Talking to some rich folks that you know

The Mobil World Congress is next week and it's bringing something like 65,000 people to Barcelona. It's the place to be for everyone who does anything with cell phones, I guess. Barcelona really isn't equipped to deal with with that kind of influx of humanity. Hotels are charging 500 euros a night and they're still all full. (My roommates and I maybe could have made some extra money renting out our little heroin den of a spare room, but it's more fun to have my conference-going friend stay there.) Starting Monday, along with the conference, might be a subway strike. (The subway workers are mad. Everyone is mad. Same story.) And, I'm kind of pulling for it. I know it makes me an ass and I feel a little bad for that, but what a fantastic shit show it would be. Probably no one would get hurt, and I love a good disaster. Plus, I can walk to work.