Archive for August, 2009

Professor von Explaino: next device

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

I appologise for being dark, but I haven’t completed any new works to write about; instead I’m going to canvas for opinions on the Professor’s next device.  The thing-o-meter has been grand, but I think it’s time to upgrade to something backpack powered.  So far the logic is as follows

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Steampunk Picnic

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

An Australian Steampunk event was held for Brisbane Steampunkers on Saturday, we had about 35 people turn up all told and some fantastic outfits. Most of the pictures are on the Facebook event at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=99289119155 but we’re working on moving some of them to non-Facebook areas so non-Facebook people can see the outstanding efforts. I cannot describe what a great time I had at the picnic, and I want to thank everyone who turned up – from the girls and guy who turned up first with the crazy chocolate cookies (2 minute noodles?) through to the organisers of Prometheus Bound (awesome Steampunk nightclub) who arrived in the afternoon after getting some much needed sleep. Especially to all the photographers.

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