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Quote:
[16:59] to FU POT pourri: hey
[16:59] tiffletaff7 : hi
[16:59] to FU POT pourri: i found your blog, its pretty cool.
[17:00] tiffletaff7 : oh, thanks
[17:00] tiffletaff7 : people have been asking me a lot about it lately
[17:00] to FU POT pourri: well its pretty interesting.
[17:00] to FU POT pourri: with all the dreams and whatnot.
[17:01] tiffletaff7 : yeah
[17:01] tiffletaff7 : plenty of people have dreams, though
[17:01] tiffletaff7 : i guess theirs don't happen again and again
[17:02] to FU POT pourri: i think i've had the same dream more than once, but not one right after the other.
[17:02] to FU POT pourri: what made you want to start your blog?
[17:03] tiffletaff7 : well, a lot of my friends have told me that i should
[17:03] tiffletaff7 : i guess it's a hot thing nowadays
[17:03] tiffletaff7 : i was just going to talk about my life and stuff, but it seems like my dreams are more interesting than what's really happening to me
[17:04] to FU POT pourri: well dreams tend to have a deeper meaning and can reflect on your life, so you are writing about your life in a way.
[17:04] tiffletaff7 : hm, never quite looked at it that way
[17:05] to FU POT pourri: are you supersticious?
[17:05] to FU POT pourri: (spelling)
[17:06] tiffletaff7 : not really
[17:06] to FU POT pourri: it seems that once you got the dreamcatcher, you started having these dreams.
[17:07] tiffletaff7 : yeah, i definitely think they're related
[17:07] to FU POT pourri: have you asked your grandfather about it?
[17:08] tiffletaff7 : no, he's actually on a cruise right now
[17:08] tiffletaff7 : he does that a lot
[17:08] to FU POT pourri: where is he going?
[17:09] tiffletaff7 : just cruising
[17:09] tiffletaff7 : out on the ocean and then back again
[17:09] to FU POT pourri: does he travel alot?
[17:10] tiffletaff7 : yeah
[17:10] tiffletaff7 : he likes going new places
[17:10] to FU POT pourri: is that how he got the dreamcatcher?
[17:10] tiffletaff7 : i think so
[17:11] tiffletaff7 : i've never seen him with anything like it before
[17:11] tiffletaff7 : i need to go to supper now
[17:11] tiffletaff7 : see you later
[17:11] to FU POT pourri: bye


I was trying to find out more about his grandfather and the origins of the dreamcatcher itself. It sounds like he likes to travel a lot and got the dremcatcher from the travels. Maybe some kind of "encantation" was put on the dreamcatcher wherever his grandfather went?

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Just chatted with Tiffletaff7....

Quote:

Thorsgreatcheese: hey...
tiffletaff7: hey
Thorsgreatcheese: sleep good last night??
tiffletaff7: i guess
tiffletaff7: i didn't get any lucid dreaming done, though
Thorsgreatcheese: yeah... to much on your mind eh?
tiffletaff7: yeah
tiffletaff7: hey
tiffletaff7: do you like puzzles?
Thorsgreatcheese: yeah... I'm a puzzler...
Thorsgreatcheese: why?
tiffletaff7: somebody i know found something that looks puzzling, and he can't figure it out
tiffletaff7: maybe you could take a look at it?
Thorsgreatcheese: sure... can you seend it to me??
tiffletaff7: it's here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/raytrace88/372.html
tiffletaff7: somebody just posted it there
tiffletaff7: we think it's related to my dreams somehow
Thorsgreatcheese: cool... thanks for the link...
tiffletaff7: sure
Thorsgreatcheese: I wonder if it the smae guy who gave us your name...
tiffletaff7: maybe
tiffletaff7: he seems to have something against me
Thorsgreatcheese: so... didyou have that same dream??
Thorsgreatcheese: although there was no lucidness...
tiffletaff7: yeah, i'm pretty sure
tiffletaff7: same thing, same song, same girl
tiffletaff7: just nothing new and i still don't know who's singing
Thorsgreatcheese: well... there is a hint of mystery still lingering...
tiffletaff7: yeah
Thorsgreatcheese: you know... it is amazing that the human mind is able to remember dreams when the brain is experencing REM...
Thorsgreatcheese: (rapid eye movement)
Thorsgreatcheese: and those only happen about every two hours...
Thorsgreatcheese: so, if you were able to wake up every two hours and write what you remember (if anything) we could get a whole lot closer to solving this problem...
tiffletaff7: maybe
tiffletaff7: i think if i try that it should be on a weekend
Thorsgreatcheese: yeah... don't want to mess up school...
tiffletaff7: it'd be just my luck
Thorsgreatcheese: hahahaha... same here...
Thorsgreatcheese: can you take a look at the dreamcatcher and describe it please??
Thorsgreatcheese: wondering if I can pin down some kind of origin...
tiffletaff7: well, it's a brown circle
tiffletaff7: and it has little strings running through the middle with beads on them
tiffletaff7: and a bunch of feathers and leather strings hanging from the bottom
tiffletaff7: and that's pretty much it
Thorsgreatcheese: nice... thanks...
Thorsgreatcheese: like this?? http://www.crafts-gifts.com/dream-catchers/nine/9sbrown.jpg
tiffletaff7: yeah, more or less
Thorsgreatcheese: cool... thanks...
Thorsgreatcheese: I've got to go... later...


Not much information here except for the picture of the dreamcatcher, more or less...
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Convert the letters left anon. in your LJ to numbers, apply to the lyrics of Puff (the same way you did with the Doggie in the Window).

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Result: DREAMNG with a blip....might have been a mix up on the "I" somewhere by whomever left it?

141 D
222 R
123 E
211 A
433 M
272 N
2577
133 G

Which is the match for LUCID I suppose..


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Nice... so now that you have figured it out we should tell tiffletaff... see if anything weird happened to him since his LJ post...
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Nothing special.

The gist of the conversation for those who can't be bothered reading it all:
-I told him about DREAMN_G, he didn't seem to phased by it.
-I mentioned his date, and basically - he's nervous.
-I mentioned school, he mentioned failing, I asked his fav. class, he said drawing, I said try to draw your dreams.

Quote:
12:00
(12:00:33) Raytrace88: Hello.
(12:00:39) Tiffletaff7: hey
(12:00:5Cool Raytrace88: A friend had some luck with the puzzle that was posted on my LJ.
(12:01:29) Raytrace88: It was probably iamthepossum who posted it
(12:01:42) Raytrace88: because it relates to something else he's posted.
(12:01:52) Raytrace88: It decodes to "DREAMN_G"
(12:02:12) Raytrace88: He might've made a typo or something.
(12:02:34) Tiffletaff7: yeah, i think so
(12:02:37) Raytrace88: hm.
(12:02:40) Tiffletaff7: looks like dreaming to me
(12:02:44) Raytrace88: same.
(12:02:46) Raytrace88: How'd your date go?
(12:02:53) Raytrace88: or have you gone yet?
(12:03:15) Tiffletaff7: no, i'm going tomorrow
(12:03:20) Tiffletaff7: i'm really nervous about it
(12:03:26) Raytrace88: oh yeah, time zones :$
(12:03:36) Raytrace88: It's Friday for me already
(12:03:40) Raytrace88: you're the other wayy
(12:03:55) Tiffletaff7: the internet's useful like that
(12:04:00) Raytrace88: hehe yeah
(12:04:1Cool Raytrace88: I won't give you advice because I don't think you need it.
(12:04:30) Raytrace88: You seem smart enough of a person to figure out what's best for you. Smile
(12:04:40) Raytrace88: Hey, soon you'll be all growed up Razz
(12:05:27) Raytrace88: I've been looking at your dream song but I can't make much of it.
(12:05:30) Tiffletaff7: i'm only 16
12:05
(12:05:3Cool Raytrace88: oh trust me, the years go
(12:05:40) Tiffletaff7: yeah, i can't get any further in my dream, either
(12:05:49) Tiffletaff7: i just keep hearing that song again and again and again
(12:06:00) Raytrace88: have you had any luck with going lucid?
(12:06:14) Tiffletaff7: not since the dream
(12:06:19) Raytrace88: damn.
(12:06:29) Raytrace88: oh well
(12:06:32) Raytrace88: one can only try.
(12:07:20) Raytrace88: Anythin to chat about?
(12:07:37) Raytrace88: how's school treating you?
(12:07:52) Tiffletaff7: not too well
(12:08:02) Tiffletaff7: it's just started a new semester, and already i have horrible grades
(12:08:13) Raytrace88: urgh. that's nasty
(12:08:1Cool Raytrace88: what's your favourite subject?
(12:09:19) Tiffletaff7: art
(12:09:24) Tiffletaff7: i guess i'm an okay artist
(12:09:31) Tiffletaff7: i sure am good at nothing else
(12:09:52) Raytrace88: do you draw..? paint..?
(12:10:01) Tiffletaff7: both
(12:10:04) Tiffletaff7: i like drawing more, though
(12:10:07) Tiffletaff7: easier and less messy
(12:10:09) Raytrace88: cool
(12:10:15) Raytrace88: just had a mini-brainwave
(12:10:23) Raytrace88: ever thought of sketching your dream?
12:10
(12:10:35) Tiffletaff7: that's an idea
(12:10:41) Tiffletaff7: i could do that
(12:10:44) Raytrace88: Smile
(12:10:45) Tiffletaff7: don't have a scanner, though
(12:10:49) Tiffletaff7: maybe i could find somebody who does
(12:10:56) Raytrace88: you could always draw it into the computer
(12:11:01) Raytrace88: you got a PC or a mac?
(12:11:09) Tiffletaff7: pc
(12:11:13) Raytrace88: gimme 2 shakes
(12:12:03) Raytrace88: Get this program, it's called "GIMP"
(12:12:14) Raytrace88: it's a picture editor, it's a good one and it's free
(12:12:15) Raytrace88: http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html
(12:12:41) Raytrace88: You'll need the first download, and one of the second or the third downloads depending on which OS you use
(12:13:41) Tiffletaff7: thanks
(12:13:44) Tiffletaff7: that should come in handy
(12:13:49) Raytrace88: no probs Smile
(12:13:53) Raytrace88: have you heard of photoshop?
(12:14:02) Tiffletaff7: yeah
(12:14:03) Raytrace88: it's pretty much the same as that, just free
(12:14:23) Tiffletaff7: i'm not nearly as good at drawing with a mouse as i am with a pencil
(12:14:46) Raytrace88: I know the feeling.
(12:15:1Cool Raytrace88: You can buy these things called drawing tablets, where theres a "pen" and you draw directly on it just like you would a pen(cil) on paper
12:15
(12:16:52) Tiffletaff7: yeah, i've seen those
(12:16:5Cool Tiffletaff7: i've never really needed one before now
(12:17:30) Raytrace88: some people are just as good as drawing with as mouse as on paper, it's all in the practise
(12:17:44) Tiffletaff7: well, i'm actually downright horrible
(12:17:4Cool Tiffletaff7: with a mouse
(12:17:49) Raytrace88: Razz
(12:17:54) Raytrace88: lol... check this out
(12:18:03) Raytrace88: I'll pull something up for you
(12:19:12) Raytrace88: I did this a year or two ago
(12:19:12) Raytrace88: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/Vector88/TFC-Screwed.png
(12:19:3Cool Tiffletaff7: wow
(12:19:42) Raytrace88: lol
(12:19:43) Raytrace88: hold on
(12:19:50) Raytrace88: and I did this recently
(12:19:50) Raytrace88: http://photobucket.com/albums/v661/Vector88/?action=view&current=draw_04.jpg
(12:19:53) Tiffletaff7: that's better than i can do with photoshop
(12:20:00) Tiffletaff7: a friend of mine has it, and i've used it before
(12:20:23) Tiffletaff7: that looks painful
(12:20:30) Raytrace88: ?
12:20
(12:20:49) Tiffletaff7: turning into a tree
(12:20:52) Tiffletaff7: or whatever it is he's doing
(12:20:55) Raytrace88: haha
(12:21:04) Raytrace88: kinda
(12:21:13) Raytrace88: it was an surrealism work
(12:21:30) Tiffletaff7: i used to really be into surrealism
(12:21:37) Raytrace88: yeah?
(12:21:53) Tiffletaff7: yeah
(12:22:04) Tiffletaff7: except dali sort of creeped me out
(12:22:07) Tiffletaff7: and i got scared
(12:22:11) Raytrace88: haha
(12:22:2Cool Raytrace88: I rather liked his elephant
(12:22:31) Raytrace88: I only saw it the other day
(12:22:40) Raytrace88: until then the only dail work I knew was the melting clocks
(12:23:15) Raytrace88: which one creeps you out the most? Razz
(12:23:24) Raytrace88: brb, gotta get batteries for my mouse
(12:23:30) Tiffletaff7: okay
(12:24:35) Raytrace88: There we go, much better.
(12:25:13) Raytrace88: thought about what you're going to do tomorrow?
12:25
(12:26:23) Tiffletaff7: i've tried worrying
(12:26:32) Tiffletaff7: that doesn't make me feel any better, believe it or not
(12:26:40) Raytrace88: lol
(12:26:41) Raytrace88: I mean
(12:26:52) Raytrace88: going to the movies? out for coffee? animals at the zoo?
(12:28:25) Tiffletaff7: movie, i think
(12:28:3Cool Tiffletaff7: we've done plenty of talking over the years
(12:28:5Cool Tiffletaff7: so i guess she doesn't need a first impression or anything
(12:29:41) Raytrace88: hehe fair enough
12:30


<edit>
haha, I think I just freaked him out. I started talking to him again...
Quote:
(12:41:16) Raytrace88: You should post another LJ entry
(12:41:25) Raytrace88: They're interesting to read. Smile
(12:41:59) Tiffletaff7: i don't really have much to talk about
(12:42:13) Tiffletaff7: i guess i will after the date tomorrow, and once i figure out what that song means
(12:42:20) Raytrace88: mm.
(12:42:27) Tiffletaff7: or if iamthepossum says something directly to me
(12:42:36) Raytrace88: well you never know
(12:42:43) Raytrace88: that guy just turns up at any time. Razz
(12:42:57) Raytrace88: It sounds like he's got it in for you though. Razz
(12:43:10) Raytrace88: he seems to be following your journal
(12:43:24) Tiffletaff7: yeah
(12:43:33) Raytrace88: he's sent puzzles that translate to "LUCID" and "DREAMN_G"
(12:43:36) Tiffletaff7: i wonder if he's spying on me every day
(12:43:43) Tiffletaff7: maybe he's a government person or something
(12:43:52) Raytrace88: maybe you know him.
(12:44:00) Raytrace88: Maybe you _are_ him.
(12:44:06) Raytrace88: Have you ever sleep-walked?
(12:44:20) Raytrace88: I guess the only way you'd know that is if somebody told you that you did...
(12:44:34) Tiffletaff7: i don't think so
(12:44:40) Tiffletaff7: i need to go now
(12:44:41) Raytrace88: it's always a possibility, anyway.
(12:44:43) Raytrace88: sure
(12:44:46) Raytrace88: ttyl
(12:44:4Cool Tiffletaff7: see you

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Looks as though we're going to have to wait until the date for the story to progress.

Even money says Hannelore turns up...

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To quote his LJ,

Quote:
Not going well.
The date didn't work out, I'm not getting anywhere in my dreams, my grades are horrible, and I got a dead fucking possum in the mail today.

I took down the dreamcatcher.

Whoever you are, stop it. I can't take it anymore.

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Interesting.

So what now? Razz

I'm fairly certain the singalong image isn't stegged. I've tried all the obvious passwords like 'puff' 'lucid' 'dreaming', etc.

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Just an idea with the text that iamthepossum sent to vector...

My thinking is that perhaps there's some decoding, and then we'll have to decode morse code.

The only reason is that he mentions (kind of out of turn, and out of character) that he doesn't want to remorse or something. (I'm too far from the page to quote...)

But, that's my take. That there's something in morse code that's hidden there. Perhaps that can take it to the next area.

also, he mentions that you have to be careful about spacing or something. I'm thinking the rythym means something, and then moreso, the translation of that is the morse code. I may be entirely talking out of my butt here, but that's the feeling I've gotten.

I also was unclear whether this was the same message that got decoded to DREAMN_G, and if so, ignore me entirely.

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I know this is offtopic, but I couldn't help it, and anyway in a way it might be helpful...

Paul_K wrote:
[...]
(17:06:07) Tiffletaff7: at the moment i'm listening to puff the magic dragon
(17:06:16) Tiffletaff7: it's always been one of my favorites
(17:06:19) Raytrace88: Hehe, nice... Im a sucker for kid's songs
(17:06:30) Raytrace88: I actually quite like "How much is that doggie in the window"
(17:06:44) Raytrace88: It's just got a ring to it. ^_^
(17:06:59) Tiffletaff7: have you ever heard that song in minor?
(17:07:04) Tiffletaff7: i think it's better than it is the normal way
(17:07:0Cool Raytrace88: really
(17:07:13) Raytrace88: I'd imagine that it would be quite strange
(17:07:39) Tiffletaff7: well, it's more like "how much is that disemboweled doggie in the window" in minor, but i like it
(17:07:44) Tiffletaff7: sadder songs appeal to me
(17:07:4Cool Raytrace88: hehe
[...]


Naturally, being a music kind of person, I had to try this for myself to see how it sounded. The result:

http://matrix.theblob.org/minor-doggie.mp3

Proof that with the right tempo, instrument and key, you can make the old kid's song sound really melancholy if you try.

But I wasn't happy with that, so I them made another minor version, but this time with a more upbeat background:

http://matrix.theblob.org/minor-doggie-2.mp3

Anyway, on to the on-topic bit. Maybe someone could try sending the first one to tiffletaff7 in an IM conversation and see what he makes of it. It *does* sound quite dreamy.

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I wonder if that's the end then...

I haven't seen Tiffletaff7 on AIM in the last few days. No new livejournal entries since he took the dream catcher down.

Is it over?

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Hm...well, I will officially jump into this ARG. I doubt that it's over, I mean, he got a dead possum in his mail!

Who's to say this mysterious friend hes dating couldn't be...mayybe...Hannelore? I'ma add Tiffle to my AIM and, when i get rid of AOL, LJ.
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Not online. Hope he gets on soon, havent gotten a chance to talk to him yet Razz
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Anyone got any idea as to what time Tiffle's online? Jus wondering.
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Did it die?
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