guilty absinthurs

according to wikipedia.org, absinth or absinthe, is a distilled highly alcoholic,woodworm and anise-flavored drink derived from herbs.It's banned in many countries for health concerns.
A bottle of black smirnoff vodka ice is 1.7 australian standard drinks but a shot of absinth containing 60 to 80 pecent alcohol(vaires from brands and products) is equivalent to 16 to 18 standard drinks.
my last two saturdays were filled with abinsth drinking. In other words,i was a total piss head for two consecutive weekends.
the first weekend,22 Oct,was a friend's birthday party. it begun from a thai restaurant and we moved to her conductor boyfriend's home who is currently one of the most talented flute player in australia and a future conducting superstar. anyway, he offered me half a shot from a bottle of 80%alcohol black absinth after I had already drank a bottle of Shiraz in the restaurant.
the black absinth had a black liquorice taste,only 100 times denser. I had the half shot with some sugar. the next moment i could recall was the numbness from my lips, tongue and throat that lasted for 30 seconds followed by some intense coughing. for one moment i felt like one of those ancient fire dragon. it was awesome. normally i could hold my alcohol quite well, but that was extraordinary so i got knocked out pretty quickly. not in a sick sorta way if u know what i mean;-)
29 October was the catching up with two great gals of mine,kath and viv, at a czech restaurant in a seedy side of sydney: kings cross.the food was great,we had roast duck,bohemian dumplings,sauerkraut ....it was fabulous. the desserts were heavenly until viv invited a green devil to the evening: the green fairy absinth. it's not as bad as the black one. we had it the traditional way, with a burning sugar cube placed on a slotted spoon over a shot of absinth. after the sugar was properly burnt, we mixed it in the drink with ice cubes to add sweetness to the bitterly drink. we had three shots each, one's on the house. the green fairy did her magic tricks...i don't have the heart to tell you how messy we were when we were leaving the restaurant.lol it was a fun evening among three cool chicks n we talked about career,love,sex and men. absolutely fantastic!
on my way home,i found a digital camera in a cab. i lost 2 pda phones in the past and understand how bad does it feel to lose something so important. with this extra "gift'' sent from a cab, the guilt has taken over the absinth in my body...a friend said i can call the taxi company to leave my numbers there...some said it's a compensation for my previous phones loss,so keep it or sell it....evil evil evil...what am i going to do with the camera?