So i'm up in Port Douglas which is in Far North Queensland (aka FNQ). For reference, I live in melbourne which is at the bottom of Australia just before the map of Tassie - of course(<= see here for explanation of parochial double entendre). Port Douglas is up the pointy bit, about a 4.5 hour flight from melb and then an hour drive. ..wait - here's a very accurate map...




I'm here for a conference next week., My life is hard. yo.

I spent today snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef, Agincourt Reef to be exact, which is about 1.5 hours by boat from Port Douglas. Its the fifth time I've been and I adore it! Everything looks jut like "Findng Nemo" - millions of insane coloured fish and coral. Tiny little purple things, and parrot fish and angel fish. I spent ages watching a family of clown fish nestled in their stinging anemone homes, saw giant clams that are purple and turquoise inside and I saw a reef shark about a metre and a half long quite close. And bizarre sea cucumbers and nudibrachs and coral landscapes that look like alien planets.

I am pretty tired - we went to three sites so I was swimming for probab close to 3 hours! However snorkelling is one sport where being a fattie is advantageous as it makes you more buoyant so you need to do less work to stay floating. Must mention my new bathers which have underwire in the cups was BRILLIANT.

Anyway its one of my favourite things in the world to do. Today was a very good day.

Some footage from the DVDs of the AHBL Con DVD. Hopefully this means they are in the mail!

Interview with Sera Gamble contains spoilers - in fact impossible to despoiler, other than Sera says there was no particular significance to the place which Dean was buried in - the significance being that Sam did bury rather than burn him.

My thoughts on the spoilers - OH MY FUCKING GOD ITS ALL BRILLIANTLY AWESOME!

Have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE this show?


PS. All interviews during the Season will be linked on the Wiki Season 5 interview page. Interviews will be marked as non-spoilery, or spoilery until episodes mentioned have aired.

So remember recently my dating woes? Long story short - met gorgeous hot woman, had a couple of great dates, then i didn't hear from her for a couple of weeks,  so i eventually got back to her and we were halfway through organising to go on date #3 and I never heard from her again. C'est la vie.

EXCEPT  I just got an email from her - obv a group send to her whole address book - encouraging me to buy a ticket to a fundraiser for...

WELL I WON'T THANK YOU VERY MUCH BECAUSE THANKS TO YOU I AM STILL SINGLE. AND BITTER. FUCK OFF.

eta: i really thought it was loltastic, I am not broken (much)

Jensen rocks out with Steve and Chris. He looks like he's having an awesome time - and god he's a dag!

As I mentioned in my Supanova report, Karl was itching to get rude, and so he took a comment about doing a "full blown" comedy and ran with it - all the way to deepthroating the mic.

That's onme impressive skill. He is one BAMF.

This will probably make the heads (and other body parts) of some of my flist explode...

Dantes Inferno, Portland last night - Jensen and Aldis Hodge accompanied by Steve Carlson lead the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to Chris Kane.



LOL muppet face!


also there is Kane/Ackles hugging and Aldis introduces Kane

videos and pic by sadiane - more here

And more pics here

and more pics here

srsly don't ask how i remember these things...

What was the concert that changed your life?
Jensen: Michael Jackson in Texas. July, 1984. I was 6 years old, it was my first concert.

also his porn name would be Pudgy Midway. jubjub ftw.

source

Okay, went to Sydney and Supanova today and the verdict is...

KARL URBAN IS AN UBER GQMF

Karl rocked the GQness in a grey and green striped jumper over a white shirt and dark green tie. He was wearing a handstitched grey suit jacket over jeans and sneakers. There will be photos!! just not from me ;D

He was tres charming during the autos and relaxed and funny and huggy in the photo ops. Karl bounced into the Q&A and did Bones opening speech from trek adn proceed to charm everyone. He's a natural raconteur - funny, articulate and thoughtful. DID I MENTION HOT LIKE BURNING? Sounds like filming Trek was much much fun and lotsa laughs. Had interesting things to say about the similarities of J.J. and Peter Jackson as directors. He got asked the "tips for actors' question and gave a great answer I esp liked a bit about investing in yourself and your craft.

He talked rugby, made an Aussie joke, and i think was dying to bust out and be more naughty. He seemed to be lookiNG for double entrendres a couple of times, and finally someone asked about whether he'd like to do a "full blown comedy" he said "What do you mean by "blown"?" which led to him wiping the corners of his mouth (postblow job style) and then went the next step with the microphone - except rather than pretending to fellate the mike he ACTUALLY PUT THE WHOLE HEAD OF THE MIC IN HIS MOUTH.

in nonKarl Supanova - our fangirl crew was awesome - busting queues and generally being awesome fun. We also caught Dave Gibbons of Watchmen fame - who was funny and his stuff about the creative porcess esp wrt collaboration meant his talk was enjoyable whether you knew his work or not. Jake "Anakin" Lloyd was nice but terribly uncomfortable. I did ask him what it was like working with Jar Jar Binks. I missed RichardHatch and the bit i saw of Dirk Benedict confirmed that he is a bit of a dick.

To top the day off I was on the same plane home as foodie fandom favs George Colombaris and Matt Preston (of Master Chef fame)! I so wanted to ask for their critique of the meal we had.

Anyway thanks to the Sydney gals for showing me a good time and to Karl for being a GQMF.

Listening to the great fic recording of chash's "Your brains are no match for my Tractorbeam" (which you can download here at jinjuly's audiofic site) inspired me to do a rec of fics that hit my geek-gasm buttons over at spn_themes.

I feel I have well and truly earned my own geek badge, as tomorrow I am flying to Sydney to see Karl Urban and Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict at Supanova, of course accompanied by fangirl shenanigans! Maybe i can find a socially awkward hot geek girl.

While I'm talking podfic, if you are a fan of poisontaster's A Kept Boy verse, then you must listen to the great recording by superstitiousme. She's done the first 55 chapters and the outtake chapters as well. Wonderfully nuanced interpretation that captures the intensity and intimacy of the fic. Its been my happy place all week.

Finally a Big Bang rec - Sleepwalking Back Again by elhovee (Dean/Sam) Set in the Wish Verse from WIAWSNB. After Dean tries to kill himself in the warehouse in Illinois, he and Sam spend some time together working on an old house. The way the boys are, the way they try to find each other is achingly wonderful and the author brilliantly captures the essence of the boys and their difficult relationship. one of those 'hurts so good' fics.

The CW Connect emails me to tell me there is an interview with Kripke here. they neglect to tell me because I am a scummy Australian I can't view the vid. Haven't found it on YT yet.

Anyone seen it? Is it new? able to rip it?

*puppy dog eyes*

Latest Comic Con update:

Sunday 26th 11:45-12:45 pm: Supernatural Screening and Q&A – Join Supernatural stars Misha Collins (24) and Jim Beaver (Deadwood), creator/executive producer Eric Kripke (Boogeyman), and executive producers Ben Edlund (Angel) and Sera Gamble (Eyes) for an exclusive sneak peek at footage from the highly anticipated fifth season premiere of this thrill-ride series. They’ll also answer questions from the audience and show a portion of the special features from the upcoming fourth season DVD release. Produced by Wonderland Sound and Vision in association with Warner Bros. Television, Supernatural airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW, premiering September 10. Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season will be released on DVD and Blu-ray™ Hi-Def September 1. Room 6BCF.

So new footage and gag reel? YAY!!!!! I know some people will be upset at Jared and Jensen not being there. Personally I am just hanging for the Eric, Ben and Sera show! And add in Jim and Misha and who knows what will happen ;D

In the continuing tradition of appalling Supernatural merchandise, please meet the new Dean mini bust to be released at Comic Con.




Or as I like to call it - the Alfred E. Winchester mini bust.



It is obviously just impossible to capture the transcendant beauty of Jensen Ackles. *shakes fists * oh Michaelangelo, where are you when we need you?

Click here for Part One - Ruby in Season Three.

We don't know what happened to Ruby between when we last see her at the end of S3, and when she finds Sam again, a month or two after Dean's death. If Lilith was on board with things (ie knowing her own and Sam's role in the apocalypse) at the end of S3, then maybe Ruby was just biding her time, waiting for Dean to break, and Sam to be broken enough for her purposes. Alternatively, Lilith was torturing her in Hell. Maybe she told Lilith about the plan then, or maybe, as she tells Sam, she bargained with Lilith for release if she promised to kill Sam.

I don't think it really matters.



( pretty pics of Ruby and some thinky shit. Oh and quite a bit about Sam too )