The Oatmeal.com‘s Matthew Inman – officially our favorite hot nerd of the moment. Photo by Kathy Ann Bugajsky

Here’s what’s happening in the world:

Seattle’s own Matthew Inman rallying support for a Tesla Museum… hot nerds are so awesome.

Bellingham Costco wants Canadians to go away… echoes of the Tea Party, eh?

Mercer Street in South Lake Union opens to two-way traffic on August 27… maybe the Mercer exit off of I-5 will actually connect to Mercer now?

Metro’s “FREE RIDE” area ends on September 29… and Seattle’s public transit system will be much less tedious for tourists to try to figure out.

Hot weather brings some nasty in the air…

Happy Birthday to Madonna and Angela Bassett. They’re both 54 years old today.