Did you hear about the movie that's opening this weekend? The one staring Tom Hanks and Tom Hanks' weird-ass hair?

Yeah, that movie.

(And speaking of hair, still hoping for mail on an Albuquerque stylist...)

So part of the promotion for that movie staring Tom Hanks and Tom Hanks' weird-ass hair was an online scavenger hunt/code breaking contest sponsored by Google -- the Google Da Vinci Code Quest -- and Adam, being the huge nerd he is, got sucked into it.

In the begining, he says it was more of a mid-morning filler, a fun little break between meetings and the goings-ons of his fast-paced rock-n-roll nerd lifestyle. But as the competition drew on, he got into it. I mean, into it. So much so that one day last week, I was forbidden to call him between 11:00 and 11:05 so that he'd have the chance to solve the final puzzle in peace.

"The first 10,000 finishers get cryptexes like the one in the movie," he told me. "And I think it'd be seriously cool to have one. Like, okay, nerd-cool, but I'm down with that."

He finished the final puzzle at 11:01.

His prize showed up today.



That's right. He's got his very own Da Vinci Code Cryptex. Oh, and a cat who turns her nose up at any movie tie-in, including Lego Star Wars video games, so what does she know?

So, congratulations, Adam! And thanks, Google!