March 2010 Blog Posts (106)

Patrick an old fan of Doctor Who.

I have just finished watching David Tennant's final outing as Doctor Who and wow he blew out of the water.

I love all the actors who have played the part of this intergalactic hero and ok one or two were not to crash hot but hey they at least help keep the show on the air and for this I am so greatful.

I look like a cross between Patrick Troughton and Paul McGann and did a fun picture as my version of a fictional future Dr.…

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Added by patrick james durward on March 31, 2010 at 7:18am — 1 Comment

Contemplation

I have a dilemma of exponentially dire proportions. Least to myself. Work just isn't cutting it, and school is getting harder, I'm thinking of transferring out of computer engineering in favor of a drastic cut in schooling time and taking up welding. Less numbers (which do seem to jumble themselves up in my head something fierce.)

If I thought I was losing myself before all this, Ive completely lost sight of what I want.

Added by Doc Apparition on March 30, 2010 at 9:27pm — No Comments

steampunk linkblog, March 30 2010

Oy, computer problems abound today. (In related news, I owe a lot of people email.) Let's see if this rewritten entry will post. Suspense!

Can science and art coexist gracefully? Isn't that what steampunk is all about, to many of us?

Have you considered a steampunk tattoo? There are… Continue

Added by Steampunk Librarian on March 30, 2010 at 7:55pm — No Comments

Finishing touches

Written by Nic (the present day steampunker).

Now that my fingers are nearly blistered from stitching on a particular piece of costuming, I've decided that it no longer works in the grander scheme of the outfit and have exiled it to the closet. It's not all a waste, since I'm sure I'll use it at some point in the future. It just would have been nice to hang on to the $10 it put me out. I'm trying to finalize my outfit for the Toronto Meet and Greet in July. And by finalize I…

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Added by Nicoletta Bee on March 30, 2010 at 11:38am — No Comments

Despite that my entire being is sure of its rightness, Arabella refuses me marriage. She says," Marriage is an evil institution invented by man for the enslavement of woman. and will probably be diss…

Despite that my entire being is sure of its rightness, Arabella refuses me marriage. She says," Marriage is an evil institution invented by man for the enslavement of woman. and will probably be dissolved when women get the vote." She is a modern woman and I love her strength, but I have never been so unsure of how to proceed in all my life. Temporal mathematics are easy in comparison. Continue

Added by Prof. Wolfram Von Zott on March 30, 2010 at 5:27am — No Comments

~WORDS OF WISDOM~

WHEN ONE DOOR OF HAPPINESS CLOSES ANOTHER OPENS; BUT OFTEN WE LOOK SO LONG AT THE CLOSED DOOR THAT WE DO NOT SEE THE ONE WHICH HAS BEEN OPENED FOR US.

~HELEN KELLER~

Added by Ms.WooMoon on March 30, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Beyond Victoriana #20 Charles Frederick Goldie and his Maori Portraits

Ena Te Papatahi - A Chieftainess of the Ngapuhi Tribe. Image courtesy of museumsyndicate.com

Charles Frederick Goldie has been called one of New Zealand’s greatest artists and one of the most controversial. He was born in Auckland in 1870. Rejecting the art movements of…

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Added by Ay-leen the Peacemaker on March 29, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

They made their way back to Siberia and circled the explosion point trying to reconnect with me. Weeks passed. Failure to "find" me, augmented with diminishing supplies, and fear of reconnecting with…

They made their way back to Siberia and circled the explosion point trying to reconnect with me. Weeks passed. Failure to "find" me, augmented with diminishing supplies, and fear of reconnecting with another ship full of strange men, lead them to abandon the area. Unsure of what to do, they turned westward toward Scotland and friends of Arabella. It was not an uneventful trip. Continue

Added by Prof. Wolfram Von Zott on March 29, 2010 at 6:18pm — No Comments

What was a week's passage for me was months for those on the Dragon. Wondrous! In a mater of minutes, they were blown safely in the bubble all of the way to Japan. When the bubble burst, they landed …

What was a week's passage for me was months for those on the Dragon.
Wondrous! In a mater of minutes, they were blown safely in the bubble
all of the way to Japan. When the bubble burst, they landed and made
repairs. I imagine they were quite the topic of conversation, but not
even Arabella spoke the language. I was to their eyes a frozen ghostly
form on the ship the entire time. Continue

Added by Prof. Wolfram Von Zott on March 27, 2010 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Help a steampunk band make it to an internet top 20 chart

Please go to http://www.topchoons.com/

and vote for Deadly nightshade botanical society - the sound

Help us get some steampunk on the list!

Added by Dizzy on March 27, 2010 at 9:53am — No Comments

Home. Not many men would call a vacuum ship home, but it is mine. Truly. When I re-entered this chrono-thread, I appeared right behind Arabella. She spun around and in 2 seconds slapped me, said some…

Home. Not many men would call a vacuum ship home, but it is
mine. Truly. When I re-entered this chrono-thread, I appeared right behind
Arabella. She spun around and in 2 seconds slapped me, said something in Scott's
Gaelic, began to cry, and then kissed me with such a forward passion that
I felt positively dizzy. We have much catching up to do. The Dragon is
beneath my feet. I care not where else I am. Home. Continue

Added by Prof. Wolfram Von Zott on March 26, 2010 at 6:50pm — No Comments

Steampunk panels at ICON this weekend

Hey guys,

if you're in the NYC./Long Island area this weekend, come on out to I-CON!

The Penny Dreadfuls of S.S. Icarus will be there hosting some steampunk panels, and one fan panel.

FRI:

7pm: "Angel Investigations",

9pm: "Being Dreadful"

SAT:

10am "Steampunk: Where Are We Going and Why Am I In This Dirigible?",

12pm Steampunk meet-up and photo op,

5pm "Steampunk It! DIY Props & Costumes"

SUN:… Continue

Added by Whisper Merlot on March 26, 2010 at 8:14am — 2 Comments

It is quite a series of quandaries. The self that constructed this chronostabilizer helmet may have ended his existence by sending it to me. I would not be alive without the derringer in my pocket, a…

It is quite a series of quandaries. The self that constructed this chronostabilizer helmet may have ended his existence by sending it to me. I would not be alive without the derringer in my pocket, and what changes have I wrought in my wanderings in the many moments of stilled time I have encountered? It is a temporal swamp. I must get to work on this new field of mathematics. Wait. YES! Continue

Added by Prof. Wolfram Von Zott on March 26, 2010 at 7:48am — No Comments

Three temporal jumps today. Whatever the term" today" might mean. None featured the chronometer. The easiest way to carry the helmet is to wear it, but I have not turned it on.That will wait until I …

Three temporal jumps today. Whatever the term" today" might mean. None featured the chronometer. The easiest way to carry the helmet is to wear it, but I have not turned it on.That will wait until I am looking at Arabella and the Dragon. During one jump, I found breathing difficult. Far in the distant past or I suppose the future- hot and humid- trees like giant ferns. If I did not think about it, I did not breathe. Fascinating Continue

Added by Prof. Wolfram Von Zott on March 25, 2010 at 7:09pm — No Comments

Beyond Victoriana Special Edition: Odds & Ends #3

I'll be at ICON in Long Island this weekend and so I'll be leaving a few tidbits for you to munch on while I'm out (by the way, my con schedule is easily traceable).

Read on at BeyondVictoriana.com

Added by Ay-leen the Peacemaker on March 25, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

SP Disney I'd Rather See...

I fully admit that the "Mechanical Kingdom" images that have been all the rage the past few days leave me cold. When I told Mr. Cannes about it, he thought I was talking about this other thing from last year instead...

This? This I can get behind:

Gallery: the broke-down steampunk dystopian Magic Kingdom of Epic Mickey…

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Added by Ethyl Cannes on March 24, 2010 at 8:45pm — No Comments

Some future self has apparently sent me a present- two presents to be exact. The first is a detailed set of instructions on how to set the the controls on the chronometer the next time I see it-to re…

Some future self has apparently sent me a present- two presents to be exact. The first is a detailed set of instructions on how to set the the controls on the chronometer the next time I see it-to return me to The Dragon. The other gift takes up the bulk of the package. It is an odd steam powered metal helm labeled, "Chronostibilizer." Its purpose seems to be to protect me from these temporal shifts. Continue

Added by Prof. Wolfram Von Zott on March 24, 2010 at 4:38pm — No Comments

Fun With the On-Line Clockwork Couture Paper Doll

I've been having fun playing dress-up with the Clockwork Couture "paper" doll on Deviant Art. It even comes with jazzy music to entertain you while you play.

Clockwork Couture Paper Doll

Added by Lisa Rooney on March 24, 2010 at 4:28pm — 2 Comments

Shifted to Feb. 11. Placed the spool of thread like material and note into my pocket from the past. Shifted again to a date I can not determine. Both doors to the workshop appear to be chained shut f…

Shifted to Feb. 11. Placed the spool of thread like material and note into my pocket from the past. Shifted again to a date I can not determine. Both doors to the workshop appear to be chained shut from the outside and the windows boarded. I sit at the dark work table waiting to shift again. ? A package just appeared in front of me, labeled in my handwriting," only for Shifting Wolfram."
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Added by Prof. Wolfram Von Zott on March 24, 2010 at 1:51pm — No Comments

steampunk linkblog, March 23 2010

Well, I went away for a week and all sorts of exciting stuff happened in the steampunk world. The Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition seems to have gone off splendidly, a steampunk wheelchair worthy of Professor Xavier rolled all over the web, and the Book… Continue

Added by Steampunk Librarian on March 23, 2010 at 7:12pm — No Comments