It's a social networking site based around people posting photos of their outfits. They have a section for gothic. They have a section for steampunk.

!!!!!!!

Clearly, I need to take some pictures ASAP.

I'm literally in the most secure building in San Francisco, probably the entire West Coast.

You're temping near me again, aren't you? We should do lunch this week!

I'm not so fussed on the usual color scheme for it (brown, khaki, brass findings), but the idea of it is so damn cool.

Yeah, but you can do the black, grey, and nickel findings variant. Or I could. Hrm.

I really want the Mother Of London jacket tommy linked to, but I want it modified to be appropriate as a motorcycle jacket (room in the shoulders, longer sleeves that can be cinched tight, 1 mm or thicker leather). It's already so close....

Boys don't wear tiaras. They wear tiaros.

Boys don't wear tiaras. They wear tiaros.

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j, you can probably find a cycle jacket styled very close, that will have the obligatory armor *that you need if you're going to hurtle around at speeds exceeding 10mph without a metal shell encasing you*. /momrant.

But yes, an authentic bike jacket would have more steampunk cachet than a steampunk fashion-created item. Steampunk is cobbled-together overbuilt function, yes?

Clearly, I need to take some pictures ASAP.

Yes. Yes you do. Come, join us!

Yeah, but you can do the black, grey, and nickel findings variant. Or I could. Hrm.

Oooh, you could. I could too, which means I really do need to find a cool set of antique-looking goggles.

I also need a black velvet vest/waistcoat with a mandarin collar, because I have an idea for an outfit that needs one. I have everything else, I just need the vest. I thought I had one, but it did not appear yesterday in the magical closets OR the storage heap room.

ARGH.

Recruiter called me at about 3pm, saying someone from Company X would be calling me at 4pm.

It's 4:45, and no phone call. Grr. I stopped what i was doing to frantically research the company and prep for a phone call, and now I'm afraid to walk away. Perhaps they thought 4pm their time? Which is 7pm my time? Grr. Left message for recruiter.

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I'm pretty sure that it was Rio who said that first.

you can probably find a cycle jacket styled very close, that will have the obligatory armor

Possibly. I forsee some intensive hunting for the proper jacket. I also want the jacket in blood red, which is posing a problem in my current hunting. (Any red, actually. Apparently girl riders only wear white, candy pink, or black leathers. At least in SF, which seems to be more geared to sportbike riders.)

juliana do you have any pictures of you on your bike yet?

So, every so often I've been freaking out because the guy who came by and flirted with me just abruptly stopped after I expressed some interest. Today he came by and he doesn't work at this location any more, but some where else. But he's here for the next two days doing stuff. He came by, he flirted, but I think he's just flirting for flirting sake and not actual interest. Which, I'm really fine with, and if he comes by and flirts with me tomorrow and the next day I'll lap up the attention. I'm wearing something extra cute tomorrow.

I really want the Mother Of London jacket tommy linked to, but I want it modified to be appropriate as a motorcycle jacket (room in the shoulders, longer sleeves that can be cinched tight, 1 mm or thicker leather). It's already so close....

I actually have a jacket like this in brown. It's a lovely British biker jacket that Mr. Jane (and for all my bitching about it, here's where it pays off) got for me at a garage sale...for $2.