• 08:39 today is already better #
• 21:07 I guess i just got lost #

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Hello, ladies & gents! I'm looking for a corset to complete a steampunk ensemble and of course I'm torn between saving up for a nice custom one and getting one nownownow. ;) I just saw that Inhale Corsets is having a sale this month (which means I have just enough cash for an underbust Victorian), but I've been burned recently by a cheap corset seller and now I'm nervous to try someone new. I haven't seen them mentioned here before; anybody know anything about them?

Alternatively, I get a good feeling from Sidney Eileen's website. I like how open she is to customization (I have some specific ideas and I really like the idea of a one-of-a-kind piece), but I think one of hers would run me more like $275. Still, that's not too dear and it might be worth it to wait. Any thoughts?

Finally, just a word of warning: the corset seller that burned me was Alter Ego Erotics on eBay. I've seen them recommended several times here, and maybe they're just going through a bad time right now, but it's been over two months since I paid and I have never received the corset (missed Halloween! I was heartbroken), nor have they responded to multiple requests for a refund. I feel like I just threw away $100 and wasted two months of my life. :(

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ICanHasCheezburger/~3/B8dKMi_uJQg/

http://icanhascheezburger.com/?p=201813

These came yesterday. They are gorgeous and they FIT!! Whoot! They were also less than half price on Ebay. :)

...that's the title of my interactive talk at RU Pagans tomorrow. So far, I have a game, a spell to discuss (one isn't supposed to do magic at these meetings, but one can talk about it, some cautionary tales from my mis-spent Pagan youth, and some discussion points.

But I'm looking for more of all of the above -- since they've heard from me twice this semester so far, I should really offer them some perspectives outside of my own.

...and/or maybe a few alumni to bounce things off of, mm?

i'm trying to use up all the ingredients in my freezer and cupboard. can i prepare pearl barley and dried lentils in the crock? thanks!

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This reminds me of the time my dog ate a box of crayons.

So, I threw all my usual chili ingredients in the crock this morning before showering. Turned it on low (10 hours) and gave it a little taste after about an hour, right before I left for work. Umm.. HOT! Guess I was a little too heavy on the cayenne/chili powder/crushed red pepper... I like it pretty dang spicy, but this had LOTS of kick to it already, and I know it's only going to get spicier while cooking all day. And I've got company to eat this tonight! They're like me--they enjoy the heat--but I'm thinking this is going to be close to nuclear by the time it's ready. I'd really rather not kill my company with this stuff.

Any suggestions on how to tone down the heat a bit? I've heard adding sugar helps, but I'm so afraid I'll add too much and it'll be gross. Anyone? Anyone?

(First post to a comm....I'm always so nervous, for whatever reason...)

So. Hello! I’m a metalsmith/jeweler who’s loved the steampunk aesthetic ever since I first saw it, but I’ve never really been “active in the community,” as it may be. But seeing as how I just recently began to make jewelry with steampunk specifically in mind, and unfortunately have no one in Real Life to really share it with, I thought I’d change that—and thus I came across this lovely comm.! And lurked for a considerable amount of time, as I am wont to do.

Anyway. To the important stuff.

Ring; sterling silver and brass.


( More. )

I’m considering setting up shop at cons, but basically wanted to get a feel for what other fellow steampunks think about my work (meager as it is, at the moment). So any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Last but not least, pleased to meet you all, and I’m very happy to be here!

PS: If, by some miracle, you’re interested, the rings posted are for sale. (And since most people don’t have $20,000 lying around to buy, say, a pen a pair of earrings, I do try to keep my prices relatively reasonable for the average person.) Feel free to ask for any details. ^_^

"I realized just how effective the demonization of welfare has been when I was actually shocked to hear kids, in a show targeted at other kids, being led in a chant that said being poor or on welfare shouldn’t be shameful and did not reduce their worth as human beings. Can you imagine a TV show, even on PBS, putting something like this on the air today? Our public discourse at this point says that being on welfare is shameful, and that those receiving it in fact aren’t “somebody.” They are dependents, lazy loafers, and their kids are just additional burdens on the state; they don’t have the same rights to dignity and respect as other citizens, and they certainly shouldn’t expect to get it."

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This picked up my mood considerably today. And while it's not specifically advice or a suggestion of some kind, maybe it'll pick up someone's mood too?


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// edit: Throughout the course of the night I have been touched by so many of these stories and replies that I just wanted to say thank you. Just imagine.... For someone to reply, I think, there's someone else out there that isn't replying but might have been touched by this video, what you said, or what you're going through. And I think that's powerful. I also think it's evident that this is message has uplifted and made some of you stronger today so for those of you who would like, I have converted the youtube video to an MP3 so you can download it and listen to it when you need it.

Just hold on everyone, it'll get easier. We're not in this alone. (hug)

...thank you, Dad.

And thank you Duncan, Sherry, Jon, Grynner, Kevin, Jamie, Uncle Andy, Uncle Bobby, Carla, Elizabeth, and all the other friends and family and strangers, too, who have gone where no one else can understand.

I have often had issues with how you've been treated and deployed. However, I do not - and never have - disrespected the sacrifices you have made. Indeed, I feel the best way to "support our troops" is to treat them as what they are: not as slogans, toys or scapegoats but as precious human lives, trained to enter and defend the court of last resort.

Happy Veterans' Day, and thank you again.




Cheers!

i’m going to be taking this class next week

very excited ~bounce~

wanted to let folks know, anyone want to join me?

November 22nd: Spinning With A Drop Spindle - 1-5pm

Have you desired to learn how to use a drop spindle so that you can turn fiber into your own handspun yarn? This is the class for you. Take the class and you’ll leave with your own mini skein of yarn!
$35, materials included (you get a drop spindle of your very own!)

Lisa R. Myers & Rosie’s Staff
Rosie’s Yarn Cellar
2017 Locust St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-977-YARN
rosie@rosiesyarncellar.com
http://www.rosiesyarncellar.com/classes/classeshome.shtml

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I've seen many posts here about looking to work from home, so rather than placing an ad for a job offer I'd like to check with YOU wonderful people first.

Would anyone with an ebay store/account like to sell a giant box of (new with tags) Gap and Old Navy clothing for a good commission? It's all simple, classic stuff so it's not difficult in terms of writing descriptions!

The one thing I ask is that you have ebay experience (and preferably seller feedback). I'd truly love to help a fellow Fibro trooper out there make some extra cash!

If it works out, we could branch into selling other things since I have a house that is very cluttered with potentially valuable objects.

The Custom Construction of Corsets – pt 2 – Pattern Making, Fabric under layer, and Tailoring

Just finished posting part 2 on the von Hedwig site Steampunk Family.com.  The third part is almost complete as well.

Please post comments, suggestion, or ask for clarifications by posting on the of the Steampunk Family page.  Also if you send us pictures and tales of your own DIY corset building experience we'll try to post them on a up coming page.

Hi Everyone

I have a girlfriend who will NOT fit a standard corset, and wants to purchase a custom from an aussie maker.. simply for ease of communication, as she is fairly new to all of this.

She's after an underbust in a deep deep blood red silk, she's long in the body (too long for timeless trends, we tried that) but short from the waist to the hip *sigh*

If anyone can help out, please contact me offlist at carol@outbackpampering.com.au and I will put you in touch with her

Seek peace

Carol

Chief Alchemist
www.outbackpampering.com.au

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This looks like somebody turned a cat inside out and put it on their head.