i'm torn as to how i feel about this article in the guardian. on the one hand, there's so much poverty, so much hunger, etc. in the world and its just grossly inappropriate to blow $40,000 on a tin of caviar. but, on the other hand, gosh, you gotta respect someone who takes the pure pursuit of pleasure to such an extreme. no guilt, no moderation, just all out going for exactly what you want. i mean, certainly you have to be rather firmly lodged in a certain economic bracket to do this, but gosh, its so over-the-top obscene that i kind of like it.