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Or you could drink from a more appropriate glass, like a glencairn for whisky or a digestif glass for digestifs... etc, etc.

http://www.amazon.com/Glencairn-Crystal-Whiskey-Tasting-Glass/dp/B005LR3P1I/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1360179311&sr=1-2&keywords=glencairn

Troegs Mad Elf, St. Bernardus Christmas Ale, Avery Old Jubilation... those are my current go-to's.

I'll still take Grados at half the price with better sound.

This sort of ignores the point of blu-ray, which was the video and sound quality... streaming HD and even cable tv does not even come close to blu ray. For that reason, I think Blu Ray is still a compelling format.

I guess you would have to see one to know what I'm talking about though. ;-)

Thanks! And with the soft wall there I was actually quite worried about the fire hazard aspect.

I like my gin to taste like gin, so while I like Hendrick's and Bulldog they are not my favorites.

Aviation is my current favorite, hands down. I also like Plymouth, Broker's, and sometimes Bombay Dry. Rogue's Spruce Gin is also quite good, if different.

I'm more of a bitters drinker, Fernet is my favorite at the moment. I'm also a big fan of Cynar, though that may be considered an apéritif I tend to drink it after a meal.

But I am never without Underberg! After a big meal or a night of imbibing, nothing is better than a little single-serve bottle of Underberg.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underberg

Greenward is one of my favorites... I happened to notice it one day walking down to Abodeon, it used to have some creepy computer repair shop in that space.

Now I stop in pretty often, it's a great source of unique and green items. My favorites are the vases made from recycled bottles... you can see them dead center, top shelf in the third picture from the top... they're a dark green color and have an amazing form.

Great post!

Abodeon is one of my favorites, and I second the comment about Greenward. I don't think Abodeon is particularly well known, especially for folks on the other side of the river.

I'm not sure why the negativity towards the selection, I think it fits right in on AT.

Thanks for the post!

It's hard to tell by the (bad) pictures, but we chose the room color from the red in the carpet. Maybe that's the wrong thing to do, I'm very new at all of this, but I liked the idea of a richer darker color in this room. And, I still do, just needs lightening.

I love the straight panel curtain with wood blind idea... brilliant and I'm going to do that first. Then move the chaise to the window and find a neutral small-scale chair for the left of the couch.

Artwork over the couch is definitely a priority, but I've had bad luck hanging pictures on our 100 year-old horse hair plaster walls. If anyone knows how to do that better, please fill me in. It's too crumbly for any anchor solutions I've tried.

And thank you all so much for all of your great comments... looking forward to reading more and trying out these great solutions.