I waited too long to order these boots from Baby the Stars Shine Bright, and now they're sold out!

Does anyone know where I can find a similar pair? I'm looking on ebay, and I've been scouring some links I have saved but I'm not coming up with anything similar. I know it probably has to do with the fact that summer is coming up. I want to wear them to an event next week.

Thanks a lot!

I'm crossposting this to anacrotech because it also has great concept art for the machinery as well as the fashion and scenery.

Bethesda released the concept art for Fallout 3! It's fashionable!

Some of this is a little more diesel-punk than steam, but as you can see, not all of it. It's got a '50s WWII feel to it of course, but I'm sure there's inspiration in there for even the most Neovictorian of you steamheads.



( Post-apocalyptic society at it's finest! )

Hats are so fun! The gears are leather cut-outs so they are very lightweight. The band/gears on this one is removable.....allows for more options.






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I saw this Systems Walking Stick on J. Peterman the other day and thought it was very, very nice. However, a bit out of the budget of most people.

But today, I found a Telescope Walking Stick that is much more reasonable.

I've been criticized for this one. Not because of the AMPLE AMOUNTS OF BLOOD in the illustration, but because it appears to be good advice. I like to think that all of my columns are chock-full of good advice and that the "man" had to give this the name "Extremely Bad Advice" because I am too real, and therefore too susceptible to litigation.


Anyhoo, as always, send me your problems and I will give you the best advice that I can muster. That's right: Muster!

Love,
Chip!

( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. )

Two high kick comedies coming out on the same day. Is this a trend which will bleed over to porn?

My Infamous Jockey of Disks!

You sought me out at your own peril within my lair at The Church in Dallas, Texas. Well Done. Per your request, I am making myself very obvious and present here again so that you can find a means to contact me (all are welcome to) for my aid with recruiting attendance for your Festival at Ravenwood estate.

I present you my card and a photograph.

Marcus Archimedes McKanikus, Ph.D.
Prof. of Aether-Temporal Mechanics, University of Edinburgh (class of 1913...yes, I know its in the future)
Designer of the Teslabot Infiltration Nonsentient Man or TIN-man (tm)
Aetherweb Paperless Communication Address = william.mobley@hotmail.com
Aetherweb Propaganda Distributor = www.mobleygames.com (soon to be completely trashed and revamped)
Wireless Teslagraph = 2.1.4.-6.0.4.-8.2.0.6. (no solicitations accepted)

Please do not try and contact me through the LiveJournal Aetherweb communications as I do not receive notification that one has arrived (I need to replace that particularly dysfunctional TIN-man).

Originally published at brigidkeely.com/wordpress. You can comment here or there.

I didn’t take a shower this morning.

I  normally take a shower every morning because if I don’t, I’m greasy and disgusting. Well, really only my face and hair are greasy and disgusting. I don’t shower the night before because normally, if I wash my hair and then go to bed, I wake up with greasy and disgusting hair. Because that 8 or so hours of sleep is enough time for my scalp to go “OH HEY WOAH NUH UH! IT’S OILY TIME!” and gross things up.

So I hear people talking about how they only shower/wash their hair once or twice a week and I just can’t wrap my mind around that. No, I don’t think they’re dirty or anything, but just… not having to shower constantly? Not having to scrub your scalp at least once a day? Having that much free time in the morning? Is that really… is that possible?

I woke up this morning and my hair was not greasy and oily and disgusting. I did not shower this morning. I had an extra 45 minutes and didn’t have to get dressed while still damp and very hurried. I was able to floss my teeth leisurely. A whole new world is opening up for me.

In short, cleaning my hair with baking soda and lemon juice really seems to be working out. I’m still tinkering with the amounts I use (I think I’ve been using too much baking soda) and want to get some squirt bottles so I can get the bs mixture on my roots and not on my hair. But yeah. I’m really liking this so far.

Some of you have commented saying that you’re thinking of going the same route. Here’s some tips that might help you:

• Start using shampoos and conditioners that don’t have silicone, dimethicone, or anything else ending in “cone” for at least a week. The silicone glues split ends back together. If you stope using a silicone based shampoo/conditioner then eventually the cones get stripped out and the split ends start splitting again. Split dry ends plus early greasy scalp can be really discouraging. I’d been using non-’con-containing shampoo and conditioner for several months so I think I was able to skip that ookiness entirely.
• If the baking soda doesn’t work for you, go back to shampoo but try watering it down some. Add more water to the mix every week or so until you kind of plateu, then try the baking soda again.
• Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) can darken light hair, so if you’re blonde, consider using lemon or lime juice. Likewise, citrus juice can lighten dark hair, so if you’re dark, use ACV.
• The acidic rinse is very important to seal the roughed up cuticle of your hair and normalize your hair’s pH balance. Don’t forget it. Also, ACV can make your scalp feel greasier so try to use it just on the ends of your hair.
• Rinse the acidic rinse very well or your hair can feel sticky.
• Don’t use too much baking soda, and use it only on your scalp and not on the body of your hair.
• If the ends (especially tips) of your hair get dry use a tiny amount of oil. I’ve heard both Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) and coconut oil recomended. Just barely wet your fingertips and stroke them through the ends only. Don’t use any on your scalp unless your scalp is really dry.
• A boar bristle brush will help spread the oil from your scalp/roots to the ends of your hair. I have a lot of fine hair and I seperate my dry hair into sections to brush it. If I just try to brush my hair, the hair on the bottom is untouched. Also, the brush does jack all for snarls/tangles. I’m trying to find a wooden comb to purchase, which should help with oil distribution and also work out snarls/tangles.

The first few times I used the baking soda, I made a paste and scrubbed it in because I was really greasy and had lots of sebum build up. Then I kept doing the same thing when I wasn’t as greasy. Folks online recomend using about a tablespoon of baking soda to a cup or two of water and I’m at a point now where that works really well, but if I get sebum build up again I’ll use the paste once or twice to clear my scalp.

The skin around my hairline, my shoulders, and my back is a lot clearer with smaller and less clogged pores, and I’ve only been doing this a few days.

My face is also super oily and has been since I was 7 years old or so. The more I try to strip off the extra oil, the oilier I get, which kind of makes sense. On a whim, last night I picked up some Castor Oil and tried The Oil Cleansing Method or OCM. I used three parts castor oil to 7 parts sunflower/flax seed oil I had lying around, and also added 3 drops of oregano essential oil and a splash of tea tree oil (the latter two are antibacterial). I was worried about being too oily (adding oil to oil? no way!) but I figured I could always, you know, wash my face afterwards if I needed to. I came out feeling clean and relaxed and my face wasn’t blotchy or overly dry. It was ever so slightly tacky, but not unpleasantly so. I woke up this morning and my face still felt clean and not excessively oily. Usually I wake up in the morning and can scrape off oil. I feel like I could rub my face on a piece of paper and the paper would turn translucent.

I think I am going to do the OCM once a week or as needed, with in between cleansings of Dr Bronners Pure Castille soap, possibly using diluted ACV as a toner (I sometimes get buildup on my ears with Dr Bronners soaps, which is weird).

I’m also trying to transition to a more natural deoderant for my armpits. I’m allergic to most deoderants, and sensitive to a lot of chemicals and scents/perfumes anyway, so the simpler the products I put on my skin and in my body the better.

It's Friday, it's FREAKANGELS: http://www.freakangels.com/?p=37

It's my first post on this community, so for those people who don't know me I'm Dave Charsley, a digital artist from Birmingham, England.

Last month I had the pleasure of getting five wonderful models together for my first full adventure in the realm of Steampunk.  I took the novel by S.M.Peters as staring point, found a great location in north London and created twenty odd images, the first of which I share today.

The models featured here are demondaz, giselle_bour and iwilldietonight. Props by Paul Smith.



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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270237922342

Acquaintance bob_basset just posted an auction for an amazing new piece that he has just created.

• 20:26 Aww: The start of the farmers market season is marked by the return of our favorite adorable lesbian organic produce farmers. #
• 22:30 Preening Brutes: Well @FortEllsworth, you have your wish. Blood has been drawn and there now exists a state of war between our hockey teams. #
• 22:32 @BZedan I always meant to ask, do you guys have something comparable to the ribbed grey Prada stockings from a couple of years ago? #
• 23:23 @BZedan The Spring 2006 Prada ads: twurl.nl/08qvxb You should be able to click through to high res versions. #
• 23:26 @BZedan Pretty close. Adjusting for the ad campaign's colorcast, I'd say that they should be almost the same grey as the armwarmers I got. #
• 23:43 @BZedan I probably won't be wearing socks until fall/winter, so. Still, a second damning of Prada's uniqueness, hear hear. #
• 01:25 Fromage: What the hell does it take to make my hands STOP SMELLING OF GORGONZOLA? Seriously now. #

OK humans I am doing something for something and if you are putting together an event you think has to do with
"Steampunk, Neo Victorian and or Pulp (I like pulp) .

Please leave a comment here if I have left the event out of what I have so far, It is late and I am tired and when I am tired I forget things.


Events for the first part of the summer are:

http://www.wickedfaire.com/TNE/index.html : Steampunk Charity event

http://community.livejournal.com/steamfashion/664974.html :White Mischief

http://community.livejournal.com/timetravelpicni/profile :a huge meet up in August .

http://www.myspace.com/ravenwoodfestival : Music, fun, people


leave a comment and full in the blank if some thing has been forgotten.
Only so much tea can keep my mind going for only so long.

I'm sure you read about the thing months ago, but still: Vending machine for crows, extended remix presentation.

And for reference, this is the story I keep quoting whenever I post about our glossy black avian friends.

There's been much cheering about the California Supreme Court striking down the gay marriage ban, as there should be. But you should also know exactly how they struck it down:

Although the understanding of marriage as limited to a union of a man and a woman is undeniably the predominant one, if we have learned anything from the significant evolution in the prevailing societal views and official policies toward members of minority races and toward women over the past half-century, it is that even the most familiar and generally accepted of social practices and traditions often mask an unfairness and inequality that frequently is not recognized or appreciated by those not directly harmed by those practices or traditions. It is instructive to recall in this regard that the traditional, well-established legal rules and practices of our not-so-distant past (1) barred interracial marriage, (2) upheld the routine exclusion of women from many occupations and official duties, and (3) considered the relegation of racial minorities to separate and assertedly equivalent public facilities and institutions as constitutionally equal treatment. As the United States Supreme Court observed in its decision in Lawrence v. Texas, supra, 539 U.S. 558, 579, the expansive and protective provisions of our constitutions, such as the due process clause, were drafted with the knowledge that “times can blind us to certain truths and later generations can see that laws once thought necessary and proper in fact serve only to oppress.”

For this reason, the interest in retaining a tradition that excludes an historically disfavored minority group from a status that is extended to all others — even when the tradition is long-standing and widely shared — does not necessarily represent a compelling state interest for purposes of equal protection analysis.

I, Lieutenant Worf, Endorse Barack Obama For President in Your Year 2008


Having traveled back in time to the era in which the Star Trek television set of series aired, which is a remarkably frequent occurrence given the impracticality of time travel, I, Lieutenant Worf, from television's Star Trek-The Next Generation and Star Trek-Deep Space Nine, am now ready to declare who I support in the 2008 Presidential Campaign...

He knows the future. I guess resistance is futile or some other cliché.