04 27 00

epinionated

After avoiding it for months, I've been sucked in by the Epinions siren.

I just love giving my opinion to anyone who will sit still long enough to listen, so I should have been sucked in sooner than this. I think the reason I've resisted for so long is that I thought it was going to be a rehash of the Bella-Online thing. I applied for Bella-Online to be a category host (animation and cartoon! I was a shoe-in!) and didn't hear quack from them. Nothing. I emailed them so see what the status of my application was, and still they ignored me.

Hmph.

So I've given up on them. Once in a while I wander back to their page. I noticed that they split the category I'd applied for into two separate sections: movies and TV. Before it was one category. I did mention in my application that I was going to split the category up, so maybe they assumed it was too much for one person to handle. So why didn't they email me? Who knows. If they email me, fine. I won't go pursuing it, though.

So, I assumed Epinions was the same way, hiring individual category guards. Then I realized that anyone and their mother can submit an opinion. (That'll show me. Check things out before you assume, jerko.)

I signed up a few weeks ago, but in the excitement over Dave's visit, I forgot all about it. Last night I discovered the sign-up email notice in a folder, and started browsing the site again.

I've written two opinions so far. Now I'm scurrying around my apartment, looking for anything I can possibly review. I have all those appliances I got for Christmas, but most of the models I have aren't listed. I also wish that we could review individual food products and pet supplies. Is that coming? I need to ask.

Anyway, go read my stuff! I first reviewed the book The Blood Jaguar. Then I reviewed my George Foreman grill. I'll let you know when I've done more. After a while I think I'll have run out of stuff to review... We'll see.

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