Tuning In Tokyo

Yet another winner of an e-mail I got yesterday at work. It's either the answer to what's going on in Lost, or another Matrix sequel waiting to happen.

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To whom it may concern:

Here is a copy of a letter that was sent to Government.

Regarding seeing a human spirit in person in November of last year. Who told me that the people here had 1 year from the time that I reported this to get off this land. And if not he would do it himself. For we were made by a scientist for an experiment, and also to set up the land for living. And I reported it immediately after this happened in November of ‘06 in person and through email and fax to the FBI in San Francisco, and CIA through email. The man said he placed the people here, gave us the supplies, and mentally put in our brains how to do the job of setting things up here for living, building, and infrastructure meaning everything that you see here on the land. All of the businesses, everything here etc. everything that has been made by man he gave and give us the supplies, and the how to do it. And we were and supposed to do the rest. Meaning build everything that you see here on the land and to live here until contacted. Now according to him, because conception was set from the start to happen naturally between a man and woman, there are too many people here and they are steady coming. That is the only reason we were put here is for an experiment and the work of setting up things here for living. And all of the resources such as animals, and all supplies for living, etc are too much. We are using up too many resources. And he has too keep adding to the resources. And our being here is not for the reason that we thought we were here, which is for religion. There is no religion according to the man, it is a made up story. So that we would feel safe here on the earth, and to have structure and rules in the way that we live, not seeing or knowing anything about who placed us here. But the story is false according to the man. Also, he has people up there with him, According to the man, he does not even know who made him, he just appeared and had power, but he does not know how he came about or why he is even here. I first notified the FBI in November of last year about this. I will continue to try and notify the authorities and media to this thing. Thank you.

CM

Calif

Finite Incantatem

So I will rip a page from WGD's book (yes, I read WGD too) (and no, no pun intended) with my own...

HARRY POTTER PREDICTIONS

(I'm halfway through the book, so I still don't know "what happened.")

-Harry and Hermione fall in love, alienating Harry from Ron and Ginny forever and making Harry and Ron arch rivals. If there were more books in the series, they would follow the Potter/Weasley feud, in which life would prove to be so hard to bear that Ron turns to the Dark Arts and becomes the next You-Know-Who for a new generation.

-Rita Skeeter turns out to have been under the Imperius Curse. When Harry breaks the curse, Rita rescues The Daily Prophet and turns it into the crown jewel of the wizarding world. Until Ron's brother Percy infiltrates...

-No one dies. Yes, that's what I'm predicting, no one else dies! OK, maybe Fleur. She's annoying. I do not like reading 'er accent all ze time.

-Dumbledore is really bad and Snape is really good. The houses of Gryffindor and Slytherin are devastated, and a fatal incident at a Quidditch match suspends the sport at Hogwarts indefinitely.

-Dumbledore is still alive. Dun-dun-DUN!

-Voldemort is Harry's dad. A la "Luke, I am your father." Umbridge is Harry's mom. (Why did I suddenly think of the love scene between Dr. Evil and Frau Farbissina in Austin Powers?)

-It is all a figment of an autistic child's imagination. Harry Potter turns out to be a blond 6-year-old boy who lives in Brooklyn and has an odd fascination with cardboard boxes. He likes chicken nuggets and crayons. Preferably together.

Really Disciplined Prisoners

Check out this YouTube video of Filipino prisoners dancing to Thriller. They're inmates at Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Cebu, Philippines. There are other related videos of them on YouTube, but this is the best one. Happy Friday!

Here I Am

No, I am not under the bed collecting dust bunnies. Nor have I been chasing leprechauns or counting the infinitesimal sands of the world's beaches. But I have been away a lot! Last we left off, I was departing for my Appalachian Trail adventure. The photos are done, but I need to tweak some of the narration before I post the link.

After I got back, I worked for a week while the other editor went on vacation. Which means I was way too swamped, what with catching up and doing the work of two people, to blog. Je suis désolée.

After THAT week, I left for a 3-day business trip to Denver. Got to see some old friends from Movies 7 while I was there, which was the highlight of the trip. The rest of the time was spent butting heads with other editors and publishers in the company, and learning about/discussing the future of online content and print journalism.

I returned last Tuesday, worked for two days, then left on Friday for Monterey with Ryan and our friends Bryan and Julie. Destination: Moto GP! As Ryan puts it, it's the NASCAR of the motorcycle world. We had a blast riding around, checking out bikes, watching the race, being silly, taking pictures and just all around gawking at people. Oh yeah, and coming thisclose to getting two of the big Moto GP stars to autograph our tickets. Alas, we got the shaft. Next time!

Here's a link to the Moto GP photos (with Ryan's narration): www.wilit.com/motogp.html. Enjoy!

wbaad