The Steampunk Librarian

new sights and sounds

nobody@vox.com(Steampunk Librarian) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:10:47 -0800

Riveting bulleted bits on this steampunk Tuesday.

Jake von Slatt has yet another interview out! Someone should anoint him as the official spokesperson of steampunk.
A brand new site from Myke Amend is very steampunk and also all about Lovecraft. Go now and join the fun that's just starting.
Another new steampunk community (they're springing up everywhere these days) is steampunk style.
Brush up on your Victorian manners with an interactive game. Later we will feature a punk manners game in which you can swear freely, throw things, and start a rebellion.
This "telepresence frame" just cries out for some steampunk ornamentation, doesn't it?

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of angels, books and robots

nobody@vox.com(Steampunk Librarian) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:16:15 -0800

Is everyone reading FreakAngels now? Oh, good.

Anyone worth his/her steampunk salt (?) knows to give thanks to Jules Verne and H.G. Wells for their inspiring stories. One inspiree was Walt Disney, and this weblog entry looks into just how much the 19th-meets-25th century ideal influenced early Disneyland.

If you're more drawn to the 19th century end of the neovictorian spectrum, the 19th Century Shop is definitely worth a visit. (They're looking for a archivist, too. What an absolutely wonderful job that would be!)

For the more futuristic among us, the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology is the place for you. And in the present day, we have some beautiful Stirling Engines powered by candles!

(And lastly, for the retro-minded who don't care much about steampunk, I give you The Old Robots, full of Omnibots and other awesome mechanized buddies.)

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a week of steam, and other entertainment

nobody@vox.com(Steampunk Librarian) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:22:02 -0800

Lots of happenings on the steampunk front of late: the craze has made it to NPR, a new Livejournal community dedicated to finding and/or making neovictorian clothes has sprung up, and the Earthenwood Bead Studio is celebrating a "week of steam." Huzzah!

Paleofuture shows us a vision of how people in 1939 thought the men of the 21st century would dress. I rather like the Ottoman influence.

The LEGO steampunk contest may be over, but that doesn't mean the creations have stopped - for example, Admiral Merryweather's Amazing Flying Machine is ready for takeoff (and probable imminent disaster)!

Scientists have created a device which fits on your knee and uses your own kinetic energy to charge items like cell phones. I'm thinking these would look quite dashing with some brass and gear emphasis.

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Mardi Gras and accoutrements

nobody@vox.com(Steampunk Librarian) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:43:02 -0800

Happy Mardi Gras, everyone!

Here is my confession of a would-be goth and/or steampunk and/or neo-victorian: I've never worn a corset. Fainting Room is a new site which is quite attractive and may finally push me into the world of strange constricting clothing. I've always been more the tomboy pirate type, which is why I gravitate toward sites like the new Boys' Own weblog.

I also have no tattoos (which makes me un-punk, I suppose), but look at this gorgeous steampunk heart!

I think the IVY project is quite a lovely idea...even more so if it consisted of small cogs and gears which eventually connected to make a machine, yes?

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