Epinions Recent Reviews for atara

What a Good Night's Sleep Should Be

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 03:56:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author atara - Let me tell you what a good night's sleep is like.

A good night's sleep is being able to get comfortable on a mattress that is not too firm and not too soft. A good night's sleep is being able to sleep soundly oblivious to your partner's...

Digiguide for the Diginewbie: Digiviewing Digitips

Thu, 12 Oct 2000 01:23:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author atara - Let me start with the basic truth: in order to really enjoy this movie, you need to already be a fan of the television cartoon on which this show was based.

Now, I'm not saying that you won't enjoy the movie if you don't eagerly run downstairs...

Foxes and Magic in Medieval Japan

Tue, 19 Sep 2000 11:44:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - There are two ways you can retell an ancient folktale. First, you can bastardize it and rip the heart out of the story as Disney and popular children's literature has done to so many fairy tales. Or, you can remain true to the story and true to the...

Happy Cat and Clean Feet

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:51:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - It's an unpleasant job, but someone's got to do it.

Although my apartment is rather small, I have two litter boxes set up for my cat - one on the first floor and one on the second. Both of these boxes are (unavoidably) in high-traffic areas,...

Titan Swings - and Misses

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 02:30:53 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author atara - I wanted to like this movie. I really did. It had all the elements of a movie that I would enjoy: state-of-the-art animation, space ships, explosions, and aliens.

What it lacked, however, was good writing.

Word around the animation...

Ten Thousand Sorrows, Ten Thousand Joys

Tue, 20 Jun 2000 02:04:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - This is not a book that I would ordinarily have picked up. Autobiographies have always struck me as rather - oh, I don't know - egotistical. They have never really interested me.

However, I heard an interview with the author, Elizabeth Kim, on...

The Pickle Fiasco

Wed, 14 Jun 2000 12:43:50 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author atara - Repeat after me: No pickles.

Got it? Say it again just to make sure. No pickles. No meaning a negative or a denial. Pickles meaning those nasty, limp, salty, vinegary, green things.

It's easy for you and me to...

Saturn Has Seventeen Moons and One Great Car

Tue, 13 Jun 2000 12:49:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - I never really intended to buy a Saturn.

I mean, really. I was looking for a truck. I had a $5000 down payment burning a hole in my pocket, and I was sure I was going to get a truck.

Then I found out how much trucks really are. Even...

Pretentious much?

Tue, 23 May 2000 12:56:00 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author atara - According to Modern Bride, the average price of a wedding today is $18,000.

blink blink

Really? Gosh. I must be poor. My wedding budget is only $4,000. Whatever shall I do?

Paging through the magazine, you...

...I Had to Walk Home

Sat, 20 May 2000 00:40:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - It's all the library's fault.

I was waiting for a bus on a really hot summer afternoon. The library was air-conditioned, and I had almost twenty minutes before my bus came... So I went into the library.

While idly browsing the...

Where's the Phoenix?

Fri, 19 May 2000 13:08:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author atara - So, a kid is playing a video game and gets sucked into the game.

Now, why does that sound familiar? Wasn't it Kidd Video that had almost the same premise?

Anyway, he ends up in the video game and is plunged into a...

Travelocity Flight Reservations: Travels with Travelocity

Tue, 16 May 2000 23:35:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - When I was looking to purchase tickets to Canada, I had nosed around a few other online ticketing sites. Unfortunately, every one I looked at wanted my credit card number before I saw the available flights. This was unacceptable, in my opinion, so...

Little. Blue. Good.

Thu, 11 May 2000 02:02:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - He was blue. He was rusty. He was old. And most importantly, he was free.

"Look," my dad said. "I'm only giving you the car because you can't afford one right now. If it was up to me, I'd sell it for $500 just to get rid of...

Microtek SlimScan C3 Flatbed Scanner: Adequately Adequate

Fri, 5 May 2000 23:25:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - I had this review completely written, bashing almost every aspect of this scanner. But I sat back and thought, "Is it really that bad for what I paid for it?"

All I wanted was a scanner that would allow me to scan photos and email...

What Did That Printer Say?

Thu, 4 May 2000 13:08:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - Go ahead and call me easily amused... But I really like my talking printer.

When I hit "print," a little window pops up on my screen and a female voice says, "Printing started." When it's done printing, she says,...

A Very Loud Endorsement

Wed, 3 May 2000 12:49:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author atara - Aaahh... There's nothing like settling down for a game of Mechwarrior and making the windows shake.

These speakers were purchased for me over a year ago, and if I had to purchase another set of speakers today I would not hesitate to go...

An Unforgettable Epic

Tue, 2 May 2000 23:14:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author atara - It isn't often that a book so enraptures me I forget to do things like, well, sleep. A Whisper of Wings is such a book.

In this novel, Kidd paints a portrait of a rich, three-dimensional world. This realm is populated with fantastic...

Polite But Unremarkable

Tue, 2 May 2000 02:06:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author atara - When you go to a restaurant and, six hours later, can't remember where you ate... Is that a good thing?

I suppose that it's better than clutching your stomach, rolling around on the ground and crying, "God! I'm never eating there...

The Landlubber Reviews the Crab Shack

Sat, 29 Apr 2000 03:06:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - I admit it. I am not a big fan of seafood. But since my fiancé is a seafood lover, I have a feeling I'm going to be dragged off to more than one seafood place in my life. (Hopefully, it won't be kicking and screaming.)

And, now that I...

Heartburn for $2.50, plus tax

Sat, 29 Apr 2000 01:58:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author atara - Let me start this off by saying this: I used to work here. Am I biased? Perhaps. But it's been almost 8 years since I worked there, so I think I've gained a little distance from the restaurant chain.

Taco Bell is a staple in any college...

Fun and educational? It's true!

Fri, 28 Apr 2000 13:49:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author atara - They needed shows like this when I was learning to read. Combining live action puppetry, animation, songs and a cast of entertaining characters, Between the Lions teaches children the basics of reading.

I stumbled across this show once...

"...you must tame the beast..."

Thu, 27 Apr 2000 23:46:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - Shortly after getting hooked on the Beast Wars cartoons, I discovered that the show was being canceled (or just retired). While I was still in my mourning period, I heard that the show would go on, in the form of the new show Beast...

Perfect for Culinary Noodleheads

Thu, 27 Apr 2000 11:09:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - I'm a complete kitchen moron, and this grill was a godsend. My mother got it for me for Christmas, and it has become a staple in my food preparation.

I am someone who has screwed up frozen pierogies, so anything I get for the kitchen has to be...

Talking Animals? Worth a Look

Thu, 27 Apr 2000 02:15:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author atara - Talking animals, an alternate reality, a rich theological background and lots of action keep this book by Michael Payne interesting. I could easily compare this book to Watership Down (another book with animals in "speaking" roles) if...