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Comment on Talking about pop, pop, pop culture by janebeau

janebeau — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:27:20 +0000

Glorious costumes as usual – such commitment. I’d do steampunk, so much more personal and I love it!

Comment on Talking about pop, pop, pop culture by Joy Window

Joy Window — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:59:19 +0000

Thanks, Redhead. I’ll get up the courage to wear a costume one day – probably Iris Wildthyme.

Comment on Talking about pop, pop, pop culture by Redhead

Redhead — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:40:32 +0000

I love all the photos, thanks for posting them! that’s my favorite part of going to Cons, is everyone dresses up. and if you don’t want to be a specific character, just go steampunk, it’s a win-win.

Comment on Feeding my inner sci-fi fan by Talking about pop, pop, pop culture | A-roving I will go

Talking about pop, pop, pop culture | A-roving I will go — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:25:34 +0000

[...] The weekend saw another Gold Coast SupaNova pop culture event. I talked about last’s year’s event here. [...]

Comment on The laughing frog by Joy Window

Joy Window — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:54:08 +0000

No problem – you saved me the trouble! I saw it – I follow Ed Yong’s terrific blog (“Not Exactly Rocket Science”). Mike Tyler, who discovered the frog in 1974, was in the Zoology Department of Adelaide Uni when you and I were there (me in the Zoology Department, you in Chemistry). He’s since gone on the become a world expert in frogs. Mike Archer is famous for, among other things, advocating the keeping of Australian native mammals as pets – in Australia where it is illegal unless you have a special licence – in preference to dogs, cats and so on. The smaller ones, like sugar gliders, are kept as “pocket pets” in the US.

Comment on The laughing frog by Alan Sandercock

Alan Sandercock — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:06:28 +0000

Speaking of laughing frogs have you seen this recent story about gastric brooding frogs? I don’t think I’m hijacking you comment stream since this is a frog and it is (or was) in Australia –

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/15/resurrecting-the-extinct-frog-with-a-stomach-for-a-womb/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_tw20130317ph-frogvomit&utm_campaign=Content

Comment on The laughing frog by Joy Window

Joy Window — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:51:54 +0000

The puppetry sounds great. Tiddalik’s story is a moral tale, as at the end he gets turned into stone as a punishment for his greed in gobbling up all the water.

Comment on The laughing frog by Cath Clark

Cath Clark — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 08:39:30 +0000

School children are taught this story in Australia these days as I understand it, and there’s even a song to go with. When I was a Guide leader the girls called me Tidlik. I’ve seen the legend done at a market by some talented puppeteers with fantastic sets made to look like a giant story book, and including giant spiders set amongst the audience. The water was represented by a giant, translucent blue plastic sheet that was floated over the audience.

Comment on The laughing frog by Joy Window

Joy Window — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:10:14 +0000

Hi Kath. I love sculptures just plopped in a park.

Comment on The laughing frog by Joy Window

Joy Window — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:09:33 +0000

Probably anticipating his next peek-a-boo game with the river!