Epinions Recent Reviews for joannavaught

I drove the Sable

Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:37:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - for three weeks as a rental car while my truck was in the shop.

Overall, I'd say that driving the car was a great experience. It had nice acceleration and a smooth ride: 80 MPH felt no different than 40 MPH.

There were a couple of...

the thing about blue october

Tue, 21 Nov 2000 03:43:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - is that they're my favorite band.

I was 15 the first time that I saw Justin, the lead singer of Blue October, play. At that time he was in a band called The Last Wish, and he was 17, a senior in high school. The Last Wish played at a Drama...

the thing about the girl's guide

Sun, 19 Nov 2000 19:54:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - is that a few summers ago, I worked for a writer. Well, she was a writer and an escort, which is how she could afford to be a BAD writer with a well-paid assistant.

Anyway, she was obsessed with The Rules, the book, you know? In a very...

The thing about Irresistible Bliss

Mon, 9 Oct 2000 16:50:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - is that I owned it for three years before I ever really listened to it.

My friend Chris put "How Many Cans?" on a mix tape that he made for me right after my boyfriend and I split up at the beginning of my sophomore year of college...

Not Easy At All

Mon, 9 Oct 2000 02:35:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - I think that Adaptec should be required, by law, to remove the word "Easy" from the name of this software. They should replace it with "tricky," "buggy," or maybe even, "worthless piece of..."

This...

Gateway Essential: Tech Support is awful

Mon, 9 Oct 2000 02:21:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - In almost all ways, I love my Gateway. I ordered it online and that process, included getting the loan for my finance plan, was effortless. The computer arrived within the week. It's been a great machine so far (I've had it a few months) and I am...

O Canada!

Mon, 9 Oct 2000 01:47:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - Here is my one problem with Cartoon Network: in most cities, there is no public, published schedule of their show lineup. So if you want to plan on watching a specific cartoon, you have to watch the network long enough to see an advertisement for the...

the thing about boone's

Mon, 10 Jul 2000 19:08:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - is that you don't buy it because you're looking to buy a good wine.

you buy it because you're looking to get drunk. cheap.

now, this isn't as horrible a goal as it has been previously made out to be. there's nothing wrong with a night of...

the thing about belle & sebastian

Mon, 29 May 2000 11:25:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - is that i was exhausted.

i had gotten maybe 8 combined hours of sleep in the last three nights, i had to be awake for work at 6, it was already past midnight, and i hadn't heard from him yet.

but i was restless.

and i was listening...

Read this Naked.

Sat, 19 Feb 2000 07:25:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - Well, first, I resent this being classified as fiction when it's a memoir.

That aside, Naked contains some of the most brilliant modern autobiographical writing that I have had the fortune of reading.

Any two-bit writing course will teach...

Different writer, please?

Sat, 19 Feb 2000 07:04:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - There is no doubt that this is a good story, more inspiring obviously because it is a TRUE story.

Neither is there any doubt that Morrie Schwartz was truly a magnificent soul whose life was as much of a lesson as the process of his death.

...

2000 Nissan Frontier 4WD: Best Truck I've Ever Had

Sat, 5 Feb 2000 16:25:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - It's also the only truck I've ever had, but I sure do like it a lot.

Because of a recent accident where I was rear-ended, I was compensated nicely for my lemon of a car and decided that, rather than continue to maintain, repair, and be limited by my...

GoToWorld.com: Possibly the Devil

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 07:46:17 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - Gotoworld.com. Satan. See the connection? Alright, it's not very obvious but it's there.

Picture it: I'm a poor graduate who likes these "surf and make money" programs. So I download this crappy browser-thing-y and keep it open.
...

Apple is Always Doing Everybody Good

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 07:23:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - I was curious to see how epinions members rated one of my favorite albums this year, Fiona Apple's "When the Pawn..." so I came here to find all 5 star ratings and thought to myself, "What's one more 5 star rating? What could I possibly...

Certainly Believable.

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 07:00:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - Stretch your mind for a second. Hugh Grant plays a foppish, awkward man whose appeal lies mainly in the fact that he's charmingly British. Julia Roberts plays a world-renowned actress whose romantic escapades attract the same amount of attention, if...

Everything You Need

Thu, 16 Dec 1999 16:22:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - I used to sell Cutco. Yeah, I did, and before you get all judgmental, I was 18, it was the only job I could get in Houston, and I made wicked good money doing it. I would work two or three hours a day and make between $70 and $100.

And I'm not...

imood: Scary. In a good way.

Thu, 16 Dec 1999 04:48:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - When I first discovered imood.com, I thought, "This is the best toy ever! People can come to my website and find out what kind of mood I am in -- or at least was in the last time I changed it. It does for webpages what /away messages have done for...

Pearl Jam: Only Getting Better

Thu, 16 Dec 1999 03:23:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - If I hear one more time that Pearl Jam has gotten worse with every album, or alternatively, that "every album after Vs. SUCKED, DUDE," I really may beat someone in the face repeatedly with a bat.

There is no doubt that...

OK, Smarty, Go to a Party

Wed, 15 Dec 1999 23:08:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - If you're anything like me, you have at some point in the last few years found yourself thinking, "Whatever happened to Young M.C.? How come you never hear 'Parents Just Don't Understand' on the radio these days? And who would've thought that...

I Want a TV Embrace

Wed, 15 Dec 1999 22:32:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - I started today as everyone should.

I rolled out of bed -- before noon, congratulations to me -- put in Ben Lee's "Breathing Tornados," cranked it up, and proceeded to jump in the shower, where I sang VERY LOUDLY along with the first...

What Legends are Made of

Wed, 15 Dec 1999 06:41:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - On the Road was not written, as the legend goes, in a mad prosaic fury on one long scroll of paper, never edited. It was Kerouac's oeuvre, it was originally called Town and the City, it went through several major revisionary processes, and it was about...

Chicks Like It, Too!

Wed, 15 Dec 1999 05:09:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - I had a friend of mine -- male, no less -- say to me this past weekend, "You like Comedy Central? It has to be the most misogynist network there is."

What, "The Man Show"? "The Man Show" represents the majority of...

Bad Acting, Great Writing.

Tue, 14 Dec 1999 07:23:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - Kevin Smith movies have never been known for their acting. From Clerks where nearly every scene contains what feels like a pained monologue straight from high school theatre class to, now, Dogma, where thoughtful and witty dialogue rolls way too quickly...

If Only There Were a Patrick for Every Kat.

Tue, 14 Dec 1999 06:36:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - I saw this movie three times today.

I bought it on Pay-Per-View, having never seen it, and I accidentally got the all-day movie ticket. The first time I watched it, I liked it enough to decide to tape it on the next go-round. The time I taped it,...

I Wanna Steal His Kisses

Sun, 12 Dec 1999 19:24:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author joannavaught - Ben Harper is sexy.

Now, you might read this and think, "Listen crazy, we're here to read a review of an album, not to hear about your romantic inclinations." But it is exactly his music that leaves me convinced that I need to get in my...