so I got a lot of crap in my office people give me things and I collect
people give me things and I collect
people give me things and I collect things and and I don’t know where to put
things and and I don’t know where to put
things and and I don’t know where to put it
it
it the only horizontal space available is
the only horizontal space available is
the only horizontal space available is the space in front of books and so so I
the space in front of books and so so I
the space in front of books and so so I guess in anybody’s house they’d be
guess in anybody’s house they’d be
guess in anybody’s house they’d be called tchotchkes
called tchotchkes
called tchotchkes but in my office this cosmic office
but in my office this cosmic office
but in my office this cosmic office they’re all cosmically inspired
they’re all cosmically inspired
they’re all cosmically inspired tchotchkes someone once gave me with
tchotchkes someone once gave me with
tchotchkes someone once gave me with this ribbon on top Dole pineapple cosmic
this ribbon on top Dole pineapple cosmic
this ribbon on top Dole pineapple cosmic fun shapes so these are pineapples
fun shapes so these are pineapples
fun shapes so these are pineapples chunks each cut out in the shape of a
chunks each cut out in the shape of a
chunks each cut out in the shape of a moon star planet and I just thought to
moon star planet and I just thought to
moon star planet and I just thought to myself yeah the universe rocks because
myself yeah the universe rocks because
myself yeah the universe rocks because would you put like DNA shapes you know
would you put like DNA shapes you know
would you put like DNA shapes you know is it cosmic biology shapes oh here’s a
is it cosmic biology shapes oh here’s a
is it cosmic biology shapes oh here’s a virus shake here I mean the universe
virus shake here I mean the universe
virus shake here I mean the universe lends itself to this kind of thing now
lends itself to this kind of thing now
lends itself to this kind of thing now I’ve had this can a little too long it’s
I’ve had this can a little too long it’s
I’ve had this can a little too long it’s starting to bulge so I think it’s time
starting to bulge so I think it’s time
starting to bulge so I think it’s time for me to get rid of this camp I’ve had
for me to get rid of this camp I’ve had
for me to get rid of this camp I’ve had it for like years and years and years no
it for like years and years and years no
it for like years and years and years no telling what’s going on inside of it
telling what’s going on inside of it
telling what’s going on inside of it this is like I guess it’s Tabasco sauce
this is like I guess it’s Tabasco sauce
this is like I guess it’s Tabasco sauce but what matters here is like there’s a
but what matters here is like there’s a
but what matters here is like there’s a Space Shuttle on it all right and I
Space Shuttle on it all right and I
Space Shuttle on it all right and I don’t know how hot the Tabasco sauce is
don’t know how hot the Tabasco sauce is
don’t know how hot the Tabasco sauce is but they’ve got a Space Shuttle on it
but they’ve got a Space Shuttle on it
but they’ve got a Space Shuttle on it and if it’s any temperature as it
and if it’s any temperature as it
and if it’s any temperature as it closely relates to the temperature of
closely relates to the temperature of
closely relates to the temperature of the exhaust of the Space Shuttle then
the exhaust of the Space Shuttle then
the exhaust of the Space Shuttle then this would vaporize the bubble itself
this would vaporize the bubble itself
this would vaporize the bubble itself I’ve got these petrushka dolls I love
I’ve got these petrushka dolls I love
I’ve got these petrushka dolls I love them I was in Russia visiting outside of
them I was in Russia visiting outside of
them I was in Russia visiting outside of Moscow you have Star City where that’s
Moscow you have Star City where that’s
Moscow you have Star City where that’s like what Houston is to us the the seat
like what Houston is to us the the seat
like what Houston is to us the the seat of their space program and these all
of their space program and these all
of their space program and these all these dolls stack and unlike so many
these dolls stack and unlike so many
these dolls stack and unlike so many other British go dolls that you might
other British go dolls that you might
other British go dolls that you might find they have like faces of political
find they have like faces of political
find they have like faces of political leaders and people who sort of come and
leaders and people who sort of come and
leaders and people who sort of come and go in history and I thought I got to get
go in history and I thought I got to get
go in history and I thought I got to get this one because it has Russian space
this one because it has Russian space
this one because it has Russian space vehicles
vehicles
vehicles so of course the littlest one is Sputnik
so of course the littlest one is Sputnik
so of course the littlest one is Sputnik October 4th 1957 and then they get
October 4th 1957 and then they get
October 4th 1957 and then they get bigger and bigger and bigger and the
bigger and bigger and bigger and the
bigger and bigger and bigger and the last one is the International Space
last one is the International Space
last one is the International Space Station
Station
Station this is a paperweight with the logo of
this is a paperweight with the logo of
this is a paperweight with the logo of NASA on it and no one under 30 even
NASA on it and no one under 30 even
NASA on it and no one under 30 even understands why paper weights exist and
understands why paper weights exist and
understands why paper weights exist and many of them don’t even know what one is
many of them don’t even know what one is
many of them don’t even know what one is this is cool on this surface is a
this is cool on this surface is a
this is cool on this surface is a blackened circular glass plate with
blackened circular glass plate with
blackened circular glass plate with holes edged in it
holes edged in it
holes edged in it those are constellations light comes
those are constellations light comes
those are constellations light comes through these holes gets projected in
through these holes gets projected in
through these holes gets projected in Reverse back out through this lens and
Reverse back out through this lens and
Reverse back out through this lens and goes on the Dome of the planetarium this
goes on the Dome of the planetarium this
goes on the Dome of the planetarium this is one of the lenses of the original
is one of the lenses of the original
is one of the lenses of the original star projector of the Hayden Planetarium
star projector of the Hayden Planetarium
star projector of the Hayden Planetarium what this is space food sticks I don’t
what this is space food sticks I don’t
what this is space food sticks I don’t know what this is made of but if I’m on
know what this is made of but if I’m on
know what this is made of but if I’m on earth and I have access to earth food
earth and I have access to earth food
earth and I have access to earth food I’m not eating space food that’s that’s
I’m not eating space food that’s that’s
I’m not eating space food that’s that’s my personal rule now I love just sitting
my personal rule now I love just sitting
my personal rule now I love just sitting my office is reaching back and see what
my office is reaching back and see what
my office is reaching back and see what my hand hits okay what do I got here
my hand hits okay what do I got here
my hand hits okay what do I got here okay here we go
okay here we go
okay here we go this is 1/6 of a circle and so 12
this is 1/6 of a circle and so 12
this is 1/6 of a circle and so 12 sextant you sight the Sun through these
sextant you sight the Sun through these
sextant you sight the Sun through these filters look at its altitude with the
filters look at its altitude with the
filters look at its altitude with the time of day you can triangulate you get
time of day you can triangulate you get
time of day you can triangulate you get longitude latitude of this one thing
longitude latitude of this one thing
longitude latitude of this one thing depending on what object
depending on what object
depending on what object so I have one just as a reminder that we
so I have one just as a reminder that we
so I have one just as a reminder that we didn’t always have GPS tell us where
didn’t always have GPS tell us where
didn’t always have GPS tell us where grandma’s house
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