X-Entertainment 2008 Advent Calendar / Box 23

The Box 23 hint sheet for 2007 can be found here.
The Box 23 hint sheet for 2008 can be found here.

Part Notes
01 03 January 2008. Sami receives Google Chat Message from Hssxxlllo
 


"Hey guys,  I just got a Google chat message from ol' HU, says "help", and he's not online anymore. Maybe it's not really over?"
02 21 January 2008. Kittymao receives a message from Hssxxlllo
 


"Hm. I dropped in after I heard there was action still a brewin. I had an email from Hssxxlllo ( I'll never forget how to spell that, I swears) on the 21st, but MINE had a smiley face.
or specifically…

:}}}"

 
03 22 January 2008. Sami receives Google Chat Message from Hssxxlllo
 


"Okay, still getting Google Chat messages from Hssxxllo. Yesterday's was "samhain", tried dinosaurdracula.com/samhain, samhain.html, and on the x-e domain, no luck. Did some research, it's "the Celtic new year", related to Halloween, All Saint's Day, All Soul's Day, dates in November, April, May, and October in different hemispheres and pagan relations. No January, though.

Today's was ":(", maybe because I didn't really have much time to think/discuss yesterday's. Has anything changed on any of the pages? Is there any new content at all? What the heck is he trying to tell me?"
 

04 27 January 2008. Guise receives a reply from Hssxxlllo to a message sent.
 

things happening

mummy cameo

barely scratches the surface!!
  Guise's thoughts: 
05 URL: http://x-entertainment.com/updates/2008/01/29/1111/ (Madballs)
 
  • Dohopoki spotted that the animated smiley on the page had the filename 7777helpplease.gif
  • FungusMungus spotted what appears to be four sevens on the lite brite box in the background of http://www.x-entertainment.com/updates/pics/madnew/4.jpg
  • Guise spotted that the URL for the entry broke normal naming convention for links on the site, replacing the blog title with 1111
   
06 30 January 2008. Ben receives a message from Hssxxlllo
 


"Earlier tonight I received a short chat line with Hssxxlllo on Gmail! It was as follows:

]]"
 
  • Leigha, Ben and DJ D have suggested it could be a reference to JJ as in JJ Abrams, creator of Cloverfield and LOST
07 31 January 2008. Ben and Sami receive chat messages from Hssxxlllo
  From Ben:

Hssxxlllo: Draws Icy Now.
me: No, I'm drawing calculus… =(
Hssxxlllo: :-|
me: Seriously. This stuff is awful.
Hssxxlllo: I imagine it would keep one occupied.
me: It does until my brain decides to go on vacation, or when I have to do other homework.
Hssxxlllo: I miss homework.
 
  • Draws Icy Now. Ben suggested "y cowards win", Sami suggested "Scary Window"
08 01 February 2008. Change to Box 23 Discussion Thread (Part IV)
URL: http://x-entertainment.com/updates/2007/12/18/box-23-discussion-thread-part-iv/  
  The entry portion of the page was updated to include the image http://www.x-entertainment.com/expectant.gif 
 
  • The image is a single frame gif with no hidden layer (Guise)
  • FungusMungus suggested it looked like 16 Amalthea's outside a window. Potential "scary window" reference.
  • Expectant. FungusMungus suggested "c next tape"
09 03 February 2008. Email from Hssxxlllo
  Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 20:48:31 -0500
From: "Hssxxlllo Ussall" <chairboatstampjupiter@gmail.com>
To: "Hssxxlllo Ussall" <chairboatstampjupiter@gmail.com>
Subject: happy sunday night

do u know who sent u this e-mail?

nomoosecot.jpg
 
  • NoMooseCot may be an anagram of Soon To Come (Guise)
  • Image appears to show Portable TV, Hammer, Bottle of Sambucca, Unknown Book and a doorway (cellar door?)
  • Sami merged the two images together as cotmontagezs0.jpg
10 04 February 2008. Email from Hssxxlllo
  Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 23:50:16 -0500
From: "Hssxxlllo Ussall" <chairboatstampjupiter@gmail.com>
To: "Hssxxlllo Ussall" <chairboatstampjupiter@gmail.com>
Subject: happy monday morning

hizz in a tizz

nomoosecot-02.jpg
 
  • Image appears to be poster for a car, leaflet for coconut crab preservation, chandelier, digital clock reading 12:45 and a doorway (cellar door?)
  • Sami merged the two images together as cotmontagezs0.jpg
  • Kittymao pointed out the shape on the doorway/boarded window looked like Hssxxlllo holding a sword and isolated the image hssxxlllo-sword.jpg. Guise produced an outline hssxxlllo-boards.gif.
11 04 February 2008. Conversation between Hssxxlllo and Kittymao
  Hssxxlllo: do u know who sent u this e-mail?(message attached)
Kittymao: well, I hope it's hssxxlllo, but with a query like that'd have to doubt it.
hssxxlllo: i'd invite u 2 come play scrabble but we both know it isn't possible
kittymao:That's probably a good thing, I'm not so hot at scrabble.
Scattegories, tho- I'm a wunderkind.
12 03 February 2008. Conversation between Hssxxlllo and Nizz
  9:12 PM me: hey man!!
  i always miss you online!!
  what's up?
  you watching the superbowl?
9:16 PM dude, who else did you send that pic to? do you need my help?
9:19 PM "Soon to come"?
9:21 PM Hssxxlllo: yes
  nobody can help me though
me: ugh!!
  what should i do with this pic?
Hssxxlllo: i'm really not sure
  i have another
9:22 PM me: send it.. please
  by the way, is there a discussion board on X-E about his?
  this
Hssxxlllo: i think they still use the last one
me: nothing would make me happier than keeping this going until christmas
  ok cool
Hssxxlllo: i just sent the pic
9:23 PM me: thanks
Hssxxlllo: perilous times we live in aye
me: let meknow if i can help
  you helped make this past xmas the best one ever!!
Hssxxlllo: hah i've been praying for help for longer than i can remember :(
Hssxxlllo: but thank u
me: i'm here to help!
9:24 PM Hssxxlllo: i have to go reinforce some stuff and make sure i have what i need for the next three weeks
  see you soon
me: 1 sec!!
9:25 PM are you needing our help for…. lent?
13 21 February 2008. Knacks writes on his MySpace blog. view more
 

is the sky still blue???
Current mood: forgotten
Category: Religion and Philosophy

times have changed.  i'm really not terribly upset with how they've changed; others seem to disagree.  i dunno...i guess i'm just developing the mantra of: "it's only frightening if you let it be."  all told, i don't have to live much differently than i've always lived.  it feels strange when you have your choices taken away, but if you weren't ever really going to utilize them, can you really feel all that bad about it?

Currently reading :
The Coconut Crab: Aspects of Birgus Latro Biology and Ecology in Vanuatu (Aciar Monograph Series)
By I. W. Brown
Release date: By January, 1991

 

  07 July 2008
URL: 07/01/2008: X-E’s ‘08 Summer Megaparty: Otter Pops.
  Article on otter pops featured an image of a box of 100 otter pops, located next to the box was Waiterbot (#), clicking on the image led to a second image: http://www.x-entertainment.com/updates/pics/mega1/birguslatro.jpg 
The second image features Waiterbot holding a cracker.
Jedoc stated "the file name of the Waiterbot photo refers to birgus latro, known to you and me and dear Aunt Maude as the terrifying coconut crab."
  Hidden Images in Summer Mega Party
  http://x-entertainment.com/updates/pics/mega5/TastefulHoller.jpg contains notepaper, including the words "Home Sweet Home" with sweet crossed out, words under pretzel are blurred. Perhaps : Water ???, Vitamin Tablets, Saw ????

http://www.x-entertainment.com/updates/pics/mega2/5.jpg is the cover of a fallout shelter handbook

14 11 October 2008. Knacks writes on his MySpace blog.
 

Hi, been a while, etc.
Current mood: calm
Category: MySpace

Just wanted to say hi.

Currently reading :
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Animals
By Karen Mcghee
Release date: By 2006-10-10

 

  Comments on blog include:
"Knanks missed you man. I jope all ur family and love life are as good as I last read." Response: Some things are good, others not so much.
"where have you been? adventures?" Response: "Adventures" is one way to put it.
"Good to see you're back. I'm looking forward to this year's Advent Calendar!" Response: I'm not sure if I am!
"Hey welcome back! I hope we'll be hearing more from you." Response: You will -- assuming nothing horrible happens. :/
15 30 October 2008. Knacks writes on his MySpace blog.
 

IT WAS A GRAVEYARD SMASH
Current mood: blustery
Category: Life

A couple of my peeps asked me how I've been...I guess, like everyone else...up and down.

The good: I'm still with Cher, and I think it's going really great even if I am a bit paranoid over the whole thing.  I mean my last "romances" haven't had happy endings.  A lot of romances don't, but I think my lovelife has really been one for the books.  Just look at the girlfriend I had before this one: She vanished into thin air and even a trip to dang Tahiti didn't give me a clue as to where she went.

So I'm always a little worried that things will end up the same way, or maybe even worse, with Cher.  It's not that she's flighty or uncaring...it's just that I know deep down that I love her more than she loves me.  How could I not?  How many guys' girlfriends can shoot lightning out of their hands? 

The bad: Our new way of living is taking some time to get used to.  I'm all for mixing things up but this is pretty ridiculous.  Most of my family and friends seem to be acclimating just dandy, but I dunno...I kinda miss the old living room.

I kinda can't wait for Thanksgiving.  Calm before the storm.  Cher's never had a Thanksgiving before, and I'm itching to show her what it's all about.  Been studying up on various mushroom gravies and I'm trying to find a place that sells tofurkey, because Cher says she's a vegetarian even though I *distinctly* recall cooking chicken for her last year.  Maybe she's a late bloomer?

Oh, last night we all watched "Apocalypto".  Did anybody else get sad when all the bad guys killed the panther?  She was just protecting her baby panther.  

Currently listening :
Shock Treatment: The Original Sound Track
By Richard O'Brien
Release date: By 1994-05-03