Epinions Recent Reviews for yetilvft

Gratuitous fun at the wealthy's expense

Fri, 7 Jun 2002 14:05:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - Aren't rich people just terrible?

If you share this opinion, you will probably find this book a real guffaw. If you're curious, as I was, into what makes the wealthy tick and why their obsession with perfection makes their behaviors seem...

Sleeker, lighter low-end baby jogger

Wed, 9 Jan 2002 12:33:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - The InStep 5K Stroller is a nicely designed, lightweight aluminum jogging stroller in the same price range as the BabyTrends Expedition (jogger) and the Graco LiteRider (not a jogger). These are the three strollers in the $100 price range that are...

Overrated Luxury, but a nice change from the Strip

Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:18:34 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - Travelscape was running a deal on the weekend after Thanksgiving for $99 rooms at the Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort. In comparison to the much higher available room prices on the Strip that weekend, and anticipating (correctly) massive crowds in...

Wristband Thincom Modem: About the Thincom Modem (NEW!)

Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:18:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - The new Thincom Modem Springboard Module by Card Access Inc. for the Handspring Visor was announced 6/14/00, and I purchased mine the next day. There were three distinct advantages I saw over the Handspring Modem immediately:

Price: at $119...

Avantgo: Best Content Hauler for the Visor

Sat, 20 May 2000 14:31:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - If you've read my epinion on the Handspring Visor, you know that I am singing praises for how much you can carry around on the 2 MB of memory the basic model ships with. Well, since I discovered AvantGo, a service that lets you download web content from...

Surprisingly Comfortable

Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:39:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I just got back from a Spring trip to Las Vegas on business. Because major conventions were in town, one of the only lodging choices available was the outlying Boulder Station Hotel and Casino. The rate was reasonable ($80), considering what the Strip...

A Solid Guide to the Glory Holes!

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 22:22:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I am the former publisher of what used to be a quirky, offbeat guide to finding and bathing in natural hot springs...yea, the "Hot Springs Gazette" of old (favorably reviewed in the late seventies/early eighties by the Whole Earth Catalog and...

Fly Free Faster!

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 18:24:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I've held this card for several years and use it almost exclusively for all my credit purchases. There are several reasons why:

1. FLY FREE FASTER!: I average at least two free round-trips a year just through my charges alone, including...

The Owls Are Not What They Seem

Thu, 30 Mar 2000 23:30:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - "Full of Secrets: Critical Approaches to Twin Peaks: hides nothing about its true intentions: the deconstruction of an enigmatic television series that gripped the nation in its first season in the early 1990's and lost its audience just as fast...

Tropicana: Stay for the pool and Go for the Casino Hall of Fame

Thu, 30 Mar 2000 18:12:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I've stayed at the Trop several times, in the Tower and in the "garden rooms." The rooms harken back to the days of the Dunes when a trace of sixties elegance went a long, long way. That said, even with the Tropicana's recent EXTERIOR...

Act Now or Forever Hold Your Peace!

Tue, 28 Mar 2000 14:40:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - What a tragedy that this wonderful show has been taken off the air. March 13, 2000 was the airdate of the last episode, although reportedly there are five episodes in the can and ready to be shown. The producers are shopping the show around to other...

Almost the Perfect Juice Place

Tue, 28 Mar 2000 14:19:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I discovered Jamba Juice during the last flu wave that hit Los Angeles. With a sore throat that made it impossible to swallow anything solid, I started on a regimen of the Coldbuster (2000% Vitamin C, echicanea, orange juice, fresh peaches, orange...

Like an Artist's Retreat, not "Art School"

Mon, 27 Mar 2000 19:24:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I'm on my second graduate school experience...I suppose I initially chose CSU Northridge because it was, as they say, "convenient, affordable, and excellent." What I didn't know until I got here and started talking classes, was how excellent...

The worst meal I have ever had

Sun, 26 Mar 2000 12:12:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I saw the ads in the L.A. Weekly for Leonor's for months and finally decided to check it out. I guess when they said "vegetarian mexican" I had something else in mind...something with a little flavor!

We entered Leonor's by the back...

Spartan, but soulful

Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:37:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I've been a regular visitor to the Las Vegas Club, from the time before its bizarre remodel (I don't recommend even bothering to go upstairs--it's frightening), to the present day. I won a full coin Royal Flush there a few years back and ever since...

It matters not who killed Laura Palmer.

Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:24:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I recently started watching Twin Peaks again on the Bravo Network and it is taking me back in time (how long has it been since it went off the air?) to when Twin Peaks was my weekly, one-hour, meditative escape. I love the haunting, darkly poetic...

A Superb Romantic Setting

Mon, 14 Feb 2000 20:08:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - We chose Ca Del Sole as the site for our wedding reception last October based upon the recommendation of their food and their romantic patio dining area. The entire restaurant has the authentic feel of a private Italian Villa, and there is a not a...

RETURN OF COCKROACH COFFEE SHOP

Sun, 13 Feb 2000 13:02:41 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I am the Suzanne mentioned in Kerith's story and I can verify that every word of it was true...and let me add...

...the manager and staff "tried" to address the first COCKROACH PROBLEM when we brought it to their attention, even...

Motel Nirvana: Yay! Prozac!

Sat, 12 Feb 2000 21:26:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - It doesn’t take long to feel genuine concern for this young Englishwoman, on her own in the American Southwest, as she drags herself out of budget motel beds (most days) to absorb the wisdom offered by channelers, UFOlogists, conspiracy theorists,...

Girls Hit the Road

Sat, 12 Feb 2000 21:22:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - Anthem is the journal of a road trip taken by two privileged gals in their late twenties who are searching for evidence of a consistent set of American beliefs as they travel, like groupies, from interview to interview with over sixty Americans they...

Baudrillard Rules!

Sat, 12 Feb 2000 19:12:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - by Jean Baudrillard, Chris Turner (Translator) (1988) Verso Books;

ISBN: 0860919781

Easily one of the best American road books ever, right up there with On the Road. It is must reading for understanding the real reasons Europeans are...

Start Your Journey Here

Sat, 12 Feb 2000 18:58:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - This is probably the best book to start with if you're looking for information on Route 66 and why it's important in American History. This is not a guidebook, but a loving exploration of the nature of Route 66 in the American experience and...

It Must Be a Love Affair

Thu, 10 Feb 2000 02:09:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I traded my 1993 Toyota Corolla DX Wagon for a 1990 Vanagon Carat Weekender two years ago when both cars were pushing the 135,000 mile mark. "Geordi" (as in La Forge) is now pushing 165,000 miles and going strong if I overlook the inevitable...

UPDATE: My New Best Friend

Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:23:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - I bought the Handspring Visor in February and I don't know how I ever did without it before! I have 2 MB of RAM which has proven MORE THAN SUFFICIENT for carrying around my 900+ addresses, a year's worth of appointment's and to-dos, and even the whole...

A Little Bit of the Midwest

Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:05:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yetilvft - The Coral Cafe is our home away from home. Open 24 hours, and serving breakfast all day, the Coral Cafe is great for a lazy weekend morning, or dinner when you don't feel like cooking. Their prices are very reasonable, and even when its packed the...