Epinions Recent Reviews for nayad

I Was Pleased to Meet the Nordic Empress

Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:08:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - My fabulous cruise aboard the Nordic Empress has set a high standard. Any future cruises I take will have to live up to my very high expectations now - if I ever bother with cruising on any other ship! And here's where I tell you why...

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An Intricate House of Leaves

Thu, 26 Oct 2000 17:46:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - Think about actually trying to build a house of leaves. The leaves pile up only so high before shifting and scattering. You build and build, only to have your efforts blown away by each tiny gust of wind. Now imagine that what you are trying to create is...

Continental Airlines: Inefficiency with Benefits?

Tue, 17 Oct 2000 18:15:14 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - Call me crazy, but I really hate it when airlines overbook flights. I am also not fond of flights being cancelled or delayed. Continental has some nice features, but to give them a glowing review I'd have to see more efficiency in their scheduling. This...

Pop! Lives Up to Its Name

Fri, 29 Sep 2000 13:57:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - [Note: This is a revision of one of my very early epinions. The original version was not, exactly, comprehensive. So here’s more.]

My mood and music are closely intertwined. Erasure Pop! – The First 20 Hits is the CD I play when...

A Surreal Trip to The Beach

Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:07:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - From the moment Richard (DiCaprio) drinks snake's blood in a dingy back room in Thailand, he's on a new path - the path away from typical travel experiences. His mind is wide open as he sets off on his quest to find something different.

Then...

Little Earthquakes: Soul-Shaking Intensity

Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:09:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - Wielding words like swords and slashing at her past, Tori Amos sings through a range of emotions: anger, guilt, fear, defiance, pain, regret, and isolation. This is not a happy album, but with her beautiful voice, Tori builds to a kind of transcendence...

pitas: Pitas: The Easy Way to Make Your Own Weblog

Mon, 11 Sep 2000 18:12:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - What is a pita?

A pita is a free web page that can be filled with pretty much anything you like, so long as you abide by the guidelines and avoid the always-loathsome offensive or illegal material.

The system is set up so...

Enjoy the Milwaukee County Zoo!

Mon, 4 Sep 2000 13:51:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - Yesterday my husband and I took a day trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo. We'd heard that it was an especially nice zoo, so our expectations were high - and we were not disappointed! I'm glad, too, because the entry fee was $8.00 per adult, and parking was...

eGroups: Email Lists at a Low, Low Price - They're Free!

Tue, 29 Aug 2000 19:07:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - I didn't actually choose eGroups for my email list needs - I originally joined Onelist. Since then, Onelist and Egroups merged and there have been some changes, but I'm very pleased with the service, especially since it's free!

Online journals...

The Cell - Not for the Squeamish!

Sat, 19 Aug 2000 11:16:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - The outlandish fantasy images in the trailers convinced me to see The Cell, and that is why I was ultimately not disappointed in the straightforward, minimally suspenseful plot.

The premise of the movie is that it's possible to enter...

I Devoured Fine Prey

Fri, 7 Apr 2000 19:36:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - I love a good alien society meets human society novel, and Fine Prey is the first truly good one I've found in a long time. It covers a lot of my major interests in contemplating what could happen if aliens ever arrived for a tour of Earth.
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A Quest for Justice in Perseus Spur

Wed, 5 Apr 2000 18:52:01 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - I chose this book to read because the author became one of my favorites with Intervention: The Surveillance, The Metaconcert, Jack the Bodiless, Magnificat, and Diamond Mask; I highly recommend all of them. Those books...

Wicked!

Tue, 28 Mar 2000 20:17:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - The Wizard of Oz merely hinted at the underlying turmoils of the Land of Oz, but Wicked gets political while telling the tale of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

From her birth inside the magical Clock of the Time Dragon,...

The Sure Thing

Fri, 17 Mar 2000 14:18:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - The pursuit of sex... a young man's dream. The Sure Thing begins at a high school graduation party, where Walter "Gib" Gibson (John Cusack) tries, and fails, to woo women with a line that begins, "Consider outer space..." and...

A Glimpse of Magic Through Moonlight and Vines

Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:59:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - Peeking through the cracks and around the corners of the ordinary world, magic appears, in this collection of stories by Charles de Lint. Set in the imaginary city of Newford, each story in the collection shows magical elements stealing in and...

Drowning Mona

Sat, 4 Mar 2000 03:17:35 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - The commercials promised a black comedy full of well-known actors: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Neve Campbell, along with an array of lesser-known supporting actors. I thought the movie would be excellent. Somehow that didn't work...

Pretty In Pink

Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:21:22 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - This movie has a lot of good qualities, but I don't like the message it sends. The supporting actors are amazing - Annie Potts, Jon Cryer, and James Spader all play up their characters' quirks and flaws wonderfully. I mention them first because they make...

Night of the Wolf

Mon, 28 Feb 2000 17:43:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - A different approach to werewolves makes this book, and its companion, _The Silver Wolf_, both unusual and compelling. _Night of the Wolf_ is about Maeniel, an individual who is both a wolf and a man; he can change back and forth between his two forms at...

Honda Civic HX

Fri, 25 Feb 2000 21:38:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - I love my car. Last May my husband and I bought a Honda Civic HX primarily for my use, because we'd recently moved to an area which made it awkward to only have one car, and he really needed his Pathfinder to get to work. We had some requirements for the...

Lightning

Thu, 24 Feb 2000 18:34:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - In my opinion, _Lightning_ is Dean Koontz's best novel. With a truly original plot and plenty of suspense, as well as brilliantly written characters, _Lightning_ is one of the books I'm always glad to re-read one more time. Just writing about it is...

Lake Placid

Thu, 24 Feb 2000 02:12:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - A giant crocodile? Preposterous! But I still liked this movie, primarily because of Oliver Platt's hilarious performance. I liked the characters so much that I was willing to go along with the crocodile idea to see them interact with each other; if you...

Bean

Thu, 24 Feb 2000 00:06:59 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - Although I usually find Rowan Atkinson hilarious, I must say this movie was absolutely wretched. The Mr. Bean character was not entirely at fault - I've enjoyed the few bits of the show that I've seen before.

I thought the movie would be...

Why I Love Madison, Wisconsin

Wed, 23 Feb 2000 21:54:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - I've lived in Madison for nearly four years, and in that time I've gone from considering it a temporary place to live, to wanting to stay here as long as possible. I've lived in large cities - Chicago and Dallas - and I've lived in small towns -...

The Saint

Wed, 23 Feb 2000 20:57:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - Action and passion drive this movie through implausible moments that, in a lesser movie, would drive me nuts. Val Kilmer does an excellent job playing the role of Simon, an extremely good thief who uses the names of saints as his pseudonyms. This quirk...

Boiler Room

Tue, 22 Feb 2000 02:36:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nayad - Aggressive characters and the nasty effects of greed build the tension in _Boiler Room_. I found the movie to be both satisfying and frighteningly plausible. I was completely fascinated from the beginning to the end, as the hordes of men in this film...