Layout-20/25: The first thing I did when I saw your layout was say to myself, "Oooh, pretty colors!" Much in the same way that a child would do when they see a rainbow. Rusty red and daffodil yellow are my two absolute favorite colors together, and your picture at the top meshes them in a deliciously harmonious way. Your scrollbars, links, and title all match, too.
Along with wonderful colors, the picture is okay. I'm not sure what the "theme" of this template is, just that I see two people laying in the sand. I do like that there are two other "snapshots" inside of the bigger picture, though. Also, big props to you for designing your own template! It is *so* refreshing to see originality, and when someone designs their own template, it lets the reader know that it means more to you than just some words in a white Diaryland box. And that, in turn, makes your diary mean more to your reader.
The second thing I did when I saw your layout, though, was drag my mouse over the whole right hand side of my screen to see if there was something I was missing. Simplicity isn't a bad thing, but too much white space can be overwhelming. Maybe if your image and entry were centered and your text box was a little wider; then the white space would at least be spread out evenly. Or you could even make little pictures for the links you have at the bottom, and put them on the side. Something to fill that big space would make this template much nicer.

Content-40/50: I smiled when I read the first little sentence about your fans, it's good to know that you appreciate the people who read your diary. Who doesn't, right?
The first paragraph in this entry talks about your new job, and it made me laugh out loud more than once. Although I'm not quite sure what a "puta-bitch" is, I can just imagine the endless possibilities. Also, I'm willing to bet that the *only* reason they don't have nametags that say what you suggested is because, well, those would be some big name tags. Why spend revenue on bigger name tags when you can hire stupid people for cheap and get away with it? This entry isn't from that long ago, so I can say that I hope you have found new employment since then.
The second paragraph talked about your brother, and I have to admit that I had to go over it a few times to understand what you meant, but that could just be because it's really late on my end of the world, so I'll look past it. (I was relieved that the third sentence in that paragraph started with, "So let me break it down in laymen's terms for you.....")
Also, I have to tell you that at first, I just wasn't that interested. In your first paragraph, you told us about your day while adding in a little humor, or something that let us know how you felt. I realize that not everything can have humor in it, especially on a topic such as that, but I almost felt like you were just typing it for lack of other things to talk about. I got the feeling that you were dragging on in your writing about a situation that could have been explained in many less words, and I wouldn't have missed anything because there wasn't much emotion put into it.
I am a little intrigued to find out who John and Jera are, people you mention once in this entry. I haven't checked yet, but I hope you write about them more later or earlier in your diary, just because if I'm reading a diary, I not only want to know the important thoughts that go through that person's mind, I would like to get an insight to your main characters and the relavence of them in your life.
The last paragraph seems to be just your musings, which I like. First, you let us see what went on during your day, then, you let us see what went on in your head. It's a nice mixture that most diaries don't have. All in all, pretty good entry, but try to avoid dragging subjects on that can be clean-cut.

Contact-5/5: You have a guestbook, notes, and a cool little comments feature which looks extraordinarily like the one supergold members have to pay for, but yours is apparantly free. Neato.
Errors-5/5: A few little nit-picky things with punctuation and capitalization, but good grief, I'm not an English teacher. Nothing worth marking off on!
Navigation-3/5: I still think your text box is kind of small. Also, I would put your previous and next links at the top of each entry as well as the bottom--Or you could add them to the very bottom with your other links. It's a small thing, and I say it to almost everyone, but it's just easier to navigate that way to switch between entries quicker.
Bonus-5/5: Goodness gracious, you have more extra stuff than I've ever seen! And, its all categorized in neat little chunks. Nice.
Would I read another entry?-3/5: I haven't decided yet if I'm coming back for more, or if I'm just going to pass. It was kind of a 50/50 entry for me....50% intriguing, 50% not. That doesn't mean I won't poke around some more to find out about you, though.
Quote from Entry: "...the majority of employees there should really just wear name tags that say: "If you’re asking me anything about the store, it’s operations, location or anything else in general for that matter: than I don’t know, please ask someone with some sort of intelligence. Thanks!""

Last Thoughts: I agree with you on the "There are much better things cops can be doing with our tax dollars." We have a few things in common, and that's always neat to find. Again, good job on the template colors. *stares at pretty colors*
Score 78/100

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