Hatshoe again.

He deleted all his videos. It’s done guys. I don’t know what inspired our favorite enigma to shut down his site and practically delete everything, but half of me would like to know an explanation for the whole thing… The other half wants it to remain a mystery that we can ponder for a long time. The best mysteries are the ones that remain unsolved, after all. I’d almost like to see someone buy the domain and upload the pages (I know people have them) as homage to it. If anyone happens to do that, let me know.

Hatshoe…

I’ve gotta say that one of the biggest disappointments I’ve experienced is the loss of our cryptic friend Hatshoe.org. It’s semi-old news, but I was holding off on saying anything with hopes that it was just a short down time. Things are starting to look grim, which is strange.

Check out the Twitter. Hatshoe says he’ll be back (at least we assume he’s talking about the website), then he apologizes. I’ll be severely disappointed if hatshoe ends up really laving this behind with no clues, but at the same time, I kinda understand. Life isn’t as fun without unsolved mysteries to ponder over.

On a completely different note, here’s a new website to scratch your head over. October 28th, 2011. A couple of scientific references like Schrodinger’s cat, but not much in the way of coherence (at least, as far as I know. I’m no math person so herp derp wat do?). Now, this is NOT a site claiming that the end of the world will be on said date. It says so in the hidden messages on the source code.

” NOW

 

If you are expecting explosion, fire, death, and destruction then your mind is in the wrong place, and you will be disappointed. That is not what this is about. There has never been a mention of an ending, there will be a 29th. Those who continue to look for an ‘event’ have been missing the point from the beginning. It is within, and eventually you will see that. ”

 

The key to translating the site is, apparently, the manuals. These manuals range from 42-46 in the url, and the last one gives you the biggest clue. It’s lucid dreaming. This is a topic that has been on my mind for a year or two now, and it brings the website together in a sense. But don’t take my word on it. Explore this and see what you think.

Creepy and Interesting Websites.

I… Am an internet drifter. No one place is really my home I’ve seen the mold and feces infested gutters, and I’ve seen the Taj Ma haul. But like reality, my favorite places are the less-traveled paths. That abandoned house that makes your 12 year old niece cry as you drive past or the looming forest with no trimmed and ‘safe’ pathway.

Not that you have to worry about poisonous snakes or bears on the internet. I suppose that’s why, while I may have the impulse to search that abandoned house… I settle for popping open my laptop and browsing through a jungle of flash, html, and a bunch of gibberish text.

To understand some of what I’m about to post, you have to know about these things called ‘Art Sites’. No. I’m not talking about an artist’s online gallery. The website is actually considered (to some) a work of art. And like art, they make zero fucking sense… Which is great if you’re into that kind of thing. Lets start out with a couple of those.

http://wwwwwwwww.jodi.org/

Yes, those extra w’s are supposed to be there. No. You’re not supposed to see anything besides a bunch of blinking green text. The great thing about these kinds of sites is that there is no directory or clues as to how many pages there are or how to get to them. You just have to keep on clicking. The 404 page is tons of fun too. Type in an invalid URL for the site and have fun with it, and if you’re interested in a little bit of useless facts about said site, here’s this: Jodi’s Wikipedia Entry.

http://www.superbad.com/

I like this one more than jodi.org because of the sheer amount of weird imagery and… As contradictory as it is to say this: organization. At least with this site there’s more actual wording than gibberish. Does most of it make sense? Of course not. It’s not art if it makes sense, right? (superbad also has it’s own wiki page. You can find the link to it on jodi.org’s wiki)

Now for a couple of less-known sites.

http://larrycarlson.com/medijate/index.htm

I love playing with the little tree thing on this site. This one is honestly a lot more tame than a couple of the others. While it makes little sense, there’s actually a general theme going on here. The creepiest thing is the ‘Spirit Awake!’ button, and even that’s not too bad.

A couple sites that specialize in the creepy:

http://sixsecondsunrise.webs.com/

There’s nothing graphically amazing about this one, and the whole “Powered by Freewebs” at the bottom sorta takes away from the mysticism. I do, however, like the simplistic layout. It doesn’t take away from the message (… Whatever that may be.)

http://973-eht-namuh-973.com/

This site gives me the willies. The general theme sorta reminds me of The Number 23 movie with Jim Carey. I haven’t spent much time on this even though I’ve known about it for God knows how long, but it keeps popping up whenever I turn around.

And no ‘Creepy Site’ blog post would be complete without Hatshoe.

http://www.hatshoe.org/

Hatshoe is one of my favorites, considering the owner is very expansive about his little investment. Hatshoe also has a Youtube and a Twitter, yet it manages to stay cryptic and mysterious.

All these sites eat up a lot of my time. Not because I’m trying to understand and/or fit the small, mixed up puzzle pieces together, but because there’s so much to them and finding a new link is like making a fantastic discovery.

These are not the only sites I have in my arsenal, so I’ll definitely post more if it’s received well. Also: Most of these sites I didn’t find on my own. Not even gonna take the credit. But I did want to share them with my friends. Enjoy!