Up The Middle

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Baron Von Fogel and Crackitus Potts of the League of S.T.E.A.M. taking a break.

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Ameliorette and Crackitus Potts of the League of S.T.E.A.M.

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**This one was very nearly candid, they were being cutsey, so i shot a few of them being lovey.

You get chance to see some of the graffiti that I didn't bother removing from this shot. Most of the shots had a lot more of it than this.
I'm planning to post a few before and afters from this set, because really, a lot of work went into the rest of these. It's not perfect, and once I point out the changes, it's easier to recognize and critique them, but I still think it's interesting to see what a dramatic transformation it is.

Jasper Mooney of the League of S.T.E.A.M.

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Lady Ameliorette Potts of the League of S.T.E.A.M.

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2 more 11hr shifts, and then it's back to MI for the holidays.

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I am not sure when I got 'accepted' into this community, but I havn't been on Livejournal for a while and only re-visited it today. Anyway, I really am having great difficulty with my sexuality. I believe that I am bisexual, more sure than I ever have been. I'm currently 17, very soon to be 18 and have literally been obsessed with this one girl ever since I met her really. This obsession seems to have got worse over the years, and I don't think it's love, but I don't think it's infatuation either.. somewhere in the middle. I don't think I can classify myself as straight.. I mean, all my friends I believe are, and i'm pretty sure that none of them have ever once questioned their sexuality. I am aware that it's normal for people my age to wonder, but this is beyond that. I fantasize about women more than I do men. To be honest, at the moment men don't hold any attraction for me. I can't tell anybody about this, so I have to vent somewhere where anonymous people can help me. I go to an all girls school, which makes this even worse. They are against and mock lesbians/bisexuals so it would never be something that I could just 'come out' with. I could not even contemplate telling my parents out of embaressment and really my own fear. How does one know if they truly are gay/bi? To be honest I don't really know, but as I say, I am more sure that I am. Surely if one questions it so much they cannot be straight? And this one girl.. I can't even explain. She is gorgeous, funny, intelligent.. I sound pathetic! Yet, I can't help it. I always want to be around her, always want to be with her. Does this mean I am bisexual? I don't seem to 'fancy' any other girls; when i'm out I never really pay any attention to them. I think I fancy and have great admiration for particular actresses, and there was this one women who was a friend of my mothers who I found extremely attractive - partly her looks, partly her mind and intelligence.
I don't know why i'm posting this.. I guess I just need support, answers, I don't really know?

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Crackitus Potts of the League of S.T.E.A.M.

Co-Founder
Ghoul Containment Specialist

"Specializing in non-lethal weapons and equipment, Crackitus Potts utilizes his advanced steam-powered apparition apprehension apparatus to eradicate ectoplasmic entities. Recently discovering the wonders of electrical power, Mr. Potts is harnessing nature’s power to detain other dark forces of the supernatural realm."
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Sir Conrad Wright III of the League of S.T.E.A.M.
Vampire Elimination Specialist

"Sir Conrad enjoys long strolls in darkened cemeteries, where he uses his unique assortment of sharp pointy objects to exterminate the Unholy Undead and speed up nature’s process of decomposition. Known to many colleagues simply as “Vampire Hunter C,” Sir Conrad wields a deadly arsenal of weaponry. Beware of his garlic soufflé if you have an aversion to Holy objects or the Sun."
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**Sorry guys, I'm working out a "post flow" so that when I post this stuff it's posting to flickr, facebook, lj etc at least all the same day if not right at the same time, so you aren't repeatedly bombarded with the same images for like a week. I keep forgetting one or the other, or this or that, and I apologize.
Going forward, they should all be closer together.
And I'll probably start posting big sets like this in only one or two parts. At the mo, I like stretching them out a bit so that I have new work to post regularly, but with my 365 project starting next year, it will make more sense to just post all the images from one set at one time and then move onto the next.

Baron Von Fogel of the League of S.T.E.A.M.

Aerial Tactical Specialist

"Commanding the skies with his short-range jump pack, Baron Von Fogel tirelessly seeks to discover and capture supernatural dangers from above. Leaping into the heavens, he assists his colleagues by surveying hazards from a birds-eye view. The Baron currently seeks to significantly reduce the world’s population of pesky faeries."
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I've posted a few myths here before, but this post is different.

What is your favorite (or least favorite) myth about bisexuals? AND do you think there is any truth to the myth(s) you chose?

Probably my favorite myth is that bisexuals will have sex with anything. It's terrible for the community, but I also think it's quite funny since I'm much picker about my partners than most of my monosexual friends.

And my least favorite myth is that bisexuals cannot be monogamous and have to date both a man and a woman. I hate that myth because I think it's a load of bull, but here I am, dating a man and a woman. =(

What about you guys?

I know every few years I ask this... Indulge me!

FOR THE GUYS:
What brand of condom do you prefer, and why?

I'm sure you've all heard of gaydar--the ability/talent/something to tell when a person, especially a stranger, is gay.

A gay friend of mine asked me earlier if bidar exists. Do bisexuals give off vibes like gay people do, that can be picked up on a radar?

Personally, I think so. To prove it, I told him our waitress was probably bi, and we asked her later (she was really cool) and I was right. It was fun. =D

What about you? Are you good at guessing when people are bi?

Dyke, faggot, fag, carpet-muncher, fudge-packer, pillow-biter, etc. These are bad words that, if you're like me, when you hear a straight person say 'um you turn red with anger.

But what about when we say them? When I call myself a prettyboy-dyke and when Curve magazine has an article about Dyke-drama? Like nigger, it's "okay" for us to say it as long as we're part of the community so my questions are thus:

1. Do you use this language?
2. Why/why not?
3. Do you feel bisexuals have the "clout" to say these words since technically we are neither 100% "fags" or "dykes"?

Discuss.