Traveler | 16. Mai 2013
Want to get your children into Steampunk at a really early age? Why not use the Steampunk Alphabet Book: It is not only a wonderful tool for early exposure to your favourite subculture and an excellent way to teach very early learning skills, no, as you can see, it is also a beautiful work of [...]
Traveler | 16. November 2012
Explaining your favourite subculture to your children can be a daunting task. Therefor, we have to expose them as early as possible and instill the fascination we feel in them. For me, this fascination started with my encounter with a Zeppelin on TV. I must have been four or five years old at the time. [...]
Traveler | 4. November 2012
The feared Pyramid Head of Silent Hill has long been considered to be formed from the body of a cursed individual. More precisely, it is revealed in the storyline that certain individuals are picked by Pyramid Heads to be transformed into Pyramid Heads themselves. This, however, does not cover the beginning of the Pyramid Heads. [...]
Traveler | 21. Mai 2011
Steampunk is pushing into more and more areas. While crafting has long been a pillar of community activities, I have thus far encountered little regarding toys. Maybe because comparatively few of us actually have children or children who still want toys. Anyway, I hold in my hands a book which tackles exactly this thus far [...]
Traveler | 15. Dezember 2010
This was truely a lucky find. I was just browsing the ætherweb in general and came across a blog which featured an article about something wonderful: A Vintage Car for Kids! The cap and goggles are actual equipment provided by the company. Yes, once again it is all about add-on selling. It is really sad, [...]
Traveler | 19. Oktober 2010
Thank the Gods (especially Cthulhu) for Army Surplus stores, seriously. Most of the stuff you get there is durable and reasonably priced. With a little looking around and the right combination you can get quite the Dielsepunk look. Most of the stuff is machine-washable and dries reasonably quickly. The third point has recently become increasingly [...]
Traveler | 27. September 2010
Well. what can I say. Like father, like son. My little son was six weeks old last Friday and already he is showing much promise in various departments. Just a few minutes ago he displayed excellent taste in music. Let me elaborate, the Little Piranha (I will tell on a different occasion how he got [...]
Traveler | 26. August 2010
Credits to Timo once more for sending me a most interesting and very useful link. So, there is a line of toys around, called the a most splendid line of toys and assorted artwork. At the Mechtorians Emporium the toy-line and various other goodies are available and I have to say: I am most tempted [...]
Traveler | 22. August 2010
Last night, I was awoken from my slumbers, having dreamt of prowling the skys in search of the elusive Air Kraken and following the Nightgaunts on their pre-Halloween migration, by a sudden and unexpected air raid siren. The nightgaunts dispersed in a sudden frenzy of silent wings and snaking tails, the Air Kraken remained undiscovered [...]
I am an anthropologist and in this capacity a minor scholar of the Cthulhu Mythos and H.P. Lovecraft. I am also quite obviously heavily into Steampunk and Dieselpunk and like travelling.
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