More on the Hugo Noms

I summarized the Hugo nomination slate earlier, being both sad, yet optimistic that this hijacking can’t last. Because I’m ignoring the standby advice of “DON’T READ THE COMMENTS” I was casting about for what other people thought about the current slate of Hugo nominees. I found Breitbart: As with GamerGate, the political biases of a …

Sometimes the Hugos just Make Me Tired

Every year, I get very excited when the Hugo award nominations roll around. What will people think are the best novels ((I mostly read novels. I don’t do short stories and rarely novellas, etc.)) this year!? Will I have read them? What additional books do I get to consume!??!?!? And every year, books get nominated …

2015 Hugo Award Nomination Weirdness (And Why It Doesn’t Matter)

The Hugo Award Nominations were announced on Saturday. If you’re not aware, the Hugos are the de jure Best-in-Industry science fiction and fantasy awards. I say “de jure” because, as we shall see, they are not actually an industry award. They are fan-nominated, fan-voted, yet they’ve achieved a level of notoriety and recognition that makes …

Griffin is Constructing! (Not just De-Constructing)

It’s only been the last few weeks that Griffin has decided that putting things on top of each other is more fun than smashing them down. .@bruhsam rocked @gruhsam's world when he brought home "girl" blocks. With both sets, G built towers over his head. pic.twitter.com/j6mbAkvJPk — Jennifer Bowie (@Starre) March 26, 2015

United States Postal Service

I’ve given up trying to understand the United States Postal Service system of mailing packages. I’ve bitched before about some of their rules which strike me as odd, and about the fact it took me until I was 40 to really understand the difference between Priority Mail and First Class Mail (actually, never mind, I …