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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-ssjakira1 Recent reviews written by member ssjakira1 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_472582098564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - I joined RewardTV back in college.  That was when I was still looking for places that forked out extra cash, even if it was only $1 here and $1 there.  If I remember right, I joined through another, and infinitely more awesome program,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472582098564 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 18:28:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472582098564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471890169476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - I remember when the N64 was cutting technology.  Not so much anymore, but I'm too poor to buy a Playstation or Wii.  But I'm content to continue playing games like Banjo-Kazooie and Legend of Zelda on my N64.  Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471890169476 Wed, 27 May 2009 18:35:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471890169476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471522971268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - I hike all over.  When I can, where I can.  Illinois, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Wyoming, and so on.  For the longest time, I used one of my dad's hiking poles.  That was until we went to Rocky Mountain National Park and I asked for a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471522971268 Sun, 24 May 2009 15:29:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471522971268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471465496196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - When I bought my Energizer charger, I knew I had to get some AAA batteries to go with it.  The charger came with 2 AAs, but no AAAs.  Lucky for me, a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471465496196 Sun, 24 May 2009 01:33:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471465496196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471445704324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - We use AA batteries for pretty much everything.  Wireless goodies for computers.  Digital cameras.  CD players (still, yes).  Headlamps (yay camping).  Television remotes and other stuff I can't even think of right now.  The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471445704324 Sat, 23 May 2009 21:09:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471445704324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471444000388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - With a wireless mouse, wireless keyboard, CD player, and MP3 player, I finally realized that, holy geezo, I am spending a lot more on batteries than I want to.And with modern technology, I'm spending a lot more on batteries than I need... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471444000388 Sat, 23 May 2009 20:45:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471444000388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471431483012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - My iRiver died after roughly one year of use.  I still have no idea why, but I don't think it was necessarily the product's fault (as a whole - maybe I happened to get one... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471431483012 Sat, 23 May 2009 18:03:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471431483012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469053312644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - For the longest time, I was convinced that The Abyss was done by James Horner because the vocals just sounded so much like him. Instead, it is none other than Alan Silvestri (Van Helsing,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469053312644 Sat, 2 May 2009 19:34:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469053312644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465554214532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - I just got home from watching Watchmen.  It is currently 12:07 AM.  The movie began at 9:00 and ended around 11:45 PM, so be ready for a picture that's long and involved.As some people are aware, Watchmen has its roots in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465554214532 Wed, 1 Apr 2009 02:52:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465554214532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460883005060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - My sister staceums and I caught this movie by accident on day while channel surfing.  We hung around and loved it.  Every year for Christmas my mother surprises me with something I didn't ask for and a few years... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460883005060 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:14:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460883005060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460873764484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - David Tennant is HOT!Er, I'm sorry.  I'm getting ahead of myself already.The LowdownSo what's Doctor Who?  Doctor Who is a science fiction show that actually started a long time ago, decades actually, in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460873764484 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:20:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460873764484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460799053444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - I'm almost embarrassed to write this review because it means I'll have to admit that 1.) I have this move and 2.) I like it.  I can't even sit here and not laugh because it's just so, so bad.  I mean, it's...bad.  *time out... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460799053444 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:47:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460799053444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460790140548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - I'm not sure how it happened, but ever since we moved to Pennsylvania, my father has decided we ought to get into fly-fishing.  I like regular fishing, so I was game.  Never mind that it included having to buy wader and booties and flies and a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460790140548 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:02:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460790140548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460773232260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - I've been a member of MyPoints.com since January 17th of 2006.  Since then I've earned a grand total of 27,660 points.  My most recent point redemptions have come in the form of a $25 Wal-Mart gift card, a $25 Target gift card, and a $25 CVS... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460773232260 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:35:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460773232260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460095065732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - I am bad.  I am soooo bad.  I got this CD before it was out in the States.  I mean, there it was, Murray Gold's music floating around in the UK and I had to wait until they wheeled and dealed to get it here.  So I snuck... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460095065732 Thu, 5 Feb 2009 22:07:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460095065732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458238037636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - Welcome one, welcome all to Louisiana, home of Sookie Stackhouse, vampire and werewolf/animal magnet extraordinaire.I'd heard all about Laurell K. Hamilton and how her books went from fun to smut in no time flat.  While I sit here and say... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458238037636 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:59:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458238037636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458213527172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - I would have kicked Jason in the balls.Ok.  Let me rewind a bit for you so that sentence makes more sense.  Charlaine Harris writes a series of books that are officially named "Southern Vampire Novels" but have been transformed by the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458213527172 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:42:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458213527172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452931718788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - Some people might say I have issues. In some ways I probably do – I’ve effectively decided I’ll probably never marry an American boy. But at the same time, while taking a curious look at what the adorable David Tennant has done in his... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452931718788 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:51:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452931718788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451928231556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - I'm no stranger to Thomas Newman, that's for sure.  And I'll be danged if that man doesn't have a penchant for soundtracks with the number of tracks ranging far into the 30s (if not beyond).  I saw the movie WALL-E yesterday.  I got... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451928231556 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:22:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451928231556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451900247684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - A long while ago my sister bought the Casper soundtrack - on tape.  That's right.  Back before CDs took over the world.  It was fun and there was one particular song we liked the most, and the last several months I'd wanted to hear... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451900247684 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:51:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451900247684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451336375940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - That's right.  I enjoy this body lotion so much, I'll sing about it.A while back I signed up to get a free sample from Dove now and then.  Considering I've used their products in the past with a fairly large degree of success, I'm... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451336375940 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:17:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451336375940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450737639044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - I hate it when movie trailers trick you.  At least my sister warned me first so I knew what to expect.  I now extend that same warning to you.Seth and Evan are seniors in high school.  Like many teen boys, they're all about the one... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450737639044 Sat, 8 Nov 2008 22:03:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450737639044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450722696836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - Trailers are the only form of advertising that works on me.  I can see a commercial for soap and never think about it again in my entire life, but if I see a movie trailer that looks interesting, I'll log that away until I get my mitts on the movie... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450722696836 Sat, 8 Nov 2008 18:17:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450722696836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450718568068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - Wow, almost a year ago to the day, I reviewed Mike Carey's first book, The Devil You Know and when he came out with a new one, even though I gave 4.5 stars to the first book (not sure why, I don't remember it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450718568068 Sat, 8 Nov 2008 17:36:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450718568068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450712800900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ssjakira1 - We’re back to Fear Street for the LAST time ever since the start of my 100 book journey in September of 2006 (wow), where people disappear, werewolves howl, the police are utter morons, the parents are oblivious, and all the teenagers die... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450712800900 Sat, 8 Nov 2008 16:43:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450712800900?linkin_id=8003929