"$26 = the reason you should mailorder foreign releases from overseas yourself. f'instance, hotstuff.se has it for 189sek (~$19) and would probably ship it for $21 or so (that's with the VAT subtracted n stuff)"
"whole foods just generally sucks for produce, period. I'm telling ya - farmers markets are where it's at. I also belong to a CSA group so I get a box of organics straight from the farm every week.
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CSA = community supported agriculture
basically a farm coop - you pay your dues and get a box delivered to a drop location in your neighborhood. at least that's how the one I belong to works. Mine: www.fullbellyfarm.com
try it and see - just get a dozen or so multi-colored and see what happens. I bet they sell more."
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"yeah, don't make all large and xl shirts like all those stupid metal bands. make fucking shirts that FIT. mediums sell really well. and make 3/4 sleeve 70s rock jerseys, too. the indie kids will eat that shit up."
the trick is, you get her to meet you over state lines. that way the mann act doesn't come into play. that's how they get ya, not the stat-rape laws--you think 'bama's going to bust for stat-rape?--but federal violations.
"I saw a special winter beer box thingy at Cost Plus the other day, but it didn't really have anything too interesting in it that I haven't tried before. It had Old Thumper, which of course is still great, but I'd just buy what I know is good and skip the rest."
"As I am now in the process of brewing my first batch of homebrew, it is my solemn duty to create enough empty bottles within 10 days for the new beer. A tough job, but someone's gotta do it."