Featured Posts, General Musings
South Wales Echo Endometriosis Awareness Feature
I recently posted about dealing with endometriosis, and how things like roller derby have helped me stay positive. The lovely folk at the South Wales Echo got in touch and asked if I would like to do a feature for endometriosis awareness week… and despite feeling a bit awkward about the whole thing I decided [...]
Featured Posts, General Musings
My life with endometriosis
I don’t have a good excuse, but I haven’t posted anything here for a while, Not that I haven’t wanted to, but lack of time has definitely played a part. I haven’t exactly been crazy busy all the time (although I have tried to squeeze in as much as possible), but thanks to endometriosis my energy [...]
Art, Design & Dev, Featured Posts, Geek
Threadless Design Challenge
I need your help! My super talented husband and design/development partner @renduh has a new design submission up on Threadless, and is hoping to get enough votes to be selected for print in their Threadless Loves Simple design challenge. The goal was to create a design that is bold and simple, using a maximum of three [...]
Featured Posts, Geek, Moving Pictures
Celebrity Tabletop Gaming With Wil Wheaton
I’m a huge fan of boardgames and all things geeky, so was thrilled to hear that Wil Wheaton would be hosting a Geek & Sundry show about tabletop gaming, with suitably nerdy celebrity guests playing along each week. The producers, Geek & Sundry are the people responsible for the hit web series The Guild and [...]
Featured Posts, Geek
Geeking out at Cardiff Comic Expo
Despite a slightly sore head (from falling over while roller skating and getting concussion) I braved the mean streets of Cardiff for the Cardiff International Comic and Animation Expo. Well I say the mean streets, but it was actually held in the rather lovely Mecure Holland House Hotel, which was made even more lovely by [...]
Geek, Moving Pictures
Why I Hate… The Matrix
Posted on 23 February 2011
So I’m a bit of a geek (I know it’s a shocker) and a lover of films and science fiction, so you might be surprised to find out that I hate The Matrix.. and of course you’d be right, because I do actually love the first film. It was ground breaking and well awesome, partly [...] Continue Reading
Moving Pictures, Words
Gatiss on Horror
Posted on 16 October 2010
Last Monday night I watched part one of A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss, a BBC4 documentary series exploring his favourite horror films. The first show focused on the early years of horror cinema, the era of Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. While Gatiss unashamedly admits to featuring his own favourite horror [...] Continue Reading
Featured Posts, Geek
Search for Sagan – Top 5 screen scientists
Posted on 21 July 2010
I’m no expert when it comes to science (unless it’s computer based), but as a bit of a nerd I’m fascinated by the workings of the universe and love watching great science based shows that explain the basics in a way I can comprehend. Of course merely hearing the facts isn’t always enough. We need [...] Continue Reading
Geek, Moving Pictures
Top 10 Greatest Zombie Films
Posted on 18 March 2010
Regular supermaw readers will know that I am a lover of all things undead, so I am sure you won’t be surprised to find out I have put a little time and thought into my top ten zombie movies of all time. I generally find it impossible to actually settle on favourites, so this [...] Continue Reading
Geek, Moving Pictures
Utterly pointless essential guide to comedy body swap films
Posted on 09 April 2009
In in addition to my unashamed love of many unquestionably great films, I must admit that I also have a great love of some pretty terrible shit. Not just cult or b-movie gems which may have some charm and merit, but really cheesy mainstream comedies which are generally considered unacceptable viewing for anyone out of [...] Continue Reading
Geek, General Musings, Moving Pictures
Things (or people) I like – Charlie Brooker & zombies
Posted on 14 March 2009
If you have yet to encounter Charlie Brooker, columnist, broadcaster and tv commentator, then you are missing out on some glorious venom from a very funny and intelligent human. He is known for his guardian column and his BBC show screen wipe, both of which are generally concerned with tv and the media. In his [...] Continue Reading
General Musings
Roller Girls Support WWF’s Earth Hour
Posted on 16 February 2012
I have been rushed off my feet recently with work, snowboarding trips and derby (so all fun stuff), but I wanted to quickly show you a video my roller derby league the Cardiff Roller Collective made with the WWF, in support of Earth Hour. We had lots of fun skating round in the dark, with [...] Continue Reading
Moving Pictures
Favourite Festive Films
Posted on 20 December 2011
While I love plenty of worthy or intellectual films, heavy science fiction or discovering foreign gems, I still have a soft spot for traditional feel good family flicks, especially at this time of year. As much as I love to be challenged and surprised by movies, there is definitely room for more familiar, sentimental films, [...] Continue Reading
General Musings
It’s all about me…
Posted on 08 December 2011
I’m really busy so I shouldn’t be taking the time to write this, but I have been feeling terribly guilty for neglecting my blog so much.. so I figured it was about time for a quick update. Yet again, this is an entirely self indulgent blog about my personal life, so feel free to skip [...] Continue Reading
General Musings, Moving Pictures
This is not a spoiler
Posted on 13 July 2011
What is a spoiler anyway? Strange question you might think, but recently I have started to question how people actually define a spoiler. Anyone who knows me well will know I suffer from severe spoiler phobia, as a result of having had a few films and series ruined over the years. When I know something [...] Continue Reading
Design & Dev
Brilliant Newspaper Design (from mr supermaw)
Posted on 01 June 2011
My husband @renduh, who works as a designer for Media Wales, recently created this video, which shows him designing a supplement cover from beginning to end. Now I have been enjoying watching his mad design skills for years, but I still love this video, as it really illustrates the skill that goes into creating newspapers and magazines. [...] Continue Reading
Geek, Words
Why I love my Kindle
Posted on 23 May 2011
The latest Kindle has been out a while, and plenty of people have written about it’s specifications and capabilities, so this isn’t that kind of review. I really just wanted to share my experiences of reading on a Kindle, as opposed to reading a book, in case anyone is wondering if they should take the [...] Continue Reading
Geek, Internet
It’s OK to be Takei
Posted on 20 May 2011
I’m sure lots of you will have seen this already, but just in case you missed the awesomeness, I have to share this brilliant video from George Takei. The Star Trek actor’s response to Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill is hilarious, and highlights just how ridiculous it is to ban discussion on sexuality. You can [...] Continue Reading
Geek, General Musings
Uncaged Monkeys Review
Posted on 10 May 2011
@ St Davids Hall Cardiff Tonight we went to see Uncaged Monkeys, billed as an evening of science and wonder, and the first ever national science tour celebrating the universe and many of the wonders that lie within it. Regular blog readers (if I still have any after my recent inactivity), will know I’m a [...] Continue Reading
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