Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Who wants to blog? Why do people blog? Random thoughts being generated across the World Wide Web. I call my blog musing's since this is my site of random ideas - thoughts - links. So expect a mix of Speculative Fiction, Library Issues, tech/geek - gee -wiz stuff and just my personal ramblings.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Picture courtesy of nullalux at Flickr As I continue my fascination with all things SteamPunk I have found a couple of sites that have become a must see to visit: SteamPunk Workshop, a blog site The SteamPunk Home, Aether Emporium, and Steampunkopedia.
So what is SteamPunk? A great site called Brass Googles has a couple of really great definitions about what SteamPunk is - but for me it is the What if Jules Verne's Victorian visions became reality? What if everything we know and use was based on that technology? What if 'steam' as a power source had shaped our current and future worlds? SteamPunk comforatably combines the romanticism of the past with the technology of the future and an aesthetic of beautiful craftmanship. As a genre, the art work and writings seem both nostalgic and futuristic. Think of Flash Gordon meets Phileas Fogg. Look at some Flickr pics to see some of the very cool Steampunk creations that happened at the recent Maker Faire.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Well the Sox will be staying in Ft. Myers for the foreseeable new future and will be getting a new stadium to be built in Lee County for the 2012 season - a new Fenwayesque park complete with a Green Monster - not as good as being at Fenway but this New England girl is looking forward to the prospect. Story at http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081101&content_id=3660104&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos
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