Staxxy's Reviews

1+2 Nescafe instant coffee from Asia

2006-10-05T15:49:41Z

Hooray for the higher standards for food products overseas. Seriously.

I like my coffee light and sweet (I can't really do naked coffee anymore, sigh). 1+2 comes in individually portioned packets, it is coffee with one cream and one sugar. I add a little more cream and a little more sugar to mine, depending on the day. But they start out pretty good.

It doesn't rival gourmet drip, but nothing does. It *does* rival descent drip (a bit better than average drip), and can be carried *anywhere*.

The packets are in a long tube shape, instead of a small square. They are easy to open, and dissolve entirely in hot water.

I have seen them in several asian markets around town, as well as at Central Market (in with the teas in the asian section).

I give them 8 out of 10 for coffee, and 10 out of 10 for instant hot drinks.

they are even good for camping and travelling (or for work when the drip you get tastes of ass).

special announcement

2006-10-04T22:14:32Z

There will be guest reviews and guest reviewers posting her on occassion as well. They will be reviewing topics they are knowledgable about (often ones which I am not knowledgable about).

-Stax

Eve Online

2006-10-04T21:55:53Z

This is an MMORPG, that works on something of a long term strategy concept.

For those of you from the Northwest SciFi scene - it's a LOT like ConStar in space, but without the parties.

It mostly reminds me of tabletop gaming. A lot of skills that need to be learned (some you come with, some you have to purchase, each level takes about twice as long to learn as the last level), items to purchase and carry with you or leave at a home base, corporations and gangs (like your gaming group, think campaign or one off), and fiddly things you can play with that supplement these different areas.

Unlike WoW or CoX, it has only two servers - the one you play on and the test server.

It took a little while to get into it (the tutorial took me a day or two to get through, alone and I am still figuring out stuff with Spydrman's assistance), but I am enjoying it a great deal now that I have gotten into it more.

On a scale of 1 to 10 it gets a solid 7.

It's not a game for *everyone*, but it is really fun if you can wrap your brain around it, and don't mind the slow pace.

Reese's Brownies

2006-10-04T21:25:33Z

I like the idea, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.

I found them blander than most brownies commercially available. While they are soft, they are neither moist nor chewie (which are, in my opinion, essential to a good brownie).

On a scale of 1 to 10, I give them a 3.

if you are going to die if you don't have brownie NOW, they may curb the craving until you can get a real brownie, but you will be much happier with a Plantation Brownie instead.