I've been too busy to really be paying a ton of attention to it, but this whole BlogShares thing has taken off faster than an oversized Cheeto. Basically your weblog is valued based on who you link to, who links to you, and how well-linked all _those_ people are. Just for fun I listed my site. Actually, it was already listed; i just had to claim it. You'll notice that because of Tantek's link, and because of my plethora out outgoing links, I've managed to move my stock off the pink sheets. And look! Someone actually bought shares! 3900 of them, to be exact. ~~Foolish~~ Intrepid Italian-speaking investor, I salute thee!

To help out this ~~foolish~~ intrepid investor, I sold a little bit of my self-esteem last night. It was time to admit my stock needed help, and the Gordon Gecko of my dreams came in the form of of bespeckled Mark Pilgrim. His offer to link to your weblog in exchange for 100 shares of said weblog sounded too good to miss. I missed the first cut to get pimped by Mark, but I should be in the next one. I actually gave him 200 shares because I'm just so damn nice.