01-30-05 | 1:15 a.m.
kickme-tryme
Name | kickme-tryme
Title | Forever in debt to your priceless advice
First Impression | Red and black. I usually like red and black. For some reason this is making my eyes go all screwy, but that could be simply because I'm tired ((but maybe, just maybe, it's the smallish-ness of the entry text... maybe)). The image is decent... not too big or distracting... but for some reason this layout is screaming: "I'm an angst-filled fuck-tard." I dunno why, just yet, but that is the impression I'm getting. We shall see... ||2/5||
Template / Layout | Hmm. It seems that almost all diary layouts are dark and depressing anymore. Well, most of them anyways. I haven't seen this one anywhere else, yet but it seems like the type that would pop up on every depressed teeny-bopper's diary. As far as it flowing and fitting together and all... it serves it's purpose. Everything is settled into it's own little place and the image isn't distracting in any way. All though, your scrollbar is a bit distracting... it being white and all, make it black like the background and it would look peachy-keen. Even so, I guess it's a decent layout. And Amy Lee is hot. ((That is her in the image, right?))8/10
As far as me liking this layout... well, I don't hate it. It's just not on the top of my list of favorites. It reminds me of all the little goths at my old high school. Not that that is a bad thing or anything, it just reminds me of them. Back when I was in high school I may have chosen a layout like this for my own diary, but I dunno. The actual layout of everything appeals to me... but the red kind of irks. 7/10 TOTAL OF LAYOUT ||15/20||
Contacts | E-mail and Notes. Why... is that all? What if I, like, had the urge to stalk you or something? You aren't making that easy on me, now are you? ||2/5||
Navigation / Organization | Easy-peasy. ||10/10||
Errors | Well, your link to vampire freaks, in your little "loves" box thingy isn't right... other than that, I think the layout and links are pretty much error-less. As far as your grammar and spelling... well, your spelling is decent enough, a few words aren't spelled right here and there, but, whatever. Your grammar and punctuation are a bit iffy. It's not that it's all that bad, I just noticed a few spots where you should have used a comma or put in a period or whatever. Not too bad on the grand scale of things. ||3/5||
Content | ::Sigh:: This was actually a hard diary for me to review. I can relate to you in so many ways, and then there are times when I feel like stepping back and saying, hey, maybe you should grow up some. All in all, I could relate to most of the entries... they remind me of me when I was living in California and partying every night and having a freaking blast. I was drawn into your diary just by the simple fact that you sound so much like I used to. I wanted to keep reading and see just how much shit we could possibly have in common. On the other hand, though, this kinda disturbed me as well because as I was reading your entries I was sitting here thinking about telling you how bad some of the shit you are doing is and wanting to just lay into you about seeming childish and immature. Talk about a smack in the face for me. I'm sitting here thinking all this shit about how wrong the drugs, cutting, partying and sex and shit is... yet I was partaking of the same things just 2 years ago... quite happily I might add. So, anyhow. Basically, your diary drew me in and made me want to keep reading. I'm interested in finding out how you end up and where you go in life. I may not agree with everything you are doing, but, fuck... I was doing the same things when I was your age, hell, even when I was older than you are now. It did disturb me somewhat to see how casually you flaunted your cutting. I am glad that you've managed to stop, but I think it's a little, well, um attention-whore-ish to post up photos and shit about it. It's kinda like screaming, "Look at me, look at me." I am not downing you for the actual cutting, it's not a good thing, mind you, but I can relate as I used to cut as well... I just think the casualness with which you flaunted it is a bit over the top. Other than that, you diary did grab my attention and held on to it. 23/25
As far as your writing goes, it's not the best I've seen nor the worst. You write with an honesty and easiness that is lacking in most diaries. Sometimes your entries come off as childish or begging for attention... sometimes they seem a but "dramatified" if you will. ((I'm certain that isn't a word, but I think the meaning of it is clear, yes?)) But all in all they seem honest and heart felt and like a genuine pouring out of emotion. You should maybe slow down a bit when writing them and check your grammar and word usage and things to make them a bit more clear. Other than that, they are pretty decent. Just try to maintain a simplicity in your writing while staying open and honest and your entries would be, really, quite good. 18/20
TOTAL CONTENT ||41/45||
Extras | You got 'em. ||5/5||
Repeat Visits? | Maybe. Probably. ||5/5||
Final Score | Nice. ||83/100||
Comments | As I said above, it was a little hard on me to review your diary. When I went into it, I was thinking, "Oh great, another depressed teenybopper" but after reading your entries and realizing just how many topics I can to relate to you on... it just made me sit back and go "hmmm". Your diary reminded me of a lot of shit from my past and it brought out a bunch of memories about things that I hadn't bothered myself with in a long time. In your diary you ask your readers to let you know if they are reading and if they can understand some of what you are talking about... well, I can understand a pretty hefty extent of it... from the cutting, the friends and flirting and parties, right on down to the feelings of loss and whatever else surrounding Winter.
Again, as I previously said, I don't really agree with some of the ways you go about things and all, but it does seem like there is a lot in common surrounding both our lives. Just thought you might like to know that there is someone out here that understands... yeah.
Reviewed By | Tracey