* I ordered tickets for the _Preview_ showing of The Matrix Reloaded, which is happening at 10 p.m. on Wednesday the 14th. With the release date being the 15th, I thought I was going to have to go to a midnight showing on the 14th, but now I can get an early start. Thanks, Fandango! * Watched Scotland, PA last night while in my hazy, NyQuil-addled state. It's a cute, funny movie, with some nice stylistic touches. Everyone drives old Camaros, for example. Not nearly as gorgeous as another Shakespeare "re-imagining", but it was still entertaining. And, of course, Christopher Walken rocks.

* I am officially making a killing on BlogShares. About a week ago the site owner announced that when the site goes live (which should be happening today) all cash you have will be carried over, but your holdings will be gone. To keep the bottom from completely falling out when everyone makes a run for the exit at the same time, he put a large buy order out for every stock. But sometimes after he issued the buy order (say, for $1.50 per share, which is around what the stock is valued at the time he issued the order), if the price _drops_ (say, to like $1 per share), then you can buy a ton of shares for a buck, and turn around 6 hours later and sell them for a tidy 50% profit. I also noticed that when you buy large quantites (say 25% of all outstanding shares), just from the purchase alone you can "move the market" and instantly make your purchase more valuable. Plus, my site is now listed on diveintomark, so hopefully everything will be re-indexed in time for all the new shares to be issued, and watch the price soar!