Lauren Bello

Yeaaaahhhh! Welcome to the Resistance, @kevin!

Eventually I hope you can share the train of thought that led you to come over to our side.

Guys. 8/05. 805. BOS. …Probably should have noticed that earlier.

Oops, yes, that’s an important detail. We had to email someone and “tell us why you think you will survive this experience, and should be selected. Include your full address and phone number.”

Okay so last year there were certain verbal cues that would trigger things in the performance right? At the free workshop I really wanted to talk to Sarah, but it seemed frowned upon (by her and the other participants)?

I personally think there’s a huge difference between ARG events and finale ticketed events in this regard. The Powers That Be…[Read more]

This is amazing, @kortneydarling

Is there any particular train of thought that led to all the Resistance members being Hearts?

“The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours.” Lao Tzu

@kipsie – I literally heard only about three words between the phone ringing and my coworker talking to me, but that may well have been it!

@thebuz – To be 100% hon…[Read more]

(Note: I’m x-ing out some of my answers, because they got pretty personal, and I want to consider my mom’s feelings in all this. She’s quite private, and it would be wrong to expose her and my dad to the world without their knowledge. The truly important part of the conversation was, in the end, Noah’s questions. Anything paraphrased is in paren…[Read more]

Thoughts:

1) I honestly was half-expecting for Noah to kick me out of The System, as he did Brad. I’m fascinated that he didn’t. I imagine the difference is that all of Noah’s critics on Saturday still played by his rules, even while criticizing. Nobody walked away altogether.

2) My task was much, much easier than Sean’s task and Candace…[Read more]

Maybe The System is about challenging preconceived notions that all power must go to selfish reasons, that hyper-capitalism and faux-alpha male style interactions are the only ways to move forward in the world.

I actually love that idea. But I think it’s more likely that you’re trying to make sense/meaning/profundity out of something that is…[Read more]

what does catching up on “my stories” mean??

In rural areas, catching up on “my stories” is watching soap operas: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/my_stories

Got access to a proper scanner! Belatedly, here is the letter from Saturday’s event. And yes, the water smear was there when I opened it. I choose to believe it was either a dramatic tear or a splash from the hot tub.

@timsmyname I had no idea that’s where the leis came from! That’s amazing. This is making me smile.

Based on what everyone paid to attend The System, this money could have come out of that pool and probably had some left over.

I doubt it…in addition to the cash distribution there were rental costs for the space, and anything Andy may have been paid. Gordon told Remy that The System was going to be sending him invoices, so they’re not making…[Read more]

For real, I’m dying to know what the Investors thought of all of this. Are they paying the invoice for today? Has word reached them of the Resistance and The System’s possible alliance?

Beautifully said, @cass and @thebuz

Measuring your altruism against another’s gets no one anywhere. Both were kind things. Anything done for another succeeded in the task assigned.

+1

Is The System still invoicing the Investors for this event?