28/2016 - Gotta Catch 'Em All!

I've been pretty slack on the old exercise front lately, so in an effort to increase my step count for the day yesterday I went for a wander up to Kings Park on my lunch break. I was thinking I could catch some photos of some flowers... maybe some nice skylines...

...and ok - I had heard that there were a bunch of Pokemon to catch up there. Turns out lots of people had heard the same thing! I know that the whole Pokemon Go thing causes mixed reactions with people (Mamma hates it and takes every opportunity she can find to tell me that its stupid), but as a highly geeky person who is maaaaaybe a tad compulsive about collecting things I kinda love it. Not in a crazy trespassing/playing while driving/roaming the streets in the middle of the night kinda way, more in a nostalgic kinda way. And hey - all those people looking at their phones made me feel less nerdy about getting up close and personal with a bunch of flowers and real life critters!

170 - Piratefest

And now for something a little bit different. If you know me, you know that I like all things theatrical or quirky. And most things metal. And if you've seen the tattoo on my right calf you know I'm also a fan of pirates. So Pirate Metal is pretty high on my list of 'things that are awesome'. Last Tuesday at the Amplifier Bar, Perth's metalheads were treated to a fabulous night of pirate fun and of course I was all over it.

Wollongong band Troldhaugen opened the night with... well... I found their stage show pretty hard to describe actually. Apparently they call themselves 'progressive folk metal' but a couple of our attempts included 'life saving sexy sailor disco metal' and 'mega seizure party metal'. Fun times no matter what you call it.

 

 

 

Next up were Brisbane boys Lagerstein and suddenly the small amplifier stage was full of pirates and rum. And drinking beer out of boots. Because of course. Awesome stage presence and energy all around!

 

Last but certainly not least, Scottish 'Bacon Powered Pirate Core' band Alestorm were up for an hour and a half of fun that made this little pirate very happy. I hope you're all having a great week so far!

149 - Li'l Ladybug

  "Li'l Ladybug, li'l ladybug, if I was smaller I would get on your back and we would fly around..."

:Agatha - The Legend of Zelda, Twilight Princess

123 - Something A Little Bit Different...

When you attend a geek-fest like Supanova you see all manner of interesting things... Dragons and Terminators are practically normal! Unfortunately I was so busy taking in the wider views I totally neglected to pull out the macro lens and take any detail shots. So this post is a wee bit different to my usual detail/wide shot kinda deal. But hey - cool costumes!!

 

This storm trooper and Boba Fett gave me their best Blue Steel - although I'm not sure why Mr Storm Trooper felt the need to protect his crotch...

 Pretty pretty princesses with very big guns...

 I thought this Obélix was spot on!

The Umbrella Corporation were out in force... I may need to do a Resident Evil marathon again sometime soon...

I'm not actually sure what this costume is, but it's kinda amazing. I really need to step up my cosplay game next year...

122 - Scooby Scooby Doo, Where are you?

 

Ahhh Supanova. Where geeky folk can gather and just be themselves. Or rather, dress up and be other people. But awesome people. I've got some photos from the convention itself to come in the next couple of days but I thought I'd start with my 'cosplay'. I use the term loosely because I'm more of a casual dress-up kinda girl. Mostly because I always leave it to the last minute. This year I decided to go with Daphne Blake (from Scooby Doo) because I've already got the orange hair going for me and the only thing I needed to purchase for it was the headband :P. Maybe next year I'll do something more full on... should start thinking about it now!

119 - Gangsta

I'm sorry my posts have been so sporadic lately - June/July get a tad crazy for me at work and I've been getting to the end of the day lately and either realising I've not had a chance to take any photos throughout the day, or being just too sick of screens to even think of turning on another computer. So I will try to get here over the next couple of weeks but it may not be a daily deal for a little bit...

These shots were taken as I wandered down Grand Lane at lunchtime today. I wasn't on my way to Toastface Grillah this time (they do very droolworthy toasted sandwiches - so naughty but oh so tasty) but I couldn't resist snapping a quick shot of their awesome gangsta signage. I was actually on my way to the costume shop Hurly Burly to pick up a final touch for the weekend when Supanova rolls around. Looking forward to getting my geek on - I'll definitely bring you some photos from there!

Twenty Nine - ALLONS-Y!

So spoiler alert, just in case anyone didn't know, I'm a massive geek. And in light of that, today was a very very good day. The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular hit Perth for the first time today and you know I was all over that! Hosted by the charming fifth Doctor Peter Davison and featuring the WA Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ben Foster and soprano Antoinette Halloran it certainly was an excellent show. I feel a Doctor Who marathon may be in my near future....