Category: News

Well, sorry for the lack of updates the last couple of weeks. Life really knows how to throw everything at you at one time!

I’m hoping things will settle down for a bit now. And just to remind me that sometimes you can get good news among the not-so-good-stuff, I’ve just heard that I’ve been short-listed for a Curtin Distinguished Australian Alumni Award.

This is such a great honour!

Unfortunately, having just been to Perth for family reasons, I can’t get back for the ceremony. However, my dear and delightful nephew Dr Andrew Whitehouse will be attending on my behalf. Andrew and his lovely wife Dr Jaqui McGlade/Whitehouse are doing some brilliant work at the Telethon Kids institute.

So what have I been up to this past while?

Well, yes it was fun! S’plosions, one liners, music (Cherry Bomb!), abs a-plenty, Groot (‘we are all groot!’ sob!), some good old fashioned heroics, and Rocket the smart-mouthed raccoon.

I watched the film trending on Twitter for days before I went to see it. In our immediacy-addicted world, that’s a lifetime of people talking about the movie.

While the story wasn’t particularly riveting, each member of the rag tag band made up for it with their charms. Zoe Saldana as Gamora was as understated as always and won my vote for the coolest blue/green chick ever. And Chris Pratt as Peter Quill was a wholesome hero. Rocket, however, stole the show. Not only did Bradley Cooper give enormous personality to the role, but Rocket’s Meerkat swagger was hilarious! And then there was Groot: perfect in every way.

So many comparisons have been made to Star Wars, and I don’t really see them as valid. GOTG is its own thing, complete with a winning soundtrack of 70’s and 80’s classics. Ooga Chaka! Let it be…