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[brucegray666]

Free tea arrived in the mail.

Free is good. Tea is good. The free tea however is just alright.

[Ben the Obiwomble]

Hail to the Germans! Or, more accurately, amazon.de!

I've a German DVD set of Castle series 2 and have been watching the price fall on series 3. Not only that, but the series 2 German edition beats the crap out of the US Region 1 DVD I have for series 1 that somehow plays OK on a Region 2 PS3 - how? No idea.

So, having spotted season 3 was done to 20 Euro, I decided to order that and series 1, figuring I might as well upograde, as the subs on the German DVDs beat the US ones. Site said despatch in 2-3 days, just over £30 for the 2 series including posting - bargain!

Got the order despatch a couple of days ago and the DVDs look to have turned up yesterday! What the fuck? I'm not used to things arriving that fast, especially not when ordering from another country! So, have just found them, tried 'em out on the PS£ and damn, they play wonderfully!

So I can now finish the 2nd season of what is one of my favourite series!

AND I still have birthday prezzies to open! It's shaping up to be a good day!

[garjones]

I think you should start a Ben's Bargains blog.

[craggy]

not to encourage a stereotype or anything, but really, Ben, you're surprised that the Germans are efficient?

[Miqque Loveland]

I got Longbox #2 today.

There is also a compound longbow behind my bookcase. I have no arrows, but I guess if I whack somebody hard and repeatedly with that thing, It'd hurt.

"Hey John Kerry! Why the long face?"

If one has a longing and satiates it in a brief time; it it a shortling?

[Ben the Obiwomble]

not to encourage a stereotype or anything, but really, Ben, you're surprised that the Germans are efficient?

To this degree? Yeah, expected arrival date was June 11, not June 1!

[stephanie familiar]

just got back from work and grocery shopping, and am pleased with myself for actually working on a paper before the night before it's due. currently contemplating whether i should make myself something fancy for breakfast, or whether to just shove some raspberries in my face.

[Nicholas Taggart]

just got back from work and grocery shopping, and am pleased with myself for actually working on a paper before the night before it's due. currently contemplating whether i should make myself something fancy for breakfast, or whether to just shove some raspberries in my face.

Shove some tomberries in your face

[Christian U]

Hail to the Germans! Or, more accurately, amazon.de!

I've a German DVD set of Castle series 2 and have been watching the price fall on series 3. Not only that, but the series 2 German edition beats the crap out of the US Region 1 DVD I have for series 1 that somehow plays OK on a Region 2 PS3 - how? No idea.

So, having spotted season 3 was done to 20 Euro, I decided to order that and series 1, figuring I might as well upograde, as the subs on the German DVDs beat the US ones. Site said despatch in 2-3 days, just over £30 for the 2 series including posting - bargain!

Got the order despatch a couple of days ago and the DVDs look to have turned up yesterday! What the fuck? I'm not used to things arriving that fast, especially not when ordering from another country! So, have just found them, tried 'em out on the PS£ and damn, they play wonderfully!

So I can now finish the 2nd season of what is one of my favourite series!

AND I still have birthday prezzies to open! It's shaping up to be a good day!

Funnily enough, I mostly order DVDs via play.com.

[stephanie familiar]

Shove some tomberries in your face

yucky.

[Nicholas Taggart]

yucky.

[Arjan Dirkse]

Back from the gym! I feel pretty good about myself now.

[Ben the Obiwomble]

For some reason Christian, they're taking ages to release Castle in the UK, so the continental R2 DVDs for season 3 get sold for £35-45!

[Christian U]

Madness!

[Mike]

I drew the short straw and had to work the weekend of the 4 day weekend the UK is having this week; however of the options, I got the slightly longer straw - I've just worked Saturday and Sunday, and get Monday and Tuesday off. Saturday and Sunday are just a normal weekend really. The true chaos is going to be Monday and Tuesday, when I shall be cheerily drinking beer somewhere.


Oh, and I had a 'blink and you'll miss him' cameo appearance in this week's episode of the documentary based in my work on BBC2 - glaring at the camera waiting for them to bugger off so we could get on with the proper work

[Chris Fenton]

So I was sitting here enjoying my monday WHEN...

A Royal Logistic Corps Bomb Disposal Unit lorry pulled up outside... it sat there for a few minutes then drove away, pretty scarey..

Trying to find out what it going on now...

[Martin Smith]

Oh, and I had a 'blink and you'll miss him' cameo appearance in this week's episode of the documentary based in my work on BBC2 - glaring at the camera waiting for them to bugger off so we could get on with the proper work

Ha! I imagine it must be hugely frustrating having a camera crew clogging up your place of work, especially when it's as a hectic and important one as yours Mike.

[Arjan Dirkse]

After the financial apocalypse, I was finally able to buy stuff again!!

Just ordered a load of tpbs from Amazon. WOOOOOOOOOO

[Miqque Loveland]

After the financial apocalypse, I was finally able to buy stuff again!!

Just ordered a load of tpbs from Amazon. WOOOOOOOOOO

A unique joy! Payoff. Ahhhhhhhh.

Thou shalt not feel guilt ever about this nohow.

Pleased for you, buddy.

[stephanie familiar]

every time my dad comes to visit, he leaves me money in the fridge. i don't know why, but it kind of makes me sad. this time it was under a container of berries.