sydney journals :: august 2009
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Wednesday, August 19 2009, 23:00
Science gongs
The problem with facebook is that it's easy to 'microblog' exciting events on there without taking the time to go into lavish detail here. As a result, I didn't blog at the time that John was nominated for a Eureka Prize in August, so I'm going back and rewriting my blog to include it. The Eureka Prizes are the Oscars of the Australian science world, in case you were wondering. This is an incredible achievement and marks him out as what I already knew - a top notch journalist :) The awards ceremony was a black-tie event at the Hordern Pavilion, with TV cameras and a red carpet. The Hordern is the venue where Mardi Gras, Sleaze Ball, and Toybox have thrown parties, and I've also been there to see Tiesto and Armin van Buuren - so it was an indescribable shock to see all these respectable people with so many clothes on. No leather or PVC or drag queens in sight!
Well, I say no drag queens, but husky-voiced Sandra Sully, the newscaster for Channel Ten, began the night. You may well know that I have nothing but scorn for the woman - I expect newscasters to have an air of gravitas and be serious men and women of the world of journalism, so Ms Sully is a huge disappointment. Anyway, her perfomance at the Eurekas led more than a few of the guests at our table to wonder if she was drunk or on drugs or both. Thankfully she gave way to the Governor General, Quentin Bryce, who is an eloquent and formidable old lady; later on, to Nathan Rees, the NSW Premier who appears to be a better public speaker than Premier; finally to Cate Blanchett, who needs no subtitle from me.
Sadly, John didn't actually win the award he was nominated for, which it turns out hardly ever goes to print journalism, but it was beyond exciting to see that press picture with the slightly smirky smile projected onto enormous screens all over the hall, contemplated by the bright stars of John's industry. And the free plonk didn't go amiss either :)
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