scribble, scribble, scribble…

I guess I didn’t realize he could get so meta. Or that his name was ever actually said in the comic. Not that I am some kind of “Ziggy” expert, mind you.

Yep, it’s a lawn Jawa.

Thank you, Jon—you are a true friend. This is marvelous. And it is with no little pride that I report that recently, in anticipation of your own family’s relocation, we picked out for you and your wife the only present on earth or Tatooine that could top this. Yes, it’s really that good. You’ll see.

In this weekend’s edition of “Blogging the Hugos,” we look at the winner from 1959, A Case of Conscience, by James Blish. It’s got a lot of genuine science in it—but does the book need it? (Answer: Yes.)

Bono and the Edge were on Elvis Costello’s Sundance network talk show, Spectacle, the other day. Musical performances below, including a mash-up of “Pump It Up” and “Get On Your Boots,” Elvis and the Imposters playing “Mysterious Ways,” and the rarely performed “Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad.” Many thanks to Caroline over at U2log.com for posting these—they’re really great. (This version of “Stuck in a Moment” might be the best I’ve ever heard.)

“Stay (Faraway, So Close!)”

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I worked from about, oh, six a.m. yesterday till three a.m. last night on a project I expected to take half that time, and that was the worst. But on the bright side, my lovely gal thought I deserved to be surprised with mini apple pie for breakfast—and even insisted I have ice cream with it.