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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-laurashrti Recent reviews written by member laurashrti en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_484435201668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - I'm a sucker for mascaras, so I always get excited when I run out and can try something new.  I have used a few brands/types more than once, but I never use the exact same mascara twice in a row.  The last time I ran out of mascara I was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484435201668 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:26:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484435201668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484013543044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - A month or so ago I ran out of my preferred cocoa/shea butter lotion and had to replace the bottle... as a very pregnant woman I lather on the lotion several times a day and really can't bear to go without any.  At replacement time I happened to be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484013543044 Sun, 6 Sep 2009 19:01:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484013543044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482677984900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - It's no secret that vampires are a huge fad with teenagers lately.  After the immense success of the Twilight saga it seems that (as a library employee) I get questioned almost every afternoon by teenagers (and sometimes their skeptical,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482677984900 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:22:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482677984900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478901669508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - I've always been a big iced tea drinker, so I was pleasantly surprised and very happy to get a Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker as a wedding gift last summer.  My husband was also happy-- he rarely drinks iced tea, but as the kitchen pro (as opposed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478901669508 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:39:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478901669508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476948631172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - Every now and then my husband and I like to watch a silly movie late at night to help get our minds off things. For the past few weeks the a lot movies I've brought home from the library have been a little more serious in nature and/or have featured a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476948631172 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:36:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476948631172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478265773700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - We all have things lying around that we take for granted: you know, those trivial things you don't realize you need until you really need them; the things that lay around your house, on your desk, or in a junk drawer in your way until you really need... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478265773700 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:45:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478265773700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475317636740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - I've know many people and had many guy friends I considered (or that confessed to being) mama's boys.  There's just something about the relationship between a mom and her son that can't be broken (and with a boy on the way, I'm looking forward to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475317636740 Tue, 7 Jul 2009 13:20:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475317636740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476271316612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - About 50% of my reading is done because my mother suggests something to me, and her suggestions rarely disappoint.  Plus, she's my mom... what am I supposed to tell her, "no?!"  About a year ago I read Jay Asher's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476271316612 Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:42:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476271316612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476261944964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - My husband and I and our friends are all big fans of lawn games, such as cornhole or bags, lawn darts, and most recently: redneck golf.  Obviously my husband and friends are more fond of calling these games by their 'Hoosier' names which are often a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476261944964 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 18:59:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476261944964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476138409604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - I'm a non-picky coffee-drinker, just like my parents and my mother-in-law.  When my then-boyfriend and I first moved into a rental house together around my birthday, his mother bought me a cheap, simple coffee maker that I used daily.  The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476138409604 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:37:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476138409604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475133939332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - My mother, a high school librarian and book-lover, is always recommending books to me.  She pushed me to find Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie in my library for several months while I "uh-huh, okay"ed her,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475133939332 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:20:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475133939332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473288773252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - While checking book lists for new graphic novels, manga, and comic books for our library I came across Why I Killed Peter by Olivier Ka.  After reading a short synopsis, I couldn't pass it up, despite the lack of reviews I could... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473288773252 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:41:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473288773252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471855238788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - Several months ago I purchased two tubes of Dove Ultimate Go Fresh Anti-Perspirant Deodorant, in the Cool Essentials (cucumber and green tea) and Energizing (grapefruit and lemongrass) scents.  I think they were on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471855238788 Wed, 27 May 2009 15:59:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471855238788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471843180164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - When I first found out I was pregnant I suddenly found I had a lot on my mind and though I was out of body lotion I kept putting off buying some.  I knew I should find something that could potentially help ward of stretch marks (good luck with that,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471843180164 Wed, 27 May 2009 11:05:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471843180164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470059159172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - When I found out I was pregnant I was only about 4 weeks along, and I was ecstatic... until about a week later when everything hit me at once.  Nauseau, cramps, headaches, loss of appetite, and a multitude of other rotten things began ruining what I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470059159172 Tue, 26 May 2009 22:15:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470059159172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_466939580036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - While I've long been a fan of graphic novels I just haven't ever gotten very into manga.  For on thing, I'm afraid reading a book "backward" will give me a headache, and for another... well, it's tough to get me to try something new.  After... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~466939580036 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:08:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_466939580036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464682847876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - One thing I'm constantly trying to (gently) drill into my stepson's head is respect for all creatures and earthly things.  I don't see him very often (only every other weekend), and since we share a love of reading I try to reiterate my ideals... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464682847876 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:55:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464682847876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460875402884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - One thing I hate the most when getting dressed is finding that my chosen outfit is full of wrinkles.  Luckily, I always keep a spray bottle of Downy Wrinkle Releaser in the house. Downy Wrinkle Releaser claims it will smooth away... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460875402884 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:55:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460875402884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460875075204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - Many people deal with razor burn on the face and legs, and while there are many products to help ease the pain and lessen the chance of getting the burning red bumps in the first place for these areas, there really doesn't seem to be much in the way of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460875075204 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:48:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460875075204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460874944132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - I'm not sure how it started but several years back I became a coffee drinker.  I don't require any special kind of coffee, nor must I have cream or sugar or anything else, but sometimes it's nice to pamper my mug, so I like to have a few... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460874944132 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:43:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460874944132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459869687428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - 28 days... 6 hours... 42 minutes... 12 seconds... That... is when the world... will end.People have been telling me to watch the 2001 film Donnie Darko for quite some time now, and while I've meant to see it for what seems like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459869687428 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:44:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459869687428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460098539140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - I seem to always be going from one cleanser to the other, with a few on-and-off favorites that I always come back to, as well as some off-the-wall experimental cleansers that I, well... experiment with.  My most recent purchase was a combination of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460098539140 Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:06:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460098539140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459390160516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - My one and only New Year's resolution this year was to be good to myself.  I tend to put myself last in everything I do, and by December of last year I realized it was starting to affect my health.  One thing I thought I'd try is yoga, so I put... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459390160516 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:08:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459390160516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457173667460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - I've been on a teen fiction kick lately, so it should be no surprise that one of my most recent picks was written by popular teen novelist Chris Crutcher.  As usual, it was originally suggested by my mother, a middle and high school... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457173667460 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:27:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457173667460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455414288004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - I finally forced myself to finish off my last moisturizer, promising my face I'd buy a tried-and-true moisturizer I knew would do me good instead of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455414288004 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:25:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455414288004?linkin_id=8003929