Wow. I had no idea how much japanese accordion stuff was on youtube.

I'm gonna quit watching and go practice.

Actually, Cory followed my imaginary editorial rule for steampunk. He in no way referenced the dreaded mainstream.

Any mention of the popularization of our beloved genre/style/concept/movement/lifestyle causes tremendous spasms of non-conformist angst. I, for one, am glad to be back to arguing about the steam.

Molly's work rocks no matter what we call it.

The guys in the machine shop next store used to balance a ruler off the edge of the desk with a cookie on the end. When the mouse went out the ruler to get the cookie the whole works would tumble into the strategically placed trashcan below.

The mice could jump to within an inch or so of the top of the can, but couldn't quite escape.

In the morning they would come over to my place and borrow the cat.

Eventually it became easier to just borrow the cat for the night.

I am not sure how many of these designs have been successfully field tested. They look pretty theoretical to me.