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WELCOME to the eBay auction that could change your life! What we have for you here today is pretty excellent. It is a Constant Temperature Anemometer! You probably know what that is. Kind of like how I know what it is too. So, now that we've established that we, top tiered intelligent people know exactly what a Constant Temperature Anemometer is, allow me to illuminate those who do not know what it is.
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CONSTANT TEMPERATURE ANEMOMETER; let's break that down a bit.

CONSTANT = CHANGELESS
TEMPERATURE = THE DEGREE OF HOTNESS OR COLDNESS OF A BODY OR ENVIRONMENT
ANEMOMETER = A GAUGE FOR RECORDING THE SPEED AND DIRECTION OF WIND

There. there's your goddamned description, ok???

SO, as I said in the video, I got this from a prominent university in Boston, who were discarding it because they brought a brand new one. They assured me it works, however I am selling this product AS IS because it has not been tested by me.

SO LISTEN UP CONSTANT TEMPERATURE ANEMOMETER HOME ENTHUSIASTS, BID STRONG ON THIS BABY, I EXPECT A MASSIVE BIDDING WAR. ALSO, I SHOULD NOTE THIS THING IS A BEAST OF A MACHINE, AND ALTHOUGH I HATE HIGH SHIPPING RATES, I AM FORCED TO CHARGE A FLAT SHIPPING AND HANDLING RATE OF $40 (FORTY) DOLLARS. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.

YOU SHOULD PROBABLY BID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THIS ITEM.
 

All proceeds from this auction will go to help fund the T E X A R R A K I S PROJECT.

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I think trying to configure the shopping cart on texarrakis takes about as long as it would take to make thirty t-shirts. oh well, it's done now! BEHOLD, INTERNET PEOPLE, A TSHIRT OFFERING FOR YOU!

we ran out of tshirts to test on for a model tshirt, so for now this is the model. IT WILL NOT BE UPSIDE DOWN, UNLESS YOU REQUEST IT AS SUCH. CHECK IT OUT.

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wow, doesn't this look like fun!

EXACTLY what i always want in a party; cops everywhere, art & craft, halloween stories,much more, and  treats bags, all on the delightful setting of a third floor gymnasium! fanstastic! i don't want to miss out on this one, the same way i missed out on the thrilling RON BURTON TRAINING VILLAGE RETREAT, also offered by the Boston Police Department in June!

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THIS IS IT! THIS IS DEFINITELY IT! after a test run, we are going to start tshirt production very soon. we may make all tshirts to order. we have one design ready to go, and at least two more on the way; WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. 

here is our first prototype:

we will be using more professional transfer paper, not just random transfer paper bought at staples. we will also offer a budget tshirt, for sale for a lower price then the rest, that will consist of a stencil and spray fabric paint. 

stay tuned, stay alert; we should hopefully have some of these available for purchase by the end of the week.

FOR THE WEDGE

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star trek vi the undiscovered country is, in my opinion, by far the best star trek movie. far exceeding, say, jj abrams' recent star trek movie.

i have decided, in the end, that i hate the new star trek movie. there was no depth to that movie! just lensflares, flashy fight sequences, sexy renditions of characters and witty comments fast back and forth. come on, spock and uhura? really? it used all the cheap hollywood plot devices and eye appealling tricks to confuse us into thinking it was a good movie. the ENTIRE point of star trek, the ENTIRE reason i love it so much, is that it is almost entirely based on dialogue. pretty much any episode of star trek, even the worst episodes of voyager and enterprise, you can watch with your eyes closed and still understand what's happening. it's like an old timey radio show. i've ripped the audio from various episodes and kept them on my ipod as audio books before. and with good star trek, the dialogue is extremely interesting, well thought out, well written, well delivered.

anyway, my point is, star trek vi was a shining example of star trek, star trek xi was a cheap attempt at keeping me entertained with explosions and fighting, and campy tributary humor towards real star trek.

just look at this comparison:

vs.

uncomparable.

this extraction from the wikipedia article basically explains what i love about star trek vi so much:

The Undiscovered Country's Cold War allegory and references to literary history were recognized among researchers and cultural historians. According to scholar Larry Kreitzer, The Undiscovered Country has more references to William Shakespeare than any other Star Trek work until at least 1996.^[72] The title itself alludes to Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1.^[73] Meyer had originally intended The Wrath of Khan to be called The Undiscovered Country.^[74] Whereas the undiscovered country referred to in Hamlet (and its intended meaning in The Wrath of Khan) refers to death, The Undiscovered Country's use of the phrase refers to a future where Klingons and humans coexist in peace.^[75]

A phrase from The Tempest is mentioned by Gorkon as representing the new galactic order, that of a "brave new world". Chang recites most of the lines from Shakespeare used in the film, including quotes from Romeo and Juliet and Henry IV, Part 2 in his parting words to Kirk after dinner. During Kirk's trial, Chang also mocks Kirk with lines from Richard II. The final battle above Khitomer contains seven references to five of Shakespeare's plays.^[72] Two references are drawn from the title character's lines in King Henry V ("Once more onto the breach"/"The game's afoot"), while two more quotations are from Julius Caesar ("I am as constant as the Northern Star"/"Cry 'havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war"). There is a single reference to Prospero from The Tempest ("Our revels now are ended"), and Chang shortens the wronged Shylock's speech from The Merchant of Venice: "Tickle us, do we not laugh; prick us, do we not bleed; and wrong us, shall we not revenge?" The final lines spoken by Chang before he is obliterated by torpedo fire are lifted from Hamlet's famous soliloquy: "to be, or not to be..."^[76] Flinn was initially unsure about the numerous classical quotations, but when Plummer was cast, Meyer enthusiastically added more. He said, "Whether it's pretentious or not, I think it depends on how it's used. [...] I don't quite agree with using too much of that sort of thing, but once you get Plummer, suddenly it's working."^[3]

Scholars have noted that the Klingons, not humans, are the ones who quote Shakespeare; Gorkon claims at one point in the film that "You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon."^[77] Shakespeare scholar Paul A. Cantor argues that this association is appropriate—the warlike Klingons find their literary matches in the characters Othello, Mark Antony, and Macbeth—but that it also reinforces a claim that the end of the Cold War means the end of heroic literature such as Shakespeare's.^[78] Meyer said the idea for having the Klingons claim Shakespeare as their own was based on Nazi Germany's attempt to claim the Bard as German before World War II.^[17] According to Kay Smith, the use of Shakespeare has meaning in itself and also derives new meaning (underscoring cultural politics in the film) by its rearticulation in a new form.^[79]

A major theme of the film is change, and people's response to that change. Meyer considered Valeris and Chang "frightened people, who are frightened of change", who cling to old ways despite the changing world. He hoped that the fictionalization of a current events story allowed for an objective look at the issues, rather than being blinded by personal bias. At the beginning of the film, Kirk operates under a similar bias, calling the Klingons "animals" and putting him at odds with Spock. The Vulcan sees the Gorkon peace initiative as logical, responding to the sudden change in the status quo in a collected manner;^[80] he even opens the peace dialog at the behest of his father. Kirk, meanwhile, is willing to "let them [the Klingons] die", unwilling to listen to Spock's words because of his biased understanding.^[80] Kirk undergoes a transformation through the film by way of his incarceration; realizing that his hatred is outmoded he allows for a cleansing that restores his son to him in some way.^[28] While Star Trek in general features few overt references to religion, there is a clear recognition that a laying aside of past hurts is necessary for peace, similar to the concept of shalom in Judaism.^[81] Shatner regretted that Kirk's angst at being outmoded was minimized in the final print. A scene where Spock asks Kirk if they have grown so old and inflexible they have outlived their usefulness had two meanings: it was as much Nimoy asking Shatner the question as it was their characters.^[4]

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_VI:_The_Undiscovered_Country

that is all.

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last night, i had a conversation about black-capped chickadees and sparrows. it led to discovering this amazing site, the Internet Bird Collection, where people post their videos and photos of birds. at first appearance, kind of stupid, but after some perusing, pretty bad ass. i may contribute so bad ass west texas birds to the the collection, after the move.

at any rate, today, after waking up, i decided to be hyper concious of birds. their songs, and their behaviour. the day before i had watched many interesting birds. a flock of pigeons being chase by an urban hawk near symphony. other pigeons that seemed to prefer walkng long distances then flying in cambridge. today i was going to dedicate all my waiting for the bus and looking out the bus window time observing birds.

i did not see or hear a single bird during my forty five minute commute to work. not a single one.

WHERE ARE ALL THE BIRDS

HAVE YOU SEEN ANY BIRDS? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE OK

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i just found this on the ground in fenway. wow, what a beutiful, uplifting, deep poem.

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hello. this is my third attempt to cross post livejournal entries from my texarrakis.com (coming soon!) blog.

success!