Epinions Recent Reviews for thessa

Clean floors even for the lazy

Fri, 23 Nov 2001 01:15:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - I hate cleaning the floors, but I love the look of clean floors. The old hassle of getting the bucket, filling it, lugging it around, mopping, remopping, slipping on the wet floor, tiptoeing across the wet floor to get something, dumping filthy water,...

The Next Best Thing to Hiking the Appalachian Trail Yourself

Mon, 29 Oct 2001 13:50:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - I've always had this secret desire to someday hike the Appalachian Trail with my belongings in a backpack on my back, so when I spotted this audio cassette book in the library, I was eager to get it home and listen.

I've only just recently...

Caution: This Book May Change Your Life

Sun, 28 Oct 2001 00:51:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - If you are an avid book reader, during your lifetime you’ll encounter a few books that will literally change your life. Your Money or Your Life is one that has done so for me.

The late Joe Dominguez, who co-authored this book with Vicki...

The Best of Both Worlds

Sat, 27 Oct 2001 22:54:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - For awhile I had three mascaras in my makeup bin: one that was very smooth but not waterproof, one that was water resistant but able to be removed with waterproof mascara remover, and one that was reserved for serious tear-prone occasions and had to be...

Dragon Naturally Speaking: MUCH better than ViaVoice

Sat, 27 Oct 2001 20:40:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - I did a review on IBM’s ViaVoice awhile back. At the time, I thought my experience with ViaVoice was pretty typical of all voice recognition programs. No matter how much time I invested in trying to train ViaVoice, I ended up with a document that was...

Microsoft Explorer (D68-00002) Trackball: The Trackball with the Works

Mon, 10 Sep 2001 13:23:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - As I've mentioned in my other reviews, I have bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. In an effort to avoid surgery, I'm making as many changes to my environment as possible. One of these changes involved replacing all my mice with trackballs.

If...

Toyota South: Good place to purchase a Toyota in Atlanta

Mon, 10 Sep 2001 12:44:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - Purchasing a Car from Toyota South

When my 1989 Toyota Corolla died on the way to a Thanksgiving dinner last year, I was totally unprepared. I needed a car fast, and spent the next few days on the phone and Internet, comparing prices...

Logitech Marble Mouse (904360-0215) Trackball: Easiest Trackball for Those Used to Mousing Around

Sun, 2 Sep 2001 21:14:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - Due to bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and my desire to avoid surgery, I've been very aware of actions that cause my hands to hurt or go numb. One of these actions was daily use of a mouse. I had tried a trackball mouse ages ago, and after a day of...

Eyeball Preserves, Control and Kinky Sex

Wed, 29 Aug 2001 23:05:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - So that title grabbed your eye, but what's it about anyway? You'll have to read the book to find out! The title of my review is a more accurate description of the book's storyline than is the title "False Memory". The description on the back cover of...

1989 Toyota Corolla: Smart is Better than Sexy Anyway

Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:32:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - My 1989 light blue Toyota Corolla was the first car I ever had. I got it brand new, right out of college, and it lasted me through many harsh Michigan winters and hot Georgia summers.

Oddly enough, my little Corolla almost qualified for the...

New Age Psychobabble Sprinkled with a Generous Dose of Suggestive Selling

Mon, 18 Jun 2001 17:09:51 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - I hovered between an "avoid it" rating and a "below average", finally settling on advising you to avoid it because this book is truly awful.

In my opinion, a title of a book should be an indicator to the reader of what he's getting. I...

L.A. Fitness: Ruining Good Gyms Across America

Mon, 11 Jun 2001 14:46:47 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - I was a member of Australian Body Works in the Atlanta area before L.A. Fitness bought them out. What was a great chain went straight to pot.

L.A. Fitness came in and rearranged the gym equipment for seemingly no legitimate reason at all...

Great Lash Curved Brush Mascara (not waterproof)

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 14:07:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - At this writing, Epinions does not have separate categories for Great Lash Curved Brush regular and waterproof mascara. I am writing about the one that isn't waterproof.

While I like the long-wearing effects of waterproof mascaras, I am a...

Vitamin C: Highly recommended...of course

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 13:10:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - I don't really understand why vitamins would now be an Epinion topic. The subject isn't "great uses for vitamin C", "great suppliers of vitamin C", but simply "Vitamin C".

That said, I highly recommend vitamin C. Of course. Would someone...

Goopy, Sticky, and Downright Unkissable

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 03:02:44 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - I love red, but it's hard to find a perfect shade of red in lipstick. When I saw this pretty gold and red tube of lip gloss in a deep, rich, faintly sparkly red shade called Scarlet Starlet, I had to try it out.

Other than the beautiful...

Garden Botanika Jojoba Scrub: Gentle and Effective

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 02:42:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - I love Garden Botanika products, so I was sad to see their retail stores close this year. However, it looks like their website will remain, at least for the time being.

The Jojoba Scrub is a great product. It contains "jojoba wax beadlets"...

Good for Those Who Have to Be Reminded to Blink Regularly

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 01:41:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - I've been wearing soft contacts since I was in 8th grade - some 19 years as of this writing. Last year I noticed one of my contacts was doing the annoying thing where you blink, and the contact rides up slightly and then settles back down. I would take...

Speed Cleaning: Common Sense

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 01:17:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - This is the first of Jeff Campbell's line of cleaning books which are mostly based on good old common sense. Some rules:

1. Clean from high to low - This is an old one, isn't it? After all, it makes sense to dust before you vacuum.

2. Clean...

Pulling Your Own Strings and Occasionally Strangling Others With Them

Fri, 8 Jun 2001 20:16:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - This is the first book of Dr. Wayne W. Dyer I have read. I really enjoyed the book, though I thought the author's views in several areas were extreme and erroneous.

If you wish you were more assertive, if you think you're often taken...

SimSlots: joker Joker JOKER!

Fri, 8 Jun 2001 17:25:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - I have had two experiences with gambling. The first was as a child accompanying my parents to Las Vegas. I recall there were daycare rooms where you could drop your kids and go down and gamble. My parents are rather religious and guiltily dropped my...

Home Comforts: The RIGHT Way to Clean and Organize Your Home

Mon, 4 Jun 2001 01:48:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - Home Comforts is an incredible book. Cheryl Mendelson will teach you the correct way to clean, organize and care for anything in your home AND give you the reasoning behind doing it her way.

The sheer volume of information contained in this...

Biore Mild Daily Cleansing Scrub: Good cleanser, poor scrub

Mon, 4 Jun 2001 01:15:12 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - Biore Mild Daily Cleansing Scrub boasts "microcollapsible scrubbing beads" that supposedly gently deep clean and exfoliate your skin and then break down and rinse completely.

It doesn't work.

I'm learning any exfoliator that...

Discover Card: Why not get $ back on things you have to buy?

Mon, 4 Jun 2001 00:43:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - I've had a Discover Card for years and am still delighted by the fact that if you use it for routine needs and pay your balance off monthly, you'll get a nice cashback check every year. Discover pays you 0.25% to 1% on every purchase you've charged. I...

Dynamo Dymo

Sat, 2 Jun 2001 00:19:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - Remember those old label makers? The ones with the wheel that you turned and then the squeezing that had to be done? The result was a milky white, sometimes unevenly spaced font on a very thick, usually hideously colored tape. I was in a Wal-Mart...

Microsoft Natural Pro (B61-00002) Keyboard: The Cadillac of Keyboards

Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:58:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thessa - Before my current position, I worked as a medical transcriptionist (MT) for 10 years. MTs are heavy keyboard users and typically spend 8+ hours daily transcribing medical dictation. As a result of my heavy keyboard use, I would go through a keyboard at...