When I left the Rite Aid this morning, a white dove and some black crows flew right past me. I felt as if I was in a 70's rock song.
You should have dived sideways in slow motion while firing off a gun in each hand, Scrappy.
Oh, I'm gonna go to the special hell.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 12, 2012 10:02:34 am PDT #25434 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Atropa - Oct 12, 2012 10:02:56 am PDT #25435 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
However, the steampunk convention I'm attending at the end of the month is going to be the first one where I WILL be in a character-specific costume. The theme is Victorian Monsters, and the Infamous BlueJay and I have taken this as the opportunity for me to dress up as a Victorian gender-swapped Beetlejuice. I'm really looking forward to it.
hippocampus - Oct 12, 2012 10:06:32 am PDT #25436 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
I was much more excited about steampunk when it looked like there was going to be a stronger focus on the Maker Movement
Yup. This.
Jilli, can you suggest "explorers" ?
Atropa - Oct 12, 2012 10:10:29 am PDT #25437 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli, can you suggest "explorers" ?
I will, but I suspect that the people behind the event really REALLY want to wear pith helmets and feel like they're the heroes in a Rider Haggard novel.
Jessica - Oct 12, 2012 10:20:49 am PDT #25438 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I cannot stop laughing at these [link]
hippocampus - Oct 12, 2012 10:25:21 am PDT #25439 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
I suspect that the people behind the event really REALLY want to wear pith helmets and feel like they're the heroes in a Rider Haggard novel.
yeahhh. You can glue a lot of cogs on a good pith helmet.
Jesse - Oct 12, 2012 10:26:57 am PDT #25440 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG, those made me laugh out loud.
everyone wants to be a lord/lady/airship pirate
OK, is it wrong that I feel like it's OK if everyone is dressing up as a lord/lady and swanning about in drawing rooms and whatever? Like, somehow I think it's acceptable to play just the far-away benefits of colonialism? Or is that just because I'm typing this on a computer while wearing cheaply-made clothing?
Atropa - Oct 12, 2012 10:34:56 am PDT #25441 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
OK, is it wrong that I feel like it's OK if everyone is dressing up as a lord/lady and swanning about in drawing rooms and whatever?
To be honest, it wouldn't bother me as much as it does if everyone doing it quit trying to put on a British accent. Pete won't go to steampunk things with me because he can last about 10 minutes before he wants to kill everyone with an affected accent.
amych - Oct 12, 2012 10:37:52 am PDT #25442 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I was much more excited about steampunk when it looked like there was going to be a stronger focus on the Maker Movement, and less about pretending to be someone else.
Also, apparently, about goggles.
Atropa - Oct 12, 2012 10:40:47 am PDT #25443 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Also, apparently, about goggles.
Bleah. Goggles on gear-encrusted top hats = UGH.