Supanova, painkillers, Spics and Specs, and prancercise

This year I'm thinking about dressing up at Supanova. Last year I dressed as Elspeth from the Obernewyn Chronicles, though this time I'd like go full on in costume. Not just a few things hastily slapped together, but something that takes dedication. At first I thought of dressing as a cenobite from Clive Barker's Hellraiser. Something like this:


I suppose it wouldn't be too hard. I've already shaved parts of my head, so I can just do it again, find some leathers, and paint my face white. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time, but it always seemed too hard. I assume everyone spends hundreds of dollars on their costumes, but I'm sure I can whip something up. As long as I look pretty scary, it should be good.

   I love Supanova. It's such a great way to bring like-minded people together. This year, the Brisbane Supanova has a great selection of guests! The one's I'm looking forward to seeing are:

• Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones, Death at a Funeral, X-Men: Days of Future Past 

• Sean Maher - Simon Tamm from Firefly and Serenity

• Rachel McFarlane - Hayley from American Dad

• George R.R. Martin - Author of Game of Thrones 

It's going to be so awesome! It's great because the Gold Coast Supanova usually gets all the good guests, but this year Brisbane seems so exciting! I'd love it if Anne Rice and Clive Barker came to Australia, but I don't think they would :/

  I watched a show tonight on  SBS one called Pain, Pus, and Poison. It explained the origin of pain relief. The presenter, Michael Mosley, actually tries all of the archaic medicines himself. It's awesome! It was really insightful to see how modern medicines came to be. I can't imagine testing them all, not knowing how they were going to react. In the beginning of the show, Mosley pokes a needle through his hand, pushing it in one side, and watching it emerge out of the other. He almost faints, but because his body is full of painkillers, his hand is numb, so he feels nothing. It was amazing to watch. It was really interesting learning about the medical science that produced the modern medicine of today. Mosley talked about the times before anesthetic was introduced to surgery, and how patients had to bite down on leather straps as the doctors saw off peoples arms. The most interesting part of the show was the insight into Morphine, and how chemists discovered that plants and herbs had healing powers. But one of the most surprising things was when Mosley used the medicines on himself. It was a really interesting show, and I'm looking forward to watching the nest installment.

  One of the things I'm annoyed about is the return of Spics and Specs. It's been on hiatus for a while, but when it returns, it won't have the original cast of Adam Hills and regular team captains Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough. I think it would redeem itself if Stephen Fry hosted it. While I can't imagine it without Adam Hills, Stephen Fry would be an amazing replacement. However, as long as Barry Morgan is involved, I suppose it doesn't matter. 


Barry Morgan is hilarious! In any case, it'll be good to see quality TV again!

One of the more disturbing trends at the moment seems to be prancercise, made popular by Joanna Rohrback. The camel-toed woman pretty much looks like she escaped from the circus, or the looney bin. The sixty year old retired social worker prances around wearing spandex pants, a cardigan, and tennis shoes. For those who don't know what this zany exercise is,  'Prancercise' is a 'springy, rhythmic way of moving forward, similar to a horse's gait and ideally induced by elation,' according to a website for the routine. The whole thing is laughably wrong. Imagine seeing this woman galloping towards you...

It's terrifying, right?

The photo of the day is....

 
 Don't forget to watch the new series!

Claire