Okay. I got Skyrim for Christmas. So far, the game is okay, other than the fact that I cannot seem to find a skin retexture that doesn't look slightly blocky. However, there are some features missing from this game that Oblivion had built in (or had mods for):

1- When I had subtext displayed on screen before, it would pause during dialog until I clicked on the screen. Now it just keeps going, which is a problem when my kids are being noisy since it makes me miss things. I found the setting to display subtext, but I can't figure out how to make it pause during the quest dialog.
2- the ability to display your current health in numbers on your health bar (plus I hate that I can't choose whether to have health displayed at all times or not)
3- there is a place to check your overall bounty, but no place to check what your current bounties are
4- I've seen some text pop up occasionally that displays the number of arrows I have remaining, but it has a nasty tendency to disappear on me, thus forcing me to open my inventory to check on my ammunition.
5- I miss being able to cast spells without being forced to unequip my weapons.
6- I miss being able to look up at the top corner of the screen and see what current spells are running and how long they have remaining.

I'm not trying to sound like I am complaining here. I'm sure some of this will eventually be changed by modders. It did occur to me that if anyone knew how to fix some of this that this might be a good place to find out about it. So, can anyone tell me how to fix some of this, or have leads on mods for some of this?

Skyrim nexus has a very good, and popular, mod to fix the blocky faces.

As for "I miss being able to cast spells without being forced to unequip my weapons", this is part of the new game mechanic and intentional.. Iif you think about it, it makes more sense. you can Dual wield now,..but it wouldn't make much sense to send ou flames through your hand while holding an axe... Also... makes it so you can dual wield magic, which is an awesome addition as well.

I thought that there was an option to keep the HUD up, but I am not sure as I don't like having it on all of the time and cannot check right now.

I agree with you on most of the others (mainly about not being able to see spell timers), but just check with Skyrim Nexus occasionallly and I am sure someone will make it. (it is a popular request right now)

3 yes there, I think it is under stats and it tells you your bounties in each hold

7 - dog armor.

Really? Where? I found the overall bounty but can't find the current bounty displays.

It's right above or under if I recall correctly. If there is none indicated it means you don't currently have a bounty anywhere.

With Number 4, It will tell you how many arrows you have left when you ready your bow for a shot, you can also favorite the arrows that you want so that you can keep a better track of the number.