Being bored in Brisbane is NOT an option!

There’s not much that ticks me off more than people who constantly harp on about being bored or having nothing to do. I used to go crazy when people said it to me when I lived in London (seriously, if you cannot find something to do on any day of the week in London you’re either the most boring person alive or the most exciting, because clearly you must have done everything already). Living in Brisbane is, of course, not quite as thrilling as life tends to be in London, but that doesn’t mean you can ever say “there’s nothing to do today” because there always is.

Take my weekend for instance. It was action-packed, fun-filled and exhaustingly amazing. On Friday night I took advantage of the free entertainment being provided by Brisbane City Council and went to the Silent Disco in King George Square. If you’ve never been to a Silent Disco before then you are missing out! They’re becoming popular at music festivals and will probably be really popular after people got a free taste of one like we did in the City. As the name suggests, it’s a disco where it’s totally quiet, no music but lots of people dancing? You see, you get a headset on entry which has two channels tuned into the two DJs playing at the time which you can switch between at your leisure. That was you’re able to dance away while anyone without a headset has no idea what you’re listening to! It’s a heap of fun and while it takes a bit of getting used to at first, you totally get into it within no time at all. We ended up dancing non-stop for almost two hours – quite a feat considering no alcohol was involved and we were surrounded by 17 year old kids (and I foolishly wore heels)!

If that wasn’t enough for ya, I then spent my weekend at Supanova! For the unenlightened, Supanova is a pop culture convention held in Brisbane (and other cities in Australia) every year. It’s basically a chance for all nerds and nerds-at-heart to get together, many in costume, and buy comic books, anime, maga, DVDs and other stuff they couldn’t really buy anywhere else (well, without traveling all over the place, anyway) on top of meeting actors from cult TV shows and films, artists, authors etc. Personally I love the damn thing and go every year and spend literally hundreds of dollars on comics, figurines and various other cute crap I couldn’t get anywhere else. I also enjoy checking out all of the costumes – some people go to so much effort for ellaborate costumes of characters I’ve never even heard of, cartoon classics and anything in between. This year was my first time dressing up – I actually just went as a slutty Hogwarts student which resulted in a lot of good feedback and lots of pictures being taken (mainly from geeky boys who have a thing for Hermione, I’m sure).  Next year we are all planning to do a big group dress up theme (maybe two for the two days the convention runs) which is something I have been eager to do since I first went. Bring on the geekiness, baby!

So, as I said, there’s never an excuse to be bored in Brisbane because there’s always something to do, even if you’re the biggest dork in town. If ever you feel that pesky boredom monster creeping in, check out what’s going on (I recommend Our Brisbane’s What’s On guide or utilising your social networking pages for suggestions, Twitter works wonders for me!). There’s always something going on to suit your budget, even if your budget doesn’t exist at all (ie. you’re broke).So stop your bitching and go get out there, fools!