Absinthe was a bad choice. I immediately regret this decision.

POINT -- I drank absinthe in Paris about 8 years ago, and I definitely don't remember it tasting so vile. It's like Sambuca with some green food coloring in it. I thought I was going to yak. To be fair to absinthe, the fun is in the process. Not that I know what it's like to do herion or freebase crack, but it's the same idea: you cook some sugar up on a spoon, you add soda water to the taste. It's about the ritual, not just about the high. By comparison, this shot was like drinking warm, neon green ipecac.

Sneaky will provide a counterpoint.