Про выходные.

Концерт Abney Park был хорош.
Ну, если не считать разогрева. Разогрев был не хорош.
Я очень переживал, что мне не понравится, потому что в моем списке любимых стимпанк-групп Abney Park не входит в первую пятерку, а в десятку входит скорее потому, что я знаю мало групп :D Музыка, конечно, хороша, но вокал для меня портил впечатление.
ОДНАКО, живьем они просто ПРЕКРАСНЫ. Больше всего все равно впечатлил скрипач, но мне хотелось танцевать и прыгать, жаль что я был на каблуках и в юбке :D до сих пор не знаю, как я в целом выстоял столько времени там, да еще и до дома дошел, лол.
Конечно, самым чудесным было то, что со мной была Сомик ;3

Не про выходные

В доме иностранной книги много докты. Я очень жду зарплату. И не могу решить, ЧТО ЖЕ НУЖНО ВЗЯТЬ.
Я точно хочу одну из книг про элевена. И, допустим, я смогу взять еще что-то одно.
Взять что-то к юбилею про классических докт? Взять еще что-то про элевена? Про тена? Книгу "где докта"? Хотя, нет. Последнюю я просмотрел и везде сразу нашел докту =(
Чувствую, выбор будет тяжелым.

@темы: Doctor Who, Steampunk, life

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As I read the Gazette to catch up on the news,
Some classified adverts I chanced to peruse.
When I saw a category called “Steampunk”,
I turned to it eagerly, but left in a funk.
For I quite enjoy the steampunk aesthetic,
But what I beheld there was rather pathetic!
These intrepid online auctioneers
Had just taken modern objects and stuck on some gears!
It’s simply not cricket!
It shouldn’t be done!
But it’s clear how their thoughts had run:
Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;
That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!
A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk
Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!
But it got even worse than that, I’m afraid:
And as I went on, I became more dismayed;
For they often didn’t modify the things they wanted me to buy
Heavens to Besty!
They’ll end up on Regretsy!
Steampunk is more than a mere mode of dress
or decoration, so it brings me some distress
To see a metal cicada described with that name,
Or a teacup,
a mood ring,
a silver gilt frame.
Gluing on gears at least takes effort;
This is sloth of the worst sort!
Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;
That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!
A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk
Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!
"Steampunk" refers to a type of science fiction
about alternate pasts (not future prediction),
Often set in Victorian Britain,
But the history of technology has been rewritten.
So put a bit of thought into your designs!
Use leather and brass, nineteenth century lines!
"Retro-futuristic" is a good explanation;
Blend antique reality with imagination.
But calling things “steampunk” to try to sound “cool”,
Makes you look like a bloody fool!
Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;
That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!
A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk
Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!
Gauges and rivets, copper tubing and glass
Lend a steampunk creation a real touch of class
Gears are appropriate to introduce
If they look like they have a legitimate use.
Although Nixie tubes are undeniably splendid,
They date from long after the Age of Steam ended.
(Pity, really; I just love Nixie tubes.)
Anyway, I hope you’ve comprehended.
So use the word “steampunk” correctly, old chap
And don’t use it to refer to crap!
Just glue some gears on it, and call it steampunk;
That’s the trendy fashion nowadays!
A copper-painted chunk of some nineteen-eighties junk
Will fetch a pretty penny on eBay!

@темы: music, lyrics, video, img, youtube, Steampunk

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Я наконец завел spotify и нашел там музыкальные (ну, не всегда) тесты.
И есть там в одном из них вопрос, какая игра не является хоррор-рпг.
И среди вариантов там есть My Life with Master [link].
Моей первой мыслью было "what?"
Оно даже считается хоррор-рпг. Серьезно.

«Masters have two game statistics, "Fear" (a measure of his power over minions) and "Reason" (how much minions and Townsfolk can resist the Master's control over them).
In contrast, the Master's minions, the characters portrayed by the players, are defined (in terms of game statistics) by their levels of "Weariness" and "Self-loathing", and the connections of "Love" that they have (successfully or unsuccessfully) tried to make with the Townsfolk. Self-loathing is a measure of the power that a minion has to intimidate the Townsfolk, while Weariness limits their abilities to complete their tasks.[2] Love allows minions to resist their Master and his demands on them.
Gameplay is generally resolved through a series of "scenes". A player describes what their minion is trying to do, be it carrying out their Master's wishes or trying to resist him, interacting with the Townsfolk, attempting an act of Love (which could result in increasing their "Love" trait, or increasing their "Self-loathing" if the attempt fails), etc. A series of dice rolls are used to determine success or failure, and then the scene is played out according to that outcome.»

@темы: wut, games

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@темы: gif, Doctor Who

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The Dark Path

‘I was just resting my eyes.’
‘And exercising your snoring muscles.’


‘There we are, the TARDIS is working perfectly.’
‘Oh aye? That would be a first.’
‘Well, all right, as perfectly as usual, then.'


The Doctor straightened. ‘That’s better. They’ll have a job
following that,’ he muttered, half to himself.
‘They?’ Victoria echoed.
‘Yes, another TA–’ The Doctor coughed. ‘Another time machine of
some kind. Nothing for you to worry about I’m sure. Nothing to worry
about at all.’

@темы: Doctor Who, excerpt, The Dark Path

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