ok, I'm on it.
Nothing anagramed so far as I can tell, 1 possible result:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

"Friend Her Twit" - maybe the Writer is on Facebook?

ROT'd - nothing useful.
F I N D T H E W R I T E R
6 9 14 4 20 8 5 23 18 9 20 5 18
Sum = 159
Add double digit numbers together:
6 9 5 4 2 8 5 5 9 9 2 5 9
Sum = 78

2 Google results for "findthewriter". 1 of them is us. The other appears to by a poorly spelled plan for lessons for 4th graders by their teacher.

There has to be something since I'm certain that "findthewriter" is no longer a typo. Continuing to dig....

[BlackandBlue]

Been thinking the same thing as Wulf about Jenny

[Wulf74]

3v1L Schwinn wrote:

HOLY $#!T!!!! ...I put this link in a spoiler because the "present" owner is probably OOG. Although the new owner does show an address in CA Spoiler (Rollover to View): http://www.clevelandcountyassessor.us/Data.aspx?Account=R0040132

HOLY $#!T is right! You can't fake that kinda info - and that level of detail for an ARG is incredible! Granted - they just used this guys name, and integrated it into the story - but still!

[speculation] Ok back to (alternate) reality. So just trying to add 2+2 on this. We know that most likely Jenny lived in Oklahoma as a result of some of the details from the manuscript. The Sooners sweatshirt, and so forth.
We also know that Port had some reason to believe that Jenny was still alive - and so he bounced outta NJ like the devil was chasing him - heading to OK. During one of the conversations with him, he made the seemingly random comment about "1407 Oakhurst".
The jpg of the front of the house that was found, in what looked completely unrelated to anything going on (portal.jpg I believe) - and thanks to some awesome detective work by Classical - found the Street View on Google Maps of the house - confirming the address. Which of course 3v1L Schwinn just determined was once owned by none other than Brian Bricker.
[meta]as a funny(?) side note - the package I got in the mail was from a Starbucks near the house. 3v1L Schwinn is still convinced that this is a massive promotional campaign for Starbucks, and the launch of a new kind of coffee [/meta]

Rambling aside - does this point to Jenny being Bricker's daughter? Or maybe her and her family sold the house to Bricker, or maybe she just rented it from him - either way there's a connection. But it still doesn't offer much in the way of explaining why Bricker seems to know so much about the Oracle. One thing I noticed in the manuscript though - Port's description of Jenny seems to mimic very closely the way Hatch describes the Oracle. As being willing to do anything for her, comparing her with angels, etc....
Is the Oracle a reincarnated Jenny? or vice versa? Or maybe, Jenny's the offspring of the Oracle.. who knows. I'm just kinda typing out the thoughts as they come.

Ok - last question. Why is the house being referred to as "the portal"? The portal to what?!?

[3v1L Schwinn]

Wulf74 wrote:

Sorry for the double-post, but technically I last posted yesterday... I started following up on a few things yesterday, primarily "findthewriter". As I was reading back through the forums here - I ran across usaoracleproject.blogspot.com again. All of the content has been removed, just like PK's blog - except the email address for Bernard (?) is still there - starr.bernardSPLATyahoo.com!? I dropped a quick email to him, asking if he'd be willing to chat/provide any information he could about the project. Which accomplished something 3VIL Schwinn suggested yesterday in the IRC chatroom. He mentioned that we should probably try to get in touch with Hatch's(the guy from the manuscript) Dr. Bernie. This is most likely him - so I'm still waiting for a response. I was also searching through www.brianbricker.com - looking at the source for each page, etc. I can't remember which page specifically it was, but in the tags, it had Oklahoma...? Why? Nothing on his website suggests or says anything about OK. The other tags mentioned San Francisco, wine country and the like. I wasn't able to find anything any more relevant, just thought it was strange. And.... Received another email from Val Seer. This one is just odd. I've read it a couple of times now, looking for something hidden - but I must be missing something: Quote: Subject: Lenny Has Gone Underground... ...but we still watch all. It is the history of the portal that you seek...not the present. Introduce this however you wish: http://www.clevelandcountyassessor.us/ - The Watchers The formatting, spelling etc is exactly as how it appeared in the email to me. I've searched a bit through the site, but it has thoroughly confused me as to how it relates. I've gone through and found the parcel of land that we think somehow relates to Jenny (where she was raised, used to live, where Porter was headed?) - but I'm not sure of teh significance. I'm going to keep digging - but if anyone else gets a chance - check it out. The parcel# for the property is R0040132 or the property next to it (not positive which is the actual site) R0040133. I'll check back in when work slows down. =edit= Strangely, I got another email with the same information from Kinton MacReady(kmacreadySPLATgmail.com) just a moment ago..

HOLY $#!T!!!!

more to come as I work on it...
In 2004 Mr. Brian Bricker owned that home.

Quote:

Account: R0040132 Parcel: NC29 OAK01 4 2 001 Owner: BRICKER, BRIAN Address: 1407 OAKHURST AVE NORMAN OK 73071 2004 Mailing Address Mailing Name: BRICKER, BRIAN Address: 1407 OAKHURST AVE City State Zip: NORMAN OK 73071

I put this link in a spoiler because the "present" owner is probably OOG. Although the new owner does show an address in Ca.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

http://www.clevelandcountyassessor.us/Data.aspx?Account=R0040132

[Wulf74]

Sorry for the double-post, but technically I last posted yesterday...

I started following up on a few things yesterday, primarily "findthewriter". As I was reading back through the forums here - I ran across usaoracleproject.blogspot.com again. All of the content has been removed, just like PK's blog - except the email address for Bernard (?) is still there - starr.bernardSPLATyahoo.com!?

I dropped a quick email to him, asking if he'd be willing to chat/provide any information he could about the project. Which accomplished something 3VIL Schwinn suggested yesterday in the IRC chatroom. He mentioned that we should probably try to get in touch with Hatch's(the guy from the manuscript) Dr. Bernie. This is most likely him - so I'm still waiting for a response.

I was also searching through www.brianbricker.com - looking at the source for each page, etc. I can't remember which page specifically it was, but in the tags, it had Oklahoma...? Why? Nothing on his website suggests or says anything about OK. The other tags mentioned San Francisco, wine country and the like. I wasn't able to find anything any more relevant, just thought it was strange.

And....
Received another email from Val Seer. This one is just odd. I've read it a couple of times now, looking for something hidden - but I must be missing something:

Quote:

Subject: Lenny Has Gone Underground... ...but we still watch all. It is the history of the portal that you seek...not the present. Introduce this however you wish: http://www.clevelandcountyassessor.us/ - The Watchers

The formatting, spelling etc is exactly as how it appeared in the email to me. I've searched a bit through the site, but it has thoroughly confused me as to how it relates. I've gone through and found the parcel of land that we think somehow relates to Jenny (where she was raised, used to live, where Porter was headed?) - but I'm not sure of teh significance. I'm going to keep digging - but if anyone else gets a chance - check it out. The parcel# for the property is R0040132 or the property next to it (not positive which is the actual site) R0040133.

I'll check back in when work slows down.

=edit=
Strangely, I got another email with the same information from Kinton MacReady(kmacreadySPLATgmail.com) just a moment ago..

[Wulf74]

classical wrote:

Ok, Schwinn is awesome for this one: if y'all remember portal.jpg found on brianbricker.com as a hidden image that was in the jumpdrive... ... and then Port's earlier reference to a '1407 Oakhurst Ave' ... If you look up the address in Norman, OK ... you see this.

definitely an awesome connection.

For anyone else that has time - we've been in the IRC channel that Syn started earlier in the thread. Jump in for plenty of speculation and strange off-topic conversations. Fun for the whole family! (children under the age of 8 require adult supervision, and will undergo brainwashing following the chat session to prevent future emotional damage).

[classical]

Ok, Schwinn is awesome for this one: if y'all remember portal.jpg found on brianbricker.com as a hidden image that was in the jumpdrive...
... and then Port's earlier reference to a '1407 Oakhurst Ave' ...

If you look up the address in Norman, OK ... you see this.

[Wulf74]

[OOG]

I only mention this, because of all the speculation in the beginning about the possible source of this ARG.
I just came across this article, published today:
Dan Brown - The Lost Symbol

According to the article, the new Dan Brown book will be released on Sept 15 of this year.

[/OOG]

[Grady Martin]

image at http://finditandjoinus.blogspot.com/ - 4/21/09

all agents...run now

[3v1L Schwinn]

New message from the patriot...

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All agents... run now

[Wulf74]

Burrito wrote:

Try not to take offense, KV.... ...In any case, your posts have been insightful and helpful. If you're enjoying the game, play it. I, for one, am happy to have another addition to our dwindling team.

Agreed.

Stick around, join in the confusion and headaches - cuz as They say "misery loves company".

Just to add a bit more to what Burrito said - if you've been lurking since the beginning you know that there were several suspicious "new" members to uF who would make a single post - and then disappear, they're profiles telling nothing. Frankly I suspected a few who have turned out to be a great contribution to the team. I had just never seen so many new people at one time.

Welcome to uF and the world where This Is Not A Game, means more every time you hear it. And if you start to suspect your mother is an alien or CIA implant - you know you've joined the rest of us. :

[Burrito]

Try not to take offense, KV.

This game has had a lot of twists, and a lot of meta/oog drama and conflict. Keeping that in mind, it's not easy (especially for some of us.. Syn..) to trust new players.

When I came back to uF after a pretty lengthy absence, I joined a game called "An Experiment in Law Enforcement". When I finally got around to joining the IRC to give some advice I'd come across, I received the grilling of my life courtesy of Lunsford - a person that I've become very close friends with since that first day.

(edited in, because it somehow cut off) :

ARG players are a paranoid lot. We're always trying to read events around us to figure out what's going on behind the scenes. If you stick around long enough, you'll find yourself doing the same.

In any case, your posts have been insightful and helpful. If you're enjoying the game, play it. I, for one, am happy to have another addition to our dwindling team.