Filled up the gas tank in the van ($2.499/gal and falling!). Also bought the graphic novel collection of the Serenity: Better Days miniseries. It's actually been out for a month but it totally sailed under my radar.
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Two Chicken/Bacon/Swiss sandwiches at Arby's 
That looks really cool, but it brings up a general question. If you have the space, why do people use computer speakers when you could just as easily use a genuine stereo? No matter how good they are, computer speakers can't compare. My computer is using a stereo like the one you have hooked up to your TV, and my roommate's is hooked up to an old tube amp from the '60's.
Grrr! The stupid ad for that DVD set that was playing on the board recently slowed down my computer so much that I had to switch to Chrome just to be able to use the site. It has caused me to declare that I will never watch that movie. Ever.
And now it's that damned Old Spice ad!! I've never despised a half-man, half-horse so much in my life
Really? I didn't think you could find Absinthe here that isn't an imitation.
Bah! When I read your post, I saw that I had misspelled "Canada."
Anyway--it's true: you can buy the real thing here, but it's hard to obtain.
The LCBO stocks two different brands. But one of them (Hill's) is a Czech imitation--probably the stuff you're thinking of. And the other (produced by Pernod) just isn't very good, from what I've read.
I bought my bottle online, from the distiller, in BC. It was pretty expensive, but when you keep in mind that absinthe is diluted with water (at a ratio of 3:1), the price per glass is not bad at all.
The SAQ website lists seven different brands, including Hill's and the Pernod, but not Taboo.
Bah! When I read your post, I saw that I had misspelled "Canada."
Anyway--it's true: you can buy the real thing here, but it's hard to obtain.
The LCBO stocks two different brands. But one of them (Hill's) is a Czech imitation--probably the stuff you're thinking of. And the other (produced by Pernod) just isn't very good, from what I've read.
I bought my bottle online, from the distiller, in BC. It was pretty expensive, but when you keep in mind that absinthe is diluted with water (at a ratio of 3:1), the price per glass is not bad at all.
The SAQ website lists seven different brands, including Hill's and the Pernod, but not Taboo.
Just how much are we talking here?
Bah! When I read your post, I saw that I had misspelled "Canada."
I didn't notice it either!
I think I knew that. Friends of mine got one or the other when we were still living in Ottawa. He said it just made him pass out.
Very interesting. And thanks for going above and beyond and checking out the SAQ for me. Very kind.
About a hundred dollars Canadian. Two-thirds of the price was for the bottle itself, and the remaining third was for shipping by courier.
I bought the 1932 "The Mummy" on DVD. A used copy was on sale for $12 and I had $7 left over in credit at the store, and with my student ID I get 10% off, so it was definitely the right time to grab it. I didn't even know I didn't have it until I wanted to watch it on Halloween night (after a marathon of Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman and Bride of Frankenstein) and realized I didn't have it. Now I do. Huzzah.
One word of warning, though: I don't ever want anyone here to say that their next purchase was a front loading washing machine. Trust me: DON'T DO IT. 
70 bucks isn't bad, especially since I live in BC and would save a lot on shipping costs, perhaps even picking it up in person depending on the location of the distillery.
Well, it's just eau-de-vie and herbs, after all.
If you want to spend more, I'm sure some other distiller will be happy to accommodate you.
Apparently, there are still some hundred-year-old bottles of pre-ban absinthe lying around. Those are about as expensive as you'd expect.It's made by Okanagan Spirits, in Vernon.
That's not a bad price. I paid £45 for a bottle of "La Fée" absinthe, which I found to be a little overpowering on the anise flavor.
I just received a British Mk. VII bag, dated 1942.
A whole bunch of groceries. This was the highlight of them though.
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