Thursday, August 18, 2005

Dog days.

Comment Commentary

DDG- The timing's spot-on.

Tony- None of them seemed to have Firewire. Is USB that bad?

Shin- Did you ever get any good books? Even if they were completely ruined by the fact that you HAD to read them?

Sen- ;)

Godel- Arson is funny.

Shin- And you don't get it on Fridays either. Bastard.

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Last night, while searching for good resources for Ender's Game on Google, I noticed in an advertisement that there is a web site on the internet called eBay that lets you auction things off to anyone on the internet who would wish to buy it. Intrigued, I clicked on the hyper-link to this web site, to see what I could find.

The results were amazing.

The first thing I found was this authentic, vintage Ray Charles poster. Such a special piece of entertainment memorobilia, at such a low price, and available right from the comfort of my own home!

I continued searching.

The next thing I found was this absolutely priceless antique novel. So priceless, in fact, that the novel itself is entitled "Priceless Treasure." And only for $15. Amazing!

A one-of-a-kind piece of Katamari Damacy merchandise. A wonderfully humorous knitted hat, made specifically for me (assuming I win the auction)! And it's in PATRIOTIC COLORS, too, meaning that even though I support the Japanese economy through buying their games, I'm also pro-America!

And it turns out you can even buy everyday items on eBay as well. I managed to find some krazy glue, a ruler and a map for only one cent (and $3.85 in shipping charges). How amaaaazing. Normally it would take me a ten minute car trip and $2.99 to get me these products, but now I can just have them mailed to me instead.

But then I found that eBay has some more unsettling sites, such as B-cup-toting men modeling their used leather pants. I found this disturbing, but I persisted..

And it turns out softcore pornography is permitted in the realms of eBay. Oh well, at least it's his girlfriend, not his wife. Ew, monogamy.

And it would seem that they promote the dark arts, as well as creative kitchenware.

I have a neighbor who collects dolls, and since I was a child they have frightened me.. But even so, I don't think even she would be interested in these. I have been told that these photographs were fixed in places my roommate has referred to as Photo Shops, wherever those are.

But this definitely takes the cake for oddest find. Fortunately for me, I am a follower of a growing cult which specializes in the concept of blood collection and soul-owning. And at these dirt-cheap prices, how can I lose?

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All right.. Maybe my fake persona didn't work too well, but those eBay things are interesting enough (spare the Ray Charles, I just found that to kick things off).

And I did this instead instead of my summer reading. Hooray for procrastination!

EDIT: And so my devious plan for acquiring the premium Xbox 360 is revealed:

OtakuSennen: I have a new plan.
Nekrow: Ooo.
OtakuSennen: We build a robot and whore that out instead.
OtakuSennen: Because, though my spirit is willing, the flesh is weak and spongey. :(
Nekrow: You sound really sad.
Nekrow: Don't worry about it.
Nekrow: We'll figure out something.
OtakuSennen: Heh, life goes on. XD
Nekrow: So how much does the robot charge?
OtakuSennen: Since it's a robot, it can go all night long.
OtakuSennen: In turbo-drive, it needs a charge every twelve hours, though.
OtakuSennen: So I figure.. $400 for the extensive premium battery edition, $300 for the "bare bones" one that doesn't even have fully functional genitals.
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