Steampunk Dilemma

[helwen]

I've yet to go to a Steampunk themed anything, but the World's Fair sounds great, and a couple of the tech guys will be there this year, as well as friends I only see very rarely. But the Steampunk City also sounds interesting, and they have a museum with cool stuff in it.

Steampunk is funny stuff...While I like the look of Victorian and Victorian-like clothing, when it comes to tech I like it to work -- so making a computer case look more attractive is fine with me, but jewelry made from clock parts that don't work doesn't do it for me -- although L does have a nifty tie tack... but it looks like it could have worked at some point, at least. The above guys do both the beautifying of modern objects and making stuff that actually works.

The World's Fair is in NJ, Steampunk City is in MA, so travel-wise, the latter is better for us. But my friends will be at the World's Fair... and both of these are in May. We'll have been to FL in (probably) April, so that's a lot of traveling for us.

Meantime, it would probably help if I actually had one complete outfit, that isn't kluged together...

OTOH, I'm mostly done with making valances for the apt., which have a Victorian look and feel to them. Not that the living room can go to the fair.... sigh

Comments

[rtropeano.livejournal.com]

I was all set to go to Templecon in RI, which has all kinds of fun and interesting steampunk events, but Rosemary has a conflict so I am being Mom and staying home. I am having some fun putting together some stuff for Ariel to go.
It is interesting the wide range of stuff thought of as steampunk. I really favor the neovictorian stuff.

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Aw, but good mom! Hope you can go another time. Yes, I favor the neovictorian as well.

[joshwriting.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping to hit Waltham, for proximity's sake.

I'm also aimed at Birka. Will I see you there?

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Good to know!

No, I won't be at Birka, sorry.

[danabren.livejournal.com]

The SWF is much more compact - two hotel's worth with a parking lot in between for a geographical spread. SC is city-wide, but is also much closer to you.

Not sure what my point is here LOL I guess I am trying to say that it's not unreasonable to do both, if you consider day-tripping SC.

And I agree with you on the jewelry aesthetic. I don't want a necklace made of machine intestines!

[rtropeano.livejournal.com]

Danabren,
I love that description, it sums my feelings up nicely. No machine intestines for me either.

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Hm..... day-trip for SC has possibilities...