The Steampunk Empire

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October 2008 Blog Posts (3)

Winding me up

To go with my steampunk costume, I took my great-grandmother's pocketwatch off the shelf and, because it didn't work, decided that I would take it to a watchmaker. I found Alvin's downtown and was told that it would be ready in a week and cost me $45. A week later I was told it would take another week. A week after that I was told it wasn't ready so I came back a month later. I was told it wasn't ready and would take another week.



Today, after nearly 2 months, I was told that…

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Added by Zebulon Vitruvius Pike on October 31, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Allegheny Observatory

It's been a very long time since I'd been to Allegheny Observatory but last night I finally had a chance to go back when _starlady_ arranged for a tour. Some comments in no particular order:



I got dressed up in my steampunk…

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Added by Zebulon Vitruvius Pike on October 14, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Tekko 1/2

There was a part of me that wanted to participate in the bike riding festivities at the Pittsbugh 250 celebrations but another part of me despises large crowds so instead I went to Tekko 1/2, an anime mini-con designed to garner enthusiasm for next spring's Tekkoshocon.



I don't have any anime related costumes so I went in my steampunk regalia and received many…

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Added by Zebulon Vitruvius Pike on October 5, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

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