Finding, Sourcing and Creating Oddities
“Oddity, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. What one person rejects as lunacy, another reveres as truth.”
― Philip Gulley
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Visiting The Catskills In Autumn
For nature enthusiasts and city dwellers alike, the Catskills offer an idyllic retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. As the days grow shorter and the nights cooler, visitors flock to witness the stunning transformation of the landscape. Scenic drives along winding mountain roads reveal panoramic vistas adorned with trees ablaze in autumnal hues, each twist and turn unveiling a new tableau of natural beauty.
More Catskills Oddities
The Catskills region is known for its enchanting natural beauty and a variety of quirky and unusual attractions. Here are some highlights that might pique your interest:/im For those who love the offbeat and peculiar, the Catskills offer a treasure… Read More »More Catskills Oddities
Steampunk World’s Fair Gallery – by John Christou
Some photos from The Steampunk World’s Fair and other Jeff Mach Events – by John Christou.
The Seven Worst Places To Buy Oddities
The Time Traveler’s Trunk This pop-up shop appears randomly throughout history, and its wares are genuinely out of this world. However, the risk of causing a time paradox with your purchase is too high. Do you really need a T-Rex horn that badly?
(You DO live in a world where Unicorns mated with T-Rexes, right? You’re not the victim of some horrifying time-paradox, right?)
5 Terrible Ways To Avoid Con Crash
Some of the best ways to avoid this, I find, are making sure to get enough sleep over the weekend; make sure to hydrate and take in nourishment; and stay connected to your convention/festival family via the event’s social media.
Steampunk: The Perpetual Motion Machine
teampunk is always moving; it need never stop. It’s perpetual motion, an unreal thing which is expressed throughout our reality. It’s a walking, talking, goggle-wearing paradox.
What Is A Halloween Market?
What Is A Halloween Market, Then?
A Halloween Market, sometimes called a Goblin Market, a Spooky Scavenge, or any number of other terms to indicate an exotic shopping/socializing/lifestyle experience, is a marketplace made up primarily of independent creators, small businesses, and other eccentrically wonderful vendors.
A Compedium of Halloween Quotes
While we were researching this year’s Catskills Halloween (for those of you who are just here for the quotes, we didn’t misspell “Catskill’s” – “the Catskills” are the region we make our home) – we felt there seemed to be a few fewer Halloween quotes on the ‘net than in yesteryears. In doing our own quote researches, we realized it might be of some interest to other Halloween-lovers. So for those of you who might find this of interest, have at.
Four Reasons I Love Steampunk
4 Reasons We Adore Steampunk Steampunk! There’s just so much to love! From the endless creativity, to the excuses to eat splendid things, to the the way people continue to surprise and awe us with how they take Steampunk culture… Read More »Four Reasons I Love Steampunk