Username Cynicism is always nice… I suppose, but being a cynic is one step from being an asshole, or God… I always forget which one.

First Impression First thing to slap me in the face is the giant “Sleep to dream”. Now I’m as much of a Fiona Apple fan as the next guy (depending on who the next guy is), but everyone hates that fucking song! If they don’t, they suck. Next, it’s pink; I don’t see how this diary is stacking up… I want some sushi.

Errors Link check, everything’s working, and you appear to spell check or something. It also appears that you know how to use the “shift” key… something I haven’t mastered. 10/10

Layout I don’t get it. It looks like you’re a girly girl, who likes to fuck and party, but knows how to get down to business. I mean there’s nothing wrong with getting work done, doing a little horizontal mambo, then shakin Yo bootay like a Polaroid. The pink doesn’t bug me, mostly because I can still see your text nicely. Everything’s set up neatly, all in a row, and for some reason or another, it’s not making me wanna drop sulfuric acid into my tear ducts. What the hell is coming over me? I should be a crabby asshole letting everything in the world bug me. I stayed up till 7 AM crafting stuff in Final Fantasy XI to wake up at 10. I also like your diary rings drop menu, it takes the annoying clutter of a whole page dedicated to them (like most people, including myself have.), and since I can’t find a link to a design page I’m assuming your genius self came up with this, thus I give you full credit. But if it is someone else’s work, don’t let me know, because I’ll lower your score. 20/20

Content Here’s the part that always takes forever. Where I have to stop judging your diary by cosmetic purposes alone and find out a little something about you, the dear dear writer. Awe, doesn’t that just tug at the old heart strings? It’s like a one legged puppy named little brudder. “It’s okay guys, I can make it on my own. I’m gonna grow up and be a quarter back.” Okay I’m gonna stop stealing homestar runner jokes. Man I love the Cheat. Whoever doesn’t love the cheat is either a liar, or has no idea what I’m talking about. “Hello, the Cheat is wearing cool boots; can I have my shoe back?”

Okay I’m going to start from your index and work backwards. One thing I must say after your 100 things and 7deadly sins thing, I guess you really do eat a lot. I thought I packed away a lot of food, but I don’t get hungry bi-hourly… unless I’m eating Asian food. Why is it that all food from the orient never sticks with you? You’re always starving an hour later. Funk dat.

This right here is probably a direct consequence of being with someone for so damn long. If one of you is feeling like you’d rather be elsewhere, I’m sorry to say, but with consistent fighting and small breaks of peace in between, it’s normally a harbinger of bad news. You may be in love, but really, you’re still with the guy you lost your virginity too, if you guys do end up breaking up down the road (I’m not wishing this on you or anything.) life is going to be hell, but you can find someone new, and possibly someone who you might fall for all over again. I don’t really feel like the ultimate authority on this topic though, seeing as how I normally get bored with who I’m with fairly easily, or I freak out and cause problems unintentionally to get out of the commitment.

this sounds like the beginning of unhappily ever after/ that’s normally what marriages degrade to when you realize you have nothing new to say. Also… what self respecting guy stops sex because of a “hamstring cramp?” that’s when you flip over and go “okay baby, you drive now.” It does seem like he’s losing interest. Sorry I don’t have much positive to say on the matter.

Something about your writing feels like you’re keeping the reader at arms length, and the reader really should be you. What I’m really trying to say is, it feels like you’re holding back a bit. Maybe it’s just your style, but it feels kinda disconnected. You write stuff that’s meaningful, you write how you feel, but I can’t feel it, like at all. It’s like I’m watching a film where the main characters never meet or speak to each other yet co-exist side by side. Also, I understand that Doug is a huge part of your life, and he’s your hunny bunny and shit, but really… he sounds like kind of a prick lately. I really think for your mental and emotional well being you shouldn’t be worrying and fretting over an unsupportive relationship matter. It’s only gonna add more stress to you, especially if he isn’t putting out.

See right here is a great example of that. You’re chastising yourself, but it’s almost like a school teacher going “Now now little Ruddiger, that’s no way for such a nice little child like you to act.” Rip into yourself and get your claws bloody! Your writing tech is nice, and you say all the right words, but it doesn’t feel like you mean what you say. Rrawr!

Also another problem with that is, you’re practically day logging. Everyday is kind of “Well this and this happened, and I feel like this, and I have this to do, and Doug is like this right now.” I have 2 words for you… BOR – ING! My best guess is because you have other journals you write in, and really, from what I’ve noticed, people who write in multiple online diary sites tend to spread themselves too thin. It’s always very hit or miss that you’re gonna get something good. Maybe on another diary you’re more open and willing to talk about things, and if that’s the case, forget about this one and write there. Focus yourself and you’ll be much easier to read.

That’s priceless though.

You say you have this wilder crazy side that’s all crass and whatever, but I’m not seeing it. You seem way too polite and conscious to just be hardcore “yeah peg me in the ass and call me a slut”, maybe you are buried deeper in your journal, but lately, your online persona is like Clark Kent to Superman, and the diary you is the mild mannered news reporter for a local metropolitan rag (how many pop culture references am I gonna make in this?!).

All in all, I can’t stress it enough, let go of yourself and write unashamed. It’s a diary, you don’t have to rip pages from it and shout it in the streets, just the down the wall holding you back. Also, dump your boyfriend, focus on school and relaxing, don’t be so high strung, it’ll kill ya!

28/65

Would I come Back Probably not, regardless of me barely ever reading people’s diaries.1/5

Bonus Your layout still hasn’t made me wanna choke myself with a length of razor wire. Even though I could shoot you for putting Lifehouse and Metallica in the same fave bands list. +1/5

Total 60/100

Final Thought I still want some sushi… and your entry about being taken to eat sushi didn’t help much. I’m getting lunch.

Reviewed By: Tofu