hey, did you hear...?

there have been all these music festival thingy events lately. pitchfork this. lollapalooza that. if you care to know what happened, just hit that next blog button up there -- everyone's talking about them, so chances are it should only take you a couple of clicks until you get all the info you need. i lost all of my cool kid points years ago, so i would've stuck out like a sore thumb anyway.

my new online hobby: hollywood stock exchange. in college we played something similar (i think it was called the rogue market) but it's basically the same game. you get a set amount of fake money, and then buy and sell star and movie stock as you see fit. there are some confusing aspects to it (i'm still trying to figure out what a call option on opening weekend really means, but i'm hoping my ricky bobby stuff will cash out at a decent amount) but i do know one thing: john mcclane is blowing up, just like we all knew he would. you guys should check it out and, if you're inclined to join, use me as a referral (squee_23) so that i can earn more fake money....my mother would be proud.