Over the last couple months I've had a new internet addiction - The Hollywood Stock Exchange. It's a free site where you get $2 million Hollywood Dollars and you can invest in different things, like movies, movie stars, etc. You can also try to predict how much a movie will make in its opening weekend - will it meet the industries estimates or fall short?

It's a lot of fun to do, though it can get pretty stressing. I got screwed over because "Superman" did so crappy. Sure, it made tons of money, but it really didn't do as well as suspected. Luckily, "Little Man" did surprisingly well, just like I knew it would. I was also able to cash in a little on the success of Pirates II.

For this weekend, I've got my fingers crossed that "The Descent" falls flat, that "The Barnyard" ends the losing streak of weak performing childrens' movies (Ant Bully and Monster House didn't do well) and that "The Night Listener" makes at LEAST $6 mil at the boxoffice.

Those of you who like Project Runway can have some fun with hsx also, since you can invest in the contestants to see where they will place. I've got stock in Uli Herzner and Robert Best. As long as they place in the top 5 I'll be making a nice profit.

So check out the site, see if you enjoy it as much as I do. It's a bit confusing at first but I'd be happy to give you some help, even though I'm still learning how to use it. I lost a million my first couple weeks because I didn't know how to play, but I made it back and then some.

If you want to see how other people are doing, you can also add friends to your "league". You can't see what stocks they have, but you can see how well they're doing. Post up your screen name if you want me to add you to mine...my sn is Kwannon if you want to add me.

Have fun!