Steampunk

Steampunk fascinates me and I really want to get into it more. I had to look it up on wiki to wrap my mind around it, but I love the elements. The goggles, the rivets, the clockworks, the steam engine culture or metal and 1900's and futuristic views. And what's not to love about corsets and goggles and Victorianism meets Sci Fi? I would love to hear others comments on this or preferably a real life group to meet with and help with costuming and inventions and just really cool stuff. I don't even know where to begin beyond Internet research. It reminds me of the Wild Wild West and dirigibles and side cars and that Got Milk game and commercial series and robots and dark and dirty and mysterious cities and Sweeny Todd. That is how Steampunk works in my imagination. Oh yes and James Orwell and the Time Machine. I could be entirely wrong so don't go quoting me on any of this stuff. It's just what my subconcious mind is telling me. And maybe even that Moulin Rouge movie. Yes!