Evidence.
More soon.
Some of the first pieces of internal meddling experienced on the old website consisted of additional images in the guest book. I had no memory of implementing these changes while the guest book was still open to the public, and yet they would continue to appear as we received more signatures and the website itself garnered more traction. Upon exploring the files themselves, I found that whoever was leaving these images was also interacting with visitors directly through hidden text. Below is a collection of what I could find tucked away in these drawings.
Whatever is present on these pages is not even worth thinking about beyond a nobody breaking into my account. Still, someone I did not know was acting as if they were representing me and I could not help but feel sick to my stomach. What else was happening when I couldn’t see it? At best it’s someone playing stupid games with my hard work, at worse it is whoever keeps sending me information and materials. Who else would leave messages so early, before so many eyes were on me. Either way, I am confident I purged them out of this new space. Unfortunately, these antics were not restrained only to the guest book page. I am compiling them now alongside my restoration work.
-W
Heart: “Thank you”
Poppy: “I like Poppy too, neighbor”
Barnaby: “Honk honk haha”
Smile: “With me neighbor”
Flower: “Thank you I hope you think it is beautiful”
Smile: “Hello. Why are you smiling this way. I’ll keep you company neighbor”
Bug: “I love bugs”
Stars: “Sally is that you”
Hearts: “Our neighbors are here! Thank you too neighbor”
Crying face: “You don’t like me neighbor”
Apple: “It’s a apple!”
Rainbow: “Here you go”
Spiral: “Hello neighbor”
Poppy: “Poppy is big I love her too”
Smile with nose: “I like your nose”
Frank: “I love frank too. He frowns. I think he is funny”
Clover: “You are lucky! Come by often neighbor”
Home: “Homed!”
Clown face: “It’s okay to frown you are still my friend”
Howdy worm: “Do you see Howdy now”
Julie: “Julie is my friend too”
Hello: “I can hear you neighbor”
Butterfly: “Here is a bug for you neighbor”
Envelope: “I will mail him a letter for you”
Flower: “I promise I will tell her”
Worm: “I do not know what wiggle is. Barnaby said it was this”
Sally: “I know Sally”
Spiral: “So you will know I am looking at you neighbor. I am talking to you”
Hearts: “I love you I love you”
Smile: “We are happy. Do you look like this”
Barnaby: “I do not know what clown is. I asked Frank. He said Barnaby. Here is Barnaby”
TV: “You are on TV!”
Home: “I love Home. Home is my friend”
Eddie: “Eddie is a friend I like him too. He runs too much”
Pig: “I am a puppet! I am your favorite!”
Stars and bed: “Good night neighbor”
Hello: “Hello. You see this”
Heart: “This is a heart”
TV: “TV TV TV”
Beetle: “I will tell Frank for you. The bug will look like this”
Flower: “You will come with me”
Bow tie: “Frank. I will tell Frank.”
Pufferfish: “Thank you Katie!”
Hand: “I will help you neighbor”
Home: “Howse Howse”
Groceries: “Do he sell his heart”
Flowers and smile: “Who is this”
Wally: “Thank you Cherry! I think I am pretty too!”
Welcome mat: “You wipe your shoes here!”
Horns: “Oh you are not Julie. I will tell Julie. So much family!”
Cat: “Kittycat famous TV”
Bandage: “You’ll be okay!”
Hearts: “We are friends!”
Smile: “No. I am Wally. I am your friend”
House with raincloud: “I have seen them before. Do they like each other”
Tic tac toe: “You do. I am so happy”
Net: “Oh I understand! We are playing! I have you!”
Smiling hearts: “I’m the most most”
Flower: “Yahoo Yippee Yahoo Yippee”
Snail: “Do you like Frank”
Phone: “Then answer me”
Music notes: “Are you singing”
Smiling heart: “You will”
Eye: “No. A puppet”
Scribbles: No caption attached.
Hi: No caption attached.
Music notes: No caption attached.
Raincloud: No caption attached.
Spiral: No caption attached.
I love you: “I love you.”
Howdy worm: No caption attached.
Envelope: No caption attached.
Crossed-out silverware: No caption attached.
Thought bubble: No caption attached.
Smiling flower: No caption attached.
Drum: No caption attached.
Heart: No caption attached.
Hat: “Love him. You remember.”
Clock face: “It’s not time yet. I’m looking”
Question marks and X’s: “Why are you fibbing. You are not there. I don’t see you. Please do not lie to me”
Yellow flowers: “I like yellow too. I’m yellow. Sally is yellow. Frank’s nose is yellow”
Butterfly: “I don’t know either”
Spiral: “Scratch harder”
Envelope: “Valentine. I will tell her”
Creature: “Scratch harder”
Wally and smile: “Our name”
Red scribble: “No memory”
Sun and clouds: “Everyone is happy”
X in box: “I can’t reach them. I’m sorry”
Confetti: “I’m your favorite. That makes me happy. Thank you”
Hearts: “I love you too”
Paint can: “Paint”
Barnaby: “What is your father”
Flower: “Don’t be afraid.”
Cookie: “I could not find them. I will look harder.”
Eyes: “Ha ha ha”
TV: “Is it me.”
Shoe: “It’s very hard”
Hearts: “I told him. He said he’s flattered. I don’t know what anyone is talking about.”
Party hat: “I am your favorite too. I’m very happy”
Pillow and blanket: “Cozy”
Horn: “I think Barnaby is funny too”
TV with ears: “Yes. Turn the dial”
Howdy antenna: “Howdy is too tall. I can’t reach him.”
Purple creature: “Koala. This is a koala.”
Cloud with hat: “Dream? You need a hat for that.”
Shooting star: “it is good to come home.”
Magnifying glass: “come back. Ha ha.”
Top hat: “i don’t know what a vibe is. this is a hat.”
Flower: “Bloom. i know what that is neighbor.”
Hand: “You did? thank you.”
Heart: “i will count on you.”
Home’s eyes: “ojos.”
Sun: “eu não sei onde estamos.”
Inverted e: “the most?”
Home: “home is real.”
Blue apple: “You are an apple now. Ha ha.”
Rainbow scribbles: “I like them all”
Smile: “I think so too.”