Friday Odds and Ends

• I'm still coming down from my "30 Rock" high last night. If you're like me and can't get enough Tina Fey, here's a pretty interesting profile of her from today's USA Today. And how great was it to see Will Farrell and Fey together on the SNL special last night?

• The Muppets are going noir! The Jim Henson Co., has picked up a spec script that revolves around more adult versions of Muppets caught in a murder mystery. I'm intrigued.

• There's trouble brewin' at the old New Yorker Cartoon Lounge. Check out this great "cartoon-off" between Randall Munroe, author of the XKCD comics, and Farley Katz. They have thrown down the gauntlet and challenged each other to draw The Internet, as envisioned by the elderly; String Theory; the year 1999; and animals eating their favorite foods. Worthy efforts all around although I still think string theory should have something to do with cheese.

• Have you seen this yet? The presidential race as a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. I like that Kucinich types in all caps. Thanks, Amy, for sending this in.

• And from io9, Science Fiction's Greatest Villains, Immortalized in Pumpkin Flesh. Check out this Predator -- amazing!

• And finally, well, I'm ashamed to admit this but I realized it's almost the end of October and I haven't come up with a Nerd Man of the Month! I've got one or two ideas, but would love to hear your suggestions. Let me know who should earn the honor this month.