Zipperless

For the better part of this year I've had a black and yellow duffel sitting in my closet that had no zipper on the top, making it essentially useless as a bag. When packing to go home, I picked it up to look in it, and found "The Game"! Then after discussing the ridiculousness of having such a bag, I remembered that there was currently a shredded backpack in the Coffee Kitchen. I grabbed a loose zipper off of it, was able to make the transfer, sewed it back up, and now I've a new duffel!

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(symmetry!)

Laundry Room Loss

I was prepared for this one. I had already looked through my box of laundry detergent to make sure that I didn't lose by doing my laundry.

Then, lo and behold, I'm checking pockets, and I threw my flannel shirt into the laundry machine, forgetting that it had a breast pocket. I promptly recalled, and pulled it back out, giving it the arbitrary reach inside, though knowing firmly in my head that there was no reason for anything to be in that pocket. What do I pull out, but a small orange slip of paper with "GAME" scratched out in dying thin-tipped blue marker.

I responsively let out a groan, bemoaning the curse of the game, and one of the other two people in the laundry room followed suit. The other was just confused, and quickly left. We then chatted about the ridiculousness of the game until we were done in the laundry room.

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List of Losses

Here is the list thus far (0111111 items ignoring multiplicities (72 counting multiplicities)):

1.Front of door door (large, in black dry erase, with a MUAHAHA!!!)
2.Schedule outside my room (small, centered, and with a smiley)
3.Inside edge of door
4.Outside edge of door
5.Above handle on inside of door
6.On fire escape plan on back of door
7.On window (small green post-its)
8.On fluorescent light (black paper cut-out, held up with re-used tape)
9.On TV on a yellow sheet of paper, small caps “Hey Jim, whadd're ya watchin'?” “The Game!”
10.In cabinet taped to right shelf
11.In RA Manual, front (pink paper written once large, and three times small)
12.In garbage, (the gaem)
13.On sword (El Juego)
14.In Calvin pillow
15.In striped couch right pillow (while facing couch)
16.Under bed pillow (Gospel choir index card)
17.In hat brim
18.In desk (red rum style)
19.On desk (triple M)
20.On book box above shelves
21.In mints container
22.Back of floorlamp
23.On frogger art
24.Inside move-in week name-tag
25.Between plates
26.In harmonica
27.In silverware
28.On stack of scrap paper (upcoming events card)
29.In RA manual between agendas
30.On mirror in bathroom (dry erase, large)
31.On wall above toilet in bathroom (black wikki stix)
32.In couch
33.In random junk behind bookshelf
34.In N64 games
35.In sock drawer (tootsie roll ad paper)
36.In Balderdash
37.On Frisbee
38.Behind “Give blood” poster
39.On bulletin board (twice)
40.Hanging from Google art (twice)
41.Backside of play paper money (at least 5)
42.Behind photo on wall (the ones held up with Wikki Stix
43.In red pants in closet
44.In brown dress shoes
45.In tennis shoes (“You know it. The Game”)
46.In bike helmet
47.In passport
48.In amorphous artwork
49.In sleeping bag
50.Behind photo of '09-10 RAs
51.In writing utensils
52.Between books in the bookshelf
53.In washcloth
54.Under cushions of green couch (written inversely)
55.In Coke deck of cards (written backwards)
56.On top of bookshelf
57.In CD holder
58.Behind spring break trip photo (EMAG EHT)
59.In Cliffs of Moher deck of cards
60.In Aviator deck of cards
61.In pajama tops sleeve
62.Under bed boards middle of bed
63.Under bed boards head of bed

Also, shout out to Brad who just fixed my computer, allowing me access to my files from Ubuntu again.

How Many Times Has Jim Lost The Game So Far?

I returned from Thanksgiving break to find that I had been pranked. There is no shortage of losing the game in my room. When and if I have more time I may attempt to chronicle some of the lossage. For now suffice it to say that I am a big loser, and I imagine that the number is somewhere upwards of fifty (I counted thirty before I lost track).

Unfortunately I've misplaced my camera since break, so there will be no photos at the moment, and you'll have to make due with a numbered list, when I have time for it. At least 50 have been found so far (counting some multiplicities together, otherwise it would be closer to 60).

Back in Black Backpack!

Making headlines all over the interwebs, Brad Greco of Carol Stream Illinois finds another card today! This has been his first find in several weeks. He says "Guess what I found in the pouch of my backpack that I never use?" It is all too fitting that the card hiding there was the seemingly innocuous two of hearts. Few have been shocked and awed by the recent discovery, though others are convinced that this news will have direct lasting implications on the history of the planet, and especially the future of the North Korean government. This brings the total to

*Card Count: 45*


More later as we continue to cover this breaking story. Jim Hays reporting.

The game is afoot!

duh-duh-duh-duh;
duh-duh-duh-duh;
duh-duh-duh-duh;
duh-duh-duh-duh;
duhn-duh-duh-du-Duuuuuuuuhh!



At long last, after a card-finding-less summer, Brad Greco, that master of mystery, produces another card. This time it was in a CD holder. He discovered it shortly after moving into the apartments.

*Card Count: 44*

Summer Starts

And I can be more specific with this post. Maybe the blog should be titled "How Many Of Brad's Cards Have Been Found So Far?" as at least four of the cards have been discovered by persons who were not Brad. Most recently Brad's Mom found the Queen of Diamonds in one of the round plastic containers that we all grew so found of seeing in Brad's room, as they generally contained either delicious cookies or delicious crumbs.



Inside Brad's Baritone case the Ten of Spades lurked, a card that some had postulated would not be found until the fall. One of Brad's younger brothers discovered this card for him.



*Card Count: 43*

Moving Out Day

Moving out day was eventful, as a total of four cards were found, three of them by Brad. One was in the plates, and beyond that I don't recall. Applicable photos will be made available if anyone can supplement this post with additional details. How informative!

*Card Count: 41*

After a Short Hiatus

utb is finally found, but not by Brad. Mandy stopped by and noticed the card. Not being in on the prank, she pointed it out, and Brad is now aware of the card that Michael has been staring at as he sleeps every night for the past month and a half.

*Card Count: 37*

Day The Later On

I'm getting a little behind, but we played Fluxx back on Sunday, and happened to use Brad's deck. Upon removing the cards from the box Brad seems to have found an additional card.



*Card Count: 36*

Day The Next

2 of clubs was in the middle of the stack of Brad's index cards. Unfortunately no photo for this one.

*Card Count: 35*

Day Fourteen

Now that this blog has reached its second weekiversery I shall no longer post daily, but only when something significant occurs. Thanks for joining us, see you back real soon.

And because I couldn't resist,

There once was a fellow named Brad
He hacked all the technology he had
He was rightly named Greco
For he was spry as a gecko
And his antics frequently made others glad.

Day Thirteen

Fancy Human Dashboard Words.

Ah, Anagrams.

(A dashboard is where the blogs that one reads are displayed.)

Day Twelve

How Many Cards Has Brad Found?
Howa Cny Mard sas HBrnad Fuod
Hayo Csn Ward asm HBnFad, ruod
Hays Can Bord Wads, nFad, Hmruo
Hays Can Band Words, Fad, Humor.

Ah, Anagrams.

Easter (Pants Day)

With a little magic Brad finds one more card, but the card count ups by two.

Ok, so finds isn't the right word. Brad discovered this card on his floor near the nice comfy chair in his room (from which I write to you), and we were able to figure out that it must have been the one in his pants.

This yields 7 diamonds, 7 spades, 9 hearts, 9 clubs, and the Joker, leading to...

*Card Count: 33*

Followed by:



*Card Count: 34*

Also, Jake has found 15ish/30ish of the chocolate eggs that were hidden around his room.

Day Ten

Nothing of note in the Brad department, but JJ is up to page 195 in Dracula. Also, the fish continues to haunt my screen.

A haiku:

Brad Adam Greco:
Marvel at PHP code!
His clock is a show.

Day Nine

We have the nine of hearts...

camoflauging itself in the red Nalgene!

Also, Brad has put a fish on my computer. It swims around and I don't know how to get rid of it. Moral: Don't mess with Brad.

*Card Count: 31*

And when it comes to counting hidden things, after the Good Friday Floppy Hunt (think nerdy version of an Easter Egg hunt) the Floppy Count is 137/138, specifically 49/50 in Boer Basement.

Day Eight

As a good friend of mine named George Orwell once said, "He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future."

Thus, when I presently say that Brad found the most recent card after midnight, and therefore technically on day eight, it makes it the true past. Because I have control over the past all the readers of this blog will join me under my command when I set up a distopian society in the near future that encourages sash-wearing and dictionary-burning.

And the card was:



in Brad's glasses case with his SD card. The card was found on account of Brad searching for the SD card, and remembering that he keeps that in his glasses case, not, in fact, glasses.

*Card Count: 30*

Day Seven

Whew! It's been more than a full week since Brad started finding cards! None today, so instead I shall share an acrostic poem:

Brad
Rocks
All
Day

Gaining
Real
Experience
Card
Organizing

Day Six

Four cards found today. Here's the one that was hiding in Brad's socks.



And this little spade was in the pillowcase.

A little bird told me that Brad forgot deliberately chose not to put two of these cards in his pocket, and that they have since relocated, leaving the card count at 28. But he also found:



the three of hearts hidden in BTD (beside the desk)! Brad's naming convention for his computers is three letter acronyms: preposition the location. Thus there is also OTD, OTF, and UTS yielding "on the desk", "on the fridge", and "under the stairs". I feel like one or more of these is inaccurate though. (Citation needed)

*Card Count: 29*

While I appreciate that some readers of this blog have found the hiding spots interesting and wish to have a more full participation, I hereby officially discourage overenthusiastic readers of this blog from attempting to prolong or infinitely perpetuate the finding of cards by Brad.

What a busy day!



Brad needed to test the magnetic properties of some items, and conveniently, he choose to use the closest fridge magnet to him. Lo and behold, someone was hiding behind it!

Day Five

Today Dan took it upon himself to photograph all of the remaining hidden cards that he was able to find. This only amounted to 17 though, so there are still some unaccounted for. I'll have to see if I know of any more. I may post pictures of hiding spots when Brad finds cards in the future. For now we can only wait.

Day Four

Sunday was the first non-card day.

It seems that from here on out specific card finds will be more significant.

Since I can't tell you any locations from yesterday, instead I'll mention an older hiding spot. Brad found one of the cards lurking between the pages of Dracula, which JJ is also currently reading for the Brit Lit course that they are in. Brad says that Brit Lit is going "Aawsome!" and that there has not been too much work lately. He is now down with the book, though JJ seems to have been about a third of the way through as of yesterday.

Day Three

So far Brad has found: "the King of Giraffes" (the ace of spades which had been rehidden within the tied legs of the Beanie Giraffe. Count may be one high, because Brad is refusing access to the cards, but, after all, they are his cards.

*Card Count: 28 27*

Even if the count is a little high, Brad has passed the halfway point. Though, as it's not a linear function, it is probably better to label this as the first half-life.

Addendum:
Harry Russo swiped the cookies Brad had brought back from the dining hall, and replaced them with a card from elsewhere in the room. A loss for Brad in the cookie department, but at least he gained the six of clubs!

*Card Count: 28*

Day Two

The mystery of the fuzzy card count has been solved. I won't name names, but I'm told that certain persons whose initials are Josh Uitvlugt and Dan Bosscher have taken it upon themselves to rehide a number of the cards. Bosscher only rehid 2, and I have yet to confirm firsthand the rehidance of Uitvlugt.

Thus the number of found cards and the number of cards sitting on Brad's desk are no longer identical. Since I can't very well keep track of how many cards Brad has found in this case, I think I shall instead tally how many he has in his posession, and do my best to keep you updated when he finds cards.

Among other cards, Brad found the one over the curtain rail.

*Current Count: 27*

Josh's explanation of why it is better to hide cards in Brad's room than in Sam's:

"Let's say you have a bag of grass seed and you want to prank your neighbor with it. Hiding a deck of cards in Brad's room is like if you hide the grass seed all over the living room. But hiding the deck of cards in Sam's room would be like hiding the grass seed all over their front lawn."

Brad is now aware of the existence of the blog, as evidenced by the comment. He is apparently amused.

Day One

No details yet, but it seems that Ac Js Ah 10c have been found.

*Card Count: 21*

The count is a little fuzzy. I'll work it out later. But 6h 10d 7h have been found under the router, in the fan, and in a third less memorable location.


*Card Count: 24*

Card in CD tray found. Several times. After various ejections and retractions.

*Card Count: 25*

Review of Day Zero

Well, the blog didn't get started right away on day zero, so this is in review, looking back from day one.

Brad returned from joint dorm (scratch that ) God-Worship with BV, only to find a ten of diamonds bulging from his keyboard and a jack of clubs shoved partway into his mouse. *Card Count: 2* This raised his suspicions and he soon found more in his Nalgene, 2nd keyboard, on his bulletin board, in the phone and in the foot light switch (7d Ks 6d 3c 4c). *Card Count: 8* At this point he was alerted to the door message which he had missed on the way in:
*Card Count: 9*

He also seems to have found Kd Jh 8c 9c Jd 9d 7c 10h throughout the rest of the day.

*Card Count: 17*