Evie reread the lines of typed invitation on the viewport of the personal messaging attachment of the E Brown's difference engine addressed to the associates of the airship with the instructions to rendezvous at Emperor Norton's ball. The airship pilot tapped the keyboard thoughtfully as she read, absentmindedly tracing the shapes of the familiar enamel letters on the keys. She had to make it brief to protect their business interests yet contain the specifics of the meeting. Their benefactor, codename Dragon, had been cryptic as always about the exact nature of the scheduled meeting. They were to meet Dragon's associates at the ball, escort them to the airship and transport them to their requested destination. Simple enough on the surface but Dragon's business wasn't always as it seemed with some of the artifact hunting destinations they had escorted Dragon's contacts to the past. "Nothing to be done for that" she thought, at least Dragon was being his usual gracious self and arranged the entire crew of the Brown to make it to the ball guest list so they could all enjoy the party, in theory. She sighed but pushed the key that sent the messages. She turned to her map table and her astrolabe and picked up the notes for the calculations she had begun earlier. She carefully typed in the information into the difference engine, checking each line she before entering it. She had to be efficient to complete her calculations before little E awoke from his afternoon nap since toddlers and difference engines don't get along well. Her husband, Captain Fenn, was also waiting for the updated information from the command deck so they could depart from dock now that the messages had been sent and their business completed. When done she closed the gleaming metal and wood cover over the difference engine and it locked into place.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Our secondlife steampunk ... the crew of the E Brown
We plan to attend Clockwork Alchemy convention possibly as out alter egos ... the crew of the E Brown, perhaps our paths will cross there?
Evie reread the lines of typed invitation on the viewport of the personal messaging attachment of the E Brown's difference engine addressed to the associates of the airship with the instructions to rendezvous at Emperor Norton's ball. The airship pilot tapped the keyboard thoughtfully as she read, absentmindedly tracing the shapes of the familiar enamel letters on the keys. She had to make it brief to protect their business interests yet contain the specifics of the meeting. Their benefactor, codename Dragon, had been cryptic as always about the exact nature of the scheduled meeting. They were to meet Dragon's associates at the ball, escort them to the airship and transport them to their requested destination. Simple enough on the surface but Dragon's business wasn't always as it seemed with some of the artifact hunting destinations they had escorted Dragon's contacts to the past. "Nothing to be done for that" she thought, at least Dragon was being his usual gracious self and arranged the entire crew of the Brown to make it to the ball guest list so they could all enjoy the party, in theory. She sighed but pushed the key that sent the messages. She turned to her map table and her astrolabe and picked up the notes for the calculations she had begun earlier. She carefully typed in the information into the difference engine, checking each line she before entering it. She had to be efficient to complete her calculations before little E awoke from his afternoon nap since toddlers and difference engines don't get along well. Her husband, Captain Fenn, was also waiting for the updated information from the command deck so they could depart from dock now that the messages had been sent and their business completed. When done she closed the gleaming metal and wood cover over the difference engine and it locked into place.
Evie reread the lines of typed invitation on the viewport of the personal messaging attachment of the E Brown's difference engine addressed to the associates of the airship with the instructions to rendezvous at Emperor Norton's ball. The airship pilot tapped the keyboard thoughtfully as she read, absentmindedly tracing the shapes of the familiar enamel letters on the keys. She had to make it brief to protect their business interests yet contain the specifics of the meeting. Their benefactor, codename Dragon, had been cryptic as always about the exact nature of the scheduled meeting. They were to meet Dragon's associates at the ball, escort them to the airship and transport them to their requested destination. Simple enough on the surface but Dragon's business wasn't always as it seemed with some of the artifact hunting destinations they had escorted Dragon's contacts to the past. "Nothing to be done for that" she thought, at least Dragon was being his usual gracious self and arranged the entire crew of the Brown to make it to the ball guest list so they could all enjoy the party, in theory. She sighed but pushed the key that sent the messages. She turned to her map table and her astrolabe and picked up the notes for the calculations she had begun earlier. She carefully typed in the information into the difference engine, checking each line she before entering it. She had to be efficient to complete her calculations before little E awoke from his afternoon nap since toddlers and difference engines don't get along well. Her husband, Captain Fenn, was also waiting for the updated information from the command deck so they could depart from dock now that the messages had been sent and their business completed. When done she closed the gleaming metal and wood cover over the difference engine and it locked into place.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Steampunk shelving
A friend passed on another etsy find from Vintage Pipe Dreams using upcycled pipes and creating shelving. My hubby dreams that if we ever redo our bathroom (which someday will happen ... eventually, when the kid's in college maybe) he wants to use traditional ideas to make a towel heater. His idea is to run part of the pipes exposed out of the wall upon which to hang the towels. The system would have a bypass switch of course so by turning the switch one could run hot water through the pipes and heat the towel as one takes a shower. We think its clever and is inspired from classic Roman engineering concepts, but we're not repiping just yet. These fun shelves do inspire us to spruce up the bathroom a bit. We'll probably make our own since we've got sufficient tools to do so. However if you want to buy some or just admire the possibilities here you go!
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