The next time I travel to Europe, I want to go to some of the places that Ginny, from Maureen Johnson’s 13 Little Blue Envelopes, visited. Since there wasn’t a map available, I made one using the AWESOME Google Maps. This is a cheat BEDA post as I’m sending you to another blog post, but I think this map should be highlight, because Maureen is awesome and Google is awesome. That’s all.
ps … did I mention that you can download the book mentioned here for free? At least until next week?
I blame Scott Westerfeld, and perhaps Tim Burton. My love for things “steampunk” comes from their influence. In the fall or 2009, after reading Leviathan, I hopped on Etsy and searched for steampunk jewelry, I was looking for necklaces and happened across this gem from School of Charm.
What captured my eye was the quote they had in the description:
“Nerves and butterflies are fine –
they’re a physical sign
that you’re mentally ready and eager.You have to get the butterflies
to fly in formation,
that’s the trick.”
— Steve Bull
It was my first Etsy piece and my first steampunk piece. I loved it! After that, I read Cassandra Clare’s Clockwork Angel and she was promoting an Etsy store – hebelmet – which sells jewelry based on her books. There I got my second piece of steampunk jewelry, another necklace. Clockwork Wings.
And now I have another piece, this time from Umbrella Laboratory, not necessarily steampunk, but it is a clock in a snitch – a Golden Snitch! A snitch in time?
Isn’t it pretty? I can’t wait to get it! =) Harry Potter + Steampunk + Necklaces?
Geek Out!
No really sure what exactly this is called, as I don’t recall seeing a plaque, so I’ll call is the Commuter Sculpture.
I saw it while at the Hempstead Long Island Railroad Station and I really enjoyed the detail of the train at the bottom. (Did you notice the laptop in the stack?)
They also had these artwork benches … I suppose it brings new meaning to the phrase, “sit on the luggage”. Does anyone say that?
Anyway, there is a book-bag just sitting on the bench, should I say something?
I can’t remember the last time I used a phonebook that my mobile or Google …
See the rest of the comic on Oatmeal.
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