Here we are again. Task task task away. So, for this one, i figured i'd leave clues to a gift that i would hide near one of my friend's home. We used to see each other a lot in high school, but once i went to college that sort of dwindled down to seeing him only a couple times a year. Now, even though i'm back in the area and he lives a town over, i haven't seen him in about 2 years.


When we were growing up he used to listen to a LOT of Ozzy. I would never have listened to as much Ozzy if it wasn't for the large amounts of time spent at his place. Given that i have just recently worked a show in which i received a backstage crew shirt for Ozzy's latest tour, and that i didn't particularly want the shirt, i figured that he would be a good recipient.

I took the shirt, folded it, and wrapped it in newspaper acquired as gift wrapping for a mask purchased for me in Sri Lanka. I figured that would add some extra weirdness to the situation. Then i duct taped it up, duct taped a note to it, and headed on over to his place. Once i arrived, i drove slowly by and was fortunate to find that there were no cars in the driveway. I parked my car down the road from his house, pulled a hood up over my head, and walked down to the end of his driveway. Seeing no signs of life in the place, i moved in for the tasking.

Running under his porch and across his backyard, i went for the shed tucked in the end corner of the piece of land. Opening it, i ducked inside and shut the door behind me. From there i cased the room for possible hiding spots and chose a tarp laying across a couple of chairs. I took a few pictures and then folded the tarp down around the wrapped parcel, leaving it sandwiched within the folds. Peering out of a crack in the door i made sure no one was around and then ran back to the side of his house.

From here i checked the side door, the one that leads into the basement and is always unlocked. Despite having warnings to possible burglars, i know that this entrance is usually a safe one...or it has been in the past. Slowly turning the handle and pushing the door a creak, i waited and listened. After a few moments of not hearing any movement, i cracked the door some more and found myself in the basement. Luckily, his room is in the basement level, so i padded my way across the floor to his door. It was cracked a bit and the slice of room i could see through the slit was enough to determine that the only thing lighting the room was the sun, reflecting off the snow and through a window. Nudging the door, i peered in and found him to not be at home. Excellent!

Entering the room, i took a cursory glance around to see what was the same, what was different, what he might be doing with his free time, that sort of thing. Next, i went over to his humming computer, a pretty nice looking machine, and determined that right near the mouse was a good place to put my clues. Duct taping the piece of paper with tarp shed on it to the mousepad, i took a few pictures and turned to head out. Another glance through his bedroom door before entering the basement and out, and then i found myself back out at my car. I had successfully infiltrated to leave the gift and clues behind.

Now hopefully he actually gets off his ass and goes to look for it.