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September 15, 2009

The “This is not a game”, game.

Here's the latest update on DamonCarltonandaPolarbear.com

















FRAME 5 Gave us:

* The University of Arizona Bookstore
* The University of Arizona football team motto- Bear Down.
* "Wildcat Readers, see you on - J. Perkins/R. Morrison"
* Monday Sept 14th 7:30 am – 5 pm.
1209 E. University Blvd Tuscon Az 85721
Poster revealed- The Love Triangle by Leia Bell. It depicts Jack in front of the video screens catching Kate and Sawyer's connection. All the number colors for the video monitors are RED, but the number 4 is a different red.
Ithinkthatmanwasyou.com













At the Universities bookstore:
The display poster is the same one we saw in the photo of the partnering of Ronie, Paul, Damon and Carlton. It is flanked by two displays.
Sawyer was seen reading Lancelot in Maternity Leave.

One case displays:

Oceanic Magazine
Dharma Beer 6 pack
Box of Dharma Red Wine
Eyeglasses
Bookmarks with Sayid and Juliet and The Swan logo among plain logos.













Books displayed: {A few with very brief descriptions. I can not make out many of the books on the other display other than something about survive and Generation We.}
* Lancelot: Written in 1977 by Walker Percy. Lancelot Lamar, a dejected lawyer who, when he discovers that he is not the father of his youngest daughter, kills his wife by blowing up their house. He ends up being confined in a mental institution, where he then dwells on the memories of his frightful past. There is a surrealistic element, where reality blends with delirium.
* Lord of the Flies by Wiliam Golding: British school boys stuck on a deserted island try to govern themselves.
* Carrie by Stephen King. Carrie is a shy high-school girl, who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who tease her.
* Slaughterhouse five or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance With Death by Kurt Vonnegut: Anti-war sci-fi novel about WW2 experiences and journeys through time of a soldier named Billy Pilgrim.
* Our mutual friend by Charles Dickens.

* Stranger in a strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein: Sci-Fi story about a human raised by aliens and his return to Earth.
* The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy: A fugitive hides out on a deserted island, where he is the only "real" person living among "recorded images" of other people. The fugitive thinks he is hallucinating, going crazy, food poisoned, has a strange disease/radiation poisoning before finding out the truth.
* Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
* Alice in Wonderland- Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice found there by Lewis Carroll: Alice's adventures with bizarre characters in strange places that occur while she is really in a "sleep state-dreaming".
* The Third Policeman by Brian O'Nolan: A story told by the narrator, an amateur scholar of DeSelby {a scientist and philosopher}, who is who breaks his leg under mysterious circumstances and gets a fake one. He knows John Divney plans to rob and kill someone and this ends up involving the narrator. Three years pass and we see where their extremely strange relationship leads them.
* A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: A young girls quest traveling through time and space to rescue her scientist father from IT, the brain.
* Dirty Work- Stuart Woods: A sexy thriller set in New York filled with rich high society people, murder, divorce, undercover work and missing people.
* Catch 22 by Joseph Heller: Satirical novel set during the later stages of WW2.
* The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle: An expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals still survive.
* Are you there god? It's me, Margaret by Judy Blume: Margaret's evolution from child into pre-teen issues, as well as exploring her quest for a single religion.
* Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden: A Geisha working before and after WW2.
* The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand: The story of architect Howard Roark—and his battle against the tradition-worshipping establishment. Its theme: "individualism versus collectivism, not in politics, but in man's soul; the psychological motivations and the basic premises that produce the character of an individualist or a collectivist."
* Valis- Philip K Dick: Sci-Fi Novel. The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System.
* The Great Tree of Avalon trilogy by T.A. Barron Thomas Archibald' (T.A.) Barron. He wrote fantasy literature, books for children and young adults, and nature books. The Great Tree of Avalon trilogy completes the sagas of Merlin's realms {The Lost Years of Merlin}.
- Child of the Dark Prophecy
- Shadows on the Stars
- The Eternal Flame

* Watership Down by Richard Adams: A fantasy about a group of rabbits living in a society where they need to escape the destruction of their warren to seek a place in which to establish a new home, encountering perils and temptations along the way.
* The Heart of Darkness & The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad: This very symbolic story is actually a story within a story, or frame narrative. Marlow, travels deep into the heart of the Congo where he encounters the crazed idealist Kurtz and discovers that the relative values of the civilized and the primitive are not what they seem.
* Heart of Darkness was also a video game.












* The Travels of Babar.
Of course, the item that we see the backside of is a jacket cover photo of Babar the Elephant and Jean de Brunhoff. I'm noting it because it is there and obviously meant to be seen. This seems to be the dust cover for the book titled The Travels of Babar. Babar and Celeste set off in a balloon, beginning an exciting series of adventures. Escaping from savage cannibals, only to be trapped by a circus owner. Babar the Elephant is a very popular French children's character who first appeared in Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff in 1931.



Things to Note...Questions to ask...

* In Dead is Dead, "John" wants to talk to Ben about "the elephant in the room". I'm just noting it.


Vocabulary and Research...
{Because it seems that we're in a treasure hunt of sorts, the following was a very elaborate one involving artwork clues.}

* Hareraiser is a computer game, originally released in 1984 in the UK. Released in two parts; Prelude and Finale. A prize was on offer if the game could be solved. The game takes the form of a series of graphical screens depicting grass, sky and trees with occasional text 'clues'. The only interaction is pressing the cursor keys to follow a hare which moves across the screen and disappears off one of the sides. There are no hints as to how the puzzle can be solved but presumably, the position of the trees, sun, clouds etc (which are different on each screen), the movement of the hare and the text can be interpreted in some way. The solvers of Prelude would also then have to buy and solve Finale. They could then enter a competition to locate the prize, the bejewelled 18 carat "Golden Hare" pendant featured on the cover.
The "golden hare" had previously been the prize for solving the children's book Masquerade, by the British artist Kit Williams. It had been buried at a secret location, the object of the game being to solve the clues in the book that would lead the successful treasure-hunter to this location and the golden prize. Williams sealed the hare inside a ceramic hare-shaped casket. The casket was inscribed with the legend "I am the Keeper of the Jewel of MASQUERADE, which lies waiting safe inside me for You or Eternity".
Kit Williams said: "If I was to spend two years on the 16 paintings for Masquerade I wanted them to mean something."
The solution to the Masquerade puzzle is both elaborate and elegant: in each painting, lines should be drawn from each animal's eyes through their longest digits to a letter in the border. The resulting letters form individual words, revealed either by anagramming or by applying the order hinted at by the Sir Iassac Newton painting, in which all of the creatures of the book are represented as puppets hanging in a line from left to right.
Decoding and following this method reveals the nineteen-word message: CATHERINE’S LONG FINGER OVER SHADOWS EARTH BURIED YELLOW AMULET MIDDAY POINTS THE HOUR IN LIGHT OF EQUINOX LOOK YOU





We must keep in mind that we have been on a treasure hunt for answers since day one. It is obvious the way to some answers may come from our participation with the puzzle by facing the challenges of solving anagrams, acronyms, jigsaw puzzles, riddles, brainteasers, symbols, glyphs, codes, logos and such.

We have been presented with issues with our current activity displaying all the wonderful things that make the hunt so much more exciting and challenging. Our very own DaVinci Code!

Examples:
* by s taying in
long a s you're
combine shippi ng costs
and ot her minor
nature o f this
project, here will (Missing the letter T)
* THEEE Mike B- seems the correct way should be THEE Mike B
* The Title of the clue video {hub page said} "AcutallyItsKetchup"
* The Build Our World Logo at Johnny Cupcakes door the letter D had an angle to it.
* An frame on the site keeps appearing and disappearing. { near 14}
* The number 4 monitor has a different color red used than the other numbers.


Will we really find answers following the carrot through the maze or will it all end up being a fool’s errand and the prize "fools gold", bringing us right back to the "con" of it all just to be left with the preverbal LOST paradox.

What will the holy grail of answers be? I'll just wait for my Scooby Doo cryptograph set with invisible ink to arrive and help me on my quest. Maybe will we discover LOST to also be an acronym? Don't think that has been in my notes since the beginning as well!
Until Frame 6...

Love to all who are "LOST"™





Disclaimer: I never claim to know everything about the show and my thoughts by no means make me right. The things I share here are my views and/or opinions. I don't claim to catch every single detail either. You all know I hate spoilers, and I stand clear of reading certain sites as to not take me off my own course of research. The one thing I don't need to do here is rehash all of the obvious clues from an episode, we all know what they are. Understood? Good. Let the fun begin! I'll only note things that I know come up as clues later, but need to be noted when they first show up and things I find that will be of importance. It will get very exciting as we progress into the story.

August 19, 2009

"Ars gratia artis"



ARG or not to ARG…that is the question. Of course we have to ask this question, after all, a few months ago Damon and Carlton were noted saying there would not be an ARG this hiatus. Yet here we are playing… something.

We’ve received a few separate bits of material from the powers that be.

Here's what we have so far:

1). LOST UNIVERSITY.

2). Mysteries of the Universe: The Dharma Initiative

3). A couple of video commercials and a segment from America's Most Wanted. {Shown at Comic Con.}

4). DamonCarltonandaPolarbear.com

Are they separate entities or do all roads lead to “The Island”?



LOST UNIVERSITY.:

Get Schooled at LOST UNIVERSITY. That’s right LOST fans!  As students of LOST University we will dig deeper into the mysteries of LOST and life. Enrollment for the first semester of LOST University will be open to all students beginning September 22nd, 2009. At that time we will take a placement exam and be given a Student ID, and watch our LOST University introductory class, LOST 101.

Semester 1 begins on December 8, 2009. We will be able to choose and enroll in classes and build credits toward Semester 2.
Those who do well will graduate.

Check out the online course catalog offering a variety of courses, taught by notable professors.
Here's a little preview:
HIS: Ancient Writing on the Wall.
LAN: Foreign Language for Beginners
PHI: I’m Lost, Therefore I am.
PHY: Introductory Physics of Time Travel
ART: Seminar: Inspiration & Expression with Jack Bender.
PHY: Seminar: New Physics with Jeremy Davies
SCI: Jungle Survival Basics
LAN: Advances Foreign Language
PHI : I’m Right, You’re Wrong: The US VS. Them Mentality
PHY : Advanced Physics of Time Travel
PSY : Self Discovery Through Family Relationships

Be sure to check out News at The Lamp Post for information such as:

* Campus Job Fair Update- A career in aviation is an exciting adventure just waiting to happen! Visit booth #16 at the LOST University Job Fair, co-sponsored by Oceanic and Ajira Airlines, today and find out how your work can take flight!

* The LOST University Department Of Theatre announces auditions for their fall production of The Tempest. Please see the audition notice on the bulletin board outside the Emerson Auditorium box office for more details.

* Anti-Radiation pills will be given to all students free of cost, but only through next Thursday. You can pick up your pills at the Shephard Clinic between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

A person of note with LU at this point is Adam Nussdorf.
His number was written on the back of a flyer for LOST University that was handed out at comic-con along with a note that said that he could possibly need a TA. When I called the number got a prerecorded message mentioning his sabbatical. "Professor Adam Nussdorf at Lost University. Professor Nussdorf is on sabbatical so will return to his office on September 22nd. This machine currently does not accept voicemail."
The university's news page posted that he was recently promoted to the head of the Department of Media Studies and Online Education. The position was created to make sure all the classes are designed to educate and enhance viewer appreciation of LOST in preparation of season 6.

MY NOTES On Adam Nussdorf: According to his IMDb page he is associated with LOST. And interestingly enough the two titles in particular correlate to his current circumstances. This is what it shows:
Miscellaneous Crew:
“LOST” (production staff) (2 episodes, 2009)
 Because You Left (2009) TV episode (production staff)
 The Lie (2009) TV episode (production staff) (uncredited)

As far as higher learning goes, I wonder how many will make the Dean’s List. And Yes, I already purchased my LU tee-shirt and sweatshirt.

Mysteries of the Universe. The Dharma Initiative:
This is an abc show from "back in the day". The video segments seem dated i.e. the 1980’s, but are they?
Here are the dates that were listed in a KIA ad in my Entertainment Weekly as the dates for the new clips to be released: {Note the dates reflect The Numbers}
7/23/09

8/4/09

9/8/09

10/15/09

11/16/09
Why is an "old episode" of this abc show being resurrected for us? The clips blend footage of the Dharma Initiative with images of "persons" who have appeared on LOST episodes. To date, an important fact that is being delivered is about "Brainwashing".
You can follow the clips here on my site or at abc.com

Television Ads:
Comic Con 2009 gave us a look at a different perspective on things.
Mr Clucks- Hugo Reyes Owner and CEO of Mr. Clucks {Is that Dave leaning on the counter?!} He claims ever since he won the lottery he's had good luck. He had a dream while camping out under the stars on an Outback vacation; a dream of chicken. Thus the invention of Outback Roasters. Cost $4.42. It's chicken heaven.

The dad and son at the counter look similar to, or represent a Michael and Walt image. But this bald dude looks like Dave. What say you?










Oceanic Airlines- In the air since 1979, thirty years with a perfect safety record.
"Our Skies Lead To Your Destiny"

America's Most Wanted- Kate is featured on America's Most Wanted. This clip has a completely different version of Kate's life of crime.


DamonCarltonandaPolarbear.com:

At Comic Con 2009, Paul Scheer presents Damon and Carlton with a tacky velvet painting of the two creators and a polar bear. Paul has been working on this thing for the past six months.
Paul hawks his art work and tells the crowd of Lost fans to head over to http://damoncarltonandapolarbear.com and view his handiwork.
















 Then through Paul’s shenanigans we are given "Hints".

Here's a quick run through of things:

* We can get a DamonCarlton and a Polar bear wallpaper for our computers.

* In the comments of Paul’s site/post Get to Know Your Lost Cast Members: Vincent the Dog, is a message from a user called Asst. “Mr. Scheer, We have left you three phone messages and you have ignored three emails from our office, please contact us immediately."

* VIP DocArzt is contacted and receives a letter from Paul.

* A comment from Alexandra Miller to Paul - “Again, we request that you contact us immediately and halt posting anything new on this blog. Alexandra Miller Ronie Midfew Arts"

* Paul gets some news and inside info from an intern at ABC. {His art is in the trash!}

* A very excited Paul Scheer visits the ABC lot looking for Damon, Carlton and his “painting”.

* Some numbers are posted on Paul’s site.

* The video of Paul and Scott on the ABC lot. There are hints and clues in it; Map, Mr. Clucks, Mr. Friendly, a broken rose, set design for the temple, a pile of shredded paper, and Damon walking by Paul at the dumpster talking to someone on the phone "Kill em. I don't care what his motivation is, make him dead". The shredded paper has been put back together by Paul to supposedly reveal the title of the season six opening episode.

LA  X {Does that mean 10, as in 2010 or marks the spot?}

* Paul receives a call from Alexandra Miller. The gets a call from Ronie Midfew and answers/responds to him with Lost quotes/ sound bites.
* There was supposed to be a Facebook page for Alexandra Miller but it ends up comments were left on the wrong Facebook page.
* Paul “misquotes” the Ronie Midfew website - "The 15th is LOST and the 16th will be FOUND" and asks us for suggestions as to what this might mean
.
Paul tells us "Saturday" we will be able to see "dozens" of paintings and some might even be glow in the dark.

* Gets a visit by a man in black- E.Sau.

* Paul will meet Ronie Midfew on 8/14/2009 at 4:08pm

* Paul and Ronie strike a deal. {Hold on the velvet paintings} Something will still happen at midnight on the 15th. He has also met with....{Darlton}

* The Ronie Midfew Arts website gets updated and announces the “Deal” made with Paul.

* Ronie Midfew Arts and DamonCarltonandaPolarBear.com presents - The website is “transformed” and picture frames are displayed. What is this evolving in to?

* The "Hub" page shows a poster for a club event at Bardot nightclub in LA. A few mistakes with the poster like the wrong address for the club, there are three E's in Thee Mike B, and there are spaces within some of the words.

THE POSTER: Address in Hollywood. Bardot-1715 N. Vine St. Hollywood. Judy Garland’s star on the walk of fame is located on 1715 Vine Street. The real address for Bardot is 1735 N. Vine St. And FYI- 1737 N. Vine St is the Spider Club.

* On 8/16- At the club party Sterling Beaumon (Blood on hoodie?) reads notes and gives out a web address.



















Here are some important bits that came from the very first "frames" and the 4:38 video that was posted 8/20 on the Hub to kick things off:
* The poster of the Bardot event. Banana Splits. DJ AM.
* Red glow on a group of people on the dance floor with the EXIT sign obvious in the shot.
* Partiality open Swan hatch in the middle of the floor, people dance around it.
* Framed painting of a ship near stairway. {Black Rock perhaps.}
* Shot of DJ AM in the Dj booth.
* Dude with NY Yankees cap on, dancing.
* FLASHING LIGHTS.
* Pumping Techno-Trance music.

I found it very interesting that underage hooded "Ben Linus" {Not Sterling Beaumon} shows up at the club event wearing a {bloody} hoodie.
He delivers a message on behalf of the Dharma Initiative.   They sent him there to make sure everybody is having a great time. They're there to celebrate the partnership of
Ronie Midfew Arts and DamonCarltonandaPolarbear.com, as well as the launch of the Lost Underground Fan Art Project. The next six months this program is not going to be about math, science and puzzles, or even an alternate universe.
This is all about fan appreciation.








Additional Bits:
* We happen to find Rousseau’s Map is translated.
* A Tidbit about the Bearded Men of LOST.
* Info makes its way around the web about Seth Norris Lives.
* The Auction of LOST items.
* A sign on the shop door - Build Your World, this is the organization that Sayid was building structures/homes.

Framed Artwork: {To Date.}
Frame 1- Tim Doyle for "The Numbers" {The original addy given shows poster focusing on Hurley that is for sale. On 8/19 The poster page is updated to say - "This poster has glow-in-the-dark elements".}

Frame 2- Olly Moss for "Locke's Secret"

Frame 3- Methane Studios for the "Dharma Van".

Frame 4- Eric Tan for "The Crash"

The newest info in Frame 5 is THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA BOOKSTORE. Phrase BEAR DOWN and "Wildcat Readers, see you on - J. Perkins/R. Morrison"

Links: {To Date.}
http://damoncarltonandapolarbear.com
http://paulscheer.com/
roniemidfewarts.com
actuallyitsketchup.com http://actuallyitsketchup.com/dcpb/I/
http://flynnsarcade.net/
http://www.myspace.com/bananasplitsundaes
Catchdubs.com
http://catchdubs.com/blog/ Nick Catchdub
http://www.myspace.com/nickcatchdubs
http://twitter.com/CATCHDINI
http://www.bpmmagazine.net/2009/08/banana-split-presented-by-the-dharma-initiative-steve-aoki-dj-am-catchdubs/
http://dimmak.com/tv/bananasplit
http://www.dimmakcollection.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USt_LYIOsUc
http://www.foolsgoldrecs.com/blog/
widmorefinearts.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/theemikeb
http://twitter.com/steveaoki = http://home.dimmak.com/blog/
http://twitter.com/Hollywood_Bob
http://thatandbasketweaving.com.
http://www.crumbs.com/ Shops in Larchmont CA and Wall Street in NYC.
http://www.johnnycupcakes.com/
http://www.internationalposter.com/
http://www.newburycomics.com/
http://wewerecaughtinanet.com
http://icangetyoupeanutbutter.com/
http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/
http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/ {?}
http://ithinkthatmanwasyou.com

Things to note…Questions to ask...
* Dominick (Charlie) shows up at Comic Con with a message on the palm of his hand.
* The NOTE written by Paul has spelling mistakes and shitty grammar
* There is misspelling, missing letter and/or spaces within words and bad grammar over at the site.
* The site has changing information and at times has pixel issues.
* Be on the lookout at the site for appearing and disappearing words, items, frames, etc..
* Each phase is called a FRAME.
* There are 16 gold frames- 14 are hung portrait- 2 are hung landscape.
* HUB.
* Anagrams.
* Video clips.
* Photo clues.
* Web and physical address clues.
* Clues have led us to a Video Game Network.
* Data Matrix.
* I notice a > symbol shows up once in a while on the site. Have you seen this?
* "Actually Its Ketchup" -Hurley says this line to Ana Lucia in the season 5 episode The Lie.
* At the club part young Ben had on a bloody hoodie...Actually, it may be ketchup.
* thatandbasketweaving.com. -There are references to basket weaving in the show- Alex mentions it in season 3.
* "I can get you peanut butter" - Charlie says this to Claire in Confidence Man.
* "We were caught in a net" - Season 2/Jack mentions being caught in a net.
* "I think that man was you" - Said by Charlotte in This Place is Death.

Vocabulary and Research...
* A scavenger hunt is a game in which individuals or teams seek to gather a number of specific items—usually not by purchase—or perform tasks as given by a list. The goal is usually to complete the list first.

* X- Roman Numeral for 10 (decem). 10 comes up in our story ALL the time.
 -X- Marks the spot.
* La Dimension X [Dimension X] (1953) and Nous les Martiens [We The Martians] (1954), Guieu introduced a new hero: Archeologist Jean Kariven. In the Kariven series, Guieu began to explore his favorite themes such as UFO's, close encounters, Erich Von Daniken-like theories of ancient astronauts, secret societies, lost civilizations and occult conspiracies.Throughout, he sprinkled his novels with footnotes claiming that the various facts upon which he was basing his tales were indeed “authentic”. In Nous les Martiens [We The Martians], Kariven discovers that, in the far distant past, men had emigrated to Earth from Mars. Eight more Kariven novels followed, often pitting good aliens from Polaris versus evil aliens from Deneb with Earth secretly caught in the middle. Univers Parallèles [Parallel Universes] featured a crossover with Jerry Barclay.

* A QR Code is a matrix Code (or two-dimensional bar code) created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The "QR" is derived from "Quick Response", as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. QR Codes are common in Japan, where they are currently the most popular type of two dimensional codes. Moreover, most current Japanese mobile phones can read this code with their camera.

* A Data Matrix code is a two-dimensional matrix barcode consisting of black and white "cells" or modules arranged in either a square or rectangle pattern. The information to be encoded can be text or raw data. Usual data size is from a few bytes up to 2 kilobytes. The length of the encoded data depends on the symbol dimension used. Error Correction Codes are added to increase symbol strength: even if they are partially damaged, they can still be read. A Data Matrix symbol can store up to 2,335 alphanumeric characters.




I will deal with this diversion until the season kicks in, I always do. We'll still compile all the data given to us from posters, websites, locations, TV shows, DVDs, social networks, magazines, books, ads, or any other medium the puppet masters lead us toward. I landed on many more websites than I’ve listed here {you know how over the top I go with research}. And those sites seemed very LOST-like in that they had references that "could be" taken for connections with comic books, video games, The Cobra, John Locke and other image and text references to the "island".

Now, are we supposed to end up on these other sites or is it just a coincidence?
Do we mistake coincidence for fate or vice versa?

This was just a short run down of info we gotten over the past few weeks. I would love it if you discover anything while on this hunt feel free to post it here in a comment for all the LOST fans to keep up with.

Paul went excitedly on a quest to find Darlton and his painting at the studio. He was so damn distracted by dressing up to sneak in and following maps, that he never even saw what was right in front of his eyes.

Through the DamonCarltonandaPolarbear site we learn we're participating in a scavenger hunt of sorts and we don’t even have to leave our homes to do it. Imagine that! Participating in a game with people all over the world via my computer and the Internet without even leaving my home.

At this point all I can say is we are all caught in a net...literally...the InterNET.

Love to all who are "LOST"™


Disclaimer: I never claim to know everything about the show and my thoughts by no means make me right. The things I share here are my views and/or opinions. I don't claim to catch every single detail either. You all know I hate spoilers, and I stand clear of reading certain sites as to not take me off my own course of research. The one thing I don't need to do here is rehash all of the obvious clues from an episode, we all know what they are. Understood? Good. Let the fun begin! I'll only note things that I know come up as clues later, but need to be noted when they first show up and things I find that will be of importance. It will get very exciting as we progress into the story.

November 18, 2008

Dharma Certification for Recruits!

Today’s date is November 18th, 2008. 
Why am I noting the date? I find it curious that the Dharma Initiative has released our Volunteer Assessment Dossier just about a month sooner than we were told they would.
We received an email from Hans Van Eeghen, Head of Recruiting,
explaining the news that this is a result of the “financial crisis.”

It seems that the powerful Dharma Initiative and their benefactors have fallen victim to the economy. This “reversal of fortune” has led to the Dharma Initiative to be purchased by the TV show LOST.
He also reports that the principals representing the benefactors – his employers - have gone missing.
“Based on bills still coming into our office we believe they are somewhere in South America.”
Mr. Van Eeghen is seeking employment as senior sales management for job at a large multi-brand auto dealership in Dubai, in the Middle East.   Apparently his personal life has been a bit... disrupted. At least he’s willing to give us a Dharma discount on a new car.

There is, of course a hidden message within the email.   An email address to “DSAqadaatgmaildotcom”.

Part of his email was encouraging. He explains in the meantime, we will hear shortly from LOST showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse.   They will explain to you their future plans for the Dharma Initiative and how these plans might affect you.

In closing he writes…
“Thank you again, personally, for your unflagging commitment and support. I hope our paths will one day cross again. In the meantime may the spirit of the island guide you.”


I was excited to receive my personal test result. I was certified and appointed the position of Research Assistant in the Human Interaction Analysis Program.











I for one know that my personal dedication and fervent commitment to the “Island” is unwavering.
I still have high hopes that my calling will lead me to the "Island".

Is this the end of the ARG or a new beginning?  What are your thoughts on the ARG?  What position did you get with the DI?  Share your thoughts with me.

I still can’t help but wonder….What the hell is next?

Love to all who are “LOST”™

November 11, 2007

The LOST Experience ARG

Let's talk about LOST!   THE LOST EXPERIENCE ARG.

Posted on MySpace November 11, 2007

This information may contain spoilers! {I know, I HATE SPOILERS!}

The ARG was NOT spoilers for me or the fans who consider themselves active participants in the show. They were part of our investigation into everything. I just want to touch a little on what it was all about for those who did not participate.

In the summer months between season 2 and season 3, we were introduced to a wonderful hands on experience with our beloved show LOST. The LOST Experience was launched.

The powers that be over at LOST gave us an honest to god ALTERNATE REALTY GAME to immerse our entire heart and soul into! WOW, what a summer that was! It all began toward the end of season 2. Right there in our regular LOST episodes we were given tid-bits on clues in the "outside world". Clues were given not only in the episode itself but with commercial ads. Our wild goose chase (or was it a treasure hunt?) was on!

It was a constant flow of clues via TV commercials, print ads and links to the most amazingly elaborate websites. We searched and researched sites, books and documents. We discovered connections/identities to persons of interest. Along with all of this was the hunt for '"glyphs" and codes that were hidden all over the world. Then there was the search for video segments to an Alvar Hanso orientation video. We had to find and arrange this video in its proper order to view it to get the information. That was friggin fun! GOOD TIMES!

I cannot go into the whole of this project that we were part of, it would take weeks, possibly months, for me to detail everything for you.
In short we learned some info about Alvar Hanso and The Hanso Foundation. Also about the Hanso history, the creation of the Dharma Initiative, Gerald and Karen Degroot, The Black Rock, Apollo Candy Bars, Paik Heavy Industries, Widmore, Widmore labs, Widmore Construction, Widmore Industries, Connections between (what appears to be) Anthony Cooper involvement with certain companies, VIK Institute, Spider Protocol, Virus, Missing Organs, Global Welfare Consortium and so much more.

Keep in mind that even though this game made it fun for us to play detective we did not get all of the answers at all. But just like the show, we are shown and given info that points us in a direction of "something" and then from that MORE questions are raised.

A couple "special points of interest" for me are the following:
* The correlation of what the Dharma project was and the hatches on the Island.
* There are still clues to time and space.
* The Helgus Antonius: A hospital/container ship set sail from Sanremo Italy on July 6, 2006. We learn a few things about the ship including the fact of whose name is associated with this ship and that there are quarantine bays on the ship.  But because I've become somewhat jaded, do I dare ask more questions about it? Like, what really goes on, on the ship? Hmmm?! {Wink, wink}
* In 1881, Magnus Hanso owned a company called New World Sea Traders. The Black Rock, a slave-ship, was lost.  Magnus may have been the Captain of that voyage. After the Black Rock disappeared the New World Sea Traders was sold to a company called the East Ocean Trade Group. In the 1950s the East Ocean Trade Group was taken over by the Hanso Group. The Hanso Group renamed that company Allied Copenhagen Marine Merchants.
* Enzo Valenzetti and the NUMBERS: Princeton University mathematician Enzo Valenzetti developed an elaborate math equation born out of the global hostilities of Cuban Missile Crisis and the Cold War era's. We learned (and are led to believe) the numbers are the exact number of years and months until humanity extinguishes itself. Okay, that sounds…logical. lol. I was hoping that the numbers really were a math/scientific equation for the ability to make time travel or space/time travel possible.
* The Valenzetti Equation "book" was written by Gary Troup.
* The Bad Twin book written by Gary Troup. I'll leave it at that.
* The Battersea Power Station, located in Battersea South London. Power Station A was first built in the 1930s, and Power Station B was built in the 1950's.
* Because we learn there are also 5 hieroglyphs involved with the numbers and the Swan hatch countdown clock, could it mean something more?

Damn that creative team over at LOST is brilliant!

Here is the video that we got to put together. Enjoy!



You can check out these websites, although I am positive some will not be up and running any longer. Also check out the vast LOST network of sites on the Internet for The LOST Experience breakdown.

I have listed here, with the help of my friend Trailz, who was able to provide me with websites to make the list as complete as we can……

http://thelostexperience.com/
http://www.insidetheexperience.com/
http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/lostninja

The original original Hanso site:
http://lxicon.com/hanso/activeproject.html
The Hanso Foundation - http://www.thehansofoundation.org
Hanso careers: http://www.hansocareers.com/
Hansoexposed.com (Site is now gone.)

Rachel Blake:
http://rachelblake.com/
http://stophanso.rachelblake.com/index2.html

Persephone.thehansofoundation.org

Gary Troup's website; Bad Twin -
http://www.garytroup.net
http://www.garytroupbooks.com

DJ Dan,Shuttin down the man:
http://www.djdan.am/

The fragment uploader (you need email and password though)
http://hansoexposed.com/
Retrievers of Truth (Site is now gone.)
Mandrake Wig - http://www.myspace.com/mandrakewig

The Apollo bars and picture uploader:
Apollocandy.com (Site is now gone.)
WhereIsAlvar.com- http://www.whereisalvar.com/

Valenzetti Equation (Site is now gone.)

Letyourcompassguideyou.com- http://www.letyourcompassguideyou.com

If you click on the names on the left, it linked you to things like those original Persephone photos we had to use Photoshop on, and some of the files from "Let your compass"...:
http://lowkeysoft.com/LostARG/monitor.php
http://richerdeeperbroader.com

"Let your compass guide you" 'richer deeper... (verizon site) and 'retrievers of truth' and unfortunately so is oceanic-air.com with the seating chart are down.

Sublymonal.com - http://www.sublymonal.com

Pictures:
http://lost.cubit.net/pics/
http://Oceanicworldair.com

http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Category:The_Lost_Experience

Things to Note...Questions to Ask...
* How do all the above puzzle pieces fit together?
* How do the clues of The LOST Experience fit with the show?
* How do the clues we find throughout the show fit into the ARG?
* Does the show and the ARG even go together?

Even after this amount of overwhelming information we received I still don't know what is real and what is not real. Go figure. But I sure had lots of fun!

Questions and more questions. What does this all mean? I'll be damned if I know! I can't help but ask myself if I am serving a purpose with all my research to finding answers or am I just a victim of the tricks and foolery of the writers of the show?   Either way, I have dedicated so much of my time to it; time I will never get back and I don't want back.

I wish we had a continuation of the game this year. It would have helped us through this long hiatus.

Love to all who are "LOST"™