Steampunk and its growing following

[Bonny Pearl]

Understandable Taffy.  I'm sure I'll see you at TRF. 

[Taffy Saltwater]

Bonnie, I love your hat!!!  Wouldn't it be an absolutely gorgeous Jager hat, Taffy?!?  

Nize hat, dollink!

Bonny Pearl, I'll be at TRF at least a couple of times; probably for Pirates weekend, AHE and closing weekend.  That way I can indulge all my costuming loves.  AHE will most likely be in time traveler garb.

Queen Bonnie formalized the steampunk branch of the Land Sharks, the Sky Sharks, airship pirates.  I designed and gave out the Sky Shark badge last AHE at TRF.  If there's any interest, I may design a new badge for this year.  Anybody?  Buehler?

[Bonny Pearl]

A badge? Oh yes please! 

We will be at TRF just about every weekend so we will see you there!

[Bonny Pearl]

Rani,

I think I might bring my hat rendezvous weekend... maybe you can help me come up with some ideas for it

[Rani Zemirah]

Oh, YAY!!!  I would love to see you model it, and I'm sure with all the fun and fantastic shops at Scarby we can get enough ideas to dress it up in grand style!!!  Oh, now I REALLY can't wait!!! 

[Bonny Pearl]

SQEEEEEEEE! LOL!  I'm ready! 

[Rani Zemirah]

Well, I still have a bit of laundry to do, and all of my packing, but yeah, I know what you mean!!!  I could be ready to go by tomorrow morning if I suddenly woke up and it was time!  

[Taffy Saltwater]

Have fun!  There's hardly anything better in the world that spiffing up a hat.

[Rani Zemirah]

I wish you were going to be there Taffy!!!  You can share our room, even!!!  That would make 4 of us, including the renlet, and it would be far cheaper for all of us!!! 

[Taffy Saltwater]

Eeek!  All of my disposable income went home with Phil for my new sketch.  And, srsly, I snore like a band saw - you really don't want me sharing a room with you.  Y'all have fun and have an adult beverage for me, 'k?

[Rani Zemirah]

Well, at this rate ALL my adult beverages will be in someone else's name!  There are FAR too many people who are not able to make it this year, and I'm sad about that, and most definitely about you not being able to get there, Taffy... but it still does nothing to dampen my excitement!!!  I'm almost... vibrating, I'm so excited!!!  LOL 

[Taffy Saltwater]

Hee!  I know what you mean by being so excited you're all but vibrating.  Calm down, get packed, and have much fun this weekend.

I'm planning a  SP Loli look, complete with - GASP! - short skirt for AHE - care to Loli it up with me?

[Rani Zemirah]

Oooooh!!!  I might be tempted...  I'll have to see what I can find between now and then, but I've been feeling the urge to break out with some sexy... although I'm not sure I'll be able to wait 'til AHE... but I'm sure I'll have some left over by the time it gets here!      heheheh

[Taffy Saltwater]

The 2010 Sky Sharks badge - I made some little zeppelins today from a vintage Japanese mold.  It's an experiment to see if the air dry clay will actually dry in this humidity.  Since they are small, I don't foresee any real issues with them drying.  They'll need to be painted and mounted to an oval wood plaque for stability.  I think I'll stamp a gear on the plaque and add some wings to the zeppelins.

These are going to be a very small production run - maybe 30 at the max, which is fine because they'll only be given to fellow RF time travelers.  And of course I'll be saving a pair for the Foglios, who were inducted into the Sky Sharks last year.

[Rani Zemirah]

Oh... as Sky Shark #1 (ummm, I am, right, since I NAMED us?!?) let me be the first to say I REALLY WANT ONE!!!  Oh, ummm... I mean... may I please be the first to request a badge, Commodore Taffy?