woo-hoo! i just passed into "reviewer" status! i am pumped!

i'm liking the new rating system. very simple and user-friendly! and i can feel the spark in my competetive spirit! your jedi ways have worked, viewpoints. i will write more reviews. i submit!

i bought an epilator from amazon with my simple thanks award. it was on sale, and with the award $, i got it for $13, w/free shipping! helluva deal for a $50 retail shaver thingy. anyway i'll be reviewing my epilator after i get some more use out of it. those thingies hurt, in case you didn't know... it takes getting used to. so i'll keep at it... then write my review. =)

woo hoo! i got the simple thanks award! that's really exciting! i feel like a super-star right now! to celebrate, i shall write a review! LOL!

there's an automatic spell check. i'm just saying. i hate reading reviews with horrible grammar and spelling. sometimes i can't even decipher what the person is trying to say.

people: use the spell check! please?!?!?

you know, i've been struggling with sticking with exercise. truly, i've been struggling for years with my weight, trying to lose some fat, but mostly just trying to keep from gaining any more weight. i love food. i love eating. cheese and chocolate make me happy. (not together! ick!)

so i've tried unorthodox things, like the Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution. they're fun, and you're burning fat! although i still struggle with motivation and self-sabotage.

i've tried signing up for websites that help, too. but my issue is in my brain. and people rooting for me doesn't seem to help. although i appreciate it. anyway i was gearing up for another run at it, my husband is actually 90% ready to join the gym with me and team up! so we're discussing it, we go to all the local gyms, price things out. blah blah, i broke my toe.

i've been sick with all kinds of different issues for the last 2 months. finally i'm feeling better, that excuse is off the table. my man wants to go with me. we work out child care. all excuses are being wiped from my path. i'll have support at last and not have to drag myslef by sheer force of will... and i trip on arron's toolbox and break my toe. the universe, she's sometimes cruel.

it's nearly healed now, and we're having financial issues (arron's in construction, so it's feast or famine) and the obstacles seem to be falling back into their places. that's frustrating. also, my 2 month inactivity hiatus thing has caused me to gain 8 lbs. i try not to obsess, but there it is. the frustration mounts. and i don't want to hear about how i don't "look overweight" i carry it well, but 180 is 180. it's not like i'm 6 feet tall here. point is, i'm not looking for compliments. i'm just ranting. and i know it's partly my own fault. before i got sick, i wasn't consistent with my workouts. my fault. but damn if that broken toe doesn't just chap my hide!

well, i got all my dance dance revolution stuff. (from eBay) i decided to get the PS2 version first, and save myself some $$. anyway, i was really dissatisfied with the people i ordered my dance pads from. long story, but i won an auction for the deluxe foam dance pads, and paid within 10 minutes of winning the auction.  i waited 10 days, no item. so i sent them a message. "where's my product?" and they refunded my $$ and gave me a coupon for $5 off. they said it was "damaged" ok. fine. that's cool. here's the rub: i went to buy them all over again (grrr) and they'd upped their prices. actually, doubled would be more accurate. (grrrrrr) so now i can't find the dance pads for the price i paid ($20 for 2) and i'm totally cheesed off. but anyway. i'm going to write my review soon of "DDR: supernova" which is the game i got. i've only used it a few times thus far, though...i'm waiting until i have more data. but the losing trend continues! i'm down 5 lbs! w00t!

i'm looking into getting Dance Dance Revolution for the Wii... I love playing the PS2 version at my friend's house... So when I get the Wii version, I'll be posting a review! be on the Lookout for that one! I may even include photos! :D

OK. I just wrote my longest review ever. It was super long. If you're here on my page because you're irritated by how long my DirecTV DVR review was, I am Sorry. But I did edit it a lot. That was the short version. There was more ranting and specific other instances in the long version. I had bulleted points about each stupid aspect of the menu system and how the programming could be improved.

I did try to whittle it down. I left in my little story in the middle because I thought it would bring some levity to my tirade. ;-)

Woo Hoo! Writer I! I didn't even realize there were these tiers until someone left me a comment about it. I was just writing reviews because I'm an insufferable know-it-all. :D

Man, I could stay on this site all day. I have so many things I love, so many services that rock, I'd love to review them all. I think I'm getting carpal tunnel from all this, though. :D

I just gotta share my news!!! Circuit City finally had the Wii Fit in stock. So i used my gift card, which I have been saving for months, to order myself a Wii Fit!!! Oh the unending JOY! I've already used one at my friend's house, but having a Wii Fit all my own will just be fantastic. So keep your eyes peeled for my review of the Wii Fit. Coming soon... That UPS guy better hurry!