# My name is Thomas Christensen
I am Milliron X

## What is a “Milliron X”?

It’s a cattle brand, of course! My cattle brand!

The milliron is the bar with a bend in the middle. It does not represent anything physical or textual per se, and is therefore a rather unique element in cattle brands. Millirons are difficult to modify into another brand, and provide a guarantee of authentic ownership.

X is the letter of mystery and mystique. For nerds, it’s the unknown in any algebra problem. Ranchers and cowboys will associate it with big names like the “Bar X” and the “Double X.” In either case, it lends itself to a sense of withholding, prestige, and power.

Together, these two symbols represent the qualities I strive for in each of my works: authenticity, originality, power, depth, and prestige.

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### The High Plains 4-H Carnival Booth 2015

20 Mar 2015
Thomas A. Christensen II

Each year, the Albany County 4-H Council holds a county-wide carnival, and each club in Albany County must make a booth to run during the carnival. This year, the carnival theme was “Marti Gras” (even though the date did not coincide with Marti Gras). Not to be deterred, the High Plains 4-H Club, under the leadership of our carnival committee chairman, David Decker, made our traditional rubber-band shooting gallery booth, which of course featured the notorious HIGH PLAINS CARNIVAL …

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### Repetition - Reloading

16 Feb 2015
Thomas A. Christensen II

Reloading ammunition - a repetitious task if ever there was one. Special thanks to my dad for his help on reloading, lighting and camera setup, and reviewing the edited product. Music: “Prelude No. 14” by Chris Zabriskie (chriszabriskie.com) Obtained from the Vimeo Music Store: vimeo.com/musicstore/track/53821/prelude-no-14-by-chris-zabriskie/ Created for the Weekend Challenge: Vimeo Weekend Challenge

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### Haying Time

02 Feb 2015
Thomas A. Christensen II

The story of our hay crop - 2014, as captured by both my Nikon and GoPro in both real time and time-lapse. Produced, directed, filmed and edited by yours truly (Thomas A. Christensen II). Music: “Timen Passing By” by Jason Shaw (audionautix.com/index.html) - obtained from the Vimeo music store.

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### The Christmas Cannon

26 Dec 2014
Thomas A. Christensen II

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### Cow Roundup and Loading - September 28, 2014

11 Dec 2014
Thomas A. Christensen II

The Tom Williams family showed up to help us roundup the cows, and I captured time-lapse of the whole thing with my GoPro.

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