"Doc? What is this place?" (Eddie said) -- Site B: The Lost World

Hello Internet! Last time you heard from me, I was still in civilization. Now, I am on an island called Isla Sorna (off the coast of Costa Rica) with much more to share.

After my meeting with Liz, I was disturbed with some news; my office had been intruded and photographed! My assistant said the photographers were from “Chaos Quarterly magazine”, and that they had received a letter from me giving them permission to take pictures. However, I never sent such a letter, and I’ve never heard of “Chaos Quarterly”…

Nothing was stolen, but that just ads to my suspicion: someone may be trying to locate Richard Levine. I immediately tried to call Richard’s  apartment to let him know what happened, but Dr. Thorne picked up instead, telling me to hurry over.

I met up with Thorne; he was accompanied by two kids, Kelly and Arby. I already guessed Richard went to Site B (the island we were looking for) by himself; all we needed to do then was determine where Site B was. I already had our options narrowed down to five islands off the coast of Costa Rica, but after investigating the apartment (and thanks to Arby’s computer hacking skills), we deduced that Site B was on Isla Sorna, the northernmost of the five islands. Our next steps were definitely easier said than done: we had to gather the vehicles that Richard had pre-requested for his expedition, and get Levine the hell off that island.    

Soon, we were at Thorne’s office. Thorne commanded his assistant, Eddie Carr, to come along (Eddie helped build & design the vehicles we would use). He also invited Sarah Harding (who was elsewhere at the time), and sent the kids home. Once we were ready, we set out for the island, and landed there early in  the morning.

We did a quick run-through of our equipment (guns, the vehicle’s features, etc.) before starting the search. Not long after we did, we were forced to a stop; Eddie noticed something we couldn't ignore. It turned out to be the remains of Levine’s torn up back pack. As we inspected Eddie’s find, we started to hear unfamiliar sounds, like bird calls. It was then that Eddie looked up and noticed something so strange, we all lost interest in the backpack. Only a few feet away was a group of about a dozen Compys (known to scientists as Procompsognathus). In other words, we were face to face with DINOSAURS.

The Compys just stared at us. They seemed intrigued, but not at all frightened  Eddie, who took no liking in this, threw a rock at them (I failed to stop him in time). As the rock flew towards them, the Compys grew more agitated; that’s when we agreed to return to the explorers.

The Compy encounter made us quite uneasy as we continued down the road. It brought memories screaming back to me from a previous experience I’m ready to share yet. Thorne and Eddie were speechless as well in the presence of an animal that Mother Nature herself hasn’t even seen in 150 million years!

Suddenly, Eddie slammed on the brakes again. As if the Compys weren’t enough…

Just in front of us was a herd of Triceratops, just nonchalantly crossing the plain! Once they passed our view, other herds of dinosaurs were revealed: stegosauruses, parasaurolophuses, even apatosauruses! The sight was indescribable...

Just then, Eddie noticed a beeping noise coming from the GPS. It meant that we were getting a signal from Richard! We instantly rushed into the explorers and headed to where the GPS the signal was coming from. Eventually, we were lead to an abandonned building. And that is where I am standing now…   

So, do you think we found Levine? If not, what signal are we picking up? Also, What the heck else is on this island?

Until next time,

Ian Malcolm.

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"Yes, if animals started showing up again, I would be interested in helping you." (I answered Levine)

Hello Internet! This is my first post as a blogger, and I already have so much to talk about.

I guess I’ll start with what triggered the recent turn of events. Not long ago, I gave a lecture at the Santa Fe institute about my favorite topic and my specialty  Chaos Theory (If you don’t know what that is, here’s a link: http://library.thinkquest.org/3120/ ).

At first, the lecture was going well; the audience was silent, and everyone seemed to know a decent amount about Chaos Theory, which makes it all a lot easier. But approximately half way through the lecture, someone raised their hand to ask a question. That someone was the spoiled brat of a paleontologist, Richard Levine.

Levine is… annoying. I cannot deny him of being a brilliant genius, but he is well known for his reputation of being an arrogant s.o.b. as well as a rich little snob.

Anyways, he didn't really ask anything. He just interrupted my lecture to promote a stupid idea; that dinosaurs never went extinct, and that somewhere on earth where mankind has yet to venture, they still flourish. I told him he was “deluded” and continued my lecture. Unfortunately, Levine wasn't finished with me. I should have known; he is also known for his stubbornness.

After the lecture, I met up with a close friend of mine, Sarah Harding. We discussed the lecture for a bit, until we were interrupted by that damn Levine kid again. He kept arguing the possibility that dinosaurs still exist somewhere, and I kept trying to tell him off. Finally, he told me that he was willing to investigate the rumors about dead dinosaur sightings on Costa Rican islands by planning a whole field expedition, and that he wanted my help. Figuring that it would get him off my case, I accepted his proposal. I doubted that the sightings were real, until a few weeks later.

During the following weeks, I had been taking Levine’s theory a bit more seriously, and tried to practice walking without a cane, in case Levine had actually found something and needed me on his expedition. One day, I received a package from Costa Rica containing a biological sample of some sort, accompanied by a piece of paper with the following message written on it: “I WAS RIGHT AND YOU WERE WRONG”. It was obviously from Richard Levine.

I took the sample to the zoo to be examined. A few days later, I was called by a friend of mine at the zoo, Elizabeth Gelman, to meet with her regarding the sample. Once I arrived at the zoo, she told me that whatever I brought was nothing ordinary; the skin was much like that of a lizard, however, according to cells located deeper within the sample, the animal must have been warm-blooded, like a bird. She also said that the immune system of the animal may be very unusual. And to top it off, she said that the sample contained a radio tag, meaning the animal was raised by people!

After my meeting with Liz, I tried to call Levine from a payphone, but there was no answer. Typical Levine.

And that is all that has happened so far. What do you think of all of this? Is it nonsense, or should I really believe Levine is onto something?

Until next time,

Ian Malcolm.

Image source: http://www.google.ca/imgres?um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbnid=qSBEWyD34jQuuM:&imgrefurl=http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos-lizard-skin-image21407373&docid=umKk0Cm7uKaOrM&imgurl=http://www.dreamstime.com/lizard-skin-thumb21407373.jpg&w=400&h=266&ei=z517UObjCqeH0QGs_YHwBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=784&vpy=545&dur=1867&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=140&ty=74&sig=109182558201198017322&page=2&tbnh=147&tbnw=215&start=40&ndsp=49&ved=1t:429,r:64,s:20,i:353&biw=1680&bih=959