Archive for May, 2010
I bought this book for my son years ago – and it got stuck on his bookshelf – sadly he never read it. As he is now in college (I did say “years ago”) and I am housecleaning I decided to give it a go before donating it to a local charity organization. What a pleasant surprise. Artemis Fowl is quite a character – a criminal mastermind at 12 years old – and a loveable character at that. As others have said it isn’t Harry Potter but it doesn’t have to be. It is fun and full of humor that adults can also get a chuckle out of. I am off to the store for Book #2.
Summits Six Meetings that
Got this to transfer larger files. But do to Fat32 format the largest file that will transfer is a 4GB file. I would of format to NTFS, but my PS3 will not reconize the card, or hard drave for that matter. It may come in handy for a camcorder.
Lenovo U330 13 3
Before I bought this I had went to Best Buy looking for an HDMI cable, where they told me I wouldn’t find one cheaper than the price of their lowest quality cable($29.99).
That’s when I came home and started searching on Amazon, where it didn’t take me long to find this. I’ve had this cable for a few months now and it still works great and is undamaged. I’ve only had a problem where I’d see a little bit of film grain, but it’s only happened a couple of times and didn’t last long(this could be because of the extreme quality I was streaming, it has never happened in 720p and under).
Overall I rate this product and price 5 stars.
Lucy The Lonely Kitten
Salinger’s catcher in the rye was shoved down so many of our throats as an adolescent, like so many others in that genre of so called ‘classics’ like Kill a Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies, The Great Gatsby, etc. It took me many re-readings of these so called greats after being able to read them on my own free will, and understand them in my own time, in my own environment, when I was motivated to read that particular subject in a situation that needed it in my life. However I will never fully understand or grasp the grand significance of such a work of fiction, used still in many frosh classes even in the most prestigious of schools, where in today’s market, Rowling’s epic worlds are filled with enough word salad for literature professeurs to salivate over. I found the writing trite, unmotivating, and save the lack of a better word, pretty boring. I remember reading the inserts on ‘A Seperate Piece’ and one of the reviewers called the book one of the most disturbing endings in literature. I still laugh today about that, as I thought A Seperate Piece was excrement, and compare them both to the overhauling of American so-called classics.
Salinger’s book is never a recommendation to any youth that crosses my path. I’d much rather place in their grasp ‘On the Road,’ ‘Farewell To Arms’ or Henry Miller, or a more modern touch of ‘A Perks of Being a Wallflower’ or ‘Everything is Illuminated’, rather than the disgustingly and unnecessarily warranted kudos this book continues to achieve.
I have been a nintendo and a mario fan since I was 7 and I must say this is the greatist nintendo console ever and it has alot of decent fun games. I mainly own a wii for mario games such as: mario kart wii, (it’s more fun playing online) super mario galaxy, (can’t wait for SMG 2) wario’s shake it, super smash bros, super mario bros wii + more. my only complaint is that the physical control movements can sometimes make your wrists sore when you constantly shake the controller but other than that I have nothing else to complain about. I don’t believe most people want a wii for all that excercising sport crap but the only sport game I love is the wii sports resorts that ones a fun worthy sport game, But I guess the wii is more appealing to alot of old school nintendo fans such as myself and alot of new or mostly older mario fans, but if your not one of those people who are old school nintendo gamers then you will probably not like the nintendo wii at all.
Anyway I love the wii and Im proud to be a nintendo veteran.
DVD HASC Concert 22
If you want a vacuum that does its job, this is the vacuum you want. It’s not fancy. It doesn’t sport a windtunnel or some other catchy feature. It is just a good quality vacuum that sucks up the dirt effectively. Exactly what I wanted at a very reasonable price. Only negative thing I experience was I had to replace the belt shortly after I got it…..so I add $5 to the total price. Still very satisfied.
Salif Keita World Music
Very convenient to use. Great product if you are going to use your gps in multiple cars.
Avenir Regular Schrader Valve
I tried to purchase this item three times in size one but even though the box said size one, the diapers inside seemed large and said size two. I purchased several times before Amazon said they couldn’t help and were trying to work the problem out.
Bumkins Fitted Diaper Bundle
I have a Wii Fit Plus and wanted the same for my older brother. Since he did not have the console yet, I had to find it first. I knew he would never buy one for himself, but he has loved it! His birthday is Feb. 15 and it took almost a month to find it in stock and at the right price.
Banana Boat Ultra Mist