Hugos

Well, the Best Novel and Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form awards went to the choices I'd have picked. I'm ashamed to say I haven't read any of the shorter-fiction winners this year.

Scowling at the LCD

spasmsproject's self-portraits reminded me of the Mirror Project and inspired me to do this:



I think it is amusing.

Hot peppers

Via Pandagon: Why did hot peppers evolve to be brightly colored just like yummy fruits, but full of hot hot capsaicin? Probably because then they would be eaten by birds but not by mammals, for optimum spreading of seeds.