Come to Australia, you might be accidentally killed

[bennet_7]

1. A young girl has been stung by the Irukandji jellyfish while surfing off the coast of Broome in the northern part of my state. If I were to make a list of the top 5 worst animals of Australia, the Irukandji would be on it because it's venom is so so painful. You can take the highest non-lethal dosage of morphine and still feel intolerable pain, which can last for several hours to two weeks. One of the symptoms is "a feeling of impending doom" so strong that people are convinced they are going to die and so they make out their last will and testament.

Oh, and the bell of the jellyfish is about the size of a finger nail, while their tentacles can be up to one metre long and only millimetres thick, so good luck trying to see it.

Hopefully she'll be ok.

2. Not everything from Australia is horrifying. Case in point: Cate Blanchett.



My favourite dress of the awards season.

Comments

[cobweb-diamond.livejournal.com]

Givenchy! I loved that. Although mainly the top half I must admit. How can she be so awesome? She said "gross" in part of her speech, and I swear she managed to make that one-word mini-joke sound sexy. GALADRIEL!

I loved Melissa Leo's dress as well. Outdoors, it looked the best IMO, whereas Cate's really shone onstage where there wasn't any natural light.

[bennet-7.livejournal.com]

The top part, particularly the circle bit, reminds me of a Chinese moon gate - I find it strangely soothing, like a couture palate cleanser. And I really love the yellow, I think it gives it an edge. She's so amazing that she looks better in it than the model from the show. When she gets it right, she gets it RIGHT.

I wasn't so much a fan of Melissa Leo's because I'm not into lace but I did like the silhouette. I think that it would probably look great in person. I quite liked Anne Hathaway's white Givenchy with the metal grommets and her burgundy Atelier Versace. I really want to get a better look at what Colin Firth's wife was wearing as part of her eco challenge but the fashion blogs aren't updating quick enough!