*Contains adult themes and material which some people may find offensive*
Date: Thursday 31st October
Location: Thurcroft, Rotherham
Specifically: Sat on arse in front of TV listening to music by ‘Two Steps from Hell’ while trying to write a blog post about a largely uneventful day.
.......well, I could knock it on the head of course but wheres the fun in that? Besides I enjoy writing/typing/texting or whatever the hell it's supposed to be called.
Ever conscious ......
..... though truthfully that should be sometimes conscious - that the emphasis of my blog should be about the moho and steampunk I’ll start there.
..... which is a damn shame really because the moho has seen very little activity today - except the time I popped in to grab a sandwich at lunch and a teensy weensy peice of chocolate followed by nipping in and out to fetch materials so that I could customise my latest set of steampunk guns.
So, what juicy tidbit of experience could I pass on about moho’s? One thing I haven’t mentioned yet (At least in any detail) is the carpeting - on the edge of your seat now aren’t you!!!?
The carpeting was replaced by a lovely man by the name of Colin Marris- carpet fitter by day and steampunk by night (amongst many other things). Colin is famous for his incredible self-made steampunk outfits but in particular for the amazingly designed backpack based on Dr Octavio from the Spider-Man movies. Words can’t do justice to this creation, you have to see it to know how utterly awesome it is. (Well go on then look at the photo to check out the awesomeness ...... Colin is the one on the right.
But back to the carpeting. Colin was given the old carpets from my moho to use for measurement. A couple of weeks later he arrived at Howarth (during the steampunk weekend of course) with my new carpets! In effect my entire home was kitted out with fitted carpets at a total cost if £150’ How many people can say that!!???
Oh you can, and you, and, oh look there’s another one, you as well eh? Oh and you and you and.,,, alright loads of you. Bleedin ‘ell! - only sayin innit. Just that it’s cheaper to carpet your abode in a moho than a full sized house. OK to move on....!!?
PICTURES N SHIT
Those of you who are personally acquainted with me will know that I am a bit of an amateur photographer. And as every amateur photographer will tell you there are occasions where a photo you have taken turns out to be simply stunning. Recently I took one such photograph!
So confident was I of the quality of this photo that all my instincts told me that I should enter it for a major photographic competition. This I did and stayed up awaiting an email to tell me that I had won and where I could collect my prize.
Three weeks later - and feeling so tired I could have slept in a fireworks factory overrun by arsonists -I hear a loud ping announcing an email !!!
Unbelievable!!! The message said I hadn’t even made it into the top five photos - in ANY category. You know what they told me - reading between the lines of their poncy wording. They basically slagged of my amazing photo describing it as the most laughable piece of shit they had ever witnessed!! Bastards!
It was clear to me they wouldn’t know a prize winning image if they were flattened by a cascade of brilliant photographs which left an imprint on their face that read ‘you have just been squashed by a pack of prize winning photographs’.
So I will show you the photo I sent and allow you (the reader) to make up your own minds. Also, just look at all the things I did to enhance the photo and give me the best shot at winning!!
I used a good camera - a CodaKrap 99, with a strap on it and a little flash so you can take pictures at night n in the dark n that.
Worked on it for hours in Photoshop to ensure the finished picture was as perfect as I could get it. I then gave it, what I felt was an appropriate and easy to remember title, ....
‘The Blessed Steampunk Entourage of the city of Cogoloid-Bigweall all Gathered Together in an Unfeasbly Large Pudding Basin and Preparing for the Pilgimage to the Great City of Lincoln Where the World Famous Steampunk Event Known Throughout the World as Asylum will be Taking Place and which they plan to be in Attendance Thereof‘
Brilliant! Quite Brilliant if I might say so myself!
I began by printing the image onto professional quality photographic paper, sandwiched it between two pieces of heavy card to protect it, placed it in a heavy duty envelope and mailed it recorded delivery!
Here is a copy of the photo I sent so you can judge for yourself!!!
See what I mean!? I was robbed!
Still on the subject of photos today, as you all know, is Halloween, the time of year when steampunks and muggles alike send their children out on to the streets dressed as; demons, ghouls, crazed lunatics and murderers, (apparently this encourages the neighbours to hand over sweets) while they stay in the house getting in touch with their spirits (which are usually kept in a locked cabinet (!!!).
Sometimes parents accompany their children!!! Here’s one example of my dear friend Rachael and her daughter Sophie setting of to go Trick or Treating!!!
Dont they both look absolutely brilliant!!!
By the way, in case you were wondering, that isn’t make-up on mummies face it just shows how long she’s been waiting for Sophie to get ready!
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