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DVD Reviews: ATM

ATMWas I kinda psyched to see ATM? Yes. Why you ask? The cast. What was holding me back? I’m not entirely sold on the whole single location horror/thriller thing. Buried was great, but it takes a lot to pull it off. These sort of thrillers/horror movies set mostly at one location, are somewhat popular now days and I know why they are so popular, small budgets, short shoots, and control of the set. However the cast is great. We have Josh Peck playing the asshole, Alice Eve playing the ... continue reading...

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Gift Idea: Fererro Rocher Gift Boxes

Many of us often struggle with gift ideas; we have the dilemma of trying to find the perfect gift. We go through a number of stages in deciding what to purchase as the perfect gift and will evaluate a number of different options and alternative. Quite often we will try to match the gift with the lifestyle of the individual as to make it something they are interested in and something that appeals to them. Make sense?Apparently, the new ultimate birthday gift is chocolate, yes chocolate. Chocolate ... continue reading...

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Book Reviews: Skios

Skios Author: Michael FraynThe island of Skios is a happenstance, an existential paradigm of farce and irony. That said, Michael Frayn infuses his characters with a daft generosity of insane and paradoxical harmony – they are all lunatics; a.k.a. characters that raft along the tiny island with impunity and sheer hilarity of will.Like Vonnegut, Frayn slips from reality to comedic philosophy with tart characters that become other people in their minds and actions, and are reminiscent of the Irish ... continue reading...

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Toy Reviews: Icee Deluxe Slushy Machine

Wish Factory Icee Deluxe Slushy MachineOK, the weather in Utah is HOT! And the kids are all out around the neighborhood panting like dogs~! So here is 6 year old Dorothy, my son’s darling little girl, testing out the ICEE Slushy Machine. Dorothy’s dad, Ben, told me that they went camping with Dorothy and her friends and they loved to use the machine to make slushies! Even better, he said, was that everything was included in the box – 1 ice shaving kit, 3 cups, 2 mixing and/or serving spoons, ... continue reading...

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Book Reviews & Giveaway: Dare Me

Dare MeAuthor: Megan AbbottKarpman Drama Triangle... the Victim is not really as helpless as he feels, the Rescuer is not really helping, and the Persecutor does not really have a valid complaint.After The End of Everything, Abbott had to up her ante. And she did.Dare Me, seemingly about teenage girls with no parental presence trying to control their only world, cheerleading, relies on taut psychological theory to sustain Abbott’s Lost Girls. Actually, everyone is lost in Dare Me, for there is ... continue reading...