An update on Steampunk:

We (a group of my local costuming friends who are going to D*C) are getting up in Steampunk gear on Friday, if anyone else would like to join the theme, by all means! If the amount of traffic in LJ communities like steamfashion is any indication, the Steampunk will soon rival Pirates in numbers and enthusiasm.

What is Steampunk? Better philosophers than I have wrestled with that question, but here's my take. Steampunk isn't a rigidly defined thing - it's sort of Victorian, draws on early fantasy/SF literature like Jules Verne, is kind of industrial and sort of gothic, and involves polite but eccentric behaviour. Most people wear big vintage goggles and use lots of brass and have gadgets made of clockwork. It's called 'steam' because the technology would have run on steampower, but the tech is often way beyond what was actually available to Victorians.

Zeppelins, submarines, goggles, gears, top hats and derbys, corsets, ray guns...

While compiling the lists of things needed for the expedition to the Lost City of Atlanta, I thought of something fun:

Captain Baron von Haggis, PhD - aka drhaggis:



Lady Mildred Henrietta Fulton of Beechworth. First Mate and Botanist; a Scientist - aka veritate:


A Welder and Woman of Industry - aka sith@heart:


A Doctor of Physick - aka Dr. Smith:


Lady Jenny Faraway, Weapons Specialist and Slayer of Eldritch Entities- aka me:


A Mechanical Woman - aka my little sister:


Sir William, Phrenologist - aka my friend Bill:
*drum roll*....



LOL - poor Bill. At least I decided he's not a Red Shirt.

PS - if you crewmembers come up with titles and character names other than these, tell me :-)

PPS - Long live the Queen!