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Mood:  quizzical
Topic: civilization
whoa, whoa, buddy, what exactly are you talking about? where did this come from?

morning all
Mood:  lazy
Topic: leisure
well, i went to sleep a bit early tonight, and now im up for the day it seems. i may take a nap later, who knows, i was just checking in to see if there were any new posts. anyway, im going to make some breakfast, have a smoke, then get to work on model number eight; my deadline is next monday.

im really beginning to see how adequate preparations can make life much easier. for example, all nine of my androids are essentially complete . . . its just a matter of fitting all the components together and making everything work together as a flawless system. anyhow, i wont get into that, im rambling . . . again.

ill get back with you guys later . . . have a good one.

well, well, well
Mood:  incredulous
Topic: things
so, my friends, i got a bit of information back from my friend in regards to a.b. garza, and i have to say that im most impressed and at the same time a bit unsettled by rex's recent observations. i guess they were just guesses, but that term might not give proper credit to rex.

now dont get me wrong, my friend provided with lots of other valuable information about garza(which leads me to believe he is not only safe, but perhaps on a similar path as rex and i). the thing that surprised me is that he called me about three hours ago to tell me what he found . . .

the first thing he told me was what the 'a.b.' in a.b. garza stands for none other than . . . ALEJANDRO BASILIO! how exactly did you guess that, rex, almost 12 hours before my friend told me so? its pretty interesting of you, and i would pass it off as luck if it werent for the abnormal and hence hard-to-guess name of mr. garza. its not as if alejandro basilio is a common named that one would guess off the top of their head . . .

so how did you find that out, rex? is that a Newgen thing, or have you really just gotten good at computers?

okay, okay . . .
Mood:  d'oh
Topic: professor reinhard
okay, you little stinker, ive got doctorates in artificial intelligence and robotics . . . not english! i think people can get the basic meaning of what i was trying to say. im going to correct the post myself, now that youve gone and made a fool of me, ya rascal.

oh, but about our pal mr. garza, well, im not sure what the a.b. stands for, but youre guess is good as any, id think. im waiting to see what my friend can dig up for me, so i hope i hear from him soon.

anyhow, the auto car is about to pull up to wyles-crowley, so ill talk to you later. gotta run!

till next time . . . !

man, this post was way too long . . . i gotta hurry now!
Mood:  rushed
Topic: things
well, i had a strange visitor in person, and you had a strange visitor in a dream. hows that for coincedence?

anyway, im having a friend do a little digging to see what they can find about mr. garza.

as for your dream . . . thats odd. can you be sure it was an actual intelligent presence? and as for your trio of questions . . . yes, on all three accounts.

our reality is just not something that can be easily broken down or understood, it seems. im glad ive come to grips with it; many of my peers are still struggling with certain new ideas in the world of science. now that i have accepted the mystery that is reality, i have made numerous positive developments in my own life. by accepting myself into the hands of fate, if you will, i have become free of my preconceived notions and all my prior hangups; its not good to try and explain reality rationally, since it is in nature not rational. thats what members of the society for open-minded scholars pledge:

"although science can explain a vast majority of naturally occurring phenomena, there remain many phenomena which we as humble humans are not yet ready to grasp.
we, as curious and modest professionals, should not try to discourage scientific exploration or try to fit reality into equations.
as science forges ahead and discovers new things each day, we inevitably end up with more questions than before.
it stands to reason then, that we can never fully explain or understand all the wonder of reality, and we should therefore always seek truth in all matters, never emcumbered by bias or pride, and always ready to fit in with nature, rather than trying to fit nature into our preconceived notions of reality."

anyhow, i didnt mean to ramble on like this, ive got get to work today, in fact. gotta be there in 30 mins!!
okay, see ya later!!!!

good to hear from you
Mood:  cool
Topic: things
well, its good to hear that youre in working order, and that your little post-detecting ability is in full effect. ;) anyhow, im glad you posted the rest of your experiment, although i cant say it fits the strict definition of 'experiment', what, with all the unexpected variables. perhaps that might be considered testing, or as part of a larger experiment. but hell, i wont get into semantics.

anyway, you told me it was okay to talk about my visitor today, so here goes.

around 10 am, i was deep in the lab when the house computer(homecom) informed me that someone was at the front door. i quickly went upstairs and asked a few questions to the man through my intercom, and when i was satisfied by answers, i let him in for a moment to chat.

he said his name was a.b. garza and that he was an investigation contractor . . . which is just a modern term for what people used to called a private investigator. the difference is, an ic(investigation contractor) could be hired by anyone, even the government or a corporation. anyhow, he was asking questions about the letter i had received, which threw me off since he shouldnt know about that. he was claiming that it was part of a large investigation he was involved in, and that it was direly important that i tell him if i received such a letter.

i dodged the questions, not because i wanted to lie, but because i was suspicious of this mans intentions. i told him he was free to contact me in the future but that i was busy and had to go back to work. he kindly left and i havent heard from him since.

have you heard of a.b. garza??

aloha, folks
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: things
hello folks, how are things? good, i hope, since there doesnt seem to be a way for you folks in the past to get in touch with us. its still hard to believe that any of these messages are going back in time . . . but there are ways to confirm it.

one would think that you folks in the past could leave some sort of indicator, like a time capsule or something, and therefore it should appear where you buried it, except in our era. although that will only work if time follows a linear path, which is unlikely. its worth a try, however . . . perhaps some of you folks might give it a try. of course this all depends on how many people actually read this . . . so im not holding my breath ;)

anyway, where the heck have you been rex? did your experiment really tire you out that much? perhaps you should experiment and try to find your current limits, that way you wont exhaust yourself so much. take it from a chronic workaholic . . . you gotta know your limits, or else itll get in the way of your real goals. then again, to each his own . . .

anyhow, my weekend was filled with nothing much in particular. ive been working on model number 8 quite a bit, and inevitably on saturday night/sunday morning i was invited to john wyles mansion for the expected chess 'n' drinks. the verdict? :)

I WON, once again, thankfully. sadly its not just a matter of winning or losing a match. ive put too much time into these eight models--all of which will contribute to the completion of the ninth and final version--to lose control/access to john wyles and the company. even crowley is behind me on this matter, because he and i have decided that wyles may not use my technology for the best of all applications.

anyhow, im curious about the rest of your latest experiment, rex. hope to hear from you soon, buddy, i am actually starting to worry a bit.

oh, oh, ive got some news about that letter i got in my post office box, buddy. you might be interested in what ive got to say, but youll have to private message me and tell me whether you think its alright to share that info on here.

okay, see you all soon! rex, take care . . . you folks in the past, start putting together those time capsules and start digging!

s'alright, s'alright
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: things
its alright, my friend, apology accepted! and yes, i get the joke, hardy har har! im too fricking tired to worry right now. and its not as if i have anything to worry about anyway . . .

as for liz, thats just another story altogether . . . it would be comparable to your friends throwing you a surprise birthday, and then when you get there and start reminiscing, nobody can remember anything or act like they normally do. translation: she just seemed aloof, a bit out of it. it was almost like a dream.

as for the CL being in the news every day . . . well, thats not good at all. the media can be a valuable tool, but . . . its usuall abused it seems.

anyhow, im hitting the proverbial hay . . . night everyone!

HEY!
Mood:  quizzical
Topic: ridiculousness
are you messing with the timestamps or . . . ? dont mess around like that! how could you post your message 2 mins before mine?

about the post office boxes and corporations . . . i know, i know!

and yes, those are the right translations for those acronyms, but perhaps you might not mention that second one in the future? im already spaced from how weird liz was acting, i dont need this craziness right now, por favor.

ohhhh boy
Mood:  incredulous
Topic: leisure
alright, geez. just got home from the house of an ex . . . she had called me earlier in the week and i just spent last night with her, or rather, wednesday night, then went back tonight. now im back home, or rather, on the way in my auto car. it was nice to hear from her but it was just weird, she seemed different somehow . . . anyhow rex, where have you been? i havent seen any posts in a while.

oh, you know, i got the idea to check my post office box today(since you were talking about postal mail earlier this week) and i found a letter in there very similar to the one you talked about in your post.

it sounded very similar to yours, in fact, but the author wrote that they were looking forward to meeting me very much. sooo, needless to say, it was very strange. i dont think its anyone from the SOS, the CL, or the IPP.

anyhow, i really dont think ill be meeting that person anytime soon, not if i can help it . . . then again, it could be interesting. but anyhow, talk to you all later. im a bit worn out ;)

until next time . . .

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mood:  incredulous
Topic: ridiculousness
HOLY SH*T, my young friend, that video is ridiculous!! are you sure you didnt get some hollywood director to make this for you? i mean, for goodness sake . . . anyhow, needless to say, i think your illusionary effects can indeed be preserved in video format.

but i am going to destroy this file, rex, and i should hope you would do the same. you know how strange this sort of thing is. ive learned long ago never to keep anything that might cast suspicion upon me . . . not as if there is anything to be suspicious about anyway. geez!! that right there sounds suspicious.

anyhow, thanks for sending that to me . . . it appears that your abilities are much more unique than i had previously thought. keep up the research, my fellow!

cheers!

i want some psychic camouflage
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: research
well, rex, that certainly is interesting. perhaps you might try to send a video file to my handheld to see whether or not i can view it? ill be your guinea pig for the time being!

anyhow, i dont write very much, yes, i know, i know. there are various reasons for this, but mainly i am just used to being brief and technical in writing(you probably couldnt tell), so i dont get deep into things.

i suppose that i also just dont like frivolously revealing impertinent information, especially if it is detrimental to me . . . self-preservation, ya know.

then again, my mother always used to ask me excessive questions and bug me to elaborate on all my experiences and that sort of thing. i guess im sort of used to eluding that sort of thing . . .

and then hell, theres the major fact that in real life, i talk so much that perhaps i use up all i have to say before sitting down to write ;)

anyhow, send me that video if you can . . .

so whats the verdict?
Mood:  quizzical
Topic: research
so rex, you didnt quite finish saying whether the second part of your experiment worked . . . could you willingly make the video recorder capture your illusions?

coming home
Mood:  hungry
Topic: travels
well, i just got home from my trip to chicago. it was a very fruitful endeavor, and i think that a good deal was accomplished . . . as for the identity of my host, i dont think you know them, rex . . . and no, it wasnt jessica, although that wouldve been nice im sure ;)

anyhow, i fricking starving, so im going to put together a little plate of something(or a large plate) and get down to business. in this case, business being my nourishment . . . its crazy, sometimes a person can just get so wrapped up in their activities that they barely remember to even eat. i suppose i can thank the ridiculous amount of billboards and other advertisements for reminding me of my human needs. man, wouldnt it be nice if you didnt have to eat?

anyhow, the kitchen is calling me . . . ill be back in a short while to post more, i think. i dont think im going anywhere tonight or drinking at all . . . which reminds me, its a bit of a relief that wyles hasnt pushed me into another game of chess to wager on model number seven.

alright, later on folks, rex!

short excursion
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: travels
today i am taking a short trip to chicago via mag-rail, to visit a friend of mine. its a bit business-related as well, but not completely so. ill probably be posting a little on here since ive got my handheld with me, but i try not to use these little gadgets too much around other people. but its so hard these days, and it seems like everyone does it in most cases . . . but im trying to make a better attempt at escaping my ultra-reliance on technology.

if only you knew how hard of a task that is for a fellow like me, brought up in this environment . . . perhaps technology has made folks less personable, but this is not the rule and hopefully one day it will again be the exception, though i find it hard to see society without any technology whatsoever.

but anyhow, im going to sleep for an hour or so more before getting ready for my trip. or maybe ill just stay up the whole time . . . more later, folks!

yea, yea, i know, i know
Mood:  d'oh
Topic: professor reinhard
alright, alright, i know, i made a grammar error . . . i think the meaning was understood, especially since you pointed it out! you and your editing . . . i swear, you seem to edit every single postanyway, i see that youve read the autobiography of benjamin franklin as well?

its a good book, i recommend it to anyone. its a timeless classic.

anyway, i gotta put this fucking handheld down, i keep looking up stupid things and getting distracted from work . . .

so rex . . .
. . . youve become quite the author, eh? ;) thats quite a lengthy post, considering how you didnt want to save our readers(i.e. you and i) from a lengthy explanation!! but it was interesting to read, dont get me wrong. im impressed with the whole johnny tanuki thing, almost to the point that its unbelievable. but i do believe it because of something i saw on a news feed.

a man had apparently been in the audience as your little performance went on, and he filmed it. incidentally, when he got home later to show his friends, there was no video file at all. it was completely gone . . . so it makes me wonder, what sort of effect do your illusions have on electronic equipment? was this simply a fluke? or is this erasure effect something that is normal? perhaps you might look into that at some point.

yes, indeed i did work on the 'STM' as you put it, and i suppose it is alright if you mention it in that term, but dont ever specify what the project is. not only is it somewhat personal, but i might get in trouble with wyles-crowley.

as for my weekend, i got together with some friends and we had our long-overdue meeting in which we discuss current events and other issues, and where we work on being virtuous . . . i am somewhat inspired by old ben franklin, to start some sort of organization that requires the members only to be virtuous people. we would promote this ideal responsibly . . . but thats all ive got for now.

anyhow, im going back to lab now, i was just having a cigarette.

later on!

bit of the same here, friend
Mood:  chillin'
Topic: leisure
i hear you rex. i havent been tired as much as i have been excited to have a little time for my own pursuits. not that i dont enjoy working on the androids, but ive got some personal projects i like to tinker with as well . . . ill probably be occupied a bit with that over the weekend, i think. ill try to post what i can, folks!!

til next time . . . !

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Mood:  quizzical
Topic: leisure
anyhow, rex, im assuming youre kind of worn out from your earlier research and you must be resting, otherwise, that has got to be the longest snack ever.

hmm, something is slowing my system down, which is very unusual. ive got to get to bed anyway, so its time to go offline.

til next time!

interesting stuff
Mood:  incredulous
Topic: research
well, it sounds like our friend rex had quite a day, did he not? you know, im still not even sure if anyone is even reading this besides rex and i.

anyway rex, that is quite a story you have . . . id be curious to see whether you could do an accurate, purposeful impersonation of johnny tanuki. then again, we probably shouldnt go around imitating famous people, or anyone for that matter, i guess. still, you seemed to have pulled off the 'psychic camouflage' quite well . . . did you notice the reactions of the other passersby? id be curious to see their reactions.

also, do you know whether cameras can pick up the effect? this is somewhat interesting research, id like to hear more.

and geez, what a great bar trick . . . you might have to teach me that one ;) anyhow, talk to you later