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2008 Hugo Awards

The 2008 Hugo Awards for excellence in science fiction were presented this weekend at the World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in Denver, Colorado. The winners are:

Best Novel

: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate)

Best Novella

: All Seated on the Ground by Connie Willis (Asimov's Dec. 2007; Subterranean Press)

Best Novelette

: The Merchant and the Alchemist;s Gate” by Ted Chiang (Subterranean Press; F&SF Sept. 2007)

Best Short Story

: Tideline by Elizabeth Bear (Asimovs' June 2007)

Best Non-fiction Book

: Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction by Jeff Prucher (Oxford University Press)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

: Stardust Written by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn, Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman Illustrated by Charles Vess Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Paramount Pictures)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

Doctor Who Blink Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Hettie Macdonald (BBC)

Best Professional Editor, Long Form

: David Hartwell

Best Professional Editor, Short Form

: Gordon Van Gelder (F&SF)

Best Professional Artist

: Stephan Martiniere

Best Semiprozine

: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, & Liza Groen Trombi

Best Fanzine

: File 770, ed. Mike Glyer

Best Fan Writer

: John Scalzi

Best Fan Artist

: Brad Foster

Campbell Award

: Mary Robinette Kowal

I wish I could have been there. I have not attended a WorldCon since 1998 and I do miss it. Maybe next year in Canada.

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Gillian Anderson

Saturday, August 9, is the 40th birthday of the X-Files' Gillian Anderson. She was born August 9, 1968. .

Book Lovers Day

Saturday, August 9, is Book Lovers Day. This is a perfect day for me to celebrate, since I have been in love with books and reading for as long as I can remember. I love the smell and feel of new books, and cherish the old favorites I revisit frequently. I don't necessarily want to read the whole book again when I revisit it. Sometimes I just want to find a favorite passage, or at other times, just hold the book, flip through it, and remember the pleasure reading it brought me.

Blogging Hiatus

Well, folks, it has been thirteen months (lacking one day) since I last updated this blog. Those months have been filled with first a long flare up of illness, which is now much better; and, second, working a very heavy schedule this summer, now that I am able to work again. I have been working about fifty hours a week lately, and though it leaves me very tired, I do want to start blogging again, even if it is only once or twice a week for a while.

I want to update all my blogs, but will concentrate on only this one at first, until I have more free time, probably in September. I didn't relaize how much I missed blogging until I created the litle post about Ice Cream Sandwich day, just below this one. I miss it a lot!!

Ice Cream Sandwich Day

Today, August 2, 2008, is Ice Cream Sandwich day. It has certainly been hot enough here today (high of 85, still 75 at 10:00pm) to make this a very welcome treat.

Happy Independence Day

Happy Independence Day. May your holiday be exactly what you want it to be. I can hear fireworks as I type this at 10:24pm, but I can't see them.

I can't believe it has been three months since I have updated this and my other blogs. Not because I haven't wanted to. I have been ill again and trying to work, at least part of the time. This takes almost all of my energy, with little or nothing left for posting, but I do miss it and want to get back to at least some regular positng as soon as I can.

UPS Intercept

UPS has announced a new feature, which will allow you to change the address of the recipient of a shipment after the package has been shipped. If you have shipped to the wrong address, or determined that a shipment cannot be delivered to the address you shipped it to for some reason, you may now change the delivery address mid-route, if necessary.

For details of this procedure, see here.

Source: Download Squad

Battlestar Galactica Season 3 DVD

Battlestar Galactica season three DVD set and music CD will be available in August 2007, per Galactica composer Bear McCreary. The CD will include "All Along the Watchtower", which was heard in the season finale.

Source: The CIC

Titanium Spork

I love sporks. This one is made of titanium and I want it. It is available at ThinkGeek.com for $8.99.

Source: ShinyShiny

Richard Dean Anderson Returns to SG1

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. announced that Richard Dean Anderson will reprise his role as General Jack O'Neill in the studio's upcoming straight-to-DVD movie Stargate: Continuum, based on SCI FI Channel's original series Stargate SG-1.

This is wonderful news to me, as Anderson is the primary reason I watched SG1, and without him, I haven't kept up with it much at all.

Source: SciFi.com

The 4400 in 2007

The USA Network science fiction series The 4400 will return in June 2007 for it's fourth season. Jordan Collier (Billy Campbell) will be featured more this season.

Source: SciFi.com

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2006 Nebula Awards Ballot

The Science Fiction Writers of America have announced their final ballot for the 2006 Nebula Awards nominees. The awards will be presented in New York City at the 2007 Nebula Awards Weekend, May 11-13, 2007.

The nominees are:

NOVELS

The Privilege of the Sword

by Ellen Kushner

Seeker

by Jack McDevitt

The Girl in the Glass

by Jeffrey Ford

Farthing

by Jo Walton

From the Files of the Time Rangers

by Richard Bowes

To Crush the Moon

by Wil McCarthy

NOVELLAS

"Sanctuary" by Michael A. Burstein [Read a preview]

"Burn" by James Patrick Kelly [see SF Signal review]

"The Walls of the Universe" by Paul Melko

"Inclination" by William Shunn

NOVELETTES

"The Language of Moths" by Chris Barzak

"Walpurgis Afternoon" by Delia Sherman

"Journey into the Kingdom" by M. Rickert

"Two Hearts" by Peter S. Beagle [see SF Signal review]

"Little Faces" by Vonda McIntyre [see SF Signal review]

SHORT STORIES

"Echo" by Elizabeth Hand

"Helen Remembers the Stork Club" by Esther M. Friesner

"The Woman in Schrodinger's Wave Equations" by Eugene Mirabelli

"Henry James, This One's For You" by Jack McDevitt

"An End to All Things" by Karina Sumner-Smith

"Pip and the Fairies" by Theodora Goss

SCRIPTS

Batman Begins

by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer

Howl's Moving Castle

by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt

Battlestar Galactica

, "Unfinished Business" by Michael Taylor

Doctor Who

, "The Girl in the Fireplace" by Steven Moffat

ANDRE NORTON AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

Magic or Madness

by Justine Larbalestier

Devilish

by Maureen Johnson

The King Of Attolia

by Megan Whalen Turner

Midnighters #2: Touching Darkness

by Scott Westerfeld

Peeps

by Scott Westerfeld

Life As We Knew It

by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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Battlestar Galactica has been nominated in the Best Script category for the episode "Unfinished Business", written by Michael Taylor

Source: SFSignal

Battlestar Galactica Saturn Awards Nominations

Battlestar Galactica has been nominated for four Saturn Awards, in the following categories:

Best Syndicated/Cable TV Series

Best Actor in a TV Series: Edward James Olmos

Best Actress in a TV Series: Katee Sackhoff

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series: James Callis

For a listing of all the nominees, see here

Source: The CIC

Rakku Shoe Storage

I love this shoe storage wheel. It comes in silver, white and black and costs $65.00 here.

Source: ShinyShiny

Happy Easter

Have a happy, beautiful Easter Sunday.

Edward James Olmos

             Today, February 24, is the 60th birthday of Edward James Olmos, Battlestar Galactica's Admiral Adama.

The Colts Win the Super Bowl

The Indianapolis Colts won Super Bowl 41 tonight, defeating the Chicago Bears. This is the first Super Bowl win for the Colts since they moved to Indianapolis from Baltimore.

The city is celebrating, some people outside, even though the temperature is now 4 degrees, with a wind chill factor of -13 degrees.

I am so proud of the team and the way they have played this post season, and so happy for my brother, who works for the Colts, and was able to go to Miami with the team and the Colts staff and enjoy the game live.

 

GO COLTS!!!

Today, January 21, at 6:30pm Eastern time, the Indianapolis Colts play the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game.Colts fans have waited so long for this. I can hardly wait, though it is still 18 hours away.

The best of luck to the Colts. Have fun, guys; play well and win your way to the Super Bowl!!

Battlestar Galactica 3.5

Battlestar Galactica's season three resumes tomorrow night (Sunday, January 21) at 10:00pm Eastern time.Though it has only been slightly over a month since the first half of season three ended, it seems much longer to me.

To make the season 3.5 debut even more interesting for me, since I am an avid Indianapolis Colts fan, it is premiering after the Colts/Patriots playoff game tomorrow night. Now, if the game happens to run long or go into overtime, I have a tough decision to make. However, I know already what I will do. I will record Galactica on my DVR and watch Peyton Manning and the Colts. I couldn't stand the suspense if I didn't. We might be going to the Super Bowl!!

                      

                        

DeForest Kelley

Today, January 20, is the 86th birthday of the late DeForest Kelley. Star Trek's beloved Dr.McCoy. He was born January 20, 1920.