Layout-10/25: The first thing I notice about your layout is that the image is broken. Also, there is no link to who designed it. I clicked on your 'designs' link and it took me to a page of a few of your own designs, but it doesn't say if you made your own layout as well or what. That can be very misleading, so I'm not sure who made this layout. Please get proper credit up!

Despite the broken image and the no credit, I love the colors. While sea green normally makes me feel sea-sick (haha, pun!), it goes very nicely with black. The layout is simple and neat, and the matching scrollbar tops it off nicely. My favorite part are your 'previous' and 'next' links, they tie in very nicely with the theme of your layout, which is butterflies. I'm sure once the image is fixed, this template will be even better! 15 points off, though, for no image and no credit.

Content-50/50:The entry you chose to be reviewed was an excellent choice, though if all of your entries are like that, you could have chosen any one and been just fine. The first paragraph captivated my interest, mostly because I was thinking, "Has she gotten into my head and read my thoughts and typed them out?" I think everybody feels like this at one point of their life or another, but not all of them can express it as beautifully and smoothly as you did. Your words made me picture in my mind the things you were describing, and that is a talent that not everybody has.

The second paragraph made the entry even better, though, because in this paragraph you personalized it a little bit more. The first paragraph could have been from anybody's diary, but in the second, you talked about apologizing to somebody, and that makes me realize that there must be something going on in your life to make you feel this way, it's not just some late-night rambling on lonliness. This paragraph makes it your entry, and nobody else's.

I like the fact that this entry is not long and rambly. Sometimes long entries can be good, but you found an artistic way to get your exact feelings out without making me read for 2 hours about how your life sucks and how you are so lonely and why can't I just pick up the phone and apologize, and blah blah, and I commend you for that. You didn't ramble on like some people do, I liked that a lot. Very good entry.

Contact-5/5:Guestbook, guestmap, e-mail, notes. Very good. I know I can get ahold of you if needed!

Errors-5/5:I saw maybe one typo, but nobody's perfect! Very good. Good grammar, capitalization, punctuation. Good job! I already counted off for the broken image in layout, so I won't take any more points off here.

Navigation-5/5:Your links are organized very neatly for your layout. Normally I prefer links to be all on the side, but that's just because I know I myself could never keep it limited to just 8 or 9 links up there, but you have done a great job keeping everything under control!

Bonus-5/5:When I first saw your "about me" link on your main page, I thought, "Uh-oh, she only has one extra and it's just a page of info about herself." But when I clicked on it, I was pleasantly surprised to find several extras, including a questionnaire, places you have traveled to, and things that make you stand out from other teenagers. Very creative and a nice change from the usual extras! I read every single one of these and I loved them all!

P.S. HOLY COW ON A STICK! I say that all the stinking time! Rock on!

Would I read another entry?-5/5 points:Would I? I already did! Several of them, in fact! Your quick-yet-intriguing entries captivate me and make me want to read more about your life. Keep up the good work, and I know I'm a few months late, but congrats on the baby sister!

Quote from Entry:I would quote this whole entry if I could, but that wouldn't be fair, so I'll just tell everybody to click on the linkage and read it for themselves instead!

Last Thoughts:Very nice diary. I shall be adding it to my favorites list, you've got yourself a new reader! Just be sure to fix that broken image and the credit to the designer!

Score 85/100:Good job!
P.S. I just realized that you don't update this diary anymore, and I'm sad to hear that! I hope you find another great diaryhome, you should keep writing, you're great at it!

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