http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/faerie-txn Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:23:24 GMT Reviews by faerie-txn http://www.viewpoints.com/General-Hospital-review-fd4c0 I love General Hospital.  I've been watching it since the day I was conceived!  Ok, maybe I shouldn't have been but hey, I didn't know better and there was my mom hooked as well.  I like that General Hospital is different but I'm sooo tired of all the deaths.  I know some characters have to leave but I'd much prefer them to go off to another city, state or country for whatever reason than to die.  My biggest issue of late is that they're killing off all the characters I loved: Georgie!!!  Come back Georgie!!!  She was so cute and smart.  She could have become a cop just like "Uncle" Mac.  I was really looking forward to a romance with her and Spinelli too!!!  ARrrgggh!  Then Emily.  I mean come on they're gonna have to keep pulling Quartermain kids from the ... well they're going to have to find some Quartermains some how.  There's Michael, and Jake, and well what happened to Brooklyn?  I liked her too and she's gone.  I didn't LOVE Emily - but I think that's just of the...... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:23:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/General-Hospital-review-fd4c0 faerie-txn 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/DirecTV-review-e32f0 With 3 kids and a husband who loves his sports/movie channels Cable is getting ridiculously high priced, especially in our area where there is only one service provider (although it's been owned by 3 different companies in the past 7 years).  Everyone we knew was getting satellite.  Everyone.  They were trying to convert us but, we weren't sure what would be involved.  As a cable user of 8 years, we had heard all the jabs by cable companies about satellite.  We'd expected horrible reception!  The only thing we'd heard from satellite companies is that they're more affordable.  After obtaining renters insurance (since we live in an apartment and it's required) we put a $200 deposit down and set up installation.  Well... apparently they use contractors to install the equipment and apparently he'd told the people on the 800# wherever they are in the US, that our area was too icy and he couldn't make it to our scheduled appointment.  We were shocked!  We'd been out and around and unless...... Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:47:54 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/DirecTV-review-e32f0 faerie-txn 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Coby-DVD-514-DVD-Player-review-36ec2 I actually received this as a "Free Gift with purchase" from Directv. Within a month the eject button on the dvd player stopped working. I emailed Coby to find out what to do. They told me to contact Directv because of the fact it was a free gift with purchase... I called Directv they told me to call an 800# that was continuously busy. Within 3 months the dvd player stopped reading. I tried Coby again and without a receipt they told me they couldn't do anything. I have their damaged goods and they can't do anything??? They also said in the email, that it is clear that my Coby DVD-514 is faulty and I should send it in along with a check or money order for $12 to cover return shipping. So if I had the receipt not only would I be out of luck having a faulty DVD player but I would have to pay them $12 to fix their mistake? Wow! OH and my dvd player only had a 90 day warranty so I couldn't even get a replacement from Directv or Coby!!! I'd never heard of Coby before but I have bought...... Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:18:36 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Coby-DVD-514-DVD-Player-review-36ec2 faerie-txn 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Nintendo-Wii-Mario-Party-8-review-53d5 Mario Party 8 is so much fun!  We all fight over who gets to play though... being a family of 5 there is always one person left out which is really sad.  Usually we'll have the youngest who is 4 (now) jump to hit the dice for many of our turns while we play the actual game.  When dad is at work though the kids and I go crazy.  We love all the Mario Party games but there is one or two annoying things about Mario Party 8.  The sounds!!!  Horrible.  Why they made Donkey Kong sound like a pompous rear end, with that fake laugh of his... I have no idea!  And the "Host" same voice... WHY?!?!?!  The other characters say some pretty cocky things too.  Why say "I'm the best" or cry when you lose?  Sure it's funny but it's also pretty simply -dumb.  OK, ok that's one of my issues with Mario Party 8.  The other is the boards.  They took the option of choosing what to play away with making certain rules for each land.  What happened to doing the traditional get as many coins / stars...... Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:42:55 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Nintendo-Wii-Mario-Party-8-review-53d5 faerie-txn 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Suave-Advanced-Therapy-Lotion-review-27d71 I bought a huge family size container of Suave Advanced Therapy Lotion and was very disappointed!  At first I was happy that the thick creamy feel of this lotion was not greasy, it absorbs very well into the skin.  I wasn't sticky or anything and the fragrance is good for guys or girls.  My kids used it, my hubby used it and it was about half way through the bottle (there's 5 of us sharing) that I noticed while it does ok immediately after applying it didn't really moisturize the skin.  I noticed why we'd gone through so much in so little time.  It wasn't working.  Now, I do admit I was trying to save money - it was on sale and I had a coupon so I thought if it really works I've hit the jackpot!!  Now I have it in a nice little pump in the rest room for guests to use on the spot (something is better than nothing right??) but I will not buy this product again.  I contacted Suave and they were nice enough to send a coupon for a regular sized container of any other Suave lotion... ...... Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:31:15 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Suave-Advanced-Therapy-Lotion-review-27d71 faerie-txn 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/NeoPets-Darkest-Faerie-for-PlayStation-2-review-89b90 This game starts off pretty interesting but quickly loses the interest after about a hundred little side quests. The quick camera movements also made me nauseous at first. I'd say this is a great game for little ones starting off on their first RPG but game loving parents will quite possibly be bored soon. I don't recommend this game for adults.... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:01:33 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/NeoPets-Darkest-Faerie-for-PlayStation-2-review-89b90 faerie-txn 1