Whine and Cheese

Now that we have the first solid lead on the Spirit, what is our move? Is there a link between the Spirit and Amanda that we can use to track her/him/it down?

35 responses

1. alicewriter13 09.04.2009

   again, i think there is a possibility that the biggest secret revealed will be about Amanda.. maybe they found one of her secrets… have you guys actually gotten a hold of one of Amanda’s secrets?  are they as cryptic as her?  if not, there is a possibility the spirit will use it….IF they have one…

2. theresaax2 09.04.2009

   It’s difficult to know if any ‘secrets’ Amanda told any of them is real. How sure is Cornelia of this? It might work, but it seems to easy. I don’t know how this works though.

3. crummyblaire 09.04.2009

   My guess is that the “Spirit” and Amanda are related or friends.  If we contact the “Spirit” he/she can give us some info on Amanda.  Maybe the"Spirit” is the freshman.  She didn’t say anything did he?

4. Willow 09.04.2009

   I don’t think we can find a link before we know who this is. Their identity might be the key to the possible link between the two. For now, I think we should focus on catching this “Spirit”!

5. stef_stone 09.04.2009

   Hey everyone,this is Stefanie Stone and Gracie Hayes posting. You probably want to read this post. Even though we know that it’s tough to read through twenty posts where everyone says the same thing, this is definitely different. Both of us feel like this search isn’t really going everywhere. Sure, we get a lead, but the next post by Hal, Callie, Cornelia or Nia basically says “another dead end”. Our question is, are we ever really going to find Amanda? We feel that our search is controlled by them, we aren’t really looking for ourselves.

   Everyone seems to have something to say, but it seems that the really important posts or ideas end up getting ignored. For example, in the last story, Luce said she saw Amanda at the train station with a ticket to Paris, probably the most relevant information we have collected. Of course, it is not mentioned in this week’s story and nothing happens with it. And what does “The Spirit” really have to do with Amanda, anyway? As some of you have expressed in your previous story posts, it seems trival to be wasting our time on “The Spirit” while we could be organizing search parties, even if “The Spirit” eventually leads to Amanda.

   Comment back with your feelings about this, and check out our new debate thread, “Problems with the Project”.

   -Stefanie Stone and Gracie Hayes

6. themidnighter 09.04.2009

   Maybe there is a link between the “spirit” and amanda. Because we know that since Amanda had gone missing she’s been quite known. So if the “spirit” wants to get attention why not reveal Amanda’s secrets? Why protect her? Do you get what I mean?

7. Gracie_Hayes 09.04.2009

   Hey its Gracie. Obviously I agree with what Stef said because we wrote it together. Here is the link to the debate club post: http://www.theamandaproject.com/debate-club/forum/viewtopics/viewthread/66/

   I know it is kind of long but please read it. It could really help the project and help us find Amanda!

8. CheekyMonkey 09.04.2009

   I completely disagree with Stef/Gracie.  We are all working together to find her and all these stories are really OUR stories cause they are about our ideas like the key behind the painting and the stake-out of the vents and Awesome Anna’s electronics.  Amanda herself is kind of a collection of mysteries, even when she was here at school, so it makes sense that it might take another collection of little mysteries to find her!

9. Gracie_Hayes 09.04.2009

   The point is that these stories aren’t really YOUR stories. Whenever you decide to investigate something, the moderators almost always decide to post in the next story that “nothing has been found”. Did you even know that one person said she saw Amanda buying a train ticket? This is really important information but the mods would never make a story about it because they control what happens and they don’t want someone to have seen Amanda. We know there might be more mysteries but we want more control in searching.

10. AliCat 09.05.2009

    As some of you guys know, I write a cooking column for the paper and I don’t know how I will ever look at Dario again after hearing his explosion about his cheeseburger.  Honestly, how could he talk to his mom like that, some people left the terrible twos behind a long time ago!  And the next time he barks at me about making my subject more relevant or bringing life to the words on the page, it will be hard not to snicker about the whole SwissCheese-gate.  But back to tracking down the evil Spirit, can Cornelia or some other techie monitor this router thingie all the time?  Since the announcements come at all different periods of the day, we have to be ready to track at any moment, right?

11. Kirihara 09.05.2009

    “The connection between the Spirit’s victims,” huh? Well, who do we have so far? There’s Sam with the goldfish problem, Drew and the CPR dummy, Ginger with the France thing, and Dario’s cheeseburger freakout.

    So it has to have been someone who actually SAW Drew and the dummy, right? Or I guess someone who just learned it from someone else. Would someone from the school have had Ginger’s summer address? Maybe if someone had access to all the school records, they could have found out where she was last summer?

    But the goldfish is still a mystery. Who would know that? Somebody thought maybe his parents had told someone—do you guys really think this could be an adult?

12. AwesomeAnna93 09.05.2009

    Okay now that we may have the spirit’s location, we need a wireless camera hooked up in there with sound. I have one that we can use and we can watch the feed from a computer. If Cornelia, Hal, Callie or Nia can bring a laptop to school…. we can have to feed from the camera sent to the laptop and they can watch it back later on to find out who this “Spirit” is.

    Oh, and btw; yesterday after school, I went to that cafe all the way at the edge of town and I swear that I saw a girl like Amanda leave the cafe wearing a blue hoodie. When I called out the them they turned around and sped up and I tried following her but she vanished. =[

13. theresaax2 09.05.2009

    Anna, if you need to, I have a laptop. It’s one of those small notebooks, so it’s really portable and I’d be fine bringing it to school. I have an English project that I have to bring it for anyway, because it was a video project. Maybe some of us on the project could be in a classroom, with my laptop (or whatever laptop we chose) at different times and see if the spirit comes in the camera’s view?

14. urban_hippie 09.05.2009

    What if this “Spirit” is actually Amanda?

15. AwesomeAnna93 09.06.2009

    Theresaax….. that would be great! =]

16. stef_stone 09.06.2009

    I am good with computers so I will come to help set it up…when are we going?

17. theresaax2 09.07.2009

    Well we probably need an empty classroom to set it up in. Maybe before school one day we can come early and first set up the webcam, and then find a place to keep the computer and record what it sees.
    Stef that would be great, I have a webcam so I am kind of familar with it, but its built in and not wireless so it would be awesome if you can help us. Any one else too, it’d be great. Also, Hal, Nia or Callie, what are your ideas for this? (I know you don’t comment, so would this plan be addressed in the next story post?)

18. AwesomeAnna93 09.07.2009

    Yeah. Anyday before school will work. It doesn’t take long to get set up.
    Actually, We won’t really need an empty classroom because someone has to be watching the feed at all times and i sooo don’t want any of us getting caught skipping class.
    Does anyone have any of Mr. V’s art classes? Cause we’re allowed to use our laptops in his classes since they all require computer use…. I have graphic arts during 6th hour and i have digital media production during 2nd.
    During lunch, anyone can use the laptops during lunch so we have to decide whose going to have the laptop when…

19. stef_stone 09.08.2009

    Tomorrow before school? I have Mr. V’s 8th period graphics….

20. Hal Bennett 09.08.2009

    Hey theresaax2. It’s not that we don’t comment, it’s just that we usually leave this space for you. We have so much to do during the week, investigating your awesome suggestions, and following up on the incredible number of Amanda sightings from all over the world that get posted here and sent to us in email every week. We’re always reading everything on the site and talking to anyone and everyone to keep the search going as best we can (not to mention school and Mr. V’s massive amounts of homework as both Stef and Anna know.)
    As for the cameras, I live in the art studio…just let me know if you need any help - either here, or email me - hal@theamandaproject.com.

21. theresaax2 09.08.2009

    Hal, thank you! It’s great you guys leave this space for us, I was just wondering if you could help and I was unsure how to contact you.
    I have Mr. V 1st (great way to start the day with my lack of graphic arts skills…oh I have homework to do too. But this is more important!) so I will definitely go there after homeroom,  after we set it up.
    Okay, so 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 8th hour have people in the class. With the amount of us on this site, hopefully we can get every class, from 1st to 8th, taken. Hal, when are you in Mr. V’s room? Anyone else?

22. dem_94 09.09.2009

    I have Mr. V’s class 4th period. It’s surprisingly boring since it right before lunch, and my artistic skills are… who am I kidding? I have no artistic skills! Anyway. I’d be happy to help out during 4th period! (:

23. Callie Leary 09.09.2009

    I don’t know enough about these things but Cornelia does, and she thinks that “Our best bet is not to use a video camera (since after all, the web friends showed that there isn’t anyone actually going into the a/v room, just using a device spliced into the PA wires in there) but to try to track the Spirit’s computer’s wireless signal by also tapping theresaax2’s laptop into the same device the Spirit is using.”

    Does this make sense to you guys?  She might as well be saying, “Salami salami salami” to me.

    Anyhow, if that works for you, Hal (or one of you guys) can set up the laptop in the back of Mr. V’s class near the secret room painting and then take turns monitoring it whenever you are in class. That way, the next time the Spirit speaks we can get a trace on his/her location.  Also, Cornelia thinks that we’ll be able to hear the Spirit’s voice unfiltered.

    If you’re still in, let us know and then post back with your findings.  We’ll do the same.

24. stef_stone 09.09.2009

    Thanks for the info, Callie! I get what Cornelia is saying, and I can help set up the laptop tomorrow at lunch if anyone wants to come with me!

25. themidnighter 09.10.2009

    I’d be happy to go, I love working with computers and stuff…

26. stef_stone 09.10.2009

    Okay lets go today during lunch.

27. theresaax2 09.10.2009

    Alright, so now that we’re all set up, once you have class post your findings. If you have Mr. V 3rd, 5th, or 7th you can look at the computer and post to, even if you haven’t already expressed you wanted to help. I’ll post what I see, and who knows. Maybe one of us will be there when the spirit makes his/her next announcement!

28. AwesomeAnna93 09.10.2009

    Alright!  I’ll go w/ Stef today too =]

29. Fashionista 09.10.2009

    Hey guys, sorry I didn’t post earlier. I have Mr. V 7th period. I passed Stef and Anna on their way out of the classroom after lunch. They didn’t have time to tell me what happened because the period was about to start, but hopefully they’ll post here soon.

    I sat down at the computer, and about 15 minutes into Mr. V’s mini-lecture on cross-hatching, the tracker blinked onto the screen. I FREAKED OUT (and accidentally hit Tai with my ruler - sorry Tai!) but a second later, it was gone - no more signal, and no announcement. Now I’m more afraid than ever - what if the Spirit was making sure all of his/her equipment is ready for spilling more secrets during tomorrow’s big D.A.R.E. assembly?

30. stef_stone 09.10.2009

    The Spirit might be doing that, Fashionista, good idea! Someone should definitely be monitoring the computer during the assembly… I volunteer to skip and watch the computer screen. It would be great if Hal, Cornelia, or Callie could come with me!

31. Tai 09.10.2009

    Fashionista - you SHOULD be sorry. jk jk. I know you were busy with your ruler kung-fu (trust me, I have the bruise to prove it), but by any chance did you manage to get a glimpse of the location of the tracker before it disappeared?

    Did anything like this happen to anyone else who was watching the screen during the other periods we had covered? Was anyone able to see where the signal was coming from today, just in case something does happen during the assembly tomorrow?

32. Nia Rivera 09.11.2009

    So far the Spirit has struck during classes or between them, so I think you guys have that laptop WELL covered.  Patterns are made to be broken though, so who knows.  But since attendance is mandatory at the assembly, and since Hal, Callie, and I have already had a bit of trouble (and recent detentions), I think we have to go. SAD but true.  But if Stef and anybody else want to skip it and keep an eye on the screen—that is a noble gesture. Absolutely.  Keep your heads down though, I heard there are going to be some power-hungry hall monitors roaming around, making sure people attend this thing.

33. theresaax2 09.12.2009

    Well, first period, I came to Mr. V’s and sat down at my computer. Needless to say, almost no activity came up on the screen. That is, until there was 5 seconds left in class. Literally. the tracker lit up and the bell rang. I stayed to see where it was, of course, but Mr. V said “Theresa, class is over, get your things and go to your next class.” I tried to make up an excuse about finishing my design (which is technically true, since I haven’t really had much progress with the latest project), and he asked if I needed help, and started walking over. I said no no its fine and pretended to X out of my screen and bolted. So Between 1st and 2nd, something happened. Do you think the spirit suspects we’re watching, or could it be a coincidence?

34. heyysuperxoxo 11.15.2009

    I’m confused. How do I follow ti=his plot…?

35. chmivita1234 12.26.2009

    I think that the next biggest secret will be about Amanda just like alicewriter13 said….. and i think that the spirit might be friends with Amanda and the spirit will give some information about Amanda!

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