One of the downsides (or upsides, depending on how you look at it) to being a Whovian is that you learn to be afraid of a lot of perfectly safe, ordinary things. Like angel statues. And your own shadow. And practically everything to do with Christmas. Here’s a list of sentences that sound like omens of doom to any New Who fan. Out of context, they sound harmless. In context…well, see for yourself.

1. “Are you my mummy?”

2. “Delete.”

3. “The angels have the phone box.”

4. “There is something on your back.”

5. “Hey! Who turned out the lights?” (Combine with “Count the shadows” for a double whammy.)

6. “He will knock four times.”

7. “There’s a crack in my wall.”

8. “Tick, tock, goes the clock.”

9. “Egg. Stir. Min. Ate.”

10. “Written by Steven Moffat.” 

Sorry for that last one. But we all know it’s true.

Friends, makers, cosplayers, lend me your ears! (Or eyes as the case would be) I attended several different sessions during my awesome convention experience in Lincoln, including three that were all about making the cool props, costumes, widgets and gadgets that can add that extra zing to your Steampunkery. This is the first installment of a multi-part tipfest for those of you who like to get your hands dirty just in time for Halloween.

I have taken many art classes in my time, and I was a fine arts major in college before I injured my drawing hand too badly to continue. I still minored in Art History though, and to qualify I took one of my favorite classes of all time, Intro to Sculpture. We worked with a variety of materials over the summer, but my absolute favorite was metal. I love it for two reasons: under the right…