Absinthe, Art & a Spiny Devil

Absinthe, Art & a Spiny Devil

La fée verte. The green fairy. Absinthe.No one is quite certain as to the details of its origin, but absinthe was made famous here in France. Of course, it had a little help from guys like Picasso......and my personal favorite, Degas.There are plenty more, but you get the idea.Many people, when they think of absinthe, automatically think of Paris somewhere around the late 19th century or early 20th century.Maybe other people think of this movie.For most people, absinthe conjures up images of artists, writers, bohemians...Paris cafés and cabarets.I doubt that there are many people who associate absinthe with this.What the hell is that? Well, that is Eurycantha Horrida. But, you can call him Spiny Devil Walking Stick. Doesn't he look delicious? Imagine Spiny marinating in a nice bottle of absinthe for who knows how long.Nope. I'm not jerking you around. It's true. For the low price of only $156.66 (€107.15), you can have this:Personally, I don't understand the appeal. If...
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13 Warrior Women

13 Warrior Women

I'm really not the kind of girl that likes watching kissing movies, or chick flicks with best friends or sisters dancing around, crying and having deep, long conversations about the boring events in their lives. I'd rather have someone hammer kabob skewers up my nostrils. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for TV shows and movies with chicks. I'd just prefer to see them beating the shit out of someone or something.1. Aeryn Sun - Farscape Okay, so she's not exactly the nicest person. Technically, she's not even human. But, she's really not so bad once you get to know her.2. Sara Pezzini - Witchblade Not quite as scantily clad as her comic book counterpart, but still just as cool.3. Aeon Flux Well, the flesh and blood persona of Aeon Flux isn't quite the same as watching the animated version, but it's still fun.4. Lara Croft - Tomb Raider Yeah, yeah...I know she's not Indy. So what?5. Lt. Kara Thrace, a.k.a. "Starbuck" - Battlestar Galactica Cigar...
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